| 2001–02 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Charles van der Steene | ||
| Manager |  Frank Rijkaard | ||
| Eredivisie | 17th place | ||
| Nacompetitie | Fourth place (→ relegated) | ||
| KNVB Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Nourdin Boukhari (7)  Danny Koevermans (7) All:  Nourdin Boukhari (12) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,660 | ||
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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
| 2001-08-19 | Feyenoord | 5 – 0 | Sparta | Rotterdam | 
| Tomasson  11',  87',  90' Emerton  23' Bosvelt  55' | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 43,396 Referee: Bossen | 
| 2001-08-22 | Sparta | 3 – 1 | FC Utrecht | Rotterdam | 
| Boukhari  30',  45',  89' | Tanghe  85' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Braamhaar | 
| 2001-08-25 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 – 0 | Sparta | Alkmaar | 
| Nelisse  3' (pk) Huiberts  58',  72' | Stadium: Alkmaarderhout Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Haverkort | 
| 2001-09-09 | Sparta | 0 – 0 | RKC Waalwijk | Rotterdam | 
| Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Oskam | 
| 2001-09-15 | Vitesse | 1 – 1 | Sparta | Arnhem | 
| Kreek  21' | Koevermans  83' | Stadium: Gelredome Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Temmink | 
| 2001-09-23 | Ajax | 3 – 0 | Sparta | Amsterdam | 
| Van der Vaart  11' Mido  17',  25' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 32,388 Referee: Van Dijk | 
| 2001-09-30 | Sparta | 1 – 1 | FC Twente | Rotterdam | 
| Marbus  60' | Van der Laan  7' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 7,436 Referee: Schenkels | 
| 2001-10-07 | Sparta | 1 – 1 | FC Den Bosch | Rotterdam | 
| Boukhari  90' (pk) | Mghizrat  12' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Vink | 
| 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 | 
| 2001-10-20 | Sparta | 0 – 3 | Roda JC | Rotterdam | 
| Anastasiou  44',  81' Soetaers  57' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 6,895 Referee: Haverkort | 
| 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 | 
| 2001-11-03 | Sparta | 2 – 1 | PSV | Rotterdam | 
| Winter  17' Koevermans  63' | Kežman  8' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 7,992 Referee: Van Dijk | 
| 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 | 
| 2001-11-24 | De Graafschap | 3 – 0 | Sparta | Doetinchem | 
| Meerdink  11' Van Vossen  70' Valeev  88' | Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Schenkels | 
| 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 | 
| 2001-12-02 | Sparta | 0 – 0 | NEC | Rotterdam | 
| Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Kooman | 
| 2001-12-09 | FC Groningen | 0 – 0 | Sparta | Groningen | 
| Stadium: Oosterpark Stadion Attendance: 12,550 Referee: Jol | 
| 2001-12-16 | RKC Waalwijk | 1 – 1 | Sparta | Waalwijk | 
| Hoogendorp  58' | Boukhari  11' | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,550 Referee: Jol | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-02-01 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 – 1 | Sparta | Nijmegen | 
| De Nooijer  65' | Mendes da Silva  33' | Stadium: De Goffert Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Luinge | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-02-15 | FC Den Bosch | 1 – 1 | Sparta | Den Bosch | 
| Mghizrat  78' | Boukhari  37' | Stadium: ECCO Stadion Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Koopman | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-03-03 | Sparta | 0 – 0 | Fortuna Sittard | Rotterdam | 
| Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Braamhaar | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-04-05 | FC Twente | 2 – 0 | Sparta | Enschede | 
| Cairo  12' Van De Paar  45' | Stadium: Arke Stadion Attendance: 13,250 Referee: Van Egmond | 
| 2002-04-14 | Sparta | 0 – 4 | Ajax | Rotterdam | 
| Mido  33',  66',  73' Zlatan Ibrahimović  78' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,427 Referee: Van Dijk | 
| 2002-04-20 | Sparta | 0 – 1 | Vitesse | Rotterdam | 
| Sikora  16' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 7,926 Referee: Temmink | 
| 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 | 
| 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
| 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 | 
| 2002-05-13 | Sparta | 1 – 0 | Excelsior | Rotterdam | 
| Sanou  69' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,425 Referee: Van Egmond | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 2002-05-22 | Excelsior | 2 – 1 | Sparta | Rotterdam | 
| Olfers  3',  23' | Sanou  67' | Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Bossen | 
| 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
| 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 | 
| 2001-08-12 | Scheveningen | 0 – 4 | Sparta | Scheveningen | 
| Boukhari  33' (pk),  61' Langerak  49',  73' | Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Langkamp | 
| 2001-08-15 | Sparta | 0 – 1 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam | 
| Castelen  43' | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 1,518 Referee: Van Egmond | 
| 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 |  NED | Frank Kooiman | 36 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| GK |  NED | Victor Kros | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | .svg.png.webp) BEL | Brian Vandenbussche | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  MAR | Houssin Bezzai | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Maurits van Dalen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Dwight Eli | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Richard Elzinga | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | .svg.png.webp) BEL | Davy De Fauw | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Steve Goossen | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF |  BRA | Marilia | 19 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Dave van der Meer | 32 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Romeo Pengel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Tom Sier | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF |  NED | Jayson Trommel | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Elbekay Bouchiba | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Silvan Inia | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Michel Langerak | 26 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| MF |  NED | David Mendes da Silva | 36 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |  DEN | Anders Nielsen | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | John Nieuwenburg | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Lorenzo Rimkus | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Aron Winter | 40 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF |  NED | Sieme Zijm | 33 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Regi Blinker | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW |  MAR | Nourdin Boukhari | 37 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| FW | .svg.png.webp) ANT | Kenneth Cicilia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  DEN | Denni Conteh | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Danny Koevermans | 31 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW |  NED | Bram Marbus | 20 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW |  NED | Murat Mazlum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Rui Almeida Monteiro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  BFA | Ousmane Sanou | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
See also
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