2002–03 AS Monaco FC season

The 2002–03 season was AS Monaco FC's 46th season in Ligue 1. They finished second in Ligue 1, qualifying for the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. The club also competed in the Coupe de France, where it lost in the Round of 64 to Wasquehal Football,[1] and the Coupe de la Ligue, defeating Sochaux in the final on 17 May 2003.[2]

AS Monaco
2002–03 season
PresidentPierre Svara
Head coachDidier Deschamps
StadiumStade Louis II
Ligue 12nd
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shabani Nonda (26)
All:
Shabani Nonda (28)

Overview

Monaco finished the Ligue 1 season in second place, just 1 point behind league champions Lyon. Monaco were the highest scoring side in the division with 66 goals and striker Shabani Nonda was the golden boot winner with 26 goals.[3] Winger Jérôme Rothen contributed 18 assists in the league campaign and also finished first in the league in that statistic.[4] Both players were included in the end of season Ligue 1 team of the year.[3]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  FRA Franck Jurietti
4 DF  MEX Rafael Márquez
5 DF  FRA Éric Cubilier
6 MF  SCG Vladimir Jugović
7 MF  ARG Lucas Bernardi
8 MF  FRA Ludovic Giuly (captain)
9 FW  CRO Dado Pršo
10 MF  ARG Marcelo Gallardo
11 FW  ITA Marco Simone
13 DF  FRA Patrice Evra[notes 1]
15 MF  GRE Akis Zikos
16 GK  FRA André Biancarelli
17 DF  BEL Philippe Léonard
18 FW  COD Shabani Nonda[notes 2]
19 DF  FRA Sébastien Squillaci
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  EGY Mohamed Mazhar
21 MF  SWE Pontus Farnerud
23 DF  FRA Bruno Irles
24 DF  FRA José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan
25 MF  FRA Jérôme Rothen
25 FW  SEN Souleymane Camara
27 DF  FRA Julien Rodriguez
29 GK  SEN Tony Sylva
30 GK  ITA Flavio Roma
31 FW  FRA Sébastien Grax
32 DF  FRA Gaël Givet
33 FW  FRA Laurent Lanteri
34 MF  FRA Jimmy Juan
35 MF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri[notes 3]
37 MF  FRA Sébastien Carole

Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 19 11 8 63 41 +22 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Monaco 38 19 10 9 66 33 +33 67
3 Marseille 38 19 8 11 41 36 +5 65 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
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
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2003 Coupe de la Ligue Final
17 May 2003 AS Monaco 4 – 1 Sochaux Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Giuly 56', 77'
Squillaci 60'
Prso 66'		 Saveljic 87' (pen.) Attendance: 75,379
Referee: Damien Ledentu

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal.
  2. Nonda was born in Bujumbura, Burundi.
  3. El Fakiri was born in Temsamane, Morocco.

References
  1. "Wasquehal 3-2 Monaco". Football Database. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "FC SOCHAUX-MONTBÉLIARD 1 - 4 AS MONACO FC". LFP (in French). 17 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ABI. "Palmares Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Equipe-type de Ligue 1 ( > Football > Trophées > Trophées UNFP - Oscars du foot) sur SportPalmares, tous les palmares du sport se trouvent ici !!". www.sportpalmares.eu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. "Flourishing foursome exciting in France". FIFA. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. "AS Monaco » Squad 2002/2003". World Football. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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