2001–02 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam 2001–02 football season
Sparta Rotterdam
2001–02 season
ChairmanNetherlands Charles van der Steene
ManagerNetherlands Frank Rijkaard
Eredivisie17th place
NacompetitieFourth place (→ relegated)
KNVB CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Morocco Nourdin Boukhari (7)
Netherlands Danny Koevermans (7)
All:
Morocco Nourdin Boukhari (12)
Average home league attendance7,660
Home colours
Away colours
← 2000–2001

The 2001–2002 Sparta Rotterdam season was the football year in The Netherlands in which the club from Rotterdam was relegated for the first time in its history to the Eerste Divisie. The team had to play in the play-offs for promotion and relegation ("nacompetitie") after having finished in 17th place in the Eredivisie.

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

Eredivisie

Feyenoord v Sparta
2001-08-19 Feyenoord 5 – 0 Sparta Rotterdam
Tomasson 11', 87', 90'
Emerton 23'
Bosvelt 55'		 Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 43,396
Referee: Bossen
Sparta v FC Utrecht
2001-08-22 Sparta 3 – 1 FC Utrecht Rotterdam
Boukhari 30', 45', 89' Tanghe 85' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Braamhaar
AZ Alkmaar v Sparta
2001-08-25 AZ Alkmaar 3 – 0 Sparta Alkmaar
Nelisse 3' (pk)
Huiberts 58', 72'		 Stadium: Alkmaarderhout
Attendance: 6,057
Referee: Haverkort
Sparta v RKC Waalwijk
2001-09-09 Sparta 0 – 0 RKC Waalwijk Rotterdam
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Oskam
Vitesse v Sparta
2001-09-15 Vitesse 1 – 1 Sparta Arnhem
Kreek 21' Koevermans 83' Stadium: Gelredome
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Temmink
Ajax v Sparta
2001-09-23 Ajax 3 – 0 Sparta Amsterdam
Van der Vaart 11'
Mido 17', 25'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 32,388
Referee: Van Dijk
Sparta v FC Twente
2001-09-30 Sparta 1 – 1 FC Twente Rotterdam
Marbus 60' Van der Laan 7' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,436
Referee: Schenkels
Sparta v FC Den Bosch
2001-10-07 Sparta 1 – 1 FC Den Bosch Rotterdam
Boukhari 90' (pk) Mghizrat 12' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 6,340
Referee: Vink
Fortuna Sittard v Sparta
2001-10-13 Fortuna Sittard 3 – 4 Sparta Sittard
Gerritsen 9'
Cramb 26', 90'		 Marbus 22'
Boukhari 55' (pk)
Koevermans 59'
Blinker 86'		 Stadium: De Baandert
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Van Egmond
Sparta v Roda JC
2001-10-20 Sparta 0 – 3 Roda JC Rotterdam
Anastasiou 44', 81'
Soetaers 57'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 6,895
Referee: Haverkort
Sparta v NAC Breda
2001-10-30 Sparta 2 – 3 NAC Breda Rotterdam
Koevermans 45'
Zijm 90'		 Stewart 13', 23'
Sergio 56'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 6,913
Referee: Braamhaar
Sparta v PSV
2001-11-03 Sparta 2 – 1 PSV Rotterdam
Winter 17'
Koevermans 63'		 Kežman 8' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,992
Referee: Van Dijk
SC Heerenveen v Sparta
2001-11-16 SC Heerenveen 3 – 0 Sparta Heerenveen
Zijm 31' (og)
Allbäck 42'
Denneboom 55'		 Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Bossen
De Graafschap v Sparta
2001-11-24 De Graafschap 3 – 0 Sparta Doetinchem
Meerdink 11'
Van Vossen 70'
Valeev 88'		 Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Schenkels
Sparta v Willem II
2001-11-28 Sparta 3 – 2 Willem II Rotterdam
