2002–03 FC Barcelona season

During the 2002–03 season, FC 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.

Barcelona
2002–03 season
PresidentJoan Gaspart (until 12 February 2003)
Enric Reyna (until 6 May 2003)
Managing Commission (until 15 June)
Joan Laporta
Head CoachLouis van Gaal (until 27 January 2003)
Antonio de la Cruz (until 2 February 2003)
Radomir Antić
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga6th
Copa del ReyFirst round
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrick Kluivert (16)
All:
Patrick Kluivert (21)

Season summary

The 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. 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.

Squad
Squad at end of season[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Roberto Bonano
2 DF  NED Michael Reiziger
3 DF  NED Frank de Boer
4 DF  SWE Patrik Andersson
5 DF  ESP Carles Puyol
6 MF  ESP Xavi
7 FW  ARG Javier Saviola
8 MF  NED Phillip Cocu
9 FW  NED Patrick Kluivert
10 MF  ARG Juan Román Riquelme
11 MF  NED Marc Overmars
12 DF  FRA Philippe Christanval
14 MF  ESP Gerard
15 MF  BRA Fábio Rochemback
17 MF  ESP Gaizka Mendieta
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ESP Gabri
19 FW  ESP Dani García
20 DF  ARG Juan Pablo Sorín
21 MF  ESP Luis Enrique (captain)
25 GK  GER Robert Enke
26 GK  ESP Víctor Valdés
31 MF  BRA Thiago Motta
33 DF  ESP Dani Tortolero
32 DF  ESP Oleguer
34 MF  ESP Andrés Iniesta
35 DF  ESP Fernando Navarro
36 MF  ESP David Sánchez
38 MF  ESP Nano
39 FW  ESP Sergio García
40 DF  ESP Óscar López

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
25 GK Enke 24EU Benfica Transfer Y Summer 2004 Free
10 MF Riquelme 24Non-EU Boca Juniors Transfer Y Summer 2006 €10,000,000
20 DF Sorín 26EU Cruzeiro Loan Winter 2003 Loan
17 MF Mendieta 29EU Lazio Loan Summer 2003 €1,500,000

Total spending: €15,500,000

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
37 MF Arteta 21EU Rangers Transfer Y Summer €7,900,000
25 GK Dutruel 30EU Alavés Transfer Y Summer €2,900,000
13 GK Reina 20EU Villarreal Transfer Y Summer €750,000
10 FW Rivaldo 31EU Milan Transfer Y Summer Free
5 DF Abelardo 33EU Alavés Transfer Y Summer Free
12 DF Sergi 31EU Atlético Madrid Transfer Y Summer Free
36 MF Luis García 25EU Atlético Madrid Transfer Y Summer €3,600,000
22 FW Geovanni 23EU Benfica Loan Winter Loan
20 FW Alfonso 30EU Betis Loan Summer Loan

