2002–03 Panathinaikos F.C. season

In the 2002–03 season Panathinaikos played for 44th consecutive time in Greece's top division, Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in UEFA Cup and Greek Cup. Their season started with Sergio Markarián as team manager.

Panathinaikos
2002–03 season
Owner Giannis Vardinogiannis
Chairman Angelos Filippidis
Manager Fernando Santos /
Sergio Markarián
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek Cup2nd round
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerNikos Liberopoulos (16)

Squad

As of 24 February 2002.[1]

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  GRE Antonis Nikopolidis
2 DF  DEN Rene Henriksen
3 DF  GRE Filippos Darlas
4 MF  POR Carlos Chaínho
5 DF  GRE Giourkas Seitaridis
6 MF  ROU Erik Lincar
7 FW  CRO Goran Vlaovic
8 DF  GRE Yannis Goumas (captain)
9 FW  POL Krzysztof Warzycha
10 MF  GHA Derek Boateng
11 FW  FIN Joonas Kolkka
12 MF  DEN Jan Michaelsen
14 DF  GRE Leonidas Vokolos
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  CRO Daniel Šarić
16 DF  GRE Sotiris Kyrgiakos
17 GK  GRE Panagiotis Bartzokas
18 DF  GRE Minas Pitsos
19 FW  CYP Michalis Konstantinou
20 MF  GRE Angelos Basinas
21 FW  GRE Nikos Liberopoulos
22 MF  GRE Miltiadis Sapanis
23 FW  NGA Emmanuel Olisadebe
25 GK  GRE Stefanos Kotsolis
26 MF  GRE Giorgos Karagounis
27 DF  GRE Pantelis Konstantinidis
30 DF  GRE Takis Fyssas

Team kit
Home
Away
Home (2)
Away (2)

Competitions

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 30 21 7 2 75 21 +54 70[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Panathinaikos 30 22 4 4 50 19 +31 70[lower-alpha 1]
3 AEK Athens 30 21 5 4 74 29 +45 68 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
4 PAOK 30 16 5 9 59 38 +21 53[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Panionios 30 15 8 7 35 25 +10 53[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Panathinaikos–Olympiacos 3–2, Olympiacos–Panathinaikos 3–0.
  2. Head-to-head record: Panionios–PAOK 2–0, PAOK–Panionios 3–0.

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup

First round
19 September 2002 First leg Litex Lovech 0–1 Panathinaikos Lovech, Bulgaria
15:45 CET Report Jelenković 72' (o.g.) Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)
3 October 2002 Second leg Panathinaikos 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)		 Litex Lovech Athens, Greece
20:30 CET Warzycha 110', 120' Report Graf 90+1' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Second round
31 October 2002 First leg Fenerbahçe 1–1 Panathinaikos Istanbul, Turkey
19:15 CET Washington 42' Report Basinas 14' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti (Italy)
14 November 2002 Second leg Panathinaikos 4–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Fenerbahçe Athens, Greece
20:00 CET Liberopoulos 24'
Goumas 31'
Michaelsen 42'
Warzycha 89'		 Report Tuncay 37' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez (Spain)

Third round
28 November 2002 First leg Slovan Liberec 2–2 Panathinaikos Liberec, Czech Republic
18:30 CET Zbončák 44'
Slovák 84' (pen.)		 Report Basinas 13' (pen.)
Olisadebe 52'		 Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 5,805
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
12 December 2002 Second leg Panathinaikos 1–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Slovan Liberec Athens, Greece
17:45 CET Fyssas 2' Report Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Fourth round
20 February 2003 First leg Panathinaikos 3–0 Anderlecht Athens, Greece
19:30 CET Olisadebe 12', 73'
Liberopoulos 63'		 Report Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
27 February 2003 Second leg Anderlecht 2–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Panathinaikos Brussels, Belgium
20:30 CET Jestrović 70', 81' Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 17,970
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Quarter-finals
13 March 2003 First leg Porto 0–1 Panathinaikos Porto, Portugal
22:00 CET Report Olisadebe 73' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 44,310
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
20 March 2003 Second leg Panathinaikos 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)		 Porto Athens, Greece
19:30 CET Report Derlei 16', 103' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 14,300
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

References
  1. "Panathinaikos FC 2006/07 squad numbers". pao.gr. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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