2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season

River Plate
2002–03 season
President José María Aguilar
Manager Manuel Pellegrini
Argentine Primera División Apertura: Runner-up
Clausura: Champion
2002 Copa Sudamericana Second stage
2003 Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2002–03 season is River Plate's 73nd season in the Argentine Primera División. The season was split into two tournaments (format adopted since 1990–91 season) Apertura (Opening) 2002 (from August to December 2002), and Clausura (Closing) 2003 (from February to June 2003).

The club's kit was provided by Adidas, and the sponsor was Budweiser beer.

Season events

On May 23, 2002, Manuel Pellegrini was presented as new manager of River Plate.[1]

On July 22, midfielder Lucho González moved from Huracán to River Plate. The transfer was made for US$700,000.[2]

On June 15, 2003 during Round 16 of Torneo Clausura 2003, River Plate defeated Lanús and because Velez and Boca tied games, finished the match day as sole leaders.[3]

On June 29, during Round 18, River defeated Olimpo in Bahía Blanca and won the championship, by getting a difference of 4 points to rivals Boca Juniors, with only 1 round to go.[4]

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
11 June 2002 GK Argentina José María Buljubasich Argentina Rosario Central Loan[5]
1 July 2002 DF Argentina Marcelo Gómez Argentina Huracán Loan return[6][7]
1 July 2002 DF Colombia Jersson González Turkey Galatasaray Loan[8]
22 July 2002 DF Argentina Lucho González Argentina Huracán USD 700,000[9]
2 August 2002 DF Argentina Esteban Fuertes Spain CD Tenerife USD 250,000 (Loan from RC Lens)[10]
11 January 2003 MF Argentina Claudio Husaín Italy Napoli USD 300,000[11][12]
8 January 2003 DF Uruguay Martín del Campo Uruguay Nacional Loan[13][14]
11 January 2003 DF Uruguay Máximo Lucas Uruguay Danubio Loan[15]
16 January 2003 MF Argentina Eduardo Coudet Spain Celta de Vigo Loan return[16]
1 February 2003 FW Argentina Darío Husaín Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Free[17][18]
1 February 2003 FW Argentina Horacio Ameli Brazil São Paulo FC USD 175,000 (Loan)[19]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 July 2002 FW Argentina Ariel Ortega Turkey Fenerbahçe £6m[20]
1 July 2002 FW Argentina Martín Cardetti France Paris Saint-Germain Free[21]
2 September 2002 MF Argentina Eduardo Coudet Spain Celta de Vigo Loan €200,000[22]
1 July 2002 MF Argentina Cristian Ledesma Germany Hamburger SV USD 4,000,000[23][24][25]
1 January 2003 DF Argentina Javier Gandolfi Argentina Talleres Loan[26]
1 January 2003 DF Argentina Damián Álvarez Mexico Monarcas Morelia Loan USD 150,000[27]
1 January 2003 DF Colombia Jersson González Colombia Centauros Villavicencio Loan end[8]
1 January 2003 DF Chile Alejandro Escalona Chile Everton Loan end[28]

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Apertura 2002

League table

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Independiente (C) 431913424819+29
2 Boca Juniors 401912433215+17
3 River Plate 361911353523+12
4 Chacarita Juniors 30199371921-2
5 Vélez Sarsfield 28198472319+4

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWLDDWWWWLLWLLWW
Position7754133422222333333

Source: FootballDatabase.eu
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Clausura 2003

League table

Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 River Plate (C) 43191342431825
2 Boca Juniors 39191234362313
3 Vélez Sarsfield 38191225271215
4 Rosario Central 37191072401822
5 Olimpo 311994622175

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWWWWWWWWDDWDWWWWL
Position61398542111133321111

Source: FootballDatabase.eu
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Evolution of the League Table

River Plate, Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield were the teams who kept the championship lead for most of the tournament. This table shows the team result, overall points and position on the table at the end of each round.

