2002–03 UEFA Champions League

48th season of the UEFA club football tournament

2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Old Trafford in Greater Manchester hosted the final.

Tournament details
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

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International football competition

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.

Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals.

## Association team allocation

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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

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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]

| Rank  | Association  | Coeff.  | Teams

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1  |  Spain | 65.210  | 4
2  |  Italy | 56.239
3  |  England | 51.288
4  |  Germany | 48.632  | 3
5  |  France | 42.352
6  |  Netherlands | 30.249
7  |  Turkey | 29.975  | 2
8  |  Greece | 28.366
9  |  Russia | 27.708
10  |  Portugal | 26.274
11  |  Czech Republic | 24.791
12  |  Belgium | 24.150
13  |  Ukraine | 23.833
14  |  Austria | 23.750
15  |  Norway | 23.600
16  |  Scotland | 22.625  | 1
17  |  Switzerland | 21.875
18  |  Croatia | 19.999
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19  |  Sweden | 18.208  | 1
20  |  Poland | 17.500
21  |  Denmark | 17.175
22  |  Romania | 15.791
23  |  FR Yugoslavia | 15.415
24  |  Hungary | 15.082
25  |  Slovakia | 14.665
26  |  Israel | 14.124
27  |  Slovenia | 11.998
28  |  Bulgaria | 11.665
29  |  Cyprus | 10.832
30  |  Georgia | 9.666
31  |  Finland | 8.541
32  |  Latvia | 7.832
33  |  Iceland | 5.332
34  |  Moldova | 4.833
35  |  Belarus | 4.499
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36  |  Lithuania | 4.498  | 1
37  |  Macedonia | 3.497
38  |  Republic of Ireland | 2.998
39  |  Estonia | 2.498
40  |  Armenia | 2.165
41  |  Wales | 2.165
42  |  Azerbaijan | 1.665  | 0
43  |  Malta | 1.665  | 1
44  |  Liechtenstein | 1.500  | 0
45  |  Northern Ireland | 1.331  | 1
46  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.000
47  |  Luxembourg | 0.665
48  |  Faroe Islands | 0.665
49  |  Albania | 0.499
50  |  Andorra | 0.000  | 0
51  |  San Marino | 0.000
52  |  Kazakhstan | 0.000  | 1

### Distribution

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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.

| Teams entering in this round  | Teams advancing from previous round

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First qualifying round
(20 teams)  |

* 20 champions from associations 29–52
(except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Azerbaijan and Andorra)

Second qualifying round
(28 teams)  |

* 12 champions from associations 17–28
* 6 runners-up from associations 10–15

* 10 winners from the first qualifying round

Third qualifying round
(32 teams)  |

* 7 champions from associations 10–16
* 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
* 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–6 (except Spain)
* 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3

* 14 winners from the second qualifying round

First group stage
(32 teams)  |

* 1 current Champions League title holder (Real Madrid)
* 9 champions from associations 1–9
* 6 runners-up from associations 1–6

* 16 winners from the third qualifying round

Second group stage
(16 teams)  |  |

* 8 group winners from the first group stage
* 8 group runners-up from the first group stage

Knockout phase
(8 teams)  |  |

* 4 group winners from the second group stage
* 4 group runners-up from the second group stage

### Teams

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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).

