2002–03 First League of the Republika Srpska
The 2002–03 First League of the Republika Srpska season was the eighth since its establishment.


2002–03 Florida Gators men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2002-03 college basketball season.


2002–03 Florida Panthers season
The 2002–03 Florida Panthers season was their tenth season in the National Hockey League. They didn't make the playoffs, but did host the 53rd All-Star Game that season.


2002–03 Florida Panthers season, Offseason, NHL Draft
Florida's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.


2002–03 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, All-Star Game
The 53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held during the 2002–03 NHL season, and took place at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise, Florida, the home of the Florida Panthers, on February 2, 2003. It was the first All-Star Game since the 1997 All-Star Game to use the Eastern Conference – Western Conference format.


2002–03 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2002–03 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2002–03 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, Final standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2002–03 Florida Panthers season, Playoffs
The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. They last made the playoffs in 2000.


2002–03 Football Conference
The 2002–03 Football Conference season was the 24th season of the Football Conference.


2002–03 Football Conference, Overview
This season the number of teams promoted to the Football League Division Three was increased from one to two, and play-offs were introduced to determine the second team to be promoted, along with the Conference champions. The bottom three, as usual, were relegated to either the Northern Premier League, the Southern Premier League or the Isthmian League.


2002–03 Football Conference, Overview
Yeovil Town clinched the league title and won promotion to the Football League Division Three.


2002–03 Football Conference, Overview
Doncaster Rovers also earned promotion to Division Three following their 3–2 play-off win over Dagenham & Redbridge, during extra time with a sudden death goal in the 110th minute.


2002–03 Football Conference, Overview
The regular season began on 17 August 2002, and ended on 26 April 2003.


2002–03 Football Conference, Final league table
Note: Burscough (Northern Premier League Premier Division) are the FA Trophy winners


2002–03 Football Conference, Play-offs
The Conference National play-offs determine the second team that will be promoted to the Football League Division Three. The teams placed second through fifth qualify for the play-offs. The semi-finals are played in a two-leg, home and away format, while the final is played as one leg, and this season it was held on 10 May 2003 at Britannia Stadium, Stoke, before a crowd of 13,092.


2002–03 Football League
The 2002–03 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 104th completed season of The Football League.


2002–03 Football League
Portsmouth won the First Division by some distance, passing manager Harry Redknapp's old club, West Ham on the way down. Leicester City earned a somewhat controversial promotion, as administration and a Creditor's Voluntary Agreement wrote off much of their debt. Partly as a result of this, the League would introduce a ten-point deduction for any teams going into administration from the next season onwards. The play-offs were won by Wolves, returning to the top flight after nearly 20 years and finally allowing owner Sir Jack Hayward to see the return he wanted on his years of investment.


2002–03 Football League
Grimsby Town were relegated, after struggling in the division for five years on extremely limited resources. Both Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday suffered awful starts to the season (Brighton managing only a single win from their first sixteen matches), and despite good runs of form late in the season, neither were able to survive.


2002–03 Football League
Wigan won their first-ever promotion beyond the Second Division, helped by considerable investment in the team. Crewe Alexandra managed a promotion on considerably less resources, while play-off winners Cardiff City were another big-spending team that were able to earn promotion.


2002–03 Football League
An ill-advised managerial change mid-season helped send Northampton down. Mansfield Town's first season out of the bottom division in over a decade ended as their previous spell had; with immediate relegation. Huddersfield started badly, and a financial crisis later in the season helped condemn them to relegation, only three years after they looked Premiership-bound. Cheltenham came close to survival, but a defeat on the final day of the season saw them return to the Third Division.


2002–03 Football League
Rushden & Diamonds continued their meteoric rise, winning the Third Division title. They were helped in no small part by runners-up Hartlepool suffering a shocking late-season collapse, which cost them the title and manager Mike Newell his job. Wrexham took the last automatic promotion spot and bounced back from the previous season's relegation, as did play-off winners Bournemouth.


2002–03 Football League
A shock FA Cup victory over Everton did little to help Shrewsbury, and they finished bottom of the League. Exeter City were bought out pre-season in a high-profile takeover spearheaded by Uri Geller; unfortunately, Geller's associates proceeded to asset-strip the club, and despite a late-season run of form, Exeter fell victim to the first-ever dual relegation from the League.


2002–03 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.


2002–03 Football League Cup
The 2002–03 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 43rd staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.


2002–03 Football League Cup
The competition began on 10 August 2002, and ended with the final on 2 March 2003. The holders were Blackburn Rovers, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Manchester United.


2002–03 Football League Cup
The tournament was won by Liverpool, who beat Manchester United 2–0 in the final, thanks to goals from Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard.


2002–03 Football League Cup, Preliminary round
A preliminary round was necessary to reduce the number of teams by one, because of the extra UEFA Cup place awarded to newly relegated Ipswich Town through the Fair Play league.


2002–03 Football League Cup, Final
The 2003 Football League Cup Final was played on 2 March 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The game was contested between Manchester United and Liverpool. Liverpool won the game 2–0.


2002–03 Football League First Division
The 2002–03 Football League First Division (referred to as the Nationwide First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the league under its current format as the second tier of English football.


2002–03 Football League First Division
Portsmouth won the division to return to the Premier League after a fifteen-year absence. In Harry Redknapp's first full season in charge the team secured the title on 27 April, with a victory over Rotherham, having been promoted with four games to spare by defeating Burnley.


2002–03 Football League First Division
Leicester City were promoted at the first attempt following their relegation. Their promotion was contentious as they entered administration during the season due to debts in excess of £50 million stemming from their loss of Premier League income and major investment in a new stadium, but were able to write-off these entirely when a new consortium took control and therefore avoided having to sell off players. Following this incident, the Football League would introduce rules that penalised any club entering administration with a ten-point points deduction; although Leicester would still have finished in second place had been this been applied.


2002–03 Football League First Division
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the play-offs to reach the modern-day Premiership for the first time after a 3–0 win in the play-off final against a Sheffield United team which had reached the semi-finals of both domestic cup competitions. This marked a return to top-flight football for Wolves after a nineteen-year exodus that had seen them fall as low as the fourth tier. Also leaving the division were Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion and Grimsby Town, who were all relegated.


2002–03 Football League Trophy
The 2002–03 Football League Trophy, known as the 2002–03 LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Bristol City and the runners-up were Carlisle United.


2002–03 Football League Trophy
The competition began on 22 October 2002 and ended with the final on 6 April 2003 at the Millennium Stadium.


2002–03 Football League Trophy
In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy. In addition to the 48 League teams, 12 teams from the Football Conference were also invited to participate in the competition.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament
The 51st edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament was held in the traditional venues: Oberstorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, and Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in Austria. The defending champion was Sven Hannawald. After being the first ski jumper to win on all four hills in the previous year, he also won the first event of 2003-04. This fifth consecutive victory at a Four Hills tournament equalized a record set by Helmut Recknagel in the late 1950s. Kamil Stoch achieved the same feat in 2018.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament
The tournament victor was Janne Ahonen, who had already won the tournament four years prior, and would continue to win it three more times, becoming the most successful athlete of the Four Hills tournament.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Format
At each of the four events, a qualification round was held. The 50 best jumpers qualified for the competition. The fifteen athletes leading the World Cup at the time qualified automatically. In case of an omitted qualification or a result that would normally result in elimination, they would instead qualify as 50th.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Format
Unlike the procedure at normal World Cup events, the 50 qualified athletes were paired up for the first round of the final event, with the winner proceeding to the second round. The rounds start with the duel between #26 and #25 from the qualification round, followed by #27 vs #24, up to #50 vs #1. The five best duel losers, so-called 'Lucky Losers' also proceed.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Format
For the tournament ranking, the total points earned from each jump are added together. The World Cup points collected during the four events are disregarded in this ranking.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Pre-Tournament World Cup Standings
At the time of the tournament, eight out of twenty-eight events were already held.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
The number of jumpers a nation was allowed to nominate was dependent on previous results. At each event, a 'national group' of ten jumpers from the host country was added.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
The defending champion was Sven Hannawald. Six other competitors had also previously won the Four Hills tournament: Andreas Goldberger in 1992-93 and 1994–95, Primož Peterka in 1996-97, Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1997-98, Janne Ahonen in 1998-99, Andreas Widhölzl in 1999-00 and Adam Małysz in 2000-01.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The second event saw three former tournament winners on the podium, two of which have not even placed in the Top Ten in Oberstorf. The first event's winner Sven Hannawald on the other hand, only placed 12th (235.1p).


