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2002–03 UEFA Champions League

The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's first ever all-Italian final, to win their sixth European title, and its first in nine years. Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy was again the top scorer, scoring 12 goals over the two group stages and knockout stage, in addition to two goals he had scored in the qualifying phase, although his side bowed out in the quarter-finals and missed out on the chance of playing in a final at their own stadium.

2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Old Trafford in Greater Manchester hosted the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
17 July – 28 August 2002
Competition proper:
17 September 2002 – 28 May 2003
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 72
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Milan (6th title)
Runners-upItaly Juventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played157
Goals scored428 (2.73 per match)
Attendance6,416,965 (40,872 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)
12 goals

Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals.

Association team allocation edit

A total of 72 teams participated in the 2002–03 Champions League, from 48 of 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Two lowest-ranked associations (Andorra and San Marino) were not admitted. Additionally, no teams from Azerbaijan were admitted this year as no official champion was decided in the 2001–02 season.

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League:[1]

  • Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
  • Associations 16–52 each have one team qualify (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Andorra and Azerbaijan)

Association ranking edit

Countries are allocated places according to their 2001 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 2000–01.[2]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1   Spain 65.210 4
2   Italy 56.239
3   England 51.288
4   Germany 48.632 3
5   France 42.352
6   Netherlands 30.249
7   Turkey 29.975 2
8   Greece 28.366
9   Russia 27.708
10   Portugal 26.274
11   Czech Republic 24.791
12   Belgium 24.150
13   Ukraine 23.833
14   Austria 23.750
15   Norway 23.600
16   Scotland 22.625 1
17   Switzerland 21.875
18   Croatia 19.999
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19   Sweden 18.208 1
20   Poland 17.500
21   Denmark 17.175
22   Romania 15.791
23   FR Yugoslavia 15.415
24   Hungary 15.082
25   Slovakia 14.665
26   Israel 14.124
27   Slovenia 11.998
28   Bulgaria 11.665
29   Cyprus 10.832
30   Georgia 9.666
31   Finland 8.541
32   Latvia 7.832
33   Iceland 5.332
34   Moldova 4.833
35   Belarus 4.499
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36   Lithuania 4.498 1
37   Macedonia 3.497
38   Republic of Ireland 2.998
39   Estonia 2.498
40   Armenia 2.165
41   Wales 2.165
42   Azerbaijan 1.665 0
43   Malta 1.665 1
44   Liechtenstein 1.500 0
45   Northern Ireland 1.331 1
46   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.000
47   Luxembourg 0.665
48   Faroe Islands 0.665
49   Albania 0.499
50   Andorra 0.000 0
51   San Marino 0.000
52   Kazakhstan 0.000 1

Distribution edit

Since the title holders (Real Madrid) also qualified for the Champions League Third qualifying round through their domestic league, one Third qualifying round spot was vacated. Due to this, as well as due to suspension of Azerbaijan, the following changes to the default access list are made:

  • The champions of association 16 (Scotland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 26, 27 and 28 (Israel, Slovenia and Bulgaria) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(20 teams)
  • 20 champions from associations 29–52
    (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Azerbaijan and Andorra)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 12 champions from associations 17–28
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 10 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 7 champions from associations 10–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–6 (except Spain)
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
First group stage
(32 teams)
  • 1 current Champions League title holder (Real Madrid)
  • 9 champions from associations 1–9
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Second group stage
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the first group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the first group stage
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the second group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from the second group stage

Teams edit

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).