Group stage

Valencia (1st) |  Arsenal (1st) |  Lyon (1st) |  Galatasaray (1st)
Deportivo de La Coruña (2nd) |  Liverpool (2nd) |  Lens (2nd) |  Olympiacos (1st)
Juventus (1st) |  Borussia Dortmund (1st) |  Ajax (1st) |  Spartak Moscow (1st)
Roma (2nd) |  Bayer Leverkusen (2nd) |  PSV Eindhoven (2nd) |  Real Madrid (3rd)TH
Third qualifying round
Barcelona (4th) |  Bayern Munich (3rd) |  Lokomotiv Moscow (2nd) |  Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
Internazionale (3rd) |  Auxerre (3rd) |  Sporting CP (1st) |  Sturm Graz (2nd)[Note AUT]
Milan (4th) |  Feyenoord (3rd) |  Slovan Liberec (1st) |  Rosenborg (1st)
Manchester United (3rd) |  Fenerbahçe (2nd) |  Genk (1st) |  Celtic (1st)
Newcastle United (4th) |  AEK Athens (2nd) |  |
Second qualifying round
Boavista (2nd) |  Lillestrøm (2nd) |  Brøndby (1st) |  Žilina (1st)
Sparta Prague (2nd) |  Basel (1st) |  Dinamo București (1st) |  Maccabi Haifa (1st)
Club Brugge (2nd) |  Zagreb (1st) |  Partizan (1st) |  Maribor (1st)
Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) |  Hammarby (1st) |  Zalaegerszeg (1st) |  Levski Sofia (1st)
GAK (3rd)[Note AUT] |  Legia Warsaw (1st) |  |
First qualifying round
APOEL (1st) |  Belshina Bobruisk (1st) |  Flora Tallinn (1st) |  Željezničar Sarajevo (1st)
Torpedo Kutaisi (1st) |  Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) |  Pyunik (1st) |  F91 Dudelange (1st)
Tampere United (1st) |  FBK Kaunas (1st) |  Barry Town (1st) |  B36 Tórshavn (1st)
Skonto (1st) |  Vardar (1st) |  Hibernians (1st) |  Dinamo Tirana (1st)
ÍA Akranes (1st) |  Shelbourne (1st) |  Portadown (1st) |  Zhenis Astana (1st)

Notes

1. ^

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]

2. ^

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]

## Round and draw dates

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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

## Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

### First qualifying round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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 | 5–2  | 1–0

### Second qualifying round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 | 4–01 | 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv | 6–2  |  Pyunik | 4–0  | 2–2
ZTE | 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 SK | 0–2  |  Željezničar | 0–1  | 0–1
Club Brugge | 4–1  |  Dinamo Bucureşti | 3–1  | 1–0
Brøndby | 5–0  |  Dinamo Tirana | 1–0  | 4–0

1Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus since UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.

### Third qualifying round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 | 2–01 | 3–3
Boavista | 0–1  |  Auxerre | 0–1  | 0–0
APOEL | 2–4  |  AEK Athens | 2–3  | 0–1
ZTE | 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

1Match played in Sofia, Bulgaria after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.

## First group stage

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Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage

Brugge

Genk

Liverpool

Man. United

Newcastle

Arsenal

Deportivo

Real Madrid

Valencia

Barcelona

Lens

Auxerre

Lyon

Leverkusen

Dortmund

Bayern

Olympiacos

AEK

M. Haifa

Juventus

Milan
Internazionale

Roma

Feyenoord

Ajax

PSV

Rosenborg

Spartak

Lokomotiv

Basel

Galatasaray

Dynamo

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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.

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:

1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
6. 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

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1  |  Arsenal | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 10  | Advance to second group stage |  | -- | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0
2  |  Borussia Dortmund | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 10  |  | 2–1 | -- | 2–1 | 1–1
3  |  Auxerre | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 7  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 0–1 | 1–0 | -- | 0–0
4  |  PSV Eindhoven | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 6  |  |  | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–0 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group B

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1  |  Valencia | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 4  | +13  | 16  | Advance to second group stage |  | -- | 6–2 | 2–0 | 3–0
2  |  Basel | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 9  |  | 2–2 | -- | 3–3 | 2–0
3  |  Liverpool | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 8  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | 5–0
4  |  Spartak Moscow | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | 18  | −17  | 0  |  |  | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group C

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  RM |  ROM |  AEK |  GNK

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1  |  Real Madrid | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 15  | 7  | +8  | 9  | Advance to second group stage |  | -- | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–0
2  |  Roma | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 9  |  | 0–3 | -- | 1–1 | 0–0
3  |  AEK Athens | 6  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 6  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 3–3 | 0–0 | -- | 1–1
4  |  Genk | 6  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 9  | −7  | 4  |  |  | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group D

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  INT |  AJA |  OL |  ROS

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1  |  Internazionale | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 11  | Advance to second group stage |  | -- | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0
2  |  Ajax | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 8  |  | 1–2 | -- | 2–1 | 1–1
3  |  Lyon | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 9  | +3  | 8  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 3–3 | 0–2 | -- | 5–0
4  |  Rosenborg | 6  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 12  | −8  | 4  |  |  | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group E

