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


2002–03 C.D. Marathón season, Clausura, Squad
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2002–03 CA Osasuna season
The 2002–03 CA Osasuna season is the 82nd season in the club's history.in the La Liga.


2002–03 CA Osasuna season, Review, May
Osasuna finished the season in 11th position in the La Liga table. In other competitions, Osasuna reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.


2002–03 CA Osasuna season, Review, May
John Aloisi was the top scorer for Osasuna with 8 goals in all competitions.


2002–03 CA Osasuna season, Kits
Osasuna's kit was manufactured by Spanish sports retailer Astore and sponsored by Caja Navarra.


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


2002–03 CERH European League
The 2002–03 CERH European League was the 38th edition of the CERH European League organized by CERH. Its Final Four was held on 10 and 11 May 2004 at Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor, in A Coruña, Spain.


2002–03 CERH European League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.


2002–03 CERH European League, Group stage
The two first qualified teams advanced to the Final Four.


2002–03 CERH European League, Final four
The Final Four was played at Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor, in A Coruña, Spain.


2002–03 CERH European League, Final four
Home team Liceo achieved its 4th title. Al games were decided after a penalty shootout.


2002–03 CERS Cup
The 2002–03 CERS Cup was the 23rd season of the CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey competition organized by CERH. 25 teams from seven national associations qualified for the competition as a result of their respective national league placing in the previous season. Following a preliminary phase and four knockout rounds, Reus Deportiu won its first title.


2002–03 CHL season
The 2002–03 CHL season was the 11th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).


2002–03 CHL season, Regular season, Division standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout loss;  Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


2002–03 CHL season, Regular season, Division standings
y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention


2002–03 Calgary Flames season
The 2002–03 Calgary Flames season was the 23rd National Hockey League season in Calgary. A relatively successful start to the season quickly gave way to disaster as the Flames lost 11 of 12 games in a November stretch dropping the Flames out of contention, ultimately failing to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season
The season began as the last had ended: with forward Marc Savard and head coach Greg Gilbert in bitter, public feud. After arguing in the media for nearly a year, the Flames finally granted the disgruntled players request, trading Savard to the Atlanta Thrashers. Gilbert himself would not last much longer with the Flames, as he would be fired by the club barely two weeks after Savard was dealt.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season
The Flames would quickly find a replacement for Gilbert, announcing they had hired Darryl Sutter shortly before the new year. Sutter immediately began shaping the Flames to his own style, and the Flames finished 19–16–8–1 under their new bench boss.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season
Following the season, the Flames announced that they would not renew General Manager Craig Button's contract. Sutter took over as GM, carrying the dual roles until the end of the 2005–06 season.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season
Flames mascot, Harvey the Hound, gained widespread publicity in January 2003 following an incident with Edmonton Oilers head coach, Craig MacTavish. With the Flames leading 4–0, Harvey was taunting the Oilers behind their bench. The frustrated coach reached up and ripped Harvey's signature red tongue out of his mouth, tossing it into the crowd. The incident would seem to spark the Oilers, who scored three goals shortly after. The Flames would hold on to win 4–3, however. The incident made headlines throughout North America, and led to many jokes, including having many other NHL team mascots arrive at the 2003 All-Star Game with their tongues hanging out.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
The Flames struggled offensively and were shut out a league-high 10 times, tied with the Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
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 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
Calgary finished 12th in the Western Conference, 17 points behind the 8th place Edmonton Oilers. The Flames missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season:


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario. The Flames had the 9th overall pick, however opted to drop down one spot to 10th via a trade with the Florida Panthers.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Farm teams, Saint John Flames
The 2002–03 season would be the tenth, and last, season in New Brunswick, as the Flames bought out the local ownership's share of the team following the season and suspended operations. The "Baby Flames" finished 32–41–6–1, last in the Canadian Division, and out of the playoffs. Robert Dome led the team with 27 goals and 56 points. Dany Sabourin and Levente Szuper split goaltending duties for the Flames.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Farm teams, Johnstown Chiefs
The Chiefs finished the 2002–03 season with a record of 28–33–11, finishing fifth in the Northwest Division, failing to qualify for the playoffs.


2002–03 Calgary Flames season, Farm teams, Johnstown Chiefs
Following the season, the Flames announced they were switching affiliations to a new expansion team, the Las Vegas Wranglers.


2002–03 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
The 2002–03 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the 18th season since its establishment. It was contested by 15 teams, and F.C. Domagnano won the championship.


2002–03 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Regular season, Results
All teams play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group.


2002–03 Cardiff City F.C. season
During the 2002–03 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Division Two. They finished in six place and were promoted to Division One after beating Queens Park Rangers in the play-off final in Cardiff.


2002–03 Cardiff City F.C. season
The season also saw Robert Earnshaw break the 56-year record of 30 league goals held by Stan Richards and the record of Hughie Ferguson of 32 goals in all competitions.


2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Hockey League and sixth as the Hurricanes.


2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season, Regular season
The Hurricanes finished 30th in scoring, with just 171 goals for. They also had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 420.


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


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


2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season, Playoffs
The Hurricanes missed the playoffs, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year against the eventual champions, the Detroit Red Wings.


2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season, Draft picks
Carolina's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Hurricanes have the 25th overall pick.


2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season, Farm teams, American Hockey League
The Lowell Lock Monsters are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2002–03 AHL season.


2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season, Farm teams, East Coast Hockey League
The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.


2002–03 Celta de Vigo season
Celta de Vigo participated in La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup in the 2002-03 season, for the first time qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, thanks to a fourth-placed finish in La Liga. This was the crown of the work former coach Víctor Fernández had put in to establish Celta as a credible force, and it was under Miguel Ángel Lotina's leadership the club reached the ultimate level of the "Euro Celta" era.


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


2002–03 Celta de Vigo 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 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic went into the 2002–03 season defending their Scottish Premier League title, which they won in 2001–02.


2002–03 Celtic F.C. season
They also entered the UEFA Champions League at the qualifying stage, as well as taking part in the two domestic cup competitions, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.


2002–03 Celtic F.C. season, Season overview, League campaign
Celtic lost out on the title on the last day of the season despite a 4–0 win at Kilmarnock, with a goal difference of 1 less than Rangers over the whole season.


2002–03 Celtic F.C. season, Season overview, European campaign
Celtic went into third qualifying stage of the Champions League but failed to beat Basel. They then dropped down into the UEFA Cup where they beat teams including Blackburn Rovers, Stuttgart and Liverpool to reach the final where they lost 2–3 after extra time to Porto.


2002–03 Celtic F.C. season, Season overview, Domestic cups
Celtic reached the final of the Scottish League Cup, but a late penalty miss by John Hartson meant the trophy went to Rangers. As the number of games to be played took its toll, an inexperienced Celtic side lost to Inverness CT in the Scottish Cup.


2002–03 Celtic F.C. season, Player statistics, Appearances and goals
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


2002–03 Celtic League
The 2002–03 Celtic League was the second season of the Celtic League, a rugby union tournament involving teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales.


2002–03 Celtic League, Pool stage
The teams were split into two pools and the pool stage consisted of a single round-robin - each team played the other teams in its pool once only.


2002–03 Celtic League, Pool stage, Pool A Table
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:


2002–03 Celtic League, Pool stage, Pool B Table
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:


2002–03 Celtic League, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities.


