2002–03 FC Barcelona season
2002–03 season | ||||
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President | Joan Gaspart | |||
Head Coach | Louis van Gaal (until January) Antonio de la Cruz (during January) Radomir Antić (from January) | |||
Stadium | Camp Nou | |||
La Liga | 6th | |||
Copa del Rey | First round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Kluivert (16) All: Patrick Kluivert (21) | |||
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During the 2002–03 season, Futbol Club Barcelona competed in La Liga.
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | GK | ![]() |
Enke | 24 | EU | Benfica ![]() |
Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2004 | Free | [1] |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Riquelme | 24 | Non-EU | Boca Juniors ![]() |
Transfer ![]() |
Summer | 2006 | €10,000,000 | [2] |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Sorín | 26 | EU | Cruzeiro ![]() |
Loan → | Winter | 2003 | Loan | [3] |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Mendieta | 29 | EU | Lazio ![]() |
Loan → | Summer | 2003 | €1,500,000 | [4] |
Total spending: €15,500,000
Out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | MF | ![]() |
Arteta | 21 | EU | Rangers | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | €7,900,000 | [5] |
25 | GK | ![]() |
Dutruel | 30 | EU | Alaves | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | €2,900,000 | [6] |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Reina | 20 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | €750,000 | [7] |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Rivaldo | 31 | EU | Milan | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | Free | [8] |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Abelardo | 33 | EU | Alaves | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | Free | [9] |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Sergi | 31 | EU | Atletico Madrid | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | Free | [10] |
36 | MF | ![]() |
Luis García | 25 | EU | Atletico Madrid | Transfer ![]() |
Summer | €3,600,000 | [11] |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Geovanni | 23 | EU | Benfica | Loan → | Winter | Loan | [12] |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Alfonso | 30 | EU | Betis | Loan → | Summer | Loan | [13] |
Total income: €15,150,000
Last updated: 3 October
Results
Champions League
Third qualifying round
14 August 2002 | Barcelona ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
21:30 | De Boer ![]() Riquelme ![]() Cocu ![]() |
Report | Referee: Michal Benes (Czech Republic) |
28 August 2002 | Legia Warsaw ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw |
19:00 | Report | Mendieta ![]() |
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
First group stage
18 September 2002 | Barcelona ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | Luis Enrique ![]() Mendieta ![]() Saviola ![]() |
Report | Simons ![]() Englebert ![]() |
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany) |
24 September 2002 | Galatasaray ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul |
20:45 | Report | Kluivert ![]() Luis Enrique ![]() |
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
1 October 2002 | Lokomotiv Moscow ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow |
18:00 | Obiorah ![]() |
Report | Kluivert ![]() Saviola ![]() |
Referee: Thomas McCurry (Scotland) |
23 October 2002 | Barcelona ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | De Boer ![]() |
Report | Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
29 October 2002 | Club Brugge ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
20:45 | Report | Riquelme ![]() |
Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
13 November 2002 | Barcelona ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
19:15 | Dani ![]() Gerard ![]() Geovanni ![]() |
Report | Haspolatlı ![]() |
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
Second group stage
27 November 2002 | Bayer Leverkusen ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | BayArena, Leverkusen |
20:45 | Berbatov ![]() |
Report | Saviola ![]() Overmars ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
11 December 2002 | Barcelona ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | Dani ![]() Kluivert ![]() Motta ![]() |
Report | Ameobi ![]() |
Attendance: 45,100 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
18 February 2003 | Barcelona ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | Saviola ![]() Cocu ![]() Kluivert ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
26 February 2003 | Internazionale ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
20:45 | Report | Attendance: 71,740 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
11 March 2003 | Barcelona ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | Saviola ![]() De Boer ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 62,228 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France) |
19 March 2003 | Newcastle United ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | St James' Park, Newcastle |
20:45 | Report | Kluivert ![]() Motta ![]() |
Attendance: 51,884 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
Quarter-final
9 April 2003 | Juventus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stadio delle Alpi, Turin |
20:45 | Montero ![]() |
Report | Saviola ![]() |
Attendance: 48,783 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
22 April 2003 | Barcelona ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | Xavi ![]() |
