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The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's first ever all-Italian final, to win their sixth European title, and its first in nine years. Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy was again the top scorer, scoring 12 goals over the two group stages and knockout stage, in addition to two goals he had scored in the qualifying phase, although his side bowed out in the quarter-finals and missed out on the chance of playing in a final at their own stadium.
 Old Trafford in Greater Manchester hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 17 July – 28 August 2002 Competition proper: 17 September 2002 – 28 May 2003 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 72 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Milan (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 428 (2.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 6,416,965 (40,872 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 12 goals |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals.
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A total of 72 teams participated in the 2002–03 Champions League, from 48 of 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Two lowest-ranked associations (Andorra and San Marino) were not admitted. Additionally, no teams from Azerbaijan were admitted this year as no official champion was decided in the 2001–02 season.
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League:[1]
- Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
- Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
- Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
- Associations 16–52 each have one team qualify (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Andorra and Azerbaijan)
Association ranking
Countries are allocated places according to their 2001 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 2000–01.[2]
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Distribution
Since the title holders (Real Madrid) also qualified for the Champions League Third qualifying round through their domestic league, one Third qualifying round spot was vacated. Due to this, as well as due to suspension of Azerbaijan, the following changes to the default access list are made:
- The champions of association 16 (Scotland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 26, 27 and 28 (Israel, Slovenia and Bulgaria) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
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| First qualifying round (20 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (28 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (32 teams) |
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| First group stage (32 teams) |
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| Second group stage (16 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (8 teams) |
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Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).
- Notes
- ^ Austria (AUT): 2001–02 Austrian Football Bundesliga champions Tirol Innsbruck did not receive a licence for the next season and were excluded from Austrian Bundesliga. Subsequently, they were excluded from the Champions League, while Bundesliga runners-up Sturm Graz were moved from Second to Third qualifying round and Bundesliga 3rd-placed team GAK replaced Sturm in the Second qualifying round.[3]
- ^ Azerbaijan (AZE): Clubs from Azerbaijan were not admitted to UEFA competitions as the previous season was suspended in mid-April due to ongoing conflict between clubs and AFFA. Several weeks later the championship was resumed and subsequently finished by clubs independently from the federation. Shamkir won the league, but this title is not recognized by both UEFA and AFFA.[4]
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All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[5]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 21 June 2002 (Geneva) |
17 July 2002 | 24 July 2002 |
| Second qualifying round | 31 July 2002 | 7 August 2002 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 26 July 2002 | 13–14 August 2002 | 27–28 August 2002 | |
| First group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2002 (Monaco) |
17–18 September 2002 | |
| Matchday 2 | 24–25 September 2002 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 1–2 October 2002 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 22–23 October 2002 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 29–30 October 2002 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 12–13 November 2002 | |||
| Second group stage | Matchday 7 | 15 November 2002 (Geneva) |
26–27 November 2002 | |
| Matchday 8 | 10–11 December 2002 | |||
| Matchday 9 | 18–19 February 2003 | |||
| Matchday 10 | 25–26 February 2003 | |||
| Matchday 11 | 11–12 March 2003 | |||
| Matchday 12 | 18–19 March 2003 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 21 March 2003 | 8–9 April 2003 | 22–23 April 2003 |
| Semi-finals | 6–7 May 2003 | 13–14 May 2003 | ||
| Final | 28 May 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester | |||
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First qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F91 Dudelange  |
1–4 |  Vardar |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Hibernians  |
3–2 |  Shelbourne |
2–2 | 1–0 |
Portadown  |
2–3 |  Belshina Bobruisk |
0–0 | 2–3 |
Željezničar  |
4–0 |  ÍA |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Skonto  |
6–0 |  Barry Town |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Flora Tallinn  |
0–1 |  APOEL |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  |
4–4 (a) |  Zhenis Astana |
2–1 | 2–3 |
Tampere United  |
0–6 |  Pyunik |
0–4 | 0–2 |
FBK Kaunas  |
2–3 |  Dinamo Tirana |
2–3 | 0–0 |
