2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 17 September and 13 November 2002. The draw for the group stage was made on 29 August 2002 in Monaco.[1][2]
The group stage featured the 16 automatic qualifiers and the 16 winners of the third qualifying round. Each team was drawn into one of eight groups but avoided teams from their own country. All four teams in the group played home and away matches against each other to determine the winner and runner-up in the group.
At the completion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to play in a second group stage, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the UEFA Cup.
Seeding structure
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients.[3][4] Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.
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Tie-breaking criteria
Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:[5]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
| Key to colors in group tables |
|---|
| Top two places advance to the second group stage |
| Third place enters the UEFA Cup |
| Fourth place is eliminated from European competition |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
2 October 2002 20:45 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Schaaf |
Report | Koller Rosický Amoroso |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 16 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
2 October 2002 20:45 |
| Valencia |
6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carew Aurélio Baraja Aimar Mista |
Report | Rossi H. Yakin |
12 November 2002 20:45 |
| Basel |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rossi Giménez Atouba |
Report | Murphy Šmicer Owen |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 9 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 |
25 September 2002 20:45 |
| Real Madrid |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zokora Salgado Figo Guti Celades Raúl |
Report |
2 October 2002 20:45 |
| AEK Athens |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsiartas Maladenis Nikolaidis |
Report | Zidane Guti |
22 October 2002 20:45 |
| Real Madrid |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| McManaman |
Report | Katsouranis Centeno |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 |
25 September 2002 20:45 |
| Lyon |
5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carrière Vairelles Anderson Luyindula |
Report |
22 October 2002 20:45 |
| Lyon |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Carrière |
Report | Caçapa Crespo |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 |
24 September 2002 20:45 |
| Juventus |
5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Vaio Del Piero Davids Nedvěd |
Report |
29 October 2002 20:45 |
| Newcastle United |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed Shearer |
Report | Shatskikh |
13 November 2002 20:45 |
| Feyenoord |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bombarda Lurling |
Report | Bellamy Viana |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
| Manchester United |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Giggs Solskjær Verón Van Nistelrooy Forlán |
Report | Katan Cohen |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
| Olympiacos |
6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kleine Giannakopoulos Đorđević Zetterberg |
Report | Eleftheropoulos Schneider |
24 September 2002 20:45 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Berbatov |
Report | Van Nistelrooy |
1 October 2002 20:45 |
| Manchester United |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Giggs Verón Anatolakis Solskjær |
Report |
23 October 2002 20:45 |
| Olympiacos |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Choutos Đorđević |
Report | Blanc Verón Scholes |
29 October 2002 20:45 |
| Maccabi Haifa |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Katan Žutautas Yakubu |
Report |
13 November 2002 20:45 |
| Olympiacos |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandris Niniadis Antzas |
Report | Badir Yakubu Katan |
1All matches played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
| Bayern Munich |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salihamidžić Élber |
Report | Makaay |
1 October 2002 20:45 |
| Deportivo La Coruña |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Makaay Capdevila César |
Report | Moreira |
23 October 2002 20:45 |
| Lens |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coulibaly Moreira Thomert |
Report | Makaay |
29 October 2002 20:45 |
| Deportivo La Coruña |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez Makaay |
Report | Santa Cruz |
13 November 2002 20:45 |
| Bayern Munich |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Kovač Warmuz Feulner |
Report | Fink Bakari Blanchard |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
| Barcelona |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Enrique Mendieta Saviola |
Report | Simons Englebert |
23 October 2002 20:45 |
| Club Brugge |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martens Verheyen Sæternes |
Report | Fabio Pinto |
References
- ↑ "Europe's big guns kept apart". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 29 August 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ↑ "Champions League group guide". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 29 August 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ↑ "United and Bayern join top seeds". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 29 August 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ "UEFA Club Ranking 2002". Bert Kassies.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 24 November 2009.