In the 2002-03 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 15th consecutive time from season 1988-89.
The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League, teams ending in the 3rd and 4th places had to play Champions League qualifications, teams ending in the 5th and 6th places qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner of Coppa Italia), while the last four teams were to be relegated in Serie B.
Juventus won its 27th national title, with Inter Milan placed second. Milan and Lazio were admitted to the Champions League preliminary phase, whereas Parma, Udinese and Roma (through the Coppa Italia finals) obtained a spot to the next UEFA Cup. Brescia and Perugia were admitted to play the UEFA Intertoto Cup, after ChievoVerona renounced to play it.
Piacenza, Torino, Como and Atalanta relegated to Serie B, with the latter after having lost a relegation playoff against Reggina.
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Final classification
| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juventus (C) | 72 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 29 | +35 | Champions League |
| 2. | Internazionale | 65 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 38 | +26 | |
| 3. | Milan | 61 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 30 | +25 | |
| 4. | Lazio | 60 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 57 | 32 | +25 | Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round |
| 5. | Parma | 56 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | UEFA Cup |
| 5. | Udinese | 56 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 | |
| 7. | ChievoVerona | 55 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | |
| 8. | Roma | 49 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 46 | -9 | UEFA Cup[1] |
| 9. | Brescia | 42 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 38 | -2 | Intertoto Cup[2] |
| 9. | Perugia | 42 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 48 | -8 | |
| 11. | Bologna | 41 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 47 | -8 | |
| 12. | Modena[3] | 38 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 48 | -18 | |
| 12. | Empoli[3] | 38 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 46 | -10 | |
| 12. | Atalanta | 38 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 47 | -12 | Relegation Play-off |
| 12. | Reggina | 38 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 53 | -15 | |
| 16. | Piacenza | 30 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 62 | -18 | Relegated to Serie B |
| 17. | Como | 24 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 57 | -28 | |
| 18. | Torino | 21 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 58 | -35 |
| Serie A 2002-03 Winners |
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| Juventus F.C. 27th Title |
Results
| Atalanta | Bologna | Brescia | Chievo | Como | Empoli | Inter | Juventus | Lazio | Milan | Modena | Parma | Perugia | Piacenza | Reggina | Roma | Torino | Udinese | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Bologna | 2-3 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | |
| Brescia | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | |
| Chievo | 4-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 | |
| Como | 1-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | |
| Empoli | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | |
| Inter | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 1-2 | |
| Juventus | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| Lazio | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
| Milan | 3-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 1-0 | |
| Modena | 0-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | |
| Parma | 2-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| Perugia | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | |
| Piacenza | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Reggina | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 3-2 | |
| Roma | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | |
| Torino | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | |
| Udinese | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
Overall
- Most wins - Juventus (21)
- Fewest wins - Como and Torino (4)
- Most draws - Brescia (15)
- Fewest draws - Piacenza (6)
- Most losses - Torino (21)
- Fewest losses - Juventus and Lazio (4)
- Most goals scored - Juventus and Inter (64)
- Fewest goals scored - Torino (23)
- Most goals conceded - Piacenza (62)
- Fewest goals conceded - Juventus (29)
Relegation play-off
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggina | 2-1 | Atalanta | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Atalanta B.C. relegated to Serie B.
Transfer
References and Sources
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
External links
- [1] - Italian version with pictures and info.
- [2] - All results on RSSSF Website.
- 2002/2003 Serie A Squads - (www.footballsquads.com)
Footnotes
- ^ Roma gained entry to the 2003-04 UEFA Cup as 2002-03 Coppa Italia runner-ups, as champions Milan qualified to 2003-04 Champions League as defending champions.
- ^ Perugia gained entry to the 2003 Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced.
- ^ a b Modena and Empoli saved for goal difference.
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