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
River Plate 2-2
1
6th
0-1
1
13th
2-0
4
9th
2-1
7
8th
1-0
10
5th
6-0
13
4th
3-1
16
2nd
3-1
19
1st
2-1
22
1st
2-0
25
1st
1-1
26
1st
1-1
27
3rd
2-1
30
3rd
2-2
31
3rd
4-0
34
2nd
4-3
37
1st
3-0
40
1st
2-0
43
1st
1-3
43
1st
Boca Juniors 2-0
3
1st
0-2
3
8th
3-1
6
6th
2-0
9
3rd
2-1
12
1st
3-1
15
1st
2-0
18
1st
1-1
19
1st
1-0
22
1st
2-0
25
1st
0-2
25
2nd
2-0
28
1st
2-0
31
1st
2-2
32
2nd
4-0
35
1st
2-2
36
2nd
1-3
36
3rd
3-1
39
2nd
2-7
39
2nd
Vélez Sarsfield 1-0
3
1st
1-0
6
1st
2-0
9
1st
0-1
9
3rd
0-0
10
6th
3-1
13
5th
5-2
16
3rd
1-0
19
1st
2-1
22
1st
0-2
22
3rd
2-0
25
2nd
2-0
28
1st
4-0
31
1st
1-0
34
1st
0-1
34
3rd
2-2
35
3rd
1-0
38
2nd
0-1
38
3rd
0-1
38
3rd

Source: www.rsssf.com

2002 Copa Sudamericana

2003 Copa Libertadores

Group Stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Colombia Deportivo Cali 126402936
Argentina River Plate 12640 2 10 7 3
Paraguay Libertad 76213990
Ecuador Emelec 46114615-9
 CALRIVLIBEME
Deportivo Cali 2–0 1–0 2–1
River Plate 2–1 3–1 2–0
Libertad 1–0 0–2 2–2
Emelec 0–4 3–1 1–5

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Quarter-finals

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Name Total League 2002 Copa Sudamericana 2003 Copa Libertadores Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKArgentina Ángel Comizzo 170150101030
2DFParaguay Celso Ayala 180160200021
3DFParaguay Ricardo Ismael Rojas 240200103081
4 [lower-alpha 1]MFColombia Jersson González 8060200030
4 [lower-alpha 2]MFArgentina Claudio Husaín 181121105062
5MFArgentina Leonardo Astrada 270220104050
6DFArgentina Martín Demichelis 4623512091121
7FWArgentina Alejandro Domínguez 165155100040
8MFArgentina Eduardo Coudet 283202008130
9FWArgentina Fernando Cavenaghi 43243321208320
10MFArgentina Andrés D'Alessandro 401429101010490
11MFArgentina Víctor Zapata 221151007020
12GKArgentina José María Buljubasich 260170108010
13 [lower-alpha 3]DFArgentina Javier Gandolfi 1010000000
13 [lower-alpha 4]DFUruguay Martín del Campo 4020002000
14DFArgentina Ariel Garcé 430340108051
15MFArgentina Guillermo Pereyra 323243107012
16DFArgentina Matías Lequi 272201007150
17GKArgentina Franco Costanzo 7060010000
18MFArgentina Diego Barrado 172112204000
19 [lower-alpha 5]MFArgentina Gabriel Pereyra 3030000010
19 [lower-alpha 6]MFArgentina Osmar Ferreyra 2020000000
20 [lower-alpha 7]MFArgentina Juan Pablo Raponi 1010000000
20 [lower-alpha 8]FWArgentina Darío Husaín 193113008011
21 [lower-alpha 9]MFMexico Damián Ariel Álvarez 8161200000
21 [lower-alpha 10]DFArgentina Horacio Ameli 232162007081
22 [lower-alpha 11]GKArgentina Germán Lux 0000000000
23FWArgentina Maxi López 7161100000
24FWParaguay Nelson Cuevas 1010000000
25FWArgentina Luciano Leguizamón 2020000000
26FWArgentina Andrés Aimar 1111000000
  1. Wore no. 4 jersey during Torneo Apertura 2002 and 2002 Copa Sudamericana
  2. Wore no. 4 jersey during Torneo Clausura 2003 and 2003 Copa Libertadores
  3. Wore no. 13 jersey during Torneo Apertura 2002
  4. Wore no. 13 jersey during Torneo Clausura 2003 and no. 25 during 2003 Copa Libertadores
  5. Wore no. 19 jersey during Torneo Apertura 2002
  6. Wore no. 19 jersey during Torneo Clausura 2003
  7. Wore no. 20 jersey during Torneo Apertura 2002 and 2002 Copa Sudamericana
  8. Wore no. 20 jersey during Torneo Clausura 2003 and no. 22 during 2003 Copa Libertadores
  9. Wore no. 21 jersey during Torneo Apertura 2002 and 2002 Copa Sudamericana
  10. Wore no. 21 jersey during Torneo Clausura 2003 and 2003 Copa Libertadores
  11. Wore no. 12 jersey during Torneo Apertura 2002 and 2002 Copa Sudamericana, wore no. 31 during Torneo Clausura 2003

