The 2002–03 season was AS Monaco FC's 46th season in Ligue 1. They finished second in Ligue 1, qualifying for the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. The club also competed in the Coupe de France, where it lost in the Round of 64 to Wasquehal Football,[1] and the Coupe de la Ligue, defeating Sochaux in the final on 17 May 2003.[2]
| 2002–03 season | ||
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| President | Pierre Svara | |
| Head coach | Didier Deschamps | |
| Stadium | Stade Louis II | |
| Ligue 1 | 2nd | |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Shabani Nonda (26) All: Shabani Nonda (28) | |
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Overview edit
Monaco finished the Ligue 1 season in second place, just 1 point behind league champions Lyon. Monaco were the highest scoring side in the division with 66 goals and striker Shabani Nonda was the golden boot winner with 26 goals.[3] Winger Jérôme Rothen contributed 18 assists in the league campaign and also finished first in the league in that statistic.[4] Both players were included in the end of season Ligue 1 team of the year.[3]
Squad edit
[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions edit
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 67 | |
| 3 | Marseille | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 64 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 |
Last updated: 8 September 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
Coupe de la Ligue edit
| 17 May 2003 | AS Monaco | 4–1 | Sochaux | Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
Giuly  56', 77'Squillaci 60'Prso 66' |
Saveljic 87' (pen.) |
Attendance: 75,379 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Wasquehal 3-2 Monaco". Football Database. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "FC SOCHAUX-MONTBÉLIARD 1 - 4 AS MONACO FC". LFP (in French). 17 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b ABI. "Palmares Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Equipe-type de Ligue 1 ( > Football > Trophées > Trophées UNFP - Oscars du foot) sur SportPalmares, tous les palmares du sport se trouvent ici !!". www.sportpalmares.eu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Flourishing foursome exciting in France". FIFA. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "AS Monaco » Squad 2002/2003". World Football. Retrieved 23 June 2020.