Group stage
  Valencia (1st)   Arsenal (1st)   Lyon (1st)   Galatasaray (1st)
  Deportivo de La Coruña (2nd)   Liverpool (2nd)   Lens (2nd)   Olympiacos (1st)
  Juventus (1st)   Borussia Dortmund (1st)   Ajax (1st)   Spartak Moscow (1st)
  Roma (2nd)   Bayer Leverkusen (2nd)   PSV Eindhoven (2nd)   Real Madrid (3rd)TH
Third qualifying round
  Barcelona (4th)   Bayern Munich (3rd)   Lokomotiv Moscow (2nd)   Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
  Internazionale (3rd)   Auxerre (3rd)   Sporting CP (1st)   Sturm Graz (2nd)[Note AUT]
  Milan (4th)   Feyenoord (3rd)   Slovan Liberec (1st)   Rosenborg (1st)
  Manchester United (3rd)   Fenerbahçe (2nd)   Genk (1st)   Celtic (1st)
  Newcastle United (4th)   AEK Athens (2nd)
Second qualifying round
  Boavista (2nd)   Lillestrøm (2nd)   Brøndby (1st)   Žilina (1st)
  Sparta Prague (2nd)   Basel (1st)   Dinamo București (1st)   Maccabi Haifa (1st)
  Club Brugge (2nd)   Zagreb (1st)   Partizan (1st)   Maribor (1st)
  Dynamo Kyiv (2nd)   Hammarby (1st)   Zalaegerszeg (1st)   Levski Sofia (1st)
  GAK (3rd)[Note AUT]   Legia Warsaw (1st)
First qualifying round
  APOEL (1st)   Belshina Bobruisk (1st)   Flora Tallinn (1st)   Željezničar Sarajevo (1st)
  Torpedo Kutaisi (1st)   Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)   Pyunik (1st)   F91 Dudelange (1st)
  Tampere United (1st)   FBK Kaunas (1st)   Barry Town (1st)   B36 Tórshavn (1st)
  Skonto (1st)   Vardar (1st)   Hibernians (1st)   Dinamo Tirana (1st)
  ÍA Akranes (1st)   Shelbourne (1st)   Portadown (1st)   Zhenis Astana (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    Austria (AUT): 2001–02 Austrian Football Bundesliga champions Tirol Innsbruck did not receive a licence for the next season and were excluded from Austrian Bundesliga. Subsequently, they were excluded from the Champions League, while Bundesliga runners-up Sturm Graz were moved from Second to Third qualifying round and Bundesliga 3rd-placed team GAK replaced Sturm in the Second qualifying round.[3]
  2. ^
    Azerbaijan (AZE): Clubs from Azerbaijan were not admitted to UEFA competitions as the previous season was suspended in mid-April due to ongoing conflict between clubs and AFFA. Several weeks later the championship was resumed and subsequently finished by clubs independently from the federation. Shamkir won the league, but this title is not recognized by both UEFA and AFFA.[4]

Round and draw dates edit

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[5]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 21 June 2002
(Geneva) 		17 July 2002 24 July 2002
Second qualifying round 31 July 2002 7 August 2002
Third qualifying round 26 July 2002 13–14 August 2002 27–28 August 2002
First group stage Matchday 1 29 August 2002
(Monaco) 		17–18 September 2002
Matchday 2 24–25 September 2002
Matchday 3 1–2 October 2002
Matchday 4 22–23 October 2002
Matchday 5 29–30 October 2002
Matchday 6 12–13 November 2002
Second group stage Matchday 7 15 November 2002
(Geneva) 		26–27 November 2002
Matchday 8 10–11 December 2002
Matchday 9 18–19 February 2003
Matchday 10 25–26 February 2003
Matchday 11 11–12 March 2003
Matchday 12 18–19 March 2003
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 21 March 2003 8–9 April 2003 22–23 April 2003
Semi-finals 6–7 May 2003 13–14 May 2003
Final 28 May 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester

Qualifying rounds edit

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
F91 Dudelange   1–4   Vardar 1–1 0–3
Hibernians   3–2   Shelbourne 2–2 1–0
Portadown   2–3   Belshina Bobruisk 0–0 2–3
Željezničar   4–0   ÍA 3–0 1–0
Skonto   6–0   Barry Town 5–0 1–0
Flora Tallinn   0–1   APOEL 0–0 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol   4–4 (a)   Zhenis Astana 2–1 2–3
Tampere United   0–6   Pyunik 0–4 0–2
FBK Kaunas   2–3   Dinamo Tirana 2–3 0–0
Torpedo Kutaisi   6–2   B36 5–2 1–0

