2002–03 AJ Auxerre season
The 2002–03 season was the 97th season in the existence of AJ Auxerre and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Auxerre participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.[2]
| 2002–03 season | |
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 Before Auxerre's game against Arsenal, October 2, 2002 | |
| President | Jean-Claude Hamel |
| Head coach | Guy Roux |
| Stadium | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| Ligue 1 | 6th |
| Coupe de France | Winners |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 |
| Champions League | First group stage |
| UEFA Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Djibril Cisse (14) All: Djibril Cisse (21) |
| Average home league attendance | 10,974[1] |
Season summary
Auxerre missed out on only a second-ever league title by four points, finishing in sixth to qualify for the UEFA Cup. They were also knocked out of the Champions League in the first group stage, finishing behind Arsenal and Dortmund, and the UEFA Cup in the fourth round by Liverpool. Compensation came in the form of winning the Coupe de France.
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 64 | |
| 6 | Auxerre | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 64 | |
| 7 | Guingamp | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 62 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Matches
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Coupe de France
| 31 May 2003 Final | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | Auxerre | Saint-Denis |
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Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 13 August 2002 First leg | Boavista  | 0–1 |  Auxerre | Porto, Portugal |
| 22:00 | Report | Cissé  71' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
| 28 August 2002 Second leg | Auxerre | 0–0 (1–0 agg.) | Boavista | Auxerre, France |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
First group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Arsenal |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to second group stage |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Auxerre |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
Source: RSSSF
| 17 September 2002 1 | Auxerre | 0–0 | PSV Eindhoven | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 11,902 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
| 25 September 2002 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | Auxerre | Dortmund, Germany |
| 20:45 | Koller 6' Amoroso 78' |
Report | Benjani 83' |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 2 October 2002 3 | Auxerre | 0–1 | Arsenal | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Gilberto Silva 48' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 19,454 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| 22 October 2002 4 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Auxerre | London, England |
| 20:45 | Kanu 53' |
Report | Kapo 8' Fadiga 27' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,302 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
| 30 October 2002 5 | PSV Eindhoven | 3–0 | Auxerre | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Bruggink 34' Rommedahl 48'Robben 64' |
Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
| 12 November 2002 6 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 | Benjani 76' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,959 Referee: Sorin Corpordean (Romania) |
UEFA Cup
Round of 32
| 28 November 2002 First leg | Real Betis  | 1–0 | Auxerre | Seville, Spain |
| 21:30 | Alfonso 10' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruíz de Lopera Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany) |
| 12 December 2002 Second leg | Auxerre | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | Real Betis | Auxerre, France |
| 19:30 | Tainio 19' Lachuer 48' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
Round of 16
| 20 February 2003 First leg | Auxerre | 0–1 | Liverpool | Auxerre, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Hyypiä 72' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 20,452 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy) |
| 27 February 2003 Second leg | Liverpool | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | Auxerre | Liverpool, England |
| 21:05 | Owen 66' Murphy 72' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 34,252 Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain) |
Transfers
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References
- "Ligue 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Auxerre 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "FootballSquads - Auxerre - 2002/03". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
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