River Plate 2002–03 football season
The 2002–03 season is River Plate 's 73nd season in the Argentine Primera División .
The season was split into two tournaments (format adopted since 1990–91 season ) Apertura (Opening) 2002 (from August to December 2002), and Clausura (Closing) 2003 (from February to June 2003).
The club's kit was provided by Adidas , and the sponsor was Budweiser beer.
Season events [ ]
On May 23, 2002, Manuel Pellegrini was presented as new manager of River Plate.[1]
On July 22, midfielder Lucho González moved from Huracán to River Plate. The transfer was made for US$700,000.[2]
On June 15, 2003 during Round 16 of Torneo Clausura 2003, River Plate defeated Lanús and because Velez and Boca tied games, finished the match day as sole leaders.[3]
On June 29, during Round 18, River defeated Olimpo in Bahía Blanca and won the championship, by getting a difference of 4 points to rivals Boca Juniors, with only 1 round to go.[4]
Apertura Squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Clausura Squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
River Plate v Monarcas Morelia
22 June 2002 Friendly River Plate 1 – 1 Monarcas Morelia show San Jose, California
Garcé 72'
Report 1 Report 2
Morales 39'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Referee: Roberi Sabella (United States)
River Plate v Rangers F.C.
Apertura 2002 [ ]
League table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ground H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A Result D W W W W L D D W W W W L L W L L W W Position 7 7 5 4 1 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Fixtures and results [ ]
Estudiantes v River Plate
River Plate v Rosario Central
San Lorenzo v River Plate
Clausura 2003 [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
River Plate
19
13
4
2
43
18
+25
43
2
Boca Juniors
19
12
3
4
36
23
+13
39
3
Vélez Sársfield
19
12
2
5
27
12
+15
38
4
Rosario Central
19
10
7
2
40
18
+22
37
5
Colón
19
7
8
4
19
14
+5
29
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ground A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result D L W W W W W W W W D D W D W W W W L Position 6 13 9 8 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
Fixtures and results [ ]
River Plate v Estudiantes
Rosario Central v River Plate
River Plate v San Lorenzo
Evolution of the league table [ ]
River Plate, Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield were the teams who kept the championship lead for most of the tournament.
2002 Copa Sudamericana [ ]
2003 Copa Libertadores [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
CAL
RIV
LIB
EME
1
Deportivo Cali
6
4
0
2
9
3
+6
12
2–0
1–0
2–1
2
River Plate
6
4
0
2
10
7
+3
12
2–1
3–1
2–0
3
Libertad
6
2
1
3
9
9
0
7
1–0
0–2
2–2
4
Emelec
6
1
1
4
6
15
−9
4
0–4
3–1
1–5
Source:[citation needed ]
Knockout phase [ ]
Round of 16 [ ]
River Plate v Corinthians
Corinthians v River Plate
Quarter-finals [ ]
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Source: www.footballdatabase.eu – www.livefutbol.com
References [ ]
^ "Pellegrini cumplió otro objetivo: se puso la banda roja" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-19 .
^ "Luis González ya es de River" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-19 .
^ https://www.lanacion.com.ar/504218-trepada-river-a-la-punta-con-goles-y-decision "Rise: River, to the top with goals and decision"(in Spanish)
^ http://edant.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2003/06/30/l-582185.htm Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine "River shouted Champions in Bahía Blanca and it was heard throughout the country"(in Spanish)
^ "Buljubasich será el portero del River de Pellegrini" . El Mercurio . 11 June 2002.
^ "Marcelo Gomez" . footballdatabase.eu .
^ "El fútbol no es lo que yo soñaba" .
^ Jump up to: a b "ESPNdeportes.com: Futbol argentino: Jersson González se tiene confianza" . www.espn.com.co .
^ "Luis González ya es de River" .
^ "Página/12 :: Deportes :: Esteban Fuertes es de River" . www.pagina12.com.ar .
^ "River está a un paso de volver a tener a Claudio Husain en sus filas" .
^ "Claudio Husain firmó para River" . Infobae .
^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "River Plate contrató al defensa uruguayo Martín del Campo" .
^ "River: se sumó al plantel el uruguayo Martín del Campo" .
^ "Máximo Lucas a River de Buenos Aires" .
^ "Eduardo Coudet regresa a River Plate" . El Mercurio . 16 January 2003.
^ Darío Husain quedó libre de Vélez y River acelera los trámites
^ Gaceta, La. "Darío Husaín dice que cumplió el sueño de su vida" . www.lagaceta.com.ar .
^ Clarin.com. "Horacio Ameli: todo para soñar y ganar" .
^ "Ortega signs for Fenerbahçe" . the Guardian . 17 June 2002.
^ "ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News – Argentine Cardetti joins PSG" . www.espnfc.com .
^ "Eduardo Coudet es el elegido para la banda derecha celeste" . 29 August 2002.
^ "Hamburgo aparece en el futuro de Cristian Ledesma" .
^ "Página/12 :: Deportes :: Ledesma, al Hamburgo" . www.pagina12.com.ar .
^ Neumann, Tom (19 February 2016). Die Saison 2002 / 2003 Ein Jahr im Fußball - Spiele, Statistiken, Tore und Legenden des Weltfußballs: Was Zinédine Zidane, David Beckham, Birgit Prinz und der AC Mailand mit der Bundesliga und der Frauen WM 2003 zu tun haben . BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783739244716 – via Google Books.
^ Clarin.com. "Gandolfi, eje de una polémica" .
^ "Transfieren al argentino Damian Alvarez al Morelia" . El Universal . Mexico.
^ "Un jugador de peso" . www.mercuriovalpo.cl .
^ Clarin.com. "River reaccionó al final, pero igual perdió ante el Monterrey de Passarella" .
^ AS, Diario (21 July 2002). "River se hace con el tercer puesto" .
^ Jump up to: a b "El día que River fue bailado y humillado por Marathón – Diez – Diario Deportivo" .
^ Jump up to: a b "River perdió con Marathón, el campeón hondureño" .
^ https://www.clarin.com/ultimo-momento/banfield-goleo-river-partido-termino-incidentes_0_H1xCcQgRte.html (in Spanish)
^ "La fiesta inolvidable de River" . edant.clarin.com . Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-23 .
Sources [ ]
Estévez, Diego Ariel; Ciento cinco: historia de un siglo rojo y blanco; 2006 ISBN 950-754-198-5