2002–03 Eerste Divisie
# 2002–03 Eerste Divisie

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2002–03 season was contested by 18 teams. ADO Den Haag won the championship.

## Promoted Teams

These teams were promoted to the Eredivisie

* ADO Den Haag — Eerste Divisie champions
* FC Volendam — playoff winners

## New entrants

Relegated from the 2001–02 Eredivisie

* FC Den Bosch
* Fortuna Sittard
* Sparta Rotterdam

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 83 | Champion, promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Emmen | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 75 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 3 | Helmond Sport | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 64 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 4 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 60 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 5 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 60 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 6 | FC Volendam | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 60 | Promoted to the Eredivisie following play-offs |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 58 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 45 | |
| 9 | TOP Oss | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 44 | |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 41 | |
| 11 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 40 | |
| 12 | Stormvogels/Telstar | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 38 | |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 37 | |
| 14 | HFC Haarlem | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 35 | |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 32 | |
| 16 | MVV | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 32 | |
| 17 | Veendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 32 | |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 24 | |

## Playoff standings

Group A :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 |
| 2 | Helmond Sport | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 |
| 4 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 |

Group B :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Volendam | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | FC Emmen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 |
| 4 | Heracles Almelo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