Source: www.footballdatabase.euwww.livefutbol.com

References

  1. "Pellegrini cumplió otro objetivo: se puso la banda roja" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  2. "Luis González ya es de River" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/504218-trepada-river-a-la-punta-con-goles-y-decision "Rise: River, to the top with goals and decision"(in Spanish)
  4. http://edant.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2003/06/30/l-582185.htm "River shouted Champions in Bahía Blanca and it was heard throughout the country"(in Spanish)
  5. "Buljubasich será el portero del River de Pellegrini". El Mercurio. 11 June 2002.
  6. "Marcelo Gomez". footballdatabase.eu.
  7. ""El fútbol no es lo que yo soñaba"".
  8. 1 2 "ESPNdeportes.com: Futbol argentino: Jersson González se tiene confianza". www.espn.com.co.
  9. "Luis González ya es de River".
  10. "Página/12 :: Deportes :: Esteban Fuertes es de River". www.pagina12.com.ar.
  11. "River está a un paso de volver a tener a Claudio Husain en sus filas".
  12. "Claudio Husain firmó para River". Infobae.
  13. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "River Plate contrató al defensa uruguayo Martín del Campo".
  14. "River: se sumó al plantel el uruguayo Martín del Campo".
  15. "Máximo Lucas a River de Buenos Aires".
  16. "Eduardo Coudet regresa a River Plate". El Mercurio. 16 January 2003.
  17. Darío Husain quedó libre de Vélez y River acelera los trámites
  18. Gaceta, La. "Darío Husaín dice que cumplió el sueño de su vida". www.lagaceta.com.ar.
  19. Clarin.com. "Horacio Ameli: todo para soñar y ganar".
  20. "Ortega signs for Fenerbahçe". the Guardian. 17 June 2002.
  21. "ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News – Argentine Cardetti joins PSG". www.espnfc.com.
  22. "Eduardo Coudet es el elegido para la banda derecha celeste". 29 August 2002.
  23. "Hamburgo aparece en el futuro de Cristian Ledesma".
  24. "Página/12 :: Deportes :: Ledesma, al Hamburgo". www.pagina12.com.ar.
  25. Neumann, Tom (19 February 2016). "Die Saison 2002 / 2003 Ein Jahr im Fußball - Spiele, Statistiken, Tore und Legenden des Weltfußballs: Was Zinédine Zidane, David Beckham, Birgit Prinz und der AC Mailand mit der Bundesliga und der Frauen WM 2003 zu tun haben". BoD – Books on Demand via Google Books.
  26. Clarin.com. "Gandolfi, eje de una polémica".
  27. "Transfieren al argentino Damian Alvarez al Morelia". El Universal. Mexico.
  28. "Un jugador de peso". www.mercuriovalpo.cl.
  29. Clarin.com. "River reaccionó al final, pero igual perdió ante el Monterrey de Passarella".
  30. AS, Diario (21 July 2002). "River se hace con el tercer puesto".
  31. 1 2 "El día que River fue bailado y humillado por Marathón – Diez – Diario Deportivo".
  32. 1 2 "River perdió con Marathón, el campeón hondureño".
  33. https://www.clarin.com/ultimo-momento/banfield-goleo-river-partido-termino-incidentes_0_H1xCcQgRte.html (in Spanish)
  34. "La fiesta inolvidable de River". edant.clarin.com.

Sources

  • Estévez, Diego Ariel; Ciento cinco: historia de un siglo rojo y blanco; 2006 ISBN 950-754-198-5
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