2002–03 FC Barcelona season

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Barcelona
2002–03 season
PresidentJoan Gaspart (until 12 February 2003)
Enric Reyna (until 6 May 2003)
Managing Commission (until 15 June)
Joan Laporta
Head CoachLouis van Gaal (until 27 January 2003)
Antonio de la Cruz (until 2 February 2003)
Radomir Antić
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga6th
Copa del ReyFirst round
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrick Kluivert (16)
All:
Patrick Kluivert (21)
Away colours
Third colours

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[]

Squad at end of season[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Roberto Bonano
2 DF Netherlands NED Michael Reiziger
3 DF Netherlands NED Frank de Boer
4 DF Sweden SWE Patrik Andersson
5 DF Spain ESP Carles Puyol
6 MF Spain ESP Xavi
7 FW Argentina ARG Javier Saviola
8 MF Netherlands NED Phillip Cocu
9 FW Netherlands NED Patrick Kluivert
10 MF Argentina ARG Juan Román Riquelme
11 MF Netherlands NED Marc Overmars
12 DF France FRA Philippe Christanval
14 MF Spain ESP Gerard
15 MF Brazil BRA Fábio Rochemback
17 MF Spain ESP Gaizka Mendieta
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Spain ESP Gabri
19 FW Spain ESP Dani García
20 DF Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Sorín
21 MF Spain ESP Luis Enrique (captain)
25 GK Germany GER Robert Enke
26 GK Spain ESP Víctor Valdés
31 MF Brazil BRA Thiago Motta
33 DF Spain ESP Dani Tortolero
32 DF Spain ESP Oleguer
34 MF Spain ESP Andrés Iniesta
35 DF Spain ESP Fernando Navarro
36 MF Spain ESP David Sánchez
38 MF Spain ESP Nano
39 FW Spain ESP Sergio García
40 DF Spain ESP Óscar López

Transfers[]

In[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
25 GK Germany Enke 24 EU Benfica Portugal Transfer Green tickY Summer 2004 Free [1]
10 MF Argentina Riquelme 24 Non-EU Boca Juniors Argentina Transfer Green tickY Summer 2006 €10,000,000 [2]
20 DF Argentina Sorín 26 EU Cruzeiro Brazil Loan → Winter 2003 Loan [3]
17 MF Spain Mendieta 29 EU Lazio Italy Loan → Summer 2003 €1,500,000 [4]

Total spending: Decrease €15,500,000

Out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
37 MF Spain Arteta 21 EU Rangers Scotland Transfer Green tickY Summer €7,900,000 [5]
25 GK France Dutruel 30 EU Alavés Transfer Green tickY Summer €2,900,000 [6]
13 GK Spain Reina 20 EU Villarreal Transfer Green tickY Summer €750,000 [7]
10 FW Brazil Rivaldo 31 EU Milan Italy Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [8]
5 DF Spain Abelardo 33 EU Alavés Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [9]
12 DF Spain Sergi 31 EU Atlético Madrid Transfer Green tickY Summer Free [10]
36 MF Spain Luis García 25 EU Atlético Madrid Transfer Green tickY Summer €3,600,000 [11]
22 FW Brazil Geovanni 23 EU Benfica Portugal Loan → Winter Loan [12]
20 FW Spain Alfonso 30 EU Betis Loan → Summer Loan [13]

Total income: Increase €15,150,000

Last updated: 3 October

Competitions[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

La Liga[]

Main article: 2002–03 La Liga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Celta Vigo 38 17 10 11 45 36 +9 61 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Valencia 38 17 9 12 56 35 +21 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Barcelona 38 15 11 12 63 47 +16 56
7 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 10 13 63 61 +2 55
8 Betis 38 14 12 12 56 53 +3 54
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWWLDLWDWLDLLLWWDLLLDWWDDDWLLDWWDLWWWW
Position127588118861010101013108910121515118999991212128787776
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2003. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

