2002–03_AJ_Auxerre_season
2002–03 AJ Auxerre season
Auxerre 2002–03 football season
The 2002–03 season was the 97th season in the existence of AJ Auxerre and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Auxerre participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.[2]
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| 2002–03 season | |
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Before Auxerre's game against Arsenal, October 2, 2002 | |
| President | Jean-Claude Hamel |
| Head coach | Guy Roux |
| Stadium | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| Ligue 1 | 6th |
| Coupe de France | Winners |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 |
| Champions League | First group stage |
| UEFA Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Djibril Cisse (14) All: Djibril Cisse (21) |
| Average home league attendance | 10,974[1] |
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Auxerre missed out on only a second-ever league title by four points, finishing in sixth to qualify for the UEFA Cup. They were also knocked out of the Champions League in the first group stage, finishing behind Arsenal and Dortmund, and the UEFA Cup in the fourth round by Liverpool. Compensation came in the form of winning the Coupe de France.
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Overall record
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 3 August 2002 | 24 May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 047.37 |
| Coupe de France | 4 January 2003 | 31 May 2003 | Round of 64 | Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 083.33 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 8 December 2002 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Champions League | 13 August 2002 | 12 November 2002 | Third qualifying round | First group stage | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 037.50 |
| UEFA Cup | 28 November 2002 | 27 February 2003 | Third round | Fourth round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 025.00 |
| Total | 57 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 047.37 | ||||
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Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 64 | |
| 6 | Auxerre | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 64 | |
| 7 | Guingamp | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 62 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
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Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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- Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.
Results summary
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 64 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Matches
Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre
| 3 August 2002 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Auxerre | Paris |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
Auxerre v Montpellier
| 8 August 2002 2 | Auxerre | 2–0 | Montpellier | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Troyes v Auxerre
| 17 August 2002 3 | Troyes | 1–2 | Auxerre | Troyes |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Aube |
Auxerre v Guingamp
| 24 August 2002 4 | Auxerre | 2–1 | Guingamp | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Marseille v Auxerre
| 1 September 2002 5 | Marseille | 0–0 | Auxerre | Marseille |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Auxerre v Bastia
| 11 September 2002 6 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Bastia | Auxerre |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Sochaux v Auxerre
| 14 September 2002 7 | Sochaux | 1–1 | Auxerre | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal |
Nantes v Auxerre
| 28 September 2002 9 | Nantes | 1–4 | Auxerre | Nantes |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
Auxerre v Monaco
| 6 October 2002 10 | Auxerre | 1–1 | Monaco | Auxerre |
| 18:15 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Lyon v Auxerre
| 19 October 2002 11 | Lyon | 3–0 | Auxerre | Lyon |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade de Gerland |
Auxerre v Rennes
| 26 October 2002 12 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Rennes | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Lens v Auxerre
| 2 November 2002 13 | Lens | 3–1 | Auxerre | Lens |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Ajaccio v Auxerre
| 7 November 2002 14 | Ajaccio | 1–0 | Auxerre | Ajaccio |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade François Coty |
Auxerre v Nice
| 16 November 2002 15 | Auxerre | 0–2 | Nice | Auxerre |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Le Havre v Auxerre
| 23 November 2002 16 | Le Havre | 0–1 | Auxerre | Le Havre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux |
Auxerre v Bordeaux
| 1 December 2002 17 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Bordeaux | Auxerre |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Lille v Auxerre
| 4 December 2002 18 | Lille | 2–2 | Auxerre | Lille |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris |
Auxerre v Strasbourg
| 15 December 2002 19 | Auxerre | 0–0 | Strasbourg | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Auxerre v Troyes
| 11 January 2003 21 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Troyes | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Guingamp v Auxerre
| 15 January 2003 22 | Guingamp | 0–2 | Auxerre | Guingamp |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade de Roudourou |
Montpellier v Auxerre
| 18 January 2003 20 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Auxerre | Montpellier |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson |
Auxerre v Marseille
| 21 January 2003 23 | Auxerre | 0–0 | Marseille | Auxerre |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Bastia v Auxerre
| 29 January 2003 24 | Bastia | 2–0 | Auxerre | Furiani |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari |
Auxerre v Sochaux
| 1 February 2003 25 | Auxerre | 2–0 | Sochaux | Auxerre |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Sedan v Auxerre