Second qualifying round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sheriff Tiraspol   1–6   GAK 1–4 0–2
Maccabi Haifa   5–0   Belshina Bobruisk 4–01 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv   6–2   Pyunik 4–0 2–2
ZTE   2–2 (a)   Zagreb 1–0 1–2
Boavista   7–3   Hibernians 4–0 3–3
Sparta Prague   5–1   Torpedo Kutaisi 3–0 2–1
Skonto   0–2   Levski Sofia 0–0 0–2
Vardar   2–4   Legia Warsaw 1–3 1–1
Hammarby   1–5   Partizan 1–1 0–4
Žilina   1–4   Basel 1–1 0–3
Maribor   4–5   APOEL 2–1 2–4
Lillestrøm SK   0–2   Željezničar 0–1 0–1
Club Brugge   4–1   Dinamo Bucureşti 3–1 1–0
Brøndby   5–0   Dinamo Tirana 1–0 4–0

1Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus since UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.

Third qualifying round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Genk   4–4 (a)   Sparta Prague 2–0 2–4
Feyenoord   3–0   Fenerbahçe 1–0 2–0
Maccabi Haifa   5–3   Sturm Graz 2–01 3–3
Boavista   0–1   Auxerre 0–1 0–0
APOEL   2–4   AEK Athens 2–3 0–1
ZTE   1–5   Manchester United 1–0 0–5
Sporting CP   0–2   Internazionale 0–0 0–2
Partizan   1–6   Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3
Shakhtar Donetsk   2–2 (1–4 p)   Club Brugge 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Željezničar   0–5   Newcastle United 0–1 0–4
Celtic   3–3 (a)   Basel 3–1 0–2
GAK   3–5   Lokomotiv Moscow 0–2 3–3
Rosenborg   4–2   Brøndby 1–0 3–2
Levski Sofia   0–2   Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–1
Milan   2–2 (a)   Slovan Liberec 1–0 1–2
Barcelona   4–0   Legia Warsaw 3–0 1–0

1Match played in Sofia, Bulgaria after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.

First group stage edit

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage
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Location of teams of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage.
  Brown: Group A;   Red: Group B;   Orange: Group C;   Yellow: Group D;
  Green: Group E;   Blue: Group F;   Purple: Group G;   Pink: Group H.

16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the Champions League second group stage, while the third-placed teams advance to round three of the UEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Basel, Genk and Maccabi Haifa made their debut in the group stage. Maccabi Haifa became the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage.

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS DOR AUX PSV
1   Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance to second group stage — 2–0 1–2 0–0
2   Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–1 — 2–1 1–1
3   Auxerre 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–0 — 0–0
4   PSV Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 0–4 1–3 3–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BAS LIV SPA
1   Valencia 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to second group stage — 6–2 2–0 3–0
2   Basel 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 2–2 — 3–3 2–0
3   Liverpool 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–1 — 5–0
4   Spartak Moscow 6 0 0 6 1 18 −17 0 0–3 0–2 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RM ROM AEK GNK
1   Real Madrid 6 2 3 1 15 7 +8 9 Advance to second group stage — 0–1 2–2 6–0
2   Roma 6 2 3 1 3 4 −1 9 0–3 — 1–1 0–0
3   AEK Athens 6 0 6 0 7 7 0 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3–3 0–0 — 1–1
4   Genk 6 0 4 2 2 9 −7 4 1–1 0–1 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT AJA OL ROS
1   Internazionale 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Advance to second group stage — 1–0 1–2 3–0
2   Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 1–2 — 2–1 1–1
3   Lyon 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3–3 0–2 — 5–0
4   Rosenborg 6 0 4 2 4 12 −8 4 2–2 0–0 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group E edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV NEW DK FEY
1   Juventus 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Advance to second group stage — 2–0 5–0 2–0
2   Newcastle United 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–0 — 2–1 0–1
3   Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 2–0 — 2–0
4   Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 1–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group F edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU LEV MHA OLY
1   Manchester United 6 5 0 1 16 8 +8 15 Advance to second group stage — 2–0 5–2 4–0
2   Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 1–2 — 2–1 2–0
3   Maccabi Haifa 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3–0 0–2 — 3–0
4   Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 11 17 −6 4 2–3 6–2 3–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group G edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL DEP LEN BAY
1   Milan 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Advance to second group stage — 1–2 2–1 2–1
2   Deportivo La Coruña 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12 0–4 — 3–1 2–1
3   Lens 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–1 3–1 — 1–1
4   Bayern Munich 6 0 2 4 9 13 −4 2 1–2 2–3 3–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group H edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR LKM BRU GAL
1   Barcelona 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 Advance to second group stage — 1–0 3–2 3–1
2   Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–3 — 2–0 0–2
3   Club Brugge 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 0–0 — 3–1
4   Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF
 
