2002–03 Celta de Vigo season

Celta Vigo 2002–03 football season

Celta Vigo2002–03 season

Manager| Miguel Ángel Lotina
La Liga| 4th
Copa del Rey| 2nd Round
UEFA Cup| Round of 32

Home colours

Away colours

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Celta de Vigo participated in La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup in the 2002-03 season, for the first time qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, thanks to a fourth-placed finish in La Liga. This was the crown of the work former coach Víctor Fernández had put in to establish Celta as a credible force, and it was under Miguel Ángel Lotina's leadership the club reached the ultimate level of the "Euro Celta" era.

## Squad

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

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1  | GK |  ARG | Pablo Cavallero
2  | DF |  ESP | Juan Velasco
3  | DF |  BRA | Sylvinho
4  | DF |  ARG | Fernando Cáceres
5  | MF |  BRA | Everton Giovanella
6  | DF |  ARG | Eduardo Berizzo
7  | MF |  BRA | Vágner
8  | MF |  ESP | Ángel
9  | FW |  EGY | Mido (on loan from Ajax)
10  | MF |  RUS | Aleksandr Mostovoi
11  | MF |  ARG | Gustavo López
13  | GK |  ESP | José Manuel Pinto
14  | DF |  ESP | Juanfran
16  | MF |  ESP | José Ignacio
17  | DF |  ARG | Sebastián Méndez
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18  | DF |  ESP | Pablo Coira
19  | MF |  BRA | Edu
20  | MF |  ESP | Jesuli
21  | DF |  ESP | Sergio
22  | MF |  FRA | Peter Luccin
24  | FW |  ESP | Catanha
25  | FW |  RSA | Benni McCarthy
26  | GK |  ESP | José Juan
27  | DF |  ESP | Jorge Rodríguez
28  | MF |  ESP | Borja Oubiña
29  | MF |  ESP | Jonathan Aspas
30  | FW |  ESP | César Olaiz
31  | DF |  ESP | Iago Bouzón
32  | MF |  ESP | Jacobo Campos
36  | DF |  ESP | Israel

### Left club during season

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8  | MF |  ESP | Jandro (on loan to Albacete)
9  | FW |  ECU | Iván Kaviedes (on loan to Puebla)
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15  | MF |  BRA | Doriva (on loan to Middlesbrough)

## Competitions

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### La Liga

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Main article: 2002–03 La Liga

#### League table

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2  | Real Sociedad | 38  | 22  | 10  | 6  | 71  | 45  | +26  | 76  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3  | Deportivo La Coruña | 38  | 22  | 6  | 10  | 67  | 47  | +20  | 72  | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4  | Celta Vigo | 38  | 17  | 10  | 11  | 45  | 36  | +9  | 61
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

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

#### Matches

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Sevilla v Celta Vigo 1 September 2002 1|  Sevilla | 0–1|  Celta Vigo |

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21:30 CEST |  |  | G. López 39' |

Celta Vigo v Mallorca 15 September 2002 2|  Celta Vigo | 3–1|  Mallorca |

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19:00 CEST | Catanha 27'
Jesuli 40, 83' |  | Niño 78' |

Recreativo Huelva v Celta Vigo 22 September 2002 3|  Recreativo Huelva | 0–3|  Celta Vigo |

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McCarthy 90' |

Celta Vigo v Málaga 29 September 2002 4|  Celta Vigo | 2–2|  Málaga |

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18:00 CEST | Catanha 25' (pen.)
Berizzo 38' |  | Musampa 14'
Cáceres 40' (o.g.) |

Valencia v Celta Vigo 6 October 2002 5|  Valencia | 0–1|  Celta Vigo |

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19:00 CEST |  |  | Vágner 90' |

Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano 20 October 2002 6|  Celta Vigo | 0–1|  Rayo Vallecano |

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18:00 CEST |  |  | Bolo 6' |

Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid 26 October 2002 7|  Celta Vigo | 0–0|  Atlético Madrid |

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Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo 3 November 2002 8|  Athletic Bilbao | 2–1|  Celta Vigo |

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17:00 CET | Etxeberría 80'
Urzaiz 90' |  | Edu 32' |

Celta Vigo v Espanyol 10 November 2002 9|  Celta Vigo | 1–0|  Espanyol |

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17:00 CET | José Ignacio 17' |  |  |

Real Betis v Celta Vigo 17 November 2002 10|  Real Betis | 2–1|  Celta Vigo |

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20:30 CET | Alfonso 71'
Joaquín 88' |  | José Ignacio 66' |

Celta Vigo v Osasuna 24 November 2002 11|  Celta Vigo | 0–0|  Osasuna |

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Real Valladolid v Celta Vigo 1 December 2002 12|  Real Valladolid | 0–2|  Celta Vigo |

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17:00 CET |  |  | Catanha 10'
Edu 53' |

Celta Vigo v Deportivo Alavés 8 December 2002 13|  Celta Vigo | 2–1|  Deportivo Alavés |