2002–03 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jay Smith and played their home games at the Daniel P. Rose Center. After finishing atop the MAC regular season standings, the Chippewas won the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. Central Michigan defeated No. 6 seed Creighton in the opening round before losing to No. 3 seed Duke in the Round of 32. The team finished with a record of 25–7 (14–4 MAC).


2002–03 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.


2002–03 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Another solid season resulted in a mid-table finish for Charlton. However, the end of the season proved to be the undoing of Alan Curbishley's men once more, and after the start of March, they only managed one more victory, dropping to 12th place in the final table. Considering the relatively small budget Curbishley was operating on; even this was quite an achievement.


2002–03 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Midfielder Scott Parker was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, but lost to Jermaine Jenas of Newcastle United.


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


2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was Chelsea's 89th competitive season, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League and 97th year as a club. Managed by Claudio Ranieri, the club did not manage to win any silverware.


2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season
In the Premier League, Chelsea finished fourth behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United. With the fourth-place finish, Chelsea secured a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.


2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season
In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking FK. Chelsea also managed to reach the quarter-finals of both the Football League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost 1–0 to Manchester United and 3–1 to Arsenal in a replay, respectively.


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


2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season, Team kit
The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit (all blue with a white trimmed collar) was carried over from the previous campaign. Their new away kit was all black with blue accents. The club's third kit for this season was the club's away kit from the previous season, all white with blue socks and accents.


2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics
Statistics taken from . Squad details and shirt numbers from  and .


2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 77th season of operation. Finishing ninth in the Western Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs.


2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season, Offseason
Forward Alexei Zhamnov is named captain, following the departure of Tony Amonte.


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


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Bulls' 37th season in the National Basketball Association. In the 2002 NBA draft, the Bulls selected Jay Williams out of Duke University with the second overall pick. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Donyell Marshall. After a 4–6 start to the season, the Bulls went on a nine-game losing streak between November and December. The Bulls finished sixth in the Central Division with a 30–52 record. They also posted a franchise worst road record of 3–38.


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season
Jalen Rose led the team in scoring with 22.1 points per game, while Marshall provided the team with 13.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Williams averaged 9.5 points and 4.7 assists per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, second-year guard Trenton Hassell and Fred Hoiberg both signed as free agents with the Minnesota Timberwolves. (See 2002–03 Chicago Bulls season#Regular season)


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
The Bulls entered the 2002-03 NBA season with an eager sense of anticipation on what the prior year’s moves would become.


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
Jalen Rose was expected to have a big year in his first full season with the club. The addition of Jay Williams, selected by the Bulls with the second overall pick in 2002 NBA Draft, was expected to provide the team with an extra scoring punch. Plus, the team’s two young big men, Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry, each had a valuable year of pro experience under their belts.


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
General Manager Jerry Krause had what many considered at the time to be a very successful offseason. Besides Williams, the Bulls also added Roger Mason, Jr. and Lonny Baxter via the draft. Veteran forward Donyell Marshall—signed with the team’s mid-level exception—brought size and versatility to the team, and the shape of a solid squad was beginning to form.


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
In the end, though, having Rose, Marshall and an abundance of talented youth did not equate to winning games. After starting the season 2-0 for the first time since the 1996-97 campaign, Chicago garnered a franchise-worst 3-38 road record. The Bulls held a 19-game road losing streak from 11/02/02–01/18/03 and the team’s 30-52 record qualified it for a fifth-consecutive NBA Lottery appearance.


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
The franchise was ready to head in a new direction and the beginning of that movement started with the resignation of long-time executive Jerry Krause on April 7. Krause, then 64, played a major role in building Bulls World Championship teams and was a two-time NBA Executive of the Year.


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
“Jerry Krause is one of a kind,” Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf stated. “He brought with him a vision of how to build a champion and he proceeded to create one of the most dominant champions of all time. No basketball fan in America can begin to imagine the World Champion Chicago Bulls without his imprint.”


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
One week later, the Bulls named John Paxson EVP of Basketball Operations. Paxson had spent the previous seven seasons as a color analyst on both the Bulls Radio and TV networks, providing expert analysis to the broadcasts. He spent one season (1995–96) as Assistant Coach, helping the Bulls to a then NBA-record 72-10 record and the 1996 NBA Finals.


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
“I am really excited to accept this challenge and look forward to working with the basketball operations staff,” said Paxson. “The Bulls organization has meant a lot to me over the years, and getting the chance to help lead the team back to the upper echelon of the NBA is a true honor.”


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
Other Notes: Jay Williams authored his first career triple-double, recording season highs of 26 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists in 45 minutes versus New Jersey (11/9) … Marcus Fizer suffered a torn ACL at Portland on 01/31/03 and was forced to miss the final 36 games of the season … Chicago appeared in a franchise-record nine overtime games (1-8).


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
Honors: Tyson Chandler (sophomore team) participated in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend … Jay Williams was named the NBA’s “got milk?” Rookie of the Month for December … Williams (freshman team) also participated in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend and was named to the got milk?


2002–03 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
NBA All-Rookie Second Team … Eddy Curry led the league in field goal percentage with .585 shooting from the floor … the Bulls drew an average of 19,617 fans through 41 home games (fifth in the NBA in attendance) and had 20 home crowds of 20,000+ (14-6 record), including 12 sellouts.


2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season
The season ran from December 7, 2002 to April 23, 2003. Beijing Olympians and Xinjiang Flying Tigers were promoted from the Second Division. Hong Kong club Flying Dragons joined CBA in this season.


2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.


2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Guangdong Southern Tigers (3-1).


2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season, Relegations
2 teams played the relegation round by a best-of-five series.


2002–03 Chinese Basketball Association season, Relegations
Sina Lions, with Hong Kong Flying Dragons, was relegated to the Second Division. As a matter of fact, Hong Kong Flying Dragons dissolved after this season, while Sina Lions dropped out of the league and went back to Taiwan.


2002–03 Chinese Taipei National Football League
Statistics of the Chinese Taipei National Football League for the 2002–03 season.


2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. In the 2002 NBA draft, the Cavaliers selected Dajuan Wagner from the University of Memphis with the sixth pick, and selected Carlos Boozer out of Duke University with the 34th pick in the second round. During the offseason, the team acquired Darius Miles from the Los Angeles Clippers. After a 2–2 start to the season, the Cavaliers suffered a dreadful 15-game losing streak between November and December.


2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season
They would continue to struggle as head coach John Lucas was replaced with Keith Smart after an 8–34 start. At midseason, Tyrone Hill was released to free agency and re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, while Bimbo Coles was also released and signed with the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 17–65 record, last place in the Eastern Conference and tied for the worst record in the NBA along with the Denver Nuggets. It was also the team's worst record since the 1981–82 season.


2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Despite their awful season, Ricky Davis showed improvement averaging 20.6 points, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas averaged 17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, while Boozer made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, averaging 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Wagner averaged 13.4 points per game, but played just 47 games due to a knee injury. Following the season, Jumaine Jones was traded to the Boston Celtics.


2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
The 2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 73rd consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.


2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Summary
During summer several players left the club included fan favourite midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme transferred out to FC Barcelona.


2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Summary
Macri reinforced the squad with midfielder Raul Alfredo Cascini from Toulouse FC and on loan from FC Porto right back defender Hugo Ibarra.


2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Summary
In the Apertura Tournament the team finished on 2nd spot, three points below of Champions Independiente. Meanwhile, in the inaugural season of 2002 Copa Sudamericana the squad was eliminated by Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in Eightfinals stage.


2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Summary
Head coach Carlos Bianchi was appointed on 23 December 2002 after rumors of taking jobs of FC Barcelona and Mexican National Team .


