2002–03 UEFA Cup
32nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2002–03 UEFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the UEFA Cup, the second-tier European club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played between Portuguese side Porto and Scottish side Celtic at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, on 21 May 2003. Porto won 3–2 after silver goal extra time and became the first Portuguese team to win the competition.[1]
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 13–29 August 2002 (qualifying) 17 September 2002 – 21 May 2003 (competition proper) |
Teams | 96+8 (competition proper) 121+24 (total) (from 51 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Porto (1st title) |
Runners-up | Celtic |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 205 |
Goals scored | 576 (2.81 per match) |
Attendance | 3,139,630 (15,315 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Derlei (Porto) 12 goals |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
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Feyenoord could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League and were also eliminated from all European competitions after finishing bottom of their group.