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2002–03 UEFA Champions League
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | UEFA Champions League |
| year | 2002–03 |
| image | Manchester United Old Trafford (cropped).jpg |
| size | 270px |
| caption | Old Trafford in Manchester hosted the final |
| dates | *Qualifying:* |
| 17 July – 28 August 2002 | |
| *Competition proper:* | |
| 17 September 2002 – 28 May 2003 | |
| num_teams | *Competition proper:* 32 |
| *Total:* 72 | |
| champion_other | Milan |
| count | 6 |
| second_other | Juventus |
| matches | 157 |
| goals | 428 |
| attendance | 6416965 |
| top_scorer | Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) |
| 12 goals | |
| prevseason | [2001–02](2001-02-uefa-champions-league) |
| nextseason | [2003–04](2003-04-uefa-champions-league) |
17 July – 28 August 2002 Competition proper: 17 September 2002 – 28 May 2003 Total: 72 12 goals
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's first ever all-Italian final, to win their sixth European title, and its first in nine years. Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy was again the top scorer, scoring 12 goals over the two group stages and knockout stage, in addition to two goals he had scored in the qualifying phase, although his side bowed out in the quarter-finals and missed out on the chance of playing in a final at their own stadium.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals.
Association team allocation
A total of 72 teams participated in the 2002–03 Champions League, from 48 of 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Two lowest-ranked associations (Andorra and San Marino) were not admitted. Additionally, no teams from Azerbaijan were admitted this year as no official champion was decided in the 2001–02 season.
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League:
- Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
- Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
- Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
- Associations 16–52 each have one team qualify (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Andorra and Azerbaijan)
Association ranking
Countries are allocated places according to their 2001 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 2000–01.
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.210 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 56.239 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 51.288 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 48.632 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 42.352 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.249 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.975 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.366 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.708 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26.274 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.791 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23.833 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23.750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23.600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.625 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.875 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.999 |
|
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.208 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.791 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.415 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.082 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.665 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.124 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.665 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.832 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.541 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.832 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.332 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.833 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.499 |
|
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.498 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3.497 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.498 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.165 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.165 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.665 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1.665 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1.500 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1.331 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.665 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.665 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.499 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.000 | 1 |
|}
Distribution
Since the title holders (Real Madrid) also qualified for the Champions League Third qualifying round through their domestic league, one Third qualifying round spot was vacated. Due to this, as well as due to suspension of Azerbaijan, the following changes to the default access list are made:
- The champions of association 16 (Scotland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 26, 27 and 28 (Israel, Slovenia and Bulgaria) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | First qualifying round |
|---|---|---|
| (20 teams) | Second qualifying round | |
| (28 teams) | Third qualifying round | |
| (32 teams) | First group stage | |
| (32 teams) | Second group stage | |
| (16 teams) | Knockout phase | |
| (8 teams) |
Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).
| Group stage | Third qualifying round | Second qualifying round | First qualifying round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia ([1st](2001-02-la-liga)) | Roma ([2nd](2001-02-serie-a)) | Bayer Leverkusen ([2nd](2001-02-bundesliga)) | PSV Eindhoven ([2nd](2001-02-eredivisie)) |
| Deportivo La Coruña ([2nd](2001-02-la-liga)) | Arsenal ([1st](2001-02-fa-premier-league)) | Lyon ([1st](2001-02-french-division-1)) | Galatasaray ([1st](2001-02-super-lig)) |
| Real Madrid ([3rd](2001-02-la-liga))[TH](2001-02-uefa-champions-league) | Liverpool ([2nd](2001-02-fa-premier-league)) | Lens ([2nd](2001-02-french-division-1)) | Olympiacos ([1st](2001-02-alpha-ethniki)) |
| Juventus ([1st](2001-02-serie-a)) | Borussia Dortmund ([1st](2001-02-bundesliga)) | Ajax ([1st](2001-02-eredivisie)) | Spartak Moscow ([1st](2001-russian-top-division)) |