| 5 February 2003 26 | Sedan | 1–2 | Auxerre | Sedan |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez |
Auxerre v Nantes
| 9 February 2003 27 | Auxerre | 0–1 | Nantes | Auxerre |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Monaco v Auxerre
| 23 February 2003 28 | Monaco | 3–1 | Auxerre | Monaco |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade Louis II |
Auxerre v Lyon
| 2 March 2003 29 | Auxerre | 1–2 | Lyon | Auxerre |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Rennes v Auxerre
| 8 March 2003 30 | Rennes | 0–0 | Auxerre | Rennes |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient |
Auxerre v Lens
| 22 March 2003 31 | Auxerre | 0–0 | Lens | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Auxerre v Ajaccio
| 5 April 2003 32 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Ajaccio | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Auxerre v Sedan
| 8 April 2003 8 | Auxerre | 3–1 | Sedan | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Nice v Auxerre
| 12 April 2003 33 | Nice | 1–0 | Auxerre | Nice |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade du Ray |
Auxerre v Le Havre
| 19 April 2003 34 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Le Havre | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Bordeaux v Auxerre
| 3 May 2003 35 | Bordeaux | 0–1 | Auxerre | Bordeaux |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas |
Auxerre v Lille
| 10 May 2003 36 | Auxerre | 0–0 | Lille | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Strasbourg v Auxerre
| 20 May 2003 37 | Strasbourg | 1–2 | Auxerre | Strasbourg |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain
| 24 May 2003 38 | Auxerre | 2–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Auxerre |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Coupe de France
Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France
Caen v Auxerre
| 4 January 2003 Round of 64 | Caen | 1–2 | Auxerre | Caen |
| Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano |
Amnéville v Auxerre
| 25 January 2003 Round of 32 | Amnéville | 0–3 | Auxerre | Amnéville |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal |
Bourg-en-Bresse v Auxerre
| 15 February 2003 Round of 16 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 1–3 | Auxerre | Lyon |
| Stadium: Stade de Gerland |
Angoulême v Auxerre
| 16 March 2003 Quarter-finals | Angoulême | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Auxerre | Poitiers |
| Stadium: Stade de la Pépinière |
Auxerre v Rennes
| 26 April 2003 Semi-finals | Auxerre | 2–1 | Rennes | Auxerre |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps |
Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre
| 31 May 2003 Final | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | Auxerre | Saint-Denis |
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Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
Monaco v Auxerre
| 8 December 2002 Round of 32 | Monaco | 1–0 | Auxerre | Monaco |
| Stadium: Stade Louis II |
Champions League
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
Boavista 
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Auxerre
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Auxerre
| 13 August 2002 First leg | Boavista | 0–1 | Auxerre | Porto, Portugal |
| 22:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
Auxerre v Boavista
v Boavista
| 28 August 2002 Second leg | Auxerre | 0–0 (1–0 agg.) | Boavista | Auxerre, France |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
First group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Arsenal |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to second group stage |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Auxerre |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
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Source: RSSSF
Auxerre v 
PSV Eindhoven
v PSV Eindhoven
| 17 September 2002 1 | Auxerre | 0–0 | PSV Eindhoven | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 11,902 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
Borussia Dortmund 
v Auxerre
v Auxerre
| 25 September 2002 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | Auxerre | Dortmund, Germany |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
Auxerre v 
Arsenal
v Arsenal
| 2 October 2002 3 | Auxerre | 0–1 | Arsenal | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 19,454 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
Arsenal v Auxerre
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| 22 October 2002 4 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Auxerre | London, England |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,302 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
PSV Eindhoven v Auxerre
v Auxerre
| 30 October 2002 5 | PSV Eindhoven | 3–0 | Auxerre | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
Auxerre v Borussia Dortmund
v Borussia Dortmund
| 12 November 2002 6 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,959 Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania) |
UEFA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup
Third round
Real Betis 
v Auxerre
v Auxerre
| 28 November 2002 First leg | Real Betis | 1–0 | Auxerre | Seville, Spain |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruíz de Lopera Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany) |
Auxerre v Real Betis
v Real Betis
| 12 December 2002 Second leg | Auxerre | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | Real Betis | Auxerre, France |
| 19:30 | *http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1628/match=70400/index.doc | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
Fourth round
Auxerre v Liverpool
v Liverpool
| 20 February 2003 First leg | Auxerre | 0–1 | Liverpool | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 20,452 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy) |
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- "Ligue 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Auxerre 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "FootballSquads - Auxerre - 2002/03". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-23.