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
The jumbled results of the first two events saw Janne Ahonen in the lead after the tournament's first half. With a clear victory in Innsbruck, the Finn increased his lead in the overall ranking to 26.7 points.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
Again, the winner of the previous event could not be found in the Top Ten. Peterka placed 15th (198.1p).


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
Due to bad weather, the qualification was postponed to January 6, and instead of Sudden Death match-ups in the first round, the usual World Cup format was used.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
The surprise winner was 21-year-old Bjørn Einar Romøren, whose best position during the tournament so far had been a 15th place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It was his first World Cup victory.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
Janne Ahonen performed two solid jumps and his comfortable lead in the overall ranking was not in danger.


2002–03 Four Hills Tournament, Final Ranking
The winner of Bischofshofen, Bjørn Einar Romøren, had failed to proceed to the second round of Oberstorf and only placed 19th overall (801.4p).


2002–03 Frauen-Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (women) 2002–03 was the 13th season of the Bundesliga (women), Germany's premier football league. It began on 25 August 2002 and ended on 15 June 2003.


2002–03 Fulham F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was Fulham F.C. 's 105th season in professional football and second consecutive season in the FA Premier League. It was also the first season in over 115 years where Fulham did not play at Craven Cottage. Due to pending decisions on re-vamping the cottage, all home games (apart from two early-season fixtures) were played at Loftus Road, the home of Queens Park Rangers. Jean Tigana remained as Fulham manager up until his sacking in April 2003. Former Fulham player Chris Coleman had not long been retired from the game since suffering a career-ending injury in a car crash when he was appointed caretaker manager for the rest of the season.


2002–03 Fulham F.C. season
Concerning the league, it was another relatively disappointing season for Fulham. Finishing in 14th place, it was seeming Fulham were finding top-flight football more of a struggle than was originally anticipated two years ago. However, an invitation to the Intertoto Cup after the 2001–02 campaign meant that Fulham could play European football for the first time in their history. Upon entering, Fulham went on to be one of the three winners of the competition, allowing them into the first round draw of the UEFA Cup. Performing better than most expected, Fulham reached the third round before being knocked out by German club Hertha BSC.


2002–03 Fulham F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Fulham F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Fulham F.C. season, Players, Reserves and academy
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2002–03 Fulham F.C. season, Transfers, Summer, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Fulham F.C. season, Transfers, Summer, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Fulham F.C. season, Transfers, Winter, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 2002–03 season was Galatasaray's 99th in existence and the 45th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


2002–03 Gamma Ethniki
The 2002–03 Gamma Ethniki was the 20th season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. Poseidon Neon Poron was crowned champion, thus winning promotion to Beta Ethniki. Ergotelis also won promotion as a runner-up, Levadiakos was also promoted after defeating Kavala 2-1 in a single play-off match at Alcazar Stadium in Larissa between the 14th placed team of Beta Ethniki and the 3rd placed team of Gamma Ethniki, and Niki Volos was administratively promoted due to the withdrawal of Ethnikos Olympiacos Volos from Beta Ethniki due to the debts.


2002–03 Gamma Ethniki
Chania, Ethnikos Piraeus, Agios Nikolaos, Nafpaktiakos Asteras and Trikala were relegated to Delta Ethniki.


2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
The 2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 37th season of collegiate play on November 22, 2002 versus Central Michigan University. The Patriots finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses and was selected to the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. They subsequently lost to the Oregon Ducks in the second round of the tournament.


2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, Recruits
The following is a list of commitments George Mason has received for the 2004-2005 season:


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The Hoyas were coached by Craig Esherick and played their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC. The Hoyas were members of the West Division of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19-15, 6-10 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Syracuse.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
After declining to participate in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) the previous season, they accepted an invitation to play in the 2003 NIT after failing to receive an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament bid. Making Georgetown's fourth NIT appearance in six years, they became the second Georgetown men's basketball team in history to reach the NIT final and the first to do since the 1992-93 season, losing it to Big East rival St. John's.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
With forward Harvey Thomas having transferred to Daytona Beach Community College over the offseason after his freshman year, the Hoyas began the season with only senior center Wesley Wilson and junior power forward Mike Sweetney returning from the previous season's frontcourt. Wilson opted to leave the team at midseason – although he remained in school and graduated on time in May 2003 – and as a result Sweetney, a team co-captain, carried the scoring load for the team during the year, responsible for a third of its offense.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Starting all 34 games, he scored in double figures in all of them and had double-figure rebound performances 16 times, and he led the team in scoring 25 times and in rebounding in 29 games. His best performances were 38 points and 15 rebounds against Notre Dame, 32 points and 13 rebounds at Syracuse, 28 points and eight rebounds against Pittsburgh, and 31 points and 19 rebounds in a game at the MCI Center against Syracuse. He led the team in scoring in 13 of its final 15 games and in every one of its last seven games. For the season, he shot 54.7 percent from the field and 73.8 percent from the free-throw line. His average of 25.1 points per game was the second-highest in school history, behind only Allen Iverson, and his 776 points were the third highest in a single season in Georgetown history.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior forward Gerald Riley started all 34 games, as he would all 125 games of his collegiate career. Opposing defenses focused on stopping Sweetney, giving Riley more scoring opportunities than he had had during his first two seasons. He took advantage of those opportunities, scoring in double figures 26 times, shooting 42.2 percent overall from the field, 42.7 percent in two-pointers, and 41.5 percent from three-point range. In free throws, he shot 84.3 percent, including a perfect 43-for-43 from the line in 14 games combined, and he missed only a combined seven free throws in 16 Big East games.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman forward Brandon Bowman joined the team this season and started all 34 games, averaging 24 minutes, 7.6 points, and 4.5 rebounds per game. He shot 95-for-248 (38.3%) from the field, but only 10-for-55 (18.2%) from three-point range and only 3-for-19 (15.8%) in three-pointers during Big East games. His scoring improved as the season wore on, however, and he finished fourth in scoring on the team.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman guard Ashanti Cook, a high-school teammate of Bowman's, was another newcomer to the team. He was averaging 8.2 points per game and showing great promise when he suffered an ankle injury in the game against top-ranked Duke on January 8, 2003. The injury cost him a month of play, and when he returned to action it hobbled him for another month, and he scored a total of only 20 points over the final nine weeks of the regular season.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Also debuting with the varsity team was sophomore forward Darrel Owens, who had sat out his freshman year in 2001-02. He saw limited time during the season, although he played in 32 of the 34 games and started one of them. His 11-point, four-rebound game at Duke was his best effort.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team opened the season 7-0, but went 7-13 the rest of the way to finish the regular season with a 14-13 overall record, 6-10 in the Big East, and a fifth-place finish in the conference's West Division. In the 2003 Big East Tournament, the Hoyas defeated Villanova in the first round. In the quarterfinals, they lost to Syracuse despite an 18-point game by Bowman.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team's Big East Tournament result left it with a 15-14 overall record, and it missed the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six years. Instead, it received an invitation to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), its fifth NIT invitation and fourth NIT appearance in the previous six years. Cook finally began to return to form, scoring a season-high 16 points at Tennessee in the first round of the NIT, and Bowman shot 10-for-18 (55.6%) from the field in two NIT games.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The Hoyas defeated Tennessee, then won at Providence and at North Carolina to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York City, their deepest run in a postseason tournament since they advanced to the East Region final in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. In the semifinals they defeated Minnesota – the team that had beaten them in the final game of the 1993 NIT – and advanced to the second NIT final in school history and first since 1993. As in 1993, they lost the final, succumbing to Big East rival St. John's, although the NCAA later vacated the 2003 NIT title when it was discovered that St. John's had used an ineligible player.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
At the end of the season, Georgetown extended head coach Craig Esherick′s contract through 2009. However, he was destined to last only one more season with the team.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
In June 2003, Mike Sweetney opted to forgo his senior year of college eligibility and enter the NBA Draft, the third player – after Allen Iverson in 1996 and Victor Page in 1997 – to break with the John Thompson, Jr.-Craig Esherick era′s tradition of basketball players staying a full four years and graduating.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
This was the last of three seasons in which Georgetown played as a member of the Big East's West Division. For the following season, the Big East scrapped its divisions and returned to a unified structure.