2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Summary
For Apertura, along with Bianchi, Macri reinforced the team with a few players included midfielders Diego Cagna from Atletico Celaya, Javier Alejandro Villarreal the squad finished runners-up again, two points below of Champions River Plate.


2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Summary
The season is best remembered by the victory in 2003 Copa Libertadores the squad reached the Finals stage and won the trophy defeating Brazilian side Santos FC with a 5-1 global score after two matches.


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


2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season
The 2002–03 season is River Plate's 73nd season in the Argentine Primera División. The season was split into two tournaments (format adopted since 1990–91 season) Apertura (Opening) 2002 (from August to December 2002), and Clausura (Closing) 2003 (from February to June 2003).


2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season
The club's kit was provided by Adidas, and the sponsor was Budweiser beer.


2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On May 23, 2002, Manuel Pellegrini was presented as new manager of River Plate.


2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On July 22, midfielder Lucho González moved from Huracán to River Plate. The transfer was made for US$700,000.


2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On June 15, 2003 during Round 16 of Torneo Clausura 2003, River Plate defeated Lanús and because Velez and Boca tied games, finished the match day as sole leaders.


2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On June 29, during Round 18, River defeated Olimpo in Bahía Blanca and won the championship, by getting a difference of 4 points to rivals Boca Juniors, with only 1 round to go.


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


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


2002–03 Club Atlético River Plate season, Competitions, Clausura 2003, Evolution of the league table
River Plate, Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield were the teams who kept the championship lead for most of the tournament.


2002–03 Club Universidad Nacional season
The 2002–03 season was UNAM's 49th season in existence and their 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2003 Copa Libertadores.


2002–03 Club Universidad Nacional season
UNAM had a good first semester, classifying to the playoffs as the third best team from the regular season. In the playoffs, the defeated Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals but were eliminated by Morelia at the semifinals. The next tournament, however, the Pumas had a mediocre performance, finishing 15th in the tournament.


2002–03 Club Universidad Nacional season
Internationally, UNAM debuted on the Copa Libertadores. After winning the Pre Libertadores mini tournament, the team made its presentation in the continental tournament losing 2–3 against Grêmio on their first match, but managed to advance to the round of 16, being eliminated by Chilean side Cobreloa.


2002–03 Club Universidad Nacional season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Pre Libertadores
From 1998 to 2002, Mexican and Venezuelan clubs played a mini tournament known as Copa Pre Libertadores to determine two teams that would qualify to the next year's Copa Libertadores group stage. In 2002 UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.


2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was Colchester United's 61st season in their history and their fifth successive season in the third tier of English football, the Second Division. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season
After a first round FA Cup exit to Conference side Chester City and a seven game winless run, manager Steve Whitton left the club by mutual consent, with Phil Parkinson appointed in his first ever managerial role. He led the club from the relegation zone to a 12th place finish, their highest position for 23 years.


2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Following consecutive seasons of gradual improvement under Steve Whitton, the club found themselves in the relegation zone following a run of seven games without a win and a first round FA Cup exit to non-League Chester City. He left the club by mutual consent in January as former player Geraint Williams stepped up as caretaker manager while putting his name forward for the permanent role. However, with his many contacts at FA board level, chairman Peter Heard made a surprise appointment of Reading's player-coach Phil Parkinson.


2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Parkinson helped turn around the club's fortunes, lifting them from the relegation zone to 12th place, their best finish for 23 years.


2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
In the League Cup, Colchester were eliminated by Coventry City in the first round, while Cheltenham Town defeated the U's in the first round of the Football League Trophy.


2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Away from the pitch, following the collapse of ITV Digital which had promised clubs greater television rights finances, a number of clubs found themselves entering administration or suffering lasting financial difficulty as a result of spending the money on players and resources before any had been received. Prudently, Peter Heard had never budgeted more than the club could afford and as such Colchester United were largely unaffected by the collapse.


2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season
The 2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's eighth season. It involved winning their 5th Northwest Division and ninth consecutive division title.


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


2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' third season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off of a 22–47–8–5 record in the 2001–02 season, earning 57 points and finishing in last in the Western Conference.


2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
The Blue Jackets got off to a good start, having a 7–5–1–1 record in their opening 14 games. Columbus, however, won only two of their next 12 games to fall out of the playoff picture. The club would play mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, finishing with a 29–42–8–3 record, earning 69 points for last place in the Western Conference for the second-straight season. Midway through the season, Columbus fired Head Coach Dave King after a 14–20–4–2 start.


2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
King was replaced with General Manager Doug MacLean, as the Blue Jackets posted a record of 15–22–4–1 record under his guidance. The 69 points was a 12-point improvement over the previous season, but the club finished 23 points behind the Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff spot in the Conference. The previous season, the Blue Jackets scored a League-low 164 goals, however, the team would beat that total by 49 goals, finishing with a club record 213 goals. Columbus though led the NHL in goals against, allowing 263, also a club record.


2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
Ray Whitney led the club in points for the second-straight season, earning a club record 76 points, as he scored 24 goals and 52 assists. Geoff Sanderson rebounded from an injury-plagued 2001–02 season to score a club record 34 goals, while Andrew Cassels earned 68 points in his first season in Columbus. David Vyborny had a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and 46 points. On the blueline, Jaroslav Spacek scored nine goals and earned 45 points in his first full season with the team. Jody Shelley led the team with 249 penalty minutes, setting a franchise record.


2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
In goal, Marc Denis got the bulk of the action, winning a club-record 27 games, while posting a 3.09 goals against average (GAA) and earning five shutouts along the way.


2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season, Season 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 Combined Counties Football League
The 2002–03 Combined Counties Football League season was the 25th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2002–03 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs
The league featured 21 clubs from the previous season, along with three new clubs:


2002–03 Como Calcio season
During the 2002–03 Italian football season, Como Calcio competed in the Serie A.


2002–03 Como Calcio season, Season summary
Como Calcio finished the season in 17th position in the Serie A table and they relegated back to Serie B. In other competitions, Como reached the second round of the Coppa Italia.


2002–03 Como Calcio season, Season summary
Nicola Amoruso and Fabio Pecchia was the top scorer for Como with 6 goals in all competitions.


2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record and were the regular season co-champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.


2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Roster
Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2002–2003 team.


2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–2003 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and are a member of the Big East Conference. The only loss the Huskies suffered all year was to Villanova in the championship game of the Big East Women's Basketball Tournament. Villanova beat the Huskies by a score of 52–48. The Huskies won their fourth NCAA championship by defeating the Tennessee Volunteers, 73–68.


2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Huskies of Honor induction
On December 29, 2013, the University of Connecticut inducted two women's basketball team, the National Championship winning teams of 2002–03 and 2003–04 into the Huskies of Honor.


2002–03 Copa Federación de España
The 2002–03 Copa Federación de España was the 10th staging of the Copa Federación de España, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División.


2002–03 Copa Federación de España
The Regional stages began in 2002, while the national tournament took place from 14 November 2002 to 17 April 2003.


2002–03 Copa del Rey
The 2002–03 Copa del Rey was the 101st staging of the Copa del Rey.


2002–03 Copa del Rey
The competition started on 28 August 2002 and concluded on 28 June 2003 with the final, held at the Martinez Valero in Elche, in which Mallorca lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 3–0 victory over Recreativo de Huelva.


