2002–03 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

Season	2002-03
Champions	ADO Den Haag
Promoted	ADO Den Haag FC Volendam
Goals scored	946
Average goals/game	3.09
← 2001-02 2003-04 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2002/2003 season was contested by 18 teams. ADO Den Haag won the championship.

Promoted Teams

These teams were promoted to the Eredivisie

• ADO Den Haag — Eerste Divisie champions
• FC Volendam — playoff winners

New entrants

Relegated from the Eredivisie 2001-02

• FC Den Bosch
• Fortuna Sittard
• Sparta Rotterdam

League standings

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	ADO Den Haag	34	26	5	3	83	74	20
2	FC Emmen	34	23	6	5	75	66	33
3	Helmond Sport	34	19	7	8	64	72	44
4	Heracles Almelo	34	18	6	10	60	78	52
5	FC Den Bosch	34	18	6	10	60	62	38
6	FC Volendam	34	18	6	10	60	61	44
7	Go Ahead Eagles	34	17	7	10	58	74	55
8	Sparta Rotterdam	34	13	6	15	45	60	62
9	TOP Oss	34	13	5	16	44	48	68
10	FC Eindhoven	34	11	8	15	41	41	49
11	Cambuur Leeuwarden	34	12	4	18	40	54	77
12	Stormvogels/Telstar	34	11	5	18	38	37	45
13	VVV-Venlo	34	10	7	17	37	42	60
14	HFC Haarlem	34	9	8	17	35	31	63
15	Fortuna Sittard	34	8	8	18	32	43	53
16	MVV	34	8	8	18	32	35	53
17	Veendam	34	8	8	18	32	37	66
18	FC Dordrecht	34	6	6	22	24	31	64

	Team wins the title and is promoted to the Eredivisie
	Team is promoted to the Eredivisie following play-offs
	Teams enter play-offs
	Teams remain in the Eerste Divisie

Playoff standings

Group A
Team		Pts	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	FC Zwolle	14	6	4	2	0	12	5	+7
2	Helmond Sport	10	6	3	1	2	9	10	-1
3	FC Den Bosch	7	6	2	1	3	7	10	-3
4	Go Ahead Eagles	3	6	1	0	5	9	12	-3

Group B
Team		Pts	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	FC Volendam	12	6	4	0	2	12	7	+5
2	FC 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

See also

• Eredivisie 2002-03
• KNVB Cup 2002-03
• Sparta Rotterdam season 2002–03

References

• Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)