2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Rankings
The team was not ranked in the Top 25 in either the AP Poll or the Coaches' Poll at any time, but was among other teams receiving votes in both polls during some weeks.


2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Paul Hewitt and freshman forward Chris Bosh, the Jackets finished the regular season with a 14–13 record, before losing to North Carolina State in the 2003 ACC Tournament. Bosh averaged 15.6 points and 9 rebounds per game. After accepting an invitation to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament, the Jackets made their way to the quarterfinals, where they fell to Texas Tech. Following the season, Bosh was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, which also included future teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.


2002–03 Georgian Cup
The 2002–03 Georgian Cup (also known as the David Kipiani Cup) was the fifty-ninth season overall and thirteenth since independence of the Georgian annual football tournament.


2002–03 Georgian Cup, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 24 and 26 February and the second legs were played on 28 February and 1 March 2003.


2002–03 Georgian Cup, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 5 and 6 March and the second legs were played on 9 and March 2003.


2002–03 Georgian Cup, Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 18 March (first legs) and 10 April 2003 (second legs).


2002–03 Georgian Cup, Semifinals
The matches were played on 19 April (first legs) and 7 May 2003 (second legs).


2002–03 Gillingham F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


2002–03 Gillingham F.C. season, Season summary
Gillingham topped the table after three matches, but that would be as good as it got for the Kent side. They were within a shout of the playoffs as late as March, but a run of three wins from their last thirteen (two of those wins came in the final three games) saw their slim promotion hopes quashed, although the final 11th place was Gillingham's highest ever in the Football League.


2002–03 Gillingham F.C. season, Season summary
In the FA Cup, Gillingham earned a 1–1 home draw against Premiers League Leeds United in the fourth round, before losing 2–1 in the replay at Elland Road. This would be the scoreline that saw Gillingham knocked out of the League Cup too, against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.


2002–03 Gillingham F.C. season, Kit
Gillingham continued to manufacture their team kits under their own brand, while French ferry company SeaFrance remained kit sponsors. The kit was essentially the same as that worn the previous season, except that the collar had been changed, to a v-neck shape with a red band.


2002–03 Gillingham F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Gillingham F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2002–03 season is the seventh in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season
The 2002–03 season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in the competitions: the Celtic League and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup and a reformed Scottish Inter-District Championship, for sponsorship reasons known as the Bank of Scotland Pro Cup.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Gordon Bulloch Ben Daly Scott Lawson Gavin Scott Fergus Thomson


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Cameron Blades Lee Harrison Dave Hilton Andrew Kelly Gordon Sykes Alan Brown


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Donnie Macfadyen Rory McKay Jon Petrie Roland Reid Gordon Simpson Andrew Wilson


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad
Michael Bartlett Rory Kerr Glenn Metcalfe Stuart Moffat Rod Seib Jon Steel


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Academy players
There are no Academy players for Glasgow Warriors in the 2002–03 season however these players were used in Glasgow's Development XV team.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Academy players
Gordon Macfadyen (Glasgow Hawks)Justin Reid (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians)Paul Burke (Ayr)Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians)Gavin Mories (Glasgow Hawks)Stuart Male (Glasgow Hawks)Colin Shaw (Glasgow Hawks)Graham Thomson (West of Scotland)Sam Parlane (Stirling County)Euan Murray (Glasgow Hawks)Neil Meikle (Ayr)Damien Kelly (Ayr)Scott McKechnie (Grangemouth Stags)Colin Eadie (Stirling County)Eddie Manawaiti (Ayr)Richard Maxton (Glasgow Hawks)Alastair Davidson (Borders)Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians)


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Player statistics
During the 2002–03 season, Glasgow have used 32 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 1
Glasgow: S Moffat; J Steel, A Bulloch,A Henderson, I McInroy; C Howarth, A Nicol capt; C Blades, B Daly, L Harrison, N Ross, A Hall, R McKay, D Macfadyen, J Petrie. Subs used G Bulloch, A Kelly, J White, G Simpson, G Beveridge, T Hayes, R Seib, G Sykes, G Scott, A Wilson


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 1
Harlequins: N Williams; R Jewell, U Monye, C Bell, W Greenwood, M Moore; P Burke, M Powell; B Starr, K Wood, L Gomez, K Rudzki, S Miall, D Griffin, L Sherriff, T Diprose. Subs used R Jewell, D Slemen, S Bemand, J Leonard, A Tiatia, B Davison, J Evans, K Horstmann


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Glasgow: Stuart Moffat; Jon Steel, Ian McInroy, Andrew Henderson, Rory Kerr; Tommy Hayes, Graeme Beveridge; David Hilton, Gordon Bulloch, Lee Harrison, Steve Griffiths, Jason White (captain), Jon Petrie, Donnie Macfadyen, Gordon Simpson.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Substitutes - Gavin Scott for Gordon Bulloch (21 minutes to 37), Rory McKay for Petrie (21-28), Scott for Gordon Bulloch (half-time-60), Cameron Blades for Hilton (half-time), Andrew Wilson for Macfadyen (half-time), Andrew Hall for Griffiths (half-time), Andrew Kelly for Harrison (51), Calvin Howarth for Henderson (51), Andy Nicol for Beveridge (60), Alan Bulloch for McInroy (60), Nathan Ross for White (69), McKay for Petrie (69), Ben Daly for Gordon Bulloch (71), Kenny Sinclair for Nicol (78).


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2
Exeter Chiefs: D Kelly; C Wall, G Bunny, B Thompson, E Lewsey; T Yapp, R John; A Ozdemir, K Brooking, P Sluman, D Sims, Rob Baxter (capt), G Willis, S Etheridge, Richard Baxter. Subs: N Clarke, D Porte, I Brown, B Cole, J Gaunt, A Murdoch, S Howard.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3
Ulster: B Cunningham; S Stewart; R Constable, J Bell; S Coulter; A Larkin, N Doak; J Fitzpatrick, M Sexton, C Boyd, T McWhirter, J Davidson, A Ward, capt, W Brosnihan, R Nelson. Replacements: R Kempson for Boyd (48), P Shields for Sexton (40), M Blair for McWhirter (40), R Brink for Brosnihan (40), S Mallon for Coulter (72), S Young for Stewart (25), Brosnihan for Nelson (61), K Campbell for Bell (79).


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3
Glasgow: S Moffat; J Steel; A Bulloch, A Henderson, R Kerr; T Hayes, G Beveridge; C Blades, G Bulloch, L Harrison, A Hall, J White, capt, A Wilson, D Macfadyen, J Petrie. Replacements: D Hilton for Harrison (30), B Daly for Bulloch (70), C Howarth for Moffat (62), A Nicol for Beveridge (40), M Barlett for Kerr (40), G Simpson for Wilson (40), N Ross for Hall (30).


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4
Glasgow: Colin Shaw (Glasgow Hawks); Graham Thomson (West of Scotland), Ian McInroy (Glasgow Rugby), Sam Parlane (Stirling County), Rory Kerr (Glasgow Rugby); Barry Irving (Glasgow Rugby), Chris Black (Glasgow Rugby) captain; Euan Murray (Glasgow Hawks), Neil Meikle (Ayr), Andrew Kelly (Glasgow Rugby), Damien Kelly (Ayr), Scott McKechnie (Grangemouth), Rory McKay (Glasgow Rugby), Colin Eadie (Stirling County), Eddie Manawaiti (Ayr).


