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

Relegated from the 2001–02 Eredivisie

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
4	Heracles Almelo	34	18	6	10	78	52	+26	60
5	FC Den Bosch	34	18	6	10	62	38	+24	60
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