Eredivisie 2001-02
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The Dutch Eredivisie
in the 2001/2002 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
1 Ajax alson won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double
. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists FC Utrecht could play in the UEFA Cup.
2 FC Den Bosch and Sparta both relegated after losing their promotion/relegation play-offs.
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in the 2001/2002 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax 1 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 73 | 34 | 39 | Champions League UEFA Champions League 2002-03 The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's... |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 77 | 32 | 45 | |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 68 | 29 | 39 | Champions League Third qualifying round UEFA Champions League 2002-03 The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's... |
| 4 | sc Heerenveen | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 57 | 27 | 30 | UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Vitesse | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 45 | 34 | 11 | |
| 6 | NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 3 | Intertoto Cup Third round |
| 7 | FC Utrecht 1 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 60 | 51 | 9 | UEFA Cup |
| 8 | RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 5 | |
| 9 | NEC | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 38 | 59 | -21 | |
| 10 | AZ | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 45 | -2 | |
| 11 | Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 61 | -7 | Intertoto Cup Second round |
| 12 | FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 0 | |
| 13 | Roda JC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 33 | 45 | -12 | |
| 14 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 43 | 55 | -12 | |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 59 | -19 | |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 2 |
| 17 | Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 75 | -49 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 71 | -44 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2002-03 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2002/2003 season was contested by 18 teams. ADO Den Haag won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 2001-02* FC Den Bosch* Fortuna Sittard* Sparta Rotterdam-League standings:... |
1 Ajax alson won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists FC Utrecht could play in the UEFA Cup.
2 FC Den Bosch and Sparta both relegated after losing their promotion/relegation play-offs.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
| Group A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | RBC Roosendaal | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| 2 | FC Den Bosch | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
| 3 | FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:... |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 4 | Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... |
3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 |
| Group B | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Excelsior | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 2 | FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| 4 | Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| Team is promoted to the Eredivisie following play-offs | |
| Team is relegated from the Eredivisie following play-offs |