1 September 2002 1 Barcelona 2–2 Atlético Madrid Barcelona
Luis Enrique Goal 5', 55' Report Otero Goal 45'
Correa Goal 86'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
14 September 2002 2 Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Barcelona Bilbao
Report Luis Enrique Goal 21'
Saviola Goal 36'		 Stadium: San Mamés
21 September 2002 3 Barcelona 2–0 Espanyol Barcelona
Kluivert Goal 58'
Luis Enrique Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
28 September 2002 4 Real Betis 3–0 Barcelona Huelva
Alfonso Goal 26' (pen.)
Joaquín Goal 66'
Varela Goal 83'		 Report Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
6 October 2002 5 Barcelona 2–2 Osasuna Barcelona
Motta Goal 39'
Kluivert Goal 47'		 Report Goal 2'
Gancedo Goal 45'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
20 October 2002 6 Real Valladolid 2–1 Barcelona Valladolid
Aganzo Goal 53'
Pachón Goal 86'		 Report Saviola Goal 90' Stadium: José Zorrilla
26 October 2002 7 Barcelona 6–1 Alavés Barcelona
Kluivert Goal 16', 27', 80'
Mendieta Goal 35' (pen.)
Luis Enrique Goal 41'
Xavi Goal 65'		 Report Begoña Goal 55' Stadium: Camp Nou
3 November 2002 8 Racing Santander 1–1 Barcelona Santander
Guerrero Goal 1' Report Navarro Goal 84' Stadium: El Sardinero
9 November 2002 9 Barcelona 1–0 Villarreal Barcelona
Riquelme Goal 75' (pen.) Report Stadium: Camp Nou
16 November 2002 10 Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Barcelona A Coruña
Scaloni Goal 82'
Luque Goal 86'		 Report Stadium: Riazor
23 November 2002 11 Barcelona 0–0 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
1 December 2002 12 Real Sociedad 2–1 Barcelona San Sebastián
Kovačević Goal 39', 50' Report Kluivert Goal 33' Stadium: Anoeta
7 December 2002 13 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Barcelona Madrid
Azkoitia Goal 64' Report Stadium: Teresa Rivero
15 December 2002 14 Barcelona 0–3 Sevilla Barcelona
Report Casquero Goal 4' (pen.)
Toedtli Goal 77', 89'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
21 December 2002 15 Mallorca 0–4 Barcelona Palma
Report Kluivert Goal 25', 48', 51'
Overmars Goal 44'		 Stadium: Son Moix
5 January 2003 16 Barcelona 3–0 Recreativo Huelva Barcelona
Rochemback Goal 8'
Loren Goal 25' (o.g.)
Cocu Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
12 January 2003 17 Málaga 0–0 Barcelona Málaga
Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
18 January 2003 18 Barcelona 2–4 Valencia Barcelona
Motta Goal 38'
Kluivert Goal 88'		 Report Aimar Goal 13'
Carew Goal 26'
Aurélio Goal 82'
Rufete Goal 87'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
26 January 2003 19 Celta Vigo 2–0 Barcelona Vigo
Jesuli Goal 47'
Sylvinho Goal 72'		 Report Stadium: Balaídos
1 February 2003 20 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Barcelona Madrid
21:30 Torres Goal 40'
Emerson Goal 70'
L. García Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
9 February 2003 21 Barcelona 2–2 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
Saviola Goal 5'
Overmars Goal 41'		 Report Ezquerro Goal 48' (pen.)
Yeste Goal 55'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
15 February 2003 22 Espanyol 0–2 Barcelona Barcelona
Report Cocu Goal 40'
Xavi Goal 42'		 Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys
22 February 2003 23 Barcelona 4–0 Real Betis Barcelona
Saviola Goal 2', 41', 54'
Cocu Goal 6'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
2 March 2003 24 Osasuna 2–2 Barcelona Pamplona
Rosado Goal 79'
Goal 90'		 Report Saviola Goal 61'
Luis Enrique Goal 86'		 Stadium: El Sadar
8 March 2003 25 Barcelona 1–1 Real Valladolid Barcelona
Gómez Goal 28' (o.g.) Report Bonano Goal 47' (o.g.) Stadium: Camp Nou
16 March 2003 26 Alavés 0–0 Barcelona Vitoria-Gasteiz
Report Stadium: Mendizorroza
23 March 2003 27 Barcelona 6–1 Racing Santander Barcelona
Kluivert Goal 1', 29'
Riquelme Goal 8'
Overmars Goal 81', 83'
Mendieta Goal 89' (pen.)		 Report Guerrero Goal 47' Stadium: Camp Nou
5 April 2003 28 Villarreal 2–0 Barcelona Vilarreal
López Goal 56' (pen.)
Calleja Goal 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: El Madrigal
12 April 2003 29 Barcelona 2–4 Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona
Saviola Goal 2'
Motta Goal 24'		 Report Scaloni Goal 16'
Makaay Goal 50', 64'
Sergio Goal 75'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
19 April 2003 30 Real Madrid 1–1 Barcelona Madrid
Ronaldo Goal 15' Report Luis Enrique Goal 31' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
27 April 2003 31 Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad Barcelona
Saviola Goal 13'
Kluivert Goal 24'		 Report Kahveci Goal 80' Stadium: Camp Nou
4 May 2003 32 Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
Luis Enrique Goal 70'
Overmars Goal 77'
Saviola Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
11 May 2003 33 Sevilla 0–0 Barcelona Seville
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
18 May 2003 34 Barcelona 1–2 Mallorca Barcelona
Kluivert Goal 72' Report Novo Goal 22'
Carlitos Goal 86'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
25 May 2003 35 Recreativo Huelva 1–3 Barcelona Huelva
Joãozinho Goal 88' Report Saviola Goal 41'
Kluivert Goal 53'
Riquelme Goal 85'		 Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
1 June 2003 36 Barcelona 2–1 Málaga Barcelona
Saviola Goal 24'
Mendieta Goal 67' (pen.)		 Report Dely Valdés Goal 59' (pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
15 June 2003 37 Valencia 1–3 Barcelona Valencia
Sánchez Goal 87' (pen.) Report Mendieta Goal 43' (pen.)
Kluivert Goal 70' (pen.)
Overmars Goal 79'		 Stadium: Mestalla
22 June 2003 38 Barcelona 2–0 Celta Vigo Barcelona
Sorín Goal 6'
Saviola Goal 50'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey[]

