2002–03 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2002–03 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Football in Switzerland
Season2002–03
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper Club
Nationalliga BVaduz
1. LigaGroup 1:
Meyrin
Group 2:
Young Fellows Juventus
Group 3:
Malcantone
Swiss CupBasel
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFC Sursee
Swiss CupFC Schwerzenbach
← 2001–02 Switzerland 2003–04 →

Nationalliga A

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 22 15 4 3 58 26 +32 0 49 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 14 5 3 57 25 +32 0 47
3 Thun 22 9 4 9 33 33 0 0 31
4 Wil 22 8 7 7 43 45 −2 0 31
5 Zürich 22 9 4 9 35 37 −2 0 31
6 Xamax 22 8 7 7 30 33 −3 0 31
7 Young Boys 22 8 6 8 41 41 0 0 30
8 Servette 22 8 5 9 45 37 +8 0 29
9 Luzern 22 7 5 10 31 38 −7 −2 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 St. Gallen 22 6 6 10 31 48 −17 0 24
11 SR Delémont 22 6 2 14 24 44 −20 0 20
12 Aarau 22 5 3 14 19 40 −21 0 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Luzern 2 points deducted for irregularities in license application, therefore total points: 24

Championship round

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The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 14 9 5 0 37 15 +22 25 57 Champions
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Basel 14 10 2 2 38 17 +21 24 56 Swiss Cup winners
Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 14 5 4 5 18 17 +1 16 35 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Young Boys 14 6 1 7 21 29 −8 15 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 4 3 7 20 23 −3 16 31
6 Servette 14 4 4 6 16 26 −10 15 31
7 Thun 14 3 3 8 18 30 −12 16 28 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Wil 14 2 4 8 19 30 −11 16 26 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification

Nationalliga B

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Vaduz 22 12 5 5 47 32 +15 0 41 Advance to promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB
2 FC Sion 22 12 3 7 35 27 +8 0 39
3 SC Kriens 22 11 5 6 48 36 +12 0 38
4 FC Lugano 22 12 6 4 36 17 +19 −5 37
5 Yverdon-Sport FC 22 10 6 6 36 21 +15 0 36 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 FC Schaffhausen 22 8 8 6 30 35 −5 0 32
7 Lausanne-Sport 22 9 3 10 27 32 −5 0 30
8 FC Concordia Basel 22 7 6 9 29 43 −14 0 27
9 AC Bellinzona 22 7 4 11 32 34 −2 0 25
10 FC Baden 22 4 6 12 26 38 −12 0 18
11 FC Wohlen 22 4 4 14 23 42 −19 0 16
12 FC Winterthur 22 4 8 10 24 36 −12 −8 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Lugano: 5 points deducted for irregularities in license application.
FC Winterthur: 8 points deducted for irregularities in license application.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aarau (O) 12 9 1 2 30 13 +17 28 Qualification to Super League
2 St. Gallen (O) 12 7 3 2 25 9 +16 24
3 Luzern (R) 12 4 4 4 24 22 +2 16 Qualification to Challenge League
4 Vaduz 12 3 4 5 17 23 −6 13
5 Sion 12 3 3 6 14 18 −4 12 Licence refused
6 Delémont (R) 12 3 3 6 13 24 −11 12 Qualification to Challenge League
7 Kriens 12 3 2 7 14 28 −14 11
8 Lugano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to 2. Liga
Source: RSSSF
Notes: FC Aarau and FC St. Gallen remained in Super League; no team promoted.
FC Luzern and SR Delémont relegated from Super League to Challenge League.
FC Lugano withdrew, were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status.
FC Sion were refused the Licence on the green table and were relegated to amateur status.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Schaffhausen 14 7 3 4 21 26 −5 16 40 Qualification to Challenge League
2 FC Concordia Basel 14 8 2 4 31 13 +18 14 40
3 FC Baden 14 10 1 3 30 18 +12 9 40
4 Yverdon-Sport FC 14 4 4 6 17 18 −1 18 34
5 FC Wohlen 14 6 2 6 20 22 −2 8 28
6 FC Lausanne-Sport 14 2 5 7 20 33 −13 15 26 Relegated to 2. Liga
7 AC Bellinzona 14 2 5 7 17 22 −5 13 24 Qualification to Challenge League
8 FC Winterthur 14 4 4 6 21 25 −4 6 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification;
FC Lausanne-Sport were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status
No team relegated to 1. Liga.

