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2002–03 AC Milan season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Milan |
| season | 2002–03 |
| manager | Carlo Ancelotti |
| chairman | Silvio Berlusconi |
| chrtitle | President |
| stadium | San Siro |
| league | Serie A |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | Coppa Italia |
| cup1 result | **Winners** |
| cup2 | UEFA Champions League |
| cup2 result | **Winners** |
| league topscorer | |
| Filippo Inzaghi (17) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Filippo Inzaghi (30) | |
| highest attendance | 78,843 (Serie A) |
| vs Internazionale | |
| () | |
| lowest attendance | 2,551 (Coppa Italia) |
| vs Ancona | |
| () | |
| average attendance | 61,534 |
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| prevseason | 2001–02 |
| nextseason | 2003–04 |
| image | A.C. Milan lifting the European Cup after winning the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League - 20030528.jpg |
| caption | AC Milan players celebrating winning the 2003 UEFA Champions League final |
| image_size | 270px |
Filippo Inzaghi (17) Filippo Inzaghi (30) vs Internazionale () vs Ancona ()
2002–03, Associazione Calcio Milan enjoyed a triumphant season, winning both the UEFA Champions League and the Coppa Italia. In their 6th conquest of Europe's most prestigious competition, Milan defeated fierce rivals Juventus on penalties after a 0–0 draw in an all-Italian final, while in the Coppa Italia they overcame Roma. In the Serie A, Milan were top of the table in January, but would eventually finish third behind Juventus and Inter, thus missing the chance to complete the treble.
This was Milan's first successful season since 1998–99. Important new arrivals included Italian international centre-back Alessandro Nesta (signed from Lazio for €31 million –Milan's most expensive transfer in the summer of 2002) who strengthened a defence that was already among Europe's most formidable, versatile Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf (signed from cross-city rivals Inter for €29 million) and Danish international striker Jon Dahl Tomasson, who was mainly used to back up regular starters Andriy Shevchenko and Filippo Inzaghi. Brazilian superstar Rivaldo, the most high-profile of the new signings, had a peripheral role in the Serie A, but was influential in the Champions League, appearing in 13 out of 17 matches, although not in the final, where he was an unused substitute.
This season also saw Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti beginning to utilise the unconventional 4–4–2 diamond (or 4–1–2–1–2) formation, which he would continue to employ on many occasions in later seasons. This formation allowed Ancelotti to field both Andrea Pirlo and Rui Costa in the starting eleven, with Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker or regista and Rui Costa as an attacking midfielder or trequartista; the 4–1–2–1–2 worked well for Milan in large part thanks to the effectiveness, hard work and stamina of central midfielders Clarence Seedorf and Gennaro Gattuso.
Players
:Squad at end of season
Transfers
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Alessandro Nesta | Lazio | (31 million €) | |
| MF | Clarence Seedorf | Inter | €22.50 million | |
| DF | Dario Šimić | Inter | €5.00 million | |
| MF | Samuele Dalla Bona | Chelsea | €1.60 million | |
| FW | Rivaldo | Barcelona | free | |
| FW | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Feyenoord | free | |
| FW | Marco Borriello | Treviso | loan ended | |
| MF | Pablo García | Venezia | loan ended | |
| GK | Gabriele Aldegani | Cosenza | loan ended | |
| GK | Dida | Corinthians | loan ended | |
| DF | Samir Beloufa | Germinal Beerschot | loan ended | |
| DF | Francesco Coco | Barcelona | loan ended | |
| DF | Fabricio Coloccini | Alavés | loan ended |
| Out | Pos. | Name | to | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Francesco Coco | Inter | €22.50 million | |
| MF | Ümit Davala | Inter | €2.00 million | |
| GK | Sebastiano Rossi | Perugia | ||