Main article: 2002–03 Copa del Rey

Round of 64[]

11 September 2002 Novelda CF 3-2 FC Barcelona Novelda
MadrigalGoal 59'
MadrigalGoal 65'
MadrigalGoal 79'		 Report GeovanniGoal 7'
RiquelmeGoal 68' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio La Magdalena

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round[]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
14 August 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–0 Poland Legia Warsaw Barcelona
21:30 De Boer Goal 8'
Riquelme Goal 80'
Cocu Goal 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Czech RepublicMichal Benes
28 August 2002 Legia Warsaw Poland 0–1 Spain Barcelona Warsaw
19:00 Report Mendieta Goal 68' (pen.) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: ItalyAlfredo Trentalange

First group stage[]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group H[]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAR LKM BRU GAL
Spain Barcelona 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 1–0 3–2 3–1
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–3 2–0 0–2
Belgium Club Brugge 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 0–1 0–0 3–1
Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 1–2 0–0
Source:[citation needed]
18 September 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–2 Belgium Club Brugge Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Luis Enrique Goal 5'
Mendieta Goal 40'
Saviola Goal 44'		 Report Simons Goal 22' (pen.)
Englebert Goal 85'		 Referee: (Germany)
24 September 2002 Galatasaray Turkey 0–2 Spain Barcelona Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45 Report Kluivert Goal 27'
Luis Enrique Goal 59'		 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
1 October 2002 Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–3 Spain Barcelona Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
18:00 Obiorah Goal 56' Report Kluivert Goal 29'
Saviola Goal 32', 49'		 Referee: (Scotland)
23 October 2002 Barcelona Spain 1–0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 De Boer Goal 76' Report Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
29 October 2002 Club Brugge Belgium 0–1 Spain Barcelona Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:45 Report Riquelme Goal 64' Referee: Graham Poll (England)
13 November 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–1 Turkey Galatasaray Camp Nou, Barcelona
19:15 Dani Goal 10'
Gerard Goal 44'
Geovanni Goal 56'		 Report Haspolatlı Goal 20' Referee: (Netherlands)

Second group stage[]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage
Group A[]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAR INT NEW LEV
Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 3–0 3–1 2–0
Italy Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 0–0 2–2 3–2
England Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 0–2 1–4 3–1
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0 1–2 0–2 1–3
Source:[citation needed]
27 November 2002 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–2 Spain Barcelona BayArena, Leverkusen
20:45 Berbatov Goal 39' Report Saviola Goal 48'
Overmars Goal 88'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
11 December 2002 Barcelona Spain 3–1 England Newcastle United Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Dani Goal 7'
Kluivert Goal 35'
Motta Goal 58'		 Report Ameobi Goal 24' Attendance: 45,100
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
18 February 2003 Barcelona Spain 3–0 Italy Internazionale Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Saviola Goal 7'
Cocu Goal 29'
Kluivert Goal 67'		 Report Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
26 February 2003 Internazionale Italy 0–0 Spain Barcelona Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
20:45 Report Attendance: 71,740
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
11 March 2003 Barcelona Spain 2–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Saviola Goal 17'
De Boer Goal 49'		 Report Attendance: 62,228
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
19 March 2003 Newcastle United England 0–2 Spain Barcelona St James' Park, Newcastle
20:45 Report Kluivert Goal 60'
Motta Goal 75'		 Attendance: 51,884
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Quarter-finals[]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
9 April 2003 Juventus Italy 1–1 Spain Barcelona Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Montero Goal 16' Report Saviola Goal 78' Attendance: 48,783
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
22 April 2003 Barcelona Spain 1–2 (a.e.t.) Italy Juventus Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Xavi Goal 66' Report Nedvěd Goal 53'
Zalayeta Goal 114'		 Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Statistics[]