Edgar Davids (No. 26) clashing with Gennaro Gattuso in the final

Second group stage edit

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage

The eight group winners and eight group runners-up were drawn into four groups, with each one containing two group winners and two group runners-up. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League knockout stage.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR INT NEW LEV
1   Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 3–1 2–0
2   Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 0–0 — 2–2 3–2
3   Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 0–2 1–4 — 3–1
4   Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0 1–2 0–2 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL AJA ARS ROM
1   Valencia 6 2 3 1 5 6 −1 9 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–1 0–3
2   Ajax 6 1 5 0 6 5 +1 8 1–1 — 0–0 2–1
3   Arsenal 6 1 4 1 6 5 +1 7 0–0 1–1 — 1–1
4   Roma 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 0–1 1–1 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL RM DOR LKM
1   Milan 6 4 0 2 5 4 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–1 1–0
2   Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 3–1 — 2–1 2–2
3   Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 1–1 — 3–0
4   Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 1 5 3 10 −7 1 0–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU JUV BAS DEP
1   Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–1 2–0
2   Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3 — 4–0 3–2
3   Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 1–3 2–1 — 1–0
4   Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–0 2–2 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase edit

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
 
Milan raising the trophy.

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
          
  Real Madrid 3 3 6
  Manchester United 1 4 5
  Real Madrid 2 1 3
  Juventus 1 3 4
  Juventus (aet) 1 2 3
  Barcelona 1 1 2
  Juventus 0 (2)
  Milan (p) 0 (3)
  Ajax 0 2 2
  Milan 0 3 3
  Milan (a) 0 1 1
  Internazionale 0 1 1
  Internazionale (a) 1 1 2
  Valencia 0 2 2

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid   6–5   Manchester United 3–1 3–4
Ajax   2–3   Milan 0–0 2–3
Inter Milan   2–2 (a)   Valencia 1–0 1–2
Juventus   3–2   Barcelona 1–1 2–1 (aet)

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid   3–4   Juventus 2–1 1–3
Milan   1–1 (a)   Inter Milan 0–0 1–1*

*Both clubs played their home leg in the same stadium (the San Siro), but Milan were the designated away side in the second leg, and thus won on away goals.

Final edit

Main article: 2003 UEFA Champions League Final
Juventus  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Milan
Report
Penalties
Trezeguet  
Birindelli  
Zalayeta  
Montero  
Del Piero  		 2–3   Serginho
  Seedorf
  Kaladze
  Nesta
  Shevchenko
Attendance: 62,315
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1   Ruud van Nistelrooy   Manchester United 12 9 681
2   Filippo Inzaghi   Milan 10 14 1,097
3   Roy Makaay   Deportivo La Coruña 9 11 909
  Hernán Crespo   Internazionale 9 12 981
  Raúl   Real Madrid 9 12 1,054
6   Jan Koller   Borussia Dortmund 8 12 1,059
7   Javier Saviola   Barcelona 7 12 914
  Thierry Henry   Arsenal 7 12 1,020
9   Ronaldo   Real Madrid 6 11 758
  Alan Shearer   Newcastle United 6 10 878

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "UEFA access list for 2002/03 club competitions" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2001". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  3. ^ Sturm replace demoted Tirol
  4. ^ Azerbaijan 2001/02 at RSSSF
  5. ^ "Club competition draws and dates". 5 January 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2010.

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