2002–03 Coppa Italia
The 2002–03 Coppa Italia was the 56th edition of the tournament, which began on August 18, 2002 and ended on May 31, 2003. In the final, Milan beat Roma 6–3 on aggregate to win their 5th Coppa Italia and first since the 1976–77 edition.


2002–03 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France 2002–03 was its 86th edition. It was won by AJ Auxerre.


2002–03 Coventry City F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the club's second consecutive season at that level.


2002–03 Coventry City F.C. season, Season summary
In the 2002–03 season, midway through the campaign, McAllister's men still stood a good chance of making the Division One play-offs, but they won only one league game after the turn of 2003 and finished 20th in the final table - just two places above the relegation zone.


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


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


2002–03 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. They finished with a school best 29-5 record. The Creighton Bluejays finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference and won the conference tournament earning a bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. The team featured All-American and repeat Missouri Valley Player of the Year Kyle Korver. Korver's sharpshooting earned him national accolades including Dick Vitale's National Mid-Season Player of the Year. Kyle Korver set the Creighton record for most three-pointers made in a game against Evansville with nine.


2002–03 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
The 2002–03 season, their 80th in the English Football League, saw Crewe Alexandra compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 2nd position with 86 points, gaining automatic promotion to the First Division.


2002–03 Croatian First Football League
The 2002–03 Croatian First Football League was the twelfth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 July 2002 and ended on 31 May 2003. NK Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their first championship title the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb won the title, after a win against Varteks on 17 May 2003.


2002–03 Croatian First Football League, Teams
The league format was changed from the previous 2001–02 season and the number of teams were reduced from sixteen to twelve for the 2002–03 Prva HNL. Because of this, the four bottom-placed teams were automatically relegated to Croatian Second Football League at the end of the season, while the 11th placed Šibenik and 12th placed Kamen Ingrad qualified for the Relegation play-offs. Both clubs then went on to win the two-legged play-off ties against second level sides Vukovar '91 and Istra Pula. Therefore, no team was promoted from the 2001–02 Croatian Second Football League and all twelve teams which contested the 2002–03 Prva HNL were also top flight members in the previous season.


2002–03 Croatian First Football League, Teams, Summaries
The following is an overview of teams which competed in the 2002–03 Prva HNL. Manager list is correct as of 24 July 2002, first day of the season.


2002–03 Croatian First League
2002-03 Croatian First League was the 12th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the second season of the First League format.


2002–03 Croatian Football Cup
The 2002–03 Croatian Football Cup was the twelfth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, and the cup was won by Hajduk Split.


2002–03 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
The 2002–03 Croatian Ice Hockey League season was the 12th season of the Croatian Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Croatia. Four teams participated in the league, and KHL Medveščak Zagreb won the championship.


2002–03 Croatian Second Football League
The 2002–03 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) season was the 12th season of Croatia's second level football since its establishment in 1992. The league was contested in two regional groups (North Division and South Division), with 12 clubs each.


2002–03 Croatian Second Football League, Promotion play-off
Marsonia and Inker Zaprešić, winners of the North and South Division, qualified for a two-legged promotion play-off, which took place on 28 May and 1 June 2003. The tie ended in a 4–4 aggregate score and Marsonia won it on away goals, thereby earning promotion to the Prva HNL for the following season.


2002–03 Croatian Second Football League, Promotion play-off
However, Inker had another chance for promotion, as the losing team from the promotion play-off played another two-legged tie against the 11th placed team of Prva HNL, Pomorac. Inker won 3–1 on aggregate and was promoted to 2003–04 Prva HNL.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season
The 2002–03 season was Cruz Azul's 74th season in existence and their 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2003 Copa Libertadores.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season
Cruz Azul started the season under José Luis Trejo as manager, but he was sacked at the end of the Apertura tournament; club chairman Guillermo Álvarez cited the "lack of adequate results" as the main reason for firing Trejo. Mario Carrillo was chosen as Trejo's replacement. Trejo had managed to lead Cruz Azul into the playoffs, but were eliminated in quarterfinals by UNAM.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season
On 12 March 2003, in an unusual situation, chairman Guillermo Álvarez fired Mario Carrillo and the whole squad due to the bad results. Cruz Azul had not won a single match in the first nine rounds and had managed to get only six points; besides, the team had recently suffered a disgraceful 6–1 loss against Uruguayan club Fénix in the Copa Libertadores.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season
After Álvarez terminated the entire first team squad contracts, the players were allowed to return but were given a new contract only for the remaining ten games; this new contract was subject to the team's results during the rest of the season. That same day, Enrique Meza was appointed manager of Cruz Azul.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season
Despite the mediocre season, Meza managed to lead the team into repechage, a playoff between Guadalajara and Cruz Azul; the winner would qualify to the championship playoffs. Despite winning the first leg 4–1, Cruz Azul lost 1–4 on the second leg and due to Guadalajara finishing ahead of Cruz Azul on the regular phase of the tournament, Cruz Azul was not able to enter the playoffs.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season
Internationally, Cruz Azul beat the Copa Pre Libertadores and classified to the 2003 Copa Libertadores group stage. Despite losing on its inaugural match against Corinthians 0–1 and the 1–6 loss against Fénix, Cruz Azul advanced to the knockout stage as second best team in the group.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Pre Pre Liberators 2002
The Pre Pre Libertadores 2002 is the last edition of the tournament which distributes the two tickets to the Mexican teams for the 2003 Copa Libertadores. The tournament was won by Club Universidad Nacional by obtaining the first place of group with 6 points and thus obtained the place of Mexico 1, while cruz Azul achieved second place with 6 points by goal difference with which they managed to qualify as Mexico 2 to the Pre-Libertadores 2003 against Venezuelan clubs for two places to the Copa Libertadores 2003.


2002–03 Cruz Azul season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Pre Libertadores
From 1998 to 2002, Mexican and Venezuelan clubs played a mini tournament known as Copa Pre Libertadores to determine two teams that would qualify to the next year's Copa Libertadores group stage. In 2002 UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.


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


2002–03 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Under Francis, Palace were unable to mount a serious promotion challenge and they finished mid-table in Division One. The main highlight of the season was in February 2003 when Palace knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup in a fourth round replay at Anfield. Having drawn the first match 0–0 at Selhurst Park, Palace went to Anfield as the clear underdogs. A goal from Julian Gray and an own goal from Liverpool's Stephen Henchoz meant that Palace progressed to a 5th round where they played at home against Leeds United. They lost 2–1 in controversial circumstances, as Palace were denied a first half goal despite the ball clearly crossing the line. Francis resigned on 18 April after another difficult season, and was replaced by long-serving coach Steve Kember.


2002–03 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
The end of Francis' tenure, however, saw the beginning of a remarkable, two-year-long transfer saga. Clinton Morrison, a youth team product who had been one of the team's most reliable goalscorers, headed to Birmingham for a £4 million fee in a part-exchange deal which saw Andrew Johnson come to Selhurst Park for £750,000, having been deemed surplus to requirements by Blues boss Steve Bruce.


2002–03 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Johnson went on to become an even bigger success at Palace than Morrison, and helped take the club into the Premier League before eventually moving on to Everton for a fee of £8.6million in 2006; Morrison's return to Selhurst Park a year earlier cost Palace £2 million, meaning the club were left with the same player and a total profit of £9,850,000.


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


2002–03 Cuban National Series
The 42nd Cuban National Series belonged to Industriales, who rode a 66-23 regular season into the playoffs, where they lost only two games before sweeping Villa Clara Naranjas in the final for their ninth title.