| DF | Samir Beloufa | Bastia | ||
| DF | Cosmin Contra | Atlético Madrid | ||
| FW | José Mari | Atlético Madrid | ||
| FW | Javi Moreno | Atlético Madrid | ||
| GK | Gabriele Aldegani | Livorno | loan | |
| MF | Demetrio Albertini | Atlético Madrid | loan | |
| DF | Fabricio Coloccini | Atlético Madrid | loan | |
| DF | Mohamed Sarr | Galatasaray | loan | |
| MF | Marco Donadel | Lecce | loan | |
| MF | Massimo Donati | Parma | loan | |
| MF | Pablo García | Osasuna | loan | |
| FW | Mohammed Aliyu Datti | Siena | loan | |
| FW | Vitali Kutuzov | Sporting CP | loan | |
| FW | Marco Simone | Monaco | loan ended |
Autumn
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Leonardo | free |
Winter
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Mohamed Sarr | Galatasaray | loan ended | |
| MF | Massimo Donati | Parma | loan ended |
| Out | Pos. | Name | to | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Mohamed Sarr | Ancona | loan | |
| MF | Massimo Donati | Torino | loan | |
| FW | Marco Borriello | Empoli | loan |
Spring
| Out | Pos. | Name | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Leonardo | retired |
Reserve squad
Left club during season
Competitions
Overall
Serie A
Main article: 2002–03 Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
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Matches
Šimić Inzaghi Seedorf Inzaghi Serginho Fattori Tomasson Pirlo Bierhoff Cossato Tomasson Rivaldo Thuram Shevchenko Serginho Rivaldo Inzaghi Rivaldo C. López Abandoned1 Seedorf Tomasson Rossini Inzaghi Tommasi Nesta Seedorf Inzaghi Maresca Marchionni
;Notes
- Note 1: Torino v Milan was abandoned with 27 minutes to go, after the crowd started to riot. The result was confirmed as 3–0 in favor of Milan by the FIGC. Torino was given a match suspension from playing at home until the end of season.
Coppa Italia
Main article: 2002–03 Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Tomasson Borriello Leonardo
Quarter-finals
Franceschini Seedorf Tomasson Dalla Bona
Semi-finals
Nesta
Final
Main article: 2003 Coppa Italia Final
Ambrosini Shevchenko Inzaghi
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds#Third qualifying round
Serginho Inzaghi Langer
Group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group G
Inzaghi Moreira Naybet Seedorf Inzaghi Pizarro Linke Nesta Ambrosini Seedorf Inzaghi Tarnat Pizarro Santa Cruz Utaka Coly Pirlo Seedorf Tomasson Makaay
Second group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage#Group C
Gattuso Helguera Lekgetho Loskov Nizhegorodov Rivaldo Serginho Roberto Carlos Guti Shevchenko Rivaldo Frings Koller
Knockout phase
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Ambrosini Inzaghi Costacurta Shevchenko Tomasson Pasanen Pienaar
Semi-finals
Martins Gattuso Rui Costa Shevchenko Kaladze
Final
Main article: 2003 UEFA Champions League Final
Del Piero Birindelli Zalayeta Montero Del Piero Seedorf Kaladze Nesta Shevchenko
Statistics
Players statistics
References
References
- "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2002–2003". StadiaPostcards.com.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170903135039/http://www.gazzetta.it/statics/speciali/calciomercato/2002/Spp_3.0.744560152.html Nesta al Milan, ora è ufficiale] ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'', 31 August 2002
- [https://www.ultimouomo.com/il-romanzo-degli-scambi-tra-milan-e-inter/ Il romanzo degli scambi tra Milan e Inter] ''Ultimouomo.com, 18 November 2016''
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140830203746/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/ucl/2002/1045288_LU.pdf Champions League Tactical line-ups] ''Uefa.com'', 28 May 2003
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421045849/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=83677 A Gritty Milan] ''"News – Notizie, rassegna stampa, ultim'ora, calcio mercato"''
- "FootballSquads - Milan - 2002/03".
- (25 February 2003). "Torino handed ban". BBC Sport.
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