The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's first ever all-Italian final, to win their sixth European title, and its first in nine years. Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy was again the top scorer, scoring 12 goals over the two group stages and knockout stage, in addition to two goals he had scored in the qualifying phase, although his side bowed out in the quarter-finals and missed out on the chance of playing in a final at their own stadium.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals.
Association team allocation
A total of 72 teams participated in the 2002–03 Champions League, from 51 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organizes no domestic league competition). Countries are allocated places according to their 2002 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 2000–01.[1]
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League:[2]
- Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
- Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
- Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
- Associations 16–48 each have one team qualify (except Liechtenstein, San Marino and Andorra)
Distribution
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Teams advancing from previous round |
First qualifying round
(20 teams) |
- 20 champions from associations 29–52 (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Azerbaijan and Andorra)
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Second qualifying round
(28 teams) |
- 12 champions from associations 17–28
- 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
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- 10 winners from the first qualifying round
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Third qualifying round
(32 teams) |
- 7 champions from associations 10–16
- 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
- 6 third-placed teams from associations 1–6
- 2 fourth-placed teams from associations 2–3
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- 14 winners from the second qualifying round
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Group stage
(32 teams) |
- title holder (that year from association 1)
- 9 champions from associations 1–9
- 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
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- 16 winners from the third qualifying round
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Second group stage
(16 teams) |
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- 8 group winners from the group stage
- 8 group runners-up from the group stage
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Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[3]
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Round |
Draw date |
First leg |
Second leg |
| Qualifying |
First qualifying round |
21 June 2002
(Geneva) |
17 July 2002 |
24 July 2002 |
| Second qualifying round |
31 July 2002 |
7 August 2002 |
| Third qualifying round |
26 July 2002 |
13–14 August 2002 |
27–28 August 2002 |
| First Group stage |
Matchday 1 |
29 August 2002
(Monaco) |
17–18 September 2002 |
| Matchday 2 |
22–25 September 2002 |
| Matchday 3 |
1–2 October 2002 |
| Matchday 4 |
22–23 October 2002 |
| Matchday 5 |
29–30 October 2002 |
| Matchday 6 |
12–13 November 2002 |
| Second Group stage |
Matchday 7 |
15 November 2002
(Geneva) |
26–27 November 2002 |
| Matchday 8 |
10–11 December 2002 |
| Matchday 9 |
18–19 February 2003 |
| Matchday 10 |
25–26 February 2003 |
| Matchday 11 |
11–12 March 2003 |
| Matchday 12 |
18–19 March 2003 |
| Knockout phase |
Quarter-finals |
21 March 2003 |
8–9 April 2003 |
22–23 April 2003 |
| Semi-finals |
6–7 May 2003 |
13–14 May 2003 |
| Final |
28 May 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester |
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
1Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
Third qualifying round
1Match played in Sofia, Bulgaria after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
First group stage
Location of teams of the
2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage.
Brown: Group A;
Red: Group B;
Orange: Group C;
Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;
Blue: Group F;
Purple: Group G;
Pink: Group H.
16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the Champions League second group stage, while the third-placed teams advance to round three of the UEFA Cup.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
- Total goals scored in all group matches.
- Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
Basel, Genk and Maccabi Haifa made their debut in the group stage. Maccabi Haifa became the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Second group stage
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Edgar Davids (№ 26) clashing with Gennaro Gattuso in the
finalThe eight group winners and eight group runners-up were drawn into four groups, with each one containing two group winners and two group runners-up. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League knockout stage.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
- Total goals scored in all group matches.
- Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
| Key to colours in group tables |
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
*Both clubs play in the same stadium (the San Siro), but Milan were the designated away side in the second leg, and so won on away goals.
Final
Statistics
The top scorers and assists from the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:
Top goalscorers
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Top assists
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See also
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