2002–03 Cupa României
The 2002–03 Cupa României was the 65th edition of Romania's most prestigious football tournament.


2002–03 Cupa României
Dinamo București  won the title by defeating Naţional București, 1–0.


2002–03 Cupa României, Format
Cupa României is an annual knockout tournament. The first round of matches are played on the grounds of the lower-ranked teams; in the second round the matches are played in a neutral location. If a match is tied after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, the winner was determined by the combined score from two matches.


2002–03 Cupa României, Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 12 March and 2 April 2003.


2002–03 Cupa României, Semifinals
The matches were played on 23 April and 14 May 2003.


2002–03 Cymru Alliance
The 2002–03 Cymru Alliance was the thirteenth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by CPD Porthmadog.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup
The 2002–03 Cypriot Cup was the 61st edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 54 clubs entered the competition. It began on 14 September 2002 with the first round and concluded on 17 May 2003 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. Anorthosis won their 8th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL 5–3 on penalties in the final.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 2002–03 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of seven rounds. In the first and in the second round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Format
The third round was played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the next round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Format
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played over two legs and the same format as in the third round was applied. The final was a single match.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, First round
In the first round participated all the teams of the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division. The two fourth division teams which were promoted from the 2002 STOK promotion play-offs to the 2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division after finishing to the second and third place (Evagoras Pallikarides Agion Trimithias and AOL Omonia Lakatamias) did not participate in the Cypriot Cup. Olympos Xylofagou which finished first in the 2002 STOK promotion play-offs, participated in the Cypriot Cup.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, First round
1AMEP Parekklisia did not appear in the stadium. Match was awarded 2–0 to ASIL Lysi.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Second round
In the second round participated the winners of the first round ties.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Third round
In the third round participated the winners of the second round ties and six teams of the Cypriot First Division (the teams which finished 9th, 10th, 11th in the 2001–02 Cypriot First Division and the three teams which promoted from the 2001-02 Cypriot Second Division). The first eight teams of the 2001-02 Cypriot First Division did not participate in this round.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Group stage
In the group stage participated the eight winners of the third round ties and the eight teams of the 2002–03 Cypriot First Division which did not participated in the third round, that were the teams which finished in the first eight places in the 2001–02 Cypriot First Division. The first four teams of the 2001–02 Cypriot First Division (APOEL Nicosia, Anorthosis Famagusta, AEL Limassol, Omonia Nicosia) were set heads of each group and the 5th–8th placed teams (Olympiakos Nicosia, Ethnikos Achna, AEK Larnaca, Enosis Neon Paralimni) were drawn one per group. The eight teams which advanced from the third round were drawn without limitations.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Group stage
The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round.


2002–03 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals participated all the teams which qualified from the group stage. The group winners were drawn against the runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.


2002–03 Cypriot First Division
The 2002–03 Cypriot First Division was the 64th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 19th title.


2002–03 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2002–03 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division.


2002–03 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.


2002–03 Cypriot First Division, Format
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed teams among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).


2002–03 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2002–03 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
Ethnikos Assia, Doxa Katokopias and Ermis Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2001–02 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina, Digenis Morphou and Aris Limassol.


2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 18th season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. Orfeas Nicosia won their 1st title.


2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Thirteen teams participated in the 2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2003–04 Cypriot Third Division and the last two teams were relegated to regional leagues.


2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2002–03 Cypriot Second Division
The 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division was the 48th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Anagennisi Deryneia won their 2nd title.


2002–03 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 2003–04 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2003–04 Cypriot Third Division.


2002–03 Cypriot Third Division
The 2002–03 Cypriot Third Division was the 32nd season of the Cypriot third-level football league. PAEEK FC won their 2nd title.


2002–03 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2002–03 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2003–04 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2002–03 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2002–03 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2002–03 Czech 1.liga season was the tenth season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and HC Kladno won the championship.


2002–03 Czech 2. Liga
The 2002–03 Czech 2. Liga was the tenth season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league.


2002–03 Czech Cup
The 2002–03 Czech Cup was the tenth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. Winners FK Teplice qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.


2002–03 Czech Extraliga season
The 2002–03 Czech Extraliga season was the 10th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2002–03 Czech First League
The 2002–03 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic.


2002–03 DEL season
The 2002–03 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 9th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). The Krefeld Pinguine became German Champions. The Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings lost their license due to insolvency proceedings and the Frankfurt Lions were granted a stay in the league.


2002–03 DEL season, Regular season
The eight best placed teams in the regular season would enter playoffs, while the last two teams would have to fight relegation in a playdown series.


2002–03 DEL season, Playdown
The two last-placed teams, the Frankfurt Lions and Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings played a playdown best-of-seven series against relegation.


2002–03 DEL season, Playdown
Despite the Lions having a 25-point advantage in the regular season, the Wild Wings won the playdown series. However, as insolvency proceedings against the Wild Wings opened, the DEL canceled their license and the Lions were allowed to stay in the league.


2002–03 DEL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
Starting March 12, 2003, the quarterfinals were played in a best-of-seven series.


2002–03 DEL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The big surprise was the loss of Eisbären Berlin (English: Berlin Polar Bears) to the Krefeld Pinguine (English: Krefeld Penguins). The Eisbären were considered a strong favorite as they finished the regular season with 109 points vs. the Penguins 78.


2002–03 DEL season, Playoffs, Finals
The final series started April 11, 2003 with a homegame for the Kölner Haie who were the higher placed team after the regular season.


2002–03 DEL season, Playoffs, Finals
With this, the Krefeld Pinguine won the German title for the second time in their history. They almost accomplished this feat with a playoff sweep; this was somewhat unexpected, as their regular season record was not indicative of the playoff performance.


2002–03 DFB-Pokal
The 2002–03 DFB-Pokal was the 60th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 28 August 2002 and ended on 31 May 2003. In the final, Bayern Munich defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1, thereby claiming their 11th title.


2002–03 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2002–03 was the 23rd season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition began on 17 August 2002. In the final which was held in Berlin on 31 May 2003 FFC Frankfurt defeated FCR 2001 Duisburg 1–0, thus claiming their fifth title, all consecutive.


2002–03 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals FSV Frankfurt hosted local rivals FFC Frankfurt for the third time in a row, losing as in both games before.


2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Mavericks' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Mavericks signed free agent Walt Williams. The Mavericks started the season strong by winning their first fourteen games of the season, which was one win shy of tying the NBA record set by the 1948–49 Washington Capitols and the 1993–94 Houston Rockets (15–0). They later held a 38–10 record at the All-Star break, and finished with a 60–22 record and lost the tie-breaker with the Spurs for the Midwest Division title.


2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season
Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash were both selected to play in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. It was the second straight All-Star appearance for both players. Nowitzki averaged 25.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, as he was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Nash averaged 17.7 points and 7.3 assists per game, while being named to the All-NBA Third Team. Michael Finley provided the team with 19.3 points per game, while sixth man Nick Van Exel averaged 12.5 points per game off the bench.


2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season
The Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in a tough seven game Western Conference First Round series. Although they lost Game 1 at home against the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semifinals, they came back to win Game 2, where Kings captain Chris Webber suffered a season-ending injury. It would be the “Nick Van Exel Show” as he scored 36 points to tie the series 1–1. In Game 3 at the ARCO Arena, Van Exel scored a career and playoff-high 40 points to help the Mavericks take the series 2–1.