1. Liga

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There were 48 teams in this division this season, including seven U-21 teams, which were the eldest youth teams of the professional clubs in the Super League and the Challenge League. The 1. Liga was divided into three regional groups, each with 16 teams.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Meyrin 30 22 5 3 79 25 +54 71 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Bulle 30 17 4 9 58 46 +12 55
3 Servette U-21 30 16 4 10 52 34 +18 52
4 Étoile Carouge FC 30 14 7 9 57 41 +16 49
5 FC Echallens 30 14 7 9 57 42 +15 49
6 ES FC Malley 30 14 3 13 58 52 +6 45
7 FC Martigny-Sports 30 12 5 13 53 54 −1 41
8 FC Bex 30 11 7 12 62 46 +16 40
9 FC Naters 30 11 7 12 45 52 −7 40
10 FC Fribourg 30 10 9 11 51 55 −4 39
11 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy 30 10 6 14 38 48 −10 36
12 FC Baulmes 30 9 8 13 37 50 −13 35
13 CS Chênois 30 9 6 15 38 52 −14 33
14 Grand-Lancy FC 30 9 6 15 38 64 −26 33
15 Vevey Sports 30 8 5 17 40 68 −28 29
16 FC Stade Nyonnais 30 7 5 18 31 65 −34 26 Play-out against relegation
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SC Young Fellows Juventus 30 18 7 5 58 33 +25 61 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Wangen bei Olten 30 16 8 6 61 33 +28 56
3 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 15 11 4 46 27 +19 56
4 FC Solothurn 30 15 6 9 51 31 +20 51
5 Basel U-21 30 12 12 6 66 44 +22 48
6 FC Biel-Bienne 30 12 12 6 50 34 +16 48
7 SV Schaffhausen 30 12 6 12 39 36 +3 42
8 Grasshopper Club U-21 30 12 6 12 55 55 0 42
9 Zürich U-21 30 10 10 10 54 40 +14 40
10 FC Colombier 30 9 12 9 43 43 0 39
11 FC Serrières 30 9 11 10 35 38 −3 38
12 FC Grenchen 30 9 9 12 65 59 +6 36
13 FC Altstetten 30 7 14 9 37 50 −13 35
14 FC Münsingen 30 5 9 16 33 55 −22 24
15 SC Zofingen 30 3 8 19 31 83 −52 17
16 Aarau U-21 30 4 3 23 23 86 −63 15 Withdrew from play-out, relegated
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Malcantone Agno 30 16 13 1 53 25 +28 61 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Chiasso 30 17 8 5 56 31 +25 59
3 FC Tuggen 30 17 7 6 58 35 +23 58
4 FC Mendrisio 30 13 9 8 48 36 +12 48
5 FC Locarno 30 11 12 7 47 33 +14 45
6 FC Chur 97 30 11 12 7 49 43 +6 45
7 GC Biaschesi 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45
8 SC Buochs 30 12 8 10 53 40 +13 44
9 St. Gallen U-21 30 12 6 12 45 48 −3 42
10 FC Kreuzlingen 30 11 4 15 44 52 −8 37
11 Zug 94 30 9 6 15 29 38 −9 33
12 FC Gossau 30 8 7 15 28 53 −25 31
13 Luzern U-21 30 8 6 16 44 53 −9 30
14 FC Schötz 30 7 8 15 38 50 −12 29
15 FC Frauenfeld 30 5 10 15 34 64 −30 25
16 FC Rapperswil-Jona 30 5 7 18 31 60 −29 22 Play-out against relegation
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

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The three group winners and the three runners-up, together with the two best third placed teams, then contested a play-off for the four promotion slots.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tuggen 2–2 Meyrin
Meyrin 2–0 Tuggen

Meyrin win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Malcantone
Malcantone 3–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds

Malcantone win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Chiasso 1–1 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 3–1 Chiasso

Chiasso win 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bulle 1–1 YFJ
YFJ 1–3 Bulle

Bulle win 4–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

La Chaux-de-Fonds were later also promoted later on the green table by the Swiss Football Association up to the 2003–04 Challenge League following the fact that FC Sion were refused their licence for that division.[1]

Play-out against relegation

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Aarau U-21 withdrew from play-outs and were so relegated directly.[1] The one remaining match was played in a neutral venue, on May 25 in Solothurn.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stade Nyonnais 2–2 Rapperswil-Jona

FC Stade Nyonnais win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out. Rapperswil-Jona were relegated. Stade Nyonnais remain at this level.[1]

Swiss Cup

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The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.


