| Club: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| League: | Eredivisie |
| League Result: | 17th place |
| Manager: | Frank Rijkaard |
| Assistant-Manager: | Ron van den Berg |
| Chairman: | Charles van der Steene |
| Average Attendance: | 7,660 |
| Cup1: | Nacompetitie |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth place (→ relegated) |
| Cup2: | KNVB Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: |  Nourdin Boukhari (7)Danny Koevermans (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Nourdin Boukhari (12) |
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| Website: | http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/ |
| Prevseason: | 2000 - 2001 |
| Nextseason: | 2002 - 2003 |
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.
See also: 2001–02 Eredivisie.
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | bgcolor="F3F3F3" | -21 | |
| 10 | AZ Alkmaar | 43 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 45 | bgcolor="F3F3F3" | -2 | |
| 11 | Willem II Tilburg | 43 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 61 | bgcolor="F3F3F3" | -7 | |
| 12 | FC Twente | 42 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Roda JC | 41 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 45 | bgcolor="F3F3F3" | -12 | |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 37 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 55 | bgcolor="F3F3F3" | -12 | |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 37 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 59 | bgcolor="F3F3F3" | -19 | |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 33 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 55 | bgcolor="ccccff" | -15 | |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 24 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 75 | bgcolor="ccccff" | -49 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 71 | bgcolor="FFCCCC" | -44 |
See also: Eredivisie 2001–02.
See also: KNVB Cup 2001–02.
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