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2002–03 UEFA Cup final phase

The final phase of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup began on 26 November 2002 with the first matches of the third round and concluded on 21 May 2003 with the final at the Estadio Olímpico in Seville, Spain. A total of 32 teams competed in this phase of the competition.

Times up to 30 March 2003 (quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), and thereafter (semi-finals and final) CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

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The draw for the third round was held in Geneva, while the remaining draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[1]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Third round 15 November 2002 28 November 2002 12 December 2002
Fourth round 13 December 2002 20 February 2003 27 February 2003
Quarter-finals 13 March 2003 20 March 2003
Semi-finals 21 March 2003 10 April 2003 24 April 2003
Final 21 May 2003 at Estadio Olímpico, Seville

Format

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Apart from the final, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time (two fifteen-minute periods) was played. For the first time in an international football tournament, the silver goal system was applied, whereby the team who leads the game at the half-time break during the extra time period would be declared the winner. If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time play would continue for a further 15 minutes. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.

In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played. If, on completion of the first period of extra time, one of the teams had scored more goals than the other, the silver goal rule was applied, i.e., the match ended and that team was declared the winner. If no decisive goal was scored, the second period of the extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.[2]

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[2]

  • In the draws the third and fourth rounds, teams were seeded and divided into groups containing an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams. In each group, the seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the first team drawn hosting the first leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings and teams from the same association could be drawn against each other.

Qualified teams

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The final phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified from the second round, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League first group stage.[2][3][4]

Qualified teams
Team Notes Coeff.
Italy Lazio[R2] 106.334
England Liverpool[CL] 79.729
England Leeds United[R2] 76.729
Spain Celta Vigo[R2] 76.233
France Lyon[CL] 74.176
Portugal Porto[R2] 66.124
France Bordeaux[R2] 63.176
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv[CL] 59.979
Team Notes Coeff.
Greece Panathinaikos[R2] 57.058
Germany VfB Stuttgart[R2] 53.495
Germany Hertha BSC[R2] 52.495
Greece AEK Athens[CL] 52.058
France Paris Saint-Germain[R2] 51.176
Spain Real Betis[R2] 49.233
Czech Republic Slavia Prague[R2] 47.312
Germany Schalke 04[R2] 46.495
Team Notes Coeff.
France Lens[CL] 44.176
Belgium Club Brugge[CL] 41.762
Greece PAOK[R2] 41.058
Belgium Anderlecht[R2] 38.762
Austria Sturm Graz[R2] 37.625
Portugal Boavista[R2] 36.124
Scotland Celtic[R2] 36.062
Spain Málaga[R2] 34.233
Team Notes Coeff.
France Auxerre[CL] 32.176
Netherlands Vitesse[R2] 30.082
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec[R2] 29.312
England Fulham[R2] 27.729
Turkey Beşiktaş[R2] 26.362
Poland Wisła Kraków[R2] 21.750
Israel Maccabi Haifa[CL] 18.666
Turkey Denizlispor[R2] 14.362

Notes

  1. R2 Winners from the second round
  2. CL Third-placed teams from the Champions League first group stage

Bracket

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Third round

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Seeding

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The 32 teams were distributed into two groups of eight teams, each containing four seeded and four unseeded teams. The draw was held on 15 November 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland.[3]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

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Matches

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Hertha BSC Germany2–1England Fulham
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Attendance: 14,477
Fulham England0–0Germany Hertha BSC
Report
Attendance: 15,161

Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Paris Saint-Germain France2–1Portugal Boavista
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Attendance: 20,012
Boavista Portugal1–0France Paris Saint-Germain
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Attendance: 5,592

2–2 on aggregate; Boavista won on away goals.

Wisła Kraków Poland1–1Germany Schalke 04
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Attendance: 10,300
Schalke 04 Germany1–4Poland Wisła Kraków
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Attendance: 50,830

Wisła Kraków won 5–2 on aggregate.

Denizlispor Turkey0–0France Lyon
Report
Attendance: 10,488
Lyon France0–1Turkey Denizlispor
Report
Attendance: 34,564

Denizlispor won 1–0 on aggregate.

Slovan Liberec Czech Republic2–2Greece Panathinaikos
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Attendance: 5,805
Referee: Mike RIley (England)
Panathinaikos Greece1–0Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
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Attendance: 11,029
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Panathinaikos won 3–2 on aggregate.

Beşiktaş Turkey3–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
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Attendance: 28,000
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine0–0Turkey Beşiktaş
Report
Attendance: 18,000

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bordeaux France0–2Belgium Anderlecht
Report
Attendance: 12,150
Anderlecht Belgium2–2France Bordeaux
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Attendance: 17,721

Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.

PAOK Greece1–0Czech Republic Slavia Prague
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Attendance: 16,113
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Slavia Prague Czech Republic4–0Greece PAOK
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Attendance: 8,563

Slavia Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.

AEK Athens Greece4–0Israel Maccabi Haifa
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Attendance: 8,695
Maccabi Haifa Israel1–4Greece AEK Athens
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Attendance: 1,615

AEK Athens won 8–1 on aggregate.

Sturm Graz Austria1–3Italy Lazio
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Attendance: 15,375
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Lazio Italy0–1Austria Sturm Graz
Report
Attendance: 3,958

Lazio won 3–2 on aggregate.

Club Brugge Belgium1–2Germany VfB Stuttgart
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Attendance: 18,483
VfB Stuttgart Germany1–0Belgium Club Brugge
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Attendance: 34,000

VfB Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.