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4
Replacements (used): Rod Sieb (Aberdeen GSFP), Richard Maxton (Glasgow Hawks), Alastair Davidson (Borders), Gordon Sykes (Ayr), Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons" Aloysians) (not used): Colin Gregor, Iain Monaghan, Alan BrownScottish Exiles: Martin Worthington (Manchester); Sam Cox (Caerphilly), Graeme Kiddie (Plymouth Albion), Paul Baird (Bedford), Alistair Hall (Moseley); Allan Mitchell (Coventry), Ross Blake (Bath); Carl Ambrose (Westcombe Park), Andy Dalgleish (Moseley), Andrew Grierson (Reading), David Whitehead (Castres), John Gunson (Ballynahinch), Chris Capaldi (Plymouth Albion), Lance Hamilton (Wakefield),  David Partington (Dings Crusaders)Replacements (used): David Michael (Reading), Shane Auld (Tynedale), Greg McDonald (Moseley), Rob Chrystie (Bath), Jon Summers (Reading) (not used): R Aitchison, C Richardson.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5
Scotland U21: Alistair Warnock (Boroughmuir and Scottish Institute of Sport); Andrew Turnbull (Watsonians), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Hawks), Tom Philip (Edinburgh Rugby and Scottish Institute of Sport), Colin Shaw (Glasgow Hawks); Philip Godman (Newcastle Falcons and Scottish Institute of Sport), Chris Cusiter (Boroughmuir and Scottish Institute of Sport); Alasdair Dickinson (Dundee HSFP and Scottish Institute of Sport), Fergus Thomson (West of Scotland and Scottish Institute of Sport), John Malakoty (Glasgow Hawks), Alasdair Strokosch (Boroughmuir and Scottish Institute of Sport), Mark Rennie (Newcastle Falcons), Steve Swindall (Glasgow Hawks), Allister Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby and Scottish Institute of Sport) captain, David Callam (Hawick and Scottish Institute of Sport) Replacements (all used): James Henry (Leicester Tigers), Kelly Brown (Melrose and Scottish Institute of Sport), Andrew Miller (Gala), Mark McMillan (Stirling County and Scottish Institute of Sport), Jonathan Rimmer (Pontypridd), Iain Berthinussen (Gala).


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5
Glasgow: Rory Kerr; Michael Bartlett, Alan Bulloch, Andrew Henderson, Roland Reid; Barry Irving, Chris Black; Gordon Macfadyen (Glasgow Hawks), Ben Daly, Andrew Kelly, Justin Reid (Glasgow Hutchesons" Aloysians), Nathan Ross, Jon Petrie, Paul Burke (Ayr), Gordon Simpson. Replacements (all used) : Stephen MacKinnon (Glasgow Hutchesons" Aloysians), Gavin Mories (Glasgow Hawks), Stuart Male (Glasgow Hawks), Cameron Blades, Andrew Wilson, Tommy Hayes, Ian McInroy.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Magners Celtic League, Pool B
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Bank of Scotland Pro Cup
12 matches were played in all in the league; with only 3 teams, each had 8 matches each. This meant only 1 match was played on a given day and each team sat out 4 match days.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
Players in normal font have not been capped at senior level.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season
A position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.


2002–03 Glasgow Warriors season, Sponsorship, Official Kit Supplier
Glasgow Warriors announced a six figure deal with Cotton Traders for their kit this year.


2002–03 Golden State Warriors season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Warriors' 57th season in the National Basketball Association, and 41st in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the 2002 NBA draft, the Warriors had the third overall pick and selected Mike Dunleavy Jr. out of Duke University. In November, the team signed free agent Earl Boykins. Under new head coach Eric Musselman, the Warriors got off to a slow start losing six of their first seven games. However, they began to show signs of life by winning six straight games between February and March. For the first time in nearly a decade, the Warriors reached the .500 mark late in the season with a 30–30 record as of March 4. However, they would win just eight of their final 22 games to finish sixth in the Pacific Division with a 38–44 record.


2002–03 Golden State Warriors season
Second-year guard Gilbert Arenas was named Most Improved Player of The Year, averaging 18.3 points, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Antawn Jamison led the team in scoring with 22.2 points per game, while second-year star Jason Richardson averaged 15.6 points per game, and won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Atlanta for the second year in a row. Following the season, Arenas signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards, Jamison and Danny Fortson were both traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Bob Sura was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, Boykins signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, and Chris Mills retired.


2002–03 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.


2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held from February 28 to March 2, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Unlike most competitions that season, the compulsory dance was not part of the ice dancing competition at the Grand Prix Final.


2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which at the time consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Bofrost Cup on Ice, Trophée Lalique, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.


2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
In the 2002–03 season, competitors at the Grand Prix Final performed a short program, followed by two free skating or free dance programs. This was implemented because of television coverage. Ottavio Cinquanta envisioned that the skaters would perform two new free skating programs for the season at the final and this would appeal to and help attract viewers. Instead, most skaters went back to an old free skating program for one of the free skatings. Due to the failure of this plan, the second free skating/dance was eventually removed from the Grand Prix Final.


2002–03 Greek Basket League
The 2002–03 Greek Basket League season was the 63rd season of the Greek Basket League, the highest tier professional basketball league in Greece. It was also the 11th season of the Greek Basket League championship that was regulated by HEBA (ESAKE). The winner of the league was Panathinaikos, which beat AEK Athens in the league's payoff's finals. The clubs Near East and Olympia Larissa were relegated to the Greek A2 League. The top scorer of the league was Georgios Diamantopoulos, a player of Panionios. Fragiskos Alvertis, a player of Panathinaikos, was voted the MVP of the league.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup
The 2002–03 Greek Football Cup was the 61st edition of the Greek Football Cup. That season's edition was entitled "Vodafone Greek Cup".


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
The two finalists were the arch-rivals, PAOK and Aris, meeting up again in a Cup final after 33 years. PAOK had to overcome some big obstacles to reach the final. They qualified against OFI on away goals rule and eliminated league champions Olympiacos with two wins in the quarter-finals and cup holders AEK Athens with 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
On the contrary, Aris had an easier path on their route to the final. They eliminated PAS Giannina with two wins, Ethnikos Asteras with 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and qualified against Egaleo on away goals rule in the semi-finals.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
The final was held at Toumba Stadium, on 17 May 2003. PAOK defeated Aris by 1–0 with a goal scored by Georgiadis who made an impressive individual effort, dribbling past a defender with his right foot, faking a shot with his left (outsmarting another defender and the goalkeeper in the process) and finishing with a swift side-foot kick (using his left again) that launched the ball up and into the back of the net. The assist was provided by Markos. Aris had a great chance to equalize late at the game, but the ball hit the post on Morris' effort.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
During the postgame press conference, Aris manager Giorgos Foiros made a complaint that the final should have been a two-legged tie because PAOK had the advantage of playing on home ground. Kaftanzoglio Stadium, a neutral ground and Thessaloniki 's largest stadium was under renovation for the 2004 Summer Olympic games.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
The Hellenic Football Federation's regulation for that season's Cup stated that if the final was to be held at Thessaloniki (that would be the case if at least one of the two finalists was a Thessaloniki 's team), it would be hosted at the second largest stadium of the city which was Toumba.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
About a week before the game, Aris demanded from the federation either the final to be played at Kalamaria or Makedonikos stadiums, both neutral grounds (with much smaller capacity though) or to be held a draw between Toumba Stadium and Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (Aris home ground), but both requests were denied due to the tournament's regulation.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details
PAOK manager Angelos Anastasiadis became the first in club's history to win the Cup both as a player, in 1974 and manager.


2002–03 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 59th Greek Cup Final was played at the Toumba Stadium.


2002–03 Grimsby Town F.C. season
The 2002–03 season saw Grimsby Town compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 24th position with 39 points and were relegated to the Second Division.


2002–03 Guildford Flames season
The 2002–03 season, was the Guildford Flames' eleventh year of ice hockey. The Guildford Flames competed in the British National League.


2002–03 HNK Hajduk Split season
The 2002–03 season was the 92nd season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 12th in the Prva HNL. Their second place finish in the 2001–02 season meant it was their 12th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.


2002–03 HNK Hajduk Split season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 HNK Hajduk Split season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 HNK Rijeka season
The 2002–03 season was the 57th season in Rijeka's history. It was their 12th season in the Prva HNL and 29th successive top tier season.


2002–03 HNK Rijeka season, Matches, Squad statistics
Competitive matches only. Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.


2002–03 Hamburger SV season
Hamburger SV nearly qualified for the Champions League, only just falling short to Borussia Dortmund. Given that HSV had been mired in the midfield for the last few seasons, the season was regarded as a successful one.


