The 2002–03 season in Dutch football was the 47th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV claimed the title and Utrecht won the Dutch National Cup after defeating Feyenoord in the final.
Johan Cruijff-schaal
edit| Ajax | 3–1 | PSV |
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| Van der Vaart Mido |
Kežman |
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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| 1 | PSV | 84 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 20 | +67 |
| 2 | Ajax | 83 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 32 | +64 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 80 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 39 | +50 |
| 4 | NAC Breda | 52 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 |
| 5 | NEC | 51 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 |
| 6 | Roda JC | 50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 54 | +4 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 47 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 |
| 8 | Utrecht | 47 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 46 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| 10 | AZ | 44 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 69 | -19 |
| 11 | Willem II | 42 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 51 | -3 |
| 12 | Twente | 41 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 45 | -9 |
| 13 | RBC Roosendaal | 41 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 54 | -21 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 33 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 51 | -14 |
| 15 | Groningen | 32 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 44 | -16 |
| 16 | Zwolle | 32 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 62 | -31 |
| 17 | Excelsior | 23 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 72 | -34 |
| 18 | De Graafschap | 23 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 84 | -49 |
- Champions League : PSV
- Champions League qualification : Ajax
- UEFA Cup : Feyenoord, NAC Breda, NEC and Utrecht
- Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Zwolle and Excelsior
- Relegated : De Graafschap
Top scorers
edit| Position | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Mateja Kežman | PSV | 35 | |
| 2 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Feyenoord | 28 | |
| 3 | Dirk Kuyt | Utrecht | 20 | |
| 4 | Thomas Buffel | Feyenoord | 18 | |
| – | Rafael van der Vaart | Ajax | 18 | |
| 6 | Rick Hoogendorp | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | |
| 7 | Matthew Amoah | Vitesse | 15 | |
| 8 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Ajax | 13 | |
| 9 | Orlando Engelaar | NAC Breda | 12 | |
| – | Arjen Robben | PSV | 12 |
Awards
edit- 2002–03 — Mateja Kežman (PSV)
- 2002 — Cristian Chivu (Ajax)
- 2003 — Dirk Kuyt (Utrecht)
PSV winning squad 2002–03
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| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 83 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 20 | +54 |
| 2 | Emmen | 75 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 33 | +33 |
| 3 | Helmond Sport | 64 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 |
| 4 | Heracles Almelo | 60 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 78 | 52 | +26 |
| 5 | FC Den Bosch | 60 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 |
| 6 | Volendam | 60 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 44 | +17 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 58 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 55 | +19 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 45 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 62 | -2 |
| 9 | TOP Oss | 44 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 68 | -20 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 41 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 49 | -8 |
| 11 | Cambuur | 40 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 77 | -23 |
| 12 | Stormvogels Telstar | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 45 | -8 |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 37 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 60 | -18 |
| 14 | HFC Haarlem | 35 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 63 | -32 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 32 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 53 | -10 |
| 16 | MVV Maastricht | 32 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -18 |
| 17 | Veednam | 32 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 66 | -29 |
| 18 | Dordrecht | 24 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 64 | -33 |
- Promoted : ADO Den Haag
- Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Emmen, Heracles, Den Bosch, Volendam and Go Ahead Eagles
Top scorers
edit| Position | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Donny de Groot | Emmen | 30 | |
| 2 | Rik Platvoet | Heracles Almelo | 26 | |
| 3 | Danny Koevermans | Sparta Rotterdam | 25 | |
| 4 | Stefan Jansen | FC Den Bosch | 20 | |
| 5 | Jan Bruin | Cambuur | 19 | |
| 6 | Ugur Yildirim | Go Ahead Eagles | 18 | |
| 7 | Roy Stroeve | ADO Den Haag | 17 | |
| – | Koen van de Laak | FC Den Bosch | 17 | |
| – | Ronald Hamming | Fortuna Sittard | 17 |
Promotion and relegation
editGroup A
edit| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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| 1 | Zwolle | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| 2 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 3 | FC Den Bosch | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 |
| 4 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
Group B
edit| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
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| 1 | Volendam | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
| 2 | Emmen | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Excelsior | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 4 | Heracles Almelo | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
- Stayed : Zwolle
- Promoted : Volendam
- Relegated : Excelsior