Semi-finals
First semi-final
Basel3–0Schaffhausen
Esposito   26' (1–0)
Chipperfield   65'
Esposito   72'
Tum   90' (2–0)
Esposito   90+2' (3–0)
Summary   18' Leu
  23' Fehr
Attendance: 26,960
Referee:   Reto Rutz (Amriswil)

Source:[2]


Second semi-final
Xamax2–2 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
Rey   52' (1–2)
Rey   65' (2–2)
SFV summary   1' (0–1) Baturina
  45' (0–2) Petrić
Penalties
D'Amico  
Barea  
Sanou  
Leandro  
Simo  
Portillo  
Oppliger  
Buess  
M'Futi  
9–8   Gamboa
  Cabanas
  Schwegler
  Núñez
  Baturina
  Eduardo dos Santos
  Castillo
  Digenti
  Spycher

Source:[2]


Final

The final was played in the St. Jakob-Park on 11 May 2003.


Basel6–0Neuchâtel Xamax
Huggel   13' (1–0)
Giménez   35' (2–0)
Giménez   43' (3–0)
M. Yakin   65' (4–0)
Smiljanić   77' (5–0)
Barberis   83' (6–0)
Summary   57' Leandro
  87' Buess
Attendance: 31,500 (sold out)
Referee:   René Rogalla (Wallisellen) [3]

Source:[2]


Swiss Clubs in Europe

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A UEFA Cup place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, Basel had achieved the double. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rule: The highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the UEFA Cup, with the UEFA Cup qualifiers that finish above them in the league, moved up one "place". Servette as highest placed non-qualified team were granted this vacated place.[4]

Basel

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Champions League

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Second qualifying round
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31 July 2002 First leg Žilina   1–1   Basel Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
18:00 Sninský   55'
Barčík   29'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  23' Chipperfield
  32' Esposito
  38' (o.g.) Klago
  84' Varela
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
7 August 2002 Second leg Basel   3–0   Žilina St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez   12', 50'
M. Yakin   23'
Esposito   45'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  73' Špendla
  80' Staš
Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

Basel won 4–1 on aggregate

Third qualifying round
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14 August 2002 First leg Celtic   3–1   Basel Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:45 Larsson   3' (pen.)
Sutton   52'
Lambert   64'
Sylla   88'
UEFA report
FCB summary
  2' Giménez
  52' Duruz
  62' H. Yakin
  64' Cantaluppi
  81' Varela
Attendance: 58,520
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
28 August 2002 Second leg Basel   2–0   Celtic St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Giménez   9'
Rossi   12'
M. Yakin   22'
Varela   42'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  42' Sylla
  42' Guppy
Attendance: 30,510 (sold out)
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

3–3 on aggregate, Basel won on away goals

Group stage
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17 September 2002 Matchday 1 Basel   2–0   Spartak Moscow St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 H. Yakin   50'
Rossi   55'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
25 September 2002 Matchday 2 Liverpool   1–1   Basel Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 Baroš   34' UEFA summary
FCB summary
Rossi   43' Attendance: 37,643
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
2 October 2002 Matchday 3 Valencia   6–2   Basel Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
20:45 Carew   10', 13'
Aurélio   17'
Baraja   28'
Aimar   58'
Mista   60'
Ayala   89'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
Rossi   46'
H. Yakin   90'
Attendance: 27,394
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy)
22 October 2002 Matchday 4 Basel   2–2   Valencia St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Ergić   32', 90' UEFA summary
FCB summary
Baraja   36'
Torres   72'
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
5 November 2002 Matchday 5 Spartak Moscow   0–2   Basel Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
18:00 UEFA summary
FCB summary
Rossi   18'
Giménez   89'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
12 November 2002 Matchday 6 Basel   3–3   Liverpool St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Rossi   2'
Giménez   22'
Atouba   29'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
Murphy   61'
Šmicer   64'
Owen   85'
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
Final group table

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
Second group stage
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26 November 2002 Matchday 1 Basel   1–3   Manchester United St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Giménez   1'
Zwyssig   19'
Atouba   72'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  14' Scholes
  22' Fortune
  62', 63' van Nistelrooy
  66' Verón
  68' Solskjær
Attendance: 35,000 (sold out)
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
11 December 2002 Matchday 2 Juventus   4–0   Basel Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Trezeguet   3'
Montero   34'
Tacchinardi   43'
Del Piero   51' (pen.)
Iuliano   53'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  50' Esposito
  72' H. Yakin
Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
19 February 2003 Matchday 3 Basel   1–0   Deportivo La Coruña St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Yakin   30' UEFA summary
FCB summary
Attendance: 29,031
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
25 February 2003 Matchday 4 Deportivo La Coruña   1–0   Basel Estadio Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Tristán   4' UEFA summary
FCB summary
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
12 March 2003 Matchday 5 Manchester United   1–1   Basel Old Trafford, Manchester
20:45 G. Neville   53' UEFA summary
FCB summary
Giménez   14' Attendance: 66,870 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
18 March 2003 Matchday 6 Basel   2–1   Juventus St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Cantaluppi   38'
Giménez   90+2'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
Tacchinardi   10' Attendance: 30,501 (sold out)
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Final group table

