| 2002–03 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | |||
| Eerste Divisie | 8th | ||
| KNVB Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  All:  | ||
| 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  De Vries Oosting  | 
Stadium: Univé Stadion Attendance: 5,118 Referee: Sterk  | 
| 2002-08-30 | FC Volendam | 3–2 | Sparta | Volendam | 
| Buys  Ouhsaine Henar  | 
Koevermans  | 
Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Van Dongen  | 
| 2002-09-08 | Sparta | 4–0 | Fortuna Sittard | Rotterdam | 
| Mendes da Silva  Conteh Koevermans  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Van Egmond  | 
| 2002-09-13 | Sparta | 1–0 | MVV Maastricht | Rotterdam | 
| Van den Bergh  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Van Beek  | 
| 2002-09-20 | ADO Den Haag | 3–1 | Sparta | The Hague | 
| Stroeve  Van der Laan  | 
Koevermans  | 
Stadium: Zuiderpark Attendance: 5,421 Referee: Koopman  | 
| 2002-09-27 | Sparta | 1–1 | Go Ahead Eagles | Rotterdam | 
| Van den Bergh  | 
Dibi  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Schenkels  | 
| 2002-10-04 | Sparta | 5–2 | BV Veendam | Rotterdam | 
| Conteh  Koevermans Van den Bergh  | 
Weerman  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,043 Referee: Buiting  | 
| 2002-10-18 | Telstar | 1–4 | Sparta | IJmuiden | 
| Tol  | 
Conteh  Koevermans  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Oskam  | 
| 2002-10-25 | HFC Haarlem | 1–1 | Sparta | Haarlem | 
| Ketting  | 
Koevermans  | 
Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Van Dongen  | 
| 2002-11-01 | Sparta | 2–3 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam | 
| Koevermans  | 
Stegeman  Sluijter Kocks  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Van Dijk  | 
| 2002-11-08 | VVV-Venlo | 2–4 | Sparta | Venlo | 
| Jacobs  Hofstede  | 
Koevermans  Van den Bergh  | 
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Van der Hilst  | 
| 2002-11-15 | Sparta | 2–4 | Cambuur | Rotterdam | 
| Conteh  Koevermans  | 
Lord  Bruin  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Wiedemeijer  | 
| 2002-11-22 | FC Den Bosch | 2–1 | Sparta | Den Bosch | 
| Jansen  | 
Koevermans  | 
Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 6,738 Referee: Vink  | 
| 2002-11-29 | Sparta | 2–4 | TOP Oss | Rotterdam | 
| Koevermans  | 
Guijt  Dijkhuizen Onyeike  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 5,423 Referee: Koopman  | 
| 2002-12-06 | Sparta | 0–5 | Helmond Sport | Rotterdam | 
| Van Dijk  Hendriksen Heesakkers Aelbrecht  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Smit  | 
| 2002-12-13 | FC Eindhoven | 2–0 | Sparta | Eindhoven | 
| Thijssens  Van de Langenberg  | 
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  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Langkamp  | 
| 2003-02-07 | Fortuna Sittard | 1–1 | Sparta | Sittard | 
| Daemen  | 
Van Bueren  | 
Stadium: Wagner & Partners Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Vink  | 
| 2003-02-16 | Sparta | 1–2 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam | 
| Stroeve  Castelen  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,234 Referee: Wegereef  | 
| 2003-02-21 | MVV Maastricht | 2–1 | Sparta | Maastricht | 
| Liobardi  Wau  | 
Koevermans  | 
Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Van der Hilst  | 
| 2003-02-28 | Sparta | 0–4 | FC Volendam | Rotterdam | 
| Faria  Ouhsaine Smit  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Blom  | 
| 2003-03-07 | Go Ahead Eagles | 1–2 | Sparta | Deventer | 
| Leferink  | 
Van den Bergh  | 
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Van Dongen  | 
| 2003-03-14 | BV Veendam | 1–2 | Sparta | Veendam | 
| Weerman  | 
Hosé  | 
Stadium: De Langeleegte Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Van Beek  | 
| 2003-03-23 | Sparta | 1–1 | Telstar | Rotterdam | 
| Hosé  | 
De Lange  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,973 Referee: Schenkels  | 
| 2003-04-06 | Sparta | 4–1 | HFC Haarlem | Rotterdam | 
| Koevermans  Bechan  | 
Tamerus  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Olde Olthof  | 
| 2003-04-11 | Heracles Almelo | 1–3 | Sparta | Almelo | 
| Platvoet  | 
Hosé  Koevermans  | 
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Wiedemeijer  | 
| 2003-04-18 | Sparta | 1–3 | VVV-Venlo | Rotterdam | 
| De Fauw  | 
Van Galen  Eberle Jacons  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 4,197 Referee: Kuipers  | 
| 2003-04-25 | Cambuur | 1–1 | Sparta | Leeuwarden | 
| Bischop  | 
Hosé  | 
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Luinge  | 
| 2003-05-04 | Sparta | 3–4 | FC Den Bosch | Rotterdam | 
| Koevermans  De Fauw  | 
Jansen  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Koopman  | 
| 2003-05-09 | TOP Oss | 1–2 | Sparta | Oss | 
| Van den Berg  | 
Bechan  Koevermans  | 
Stadium: TOP Oss Stadion Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Vink  | 
| 2003-05-16 | Sparta | 3–0 | FC Dordrecht | Rotterdam | 
| Bechan  Van Bueren Van den Bergh  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Buiting  | 
| 2003-05-23 | Sparta | 3–1 | FC Eindhoven | Rotterdam | 
| Hosé  Cicilia Sanou  | 
Jusić  | 
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 2,361 Referee: Van Dongen  | 
| 2003-05-30 | Helmond Sport | 2–1 | Sparta | Helmond | 
| Van Dijk  Heesakkers  | 
Cicilia  | 
Stadium: Stadion De Braak Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Luijten  | 
Amstel Cup
| 2002-08-10 | HFC Haarlem | 1–2 | Sparta | Haarlem | 
| Supusepa | Bouchiba  | 
Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wegereef  | 
| 2002-08-20 | Zwart Wit '28 | 1–3 | Sparta | Rotterdam | 
| Brown  | 
Van den Bergh  Sanou  | 
Stadium: Sportpark De Vaan Attendance: 600 Referee: Oskam  | 
| 2002-08-27 | TONEGIDO | 0–3 | Sparta | Voorburg | 
| Van den Bergh  Koevermans  | 
Stadium: Sportpark 't Loo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vink  | 
| 2002-11-05 | RKSV Schijndel | 2–3 | Sparta | Schijndel | 
| Hastenberg  Schaap  | 
Koevermans  Van Kapel Bouchiba  | 
Stadium: Zuideinderpark Attendance: 750 Referee: Blom  | 
| 2002-12-03 | SBV Excelsior | 4–2 | Sparta | Rotterdam | 
| Lopes  Mtiliga Boutahar El Hamdaoui  | 
Sanou  Cicilia  | 
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 | ||
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