2002–03 Divizia A
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rapid Bucureşti[1] |
| Relegated |
Sportul Studenţesc UTA Arad |
| Champions League | Rapid Bucureşti |
| UEFA Cup |
Steaua Bucureşti Dinamo Bucureşti |
| Intertoto Cup |
Gloria Bistriţa Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 627 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Claudiu Răducanu (21) |
| Biggest home win |
Ceahlăul 6–0 UTA UTA 6–0 Bistriţa |
| Biggest away win | Farul 0–5 Naţional |
| Highest scoring | Sportul 5–6 Dinamo |
| Longest winning run | Rapid (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Universitatea, Steaua (9) |
| Longest losing run | Politehnica (9) |
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← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
The 2002–03 Divizia A was the eighty-fifth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2002 and ended in May 2003. Rapid Bucureşti became champions on 24 May 2003.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid București (C) | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 63 | 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |
| 2 | Steaua București | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 56 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round | |
| 3 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 45 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round | GLO 3-1 BRA BRA 0-1 GLO |
| 4 | Brașov | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | ||
| 5 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 44 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round | CH 3-2 D; D 5-0 CH CR 3-1 D; D 1-0 CR CR 0-0 CH; CH 3-0 CR |
| 6 | Dinamo București | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 44 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round | |
| 7 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 44 | ||
| 8 | Național București | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 43 | ||
| 9 | Astra Ploiești | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | ||
| 10 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 40 | ||
| 11 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 38 | ARG 3-1 BAC BAC 2-3 ARG | |
| 12 | Bacău | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 13 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 36 | Qualification for Relegation playoffs | |
| 14 | Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 35 | ||
| 15 | Sportul Studențesc București (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 31 | Relegation to Divizia B | |
| 16 | UTA Arad (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 30 |
Source: LT (in Romanian)
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(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.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Positions by round
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | ARG | AST | BAC | BRA | CEA | UCR | DIN | FAR | GBI | OȚE | NAT | RAP | SPO | STE | TIM | UTA |
| Argeș Pitești | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Astra Ploiești | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bacău | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Brașov | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Dinamo București | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| Farul Constanța | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gloria Bistrița | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Național București | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Rapid București | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Steaua București | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | |
| Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | |
| UTA Arad | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Source: LT (in Romanian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion / Relegation Play-off
The teams placed on the 13th and 14th place in the Divizia A faced the 2nd placed teams from both groups of the Divizia B. Politehnica AEK Timișoara and FC Bihor Oradea won the relegation play-offs.[2]
Even though Oțelul Galați lost the relegation play-off against FC Bihor, they kept their place in the Divizia A because Petrolul Ploiești, the club that won the Divizia B, Seria I, sold its promotion place to Oțelul Galați and merged with Astra Ploiești, the other team from the city of Ploiești, which finished on the 9th position this season.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 8–4 | Gloria Buzău | 5–3 | 3–1 |
| Oțelul Galați | 3–4 | FC Bihor Oradea | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| 14 June 2003 Leg 1 | Politehnica AEK Timișoara | 5 – 3 | Gloria Buzău | Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zanc  Silvăşan Bătrânu Prodan Oprea |
Gheorghe Petre Apostol |
| 14 June 2003 Leg 1 | Oțelul Galați | 2 – 1 | FC Bihor Oradea | Stadionul Oțelul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornea Guriță |
Vrăjitoarea |
| 18 June 2003 Leg 2 | Gloria Buzău | 1 – 3 | Politehnica AEK Timișoara | Stadionul Municipal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gheorghe |
Constantinovici Buia Zanc |
| 18 June 2003 Leg 2 | FC Bihor Oradea | 3 – 1 | Oțelul Galați | Stadionul Iuliu Bodola |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vrăjitoarea |
Tănase |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudiu Răducanu | Steaua Bucureşti | 21 |
| 2 | Ionel Dănciulescu | Dinamo Bucureşti | 16 |
| 3 | Laurenţiu Diniţă | Sportul Studenţesc | 15 |
| 4 | Cosmin Bărcăuan | Dinamo Bucureşti | 13 |
| 5 | Sergiu Radu | Naţional Bucureşti | 12 |
References
- ↑ 2002–03 Divizia A at RomanianSoccer
- ↑ 2002–03 Divizia A at RSSSF
- ↑ "De Petrolul s-a ales praful!" (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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