2002–03 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam

2002–03 season
Manager	Dolf Roks Chris Dekker
Eerste Divisie	8th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Danny Koevermans (25) All: Danny Koevermans (27)
Average home league attendance	4,218
Home colours Away colours
← 2001–2002 2003–2004 →

The 2002–03 Sparta Rotterdam season was the first football) year in which the in 1888 formed club from Rotterdam had to play in the Eerste Divisie. In the previous season, the team had been relegated for the first time in history by ending up in 17th place in the Eredivisie, and fourth in the play-offs for promotion and relegation ("nacompetitie").

Manager Dolf Roks was the successor of Frank Rijkaard. During the winter break he was fired, on 22 January 2003, and replaced by Chris Dekker, who assumed office on 7 February 2003.

Matches

      Win       Tie       Loss

Eerste Divisie

See also: 2002-03 Eerste Divisie

FC Emmen v Sparta

2002-08-16	FC Emmen	3–0	Sparta	Emmen
	De Groot  30' De Vries  84' Oosting  90'			Stadium: Univé Stadion Attendance: 5,118 Referee: Sterk

FC Volendam v Sparta

2002-08-30	FC Volendam	3–2	Sparta	Volendam
	Buys  41' Ouhsaine  75' Henar  86'		Koevermans  7',  45'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Van Dongen

Sparta v Fortuna Sittard

2002-09-08	Sparta	4–0	Fortuna Sittard	Rotterdam
	Mendes da Silva  16',  34' Conteh  59' Koevermans  65'			Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Van Egmond

Sparta v MVV Maastricht

2002-09-13	Sparta	1–0	MVV Maastricht	Rotterdam
	Van den Bergh  17'			Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Van Beek

ADO Den Haag v Sparta

2002-09-20	ADO Den Haag	3–1	Sparta	Den Haag
	Stroeve  39',  50' Van der Laan  78' (pk)		Koevermans  87'	Stadium: Zuiderpark Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Koopman

Sparta v Go Ahead Eagles

2002-09-27	Sparta	1–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam
	Van den Bergh  24'		Dibi  77' (pk)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Schenkels

Sparta v BV Veendam

2002-10-04	Sparta	5–2	BV Veendam	Rotterdam
	Conteh  2',  33' Koevermans  28',  45' Van den Bergh  86'		Weerman  4',  55'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,043 Referee: Buiting

Telstar v Sparta

2002-10-18	Telstar	1–4	Sparta	IJmuiden
	Tol  65'		Conteh  53',  55' Koevermans  60',  90'	Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Oskam

HFC Haarlem v Sparta

2002-10-25	HFC Haarlem	1–1	Sparta	Haarlem
	Ketting  76'		Koevermans  5' (pk)	Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Van Dongen

Sparta v Heracles Almelo

2002-11-01	Sparta	2–3	Heracles Almelo	Rotterdam
	Koevermans  8',  77'		Stegeman  49' Sluijter  52' Kocks  82'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Van Dijk

VVV-Venlo v Sparta

2002-11-08	VVV-Venlo	2–4	Sparta	Venlo
	Jacobs  5' Hofstede  58'		Koevermans  20' Van den Bergh  52',  65',  84'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Van der Hilst

Sparta v Cambuur

2002-11-15	Sparta	2–4	Cambuur	Rotterdam
	Conteh  41' Koevermans  64' (pk)		Lord  20',  40',  75' Bruin  65'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Wiedemeijer

FC Den Bosch v Sparta

2002-11-22	FC Den Bosch	2–1	Sparta	Den Bosch
	Jansen  45',  64'		Koevermans  65' (pk)	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 6,738 Referee: Vink

Sparta v TOP Oss

2002-11-29	Sparta	2–4	TOP Oss	Rotterdam
	Koevermans  3',  64'		Guijt  38',  42' Dijkhuizen  45' Onyeike  87'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 5,423 Referee: Koopman

Sparta v Helmond Sport

2002-12-06	Sparta	0–5	Helmond Sport	Rotterdam
			Van Dijk  9',  80' Hendriksen  22' Heesakkers  27' Aelbrecht  75'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Smit

FC Eindhoven v Sparta

2002-12-13	FC Eindhoven	2–0	Sparta	Eindhoven
	Thijssens  8' Van de Langenberg  90'			Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 1,946 Referee: Langkamp

FC Dordrecht v Sparta

2002-12-20	FC Dordrecht	0–0	Sparta	Dordrecht
				Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Haverkort

Sparta v FC Emmen

2003-02-04	Sparta	1–0	FC Emmen	Rotterdam
	Koevermans  21'			Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Langkamp

Fortuna Sittard v Sparta

2003-02-07	Fortuna Sittard	1–1	Sparta	Sittard
	Daemen  54'		Van Bueren  29'	Stadium: Wagner & Partners Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Vink

Sparta v ADO Den Haag

2003-02-16	Sparta	1–2	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam
			Stroeve  64' Castelen  69'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,234 Referee: Wegereef

MVV Maastricht v Sparta

2003-02-21	MVV Maastricht	2–1	Sparta	Maastricht
	Liobardi  27' Wau  61'		Koevermans  68'	Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Van der Hilst

Sparta v FC Volendam

2003-02-28	Sparta	0–4	FC Volendam	Rotterdam
			Faria  24',  39' Ouhsaine  24' Smit  90'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Blom

Go Ahead Eagles v Sparta

2003-03-07	Go Ahead Eagles	1–2	Sparta	Deventer
	Leferink  89'		Van den Bergh  69',  84'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Van Dongen

