2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season
2002–03 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | |||
Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
Premier League | 4th | |||
FA Cup | Quarter-final | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Cup | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gianfranco Zola (14) All: Gianfranco Zola (16) | |||
Average home league attendance | 39,784 (Premier League) | |||
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The 2002–03 season was Chelsea's 89th competitive season, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League and 97th year as a club. The club was managed by Claudio Ranieri.
In the Premier League, Chelsea finished fourth behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United. With the fourth-place finish, Chelsea secured a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking. Chelsea also managed to reach the quarter-finals of both the Football League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost 1–0 to Manchester United and 3–1 to Arsenal in a replay, respectively.
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 67 | |
5 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 60 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
First team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Team kit
[edit]The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit (all blue with a white trimmed collar) was carried over from the previous campaign. Their new away kit was all black with blue accents. The club's third kit for this season was the club's away kit from the previous season, all white with blue socks and accents.
Statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | UEFA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | NED | Ed de Goeij | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ESP | Albert Ferrer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | NGA | Celestine Babayaro | 24 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | FRA | Marcel Desailly | 33 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | DF | NED | Winston Bogarde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard | 48 | 8 | 37+1 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | NED | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 44 | 15 | 27+9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
11 | MF | NED | Boudewijn Zenden | 27 | 1 | 11+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
12 | MF | CRO | Mario Stanić | 25 | 6 | 13+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
13 | DF | FRA | William Gallas | 48 | 4 | 36+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
14 | DF | ENG | Graeme Le Saux | 34 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | NED | Mario Melchiot | 41 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | FRA | Emmanuel Petit | 31 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
20 | MF | ENG | Jody Morris | 33 | 1 | 19+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ESP | Enrique de Lucas | 31 | 1 | 17+8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
22 | FW | ISL | Eiður Guðjohnsen | 44 | 10 | 20+15 | 10 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
23 | GK | ITA | Carlo Cudicini | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
25 | FW | ITA | Gianfranco Zola | 46 | 16 | 30+8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 30 | 4 | 16+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
28 | MF | POR | Filipe Oliveira | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
29 | DF | GER | Robert Huth | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | DEN | Jesper Grønkjær | 39 | 5 | 20+10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
36 | MF | ENG | Joe Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | FW | ENG | Carlton Cole | 16 | 6 | 2+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].
Results
[edit]FA Premier League
[edit]17 August 2002 1 | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Chelsea | London |
23 August 2002 2 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Manchester United | London |
28 August 2002 3 | Southampton | 1–1 | Chelsea | Southampton |
11 September 2002 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
14 September 2002 6 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
28 September 2002 8 | Chelsea | 2–3 | West Ham United | London |
19 October 2002 10 | Manchester City | 0–3 | Chelsea | Manchester |
26 October 2002 11 | Chelsea | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
3 November 2002 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Chelsea | London |
9 November 2002 13 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Birmingham City | London |
16 November 2002 14 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
23 November 2002 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Chelsea | Bolton |
30 November 2002 16 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Sunderland | London |
14 December 2002 18 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
21 December 2002 19 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Aston Villa | London |
26 December 2002 20 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Southampton | London |
28 December 2002 21 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | Leeds |
11 January 2003 23 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Charlton Athletic | London |
18 January 2003 24 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Chelsea | Manchester |
28 January 2003 25 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Leeds United | London |
1 February 2003 26 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
8 February 2003 27 | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
22 February 2003 28 | Chelsea | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
1 March 2003 29 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Chelsea | Newcastle |
16 March 2003 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Chelsea | West Bromwich |
22 March 2003 31 | Chelsea | 5–0 | Manchester City | London |
5 April 2003 32 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Chelsea | Sunderland |
12 April 2003 33 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
19 April 2003 34 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
3 May 2003 37 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Chelsea | London |
UEFA Cup
[edit]First Round
[edit]3 October 2002 Second leg | Viking FK | 4–2 | Chelsea | Stavanger, Norway |
FA Cup
[edit]4 January 2003 Third round | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
26 January 2003 Fourth round | Shrewsbury Town | 0–4 | Chelsea | Shrewsbury |
16 February 2003 Fifth round | Stoke City | 0–2 | Chelsea | Stoke-on-Trent |
League Cup
[edit]6 November 2002 Third round | Chelsea | 2–1 | Gillingham | London |
17 December 2002 Fifth round | Manchester United | 1–0 | Chelsea | Manchester |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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21 | MF | Enrique de Lucas | Espanyol | Free[2] | 27-05-2002 |
28 | FW | Filipe Oliveira | Porto | £500,000 | 01-10-2002 |
Out
[edit]# | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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16 | MF | Roberto Di Matteo | N/A | Retired[3] | 01-07-2002 |
24 | MF | Samuele Dalla Bona | Milan | £1,000,000[4] | 08-07-2002 |
10 | MF | Slaviša Jokanović | Unattached | Released[5] | 09-07-2002 |
N/A | FW | Sam Parkin | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | 03-09-2002 |
31 | GK | Mark Bosnich | Unattached | Released | 22-01-2003 |
32 | FW | Mikael Forssell | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6-month loan[6] | 29-01-2003 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 2002/03". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ "Chelsea sign Spaniard". BBC Sport. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2002.
- ^ "Di Matteo forced to quit". BBC Sport. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2002.
- ^ "Dalla Bona joins AC Milan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2002.
- ^ "Jokanovic leaves Chelsea". BBC Sport. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2002.
- ^ "Forssell heads to Germany". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2003.