Vitesse Netherlands0–1England Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 27,300
Liverpool England1–0Netherlands Vitesse
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Attendance: 23,576

Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland1–0Spain Celta Vigo
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Attendance: 53,726
Celta Vigo Spain2–1Scotland Celtic
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Attendance: 16,955

2–2 on aggregate; Celtic won on away goals.

Real Betis Spain1–0France Auxerre
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Attendance: 15,660
Auxerre France2–0Spain Real Betis
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Attendance: 9,619

Auxerre won 2–1 on aggregate.

Málaga Spain0–0England Leeds United
Report
Attendance: 13,491
Leeds United England1–2Spain Málaga
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Attendance: 34,123

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Porto Portugal3–0France Lens
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Attendance: 32,041
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Lens France1–0Portugal Porto
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Attendance: 35,026

Porto won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

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Seeding

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The 16 teams were distributed into two groups of eight teams, each containing four seeded and four unseeded teams. The draw was held on 13 December 2002 in Nyon, Switzerland.[6]

Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

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The first legs were played on 20 February, and the second legs were played on 27 February 2003.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hertha BSC Germany3–3 (a)Portugal Boavista3–20–1
Panathinaikos Greece3–2Belgium Anderlecht3–00–2
Slavia Prague Czech Republic3–4Turkey Beşiktaş1–02–4
Auxerre France0–3England Liverpool0–10–2
Lazio Italy5–4Poland Wisła Kraków3–32–1
Málaga Spain1–0Greece AEK Athens0–01–0
Celtic Scotland5–4Germany VfB Stuttgart3–12–3
Porto Portugal8–3Turkey Denizlispor6–12–2

Matches

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Hertha BSC Germany3–2Portugal Boavista
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Attendance: 15,559
Boavista Portugal1–0Germany Hertha BSC
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Attendance: 5,071

3–3 on aggregate; Boavista won on away goals.

Panathinaikos Greece3–0Belgium Anderlecht
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Attendance: 14,048
Anderlecht Belgium2–0Greece Panathinaikos
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Attendance: 17,970

Panathinaikos won 3–2 on aggregate.

Slavia Prague Czech Republic1–0Turkey Beşiktaş
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Attendance: 12,357
Beşiktaş Turkey4–2Czech Republic Slavia Prague
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Attendance: 24,170

Beşiktaş won 4–3 on aggregate.

Auxerre France0–1England Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 20,452
Liverpool England2–0France Auxerre
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Attendance: 34,252

Liverpool won 3–0 on aggregate.

Lazio Italy3–3Poland Wisła Kraków
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Attendance: 16,004
Wisła Kraków Poland1–2Italy Lazio
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Attendance: 9,100

Lazio won 5–4 on aggregate.

Málaga Spain0–0Greece AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 9,720
AEK Athens Greece0–1Spain Málaga
Report
Attendance: 16,050
Referee: Rob Styles (England)

Málaga won 1–0 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland3–1Germany VfB Stuttgart
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Attendance: 57,450
VfB Stuttgart Germany3–2Scotland Celtic
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Attendance: 50,348

Celtic won 5–4 on aggregate.

Porto Portugal6–1Turkey Denizlispor
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Attendance: 21,941
Denizlispor Turkey2–2Portugal Porto
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Attendance: 4,300

Porto won 8–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Summary

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The quarter-final draw was held on 13 December 2002, immediately after the fourth round draw.[6] The first legs were played on 13 March, and the second legs were played on 20 March 2003.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Porto Portugal2–1Greece Panathinaikos0–12–0 (a.e.t.)
Lazio Italy3–1Turkey Beşiktaş1–02–1
Celtic Scotland3–1England Liverpool1–12–0
Málaga Spain1–1 (1–4 p)Portugal Boavista1–00–1 (a.e.t.)

Matches

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Porto Portugal0–1Greece Panathinaikos
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Attendance: 44,310
Panathinaikos Greece0–2 (a.e.t.)Portugal Porto
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Attendance: 14,295

Porto won 2–1 on aggregate.

Lazio Italy1–0Turkey Beşiktaş
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Attendance: 17,133
Beşiktaş Turkey1–2Italy Lazio
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Attendance: 21,800
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Lazio won 3–1 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland1–1England Liverpool
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Attendance: 59,759
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Liverpool England0–2Scotland Celtic
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Attendance: 44,238
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.

Málaga Spain1–0Portugal Boavista
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Attendance: 13,269

1–1 on aggregate; Boavista won 4–1 on penalties.

Semi-finals

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Summary

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The semi-final draw was held on 21 March 2003. The first legs were played on 10 April, and the second legs were played on 24 April 2003.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Porto Portugal4–1Italy Lazio4–10–0
Celtic Scotland2–1Portugal Boavista1–11–0

Matches

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Porto Portugal4–1Italy Lazio
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Attendance: 45,518
Lazio Italy0–0Portugal Porto
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Attendance: 69,873

Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland1–1Portugal Boavista
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Attendance: 58,240
Boavista Portugal0–1Scotland Celtic
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Attendance: 10,163

Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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The final was played on 21 May 2003 at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla in Seville, Spain. A draw was held on 21 March 2003, after the semi-final draw, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Celtic Scotland2–3 (a.e.t.)Portugal Porto
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Attendance: 52,140[7]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Due to security issues caused by the Second Intifada, Israeli teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2002/2003". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2002/03" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Lazio and Liverpool top seeds". Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Kassies, Bert. "Seeding in the UEFA Cup 2002/2003". UEFA European Cup Football. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "UEFA reaffirms Israeli advice". UEFA. 27 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Sixteen await UEFA Cup fate". Union of European Football Associations. 13 December 2002. Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "4. UEFA Cup Finals" (PDF). UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook 2012/13. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2013. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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