2002–03 FC Barcelona season
During the 2002–03 season, Futbol Club Barcelona competed in La Liga.
2002–03 season | ||||
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President | Joan Gaspart (until 12 February 2003) Enric Reyna (until 6 May 2003) Managing Commission (until 15 June) Joan Laporta | |||
Head Coach | Louis van Gaal (until 27 January 2003) Antonio de la Cruz (until 2 February 2003) Radomir Antić | |||
Stadium | Camp Nou | |||
La Liga | 6th | |||
Copa del Rey | First round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Kluivert (16) All: Patrick Kluivert (21) | |||
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Season summary
The 2002–03 season was the final year of president Joan Gaspart's reign. It was also his least successful at Barcelona, with the club changing manager three times during the course of the season, disrupting the league campaign. The club eventually finished in sixth place in La Liga, which was Barça's worst position in 15 years. In the Copa del Rey, the side failed to get past the round of 32. In Europe, however, they fared slightly better, reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League and setting a competition record for the most consecutive wins, with 11. Overall, the team's form was poor all season, which spurred wholesale changes in management, the board and squad of players.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | GK | Enke | 24 | EU | Benfica |
Transfer |
Summer | 2004 | Free | ||
10 | MF | Riquelme | 24 | Non-EU | Boca Juniors |
Transfer |
Summer | 2006 | €10,000,000 | ||
20 | DF | Sorín | 26 | EU | Cruzeiro |
Loan |
Winter | 2003 | Loan | ||
17 | MF | Mendieta | 29 | EU | Lazio |
Loan |
Summer | 2003 | €1,500,000 |
Total spending:
Out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | MF | Arteta | 21 | EU | Rangers |
Transfer |
Summer | €7,900,000 | ||
25 | GK | Dutruel | 30 | EU | Alavés | Transfer |
Summer | €2,900,000 | ||
13 | GK | Reina | 20 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer |
Summer | €750,000 | ||
10 | FW | Rivaldo | 31 | EU | Milan |
Transfer |
Summer | Free | ||
5 | DF | Abelardo | 33 | EU | Alavés | Transfer |
Summer | Free | ||
12 | DF | Sergi | 31 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer |
Summer | Free | ||
36 | MF | Luis García | 25 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer |
Summer | €3,600,000 | ||
22 | FW | Geovanni | 23 | EU | Benfica |
Loan |
Winter | Loan | ||
20 | FW | Alfonso | 30 | EU | Betis | Loan |
Summer | Loan |
Total income:
Last updated: 3 October
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
GAMES 2002-2003 |
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26-07-2002 FRIENDLY. GRENOBLE-BARCELONA 1-0
28-07-2002 FRIENDLY. LAUSANNE-BARCELONA 0-2 30-07-2002 FRIENDLY. SERVETTE-BARCELONA 1-4 02-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. PARMA-BARCELONA 2-4 04-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. AJAX-BARCELONA 4-3 07-08-2002 FRIENDLY. NEWCASTLE-BARCELONA 0-3 23-08-2002 Joan Gamper Trophy. BARCELONA-RED STAR BELGRADE 1-0 11-09-2002 Copa (1/32). NOVELDA-BARCELONA 3-2 29-01-2003 FRIENDLY. BENFICA-BARCELONA 0-1 04-02-2003 FRIENDLY. CADIS-BARCELONA 1-2 05-03-2003 FRIENDLY. LLORCA-BARCELONA 1-4 02-04-2003 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA-AL ATTIHAD 5-0 08-05-2003 Copa Catalunya (semifinal). TERRASSA-BARCELONA 1-1 PENALTY (4-2) |
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 61 | 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
5 | Valencia | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 60 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round |
6 | Barcelona | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 56 | |
7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 55 | |
8 | Betis | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
1 September 2002 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
Luis Enrique |
Report | Otero Correa |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
14 September 2002 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
Report | Luis Enrique Saviola |
Stadium: San Mamés |
21 September 2002 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
Kluivert Luis Enrique |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
28 September 2002 | Real Betis | 3–0 | Barcelona | Huelva |
Alfonso Joaquín Varela |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
6 October 2002 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Osasuna | Barcelona |
Motta Kluivert |
Report | Rivero Gancedo |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
20 October 2002 | Real Valladolid | 2–1 | Barcelona | Valladolid |
Aganzo Pachón |
Report | Saviola |
Stadium: José Zorrilla |
26 October 2002 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Alavés | Barcelona |
Kluivert Mendieta Luis Enrique Xavi |
Report | Begoña |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
3 November 2002 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Barcelona | Santander |
Guerrero |
Report | Navarro |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
16 November 2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | Barcelona | A Coruña |
Scaloni Luque |
Report | Stadium: Riazor |
1 December 2002 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Barcelona | San Sebastián |
Kovačević |
Report | Kluivert |
Stadium: Anoeta |
7 December 2002 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
Azkoitia |
Report | Stadium: Teresa Rivero |
15 December 2002 | Barcelona | 0–3 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
Report | Casquero Toedtli |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
21 December 2002 | Mallorca | 0–4 | Barcelona | Palma |
Report | Kluivert Overmars |
Stadium: Son Moix |
5 January 2003 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Recreativo Huelva | Barcelona |
Rochemback Loren Cocu |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
12 January 2003 | Málaga | 0–0 | Barcelona | Málaga |
Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda |
18 January 2003 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Motta Kluivert |
Report | Aimar Carew Aurélio Rufete |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
1 February 2003 | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
21:30 | Torres Emerson L. García |
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderón |
9 February 2003 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
Saviola Overmars |
Report | Ezquerro Yeste |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
15 February 2003 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
Report | Cocu Xavi |
Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys |
22 February 2003 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
Saviola Cocu |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
2 March 2003 | Osasuna | 2–2 | Barcelona | Pamplona |
Rosado Rivero |
Report | Saviola Luis Enrique |
Stadium: El Sadar |
8 March 2003 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
Gómez |
Report | Bonano |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