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17:00 CET | Karmona 21' (o.g.)
Luccin 26' (pen.) |  | Ilie 49' (pen.) |

Racing Santander v Celta Vigo 15 December 2002 14|  Racing Santander | 3–0|  Celta Vigo |

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17:00 CET | Moratón 59'
Benayoun 60, 73' |  |  |

Celta Vigo v Villarreal 21 December 2002 15|  Celta Vigo | 3–1|  Villarreal |

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20:30 CET | Catanha 1'
Edu 7'
Jesuli 63' |  | Palermo 44' |

Deportivo v Celta Vigo 4 January 2003 16|  Deportivo | 3–0|  Celta Vigo |

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| Tristán 43'
Sergio 48'
Luque 90 + 1' |  |  |

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid 11 January 2003 17|  Celta Vigo | 0–1|  Real Madrid |

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21:00 CET |  |  | Ronaldo 6' |

Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo 18 January 2003 18|  Real Sociedad | 1–0|  Celta Vigo |

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20:00 CET | de Pedro 65' |  |  |

Celta Vigo v Barcelona 26 January 2003 19|  Celta Vigo | 2–0|  Barcelona |

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20:30 CET | Jesuli 47'
Sylvinho 73' |  |  |

Celta Vigo v Sevilla 2 February 2003 20|  Celta Vigo | 0–1|  Sevilla |

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17:00 CET |  |  | Casquero 78' |

Mallorca v Celta Vigo 9 February 2003 21|  Mallorca | 0–2|  Celta Vigo |

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17:00 CET |  |  | Edu 54, 64' |

Celta Vigo v Recreativo Huelva 16 February 2003 22|  Celta Vigo | 4–1|  Recreativo Huelva |

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17:00 CET | Edu 38, 56'
Jesuli 63, 70' |  | Sylvinho 90 + 2' (o.g.) |

Málaga v Celta Vigo 23 February 2003 23|  Málaga | 1–1|  Celta Vigo |

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18:00 CET | Koke 89' |  | José Ignacio 5' |

Celta Vigo v Valencia 2 March 2003 24|  Celta Vigo | 1–1|  Valencia |

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17:00 CET | Edu 10' |  | Carew 7' |

Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo 9 March 2003 25|  Rayo Vallecano | 1–0|  Celta Vigo |

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17:00 CET | de Quintana 86' |  |  |

Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo 16 March 2003 26|  Atlético Madrid | 0–1|  Celta Vigo |

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17:00 CET |  |  | Berizzo 87' |

Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao 23 March 2003 27|  Celta Vigo | 2–1|  Athletic Bilbao |

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17:00 CET | Mido 19'
McCarthy 77' |  | Del Horno 7' |

Espanyol v Celta Vigo 5 April 2003 28|  Espanyol | 0–0|  Celta Vigo |

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21:30 CEST |  |  |  |

Celta Vigo v Real Betis 13 April 2003 29|  Celta Vigo | 1–0|  Real Betis |

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18:00 CEST | Mostovoi 44' |  |  |

Osasuna v Celta Vigo 20 April 2003 30|  Osasuna | 0–2|  Celta Vigo |

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18:00 CEST |  |  | Mido 14, 50' |

Celta Vigo v Real Valladolid 27 April 2003 31|  Celta Vigo | 0–0|  Real Valladolid |

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Deportivo Alavés v Celta Vigo 4 May 2003 32|  Deportivo Alavés | 0–0|  Celta Vigo |

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Celta Vigo v Racing Santander 11 May 2003 33|  Celta Vigo | 2–2|  Racing Santander |

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18:00 CEST | Juanfran 35'
Edu 84' (pen.) |  | Javi Guerrero 56' (pen.)
Alonso 90 + 9' |

Villarreal v Celta Vigo 18 May 2003 34|  Villarreal | 5–0|  Celta Vigo | Estadio El Madrigal

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18:00 CEST | Guayre 48, 88'
Víctor 53'
J. López 58'
Palermo 61' |  |  | Referee: Rodríguez Santiago

Celta Vigo v Deportivo 24 May 2003 35|  Celta Vigo | 3–0|  Deportivo |

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20:45 CEST | Jesuli 56'
Edu 62, 73' |  |  |

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo 31 May 2003 36|  Real Madrid | 1–1|  Celta Vigo |

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21:30 CEST | Raúl 68' |  | Mostovoi 35' |

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad 15 June 2003 37|  Celta Vigo | 3–2|  Real Sociedad |

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21:00 CEST | Mostovoi 10, 49'
Mido 70' |  | Nihat 66, 83' |

Barcelona v Celta Vigo 22 June 2003 38|  Barcelona | 2–0|  Celta Vigo |

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21:00 CEST | Sorín 6'
Saviola 50' |  |  |

## External links

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* FootballSquads - Celta Vigo 2002-03

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*[Pos.]: Position
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*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
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*[GF]: Goals for
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points