2002-03 in Dutch football

The 2002/2003 season in Dutch football was the 47th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV Eindhoven claimed the title while FC Utrecht won the Dutch National Cup by defeating Feyenoord Rotterdam in the final.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

Since 1991 the annual opening of the new football (soccer) season is played between the reigning champions and the Cup Winners of the previous season. The Cup was named PTT Telecom Cup for three years (1991-1993), then Super Cup and since 1996 the trophy played for is officially called the "Johan Cruijff Schaal", named after Dutch football legend Johan Cruijff.

----footballbox
date = August 11, 2002
team1 = Ajax
score = 3–1
report =
team2 = PSV
goals1 = Van der Vaart 41', 76'
Mido 54'
goals2 = Kezman 10'
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Van Hulten----

Eredivisie

*Promoted : ADO Den Haag
*Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Emmen, Heracles, Den Bosch, Volendam and Go Ahead Eagles

Topscorers

*Stayed : FC Zwolle
*Promoted : FC Volendam
*Relegated : Excelsior Rotterdam

KNVB Cup

Round8
March 4|Excelsior Rotterdam|1|FC Utrecht|3
March 5|PSV Eindhoven|2|SC Heerenveen|1
March 5|Feyenoord Rotterdam|3|Vitesse Arnhem|1
March 5|Ajax Amsterdam|4|FC Groningen|1
April 15|FC Utrecht|2|PSV Eindhoven|1
April 16|Feyenoord Rotterdam|1|Ajax Amsterdam|0
June 1 - Rotterdam|Feyenoord Rotterdam|1|FC Utrecht|4

Dutch national team

footballbox
date = August 21, 2002
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NOR
score = 0–1
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 =
goals2 = Davids 71'
stadium = Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 15.356
Referee: Stuchlik (AUT)----footballbox
date = September 1, 2002
ECQ (Group 3)
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 3–0
report =
team2 = fb|BLR
goals1 = Davids 35'
Kluivert 37'
Hasselbaink 73'
goals2 =
stadium = Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 34.000
Referee: Barber (ENG)----footballbox
date = October 16, 2002
ECQ (Group 3)
team1 = fb-rt|AUT
score = 0–3
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 =
goals2 = Seedorf 15'
Cocu 20'
Makaay 30'
stadium = Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna
Attendance: 46.300
Referee: Collina (ITA)----footballbox
date = November 20, 2002
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|GER
score = 1–3
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Bobic 34'
goals2 = Kluivert 22'
Hasselbaink 69'
Van Nistelrooy 79'
stadium = Arena Auf Schalke, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 60.601
Referee: Dallas (SCO)----footballbox
date = February 12, 2003
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = fb|ARG
goals1 = Van Bronckhorst 87'
goals2 =
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40.090
Referee: Milton Nielsen (DEN)----footballbox
date = March 29, 2003
ECQ (Group 3)
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 1–1
report =
team2 = fb|CZE
goals1 = Van Nistelrooy 45'
goals2 = Koller 68'
stadium = De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51.180
Referee: Milton Nielsen (DEN)----footballbox
date = April 2, 2003
ECQ (Group 3)
team1 = fb-rt|MDA
score = 1–2
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Boret 16'
goals2 = Van Nistelrooy 37'
Van Bommel 84'
stadium = Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 12.500
Referee: Sars (FRA)----footballbox
date = April 30, 2003
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 1–1
report =
team2 = fb|POR
goals1 = Kluivert 22'
goals2 = Simão Sabrosa 78'
stadium = Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 27.200
Referee: Meier (SUI)----footballbox
date = June 7, 2003
ECQ (Group 3)
team1 = fb-rt|BLR
score = 0–2
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 =
goals2 = Overmars 61'
Kluivert 83'
stadium = Dynamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 28.500
Referee: Øvrebø (NOR)----

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/ned03.html RSSSF Archive]
* [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/ Voetbalstats]