2002–03 Hamburger SV season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Hamburger SV season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Hartlepool United F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was Hartlepool United's 96th year in existence. Along with competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.


2002–03 Hartlepool United F.C. season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
The 2002-03 Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey team played in the NCAA championship game, Harvard was first in the National Polls for 14 consecutive weeks. In addition, the Crimson had a 28-game unbeaten streak and captured the ECAC regular-season and Ivy League titles. The Crimson won the Beanpot for the fifth straight season. Jennifer Botterill set an NCAA record (since tied) for most points in one game with 10. This was accomplished on January 28, 2003 versus Boston College.


2002–03 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season, Regular season
On January 18, 2003, Harvard beat Boston College by a 17-2 mark, the largest margin of victory in NCAA history.


2002–03 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season, Postseason
The Crimson won the Frozen Four semifinal by defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a 6-1 score. In the final, the Crimson took the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs to double overtime. The Crimson would lose the game by a 4-3 score.


2002–03 Hazfi Cup
The 2002–03 Hazfi Cup was the 16th season of the Iranian football knockout competition.


2002–03 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 20th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.


2002–03 Heineken Cup
The 2002–03 Heineken Cup was the eighth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.


2002–03 Heineken Cup, Knockout stage, Final
Toulouse became the second team to win the competition more than once.


2002–03 Hellenic Football League
The 2002–03 Hellenic Football League season was the 50th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


2002–03 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One West:


2002–03 Hellenic Football League, Division One East
Division One East featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs:


2002–03 Hellenic Football League, Division One West
Division One West featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs:


2002–03 Hertha BSC season
During the 2002–03 season, Hertha BSC competed in the Bundesliga.


2002–03 Hertha BSC season, Season summary
After two successive eliminations in the UEFA Cup third round, Hertha went one better by reaching the round of 16, before elimination by eventual semi-finalists Boavista in away goals. Qualification for the UEFA Cup for the fourth time in a row was obtained with a 5th-placed finish.


2002–03 Hertha BSC season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Hertha BSC season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season
Season 2002–03 was a disappointment for Hibernian, as the team finished in the bottom half of the Scottish Premier League in Bobby Williamson's first full season in charge. The team were also knocked out of the two domestic cup competitions at an early stage. In a preview for the next season, BBC Sport commented that the biggest problem "was a fragile defence that developed a nasty habit of conceding late goals".


2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
Hibs got off to a very poor start to the league season, collecting only three points from a possible 18. This included heavy defeats by Hearts and Dunfermline. Former Hibs player Ulrik Laursen commented in the match programme for his new club, Celtic, that he believed former Hibs manager Alex McLeish (now at Rangers) was to blame for this decline in fortunes, due to his decision to release popular players such as Mixu Paatelainen and Stuart Lovell. Hibs lost the game 1–0 at Celtic Park and remained bottom of the early league table, but fortunes immediately improved, as Hibs won their next five league games in succession.


2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season, League season
This revival meant that they were in a good league position going into the third Edinburgh derby of the season, on 2 January, where victory would mean that Hibs would leapfrog Hearts into third place. Hibs twice took a two-goal lead, but conceded two goals (both scored by Graham Weir) late in stoppage time to gift Hearts a 4–4 draw. Hibs then lost their next five league games and drifted down the league, eventually finishing in 7th place.


2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
As one of the SPL clubs who had not automatically qualified for European competition, Hibs entered at the last 32 stage (second round) of the competition, in which they defeated Alloa Athletic 2–0. Hibs were then drawn against Rangers, managed by former Hibs boss Alex McLeish, at home in the last 16. The match proved to be a "miserable night" for Hibs, as the tie was lost 3–2 despite taking an early lead. The lead was quickly turned into a deficit by an own goal and a defensive error by Derek Townsley.


2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
Despite Garry O'Connor's goal levelling the score midway through the second half, Rangers scored what proved to be the winning goal soon afterwards. Gary Smith was sent off late on, reducing Hibs to ten men. To top things off, midfielder Alen Orman suffered what appeared to be an epileptic fit during the first half and had to be substituted.


2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season, Transfers
During this period, Hibs were experiencing severe financial problems, due to a "collapse in television revenues". Hibs chairman Ken Lewandowski stated that the club's debt burden at the financial year end would be approximately £17M, and that the club could only continue to operate due to the support offered by majority shareholder Tom Farmer. At the end of the season, the club explored the possibility of selling Easter Road and sharing a new ground with Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts. During the summer of 2002, Hibs somewhat addressed these financial deficits by selling Ulises de la Cruz and Ulrik Laursen. De la Cruz was sold just one season after Hibs had bought him for a club record fee.


2002–03 Hibernian F.C. season, Player stats
During the 2002–03 season, Hibs used 30 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2002–03 Highland Football League
The 2002–03 Highland Football League was won by Deveronvale. Fort William finished bottom.


2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2002–03 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 37th edition since the intervention of the professional league in Honduran football. The season was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) which ran from August 2002 to June 2003.


2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional, Apertura
The Apertura tournament lasted from August to December 2002, C.D. Olimpia defeated C.D. Platense in the Final to secure its 16th league title.


2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional, Clausura
The Clausura tournament was played from February to June 2003. C.D. Marathón took revenge a year and a half later and defeated C.D. Motagua in the finals to claim its 4th league title.


2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional, Relegation
Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 10 May 2003, C.D. Victoria were relegated to Liga de Ascenso, however they bought Honduras Salzburg's franchise and stayed in first division.


2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional, Controversies
During the Apertura tournament, C.D. Marathón hosted Real C.D. España on week 9, the match was played on 28 September and ended with a 0–2 away win to Real España. During halftime, Real España delayed more than 15 minutes and returned late to play the second half. Marathón alleged and the Board of Discipline annulled the game. A rematch was played on 13 October ending in a 0–0 draw. Such decision affected the final standings which resulted in Marathón owning the third place and sent Real España to fourth.


2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
The 2002–03 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 36th season of the Second level in Honduran football and the first one under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Carlos Martínez, Atlético Olanchano won the tournament after defeating Deportes Savio in the final series and obtained promotion to the 2003–04 Honduran Liga Nacional.


2002–03 Hong Kong FA Cup
2002–03 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 29th staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup.


2002–03 Hong Kong FA Cup
The competition started on 6 April 2003 with 8 Hong Kong First Division clubs. The cup competition was a single-elimination tournament. All matches were held at the Mongkok Stadium


2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 91st since its establishment.


2002–03 Hong Kong League Cup
Hong Kong League Cup 2002–03 is the 3rd staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.


2002–03 Hong Kong League Cup
Sun Hei got their first champion in this competition by winning an aggregate 6-4 against Happy Valley in the final. The team got HK$50,000 as championship prize.


2002–03 Houston Rockets season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Rockets' 36th season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in the city of Houston. This was their final season playing at the Compaq Center. The Rockets won the Draft Lottery, where they selected 7'6" Chinese sensation Yao Ming with the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. In December, the Rockets acquired James Posey from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade, which sent Kenny Thomas to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Rockets got off to a 9–6 start, and played .500 basketball for the remainder of the season.


2002–03 Houston Rockets season
With Yao teamed up with captain Steve Francis, they gelled their first season together, being named as starters for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. On January 17, 2003, Francis gained national media attention, scoring a career-high 44 points in a home game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets finished the season fifth in the Midwest Division with a 43–39 record without clinching a playoff spot, finishing just one game behind the 8th-seeded Phoenix Suns, although they improved on last season, where they won just 28 games. Yao averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Francis averaged 21.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while Cuttino Mobley provided the team with 17.5 points per game.


2002–03 Houston Rockets season
This season was also head coach Rudy Tomjanovich's last as he would step down following the season due to health issues, though he would return in 2004 to coach the Lakers. Also following the season, Posey signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies, second-year forward Eddie Griffin was released to free agency, and Glen Rice was traded to the Utah Jazz, but was released and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.


2002–03 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 2002–03 campaign saw them relegated to the bottom division for the first time since the 1979–80 season. Huddersfield endured a dreadful season under Mick Wadsworth. That season saw Wadsworth sacked twice, but on the first attempt of him being sacked, he was re-hired because the club couldn't pay him off. Mel Machin took over for the last month of the season, but couldn't stop the Terriers relegating to the Football League Third Division. Town's main worry during the season was administration, which nearly saw the club liquidated.