16 March 2003 | Alavés | 0–0 | Barcelona | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
Report | Stadium: Mendizorroza |
23 March 2003 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Racing Santander | Barcelona |
Kluivert Riquelme Overmars Mendieta |
Report | Guerrero |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
5 April 2003 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Barcelona | Vilarreal |
López Calleja |
Report | Stadium: El Madrigal |
12 April 2003 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
Saviola Motta |
Report | Scaloni Makaay Sergio |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
19 April 2003 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Barcelona | Madrid |
Ronaldo |
Report | Luis Enrique |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
27 April 2003 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
Saviola Kluivert |
Report | Kahveci |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
4 May 2003 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Barcelona |
Luis Enrique Overmars Saviola |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
11 May 2003 | Sevilla | 0–0 | Barcelona | Seville |
Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
18 May 2003 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
Kluivert |
Report | Novo Carlitos |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
25 May 2003 | Recreativo Huelva | 1–3 | Barcelona | Huelva |
Joãozinho |
Report | Saviola Kluivert Riquelme |
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
1 June 2003 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Málaga | Barcelona |
Saviola Mendieta |
Report | Dely Valdés |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
Copa del Rey
Round of 64
11 September 2002 | Novelda CF | 3-2 | FC Barcelona | Novelda |
Madrigal Madrigal Madrigal |
Report | Geovanni Riquelme |
Stadium: Estadio La Magdelena |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
14 August 2002 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Barcelona | |
21:30 | De Boer Riquelme Cocu |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: |
28 August 2002 | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | Warsaw | |
19:00 | Report | Mendieta |
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Referee: |
First group stage
Group H
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | LKM | BRU | GAL | |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |||
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
18 September 2002 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Camp Nou, Barcelona | |
20:45 | Luis Enrique Mendieta Saviola |
Report | Simons Englebert |
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany) |
24 September 2002 | Galatasaray | 0–2 | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul | |
20:45 | Report | Kluivert Luis Enrique |
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
1 October 2002 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–3 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow | |
18:00 | Obiorah |
Report | Kluivert Saviola |
Referee: Thomas McCurry (Scotland) |
23 October 2002 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Camp Nou, Barcelona | |
20:45 | De Boer |
Report | Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
29 October 2002 | Club Brugge | 0–1 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | |
20:45 | Report | Riquelme |
Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
13 November 2002 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Camp Nou, Barcelona | |
19:15 | Dani Gerard Geovanni |
Report | Haspolatlı |
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
Second group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | INT | NEW | LEV | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |||
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
27 November 2002 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | BayArena, Leverkusen | |
20:45 | Berbatov |
Report | Saviola Overmars |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
11 December 2002 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Camp Nou, Barcelona | |
20:45 | Dani Kluivert Motta |
Report | Ameobi |
Attendance: 45,100 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
18 February 2003 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Camp Nou, Barcelona | |
20:45 | Saviola Cocu Kluivert |
Report | Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
26 February 2003 | Internazionale | 0–0 | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | |
20:45 | Report | Attendance: 71,740 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
11 March 2003 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Camp Nou, Barcelona | |
20:45 | Saviola De Boer |
Report | Attendance: 62,228 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France) |
19 March 2003 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | St James' Park, Newcastle | |
20:45 | Report | Kluivert Motta |
Attendance: 51,884 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
Quarter-finals
9 April 2003 | Juventus | 1–1 | Stadio delle Alpi, Turin | |
20:45 | Montero |
Report | Saviola |
Attendance: 48,783 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
Statistics
Top scorers
Name | Nationality | Position | PD | CdR | CdC | CL | Total |
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Patrick Kluivert | Striker | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | |
Javier Saviola | Striker | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | |
Luis Enrique | Midfielder | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
Marc Overmars | Winger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
Gaizka Mendieta | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
Juan Román Riquelme | Attacking Midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
Thiago Motta | Defensive Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Phillip Cocu | Defensive Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Frank de Boer | Centre Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Xavi | Central Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Dani | Striker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Geovanni | Attacking Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Fábio Rochemback | Central Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Gerard | Attacking Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Juan Pablo Sorín | Left-back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Fernando Navarro | Left-back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | N/A | N/A | 61 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 95 |
References
External links
- "FC Barcelona official website". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
- FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
- uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
- Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- "FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2009-10-01.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "Federació Catalana de Futbol". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.