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:[1]

  • 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.[2]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1  Spain 65.210 4
2  Italy 56.239
3  England 51.288
4  Germany 48.632 3
5  France 42.352
6  Netherlands 30.249
7  Turkey 29.975 2
8  Greece 28.366
9  Russia 27.708
10  Portugal 26.274
11  Czech Republic 24.791
12  Belgium 24.150
13  Ukraine 23.833
14  Austria 23.750
15  Norway 23.600
16  Scotland 22.625 1
17  Switzerland 21.875
18  Croatia 19.999
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19  Sweden 18.208 1
20  Poland 17.500
21  Denmark 17.175
22  Romania 15.791
23  FR Yugoslavia 15.415
24  Hungary 15.082
25  Slovakia 14.665
26  Israel 14.124
27  Slovenia 11.998
28  Bulgaria 11.665
29  Cyprus 10.832
30  Georgia 9.666
31  Finland 8.541
32  Latvia 7.832
33  Iceland 5.332
34  Belarus 4.833
35  Moldova 4.499
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36  Lithuania 4.498 1
37  Macedonia 3.497
38  Republic of Ireland 2.998
39  Estonia 2.498
40  Armenia 2.165
41  Wales 2.165
42  Azerbaijan[Note AZE] 1.665 0
43  Malta 1.665 1
44  Liechtenstein 1.500 0
45  Northern Ireland 1.331 1
46  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.000
47  Luxembourg 0.665
48  Faroe Islands 0.665
49  Albania 0.499
50  Andorra 0.000 0
51  San Marino 0.000
52  Kazakhstan 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)
  • 20 champions from associations 29–52
    (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Azerbaijan and Andorra)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 12 champions from associations 17–28
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 10 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 7 champions from associations 10–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–6 (except Spain)
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
First group stage
(32 teams)
  • 1 current Champions League title holder (Real Madrid)
  • 9 champions from associations 1–9
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Second group stage
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the first group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the first group stage
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the second group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from the second group stage

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).

Group stage
Spain Valencia (1st) England Arsenal (1st) France Lyon (1st) Turkey Galatasaray (1st)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña (2nd) England Liverpool (2nd) France Lens (2nd) Greece Olympiacos (1st)
Italy Juventus (1st) Germany Borussia Dortmund (1st) Netherlands Ajax (1st) Russia Spartak Moscow (1st)
Italy Roma (2nd) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (2nd) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (2nd) Spain Real Madrid (3rd)TH
Third qualifying round
Spain Barcelona (4th) Germany Bayern Munich (3rd) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (2nd) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
Italy Internazionale (3rd) France Auxerre (3rd) Portugal Sporting CP (1st) Austria Sturm Graz (2nd)[Note AUT]
Italy Milan (4th) Netherlands Feyenoord (3rd) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (1st) Norway Rosenborg (1st)
England Manchester United (3rd) Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd) Belgium Genk (1st) Scotland Celtic (1st)
England Newcastle United (4th) Greece AEK Athens (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Portugal Boavista (2nd) Norway Lillestrøm (2nd) Denmark Brøndby (1st) Slovakia Žilina (1st)
Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2nd) Switzerland Basel (1st) Romania Dinamo București (1st) Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st)
Belgium Club Brugge (2nd) Croatia Zagreb (1st) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (1st) Slovenia Maribor (1st)
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) Sweden Hammarby IF (1st) Hungary Zalaegerszeg (1st) Bulgaria Levski Sofia (1st)
Austria GAK (3rd)[Note AUT] Poland Legia Warsaw (1st)
First qualifying round
Cyprus APOEL (1st) Belarus Belshina Bobruisk (1st) Estonia Flora (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (1st)
Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi (1st) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
Finland Tampere United (1st) Lithuania Kaunas (1st) Wales Barry Town (1st) Faroe Islands B36 (1st)
Latvia Skonto (1st) North Macedonia Vardar (1st) Malta Hibernians (1st) Albania Dinamo Tirana (1st)
Iceland ÍA (1st) Republic of Ireland Shelbourne (1st) Northern Ireland Portadown (1st) Kazakhstan Zhenis (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    Austria (AUT): 2001–02 Austrian Football Bundesliga champions Tirol Innsbruck did not receive a licence for the next season and were excluded from Austrian Bundesliga. Subsequently, they were excluded from the Champions League, while Bundesliga runners-up Sturm Graz were moved from Second to Third qualifying round and Bundesliga 3rd-placed team GAK replaced Sturm in the Second qualifying round.[3]
  2. ^
    Azerbaijan (AZE): Clubs from Azerbaijan were not admitted to UEFA competitions as the previous season was suspended in mid-April due to ongoing conflict between clubs and AFFA. Several weeks later the championship was resumed and subsequently finished by clubs independently from the federation. Shamkir won the league, but this title is not recognized by both UEFA and AFFA.[4]

