2002–03 A.S. Roma season

Roma
2002–03 season
President Franco Sensi
Manager Fabio Capello
Stadium Stadio Olimpico
Serie A 8th
Coppa Italia Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Second group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Francesco Totti (14)
All:
Francesco Totti (20)
Average home league attendance 57,160[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Associazione Sportiva Roma crashed down to earth following its previous two remarkable seasons, where it had won Serie A in 2000–01 and finished a close second in 2001–02. Despite the acquisition of Pep Guardiola as central midfielder, he did not apparently fit into Fabio Capello's first-team plans. The squad was essentially the same as the year before, and Guardiola's absence from the starting XI spoke volumes about the reputation of the Roma players at the time. However, things began to go against Roma following its tense competition in Serie A with Juventus. Suspecting things were amiss, both chairman Franco Sensi and manager Capello publicly condemned the judgements, and given the Calciopoli scandal in 2006, chances are they had a point.

Due to all the 'misfortune' with decisions, Roma's season soon descended into complete darkness, the only highlight of the season being the qualification for the Coppa Italia final, which they lost to Milan. In the league, only a strong final third of the season saved eighth place, with only Francesco Totti reaching his normal level.

Players

Squad information

Last updated on 31 May 2003
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Francesco Antonioli Italy GK 14 September 1969 (aged 33) Italy Bologna 1999 102 0
12 Carlo Zotti Italy GK 3 September 1982 (aged 20) Italy Palermo 2001 1 0
22 Ivan Pelizzoli Italy GK 18 November 1980 (aged 22) Italy Atalanta 2001 24 0
Defenders
2 Cafu Brazil RB / RWB 7 June 1970 (aged 33) Brazil Palmeiras 1997 163 5
4 Luigi Sartor Italy LB / RB / CB 30 January 1975 (aged 28) Italy Parma 2002 12 0
5 Jonathan Zebina France CB / RB 19 July 1978 (aged 24) Italy Cagliari 2000 65 0
6 Aldair Brazil CB 30 November 1965 (aged 37) Portugal Benfica 1990 330 15
13 Leandro Cufré Argentina LB 9 May 1978 (aged 25) Argentina Gimnasia La Plata 2002 8 0
19 Walter Samuel Argentina CB 23 March 1978 (aged 25) Argentina Boca Juniors 2000 92 8
23 Christian Panucci Italy RB / CB 12 April 1973 (aged 30) France Monaco 2001 60 2
26 Damiano Ferronetti Italy LB 1 November 1984 (aged 18) Italy Youth Sector 2002 1 0
31 Traianos Dellas Greece CB 31 January 1976 (aged 27) Italy Perugia 2002 10 1
32 Vincent Candela France LB / LWB 24 October 1973 (aged 29) France Guingamp 1997 190 14
Midfielders
7 Diego Fuser Italy RW / CM 11 November 1968 (aged 34) Italy Parma 2001 15 2
8 Francisco Lima Brazil DM / CM 17 April 1971 (aged 32) Italy Bologna 2001 55 0
11 Emerson Brazil DM / CM 4 April 1976 (aged 27) Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2000 72 10
15 Olivier Dacourt France AM / CM 25 September 1974 (aged 28) England Leeds United 2003 18 0
17 Damiano Tommasi Italy DM / CM 17 May 1974 (aged 29) Italy Hellas Verona 1996 216 12
20 Davide Bombardini Italy LM 21 June 1974 (aged 29) Italy Palermo 2002 8 0
21 Alberto Aquilani Italy CM / AM 7 July 1984 (aged 18) Italy Youth Sector 2002 1 0
25 Gianni Guigou Uruguay DM 22 February 1975 (aged 28) Uruguay Nacional 2000 36 1
27 Daniele De Rossi Italy DM / CM 24 July 1983 (aged 19) Italy Youth Sector 2001 4 2
Forwards
9 Vincenzo Montella Italy CF / ST 18 June 1974 (aged 29) Italy Sampdoria 1999 107 53
10 Francesco Totti (Captain) Italy AM / LW / SS / CF / ST 27 September 1976 (aged 26) Italy Youth Sector 1992 241 66
18 Antonio Cassano Italy ST / SS 12 July 1982 (aged 20) Italy Bari 2001 49 14
24 Marco Delvecchio Italy CF / ST 7 April 1973 (aged 30) Italy Internazionale 1995 211 59
30 Massimo Marazzina Italy CF / ST 16 July 1974 (aged 28) Italy Chievo 2003 7 0
Players transferred during the season
28 Josep Guardiola Spain DM / CM 18 January 1971 (aged 32) Italy Brescia 2002 4 0
33 Gabriel Batistuta Argentina CF / ST 1 February 1969 (aged 34) Italy Fiorentina 2000 63 30