Players statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Argentina Bonano 32 -35 24 -30 0 0 8 -5
2 DF Netherlands Reiziger 31 0 17+4 0 1 0 9 0
3 DF Netherlands de Boer 50 3 35 0 1 0 14 3
5 DF Spain Puyol 46 0 32 0 0 0 14 0
8 MF Netherlands Cocu 42 5 32 3 0 0 10 2
17 MF Spain Mendieta 49 6 29+4 4 0+1 0 10+5 2
6 MF Spain Xavi 44 3 29 2 1 0 14 1
18 MF Spain Gabri 37 0 22+5 0 1 0 8+1 0
11 FW Netherlands Overmars 32 7 20+6 6 0 0 5+1 1
9 FW Netherlands Kluivert 51 21 36 16 0 0 14+1 5
7 FW Argentina Saviola 51 20 29+7 13 0+1 0 12+2 7
4 DF Sweden Andersson 7 0 2+1 0 0 0 3+1 0
10 MF Argentina Riquelme 42 6 14+16 3 1 1 6+5 2
12 DF France Christanval 8 0 4+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
14 MF Spain Gerard 29 1 5+16 0 1 0 2+5 1
15 MF Brazil Rochemback 30 1 7+14 1 1 0 4+4 0
19 FW Spain Dani García 12 2 3+5 0 0 0 3+1 2
20 DF Argentina Sorin 15 1 14+1 1 0 0
21 MF Spain Luis Enrique 26 10 14+4 8 0 0 6+2 2
22 MF Brazil Geovanni 11 2 0+5 0 1 1 2+3 1
25 GK Germany Enke 4 -6 0+1 -2 1 -3 2 -1
26 GK Spain Víctor Valdés 20 -18 14 -15 0 0 6 -3
31 MF Brazil Motta 35 5 18+3 3 1 0 12+1 2
33 DF Spain Dani Tortolero 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
32 DF Spain Oleguer 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
34 MF Spain Iniesta 9 0 5+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
35 DF Spain Fernando Navarro 23 1 13 1 1 0 9 0
36 MF Spain David Sánchez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
38 MF Spain Nano 3 0 0+3 0
39 FW Spain Sergio García 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
40 DF Spain Óscar López 2 0 2 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

Top scorers[]

Name Nationality Position PD CdR CdC CL Total
Patrick Kluivert Netherlands Netherlands Striker 16 0 0 5 21
Javier Saviola Argentina Argentina Striker 13 0 0 7 20
Luis Enrique Spain Midfielder 8 0 0 2 10
Marc Overmars Netherlands Netherlands Winger 6 0 0 1 7
Gaizka Mendieta Spain Midfielder 4 0 0 2 6
Juan Román Riquelme Argentina Argentina Attacking midfielder 3 1 0 2 6
Thiago Motta Brazil Brazil Defensive midfielder 3 0 0 2 5
Phillip Cocu Netherlands Netherlands Defensive midfielder 3 0 0 2 5
Frank de Boer Netherlands Netherlands Centre Back 0 0 0 3 3
Xavi Spain Central midfielder 2 0 0 1 3
Dani Spain Striker 0 0 0 2 2
Geovanni Brazil Brazil Attacking midfielder 0 1 0 1 2
Fábio Rochemback Brazil Brazil Central midfielder 1 0 1 0 2
Gerard Spain Attacking midfielder 0 0 0 1 1
Juan Pablo Sorín Argentina Argentina Left-back 1 0 0 0 1
Fernando Navarro Spain Left-back 1 0 0 0 1
Total N/A N/A 61 2 1 31 95

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.eufo.de/football/esp/2002/fc_blona.htm
  2. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2002-2003/laliga/barce.htm

External links[]

  • "FC Barcelona official website". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
  • ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
  • FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
  • uefa.com - UEFA Champions League Archived 2006-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  • Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
  • "FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2009-10-01.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • "Federació Catalana de Futbol". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
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