Round and draw dates

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[5]

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

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg1–4North Macedonia Vardar1–10–3
Hibernians Malta3–2Republic of Ireland Shelbourne2–21–0
Portadown Northern Ireland2–3Belarus Belshina Bobruisk0–02–3
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina4–0Iceland ÍA3–01–0
Skonto Latvia6–0Wales Barry Town5–01–0
Flora Estonia0–1Cyprus APOEL0–00–1
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova4–4 (a)Kazakhstan Zhenis2–12–3
Tampere United Finland0–6Armenia Pyunik0–40–2
Kaunas Lithuania2–3Albania Dinamo Tirana2–30–0
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country)6–2Faroe Islands B365–21–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova1–6Austria GAK1–40–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel5–0Belarus Belshina Bobruisk4–01–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine6–2Armenia Pyunik4–02–2
Zalaegerszeg Hungary2–2 (a)Croatia Zagreb1–01–2
Boavista Portugal7–3Malta Hibernians4–03–3
Sparta Prague Czech Republic5–1Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi3–02–1
Skonto Latvia0–2Bulgaria Levski Sofia0–00–2
Vardar North Macedonia2–4Poland Legia Warsaw1–31–1
Hammarby IF Sweden1–5Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan1–10–4
Žilina Slovakia1–4Switzerland Basel1–10–3
Maribor Slovenia4–5Cyprus APOEL2–12–4
Lillestrøm Norway0–2Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar0–10–1
Club Brugge Belgium4–1Romania Dinamo București3–11–0
Brøndby Denmark5–0Albania Dinamo Tirana1–04–0

Third qualifying round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Genk Belgium4–4 (a)Czech Republic Sparta Prague2–02–4
Feyenoord Netherlands3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe1–02–0
Maccabi Haifa Israel5–3Austria Sturm Graz2–03–3
Boavista Portugal0–1France Auxerre0–10–0
APOEL Cyprus2–4Greece AEK Athens2–30–1
Zalaegerszeg Hungary1–5England Manchester United1–00–5
Sporting CP Portugal0–2Italy Internazionale0–00–2
Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–6Germany Bayern Munich0–31–3
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–2 (1–4 p)Belgium Club Brugge1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina0–5England Newcastle United0–10–4
Celtic Scotland3–3 (a)Switzerland Basel3–10–2
GAK Austria3–5Russia Lokomotiv Moscow0–23–3
Rosenborg Norway4–2Denmark Brøndby1–03–2
Levski Sofia Bulgaria0–2Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv0–10–1
Milan Italy2–2 (a)Czech Republic Slovan Liberec1–01–2
Barcelona Spain4–0Poland Legia Warsaw3–01–0

First group stage

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage
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Location of teams of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

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:[6]