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position		 Final
position		 First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — 8th 14 September 2002 24 May 2003
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Runners-up 4 December 2002 31 May 2003
Champions League Group stage — Second group stage 17 September 2002 19 March 2003

Last updated: 31 May 2003

Serie A

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Juventus (C) 34 21 9 4 64 29 +35 72 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Internazionale 34 19 8 7 64 38 +26 65
3 Milan 34 18 7 9 55 30 +25 61
4 Lazio 34 15 15 4 57 32 +25 60 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
5 Parma 34 15 11 8 55 36 +19 56 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round
6 Udinese 34 16 8 10 38 35 +3 56
7 Chievo 34 16 7 11 51 39 +12 55
8 Roma 34 13 10 11 55 46 +9 49 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round 1
9 Brescia 34 9 15 10 36 38 −2 42 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round BRE 3–1 PER
PER 0–0 BRE
10 Perugia 34 10 12 12 40 48 −8 42 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round 2
11 Bologna 34 10 11 13 39 47 −8 41
12 Modena 34 9 11 14 30 48 −18 38 MOD: 10 pts
EMP: 9 pts
ATA: 7 pts
REG: 5 pts
13 Empoli 34 9 11 14 36 46 −10 38
14 Atalanta (R) 34 8 14 12 35 47 −12 38 Relegation play-off
15 Reggina 34 10 8 16 38 53 −15 38
16 Piacenza (R) 34 8 6 20 44 62 −18 30 Relegation to Serie B
17 Como (R) 34 4 12 18 29 57 −28 24
18 Torino (R) 34 4 9 21 23 58 −35 21

Source: Lega Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Roma qualified for the first round of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup as Coppa Italia runners-up because the winner, Milan, qualified for the Champions League as the winners of the competition.
2Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 13 10 11 55 46  +9 49 9 5 3 34 19  +15 4 5 8 21 27  −6

Last updated: 24 May 2003.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLWWWDDDDLDLWWLLLWDDLWDLWDWLWWWDL

Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2003. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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

Second group stage

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Francesco Antonioli 00000000
12 GK Italy Carlo Zotti 00000000
22 GK Italy Ivan Pelizzoli 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Brazil Cafu 00000000
4 DF Italy Luigi Sartor 00000000
5 DF France Jonathan Zebina 00000000
6 DF Brazil Aldair 00000000
13 DF Argentina Leandro Cufré 00000000
19 DF Argentina Walter Samuel 00000000
23 DF Italy Christian Panucci 00000000
26 DF Italy Damiano Ferronetti 00000000
31 DF Greece Traianos Dellas 00000000
32 DF France Vincent Candela 00000000
Midfielders
7 MF Italy Diego Fuser 00000000
8 MF Brazil Francisco Lima 00000000
11 MF Brazil Emerson 00000000
15 MF France Olivier Dacourt 00000000
17 MF Italy Damiano Tommasi 00000000
20 MF Italy Davide Bombardini 00000000
21 MF Italy Alberto Aquilani 00000000
25 MF Uruguay Gianni Guigou 00000000
27 MF Italy Daniele De Rossi 00000000
Forwards
9 FW Italy Vincenzo Montella 00000000
10 FW Italy Francesco Totti 00000000
18 FW Italy Antonio Cassano 00000000
24 FW Italy Marco Delvecchio 00000000
30 FW Italy Massimo Marazzina 00000000
Players transferred out during the season
28 MF Spain Josep Guardiola 00000000
33 FW Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 00000000

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 10 FW Italy Francesco Totti 14 3 3 20
2 18 FW Italy Antonio Cassano 9 1 4 14
3 9 FW Italy Vincenzo Montella 9 2 0 11
4 24 FW Italy Marco Delvecchio 4 4 1 9
5 11 MF Brazil Emerson 2 3 1 6
33 FW Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 4 1 1 6
7 17 MF Italy Damiano Tommasi 3 0 0 3
8 19 DF Argentina Walter Samuel 2 0 0 2
27 MF Italy Daniele De Rossi 2 0 0 2
10 2 DF Brazil Cafu 0 1 0 1
23 DF Italy Christian Panucci 1 0 0 1
25 MF Uruguay Gianni Guigou 1 0 0 1
31 DF Greece Traianos Dellas 1 0 0 1
32 DF France Vincent Candela 1 0 0 1
Own goal 2 1 0 3
Totals 55 16 10 81

Last updated: 31 May 2003

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 1 GK Italy Francesco Antonioli 1 0 5 6
2 22 GK Italy Ivan Pelizzoli 4 1 0 5
Totals 5 1 5 11

Last updated: 31 May 2003

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.stadiapostcards.com/A02-03.htm
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