2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season
Dallas defeated the Kings in seven games, to advance to the Western Conference Finals where they met their in-state rival, the San Antonio Spurs. Losing Nowitzki to a knee injury in Game 3, the Mavericks would go on to lose the series in six games. San Antonio won its second NBA Championship defeating the New Jersey Nets in the Finals. Following the season, Van Exel was traded to the Golden State Warriors, Raef LaFrentz was traded to the Boston Celtics, Adrian Griffin signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets, and Williams retired.


2002–03 Dallas Stars season
The 2002–03 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' tenth season, 36th overall of the franchise.


2002–03 Dallas Stars season, Regular season
The Stars led all NHL teams in most shutouts for, with 11.


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


2002–03 Danish 1st Division
The 2002–03 Danish 1st Division season was the 58th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 17th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association.


2002–03 Danish 1st Division
The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the 2003–04 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th relegated to the 2003–04 Danish 2nd Division.


2002–03 Danish Cup
The 2002–03 Danish Cup was the 49th version of the Danish Cup. The final was played on May 29, 2003.


2002–03 Danish Cup, Results
The team listed to the left, is the home team.


2002–03 Danish Cup, Results, 1st round
In first round competed 48 teams from the "series" (Denmark's series and lower 2001) and 16 teams from Danish 2nd Division 2001-02.


2002–03 Danish Cup, Results, 2nd round
In second round competed 32 winning teams from 1st round and 8 teams from Danish 1st Division 2001-02 (no. 9 to 16).


2002–03 Danish Cup, Results, 3rd round
In third round competed 20 winning teams from 2nd round, 6 teams from Danish 1st Division 2001-02 (no. 3 to 8) and 2 teams from Danish Superliga 2001-02 (no. 11 and 12).


2002–03 Danish Cup, Results, 4th round
In fourth round competed 14 winning teams from 3rd round, 2 teams from Danish 1st Division 2001-02 (no. 1 and 2) and 4 teams from Danish Superliga 2001-02 (no. 7 to 10).


2002–03 Danish Cup, Results, 5th round
In fifth round competed 10 winning teams from 4th round and 6 teams from Danish Superliga 2001-02 (no. 1 to 6).


2002–03 Danish Cup, Results, Semi finals
The semi finals are played on home and away basis.


2002–03 Danish Superliga
The 2002–03 Danish Superliga season was the 13th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 27, 2002 to final match on June 22, 2003.


2002–03 Danish Superliga
The Danish champions qualified for the second UEFA Champions League 2003-04 qualification round, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the first qualification round of the UEFA Cup 2003-04. The two lowest placed teams of the tournament were directly relegated to the Danish 1st Division. Likewise, the Danish 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga.


2002–03 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season
The Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey team represented Dartmouth College in the 2002–03 Division I women's ice hockey season. Dartmouth beat Minnesota to rank third in the 2003 NCAA Frozen Four.


2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by ninth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–6, 13–2 in A-10 play, with both losses coming to regular season champion Xavier. They won the program's first Atlantic 10 Tournament title after defeating Temple in the championship game. Dayton received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by Tulsa in the first round. Following the season, Purnell accepted the head coaching position at Clemson. He was replaced by Brian Gregory.


2002–03 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2001-02 Dayton Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 21–12, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers fell to Xavier in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. They received a bid to play in the NIT where they defeated Detroit in the opening round before falling to Tennessee Tech in the first round.


2002–03 Denver Nuggets season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Nuggets' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season as a franchise. The Nuggets had the fifth overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected Nikoloz Tskitishvili from the Republic of Georgia. Prior to the start of the season, the Nuggets acquired Marcus Camby and top draft pick Nenê Hilario from the New York Knicks, acquired second-year guard Rodney White from the Detroit Pistons, and signed free agents Mark Blount and undrafted rookie Junior Harrington.


2002–03 Denver Nuggets season
After a 2–9 start to the season with new head coach Jeff Bzdelik, the Nuggets won three straight games, but then lost 15 of their next 16 games, which included a ten-game losing streak, as Camby only played just 29 games due to ankle and hip injuries. In December, James Posey was traded to the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade, while Blount was traded back to his former team, the Boston Celtics in exchange for Shammond Williams in February.


2002–03 Denver Nuggets season
However, the team struggled posting a 14-game losing streak between February and March. They lost their final eight games finishing last place in the Midwest Division and in the league with 17 wins and 65 losses, the franchise's worst record since 1997–98. They also missed the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons. Juwan Howard led the team with 18.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Nenê averaged 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Following the season, Howard signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, and Williams, Harrington and Donnell Harvey were all released to free agency.


2002–03 Deportivo Alavés season
The 2002–03 season was the 81st season in the existence of Deportivo Alavés, and the club's fifth season in the top flight of Spanish football since winning promotion from the 1997–98 Segunda División. In addition to the domestic league, Alavés participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.


2002–03 Deportivo Alavés 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 Deportivo Alavés 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 Deportivo Alavés season, First-team squad, Out on loan for the full season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002–03 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was Toluca's 85th season in existence and their 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup (the entire tournament, except for the finals, were played on the first semester of 2003). Toluca were crowned champions of the Apertura 2002 tournament after defeating Morelia in the final.


2002–03 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season
In an unusual situation, Toluca had three different managers during the season. Ricardo La Volpe left the team after the 15th round of the Apertura tournament after being called to the Mexico national football team and appointed manager, substituting Javier Aguirre. La Volpe was replaced by Wilson Graniolatti, who resigned on 7 December, citing differences with Toluca's front office, specially with the chairman Rafael Lebrija. Graniolatti was replaced by Alberto Jorge, head of the Reserves and Academy, hired to manage the team for the rest of the playoffs (four games only). Since Jorge managed to win the Apertura tournament, he was ratified as manager of the team for the second half of the season.


2002–03 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season
This season remains as a highlight both in Mexican football and Toluca's history. Paraguayan striker José Cardozo broke several scoring records: Cardozo scored 29 goals in the Apertura 2002 regular season and was crowned as the tournament's top scorer; 36 goals in the Apertura 2002 tournament, including playoffs; and 58 goals in the 2002–03 Primera División season. All the three records remain unbeaten as of 2020.


2002–03 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season, Competitions, Overview
1. Toluca qualified to the 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final, to be played on the next season.


2002–03 Deportivo de La Coruña season
The 2002–03 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 32nd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League and the Supercopa de España.


2002–03 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
The 2002–03 season, Javier Irureta's fifth in charge, started in style for Deportivo. As defending Copa del Rey champions, they qualified for the 2002 Supercopa de España, where they faced Valencia. Three first half goals from Juan Carlos Valerón, Víctor Sánchez and Noureddine Naybet gave them a big advantage after the first leg at Estadio Riazor, and a further goal from Víctor at Mestalla Stadium ensured a 4–0 aggregate victory. Depor therefore claimed the Supercopa trophy for the second time in three seasons.


2002–03 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
In La Liga, they just failed to match their top two finishes of the past three years, ending up 3rd, although they still qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. In the 2002–03 edition of that tournament, they made it through a tough first round group in which they faced Bayern Munich, Lens and Milan. Their progress was assured after an excellent 2–1 win against the Italians at San Siro on the final matchday. Another tough draw awaited in the second group stage, where they faced Basel, Juventus and Manchester United. Despite finishing level on points with the Swiss and Italian sides, they were eliminated bottom of the group on goal difference, failing to match their quarter-final exploits of the previous two seasons.