2002–03 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Mick Wadsworth was appointed manager of the Terriers during the close season with many people predicting Town would have as good a season as the previous season, which saw them lose in the play-offs to Brentford, but Wadsworth's new 4-3-3 formation wasn't pleasing fans and players alike. During the early part of the season, Town had a run of scoring 1 goal in 6 matches. The only highlight of the early part of the season was taking Division 1 Burnley to extra time in the second round of the Worthington Cup, before losing 1–0.


2002–03 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Christmas and New Year also bore little joy to the Terriers and went on a run of 5 losses from 6, before a mini revival which saw them unbeaten in 5 matches, before another dip which saw them lose another 5 in 6. That saw Wadsworth lose his job in late March, which then saw Mel Machin take over as caretaker manager and after managing to draw with eventual champions Wigan Athletic, many thought that Town might survive, but bad consecutive losses to Stockport County and Port Vale saw Town go down.


2002–03 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Hull City A.F.C. season
The 2002–03 season saw Hull City compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 13th position with 59 points. It was also Hull's final season at Boothferry Park as they moved to the KC Stadium in December 2002.


2002–03 Hull City A.F.C. season, Final league table
‡ – Boston United deducted four points due to financial irregularities


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season
The 2002–03 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 69th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Rayudu got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2002 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Rayudu, Vinay Kumar and Arjun got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2002-03 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Manohar got selected to the Elite–A squad while Arjun got selected to the Elite–B squad for the 2002–03 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India.


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Venkatapathy Raju, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Mumbai at Hyderabad on 9 November 2002.They finished fourth in Group A of the Elite Group and failed to qualify for the knockout stage with a win, two losses and four draws. The teenage sensation, Ambati Rayudu emerged as the second highest run-getter by the end of the elite group-stage.


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Venkatapathy Raju, began their campaign in the Subbaiah Pillai Trophy as part of the South Zone Ranji One–Day Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Tamil Nadu at Bangalore on 6 December 2002. The partnership from Arjun Yadav and Devishetty Vinay Kumar helped the Hyderabad to a slow recovery from the initial collapse but wickets at the end restricted them to 205 while the century from Sridharan Sriram completed the chase for the Tamil Nadu with six-wickets to spare.


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
In the second match, the five-wicket haul from Inder Shekar Reddy helped the Hyderabad bowl out the Karnataka to 120. The Hyderabad suffered an initial collapse at the chase but an unbeaten 45-run knock from Vinay Kumar guided the Hyderabad win by four wickets. In the third match, the three-wicket by Mohammad Nadeemuddin triggered the initial collapse and helped the Hyderabad restrict the Andhra to 210 while the century from Tirumalasetti Suman along with the half-century from Ambati Rayudu helped the Hyderabad complete the chase with seven-wickets to spare.


2002–03 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji One–Day Trophy
The Hyderabad defeated the Goa by three wickets in their fourth match of the tournament after the half-centuries from Suman and Vinay Kumar helped the Hyderabad chase the target of 268 set by the Goa with the help of 89-run knock from Swapnil Asnodkar. In the final zonal match, the century from Sujith Somasunder along with the half-century from Hemanth Kumar helped the Kerala set the target of 298 while the three-wicket haul from K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan bowled the Hyderabad out for 247 despite 98-run knock from Vinay Kumar and another half-century from Ibrahim Khaleel. This loss resulted in the Hyderabad finish third in South Zone and fail to qualify for the Ranji ODI Championship with three wins and two losses.


2002–03 IIHF Continental Cup
The Continental Cup 2002–03 was the sixth edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 20, 2002, and finished on January 12, 2003.


2002–03 IIHF Continental Cup
The tournament was won by Jokerit, who beat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the final.


2002–03 IIHF Continental Cup, First Group Stage, Group F
* : Games were suspended because of electric failure; and were never played


2002–03 IIHF Continental Cup, First Group Stage, Group F standings +
+:  Ayr Scottish Eagles went bankrupt before the next round was played, then  Dragons de Rouen took their place


2002–03 IIHF Continental Cup, First Group Stage, Group I standings
Belfast Giants, Vålerenga, AS Asiago, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, Keramin Minsk, HC Slovan Bratislava, Sokil Kiev, EC Villacher SV    :  bye


2002–03 IIHF Continental Cup, Second Group Stage, Group L standings
HC Milano Vipers, Jokerit, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, HC Davos, HC Lugano    :  bye


2002–03 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2002–03 IRB Sevens World Series was the fourth edition of the IRB Sevens World Series. This Series was played out over a series of only seven tournaments. New Zealand won its fourth consecutive series.


2002–03 IRB Sevens World Series, Itinerary
Due to concerns stemming from the spread of respiratory virus SARS, tournaments scheduled for China, Malaysia, and Singapore were cancelled. Further concerns also resulted in two nations — Italy and France — foregoing the opportunity to compete at the Hong Kong Sevens.


2002–03 ISL season
The 2002–03 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the seventh and final season of the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL).


2002–03 ISL season
The Ayr Scottish Eagles, under new management, moved from the Centrum Arena in Ayr to the Braehead Arena just outside Glasgow and shortened their name to simply the Scottish Eagles.


2002–03 ISL season
The Ahearne Trophy was played for again this season with the competition taking with teams from the Norwegian Eliteserien.


2002–03 ISL season
Starting the season with seven teams, the league invited members of the British National League (BNL) to take part in the Challenge Cup. The call was taken up by the Coventry Blaze, meaning eight teams took part in the competition. However, after playing their Challenge Cup games, the Manchester Storm went into liquidation and their record for the Challenge Cup and league games was expunged. Not long after, the Scottish Eagles confirmed they had withdrawn from the league with the intention of re-launching the following season.


2002–03 ISL season
The Eagles' record was also expunged and their place in the Challenge Cup semi-finals was taken by third place team Belfast Giants. On 30 November 2002, the Bracknell Bees announced that they would be moving from the ISL to the BNL for the following season. When the London Arena was sold for development the London Knights had played their final game.


2002–03 ISL season
Leaving the ISL with only three teams, the league folded at the end of the season and the three surviving clubs – Belfast Giants, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers – helped form the Elite Ice Hockey League for the following season (see 2003–04 EIHL season).


2002–03 ISL season, Challenge Cup
With eight teams taking part in the Challenge Cup and with a British National League team taking part, the competition was separate to the league and the teams were split into two groups of four teams: Belfast Giants, Manchester Storm, Scottish Eagles and Sheffield Steelers were in Group A and Bracknell Bees, Coventry Blaze, London Knights and Nottingham Panthers were in Group B. The top two teams of each group progressed to the semi finals. The semi finals and finals were all one off games.


2002–03 ISL season, Challenge Cup, Group A
1 Belfast Giants go through taking Scottish Eagles place due to retiring from the league and competition.


2002–03 ISL season, Challenge Cup, Semi finals
1st place Group A (Sheffield ) vs 2nd place Group B (London)


2002–03 ISL season, Challenge Cup, Semi finals
1st place Group B (Nottingham) vs 2nd place Group A (Belfast)


2002–03 ISL season, Ahearne Trophy
The Ahearne Trophy was won by the Superleague on 8 February 2003, after Belfast Giants and Sheffield Steelers won over Frisk Tigers and Storhamar Dragons respectively.


2002–03 ISL season, League
Each team played four home games and four away games against each of their opponents. All five teams in the league were entered into the playoffs.


2002–03 ISL season, Playoffs
All five teams in the league took part in the playoffs. After an initial round where each team played all the other teams twice at home and twice away, the top four teams qualified for the finals weekend.


2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the sixth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2002–03 season, the series was composed of the following events:


2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Series notes
At the Junior Grand Prix Final, bronze medalist Miki Ando became the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition when she landed a quadruple salchow.


2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
Joelle Bastiaans was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2002–03 ISU World Standings
The 2002–03 ISU World Standings, are the World Standings published by the International Skating Union (ISU) during the 2002–03 season.


2002–03 ISU World Standings
The 2002–03 ISU World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, are taking into account results of the 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons.