Torpedo Kutaisi  |
6–2 |  B36 Tórshavn |
5–2 | 1–0 |
Second qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–6 |  GAK |
1–4 | 0–2 |
Maccabi Haifa  |
5–0 | Belshina Bobruisk |
4–0 | 1–0 |
Dynamo Kyiv  |
6–2 | Pyunik |
4–0 | 2–2 |
Zalaegerszeg  |
2–2 (a) |  Zagreb |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Boavista  |
7–3 | Hibernians |
4–0 | 3–3 |
Sparta Prague  |
5–1 | Torpedo Kutaisi |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Skonto |
0–2 |  Levski Sofia |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Vardar |
2–4 |  Legia Warsaw |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Hammarby  |
1–5 |  Partizan |
1–1 | 0–4 |
Žilina  |
1–4 |  Basel |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Maribor  |
4–5 | APOEL |
2–1 | 2–4 |
Lillestrøm  |
0–2 | Željezničar |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Club Brugge  |
4–1 |  Dinamo București |
3–1 | 1–0 |
Brøndby  |
5–0 | Dinamo Tirana |
1–0 | 4–0 |
Third qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Genk |
4–4 (a) | Sparta Prague |
2–0 | 2–4 |
Feyenoord  |
3–0 |  Fenerbahçe |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa |
5–3 | Sturm Graz |
2–0 | 3–3 |
| Boavista |
0–1 |  Auxerre |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| APOEL |
2–4 |  AEK Athens |
2–3 | 0–1 |
| Zalaegerszeg |
1–5 |  Manchester United |
1–0 | 0–5 |
| Sporting CP |
0–2 |  Internazionale |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Partizan |
1–6 |  Bayern Munich |
0–3 | 1–3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–2 (1–4 p) | Club Brugge |
1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
| Željezničar |
0–5 | Newcastle United |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Celtic  |
3–3 (a) | Basel |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| GAK |
3–5 |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
0–2 | 3–3 |
| Rosenborg |
4–2 | Brøndby |
1–0 | 3–2 |
| Levski Sofia |
0–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Milan |
2–2 (a) | Slovan Liberec |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Barcelona  |
4–0 | Legia Warsaw |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Location of teams of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage.
Brown: Group A; 
Red: Group B; 
Orange: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; 
Blue: Group F; 
Purple: Group G; 
Pink: Group H.
Brown: Group A; 
Red: Group B; 
Orange: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; 
Blue: Group F; 
Purple: Group G; 
Pink: Group H.16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the Champions League second group stage, while the third-placed teams advance to round three of the UEFA Cup.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
- Total goals scored in all group matches.
- Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
Basel, Genk and Maccabi Haifa made their debut in the group stage. Maccabi Haifa became the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage.
Group A
Source: RSSSF
Group B
Source: RSSSF
Group C
Source: RSSSF
Group D
Source: RSSSF
Group E
Source: RSSSF
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | LEV | MHA | OLY | |
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| 1 | Manchester United |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | Advance to second group stage | — | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Maccabi Haifa |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Olympiacos |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 3–3 | — |
Source: RSSSF
Group G
Source: RSSSF
Group H
Source: RSSSF
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The eight group winners and eight group runners-up were drawn into four groups, with each one containing two group winners and two group runners-up. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League knockout stage.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
- Total goals scored in all group matches.
- Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
Group A
Source: RSSSF
Group B
Source: RSSSF
Group C
Source: RSSSF
Group D
Source: RSSSF
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Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Juventus (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 May – Manchester | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Milan (p) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ajax | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Milan | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Milan (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Inter Milan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Inter Milan (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Real Madrid |
3–4 | Juventus |
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Milan |
1–1 (a) | Internazionale |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Final
The final was played on 28 May 2003 at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England.
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Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Appearances | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
Manchester United |
12 | 9 | 681 |
| 2 | Filippo Inzaghi |
Milan |
10 | 14 | 1,097 |
| 3 | Roy Makaay |
Deportivo La Coruña |
9 | 11 | 909 |
 Hernán Crespo |
Internazionale |
9 | 12 | 981 | |
| Raúl |
Real Madrid |
9 | 12 | 1,054 | |
| 6 | Jan Koller |
Borussia Dortmund |
8 | 12 | 1,059 |
| 7 | Javier Saviola |
Barcelona |
7 | 12 | 914 |
| Thierry Henry |
Arsenal |
7 | 12 | 1,020 | |
| 9 |  Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
6 | 11 | 758 |
| Alan Shearer |
Newcastle United |
6 | 10 | 878 |
- Source: Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 28 May 2003 (after matches) (accessed 6 November 2010)
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