2002–03 Serie A
In the 2002–03 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 15th consecutive time from season 1988–89.
The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League, teams ending in the 3rd and 4th places had to play Champions League qualifications, teams ending in the 5th and 6th places qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner of Coppa Italia), while the last four teams were to be relegated in Serie B.
Juventus won its 27th national title, with Inter Milan placed second. Milan and Lazio were admitted to the Champions League preliminary phase, whereas Parma, Udinese and Roma (through the Coppa Italia finals) obtained a spot to the next UEFA Cup. Brescia and Perugia were admitted to play the UEFA Intertoto Cup, after ChievoVerona renounced to play it.
Piacenza, Torino, Como and Atalanta were relegated to Serie B, with the latter after having lost a relegation play-off against Reggina.
Rule changes
Unlike La Liga, which imposed a quota on the number of non-EU players on each club, Serie A clubs could sign as many non-EU players as available on domestic transfer. But for the 2003–04 season a quota was imposed on each of the clubs limiting the number of non-EU, non-EFTA and non-Swiss players who may be signed from abroad each season,[1] following provisional measures[2] introduced in the 2002–03 season, which allowed Serie A & B clubs to sign only one non-EU player in the 2002 summer transfer window.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Torino |  Giancarlo Camolese
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Sacked | 25 October 2002 | 16th | Renzo Ulivieri
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26 October 2002 |
| Reggina | Bortolo Mutti
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Sacked | 7 November 2002 | 16th | Luigi De Canio
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8 November 2002 |
| Como | Loris Dominissini
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Sacked | 25 November 2002 | 18th | Eugenio Fascetti
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25 November 2002 |
| Piacenza | Andrea Agostinelli
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Sacked | 3 February 2003[3] | 16th | Luigi Cagni
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3 February 2003[4] |
| Torino | Renzo Ulivieri
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Sacked | 24 February 2003 | 17th | Renato Zaccarelli
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24 February 2003 |
| Torino | Renato Zaccarelli
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Sacked | 15 April 2003 | 18th | Giacomo Ferri
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15 April 2003 |
| Atalanta | Giovanni Vavassori
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Sacked | 21 April 2003 | 15th | Giancarlo Finardi
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21 April 2003 |
Final classification
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Results
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Overall
- Most wins - Juventus (21)
- Fewest wins - Como and Torino (4)
- Most draws - Brescia (15)
- Fewest draws - Piacenza (6)
- Most losses - Torino (21)
- Fewest losses - Juventus and Lazio (4)
- Most goals scored - Juventus and Inter (64)
- Fewest goals scored - Torino (23)
- Most goals conceded - Piacenza (62)
- Fewest goals conceded - Juventus (29)
Relegation play-off
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggina | 2-1 | Atalanta | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Atalanta B.C. relegated to Serie B.
Top scorers
- 24 goals
- 18 goals
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
Transfer
References and sources
- ^ "Italy blocks non-EU players". UEFA.com. 2003-03-05. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ "Italians bar non-EU imports". UEFA.com. 2002-07-17. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ "Piacenza Sack Agostinelli". Soccerway. 3 February 2003.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Text "http://www.soccerway.com/news/2003/February/03/piacenza-sack-agostinelli/" ignored (help) - ^ "Cagni returns as Piacenza sack Agostinelli". Soccerway. 3 February 2003.
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- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
External links
- it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 2003 - Italian version with pictures and info.
- [1] - All results on RSSSF Website.
- 2002/2003 Serie A Squads - (www.footballsquads.com)
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