2002–03 Le Mans UC72 season

Le Mans

2002–03 season
President	Noël Peyramayou
Head coach	Thierry Goudet
Stadium	Stade Léon-Bollée
Ligue 2	2nd (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Daniel Cousin (19) All: Daniel Cousin (23)
Average home league attendance	7,360

The 2002–03 season was the 18th season in the existence of Le Mans UC72 and the club's thirteenth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Le Mans participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
–	MF	Ahmed Aït Ouarab	FC Martigues		1 July 2002
–	MF	Philippe Celdran	Sedan		1 July 2002
–	MF	Fabrice Pancrate	Guingamp		1 July 2002
–	FW	Laurent Peyrelade	Sedan		1 July 2002
–	DF	Steven Pelé	Rennes B	Loan	29 August 2002
–	FW	Olivier Thomas	Troyes		24 January 2003

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	3 August 2002	23 May 2003	Matchday 1	2nd	38	18	14	6	49	33	+16	047.37
Coupe de France	14 December 2002	25 January 2003	Seventh round	Round of 16	3	2	1	0	11	5	+6	066.67
Coupe de la Ligue	11 October 2002	18 January 2003	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Total					44	22	15	7	66	41	+25	050.00

Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Toulouse (C, P)	38	21	9	8	50	24	+26	72	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Le Mans (P)	38	18	14	6	49	33	+16	68
3	Metz (P)	38	19	10	9	52	29	+23	67
4	Lorient	38	18	11	9	43	29	+14	65
5	Châteauroux	38	16	12	10	40	35	+5	60

Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	18	14	6	49	33	+16	68	13	5	1	28	9	+19	5	9	5	21	24	−3

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D
Position	6	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Amiens v Le Mans

3 August 2002 1	Amiens	0–1	Le Mans	Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Gueugnon

10 August 2002 2	Le Mans	3–1	Gueugnon	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Reims v Le Mans

17 August 2002 3	Reims	1–2	Le Mans	Reims
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Toulouse

24 August 2002 4	Le Mans	2–1	Toulouse	Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Peyrelade 10' Cousin 31'	Report	Braizat 24'	Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 7,924 Referee: Tony Chapron

Lorient v Le Mans

1 September 2002 5	Lorient	3–4	Le Mans	Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Metz

5 September 2002 6	Le Mans	1–0	Metz	Le Mans
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cousin 11'	Report		Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 8,994 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Istres v Le Mans

10 September 2002 7	Istres	1–0	Le Mans	Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Saint-Étienne v Le Mans

14 September 2002 8	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Le Mans	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Niort

21 September 2002 9	Le Mans	1–0	Niort	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Wasquehal v Le Mans

28 September 2002 10	Wasquehal	2–1	Le Mans	Wasquehal
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Nancy

4 October 2002 11	Le Mans	3–0	Nancy	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Créteil v Le Mans

19 October 2002 12	Créteil	2–2	Le Mans	Wasquehal
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Valence

26 October 2002 13	Le Mans	2–0	Valence	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Caen v Le Mans

1 November 2002 14	Caen	1–1	Le Mans	Caen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Beauvais

9 November 2002 15	Le Mans	1–0	Beauvais	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Châteauroux v Le Mans

15 November 2002 16	Châteauroux	1–1	Le Mans	Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Laval

30 November 2002 17	Le Mans	1–1	Laval	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Clermont v Le Mans

4 December 2002 18	Clermont	1–0	Le Mans	Clermont
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Grenoble

18 December 2002 19	Le Mans	1–0	Grenoble	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Reims

15 January 2003 21	Le Mans	1–1	Reims	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Toulouse v Le Mans

21 January 2003 22	Toulouse	2–0	Le Mans	Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fauré 51', 81' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 11,633 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Le Mans v Lorient

28 January 2003 23	Le Mans	0–1	Lorient	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Metz v Le Mans

31 January 2003 24	Metz	4–0	Le Mans	Metz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bah 30' Proment 41' Adebayor 60', 66'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 9,966

Le Mans v Istres

5 February 2003 25	Le Mans	1–0	Istres	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Saint-Étienne

9 February 2003 26	Le Mans	2–2	Saint-Étienne	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Gueugnon v Le Mans

18 February 2003 20	Gueugnon	0–1	Le Mans	Gueugnon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Niort v Le Mans

22 February 2003 27	Niort	1–1	Le Mans	Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Wasquehal

1 March 2003 28	Le Mans	0–0	Wasquehal	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Nancy v Le Mans

8 March 2003 29	Nancy	2–2	Le Mans	Nancy
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Créteil

21 March 2003 30	Le Mans	2–1	Créteil	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Valence v Le Mans

28 March 2003 31	Valence	2–2	Le Mans	Valence
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Caen

4 April 2003 32	Le Mans	2–0	Caen	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Beauvais v Le Mans

12 April 2003 33	Beauvais	0–2	Le Mans	Beauvais
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Châteauroux

19 April 2003 34	Le Mans	1–0	Châteauroux	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Laval v Le Mans

2 May 2003 35	Laval	1–1	Le Mans	Laval
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Clermont

10 May 2003 36	Le Mans	3–0	Clermont	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Grenoble v Le Mans

16 May 2003 37	Grenoble	0–0	Le Mans	Grenoble
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report

Le Mans v Amiens

23 May 2003 38	Le Mans	1–1	Amiens	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report

Coupe de France

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France

Saint-Lô v Le Mans

14 December 2002 Eighth round	Saint-Lô	2–5	Le Mans	Saint-Lô
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Carquefou v Le Mans

4 January 2003 Round of 64	Carquefou	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Le Mans	Carquefou
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Libourne S-S v Le Mans

25 January 2003 Round of 32	Libourne S-S	2–2 (a.e.t.) (12–11 p)	Le Mans	Libourne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Jean Antoine Moueix Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue

Le Mans v Valence

11 October 2002 First round	Le Mans	3–0	Valence	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Le Mans v Grenoble

7 December 2002 Round of 32	Le Mans	1–0	Grenoble	Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Saint-Étienne v Le Mans

18 January 2003 Round of 16	Saint-Étienne	3–2	Le Mans	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)