2002–03_FC_Barcelona_season

2002–03 FC Barcelona season

2002–03 FC Barcelona season

104th season in existence of FC Barcelona


During the 2002–03 season, FC Barcelona competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League. The club's top scorer was Patrick Kluivert, with 21 goals.

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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

Squad at end of season[1][2]

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

Transfers

In

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Total spending: Decrease €15,500,000

Out

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Total income: Increase €15,150,000

Last updated: 3 October

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

28-07-2002 Friendly. Grenoble 1–0 Barcelona

30-07-2002 Friendly. Servette 1–4 Barcelona

02-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. Barcelona 4–2 Parma

04-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. Ajax 4–3 Barcelona

07-08-2002 Friendly. Newcastle United 0–3 Barcelona

23-08-2002 Joan Gamper Trophy. Barcelona 1–0 Red Star Belgrade

29-01-2003 Friendly. Benfica 0–1 Barcelona

04-02-2003 Friendly. Cádiz 1–2 Barcelona

05-03-2003 Friendly. Llorca 1–4 Barcelona

02-04-2003 Friendly. Barcelona 5–0 Al-Ittihad

08-05-2003 Copa Catalunya (semi-final). Terrassa 1–1 Barcelona Penalties (4–2)

La Liga

League table

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Source: LFP
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

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Matches

Manager: Louis van Gaal

1 September 2002 1 Barcelona 2–2 Atlético Madrid Barcelona
21:00 CEST Luis Enrique 5', 55' Report Otero 45'
Correa 86'
Stadium: Camp Nou
21 September 2002 3 Barcelona 2–0 Espanyol Barcelona
21:00 CEST Kluivert 58'
Luis Enrique 70'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
28 September 2002 4 Real Betis 3–0 Barcelona Huelva
21:30 CEST Alfonso 26' (pen.)
Joaquín 66'
Varela 83'
Report Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
6 October 2002 5 Barcelona 2–2 Osasuna Barcelona
19:00 CEST Motta 39'
Kluivert 47'
Report Rivero 2'
Gancedo 45'
Stadium: Camp Nou
26 October 2002 7 Barcelona 6–1 Alavés Barcelona
21:00 CEST Kluivert 16', 27', 80'
Mendieta 35' (pen.)
Luis Enrique 41'
Xavi 65'
Report Begoña 55' Stadium: Camp Nou
9 November 2002 9 Barcelona 1–0 Villarreal Barcelona
21:15 CET Riquelme 75' (pen.) Report Stadium: Camp Nou
23 November 2002 11 Barcelona 0–0 Real Madrid Barcelona
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Camp Nou
1 December 2002 12 Real Sociedad 2–1 Barcelona San Sebastián
19:00 CET Kovačević 39', 53' Report Kluivert 33' Stadium: Anoeta
15 December 2002 14 Barcelona 0–3 Sevilla Barcelona
20:30 CET Report Casquero 4' (pen.)
Toedtli 77', 89'
Stadium: Camp Nou
21 December 2002 15 Mallorca 0–4 Barcelona Palma
21:30 CET Report Kluivert 25', 48', 51'
Overmars 44'
Stadium: Son Moix
12 January 2003 17 Málaga 0–0 Barcelona Málaga
20:30 CET Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
18 January 2003 18 Barcelona 2–4 Valencia Barcelona
21:30 CET Motta 38'
Kluivert 88'
Report Aimar 13'
Carew 26'
Aurélio 82'
Rufete 87'
Stadium: Camp Nou
26 January 2003 19 Celta Vigo 2–0 Barcelona Vigo
20:30 CET Jesuli 47'
Sylvinho 72'
Report Stadium: Balaídos

Manager: Antonio de la Cruz

Manager: Radomir Antić

15 February 2003 22 Espanyol 0–2 Barcelona Barcelona
20:00 CET Report Cocu 40'
Xavi 42'
Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys
22 February 2003 23 Barcelona 4–0 Real Betis Barcelona
21:30 CET Saviola 2', 41', 54'
Cocu 6'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
2 March 2003 24 Osasuna 2–2 Barcelona Pamplona
17:00 CET Rosado 79'
Rivero 90'
Report Saviola 61'
Luis Enrique 86'
Stadium: El Sadar
8 March 2003 25 Barcelona 1–1 Real Valladolid Barcelona
21:00 CET Gómez 28' (o.g.) Report Bonano 47' (o.g.) Stadium: Camp Nou
16 March 2003 26 Alavés 0–0 Barcelona Vitoria-Gasteiz
19:00 CET Report Stadium: Mendizorroza
5 April 2003 28 Villarreal 2–0 Barcelona Vilarreal
20:45 CEST López 56' (pen.)
Calleja 90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
18 May 2003 34 Barcelona 1–2 Mallorca Barcelona
21:00 CEST Kluivert 72' Report Novo 22'
Carlitos 86'
Stadium: Camp Nou
1 June 2003 36 Barcelona 2–1 Málaga Barcelona
19:30 CEST Saviola 24'
Mendieta 67' (pen.)
Report Dely Valdés 59' (pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
15 June 2003 37 Valencia 1–3 Barcelona Valencia
21:00 CEST Sánchez 87' (pen.) Report Mendieta 43' (pen.)
Kluivert 70' (pen.)
Overmars 79'
Stadium: Mestalla
22 June 2003 38 Barcelona 2–0 Celta Vigo Barcelona
21:00 CEST Sorín 6'
Saviola 50'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey

Round of 64

11 September 2002 Novelda CF 3–2 Barcelona Novelda
00:00 CEST Madrigal 59', 65', 79' Report Geovanni 7'
Riquelme 68' (pen)
Stadium: Estadio La Magdalena

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

14 August 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–0 Poland Legia Warsaw Barcelona
21:30 De Boer 8'
Riquelme 80'
Cocu 90+3'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Czech RepublicMichal Benes

First group stage

Group H

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18 September 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–2 Belgium Club Brugge Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Luis Enrique 5'
Mendieta 40'
Saviola 44'
Report Simons 22' (pen.)
Englebert 85'
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
1 October 2002 Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–3 Spain Barcelona Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
18:00 Obiorah 56' Report Kluivert 29'
Saviola 32', 49'
Referee: Thomas McCurry (Scotland)
13 November 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–1 Turkey Galatasaray Camp Nou, Barcelona
19:15 Dani 10'
Gerard 44'
Geovanni 56'
Report Haspolatlı 20' Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)

Second group stage

Group A

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27 November 2002 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–2 Spain Barcelona BayArena, Leverkusen
20:45 Berbatov 39' Report Saviola 48'
Overmars 88'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
11 December 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–1 England Newcastle United Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Dani 7'
Kluivert 35'
Motta 58'
Report Ameobi 24' Attendance: 45,100
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
18 February 2003 Barcelona Spain 3–0 Italy Inter Milan Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Saviola 7'
Cocu 29'
Kluivert 67'
Report Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
26 February 2003 Inter Milan Italy 0–0 Spain Barcelona Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
20:45 Report Attendance: 71,740
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
11 March 2003 Barcelona Spain 2–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Saviola 17'
De Boer 49'
Report Attendance: 62,228
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

Quarter-finals

9 April 2003 Juventus Italy 1–1 Spain Barcelona Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Montero 16' Report Saviola 78' Attendance: 48,783
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
22 April 2003 Barcelona Spain 1–2 (a.e.t.) Italy Juventus Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Xavi 66' Report Nedvěd 53'
Zalayeta 114'
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Statistics

Players statistics

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Top scorers

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See also


References

  1. "FC Barcelona 2002-03".

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