2002–03 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF

2002–03 season
Manager	Rafael Benítez
La Liga	5th
Champions League	Quarter-final
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	Pablo Aimar (8) John Carew (8)
Home colours Away colours

Valencia CF did not succeed in defending their La Liga title, finishing in slumped 5th place. Los Che also got to the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League, where former coach Héctor Cúper and Inter got the upper hand over Valencia and Rafael Benítez. The main player during the season was Pablo Aimar, who was the only player making waves in the season, where the previously solid defense did not perform as previously.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Santiago Cañizares
• Andrés Palop
• David Rángel

Defenders

• Ángel Amarilla
• Fábio Aurélio
• Amedeo Carboni
• Mauricio Pellegrino
• Miroslav Đukić
• Roberto Ayala
• Carlos Marchena
• Curro Torres
• David Navarro
• Anthony Réveillère
• Javier Garrido

Midfielders

• Francisco Rufete
• Gonzalo de los Santos
• David Albelda
• Kily González
• Rubén Baraja
• Angulo
• Pablo Aimar
• Vicente

Attackers

• Salva
• John Carew
• Juan Sánchez
• Mista

Results

La Liga

• Mallorca-Valencia 0-2
• 0-1 Gonzalo de los Santos 11'
• 0-2 Rubén Baraja 57'
• Valencia-Recreativo 3-0
• 1-0 Vicente 10'
• 2-0 John Carew 88'
• 3-0 John Carew 90'
• Málaga-Valencia 2-2
• 1-0 Manu 26'
• 2-0 Mikel Roteta 30'
• 2-1 Mista 47'
• 2-2 Angulo 90'
• Valencia-Rayo Vallecano 3-0
• 1-0 Mista 34'
• 2-0 Rubén Baraja 45' (pen.)
• 3-0 Angulo 86'
• Valencia-Celta Vigo 0-1
• 0-1 Vágner 90'
• Atlético Madrid-Valencia 1-1
• 0-1 Mauricio Pellegrino 40'
• 1-1 Javi Moreno 75'
• Valencia-Athletic Bilbao 5-1
• 1-0 Pablo Aimar 5'
• 2-0 John Carew 7'
• 3-0 Pablo Aimar 28'
• 4-0 Pablo Aimar 43'
• 5-0 Fábio Aurélio 48' (pen.)
• 5-1 Tiko 81'
• Espanyol-Valencia 0-1
• 0-1 Fábio Aurélio 74'
• Valencia-Betis 1-1
• 0-1 Marcos Assunção 70'
• 1-1 Pablo Aimar 81'
• Osasuna-Valencia 1-0
• 1-0 Iván Rosado 6'
• Valencia-Valladolid 2-0
• 1-0 Mista 10'
• 2-0 Mista 30'

Alaves-Valencia 0-0