2002–03 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
In the Copa del Rey, too, they just fell short of their previous high standards. The defending champions were eliminated at the semi-final stage by eventual winners Mallorca. It was a great season for striker Roy Makaay, whose 29 league goals won him both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe.


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


2002–03 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Players, 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 Derby County F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Derby County competed in the Football League First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season.


2002–03 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby were expected to make a bid for an immediate return to the Premiership, but struggled all season which resulted in manager John Gregory being sacked in March and replaced by former Ipswich Town manager George Burley, who led the team to a secure but disappointing 18th-place finish.


2002–03 Derby County F.C. season, Kit
Derby retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by Italian company Erreà and sponsored by Pedigree.


2002–03 Derby County 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 Derby County 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 Detroit Pistons season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Pistons' 62nd season as a franchise, the 55th in the National Basketball Association, and the 46th in the Detroit area. During the offseason, the Pistons acquired Richard Hamilton from the Washington Wizards and signed free agent Chauncey Billups. With the acquisitions of Hamilton and Billups, the Pistons got off to a solid start winning 12 of their first 16 games, and held a 32–15 record at the All-Star break.


2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
However, the team suffered a 7-game losing streak between February and March, but managed to finish first place in the Eastern Conference with a 50–32 record, which was the lowest record for a number one-seeded team. The Pistons were also the only team in the Eastern Conference with 50 or more wins this season. Ben Wallace averaged 15.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game, and was voted to play in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his career. He also won the Defensive Player of the Year award for the second year in a row, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team. Hamilton led the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Billups provided them with 16.2 points per game.


2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
After defeating the Orlando Magic 4–3 in the Eastern Conference First Round after trailing 3–1, and then beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Pistons were a serious title contender, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1991. Instead, they had their season ended with a sweep to the 2nd-seeded New Jersey Nets in four straight Eastern Conference Final games.


2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
Following the season, Pistons head coach Rick Carlisle was fired after spending only two seasons with the team, and was replaced by Larry Brown, who resigned by the 76ers on Memorial Day as their replacement. Carlisle would go on to coach the Indiana Pacers as he replaced Isiah Thomas, who was fired after failing to reach the second round for three consecutive seasons in the playoffs. Thomas would go on to be named executive of the New York Knicks, following the season. Also following the season, Clifford Robinson was traded to the Golden State Warriors, Jon Barry signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, and Michael Curry was dealt to the Toronto Raptors.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season was the 77th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings scored 110 points, winning the Central Division, but just one point behind the Dallas Stars for the Western Conference's first seed.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season
Coming off their latest Stanley Cup victory, the Red Wings started looking towards the future. Dominik Hasek and Scotty Bowman had retired over the summer and captain Steve Yzerman was out for the first 66 games of the regular season. The weight of the team fell on Sergei Fedorov and veteran Brett Hull, who helped the Red Wings score the most goals of any team in the regular season. As newly acquired goaltender Curtis Joseph held steady in net, two more pieces of the Stanley Cup team would be traded over the course of the year.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season
Maxim Kuznetsov and Sean Avery left in a trade for the Los Angeles Kings' Mathieu Schneider right before the trade deadline in an effort to push the Wings towards the playoffs. However, the moves did not come to complete fruition, as the Wings met the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round and shocked everyone by being swept in four games.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season
Three Red Wings were named to the roster for the 2003 All-Star Game: defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom, center Sergei Fedorov and Head Coach Dave Lewis. It was Lidstrom's seventh appearance at the All-Star Game, Fedorov's sixth and Lewis's first appearance as a coach.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season
The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2002–03 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season
The Red Wings led the NHL in scoring during the regular season, with 269 goals for, and power-play percentage, at 23.82% (76 for 319). They also tied the Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just four.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Season 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 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2002–03 regular season as the Western Conference's second seed and played Anaheim in the first round. Anaheim upset Detroit in a four-game sweep. The Mighty Ducks would advance and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the New Jersey Devils.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Player stats, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Awards and records, Milestones
Brett Hull scored his 700th career goal, February 10, 2003.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Transactions
The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Transactions, Draft picks
Detroit's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The Red Wings were slated to pick 30th overall but traded their first pick to the Atlanta Thrashers.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Grand Rapids Griffins
The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2002–03.


2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Toledo Storm
The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2002–03 season.


2002–03 Division 1 (Senegal)
The 2002-03 Division 1 season was the 38th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on 9 November 2002 and finished on 29 June 2003. ASC Jeanne d'Arc won the tenth title and the next club to win two in a row, thus made the club to win the most number of national championship titles until the following season when Diaraf would share it once more with ten in the following season.


2002–03 Division 1 (Senegal)
Reforms that had made by the CAF, the merger of the CAF Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup and became the CAF Confederation Cup, the continental qualifications changed. The qualification into the CAF Champions League would have two clubs, the winner and the second place, the third place club and the winner of the Senegal FA Cup qualified to the newly merged Confederation Cup. ASC Jeanne d'Arc and second place ASC Diaraf qualified to the 2004 CAF Champions League and qualified to the 2004 CAF Confederation Cup, AS Douanes (third in the premier division), winner of the 2003 Senegal FA Cup and semifinalist ASC Thiès (the club participated in Division 2 during the season).


2002–03 Division 1 (Senegal)
The season would again feature fourteen clubs. The problems that occurred in Division 2 cancelled relegations of clubs to the second division, six clubs would elevate into the premier division and risen the clubs to 20 the following season and would be longer with 38 matches and record breaking in the country.


2002–03 Division 1 (Senegal)
ASC Jeanne d'Arc was the defending team of the title. The season featured 182 matches and scored 255 goals, fewer than last season.


2002–03 Division 1 (Senegal), Overview
The league was contested by 14 teams with ASC Jeanne d'Arc again winning the championship.


2002–03 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
2002–03 was the fourth season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of ice hockey in Sweden, below the second-level Allsvenskan and the top-level Elitserien (now the SHL).


2002–03 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
The league was divided into four regional groups. In each region, the top teams qualified for the Kvalserien till Allsvenskan, for the opportunity to be promoted to the Allsvenskan. The bottom teams in each group were forced to play in a relegation round against the top teams from Division 2 in order to retain their spot in Division 1 for the following season. These were also conducted within each region.


2002–03 División de Honor de Futsal
The 2002–03 season of the División de Honor de Futsal is the 14th season of top-tier futsal in Spain.


2002–03 Divizia A
The 2002–03 Divizia A was the eighty-fifth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2002 and ended in May 2003. Rapid București became champions on 24 May 2003.


2002–03 Divizia A, Team changes, Relegated
The teams that were relegated to Divizia B at the end of the previous season:


2002–03 Divizia A, Team changes, Promoted
The teams that were promoted from Divizia B at the start of the season:


2002–03 Divizia A, Promotion / Relegation Play-off
The teams placed on the 13th and 14th place in the Divizia A faced the 2nd placed teams from both groups of the Divizia B. Politehnica AEK Timișoara and FC Oradea won the relegation play-offs.


2002–03 Divizia A, Promotion / Relegation Play-off
Even though Oțelul Galați lost the relegation play-off against FC Oradea, they kept their place in the Divizia A because Petrolul Ploiești, the club that won the Divizia B, Seria I, sold its promotion place to Oțelul Galați and merged with Astra Ploiești, the other team from the city of Ploiești, which finished on the 9th position this season.


2002–03 Divizia A, Attendances
Updated to games played on 2 June 2019Source: Notes:1: Played last season in Divizia B.2: Național București played 1 match out of their stadium.