| Barcelona ([4th](2001-02-la-liga)) | Bayern Munich ([3rd](2001-02-bundesliga)) | Lokomotiv Moscow ([2nd](2001-russian-top-division)) | Shakhtar Donetsk ([1st](2001-02-vyshcha-liha)) |
| Internazionale ([3rd](2001-02-serie-a)) | Auxerre ([3rd](2001-02-french-division-1)) | Sporting CP ([1st](2001-02-primeira-liga)) | Sturm Graz ([2nd](2001-02-austrian-football-bundesliga)) |
| Milan ([4th](2001-02-serie-a)) | Feyenoord ([3rd](2001-02-eredivisie)) | Slovan Liberec ([1st](2001-02-czech-first-league)) | Rosenborg ([1st](2001-tippeligaen)) |
| Manchester United ([3rd](2001-02-fa-premier-league)) | Fenerbahçe ([2nd](2001-02-super-lig)) | Genk ([1st](2001-02-belgian-first-division)) | Celtic ([1st](2001-02-scottish-premier-league)) |
| Newcastle United ([4th](2001-02-fa-premier-league)) | AEK Athens ([2nd](2001-02-alpha-ethniki)) | ||
| Boavista ([2nd](2001-02-primeira-liga)) | Lillestrøm ([2nd](2001-tippeligaen)) | Brøndby ([1st](2001-02-danish-superliga)) | Žilina ([1st](2001-02-slovak-superliga)) |
| Sparta Prague ([2nd](2001-02-czech-first-league)) | Basel ([1st](2001-02-nationalliga-a)) | Dinamo București ([1st](2001-02-divizia-a)) | Maccabi Haifa ([1st](2001-02-israeli-premier-league)) |
| Club Brugge ([2nd](2001-02-belgian-first-division)) | Zagreb ([1st](2001-02-croatian-first-football-league)) | Partizan ([1st](2001-02-first-league-of-fr-yugoslavia)) | Maribor ([1st](2001-02-slovenian-prvaliga)) |
| Dynamo Kyiv ([2nd](2001-02-vyshcha-liha)) | Hammarby IF ([1st](2001-allsvenskan)) | Zalaegerszeg ([1st](2001-02-nemzeti-bajnoksag-i)) | Levski Sofia ([1st](2001-02-a-group)) |
| GAK ([3rd](2001-02-austrian-football-bundesliga)) | Legia Warsaw ([1st](2001-02-ekstraklasa)) | ||
| APOEL ([1st](2001-02-cypriot-first-division)) | Belshina Bobruisk ([1st](2001-belarusian-premier-league)) | Flora ([1st](2002-meistriliiga)) | Željezničar ([1st](2001-02-premier-league-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina)) |
| Torpedo Kutaisi ([1st](2001-02-umaglesi-liga)) | Sheriff Tiraspol ([1st](2001-02-moldovan-national-division)) | Pyunik ([1st](2001-armenian-premier-league)) | F91 Dudelange ([1st](2001-02-luxembourg-national-division)) |
| Tampere United ([1st](2001-veikkausliiga)) | Kaunas ([1st](2001-a-lyga)) | Barry Town ([1st](2001-02-league-of-wales)) | B36 ([1st](2001-1-deild)) |
| Skonto ([1st](2001-latvian-higher-league)) | Vardar ([1st](2001-02-macedonian-first-football-league)) | Hibernians ([1st](2001-02-maltese-premier-league)) | Dinamo Tirana ([1st](2001-02-albanian-superliga)) |
| ÍA ([1st](2001-urvalsdeild)) | Shelbourne ([1st](2001-02-league-of-ireland-premier-division)) | Portadown ([1st](2001-02-irish-league)) | Zhenis ([1st](2001-kazakhstan-premier-league)) |
;Notes
Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 21 June 2002 | ||
| (Geneva) | 17 July 2002 | 24 July 2002 | ||
| Second qualifying round | 31 July 2002 | 7 August 2002 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 26 July 2002 | 13–14 August 2002 | 27–28 August 2002 | |
| First group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2002 | ||
| (Monaco) | 17–18 September 2002 | |||
| Matchday 2 | 24–25 September 2002 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 1–2 October 2002 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 22–23 October 2002 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 29–30 October 2002 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 12–13 November 2002 | |||
| Second group stage | Matchday 7 | 15 November 2002 | ||
| (Geneva) | 26–27 November 2002 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 10–11 December 2002 | |||
| Matchday 9 | 18–19 February 2003 | |||
| Matchday 10 | 25–26 February 2003 | |||
| Matchday 11 | 11–12 March 2003 | |||
| Matchday 12 | 18–19 March 2003 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 21 March 2003 | 8–9 April 2003 | 22–23 April 2003 |
| Semi-finals | 6–7 May 2003 | 13–14 May 2003 | ||
| Final | 28 May 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester |
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
First group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage
16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the Champions League second group stage, while the third-placed teams advance to round three of the UEFA Cup.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
- Total goals scored in all group matches.
- Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
Basel, Genk and Maccabi Haifa made their debut in the group stage. Maccabi Haifa became the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Second group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage
The eight group winners and eight group runners-up were drawn into four groups, with each one containing two group winners and two group runners-up. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League knockout stage.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
- Total goals scored in all group matches.
- Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout phase
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Appearances | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NED Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 12 | 9 | 681 |
| 2 | ITA Filippo Inzaghi | Milan | 10 | 14 | 1,097 |
| 3 | NED Roy Makaay | Deportivo La Coruña | 9 | 11 | 909 |
| ARG Hernán Crespo | Internazionale | 9 | 12 | 981 | |
| ESP Raúl | Real Madrid | 9 | 12 | 1,054 | |
| 6 | CZE Jan Koller | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 12 | 1,059 |
| 7 | ARG Javier Saviola | Barcelona | 7 | 12 | 914 |
| FRA Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 7 | 12 | 1,020 | |
| 9 | BRA Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 6 | 11 | 758 |
| ENG Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 6 | 10 | 878 |
References
References
- (21 December 2001). "UEFA access list for 2002/03 club competitions". Union of European Football Associations.
- "UEFA Country Ranking 2001".
- (19 June 2002). "Sturm replace demoted Tirol | UEFA Champions League 2002/03".
- "Azerbaijan 2001/02".
- (5 January 2002). "Club competition draws and dates".
- (July 2002). "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03".
- (28 May 2003). "Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 28 May 2003 (after matches)". [[UEFA]].
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