Koevermans 26', 48', 57' Shoukov 8', 11' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 6,106
Referee: De Graaf
Sparta v NEC
2001-12-02 Sparta 0 – 0 NEC Rotterdam
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kooman
FC Groningen v Sparta
2001-12-09 FC Groningen 0 – 0 Sparta Groningen
Stadium: Oosterpark Stadion
Attendance: 12,550
Referee: Jol
RKC Waalwijk v Sparta
2001-12-16 RKC Waalwijk 1 – 1 Sparta Waalwijk
Hoogendorp 58' Boukhari 11' Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 6,550
Referee: Jol
Sparta v SC Heerenveen
2002-01-25 Sparta 1 – 4 SC Heerenveen Rotterdam
Van der Meer 74' Marilia 7' (og)
De Nooijer 76'
Lurling 85'
Nurmela 89'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 8,286
Referee: Bossen
NEC Nijmegen v Sparta
2002-02-01 NEC Nijmegen 1 – 1 Sparta Nijmegen
De Nooijer 65' Mendes da Silva 33' Stadium: De Goffert
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Luinge
NAC Breda v Sparta
2002-02-06 NAC Breda 2 – 2 Sparta Breda
Bobson 12'
Salmon 71'		 Sanou 34'
Conteh 90' (pk)		 Stadium: Fujifilm Stadion
Attendance: 11,589
Referee: Sterk
Sparta v De Graafschap
2002-02-09 Sparta 1 – 3 De Graafschap Rotterdam
Sanou 21' Van Vossen 53', 73'
Smit 75'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,853
Referee: Vink
FC Den Bosch v Sparta
2002-02-15 FC Den Bosch 1 – 1 Sparta Den Bosch
Mghizrat 78' Boukhari 37' Stadium: ECCO Stadion
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Koopman
Sparta v AZ Alkmaar
2002-02-20 Sparta 0 – 4 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
Perez 3'
Huiberts 16'
Nelisse 51'
Wolters 87'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,481
Referee: Buiting
Sparta v Fortuna Sittard
2002-03-03 Sparta 0 – 0 Fortuna Sittard Rotterdam
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Braamhaar
FC Utrecht v Sparta
2002-03-08 FC Utrecht 4 – 2 Sparta Utrecht
Kuyt 25'
Marilia 26' (og)
Gluščević 65'
Nieuwenburg 73' (og)		 Vreven 26' (og)
Langerak 58'		 Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Temmink
Willem II v Sparta
2002-03-16 Willem II 4 – 0 Sparta Tilburg
Landzaat 2', 16' (pk), 45' (pk)
Bombarda 7'		 Stadium: Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Haverkort
Sparta v Feyenoord
2002-03-24 Sparta 0 – 5 Feyenoord Rotterdam
Emerton 6'
Tomasson 17'
Van Hooijdonk 45'
Leonardo 49'
Bosvelt 63'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,570
Referee: Bossen
Roda JC v Sparta
2002-03-30 Roda JC 3 – 0 Sparta Kerkrade
Kros 4' (og)
Vicelich 32'
Van Dessel 82'		 Stadium: Parkstad Limburg
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Wegereef
FC Twente v Sparta
2002-04-05 FC Twente 2 – 0 Sparta Enschede
Cairo 12'
Van De Paar 45'		 Stadium: Arke Stadion
Attendance: 13,250
Referee: Van Egmond
Sparta v Ajax
2002-04-14 Sparta 0 – 4 Ajax Rotterdam
Mido 33', 66', 73'
Zlatan Ibrahimović 78'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 9,427
Referee: Van Dijk
Sparta v Vitesse
2002-04-20 Sparta 0 – 1 Vitesse Rotterdam
Sikora 16' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,926
Referee: Temmink
PSV v Sparta
2002-04-28 PSV 3 – 0 Sparta Eindhoven
Vennegoor of Hesselink 30'
Van Bommel 45'
Ramzi 52'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Braamhaar
Sparta v FC Groningen
2002-05-05 Sparta 0 – 0 FC Groningen Rotterdam
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,164
Referee: Jol