2002–03 ISU World Standings, World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, Season-end standings
The remainder of this section is a list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2002–03 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 2002-03 Icelandic Hockey League season was the 12th season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Three teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Akureyrar won the championship.


2002–03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.


2002–03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 13–14 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, fifth in the standings.


2002–03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
They met fourth seed Cal Poly in the first round of the conference tournament in Anaheim; although Idaho swept the regular season series, they lost to the Mustangs by four points.


2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Self's third (and final) season at Illinois.


2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Season
The 2003 squad started three freshmen, a sophomore and one senior, and still finished with a 25-7 record and second-place finish in the Big Ten. Brian Cook earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors and the Illini won the Big Ten Tournament championship for the first time.


2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Tom Richardson, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.


2002–03 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were the number nine seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but were defeated by Southern Illinois University in their quarterfinal game.


2002–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Davis, who was in his third season. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


2002–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Indiana finished the season with an overall record of 21–13 and a conference record of 8–8, good for 6th place in the Big Ten Conference. After beating Penn State in the opening round and Michigan in the quarterfinals, the Hoosiers fell to Illinois (72–73) in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers then defeated Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second round, thus ending the 2002–03 season.


2002–03 Indiana Pacers season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Pacers' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season as a franchise. During the off-season, the Pacers signed free agent Erick Strickland. The Pacers got off to a fast start winning 14 of their first 16 games. However, the team struggled losing 12 of 13 games between February 16 and March 12. In March, the team signed free agent All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway. The Pacers finished second in the Central Division with a 48–34 record.


2002–03 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Isiah Thomas, Jermaine O'Neal and Brad Miller represented the Eastern Conference during the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. That game was perhaps known as a storybook ending for Michael Jordan, but O'Neal ruined the moment, fouling Western Conference All-Star Kobe Bryant, who attempted a 3-pointer. Bryant hit 2 of 3 free throws to send the game into overtime. The West won 155–145. O’Neal averaged 20.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Ron Artest averaged 15.5 points and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.


2002–03 Indiana Pacers season
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pacers lost in six games to the 6th-seeded Boston Celtics. After the season, it was announced that Thomas would not be returning as head coach, replacing him with Rick Carlisle for the next season. Thomas would later return to coach the New York Knicks in 2006. Also following the season, Miller was traded to the Sacramento Kings, Ron Mercer was dealt to the San Antonio Spurs, Strickland signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, and Hardaway retired after thirteen seasons in the NBA.


2002–03 Inter Milan season
For the Italian football club Inter Milan (Football Club Internazionale Milano), the 2002–03 season marked its 94th in existence and its 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. The team finished second in Serie A and reached the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. Christian Vieri was the top goalscorer.


2002–03 Inter Milan season, Season summary
The start of the season was marked by the departure of Ronaldo and the arrival of Hernán Crespo after club had already acquired Fabio Cannavaro, Matías Almeyda and Domenico Morfeo. Crespo, along with Christian Vieri, built an attacking duo. Crespo was essential in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League  while Vieri usually scored in the domestic matches. Their partnership worked until Crespo sustained an injury, which sidelined him for several weeks. Without him, despite replacing Crespo with Gabriel Batistuta, Inter lost some key matches. One of these was against Juventus who, could finally aim for the title.


2002–03 Inter Milan season, Season summary
Inter managed to reach the Champions League quarter-finals after passing in second in the group phase. Inter's opponent was Valencia, winning 1–0 at home. A 2–1 defeat in Spain had no effect on qualification, due to the away goals rule. As Crespo came back from injury, Vieri got injured, but he managed to retain the title of the league's top scorer, with 24 goals. In the semi-finals, Inter lost to Milan due to Andriy Shevchenko's away goal in the second leg, equalized by Obafemi Martins, for a 1–1 aggregate that sent Milan to the final on away goals. Focused on the European competition, Inter collected two draws in the league that stuck them behind Juventus, who won their second-straight title.


2002–03 Inter Milan season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Inter Milan season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Interliga season
The 2002–03 Interliga season was the fourth season of the multi-national ice hockey league. Nine teams participated in the league, and Alba Volan Szekesfehervar from Hungary have won the championship.


2002–03 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their ninth season in the Scottish Football League competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2002–03.


2002–03 Invicta Dynamos season
During the 2002-03 season, the Invicta Dynamos participated in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League.


2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 17–14 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play.


2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.


2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cyclones finished 12-19, 4-12 in Big 12 play to finish 11th the regular season conference standings.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being relegated, Ipswich Town had achieved UEFA Cup qualification for the second season running, this time via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
The financial cost of relegation the previous season saw Ipswich enter administration on 10 February. The financial problems had caused the sale of both key players like Marcus Stewart and promising young players like Titus Bramble and Darren Ambrose, leading to poor results on the pitch that left Ipswich struggling near the relegation zone. A 3–0 defeat at fellow strugglers Grimsby Town proved to be the final straw and manager George Burley was sacked in October.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
First team coach and former Ipswich player Tony Mowbray took charge of the next four games, winning one, before being replaced by Joe Royle - a former player for Town's archrivals Norwich City. Royle turned Town's fortunes around considerably and they finished in 7th place, 4 points off the playoff places.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
In the League Cup, Ipswich reached the fourth round before being knocked out by eventual winners Liverpool 5–4 on penalties, after Tommy Miller's strike in the fourteenth minute was cancelled out by El Hadji Diouf's 54th-minute penalty.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Pre-season
Ipswich went on a pre-season tour of Denmark in July as part of the pre-season for the 2002–03 season.


2002–03 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the Iran Football's 2nd Division 2002-03 football season.


2002–03 Iran Pro League
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2002/03 football season. This season will be the 2nd season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League (Persian Gulf Cup). Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C. became the first non-Tehran based team to win the league under the management of Farhad Kazemi.


2002–03 Iranian Basketball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iran Super League 2002/03 basketball season.


2002–03 Iranian Premiere Futsal League
The 2002–03 Iranian Premiere Futsal League was the 5th season of the Iran Pro League. The league will also be composed of 12 teams.


2002–03 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iranian Volleyball Super League (Velayat Cup) 2002/03 season.


2002–03 Iraq FA Cup
The 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup was the 26th edition of the knockout competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It kicked off on 2 September 2002, and the final was played on 23 August 2003 at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil rather than at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad due to security reasons.


2002–03 Iraq FA Cup
Al-Talaba were the defending champions of the cup having beaten Al-Shorta 1–0 in the 2002 final, and the same was repeated in 2003 as Al-Talaba beat Al-Shorta 1–0 again to earn their second title. The competition was halted for more than six months after the quarter-finals due to the American invasion of Iraq, but the Iraq Football Association decided to complete the tournament, reducing the semi-finals to a single leg and moving the remaining matches to the safer northern city of Erbil. The 2003 final was the last Iraq FA Cup final to be played until 2016.


2002–03 Iraq FA Cup, Playoff round
Al-Nahdha, Al-Sulaikh, Hatteen, Al-Kut and Al-Mashrou withdrew from the competition, leaving 34 teams remaining. A playoff round was held to eliminate two more sides in order to have 32 teams for the Round of 32.


2002–03 Iraqi First Division
The 2002–03 Iraqi First Division was the 29th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. Organised by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the league's name was changed to Iraqi First Division, and it started on 6 September 2002. 27 rounds of the league were almost completed before the US-led invasion of Iraq began on 20 March 2003. Despite the outbreak of the Iraq War, matches continued with free entry for spectators and games from rounds 28 and 29 were played in the midst of the conflict. The last matches were played on 28 March before the league stopped and Saddam Hussein's government was overthrown.


2002–03 Iraqi First Division
This led to the previous IFA administration headed by Saddam Hussein's son Uday being replaced with a new IFA committee. The IFA revealed on 6 May that it was considering holding a play-off between the top four Baghdad clubs to decide who would qualify for the 2003 Arab Unified Club Championship. However, the IFA then announced on 30 May that Al-Shorta had been chosen to participate as they were leading the league table before the outbreak of war. The IFA later announced that the league table at the end of round 27 would also be used to determine the clubs that qualified for the 2003 Iraqi Elite Cup and the 2004 AFC Champions League.


