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During the 2002–03 season, Barcelona competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League. The club's top scorer was Patrick Kluivert, with 21 goals.
| 2002–03 season | ||||
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| President | Joan Gaspart (until 12 February 2003) Enric Reyna (until 6 May 2003) Managing Commission (until 15 June) Joan Laporta | |||
| Head Coach | Louis van Gaal (until 27 January 2003) Antonio de la Cruz (until 2 February 2003) Radomir Antić | |||
| 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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Season summary
editThe 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.[1] 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.[2]
Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
edit| 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 | [dead link] | |
| 10 | MF | Riquelme | 24 | Non-EU | Boca Juniors |
Transfer |
Summer | 2006 | €10M | ||
| 20 | DF | Sorín | 26 | EU | Cruzeiro |
Loan → | Winter | 2003 | Loan | ||
| 17 | MF | Mendieta | 29 | EU | Lazio |
Loan → | Summer | 2003 | €1,5M |
Total spending:
€15,500,000
Out
edit| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | MF | Arteta | 21 | EU | Rangers |
Transfer |
Summer | €7,9M | ||
| 25 | GK | Dutruel | 30 | EU | Alavés | Transfer |
Summer | €2,9M | ||
| 13 | GK | Reina | 20 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer |
Summer | €0,75M | ||
| 10 | FW | Rivaldo | 31 | EU | Milan |
Transfer |
Summer | Free | ||
| 5 | DF | Abelardo | 33 | EU | Alavés | Transfer |
Summer | Free | [dead link] | |
| 12 | DF | Sergi | 31 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer |
Summer | Free | ||
| 36 | MF | Luis García | 25 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer |
Summer | €3,6M | ||
| 22 | FW | Geovanni | 23 | EU | Benfica |
Loan → | Winter | Loan | ||
| 20 | FW | Alfonso | 30 | EU | Betis | Loan → | Summer | Loan |
Total income:
€15,150,000
Last updated: 3 October
Competitions
editPre-season and friendlies
edit28-07-2002 Friendly. Grenoble 1–0 Barcelona
30-07-2002 Friendly. Servette 1–4 Barcelona
02-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. Barcelona 4–2 Parma[5]
04-08-2002 Amsterdam Tournament. Ajax 4–3 Barcelona[6]
07-08-2002 Friendly. Newcastle United 0–3 Barcelona[7]
23-08-2002 Joan Gamper Trophy. Barcelona 1–0 Red Star Belgrade[8]
29-01-2003 Friendly. Benfica 0–1 Barcelona
04-02-2003 Friendly. Cádiz 1–2 Barcelona
05-03-2003 Friendly. Llorca 1–4 Barcelona
02-04-2003 Friendly. Barcelona 5–0 Al-Ittihad
08-05-2003 Copa Catalunya (semi-final). Terrassa 1–1 Barcelona Penalties (4–2)[9]
La Liga
editLeague table
edit| 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 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 54 |
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
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League qualifying round; = 2003-04 UEFA Cup; = 2003-04 Segunda Division
Matches
edit| 1 September 2002 1 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Luis Enrique |
Report | Otero Correa |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 14 September 2002 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–2 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 21:30 CEST | Report | Luis Enrique Saviola |
Stadium: San Mamés |
| 21 September 2002 3 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Kluivert Luis Enrique |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 28 September 2002 4 | Real Betis | 3–0 | Barcelona | Huelva |
| 21:30 CEST | Alfonso Joaquín Varela |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
| 6 October 2002 5 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Osasuna | Barcelona |
| 19:00 CEST | Motta Kluivert |
Report | Rivero Gancedo |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 20 October 2002 6 | Real Valladolid | 2–1 | Barcelona | Valladolid |
| 20:30 CEST | Aganzo Pachón |
Report | Saviola |
Stadium: José Zorrilla |
| 26 October 2002 7 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Alavés | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Kluivert Mendieta Luis Enrique Xavi |
Report | Begoña |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 3 November 2002 8 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Barcelona | Santander |
| 20:30 CET | Javi Guerrero |
Report | Navarro |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
| 9 November 2002 9 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 21:15 CET | Riquelme |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 16 November 2002 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | Barcelona | A Coruña |
| 21:30 CET | Scaloni Luque |
Report | Stadium: Riazor |
| 1 December 2002 12 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Barcelona | San Sebastián |
| 19:00 CET | Kovačević |
Report | Kluivert |
Stadium: Anoeta |
| 7 December 2002 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 20:00 CET | Azkoitia |
Report | Stadium: Teresa Rivero |
| 15 December 2002 14 | Barcelona | 0–3 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Casquero Toedtli |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 21 December 2002 15 | Mallorca | 0–4 | Barcelona | Palma |
| 21:30 CET | Report | Kluivert Overmars |
Stadium: Son Moix |
| 5 January 2003 16 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Recreativo Huelva | Barcelona |
| 17:00 CET | Rochemback Loren Cocu |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 18 January 2003 18 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET | Motta Kluivert |
Report | Aimar Carew Aurélio Rufete |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 26 January 2003 19 | Celta Vigo | 2–0 | Barcelona | Vigo |
| 20:30 CET | Jesuli Sylvinho |
Report | Stadium: Balaídos |
| 1 February 2003 20 | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 21:30 CET | Torres Emerson L. García |
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderón |
| 9 February 2003 21 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CET | Saviola Overmars |
Report | Ezquerro Yeste |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 15 February 2003 22 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Cocu Xavi |
Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| 22 February 2003 23 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CET | Saviola Cocu |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 2 March 2003 24 | Osasuna | 2–2 | Barcelona | Pamplona |
| 17:00 CET | Rosado Rivero |
Report | Saviola Luis Enrique |
Stadium: El Sadar |
| 8 March 2003 25 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET | Gómez |
