2002–03 UEFA Champions League

2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Milan raising the trophy
Tournament details
Dates 17 July 2002 – 28 May 2003
Teams 32 (group stage)
72 (total)
Final positions
Champions Italy Milan (6th title)
Runners-up Italy Juventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played 237
Goals scored 644 (2.72 per match)
Attendance 7,535,491 (31,795 per match)
Top scorer(s) Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
(Manchester United; 12 goals)

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.

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

Association team allocation

A total of 72 teams participated in the 2002–03 Champions League, from 51 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organizes no domestic league competition). Countries are allocated places according to their 2002 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 2000–01.[1]

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League:[2]

Distribution

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
  • 6 third-placed teams from associations 1–6
  • 2 fourth-placed teams from associations 2–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • title holder (that year from association 1)
  • 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 group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Round and draw dates

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[3]

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 22–25 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

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 1–4 Republic of Macedonia Vardar 1–1 0–3
Hibernians Malta 3–2 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 2–2 1–0
Portadown Northern Ireland 2–3 Belarus Belshina Bobruisk 0–0 2–3
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 Iceland ÍA 3–0 1–0
Skonto Latvia 6–0 Wales Barry Town 5–0 1–0
Flora Tallinn Estonia 0–1 Cyprus APOEL 0–0 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 4–4 (a) Kazakhstan Zhenis Astana 2–1 2–3
Tampere United Finland 0–6 Armenia Pyunik 0–4 0–2
FBK Kaunas Lithuania 2–3 Albania Dinamo Tirana 2–3 0–0
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 6–2 Faroe Islands B36 5–2 1–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 1–6 Austria GAK 1–4 0–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel 5–0 Belarus Belshina Bobruisk 4–01 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 6–2 Armenia Pyunik 4–0 2–2
ZTE Hungary 2–2 (a) Croatia Zagreb 1–0 1–2
Boavista Portugal 7–3 Malta Hibernians 4–0 3–3
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 5–1 Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 3–0 2–1
Skonto Latvia 0–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 0–2
Vardar Republic of Macedonia 2–4 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–3 1–1
Hammarby Sweden 1–5 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 1–1 0–4
Žilina Slovakia 1–4 Switzerland Basel 1–1 0–3
Maribor Slovenia 4–5 Cyprus APOEL 2–1 2–4
Lillestrøm SK Norway 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 0–1 0–1
Club Brugge Belgium 4–1 Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 3–1 1–0
Brøndby Denmark 5–0 Albania Dinamo Tirana 1–0 4–0

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

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Genk Belgium 4–4 (a) Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–0 2–4
Feyenoord Netherlands 3–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–0 2–0
Maccabi Haifa Israel 5–3 Austria Sturm Graz 2–01 3–3
Boavista Portugal 0–1 France Auxerre 0–1 0–0
APOEL Cyprus 2–4 Greece AEK Athens 2–3 0–1
ZTE Hungary 1–5 England Manchester United 1–0 0–5
Sporting CP Portugal 0–2 Italy Internazionale 0–0 0–2
Partizan Serbia and Montenegro 1–6 Germany Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–2 (1–4p) Belgium Club Brugge 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 England Newcastle United 0–1 0–4
Celtic Scotland 3–3 (a) Switzerland Basel 3–1 0–2
GAK Austria 3–5 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 0–2 3–3
Rosenborg Norway 4–2 Denmark Brøndby 1–0 3–2
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–1
Milan Italy 2–2 (a) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 1–0 1–2
Barcelona Spain 4–0 Poland Legia Warsaw 3–0 1–0

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

First group stage

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.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the second group stage
Third-placed teams enter the UEFA Cup at the third round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Arsenal 631294+510
Germany Borussia Dortmund 631287+110
France Auxerre 621347−37
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 613258−36
 ARS AUX DOR PSV
Arsenal 1–2 2–0 0–0
Auxerre 0–1 1–0 0–0
Borussia Dortmund 2–1 2–1 1–1
PSV Eindhoven 0–4 3–0 1–3

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Valencia 6510174+1316
Switzerland Basel 6231121209
England Liverpool 6222128+48
Russia Spartak Moscow 6006118−170
 BAS LIV SPA VAL
Basel 3–3 2–0 2–2
Liverpool 1–1 5–0 0–1
Spartak Moscow 0–2 1–3 0–3
Valencia 6–2 2–0 3–0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Real Madrid 6231157+89
Italy Roma 623134−19
Greece AEK Athens 60607706
Belgium Genk 604229−74
 AEK GNK RM ROM
AEK Athens 1–1 3–3 0–0
Genk 0–0 1–1 0–1
Real Madrid 2–2 6–0 0–1
Roma 1–1 0–0 0–3