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS DOR AUX PSV
1 England Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance to second group stage — 2–0 1–2 0–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–1 — 2–1 1–1
3 France Auxerre 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–0 — 0–0
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 0–4 1–3 3–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BSL LIV SPM
1 Spain Valencia 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to second group stage — 6–2 2–0 3–0
2 Switzerland Basel 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 2–2 — 3–3 2–0
3 England Liverpool 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–1 — 5–0
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 0 0 6 1 18 −17 0 0–3 0–2 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA ROM AEK GNK
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 2 3 1 15 7 +8 9 Advance to second group stage — 0–1 2–2 6–0
2 Italy Roma 6 2 3 1 3 4 −1 9 0–3 — 1–1 0–0
3 Greece AEK Athens 6 0 6 0 7 7 0 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3–3 0–0 — 1–1
4 Belgium Genk 6 0 4 2 2 9 −7 4 1–1 0–1 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT AJX LYO ROS
1 Italy Internazionale 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Advance to second group stage — 1–0 1–2 3–0
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 1–2 — 2–1 1–1
3 France Lyon 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3–3 0–2 — 5–0
4 Norway Rosenborg 6 0 4 2 4 12 −8 4 2–2 0–0 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV NEW DKV FEY
1 Italy Juventus 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Advance to second group stage — 2–0 5–0 2–0
2 England Newcastle United 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–0 — 2–1 0–1
3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 2–0 — 2–0
4 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 1–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN LEV MHA OLY
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 16 8 +8 15 Advance to second group stage — 2–0 5–2 4–0
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 1–2 — 2–1 2–0
3 Israel Maccabi Haifa 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 3–0 0–2 — 3–0
4 Greece Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 11 17 −6 4 2–3 6–2 3–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL DEP LEN BAY
1 Italy Milan 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Advance to second group stage — 1–2 2–1 2–1
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12 0–4 — 3–1 2–1
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–1 3–1 — 1–1
4 Germany Bayern Munich 6 0 2 4 9 13 −4 2 1–2 2–3 3–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR LMO BRU GAL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 Advance to second group stage — 1–0 3–2 3–1
2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–3 — 2–0 0–2
3 Belgium Club Brugge 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 0–0 — 3–1
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

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:

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR INT NEW LEV
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 3–1 2–0
2 Italy Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 0–0 — 2–2 3–2
3 England Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 0–2 1–4 — 3–1
4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0 1–2 0–2 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL AJX ARS ROM
1 Spain Valencia 6 2 3 1 5 6 −1 9 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 2–1 0–3
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 5 0 6 5 +1 8 1–1 — 0–0 2–1
3 England Arsenal 6 1 4 1 6 5 +1 7 0–0 1–1 — 1–1
4 Italy Roma 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 0–1 1–1 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL RMA DOR LMO
1 Italy Milan 6 4 0 2 5 4 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–1 1–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 3–1 — 2–1 2–2
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 1–1 — 3–0
4 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 1 5 3 10 −7 1 0–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN JUV BSL DEP
1 England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–1 2–0
2 Italy Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3 — 4–0 3–2
3 Switzerland Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 1–3 2–1 — 1–0
4 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–0 2–2 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Milan raising the trophy.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain6–5England Manchester United3–13–4
Ajax Netherlands2–3Italy Milan0–02–3
Internazionale Italy2–2 (a)Spain Valencia1–01–2
Juventus Italy3–2Spain Barcelona1–12–1 (a.e.t.)

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain3–4Italy Juventus2–11–3
Milan Italy1–1 (a)Italy Internazionale0–01–1

Final

Main article: 2003 UEFA Champions League final

The final was played on 28 May 2003 at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

Juventus Italy0–0 (a.e.t.)Italy Milan
Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 62,315[7]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank[8] Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy England Manchester United 12 9 681
2 Italy Filippo Inzaghi Italy Milan 10 14 1,097
3 Netherlands Roy Makaay Spain Deportivo La Coruña 9 11 909
Argentina Hernán Crespo Italy Internazionale 9 12 981
Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid 9 12 1,054
6 Czech Republic Jan Koller Germany Borussia Dortmund 8 12 1,059
7 Argentina Javier Saviola Spain Barcelona 7 12 914
France Thierry Henry England Arsenal 7 12 1,020
9 Brazil Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 6 11 758
England Alan Shearer England Newcastle United 6 10 878

See also

References

  1. ^ "UEFA access list for 2002/03 club competitions" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2001". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Sturm replace demoted Tirol | UEFA Champions League 2002/03". UEFA.com. 19 June 2002.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan 2001/02". www.rsssf.org.
  5. ^ "Club competition draws and dates". 5 January 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). July 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  7. ^ "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 28 May 2003 (after matches)" (PDF). UEFA. 28 May 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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