2002–03 Málaga CF season

During the 2002–03 Spanish football season, Málaga competed in La Liga.

Málaga CF
2002–03 season
Manager Joaquín Peiró
La Liga13th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Intertoto CupFinals
UEFA CupQuarter-finals

Season summary

Málaga slipped to 13th in the final table, but won the Intertoto Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Manager Joaquín Peiró left at the end of the season.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Rafa
2 DF Roberto Rojas
3 DF Francisco Javier López Bravo
4 DF Litos
5 DF Mikel Roteta
6 DF Raúl Iznata
7 FW Julio Dely Valdés
9 FW Darío Silva
11 MF Kiki Musampa
12 DF Vicente Valcarce
13 GK Pedro Contreras
14 MF Marcelo Romero
15 MF Manu Sánchez
No. Position Player
17 MF Miguel Ángel
18 MF Ivan Leko
19 DF Fernando Sanz
20 DF Gerardo
21 DF Josemi
23 MF Sandro
24 FW Manuel Canabal
25 GK Francesc Arnau
26 MF Juanito
27 DF Nacho
28 FW Koke
29 DF Alexis
30 MF Juan Rodríguez

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
8 MF Francisco Manuel Ruano (on loan to Córdoba)
No. Position Player
10 FW Edgar (on loan to Getafe)

Results

UEFA Cup

First round
19 September 2002 Željezničar 0–0 MálagaKoševo Stadium, Sarajevo
20:30 Report Referee: Stefan Meissner (Austria)
3 October 2002 Málaga 1–0 ŽeljezničarLa Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Dely Valdés  7' (pen.) Report Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Second round
31 October 2002 Málaga 2–1 Amica WronkiLa Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Romero  39'
Dely Valdés  69'		 Report Jikia  2' Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
12 November 2002 Amica Wronki 1–2 MálagaStadion Amica, Wronki
18:00 Gesior  16' Report Silva  20'
Musampa  72'		 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Málaga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round
28 November 2002 Málaga 0–0 Leeds UnitedLa Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
22:00 Report Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
12 December 2002 Leeds United 1–2 MálagaElland Road, Leeds
21:00 Bakke  22' Report Dely Valdés  13', 79' Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round
20 February 2003 Málaga 0–0 AEK AthensLa Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Report Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
27 February 2003 AEK Athens 0–1 MálagaNikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
19:00 Report Manu Sánchez  26' Referee: Rob Styles (England)

Málaga won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
13 March 2003 Málaga 1–0 BoavistaLa Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Dely Valdés  17' Report Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
20 March 2003 Boavista 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		 MálagaEstádio do Bessa, Porto
22:00 Luiz Cláudio  83' Report Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Penalties
Alexandre
Luiz Cláudio
Silva
Ricardo 		López Bravo
Miguel Ángel
Leko

1–1 on aggregate. Boavista won 4–1 on penalties.

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2002-2003/laliga/malaga.htm


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