| 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 | ||
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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
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-09-13 | Sparta | 1–0 | MVV Maastricht | Rotterdam | 
| Van den Bergh  17' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Van Beek | 
| 2002-09-20 | ADO Den Haag | 3–1 | Sparta | The Hague | 
| Stroeve  39',  50' Van der Laan  78' (pk) | Koevermans  87' | Stadium: Zuiderpark Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Koopman | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-10-18 | Telstar | 1–4 | Sparta | IJmuiden | 
| Tol  65' | Conteh  53',  55' Koevermans  60',  90' | Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Oskam | 
| 2002-10-25 | HFC Haarlem | 1–1 | Sparta | Haarlem | 
| Ketting  76' | Koevermans  5' (pk) | Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Van Dongen | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-12-13 | FC Eindhoven | 2–0 | Sparta | Eindhoven | 
| Thijssens  8' Van de Langenberg  90' | Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 1,946 Referee: Langkamp | 
| 2002-12-20 | FC Dordrecht | 0–0 | Sparta | Dordrecht | 
| Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Haverkort | 
| 2003-02-04 | Sparta | 1–0 | FC Emmen | Rotterdam | 
| Koevermans  21' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Langkamp | 
| 2003-02-07 | Fortuna Sittard | 1–1 | Sparta | Sittard | 
| Daemen  54' | Van Bueren  29' | Stadium: Wagner & Partners Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Vink | 
| 2003-02-16 | Sparta | 1–2 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam | 
| Stroeve  64' Castelen  69' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,234 Referee: Wegereef | 
| 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 | 
| 2003-02-28 | Sparta | 0–4 | FC Volendam | Rotterdam | 
| Faria  24',  39' Ouhsaine  24' Smit  90' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Blom | 
| 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 | 
| 2003-03-14 | BV Veendam | 1–2 | Sparta | Veendam | 
| Weerman  39' | Hosé  10',  64' | Stadium: De Langeleegte Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Van Beek | 
| 2003-03-23 | Sparta | 1–1 | Telstar | Rotterdam | 
| Hosé  28' | De Lange  39' (pk) | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,973 Referee: Schenkels | 
| 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 | 
| 2003-04-11 | Heracles Almelo | 1–3 | Sparta | Almelo | 
| Platvoet  54' | Hosé  2',  22' Koevermans  46' | Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Wiedemeijer | 
| 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 | 
| 2003-04-25 | Cambuur | 1–1 | Sparta | Leeuwarden | 
| Bischop  1' | Hosé  36' | Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Luinge | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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
| 2002-08-10 | HFC Haarlem | 1–2 | Sparta | Haarlem | 
| Supusepa | Bouchiba  43',  54' | Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wegereef | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-08-27 | TONEGIDO | 0–3 | Sparta | Voorburg | 
| Van den Bergh  54',  60' Koevermans  82' | Stadium: Sportpark 't Loo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vink | 
| 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 | 
| 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 |  NED | Frank Kooiman | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| GK |  NED | Victor Kros | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | .svg.png.webp) BEL | Brian Vandenbussche | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Dwight Eli | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | .svg.png.webp) BEL | Davy De Fauw | 38 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF |  BRA | Marilia | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Danny Schenkel | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Jayson Trommel | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Geoffrey Verweij | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  ARG | Juan Manuel Martínez | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Martin van Leeuwen | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Elbekay Bouchiba | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| MF |  NED | Kiran Bechan | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Edwin van Bueren | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | David Mendes da Silva | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Lorenzo Rimkus | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Ricky van den Bergh | 28 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
| MF |  MAR | Fouzi Mesaoudi | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  MAR | Omar Zaroual | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Regi Blinker | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | .svg.png.webp) ANT | Kenneth Cicilia | 23 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| FW |  DEN | Denni Conteh | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Kwamé Cruden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Danny Koevermans | 39 | 27 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 2 | |
| FW |  NED | Rui Almeida Monteiro | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW |  BFA | Ousmane Sanou | 21 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| FW |  NED | Brutil Hosé | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Carlos Fortes | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
See also
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