2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 17 September and 13 November 2002. The draw for the group stage was made on 29 August 2002 in Monaco.[1][2]
The group stage featured the 16 automatic qualifiers and the 16 winners of the third qualifying round. Each team was drawn into one of eight groups but avoided teams from their own country. All four teams in the group played home and away matches against each other to determine the winner and runner-up in the group.
At the completion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to play in a second group stage, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the UEFA Cup.
Seeding structure
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients.[3][4] Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.
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Tie-breaking criteria
Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:[5]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
Key to colors in group tables |
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Top two places advance to the second group stage |
Third place enters the UEFA Cup |
Fourth place is eliminated from European competition |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
2 October 2002 20:45 |
PSV Eindhoven ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Van der Schaaf ![]() |
Report | Koller ![]() Rosický ![]() Amoroso ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 16 |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
2 October 2002 20:45 |
Valencia ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
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Carew ![]() Aurélio ![]() Baraja ![]() Aimar ![]() Mista ![]() |
Report | Rossi ![]() H. Yakin ![]() |
12 November 2002 20:45 |
Basel ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
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Rossi ![]() Giménez ![]() Atouba ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() Šmicer ![]() Owen ![]() |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 9 |
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 |
25 September 2002 20:45 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
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Zokora ![]() Salgado ![]() Figo ![]() Guti ![]() Celades ![]() Raúl ![]() |
Report |
2 October 2002 20:45 |
AEK Athens ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
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Tsiartas ![]() Maladenis ![]() Nikolaidis ![]() |
Report | Zidane ![]() Guti ![]() |
22 October 2002 20:45 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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McManaman ![]() |
Report | Katsouranis ![]() Centeno ![]() |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 |
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 |
25 September 2002 20:45 |
Lyon ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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Carrière ![]() Vairelles ![]() Anderson ![]() Luyindula ![]() |
Report |
22 October 2002 20:45 |
Lyon ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
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Anderson ![]() Carrière ![]() |
Report | Caçapa ![]() Crespo ![]() |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 |
24 September 2002 20:45 |
Juventus ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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Di Vaio ![]() Del Piero ![]() Davids ![]() Nedvěd ![]() |
Report |
29 October 2002 20:45 |
Newcastle United ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Speed ![]() Shearer ![]() |
Report | Shatskikh ![]() |
13 November 2002 20:45 |
Feyenoord ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Bombarda ![]() Lurling ![]() |
Report | Bellamy ![]() Viana ![]() |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
Manchester United ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
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Giggs ![]() Solskjær ![]() Verón ![]() Van Nistelrooy ![]() Forlán ![]() |
Report | Katan ![]() Cohen ![]() |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
Olympiacos ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
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Kleine ![]() Giannakopoulos ![]() Đorđević ![]() Zetterberg ![]() |
Report | Eleftheropoulos ![]() Schneider ![]() |
24 September 2002 20:45 |
Bayer Leverkusen ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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Berbatov ![]() |
Report | Van Nistelrooy ![]() |
1 October 2002 20:45 |
Manchester United ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Giggs ![]() Verón ![]() Anatolakis ![]() Solskjær ![]() |
Report |
23 October 2002 20:45 |
Olympiacos ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Choutos ![]() Đorđević ![]() |
Report | Blanc ![]() Verón ![]() Scholes ![]() |
29 October 2002 20:45 |
Maccabi Haifa ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Katan ![]() Žutautas ![]() Yakubu ![]() |
Report |
13 November 2002 20:45 |
Olympiacos ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
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Alexandris ![]() Niniadis ![]() Antzas ![]() |
Report | Badir ![]() Yakubu ![]() Katan ![]() |
1All matches played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
Group G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
Bayern Munich ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Salihamidžić ![]() Élber ![]() |
Report | Makaay ![]() |
1 October 2002 20:45 |
Deportivo La Coruña ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Makaay ![]() Capdevila ![]() César ![]() |
Report | Moreira ![]() |
23 October 2002 20:45 |
Lens ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Coulibaly ![]() Moreira ![]() Thomert ![]() |
Report | Makaay ![]() |
29 October 2002 20:45 |
Deportivo La Coruña ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Sánchez ![]() Makaay ![]() |
Report | Santa Cruz ![]() |
13 November 2002 20:45 |
Bayern Munich ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
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R. Kovač ![]() Warmuz ![]() Feulner ![]() |
Report | Fink ![]() Bakari ![]() Blanchard ![]() |
Group H
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
18 September 2002 20:45 |
Barcelona ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Luis Enrique ![]() Mendieta ![]() Saviola ![]() |
Report | Simons ![]() Englebert ![]() |
23 October 2002 20:45 |
Club Brugge ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Martens ![]() Verheyen ![]() Sæternes ![]() |
Report | Fabio Pinto ![]() |
References
- ↑ "Europe's big guns kept apart". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ↑ "Champions League group guide". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ↑ "United and Bayern join top seeds". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ "UEFA Club Ranking 2002". Bert Kassies.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2002/03" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 24 November 2009.