BV Veendam v Sparta

2003-03-14	BV Veendam	1–2	Sparta	Veendam
	Weerman  39'		Hosé  10',  64'	Stadium: De Langeleegte Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Van Beek

Sparta v Telstar

2003-03-23	Sparta	1–1	Telstar	Rotterdam
	Hosé  28'		De Lange  39' (pk)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,973 Referee: Schenkels

Sparta v HFC Haarlem

2003-04-06	Sparta	4–1	HFC Haarlem	Rotterdam
	Koevermans  70',  78',  86' Bechan  90'		Tamerus  50'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Olde Olthof

Heracles Almelo v Sparta

2003-04-11	Heracles Almelo	1–3	Sparta	Almelo
	Platvoet  54'		Hosé  2',  22' Koevermans  46'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Wiedemeijer

Sparta v VVV-Venlo

2003-04-18	Sparta	1–3	VVV-Venlo	Rotterdam
	De Fauw  28'		Van Galen  25' Eberle  71' Jacons  90'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,197 Referee: Kuipers

Cambuur v Sparta

2003-04-25	Cambuur	1–1	Sparta	Leeuwarden
	Bischop  1'		Hosé  36'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Luinge

Sparta v FC Den Bosch

2003-05-04	Sparta	3–4	FC Den Bosch	Rotterdam
	Koevermans  2',  87' (pk) De Fauw  27'		Jansen  29',  32',  75',  78' (pk)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Koopman

TOP Oss v Sparta

2003-05-09	TOP Oss	1–2	Sparta	Oss
	Van den Berg  64'		Bechan  63' Koevermans  69'	Stadium: TOP Oss Stadion Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Vink

Sparta v FC Dordrecht

2003-05-16	Sparta	3–0	FC Dordrecht	Rotterdam
	Bechan  29' Van Bueren  86' Van den Bergh  62'			Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Buiting

Sparta v FC Eindhoven

2003-05-23	Sparta	3–1	FC Eindhoven	Rotterdam
	Hosé  7' Cicilia  36' Sanou  85'		Jusić  32'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 2,361 Referee: Van Dongen

Helmond Sport v Sparta

2003-05-30	Helmond Sport	2–1	Sparta	Helmond
	Van Dijk  25' Heesakkers  25'		Cicilia  44'	Stadium: Stadion De Braak Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Luijten

Amstel Cup

See also: KNVB Cup 2002–03

HFC Haarlem v Sparta

2002-08-10	HFC Haarlem	1–2	Sparta	Haarlem
	Supusepa		Bouchiba  43',  54'	Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wegereef

Zwart Wit '28 v Sparta

2002-08-20	Zwart Wit '28	1–3	Sparta	Rotterdam
	Brown  87'		Van den Bergh  7',  63' (pk) Sanou  86'	Stadium: Sportpark De Vaan Attendance: 600 Referee: Oskam

Tonegido v Sparta

2002-08-27	Tonegido	0–3	Sparta	Voorburg
			Van den Bergh  54',  60' Koevermans  82'	Stadium: Sportpark 't Loo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vink

RKSV Schijndel v Sparta

2002-11-05	RKSV Schijndel	2–3	Sparta	Schijndel
	Hastenberg  18' Schaap  90'		Koevermans  3' Van Kapel  61' (og) Bouchiba  70'	Stadium: Zuideinderpark Attendance: 750 Referee: Blom

SBV Excelsior v Sparta

2002-12-03	SBV Excelsior	4–2	Sparta	Rotterdam
	Lopes  16' Mtiliga  64' Boutahar  84' El Hamdaoui  90'		Sanou  67' Cicilia  89'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Jol

Players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eerste Divisie		Amstel Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Frank Kooiman	23	0	18	0	5	0
	GK		Victor Kros	9	0	9	0	0	0
	GK		Brian Vandenbussche	8	0	8	0	0	0
	DF		Dwight Eli	24	0	21	0	3	0
	DF		Davy De Fauw	38	2	33	2	5	0
	DF		Marilia	7	0	5	0	2	0
	DF		Danny Schenkel	19	0	18	0	1	0
	DF		Jayson Trommel	29	0	24	0	5	0
	DF		Geoffrey Verweij	8	0	5	0	3	0
	DF		Juan Manuel Martínez	13	0	12	0	1	0
	DF		Martin van Leeuwen	30	0	26	0	4	0
	MF		Elbekay Bouchiba	13	3	10	0	3	3
	MF		Kiran Bechan	16	3	16	3	0	0
	MF		Edwin van Bueren	17	2	17	2	0	0
	MF		David Mendes da Silva	21	2	17	2	4	0
	MF		Lorenzo Rimkus	24	0	20	0	4	0
	MF		Ricky van den Bergh	28	13	24	9	4	4
	MF		Fouzi Mesaoudi	6	0	5	0	1	0
	MF		Omar Zaroual	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW		Regi Blinker	10	0	8	0	2	0
	FW		Kenneth Cicilia	23	3	19	2	4	1
	FW		Denni Conteh	14	6	13	6	1	0
	FW		Kwamé Cruden	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Danny Koevermans	39	27	34	25	5	2
	FW		Rui Almeida Monteiro	30	0	28	0	2	0
	FW		Ousmane Sanou	21	3	18	1	3	2
	FW		Brutil Hosé	16	8	16	8	0	0
	FW		Carlos Fortes	19	0	18	0	1	0

See also

• 2002–03 in Dutch football

External links

• RSSSF
• Voetbal International
• Sparta Info
• footballdatabase