Total income: €15,150,000

Last updated: 3 October

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

La Liga
Main article: 2002–03 La Liga

League table
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 Betis 38 14 12 12 56 53 +3 54
Source: LFP
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWWLDLWDWLDLLLWWDLLLDWWDDDWLLDWWDLWWWW
Position127588118861010101013108910121515118999991212128787776
Source: Competitive Matches
A = 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
1 September 2002 1 Barcelona 2–2 Atlético Madrid Barcelona
Luis Enrique 5', 55' Report Otero 45'
Correa 86'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
14 September 2002 2 Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Barcelona Bilbao
Report Luis Enrique 21'
Saviola 36'		 Stadium: San Mamés
21 September 2002 3 Barcelona 2–0 Espanyol Barcelona
Kluivert 58'
Luis Enrique 70'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
28 September 2002 4 Real Betis 3–0 Barcelona Huelva
Alfonso 26' (pen.)
Joaquín 66'
Varela 83'		 Report Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
6 October 2002 5 Barcelona 2–2 Osasuna Barcelona
Motta 39'
Kluivert 47'		 Report Rivero 2'
Gancedo 45'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
20 October 2002 6 Real Valladolid 2–1 Barcelona Valladolid
Aganzo 53'
Pachón 86'		 Report Saviola 90' Stadium: José Zorrilla
26 October 2002 7 Barcelona 6–1 Alavés Barcelona
Kluivert 16', 27', 80'
Mendieta 35' (pen.)
Luis Enrique 41'
Xavi 65'		 Report Begoña 55' Stadium: Camp Nou
3 November 2002 8 Racing Santander 1–1 Barcelona Santander
Guerrero 1' Report Navarro 84' Stadium: El Sardinero
9 November 2002 9 Barcelona 1–0 Villarreal Barcelona
Riquelme 75' (pen.) Report Stadium: Camp Nou
16 November 2002 10 Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Barcelona A Coruña
Scaloni 82'
Luque 86'		 Report Stadium: Riazor
23 November 2002 11 Barcelona 0–0 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
1 December 2002 12 Real Sociedad 2–1 Barcelona San Sebastián
Kovačević 39', 50' Report Kluivert 33' Stadium: Anoeta
7 December 2002 13 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Barcelona Madrid
Azkoitia 64' Report Stadium: Teresa Rivero
15 December 2002 14 Barcelona 0–3 Sevilla Barcelona
Report Casquero 4' (pen.)
Toedtli 77', 89'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
21 December 2002 15 Mallorca 0–4 Barcelona Palma
Report Kluivert 25', 48', 51'
Overmars 44'		 Stadium: Son Moix
5 January 2003 16 Barcelona 3–0 Recreativo Huelva Barcelona
Rochemback 8'
Loren 25' (o.g.)
Cocu 80'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
12 January 2003 17 Málaga 0–0 Barcelona Málaga
Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
18 January 2003 18 Barcelona 2–4 Valencia Barcelona
Motta 38'
Kluivert 88'		 Report Aimar 13'
Carew 26'
Aurélio 82'
Rufete 87'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
26 January 2003 19 Celta Vigo 2–0 Barcelona Vigo
Jesuli 47'
Sylvinho 72'		 Report Stadium: Balaídos
1 February 2003 20 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Barcelona Madrid
21:30 Torres 40'
Emerson 70'
L. García 87'		 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
9 February 2003 21 Barcelona 2–2 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
Saviola 5'
Overmars 41'		 Report Ezquerro 48' (pen.)
Yeste 55'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
15 February 2003 22 Espanyol 0–2 Barcelona Barcelona
Report Cocu 40'
Xavi 42'		 Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys
22 February 2003 23 Barcelona 4–0 Real Betis Barcelona
Saviola 2', 41', 54'
Cocu 6'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
2 March 2003 24 Osasuna 2–2 Barcelona Pamplona
Rosado 79'
Rivero 90'		 Report Saviola 61'
Luis Enrique 86'		 Stadium: El Sadar
8 March 2003 25 Barcelona 1–1 Real Valladolid Barcelona
Gómez 28' (o.g.) Report Bonano 47' (o.g.) Stadium: Camp Nou
16 March 2003 26 Alavés 0–0 Barcelona Vitoria-Gasteiz
Report Stadium: Mendizorroza
23 March 2003 27 Barcelona 6–1 Racing Santander Barcelona
Kluivert 1', 29'
Riquelme 8'
Overmars 81', 83'
Mendieta 89' (pen.)		 Report Guerrero 47' Stadium: Camp Nou
5 April 2003 28 Villarreal 2–0 Barcelona Vilarreal
López 56' (pen.)
Calleja 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: El Madrigal
12 April 2003 29 Barcelona 2–4 Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona
Saviola 2'
Motta 24'		 Report Scaloni 16'
Makaay 50', 64'
Sergio 75'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
19 April 2003 30 Real Madrid 1–1 Barcelona Madrid
Ronaldo 15' Report Luis Enrique 31' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
27 April 2003 31 Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad Barcelona
Saviola 13'
Kluivert 24'		 Report Kahveci 80' Stadium: Camp Nou
4 May 2003 32 Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
Luis Enrique 70'
Overmars 77'
Saviola 89'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
11 May 2003 33 Sevilla 0–0 Barcelona Seville
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
18 May 2003 34 Barcelona 1–2 Mallorca Barcelona
Kluivert 72' Report Novo 22'
Carlitos 86'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
25 May 2003 35 Recreativo Huelva 1–3 Barcelona Huelva
Joãozinho 88' Report Saviola 41'
Kluivert 53'
Riquelme 85'		 Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
1 June 2003 36 Barcelona 2–1 Málaga Barcelona
Saviola 24'
Mendieta 67' (pen.)		 Report Dely Valdés 59' (pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
15 June 2003 37 Valencia 1–3 Barcelona Valencia
Sánchez 87' (pen.) Report Mendieta 43' (pen.)
Kluivert 70' (pen.)
Overmars 79'		 Stadium: Mestalla
22 June 2003 38 Barcelona 2–0 Celta Vigo Barcelona
Sorín 6'
Saviola 50'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2002–03 Copa del Rey

Round of 64
11 September 2002 Novelda CF 3-2 FC Barcelona Novelda
Madrigal 59'
Madrigal 65'
Madrigal 79'		 Report Geovanni 7'
Riquelme 68' (pen)		 Stadium: Estadio La Magdalena

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
14 August 2002 Barcelona 3–0 Legia Warsaw Barcelona
21:30 De Boer 8'
Riquelme 80'
Cocu 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Michal Benes
28 August 2002 Legia Warsaw 0–1 Barcelona Warsaw
19:00 Report Mendieta 68' (pen.) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

