2002–03 Málaga CF season

During the 2002–03 in Spanish football season, Málaga competed in La Liga.

Málaga CF
2002–03 season
ManagerSpain Joaquín Peiró
La Liga13th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Intertoto CupFinals
UEFA CupQuarter-finals

Season summary edit

Málaga slipped to 13th in the final table, but won the Intertoto Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Manager Joaquín Peiró left at the end of the season.

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Rafa
2 DF   ESP Roberto Rojas
3 DF   ESP Francisco Javier López Bravo
4 DF   POR Litos
5 DF   ESP Mikel Roteta
6 DF   ESP Raúl Iznata
7 FW   PAN Julio Dely Valdés
9 FW   URU Darío Silva
11 MF   NED Kiki Musampa
12 DF   ESP Vicente Valcarce
13 GK   ESP Pedro Contreras
14 MF   URU Marcelo Romero
15 MF   ESP Manu Sánchez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ESP Miguel Ángel
18 MF   CRO Ivan Leko
19 DF   ESP Fernando Sanz
20 DF   ESP Gerardo
21 DF   ESP Josemi
23 MF   ESP Sandro
24 FW   ESP Manuel Canabal
25 GK   ESP Francesc Arnau
26 MF   ESP Juanito
27 DF   ESP Nacho
28 FW   ESP Koke
29 DF   ESP Alexis
30 MF   ESP Juan Rodríguez

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   ESP Francisco Manuel Ruano (on loan to Córdoba)
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   POR Edgar (on loan to Getafe)

Results edit

UEFA Cup edit

First round edit

3 October 2002 Málaga   1–0   Željezničar La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Dely Valdés   7' (pen.) Report Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Second round edit

7 November 2002 Amica Wronki   1–2   Málaga Stadion Amica, Wronki
18:00 Gesior   16' Report Silva   20'
Musampa   72'
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Málaga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round edit

12 December 2002 Leeds United   1–2   Málaga Elland Road, Leeds
21:00 Bakke   22' Report Dely Valdés   13', 79' Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round edit

Málaga won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals edit

1–1 on aggregate. Boavista won 4–1 on penalties.

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Málaga - 2002/03".