2002–03 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Emilian Dolha (22 / 0); Ionuț Curcă (4 / 0); Boban Savić  (3 / 0); Răzvan Lucescu (1 / 0). Defenders: Cornel Buta (3 / 0); Nicolae Constantin (3 / 0); Adrian Iencsi (27 / 4); Vasile Maftei (29 / 3); Camille Muzinga  (2 / 0); Dănuț Perjă (20 / 3); Răzvan Raț (28 / 2); Ion Voicu (19 / 1).


2002–03 Divizia A, Champion squad
Midfielders: Valentin Bădoi (30 / 7); Roberto Bisconti  (8 / 0); Emmanuel Godfroid  (24 / 5); Nicolae Grigore (15 / 0); Robert Ilyes (23 / 5); Claudiu Mircea Ionescu (1 / 0); Marius Măldărășanu (14 / 2); Dorin Pandele (1 / 0); Ioan Sabău (16 / 1); Claudiu Saghin (1 / 0); Constantin Schumacher (10 / 1); Florin Costin Șoavă (28 / 1). Forwards: Florin Bratu (27 / 11); Henry Makinwa  (11 / 2); Daniel Niculae (28 / 6); Robert Niță (19 / 5). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2002–03 Divizia A (women's football)
The 2002-03 season of the Divizia A Feminin was the 13th season of Romania's premier women's football league. Two divisions (West/South) with 4 teams each played a sextuple round robin. First two places in each division qualified to the final tournament (single-leg semifinals and finals).


2002–03 Divizia B
The 2002–03 Divizia B was the 63rd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


2002–03 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the 13th and 14th-placed in the Divizia A and the runners-up of the Divizia B series.


2002–03 Divizia B, Team changes, Other
AEK București merged with Politehnica Timișoara and was absorbed. Politehnica played directly in the first tier, instead of third and also was renamed as Politehnica AEK Timișoara.


2002–03 Divizia B, Team changes, Other
Bucovina Suceava break the alliance with Foresta Fălticeni, bought the place from Tractorul Brașov and was enrolled directly in the second tier.


2002–03 Divizia B, Team changes, Other
Olimpia Satu Mare bought the place of Metrom Brașov, which chose to sell it again, instead of playing at the second level.


2002–03 Divizia B, Team changes, Renamed teams
Foresta Suceava was moved back from Suceava to Fălticeni and renamed as Foresta Fălticeni.


2002–03 Divizia B, Divizia A play-off
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia A faced the 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B.


2002–03 Divizia C
The 2002–03 Divizia C season was the 47th season of Divizia C, the third tier of the Romanian football league system.


2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).


2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 19–12, and finished in 3rd place in the CAA in the regular season.


2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–7.


2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Offseason
On April 2, 2002, Krzyzewski announced that Mike Dunleavy and Chris Duhon would be captains for this season.


2002–03 Duleep Trophy
The 2002–03 Duleep Trophy was the 42nd season of the Duleep Trophy. Instead of five zonal teams, five teams (Elite Group A, Elite Group B, Elite Group C, Plate Group A and Plate Group B) were formed based on the 2002–03 Ranji Trophy groups.


2002–03 Duleep Trophy
Elite Group C won the title by finishing first on the points table.


2002–03 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 2002–03 was the 119th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 97th time, the Scottish Cup for the 108th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 56th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 12th time.


2002–03 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Season 2002-03 began with yet another new manager at the helm. Following the success of promotion the season before, Tom Carson had fallen out with the board and left the club, to be replaced by David Winnie. The league campaign, as was so often the case with Dumbarton, started well and then fell away. By March there were some concerns of a return to Division 3, resulting in David Winnie's departure as manager. Fortunately his replacement Brian Fairlie had the desired effect and a final unbeaten 7 game run ensured a creditable 6th place.


2002–03 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, for the second year running, it would be a first round exit, this time to Raith Rovers.


2002–03 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, Inverness Caledonian Thistle were to prove too much to handle in the first round.


2002–03 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, it was a case of 'role reversal'. In the competition which had seen just one win in ten attempts, this season would see a mini cup run before Queen of the South would bring it to an end in the third round.


2002–03 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton played just one group tie, losing to Falkirk on penalties after a drawn game.


2002–03 Dundee F.C. season
The 2002–03 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 6th position with 44 points. They also reached the 2003 Scottish Cup Final where they lost 1–0 to Rangers.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2002–03 season was the 94th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. United finished the season in eighth place.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season
United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup by Hibernian in the third round, and were beaten by Celtic in the CIS Insurance Cup semi-finals.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
What had begun with optimism and hopes that United could continue the progress made the previous year would end up being statistically the club's worst season since before World War II. Eddie Thompson took over as chairman with the season barely a month old and quickly sacked Alex Smith, though a run of just two wins from the first ten games did not help the manager's cause. After a failed attempt to recruit Ian McCall, Paul Hegarty was put in charge provisionally until the end of the season. While the former club hero got off to a decent start with 7 points from five matches, a dismal run of ten weeks without a win followed, leading to Hegarty being dismissed at the end of January and McCall being successfully recruited.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
The key factor in McCall's change of heart was that while his previous club Falkirk were runaway leaders of the First Division, it was by now evident that they were unlikely to be promoted as their ground did not meet the SPL's requirements. McCall still had the task of keeping United off the bottom of the table in the unlikely event that the SPL had a change of heart or one of the chasing pack overhauled Falkirk, and he ultimately managed this with an excellent run of form after the SPL split, leaving them to finish eleventh. However, this good finish could not mask what had been an extremely poor season by any measure, and left McCall facing a major reconstruction job.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 2002–03 season. The team finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Tennent's Scottish Cup in the third round, losing at home to Hibernian. Celtic knocked United out of the CIS Cup in the semi-finals.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details
During the 2002–03 season, United used 32 different players, with a further played named as a substitute who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Goalscorers
Thirteen players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 43 goals in total. Steven Thompson and Jim McIntyre were the top goalscorers, scoring nine goals apiece.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Discipline
During the 2001–02 season, five United players were sent off, and 20 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received six dismissals and 67 cautions.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
Six players were signed during the 2002–03 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £150,000. Four players were also signed for the following season. In addition, two players were signed on loan.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
The players that joined Dundee United during the 2001–02 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Eight players left the club during the season with only one transfer – Steven Thompson to Rangers – bringing in a fee (£200k). Two players were loaned out during the season with six also released before next season.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Listed below are the players that were released during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.


2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the last time.


2002–03 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2002–03 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 5th position with 46 points.


2002–03 ECHL season
The 2002–03 ECHL season was the 15th season of the East Coast Hockey League. The Brabham Cup regular season champions were the Toledo Storm and the Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies.


2002–03 ECHL season, League changes
The Macon Whoopee relocated to Lexington, Kentucky, as the Lexington Men O' War.


2002–03 ECHL season, League changes
The New Orleans Brass ceased operations due to the arrival of the New Orleans Hornets basketball team. The NBA team moved into the Brass' arena but wanted the Brass to pay for every conversion between the hockey and basketball configuration, an expense the Brass could not afford.


2002–03 ECHL season, League changes
The Mobile Mysticks also suspended operations prior to the season and would relocate to Duluth, Georgia, beginning with the 2003–04 season.


2002–03 ECHL season, All-Star Game
The ECHL All-Star Game was held at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida and was hosted by the Florida Everblades. The Northern Conference All-Stars dominated the game, beating the Southern Conference All-Stars 8–2. Atlantic City's Scott Stirling was named Most Valuable Player.