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Internazionale 6321128+411
Netherlands Ajax 622265+18
France Lyon 6222129+38
Norway Rosenborg 6042412−84
 AJA INT OL ROS
Ajax 1–2 2–1 1–1
Internazionale 1–0 1–2 3–0
Lyon 0–2 3–3 5–0
Rosenborg 0–0 2–2 1–1

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6411123+913
England Newcastle United 630368−29
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 621369−37
Netherlands Feyenoord 612348−45
 DK FEY JUV NEW
Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 1–2 2–0
Feyenoord 0–0 1–1 2–3
Juventus 5–0 2–0 2–0
Newcastle United 2–1 0–1 1–0

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 6501168+815
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6303911−29
Israel Maccabi Haifa 6213121207
Greece Olympiacos 61141117−64
 LEV MHA MU OLY
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 1–2 2–0
Maccabi Haifa 0–2 3–0 3–0
Manchester United 2–0 5–2 4–0
Olympiacos 6–2 3–3 2–3

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 6402127+512
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 64021112−112
France Lens 6222111108
Germany Bayern Munich 6024913−42
 MIL BAY DEP LEN
Milan 2–1 1–2 2–1
Bayern Munich 1–2 2–3 3–3
Deportivo La Coruña 0–4 2–1 3–1
Lens 2–1 1–1 3–1

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6600134+918
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 621357−27
Belgium Club Brugge 612357−25
Turkey Galatasaray 6114510−54
 BAR BRU GAL LKM
Barcelona 3–2 3–1 1–0
Club Brugge 0–1 3–1 0–0
Galatasaray 0–2 0–0 1–2
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 2–0 0–2

Second group stage

Edgar Davids (№ 26) clashing with Gennaro Gattuso in the final

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.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6510122+1016
Italy Internazionale 6321118+311
England Newcastle United 62131013−37
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6006515−100
 BAR LEV INT NEW
Barcelona 2–0 3–0 3–1
Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 0–2 1–3
Internazionale 0–0 3–2 2–2
Newcastle United 0–2 3–1 1–4

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Valencia 623156−19
Netherlands Ajax 615065+18
England Arsenal 614165+17
Italy Roma 612378−15
 AJA ARS ROM VAL
Ajax 0–0 2–1 1–1
Arsenal 1–1 1–1 0–0
Roma 1–1 1–3 0–1
Valencia 1–1 2–1 0–3

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 640254+112
Spain Real Madrid 632196+311
Germany Borussia Dortmund 631285+310
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6015310−71
 MIL DOR LKM RM
Milan 0–1 1–0 1–0
Borussia Dortmund 0–1 3–0 1–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 1–2 0–1
Real Madrid 3–1 2–1 2–2

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 6411115+613
Italy Juventus 6213111107
Switzerland Basel 6213510−57
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 621378−17
 BAS DEP JUV MU
Basel 1–0 2–1 1–3
Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 2–2 2–0
Juventus 4–0 3–2 0–3
Manchester United 1–1 2–0 2–1

Knockout stage

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 6–5 England Manchester United 3–1 3–4
Ajax Netherlands 2–3 Italy Milan 0–0 2–3
Internazionale Italy 2–2 (a) Spain Valencia 1–0 1–2
Juventus Italy 3–2 Spain Barcelona 1–1 2–1 (aet)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 3–4 Italy Juventus 2–1 1–3
Milan Italy 1–1 (a) Italy Internazionale 0–0 1–1*

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

Final

Statistics

The top scorers and assists from the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy England Manchester United 12 9 681
2 Italy Filippo Inzaghi Italy Milan 10 14 1097
3 Netherlands Roy Makaay Spain Deportivo La Coruña 9 11 909
Argentina Hernán Crespo Italy Internazionale 9 12 981
Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid 9 12 1054
6 Czech Republic Jan Koller Germany Borussia Dortmund 8 12 1059
7 Argentina Javier Saviola Spain Barcelona 7 12 914
France Thierry Henry England Arsenal 7 12 1020
9 Brazil Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 6 11 758
England Alan Shearer England Newcastle United 6 10 878

Top assists

RankNameTeamAssistsMinutes played
1 Argentina Pablo Aimar Spain Valencia 5843
Portugal Rui Costa Italy Milan 5913
3 Nigeria John Utaka France Lens 4476
France Éric Carrière France Lyon 4510
Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický Germany Borussia Dortmund 4594
Argentina Juan Román Riquelme Spain Barcelona 4598
Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær England Manchester United 4748
Italy Mauro Camoranesi Italy Juventus 4767
Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón England Manchester United 4778
Norway John Carew Spain Valencia 4979
Spain Xavi Spain Barcelona 41004
Switzerland Hakan Yakin Switzerland Basel 41025
Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid 41054

See also

References

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

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