2002–03 Iraqi First Division
Although several sources at the time reported that Al-Shorta had been named league champions, the IFA noted in a statement ahead of the start of the following season that the 2002–03 league had been cancelled.


2002–03 Irish Cup
The 2002–03 Irish Cup was the 123rd edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 3 May 2003 with the final.


2002–03 Irish Cup
Linfield were the defending champions, winning their 36th Irish Cup last season after a 2–1 win over Portadown in the 2002 final. This season Linfield reached the quarter-finals, but went out to Omagh Town. Coleraine were the eventual winners, in what was their first appearance in the final in 17 years. The last time they had done so was in 1986, when they were defeated 2–1 by Glentoran. It was the same opposition but a different outcome this time. A 1–0 victory over the Glens, who were appearing in the final for the fifth time in eight years, was enough to seal Coleraine's first Irish Cup win in 26 years. The last time they had won the competition was in 1977.


2002–03 Irish League
The Irish League in season 2002–03 comprised two divisions, one of 12 teams and one of 8, and Glentoran won the championship.


2002–03 Irish League, Premier Division, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).


2002–03 Irish League, Premier Division, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team will play every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).


2002–03 Irish League, Premier Division, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once. As this is the fourth time that teams play each other this season, home sides are chosen so that they will have played each other twice at home and twice away.


2002–03 Irish League Cup
The 2002–03 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 3 December 2002 with the final.


2002–03 Irish League Cup
Linfield were the defending champions after their seventh League Cup win last season; a 3–1 victory over Glentoran in the previous final. This season both clubs met in the final again but this time Glentoran defeated Linfield 2–0 in the final to win their fourth League Cup overall, and second in three years. This was the fourth time in six years that the two clubs had met in the final, with Linfield coming out on top on all three of the previous occasions.


2002–03 Irish League Cup
The twenty clubs taking part were divided into four groups of five clubs based on region. The clubs in each group played each other once, either at home or away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.


2002–03 Israel State Cup
The 2002–03 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 64th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 49th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


2002–03 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Ramat Gan who had beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–4 on penalties after 1–1 in the final. This is the first time the cup was won by a club outside the top division.


2002–03 Israel State Cup
By winning, Hapoel Ramat Gan qualified to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, entering in the first round.


2002–03 Israel State Cup, Results, Seventh Round
Byes: Hapoel Bat Yam, Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda, Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen.


2002–03 Israeli Hockey League season
The 2002–03 Israeli Hockey League season was the 12th season of Israel's hockey league. Five teams participated in the league, and HC Ma'alot won the championship.


2002–03 Israeli Noar Leumit League
The 2002–03 Israeli Noar Leumit League was the 9th season since its introduction in 1994 as the top-tier football in Israel for teenagers between the ages 18–20.


2002–03 Israeli Noar Leumit League
Maccabi Haifa won the title, whilst Hapoel Petah Tikva and Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon were relegated.


2002–03 Israeli Premier League
The 2002–03 Israeli Premier League season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title. It took place from the first match on 14 September 2002 to the final match on 31 May 2003.


2002–03 Israeli Premier League
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Kfar Saba and Bnei Yehuda. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Kiryat Gat.


2002–03 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Twelve teams took part in the 2002-03 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2001-02 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2001-02 Liga Leumit.


2002–03 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as champions of the 2001-02 Liga Leumit. Bnei Yehuda were promoted as runners up. Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Kfar Saba returned to the top flight after an absence of one and two seasons respectively.


2002–03 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Kiryat Gat were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2001-02 season.


2002–03 Israeli Women's Cup
The 2002–03 Israeli Women's Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה נשים, Gvia HaMedina Nashim) was the 5th season of Israel's women's nationwide football cup competition.


2002–03 Israeli Women's Cup
The competition was won by Maccabi Holon who had beaten Maccabi Haifa 3–2 after extra time in the final.


2002–03 Isthmian League
The 2002–03 season was the 88th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


2002–03 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference ten years after Aldershot bankruptcy. Canvey Island finished second for the third time in a row. Four teams finished bottom of the table relegated to divisions One.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Premier Division
At the end of the season Purfleet was renamed Thurrock.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division One North
At the end of the previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 24 clubs, including nine clubs from the Division One, eleven clubs promoted from the Division Two and four clubs promoted from the Division Three.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division One North
Northwood won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Hornchurch, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Wembley and Hertford Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division One North
At the end of the season Leyton Pennant were renamed Waltham Forest.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division One South
At the end of the previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division One South
Division One South consisted of 24 clubs, including ten clubs from the Division One, eight clubs promoted from the Division Two, five clubs promoted from the Division Three, and one club relegated from Premier Division.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division One South
Carshalton Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Bognor Regis Town, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Chertsey Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two.


2002–03 Isthmian League, Division Two
At the end of the previous season most of the Division Two clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions One. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including two clubs from the previous season, 13 clubs promoted from the Division Three and Leyton promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League.


2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball season
The 2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball season was the Ivy League's 49th season of basketball. The team with the best record (Penn Quakers) progressed to the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Penn's Ugonna Onyekwe won his second consecutive Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year.


2002–03 JS Kabylie season
The 2002–03 season is JS Kabylie's 38th season in the Algerian top flight, They will be competing in National 1, the Algerian Cup and the CAF Cup.


2002–03 JS Kabylie season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2002.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 JS Kabylie season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2002–03 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2002–03 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 71st edition of the event. They were held between December 19 and 22, 2002 at the Kyoto Aquarena in Kyoto. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. This event was used to determine the teams for the 2003 World Championships and the 2003 Four Continents Championships. The level of competition is Senior-level only. Juniors compete at the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships, where the top three advance to the 2003 World Junior Championships.


2002–03 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 2002–03 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 37th season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Five teams participated in the league, and Kokudo Ice Hockey Club won the championship.


2002–03 Jordan League
The 2002–03 Jordan League was the 51st season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. The championship was won by Al-Faisaly, while Al-Arabi and Ramtha Union were relegated. A total of 10 teams participated.


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was Juventus Football Club's 105th in existence and 101st consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season
Juventus enjoyed much success, with Marcello Lippi guiding the team to the Serie A title for the second season in a row, finishing seven points ahead of Inter and 11 in front of A.C. Milan and, in Europe, reaching the Champions League Final after eliminating powerhouses like Barcelona and Real Madrid en route. In the all-Italian final, Juventus faced Milan and were beaten in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw. It was the fourth time that Lippi had led Juventus to the Champions League final (winning in 1996 but losing in 1997 and 1998).


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season
Lippi employed the 4–3–1–2 formation for most of the season, with Pavel Nedvěd in the role of trequartista instead of his usual left midfield position. Nedvěd had one of the best seasons of his career and was awarded the 2003 Ballon d'Or in the wake of his performances. Unfortunately for the club, he was ruled out of the Champions League final after receiving a yellow card in the second leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid, and his absence would be greatly felt.


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
On the field, the side coached by Marcello Lippi had a relatively slow start to the league season. They remained unbeaten in the first 12 matches, but this included five draws. The club's form suffered a blip at the beginning of autumn with two draws and two consecutive defeats, to Brescia and Lazio, between 23 November and 15 December. At this point of the season, with 14 matches played, Juventus were fourth in Serie A, trailing Inter, Lazio and Milan. On 22 December, a late Mauro Camoranesi goal at Perugia was needed to put an end to this winless streak.


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
From this moment on, the Bianconeri gained a momentum they sustained going into the new year, winning nine of their next ten matches. Unfortunately, the only fixture they failed to win during this period, a 1–1 draw against Atalanta in early February, was marred by a serious injury to Alessandro Del Piero, at a time when he had rediscovered his goalscoring touch. Del Piero subsequently missed two months of football. Even in his absence, la Vecchia Signora continued to prevail, though in a less dominant fashion.


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
On 2 March, Juventus thrashed Inter 3–0, a result that took the club to top spot in the league, a position it would never leave. After the match, the Bianconeri lost only two more of their remaining matches and won most of the remainder, including an important success over Roma, who had been something of a bogey side for the Turin club in previous years.


2002–03 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
The 27th league title of Juve's history was confirmed on 10 May following a 2–2 draw with Perugia — with two matches to play, second-placed Inter were no longer in a position to challenge for the Scudetto.