Final Table

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ajax Amsterdam 73 34 22 7 5 73 34 +39
2 PSV Eindhoven 68 34 20 8 6 77 32 +45
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 64 34 19 7 8 68 29 +39
4 SC Heerenveen 60 34 17 9 8 57 27 +30
5 Vitesse Arnhem 60 34 16 12 6 45 34 +12
6 NAC Breda 54 34 15 9 10 55 52 +3
7 FC Utrecht 51 34 14 9 11 60 51 +9
8 RKC Waalwijk 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 43 34 10 13 11 54 61 -7
12 FC Twente 42 34 10 12 12 41 41 0
13 Roda JC 41 34 11 8 15 33 45 -12
14 De Graafschap 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 24 34 4 12 18 26 75 -49
18 Fortuna Sittard 17 34 3 8 23 27 71 -44

Nacompetitie

ADO Den Haag v Sparta
2002-05-08 ADO Den Haag 3 – 3 Sparta The Hague
Hofstede 21', 37', 83' Koevermans 20'
Marilia 40'
Boukhari 67'		 Stadium: Zuiderpark
Attendance: 6,211
Referee: Luinge
Sparta v Excelsior
2002-05-13 Sparta 1 – 0 Excelsior Rotterdam
Sanou 69' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 9,425
Referee: Van Egmond
FC Volendam v Sparta
2002-05-16 FC Volendam 1 – 3 Sparta Volendam
Rose 90' Cicilia 52'
Koevermans 57'
Bartele 66' (og)		 Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 2,817
Referee: Van Hulten
Sparta v FC Volendam
2002-05-19 Sparta 1 – 3 FC Volendam Rotterdam
Boukhari 20' (pk) Buys 3', 79'
Fung a Wing 27'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Jol
Excelsior v Sparta
2002-05-22 Excelsior 2 – 1 Sparta Rotterdam
Olfers 3', 23' Sanou 67' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Bossen
Sparta v ADO Den Haag
2002-05-26 Sparta 1 – 3 ADO Den Haag Rotterdam
De Fauw 75' Van Eijkeren 45'
Hofstede 48'
Petrov 52'		 Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,820
Referee: Haverkort

Amstel Cup

Sparta v FC Kranenburg
2001-08-04 Sparta 3 – 1 FC Kranenburg Rotterdam
Koevermans 49'
Boukhari 57' (pk)
Langerak 90'		 Van den Bergh 60' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Bossen
Scheveningen v Sparta
2001-08-12 Scheveningen 0 – 4 Sparta Scheveningen
Boukhari 33' (pk), 61'
Langerak 49', 73'		 Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Langkamp
Sparta v ADO Den Haag
2001-08-15 Sparta 0 – 1 ADO Den Haag Rotterdam
Castelen 43' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Van Egmond
De Graafschap v Sparta
2001-10-03 De Graafschap 2 – 1 [aet] Sparta Doetinchem
Meerdink 17'
Schulp 102' (gg)		 Marbus 30' Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wegereef

Players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie Nacompetitie Amstel Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Netherlands NED Frank Kooiman 36 0 26 0 6 0 4 0
GK Netherlands NED Victor Kros 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
GK Belgium BEL Brian Vandenbussche 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF Morocco MAR Houssin Bezzai 12 0 9 0 0 0 3 0
DF Netherlands NED Maurits van Dalen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Netherlands NED Dwight Eli 8 0 2 0 6 0 0 0
DF Netherlands NED Richard Elzinga 13 0 9 0 0 0 4 0
DF Belgium BEL Davy De Fauw 13 1 7 0 6 1 0 0
DF Netherlands NED Steve Goossen 29 0 23 0 4 0 2 0
DF Brazil BRA Marilia 19 1 14 0 5 1 0 0
DF Netherlands NED Dave van der Meer 32 1 27 1 3 0 2 0
DF Netherlands NED Romeo Pengel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Netherlands NED Tom Sier 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
DF Netherlands NED Jayson Trommel 17 0 12 0 4 0 1 0
MF Netherlands NED Elbekay Bouchiba 38 0 29 0 6 0 3 0
MF Netherlands NED Silvan Inia 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
MF Netherlands NED Michel Langerak 26 4 20 1 2 0 4 3
MF Netherlands NED David Mendes da Silva 36 1 27 1 6 0 3 0
MF Denmark DEN Anders Nielsen 20 0 17 0 0 0 3 0
MF Netherlands NED John Nieuwenburg 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
MF Netherlands NED Lorenzo Rimkus 8 0 5 0 3 0 0 0
MF Netherlands NED Aron Winter 40 1 32 1 4 0 4 0
MF Netherlands NED Sieme Zijm 33 1 29 1 1 0 3 0
FW Netherlands NED Regi Blinker 28 1 22 1 2 0 4 0
FW Morocco MAR Nourdin Boukhari 37 12 28 7 5 2 4 3
FW Netherlands Antilles ANT Kenneth Cicilia 5 1 2 0 3 1 0 0
FW Denmark DEN Denni Conteh 14 1 13 1 1 0 0 0
FW Netherlands NED Danny Koevermans 31 10 23 7 6 2 2 1
FW Netherlands NED Bram Marbus 20 3 17 2 0 0 3 1
FW Netherlands NED Murat Mazlum 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Netherlands NED Rui Almeida Monteiro 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Burkina Faso BFA Ousmane Sanou 22 4 16 2 6 2 0 0

See also

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