The 2002–03 season was the club's 44th season in the Turkish Super League and the club's 100th year in existence. After signing Romanian manager Mircea Lucescu, Beşiktaş won the league for the 12th time in club' history. Beşiktaş also had their most successful UEFA Cup run, by becoming a quarter finalist, however the club lost to S.S. Lazio 1–3 on aggregate, therefore eliminating them. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği 3–4 in the quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup.
| 2002–03 season | ||||
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| President |  Serdar Bilgili | |||
| Manager |  Mircea Lucescu | |||
| Stadium | İnönü Stadium | |||
| Süper Lig | 1st | |||
| Turkish Cup | Quarterfinals (eliminated) | |||
| UEFA Cup | Quarterfinals (eliminated) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sergen Yalçın (11) All: İlhan Mansız (14) | |||
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Squad edit
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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
Süper Lig edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Beşiktaş (C) | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 66 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 57 | |
| 5 | Malatyaspor | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 52 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Turkish Cup edit
Beşiktaş had a bye in the first round and then played Elazığspor in the second round. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği in the quarter finals.
| December 4, 2002 Second round | Elazığspor | 0–2 | Beşiktaş | Elazığ |
Güney  80' Begeçarslan 87' |
Stadium: Elazığ Atatürk Stadium Referee: Bülent Uzun |
| Third round | Denizlispor | 1–2 | Beşiktaş | Denizli |
| Tandoğan 45' |
Mansız 65', 74' |
Stadium: Denizli Atatürk Stadium Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| March 5, 2003 Quarterfinal | Beşiktaş | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Gençlerbirliği | Istanbul |
| Mansız 46', 78', 88' |
Hassan 25' El-Saqqa 35' Cihan 80', 106' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Referee: İsmet Arzuman |
UEFA Cup edit
Beşiktaş had their most successful run, by becoming a quarter finalist. In doing so, they became the second Turkish team to achieve the feat (Galatasaray achieved it in 2000).
First round edit
| September 19, 2002 | Beşiktaş | 2–2 |  Sarajevo | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Pancu 31' Dursun 33' |
Obuca 63' Osmanhodžić 79' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
| October 3, 2002 | Sarajevo | 0–5 | Beşiktaş | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pancu 5' Üzülmez 43'Dursun 72 (pen)'Sülün 84'Begeçarslan 85' |
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 7–2 on aggregate.
Second round edit
| October 31, 2002 | Deportivo Alavés  | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Vitoria, Spain, Spain |
| Abelardo Fernández 90+3' |
Antonio Karmona 31 (own)' |
Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza |
| November 14, 2002 | Beşiktaş | 1–0 | Deportivo Alavés | Istanbul, Turkey |
| İlhan Mansız 7' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round edit
| November 28, 2002 | Beşiktaş | 3–1 |  Dynamo Kyiv | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Daniel Pancu 30' Ahmet Yıldırım 71'Pascal Nouma 82' |
Husin 29' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
| December 12, 2002 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 | Beşiktaş | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fourth round edit
| February 20, 2003 | Slavia Prague  | 1–0 | Beşiktaş | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Tomáš Došek 62' |
Stadium: Stadion Eden |
| February 27, 2003 | Beşiktaş | 4–2 | Slavia Prague | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Daniel Pancu 41' Ronaldo Guiaro 61'Ahmet Dursun 66'İlhan Mansız 70' |
Richard Dostálek 77 (pen]' Hrdlicka 83' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 4–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-final edit
| March 13, 2003 | Lazio  | 1–0 | Beşiktaş | Rome, Italy |
| Simone Inzaghi 55' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
| March 20, 2003 | Beşiktaş | 1–2 | Lazio | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Sergen Yalçın 82' |
Stefano Fiore 5' Lucas Castromán 9' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
Beşiktaş lost 1–3 on aggregate.
References edit
- ^ "2002-2003 Sezonu Şampiyonluğumuz" [Our Championship Title at 2002-2003 Season] (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
En yakın rakibine sekiz puan fark atan takımımız, ligin bitimine bir hafta kala ezeli rakibimiz Galatasaray ile oynadığı maçta şampiyonluğunu ilan etti. Sergen Yalçın'ın 90. dakikada attığı muhteşem golle 100. yılında şampiyonluğunu ilan eden Beşiktaş'ın kadrosunda şu isimler bulunuyordu: "Oscar Cordoba, Göksel Gencer, N. Yasin Yıldız, Ronaldo Guiaro, Antonio Carlos Zago, Tolga Doğantez, A. Da Silva Mariano (Amaral), Enver Gayır, Zafer Demiray, Tümer Metin, Tayfur Havutçu, Bayram Bektaş, Yasin Sülün, Serdar Topraktepe, Daniel Gabriel Pancu, Eser Yağmur, Kaan Dobra, Ahmet Yıldırım, Sergen Yalçın, Tamer Tuna, Niyazi Güney, Engin Özçelik, İbrahim Üzülmez, Pascal Oliver Nouma, İlhan Mansız, Ali C. Begeçarslan, Ali Eren Beşerler, Ahmet Dursun, Federico Giunti, Constantin Marius Maldarasanu."