Sparta Rotterdam season 2001–02
Encyclopedia
The 2001–2002 Sparta Rotterdam
season was the football (soccer)
year in The Netherlands in which the club from Rotterdam
relegated for the first time in history to the Dutch Second League
. The team had to play in the play-offs for promotion and relegation ("nacompetitie") after having finished in 17th place in the Eredivisie
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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....
season was the football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
year in The Netherlands in which the club from Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
relegated for the first time in history to the Dutch Second League
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
. The team had to play in the play-offs for promotion and relegation ("nacompetitie") after having finished in 17th place in the Eredivisie
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....
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Matches
Eredivisie
Final Table
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands... |
73 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 34 | +39 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 68 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 77 | 32 | +45 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division... |
64 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 29 | +39 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 27 | +30 |
| 5 | Vitesse Arnhem Vitesse Arnhem Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on 14 May 1892. Vitesse has had considerable success in the Eredivisie, and featured in the UEFA Cup competition, but has never been considered a close competitor of the top three clubs of Netherlands... |
60 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 34 | +12 |
| 6 | NAC Breda 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... |
54 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 52 | +3 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 51 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 51 | +9 |
| 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:... |
48 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 44 | +5 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 45 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 59 | -21 |
| 10 | AZ Alkmaar | 43 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 45 | -2 |
| 11 | Willem II Tilburg 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... |
43 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 61 | -7 |
| 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... |
42 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 13 | Roda JC | 41 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 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... |
37 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 37 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 59 | -19 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 33 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 55 | -15 |
| 17 | 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.... |
24 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 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,... |
17 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 71 | -44 |
Nacompetitie
Amstel Cup
Players
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