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

Grasshopper Club

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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19 September 2002 First leg Grasshopper   3–1   Zenit Saint Petersburg Hardturm, Zürich
19:30 Baturina   6'
Barijho   44'
Núñez   53'
Report Kerzhakov   33' Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Emil Bozinovski (Macedonia)
3 October 2002 Second leg Zenit Saint Petersburg   2–1   Grasshopper Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
17:00 Kerzhakov   7', 19' Report Baturina   89' Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Grasshopper won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round
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31 October 2002 First leg PAOK   2–1   Grasshoppers Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
20:00 Chasiotis   3'
Yiasoumi   48'
Report Núñez   64' (pen.) Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
14 November 2002 Second leg Grasshoppers   1–1   PAOK Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 Cabanas   45' Report Markos   90' Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

PAOK won 3–2 on aggregate.

Lugano

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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15 August 2002 (2002-08-15) First leg Ventspils   3–0   Lugano Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils
17:00 Landyrev   40', 67'
Rimkus   58'
Report Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
29 August 2002 (2002-08-29) Second leg Lugano   1–0   Ventspils Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano
20:00 Andreoli   56' Report Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Dejan Stanišić (FR Yugoslavia)

Ventspils won 3–1 on aggregate.

Servette

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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15 August 2002 (2002-08-15) First leg Spartak Yerevan   0–2   Servette Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
15:00 Report Kader   72', 84' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Krzysztof Słupik (Poland)
29 August 2002 (2002-08-29) Second leg Servette   3–0   Spartak Yerevan Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
19:30 Diogo   38', 43'
Frei   77'
Report Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Anthony Zammit (Malta)

Servette won 5–0 on aggregate.

First round
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19 September 2002 First leg Servette   2–3   Amica Wronki Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:15 Obradović   26'
Frei   59'
Report Król   62', 85'
Zieńczuk   70'
Attendance: 2,641
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
3 October 2002 Second leg Amica Wronki   1–2   Servette Stadion Amica, Wronki
18:00 Frei   35', 88' Report Burkhardt   60' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dejan Delević (FR Yugoslavia)

4–4 on aggregate. Amica Wronki won on away goals.

Zürich

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Intertoto Cup

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First round
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22 June 2002 First leg Zürich   7–0   Brotnjo Letzigrund, Zürich
Keita   5', 33'
Akalé   63', 70', 72', 90'
Gygax   67'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)
29 June 2002 Second leg Brotnjo   2–1   Zürich Bare Stadium, Čitluk
Ćorić   67'
Krivić   77'
Keita   50' Attendance: 138
Referee: Costas Theodotou (Cyprus)

Zürich won 8–2 on aggregate.

Second round
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6 July 2002 First leg Zürich   1–0   Levadia Letzigrund, Zürich
Tarone   87' (pen.) Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
13 July 2002 Second leg Levadia   0–0   Zürich Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 820
Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)

Zürich won 1–0 on aggregate.

Third round
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20 July 2002 First leg Zürich   2–0   Aston Villa Hardturm, Zürich
Keita   32'
Yasar   83'
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
27 July 2002 Second leg Aston Villa   3–0   Zürich Villa Park, Birmingham
Boulding   33'
Allbäck   52'
Staunton   77'
Attendance: 18,349
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.

St. Gallen

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Intertoto Cup

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First round
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22 June 2002 First leg St. Gallen   5–1   B68 Toftir Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Tachie-Mensah   9', 82' (pen.), 90+'
Gane   42' (pen.)
Imhof   56'
J.I. Petersen   76' Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Sokol Jareci (Albania)
29 June 2002 Second leg B68 Toftir   0–6   St. Gallen Svangaskarð, Toftir
Tachie-Mensah   5'
Gane   14', 73', 85'
Imhof   40'
Bieli   61'
Attendance: 145
Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

St. Gallen won 11–1 on aggregate.

Second round
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6 July 2002 First leg Willem II   1–0   St. Gallen Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Caluwé   14' Attendance: 2,937
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
13 July 2002 Second leg St. Gallen   1–1 (a.e.t.)   Willem II Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Nixon   90+' Meriana   112' Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Willem II won 2–1 on aggregate.

Vaduz

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) First leg Vaduz   1–1   Livingston Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
18:00 Burgmeier   61' Report Rubio   51' Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
29 August 2002 (2002-08-29) Second leg Livingston   0–0   Vaduz Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
20:30 Report Attendance: 7,419
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

1–1 on aggregate. Livingston won on away goals.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 14 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Switzerland Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (11 May 2003). "FC Basel 1893 - Neuchâtel Xamax FC" (in German). Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2002/03" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

Sources

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Preceded by
2001–02
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
2003–04

{{2002–03 in Swiss football}}