The 2002–03 season in Dutch football was the 47th season in the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
, where
PSV claimed the title and
Utrecht
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
won the Dutch National Cup after defeating
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...
in the final.
Johan Cruijff-schaal
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
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Champions League : PSV
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Champions League qualification : Ajax
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UEFA Cup : Feyenoord, NAC Breda, NEC and Utrecht
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Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Zwolle and Excelsior
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Relegated : De Graafschap
Top scorers
Awards
Dutch Footballer of the Year
The title Dutch Footballer of the Year ( Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Di ...
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Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman ( sr-Cyrl, Матеја Кежман, ; born 12 April 1979) is a Serbian sports agent and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Upon playing in his homeland, Kežman went on to play top-flight football in the N ...
(PSV)
Dutch Golden Shoe Winner
* 2002 —
Cristian Chivu
Cristian Eugen Chivu (; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who is the current head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan.
A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving ...
(Ajax)
* 2003 —
Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuijt (; born 22 July 1980), anglicised to Kuyt, is a Dutch former professional footballer and the current manager of Pro League club Beerschot. Originally starting out as a forward, he played much of his career as a right winger.
Kuyt b ...
(Utrecht)
PSV winning squad 2002–03
;Goal
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Frank Kooiman
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Yves Lenaerts
Yves Lenaerts (born 27 February 1983 in Turnhout) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper who last played for ASV Geel.
Previous clubs
Turnhout (youth), PSV Eindhoven (2002–04), Heusden-Zolder (2004–06) Club Brugge
(), known simply a ...
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Jelle ten Rouwelaar
Jelle ten Rouwelaar (; born 24 December 1980) is a Dutch football goalkeeping coach and former professional player. He is currently the Assistant Manager and Goalkeeper coach of Premier League club Leicester City.
Ten Rouwelaar started his prof ...
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Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (; born 25 August 1970) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He notably played for PSV Eindhoven and Rangers, before ending his career at New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.
Club ...
;Defence
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Eric Addo
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Kasper Bøgelund
Kasper Bøgelund Nielsen (born 8 October 1980) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back, notably for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and German club Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bøgelund played 17 games for the Denmark natio ...
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Wilfred Bouma
Wilfred Bouma (; who was born on 15th June, 1978 is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played most notably for PSV Eindhoven, Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa and the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands nat ...
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Robert van Boxel
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Jürgen Dirkx
Jürgen Arnoldus Wilhelmus Dirkx (born 15 August 1975), known as Jürgen Dirkx, is a Dutch former professional footballer. During his career, he played as a centre-back for PSV and Fortuna Sittard. After retiring at the age of 27, he became a ...
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Ernest Faber
Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber (born 27 August 1971) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently consulting as the technical director at A-League Men side Adelaide United, subject to his visa.
Faber grew up in ...
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Jan Heintze
Jan Heintze (; born 17 August 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender. He ended his career in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he was a part of the PSV team which ...
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Léon Hese
Léon Hese (born 10 March 1981 in Arnhem) is a Dutch former footballer. He played for De Graafschap, Helmond Sport, FC Eindhoven, PSV, SC Cambuur and Spakenburg
Spakenburg is a Netherlands, Dutch village north of Bunschoten. Spakenburg is for ...
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Kevin Hofland
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Michael Lamey
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Lee Young-pyo
Lee Young-pyo (; ; born 23 April 1977) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a right-footed left back. Lee was recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left ...
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André Ooijer
André Antonius Maria Ooijer (born 11 July 1974) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for Ajax, SDW and SDZ.
Ooijer's international career lasted over a decade with the Netherlands and earned 57 caps. He was sele ...
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Lindsay Wilson
;Midfield
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Mark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel (born 22 April 1977) is a Dutch Association football, football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. His FIFA World Cup profile describes him as "a tackling machine and expert ball-winner, but ...
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Giorgi Gakhokidze
Giorgi Gakhokidze ( ka, გიორგი გახოკიძე; born 5 November 1975) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward for PSV Eindhoven, Maccabi Haifa, FC Twente and Metalurh Donetsk among ...
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John de Jong
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Leandro
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Theo Lucius
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Marquinho
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Park Ji-sung
Park Ji-sung (; born 30 March 1981) is a South Korean former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful Asian pe ...
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Adil Ramzi
Adil Ramzi (; born 14 July 1977) is a Moroccan professional association football, football coach and former player.
International career
Ramzi was a member of the Morocco national football team, Morocco national team, playing 34 international m ...
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Dennis Rommedahl
Dennis Rommedahl (; born 22 July 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. During his 19-year professional career, he won four Eredivisie titles with PSV Eindhoven, and also played for several other Dutch clu ...
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Remco van der Schaaf
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Johann Vogel
;Attack
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Arnold Bruggink
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Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben (; born 23 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Winger (association football), winger. Known for his Dribbling#Association football, dribbling skills, speed, and long-range s ...
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Claudio
Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese, it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan, it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu.
Origin and history
Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most importa ...
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Dirk Jan Klaas Huntelaar (born 12 August 1983), known professionally as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (), is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker.
Huntelaar played for PSV Ein ...
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Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman ( sr-Cyrl, Матеја Кежман, ; born 12 April 1979) is a Serbian sports agent and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Upon playing in his homeland, Kežman went on to play top-flight football in the N ...
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Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Johannes "Jan" Vennegoor of Hesselink (; born 7 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), striker.
Vennegoor of Hesselink played in the Eredivisie for FC Twent ...
;Management
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Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink (; born 8 November 1946) is a Dutch former football manager and professional player. He enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands. Retired as player in 1982, Hiddink went into management, leading both c ...
(Coach)
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Erwin Koeman
Erwin Koeman (born 20 September 1961) is a Dutch former professional football player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Netherlands national team.
As a midfielder, he played in three spells at Groningen and two at PSV Eindhoven, ...
(Assistant)
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Fred Rutten
Fredericus Jacobus Rutten (; born 5 December 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he spent his entire career with Twente during the years 1979 to 1992. Following his playing career, Rutten also managed Twente, before m ...
(Assistant)
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...
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Promoted : ADO Den Haag
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Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Emmen, Heracles, Den Bosch, Volendam and Go Ahead Eagles
Top scorers
Promotion and relegation
Group A
Group B
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Stayed : Zwolle
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Promoted : Volendam
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Relegated : Excelsior
KNVB Cup
Netherlands national team
See also
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Sparta Rotterdam season 2002–03
Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...
References
RSSSF ArchiveVoetbalstats
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