First group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAR LKM BRU GAL
Barcelona 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 1–0 3–2 3–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–3 2–0 0–2
Club Brugge 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 0–1 0–0 3–1
Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 1–2 0–0
Source:
18 September 2002 Barcelona 3–2 Club Brugge Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Luis Enrique 5'
Mendieta 40'
Saviola 44'		 Report Simons 22' (pen.)
Englebert 85'		 Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
24 September 2002 Galatasaray 0–2 Barcelona Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45 Report Kluivert 27'
Luis Enrique 59'		 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
1 October 2002 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 Barcelona Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
18:00 Obiorah 56' Report Kluivert 29'
Saviola 32', 49'		 Referee: Thomas McCurry (Scotland)
23 October 2002 Barcelona 1–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 De Boer 76' Report Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
29 October 2002 Club Brugge 0–1 Barcelona Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:45 Report Riquelme 64' Referee: Graham Poll (England)
13 November 2002 Barcelona 3–1 Galatasaray Camp Nou, Barcelona
19:15 Dani 10'
Gerard 44'
Geovanni 56'		 Report Haspolatlı 20' Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)

Second group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BAR INT NEW LEV
Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 3–0 3–1 2–0
Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 0–0 2–2 3–2
Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 0–2 1–4 3–1
Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0 1–2 0–2 1–3
Source:
27 November 2002 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Barcelona BayArena, Leverkusen
20:45 Berbatov 39' Report Saviola 48'
Overmars 88'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
11 December 2002 Barcelona 3–1 Newcastle United Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Dani 7'
Kluivert 35'
Motta 58'		 Report Ameobi 24' Attendance: 45,100
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
18 February 2003 Barcelona 3–0 Internazionale Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Saviola 7'
Cocu 29'
Kluivert 67'		 Report Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
26 February 2003 Internazionale 0–0 Barcelona Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
20:45 Report Attendance: 71,740
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
11 March 2003 Barcelona 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Saviola 17'
De Boer 49'		 Report Attendance: 62,228
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
19 March 2003 Newcastle United 0–2 Barcelona St James' Park, Newcastle
20:45 Report Kluivert 60'
Motta 75'		 Attendance: 51,884
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Quarter-finals
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
9 April 2003 Juventus 1–1 Barcelona Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Montero 16' Report Saviola 78' Attendance: 48,783
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
22 April 2003 Barcelona 1–2 (a.e.t.) Juventus Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 Xavi 66' Report Nedvěd 53'
Zalayeta 114'		 Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ARG Bonano 32-3524-30008-5
18 DF  ESP Gabri 37022+50108+10
3 DF  NED de Boer 50335010143
5 DF  ESP Puyol 46032000140
8 MF  NED Cocu 42532300102
17 MF  ESP Mendieta 49629+440+1010+52
6 MF  ESP Xavi 44329210141
31 MF  BRA Motta 35518+331012+12
11 FW  NED Overmars 32720+66005+11
9 FW  NED Kluivert 512136160014+15
7 FW  ARG Saviola 512029+7130+1012+27
26 GK  ESP Valdes 20-1814-15006-3
2 DF  NED Reiziger 31017+401090
4 DF  SWE Andersson 702+10003+10
10 MF  ARG Riquelme 42614+163116+52
12 DF  FRA Christanval 804+10001+20
14 MF  ESP Gerard 2915+160102+51
15 MF  BRA Rochemback 3017+141104+40
19 FW  ESP Dani García 1223+50003+12
20 DF  ARG Sorin 15114+1100
21 MF  ESP Luis Enrique 261014+48006+22
22 MF  BRA Geovanni 1120+50112+31
25 GK  GER Enke 4-60+1-21-32-1
33 DF  ESP Tortolero 2000001+10
32 DF  ESP Oleguer 501+20000+20
34 MF  ESP Iniesta 905+10001+20
35 DF  ESP Navarro 2311311090
36 MF  ESP Sánchez 1000000+10
38 MF  ESP Nano 300+30
39 FW  ESP García 2000000+20
40 DF  ESP López 2020

Top scorers
NameNationalityPositionPDCdRCdCCLTotal
Patrick Kluivert NetherlandsStriker1600521
Javier Saviola ArgentinaStriker1300720
Luis EnriqueMidfielder800210
Marc Overmars NetherlandsWinger60017
Gaizka MendietaMidfielder40026
Juan Román Riquelme ArgentinaAttacking midfielder31026
Thiago Motta BrazilDefensive midfielder30025
Phillip Cocu NetherlandsDefensive midfielder30025
Frank de Boer NetherlandsCentre Back00033
XaviCentral midfielder20013
DaniStriker00022
Geovanni BrazilAttacking midfielder01012
Fábio Rochemback BrazilCentral midfielder10102
GerardAttacking midfielder00011
Juan Pablo Sorín ArgentinaLeft-back10001
Fernando NavarroLeft-back10001
TotalN/AN/A61213195

See also

References
  1. "FC Barcelona 2002-03".
  2. "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 2002/03".
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