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  JUV |  NEW |  DK |  FEY

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1  |  Juventus | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 3  | +9  | 13  | Advance to second group stage |  | -- | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0
2  |  Newcastle United | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 8  | −2  | 9  |  | 1–0 | -- | 2–1 | 0–1
3  |  Dynamo Kyiv | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 7  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 1–2 | 2–0 | -- | 2–0
4  |  Feyenoord | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 8  | −4  | 5  |  |  | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group F

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  MU |  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

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  MIL |  DEP |  LEN |  BAY

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1  |  Milan | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 7  | +5  | 12  | Advance to second group stage |  | -- | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1
2  |  Deportivo La Coruña | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 12  | −1  | 12  |  | 0–4 | -- | 3–1 | 2–1
3  |  Lens | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 8  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 2–1 | 3–1 | -- | 1–1
4  |  Bayern Munich | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 9  | 13  | −4  | 2  |  |  | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group H

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1  |  Barcelona | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 4  | +9  | 18  | Advance to second group stage |  | -- | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1
2  |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 7  |  | 1–3 | -- | 2–0 | 0–2
3  |  Club Brugge | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 5  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 0–1 | 0–0 | -- | 3–1
4  |  Galatasaray | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 4  |  |  | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | --

Source: RSSSF

Edgar Davids (No. 26) clashing with Gennaro Gattuso in the final

## Second group stage

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Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage

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:

1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
6. Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

### Group A

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Barcelona | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 12  | 2  | +10  | 16  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0
2  |  Internazionale | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 11  |  | 0–0 | -- | 2–2 | 3–2
3  |  Newcastle United | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 13  | −3  | 7  |  |  | 0–2 | 1–4 | -- | 3–1
4  |  Bayer Leverkusen | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 5  | 15  | −10  | 0  |  | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group B

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  VAL |  AJA |  ARS |  ROM

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1  |  Valencia | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3
2  |  Ajax | 6  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 8  |  | 1–1 | -- | 0–0 | 2–1
3  |  Arsenal | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 7  |  |  | 0–0 | 1–1 | -- | 1–1
4  |  Roma | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 5  |  | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group C

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1  |  Milan | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 12  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0
2  |  Real Madrid | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 11  |  | 3–1 | -- | 2–1 | 2–2
3  |  Borussia Dortmund | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 10  |  |  | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | 3–0
4  |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | 10  | −7  | 1  |  | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | --

Source: RSSSF

### Group D

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1  |  Manchester United | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 13  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0
2  |  Juventus | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 7  |  | 0–3 | -- | 4–0 | 3–2
3  |  Basel | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 7  |  |  | 1–3 | 2–1 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Deportivo La Coruña | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 7  |  | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | --

Source: RSSSF

## Knockout phase

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Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Milan raising the trophy.

### Bracket

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| |  Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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|  Juventus (aet) | 1 | 2 | 3 |

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| |  Milan (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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|  Inter Milan (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 |

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### Quarter-finals

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Ajax | 2–3  |  Milan | 0–0 | 2–3
Inter Milan | 2–2 (a)  |  Valencia | 1–0 | 1–2
Juventus | 3–2  |  Barcelona | 1–1 | 2–1 (aet)

### Semi-finals

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Milan | 1–1 (a)  |  Inter Milan | 0–0 | 1–1*

*Both clubs played their home leg in the same stadium (the San Siro), but Milan were the designated away side in the second leg, and thus won on away goals.

### Final

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Main article: 2003 UEFA Champions League Final

28 May 2003

19:45

Juventus | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Milan

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Penalties
Trezeguet
Birindelli
Zalayeta
Montero
Del Piero | 2–3 |  Serginho
Seedorf
Kaladze
Nesta
Shevchenko

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 62,315

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

## Statistics

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### Top goalscorers

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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)

## See also

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* 2002–03 UEFA Cup
* 2003 Intercontinental Cup
* 2003 UEFA Super Cup
* 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
* 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup

## References

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1. ^ "UEFA access list for 2002/03 club competitions" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
2. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2001". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
3. ^ Sturm replace demoted Tirol
4. ^ Azerbaijan 2001/02 at RSSSF
5. ^ "Club competition draws and dates". 5 January 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2010.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2002-2003 UEFA Champions League.

* 2002–03 All matches – season at UEFA website
* 2002–03 season at UEFA website
* European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
* All scorers 2002–03 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA \+ all scorers qualifying round
* 2002/03 UEFA Champions League \- results and line-ups (archive)
* "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). July 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2008.

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