Report | Nedvěd ![]() Zalayeta ![]() |
Attendance: 98,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
La Liga
1 September 2002 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Atlético Madrid | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Luis Enrique ![]() |
Otero ![]() Correa ![]() |
14 September 2002 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Barcelona | San Mamés, Bilbao |
Luis Enrique ![]() Saviola ![]() |
28 September 2002 | Real Betis | 3–0 | Barcelona | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Seville |
Alfonso ![]() Joaquín ![]() Varela ![]() |
20 October 2002 | Real Valladolid | 2–1 | Barcelona | José Zorrilla, Valladolid |
Aganzo ![]() Pachón ![]() |
Saviola ![]() |
26 October 2002 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Alavés | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Kluivert ![]() Mendieta ![]() Luis Enrique ![]() Xavi ![]() |
Begoña ![]() |
3 November 2002 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Barcelona | El Sardinero, Santander |
Guerrero ![]() |
Navarro ![]() |
22 November 2002 | Barcelona | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
1 December 2002 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Barcelona | Anoeta, San Sebastián |
Kovačević ![]() |
Kluivert ![]() |
7 December 2002 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Barcelona | Teresa Rivero, Madrid |
Azkoitia ![]() |
5 January 2003 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Recreativo Huelva | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Rochemback ![]() Loren ![]() Cocu ![]() |
12 January 2003 | Málaga | 0–0 | Barcelona | La Rosaleda, Málaga |
18 January 2003 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Valencia | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Motta ![]() Kluivert ![]() |
Aimar ![]() Carew ![]() Aurélio ![]() Rufete ![]() |
1 February 2003 | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Barcelona | Vicente Calderón, Madrid |
Torres ![]() Emerson ![]() L. García ![]() |
9 February 2003 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Saviola ![]() Overmars ![]() |
Ezquerro ![]() Yeste ![]() |
2 March 2003 | Osasuna | 2–2 | Barcelona | El Sadar, Pamplona |
Rosado ![]() Rivero ![]() |
Saviola ![]() Luis Enrique ![]() |
16 March 2003 | Alavés | 0–0 | Barcelona | Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz |
23 March 2003 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Racing Santander | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Kluivert ![]() Riquelme ![]() Overmars ![]() Mendieta ![]() |
Guerrero ![]() |
5 April 2003 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Barcelona | El Madrigal, Vilarreal |
López ![]() Calleja ![]() |
12 April 2003 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Deportivo La Coruña | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Saviola ![]() Motta ![]() |
Scaloni ![]() Makaay ![]() Sergio ![]() |
19 April 2003 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Barcelona | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
Ronaldo ![]() |
Luis Enrique ![]() |
4 May 2003 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Luis Enrique ![]() Overmars ![]() Saviola ![]() |
11 May 2003 | Sevilla | 0–0 | Barcelona | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville |
25 May 2003 | Recreativo Huelva | 1–3 | Barcelona | Nuevo Colombino, Huelva |
Joãozinho ![]() |
Saviola ![]() Kluivert ![]() Riquelme ![]() |
1 June 2003 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Málaga | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
Saviola ![]() Mendieta ![]() |
Dely Valdés ![]() |
15 June 2003 | Valencia | 1–3 | Barcelona | Mestalla, Valencia |
Sánchez ![]() |
Mendieta ![]() Kluivert ![]() Overmars ![]() |
Statistics
Top scorers
Name | Nationality | Position | PD | CdR | CdC | CL | Total |
Patrick Kluivert | ![]() |
Striker | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
Javier Saviola | ![]() |
Striker | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Luis Enrique | ![]() |
Midfielder | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Marc Overmars | ![]() |
Winger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Gaizka Mendieta | ![]() |
Midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Juan Román Riquelme | ![]() |
Attacking Midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Thiago Motta | ![]() |
Defensive Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Phillip Cocu | ![]() |
Defensive Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Frank de Boer | ![]() |
Centre Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Xavi | ![]() |
Central Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Dani | ![]() |
Striker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Geovanni | ![]() |
Attacking Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Fábio Rochemback | ![]() |
Central Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Gerard | ![]() |
Attacking Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Juan Pablo Sorín | ![]() |
Left-back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fernando Navarro | ![]() |
Left-back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | N/A | N/A | 61 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 95 |
See also
References
External links
- FC Barcelona Official Site
- FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
- FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
- uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
- Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- FIFA.com
- Federació Catalana de Futbol