Report | Bonano |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 16 March 2003 26 | Alavés | 0–0 | Barcelona | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Mendizorroza |
| 23 March 2003 27 | Barcelona | 6–1 | Racing Santander | Barcelona |
| 19:00 CET | Kluivert Riquelme Overmars Mendieta |
Report | Javi Guerrero |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 5 April 2003 28 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Barcelona | Vilarreal |
| 20:45 CEST | López Calleja |
Report | Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 12 April 2003 29 | Barcelona | 2–4 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| 21:30 CEST | Saviola Motta |
Report | Scaloni Makaay Sergio |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 19 April 2003 30 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 21:30 CEST | Ronaldo |
Report | Luis Enrique |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
| 27 April 2003 31 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CEST | Saviola Kluivert |
Report | Kahveci |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 4 May 2003 32 | Barcelona | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Barcelona |
| 19:30 CEST | Luis Enrique Overmars Saviola |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 18 May 2003 34 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CEST | Kluivert |
Report | Novo Carlitos |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 25 May 2003 35 | Recreativo Huelva | 1–3 | Barcelona | Huelva |
| 19:00 CEST | Joãozinho |
Report | Saviola Kluivert Riquelme |
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino |
| 1 June 2003 36 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Málaga | Barcelona |
| 19:30 CEST | Saviola Mendieta |
Report | Dely Valdés |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
Copa del Rey
editUEFA Champions League
editThird qualifying round
edit| 14 August 2002 | Barcelona | 3–0 | | Barcelona |
| 21:30 | De Boer Riquelme Cocu |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: |
| 28 August 2002 | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | | Warsaw |
| 19:00 | Report | Mendieta |
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Referee: |
First group stage
editGroup H
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | LKM | BRU | GAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| 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
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | INT | NEW | LEV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 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 | Inter Milan | 0–0 | | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
| 20:45 | Report[dead link] | 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-finals
edit| 9 April 2003 | Juventus | 1–1 | | Stadio delle Alpi, Turin |
| 20:45 | Montero |
Report | Saviola |
Attendance: 48,783 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
Statistics
editPlayers statistics
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Champions League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Bonano | 32 | -35 | 24 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | |
| 18 | DF | Gabri | 37 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | de Boer | 50 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 5 | DF | Puyol | 46 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Sorin | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Mendieta | 49 | 6 | 29+4 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 10+5 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Cocu | 42 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | Xavi | 44 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Overmars | 32 | 7 | 20+6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Kluivert | 51 | 21 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 5 | |
| 7 | FW | Saviola | 51 | 20 | 29+7 | 13 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+2 | 7 | |
| 26 | GK | Valdes | 20 | -18 | 14 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | |
| 31 | MF | Motta | 35 | 5 | 18+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12+1 | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | Reiziger | 31 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Riquelme | 42 | 6 | 14+16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6+5 | 2 | |
| 21 | MF | Luis Enrique | 26 | 10 | 14+4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 | |
| 35 | DF | Navarro | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Rochemback | 30 | 1 | 7+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Gerard | 29 | 1 | 5+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 | |
| 34 | MF | Iniesta | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Christanval | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Dani García | 12 | 2 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | Andersson | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 40 | DF | López | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | DF | Oleguer | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Geovanni | 11 | 2 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | |
| 25 | GK | Enke | 4 | -6 | 0+1 | -2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | -1 | |
| 33 | DF | Tortolero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Sánchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Nano | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |||||
| 39 | FW | García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "2002-2003 Barcelona Scores and Fixtures, La Liga". FBref.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ "FC Barcelona 2002-03".
- ↑ "FootballSquads – Barcelona – 2002/03".
- ↑ Jugadors, F. C. B. "Parma - Barcelona (2-4) - Friendly - 02/08/2002 | FC Barcelona Players". FCB Jugadors. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Jugadors, F. C. B. "Ajax - Barcelona (4-3) - Friendly - 04/8/2002 | FC Barcelona Players". FCB Jugadors. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Jugadors, F. C. B. "Newcastle - Barcelona (0-3) - Friendly - 07/08/2002 | FC Barcelona Players". FCB Jugadors. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Jugadors, F. C. B. "Barcelona - Crvena Zvezda (1-0) - Joan Gamper Trophy - 23/08/2002 | FC Barcelona Players". FCB Jugadors. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Jugadors, F. C. B. "Terrassa - Barcelona (1-1) - Catalonia Cup - 08/05/2003 | FC Barcelona Players". FCB Jugadors. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
External links
edit- "FC Barcelona official website". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Federació Catalana de Futbol". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.