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2002–03 Serie A

2002–03 Serie A

The 2002–03 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st season of top-tier Italian football, the 71st in a round-robin tournament. It was composed by 18 teams, for the 15th consecutive time from season 1988–89.

The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League. Teams finishing in third and fourth position had to play Champions League qualifications. Teams finishing in fifth and sixth positions qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner of Coppa Italia). The bottom four teams were to be relegated in Serie B.

Juventus won its 27th national title, with Internazionale placing second and Milan third. Lazio was admitted to the UEFA Champions League preliminary phase, whereas Parma, Udinese and Roma (through the Coppa Italia finals) obtained a spot to the next UEFA Cup. Brescia and Perugia were admitted to participate in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, after Chievo declined to participate.

Piacenza, Torino, Como and Atalanta were relegated to Serie B, with the latter after having lost a relegation play-off against Reggina.

Serie A
Season2002–03
ChampionsJuventus
27th title
RelegatedAtalanta
Piacenza
Como
Torino
Champions LeagueJuventus
Internazionale
Milan
Lazio
UEFA CupParma
Udinese
Roma
Intertoto CupPerugia
Brescia
Matches played306
Goals scored789 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Vieri
(24 goals)
Biggest home winMilan 6–0 Torino
(6 October 2002)
Biggest away winTorino 0–4 Juventus
(17 November 2002)
Torino 0–4 Parma
(1 December 2002)
Chievo 0–4 Parma
(16 March 2003)
Highest scoringParma 4–3 Brescia
(6 November 2002)
Empoli 3–4 Internazionale
(6 November 2002)
Juventus 4–3 Chievo
(24 May 2003)
Highest attendance78,843
Milan v Internazionale
Lowest attendance350
Torino v Udinese
← 2001–02
2003–04 →

Rule changes

Unlike La Liga, which imposed a quota on the number of non-EU players on each club, Serie A clubs could sign as many non-EU players as available on domestic transfer. But for the 2003–04 season a quota was imposed on each of the clubs limiting the number of non-EU, non-EFTA and non-Swiss players who may be signed from abroad each season,[17] following provisional measures[18] introduced in the 2002–03 season, which allowed Serie A & B clubs to sign only one non-EU player in the 2002 summer transfer window.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
TorinoItalyGiancarlo CamoleseSacked25 October 200216thItalyRenzo Ulivieri26 October 2002
RegginaItalyBortolo MuttiSacked7 November 200216thItalyLuigi De Canio8 November 2002
ComoItalyLoris DominissiniSacked25 November 200218thItalyEugenio Fascetti25 November 2002
PiacenzaItalyAndrea AgostinelliSacked3 February 2003[19]16thItalyLuigi Cagni3 February 2003[20]
TorinoItalyRenzo UlivieriSacked24 February 200317thItalyRenato Zaccarelli24 February 2003
TorinoItalyRenato ZaccarelliSacked15 April 200318thItalyGiacomo Ferri15 April 2003
AtalantaItalyGiovanni VavassoriSacked21 April 200315thItalyGiancarlo Finardi21 April 2003

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AtalantaItalyIvan RuggeriItalyGiancarlo FinardiAsicsPromatech
BolognaItalyRenato CipolliniItalyFrancesco GuidolinMacronArea Banca
BresciaItalyLuigi CorioniItalyCarlo MazzoneUmbroBanca Lombarda
ChievoItalyLuca CampedelliItalyLuigi Del NeriJomaPaluani
Como*ItalyEnrico PreziosiItalyEugenio FascettiErreàTemporary
Empoli*ItalyFabrizio CorsiItalySilvio BaldiniErreàSammontana
InternazionaleItalyMassimo MorattiArgentinaHéctor CúperNikePirelli
JuventusItalyVittorio ChiusanoItalyMarcello LippiLottoFastweb
LazioItalySergio Cragnotti
ItalyUgo Longo		ItalyRoberto ManciniPumaSiemens Mobile
MilanItalySilvio BerlusconiItalyCarlo AncelottiAdidasOpel
Modena*ItalyRomano AmadeiItalyGianni De BiasiErreàImmergas
ParmaItalyStefano TanziItalyCesare PrandelliChampionParmalat
PerugiaItalyLuciano GaucciItalySerse CosmiGalexToyota
PiacenzaItalyFabrizio GarilliItalyLuigi CagniLottoLpr Brakes
Reggina*ItalyPasquale FotiItalyLuigi De CanioAsicsCaffe Mauro
RomaItalyFrancesco SensiItalyFabio CapelloKappaMazda
TorinoItalyAttilio RomeroItalyGiacomo FerriAsicsIxfin
UdineseItalyFranco SoldatiItalyLuciano SpallettiLe Coq SportifBernardi

(*) Promoted from Serie B.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Juventus(C)3421946429+35722003–2004 UEFA Champions League group stage
2Internazionale3419876438+2665
3Milan3418795530+2561[1]
4Lazio34151545732+25602003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
5Parma34151185536+1956[2]2003–04 UEFA Cup First round
6Udinese34168103835+356[2]
7Chievo34167115139+1255
8Roma341310115546+949[3]2003–04 UEFA Cup First round
9Brescia34915103638−242[4]2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
10Perugia341012124048−842[5]2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
11Bologna341011133947−841
12Modena34911143048−1838[6]
13Empoli34911143646−1038[6]
14Reggina34108163853−1538[6]Relegation play-off
15Atalanta(R)34814123547−1238[7]2003–04 Serie B after Relegation play-off
16Piacenza(R)3486204462−18302003–04 Serie B
17Como(R)34412182957−2824
18Torino(R)3449212358−3521

Results

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Atalanta2–22–01–02–12–21–11–10–11–41–30–00–22–01–12–12–20–0
Bologna2–33–01–11–02–01–22–20–20–23–02–12–11–00–22–12–21–0
Brescia3–00–00–01–10–20–12–00–01–02–21–13–11–22–12–31–01–1
Chievo4–10–01–22–01–02–11–41–13–22–00–43–03–12–10–03–23–0
Como1–1[8]5–11–12–40–20–21–3[9]1–31–20–02–2[10]1–11–11–12–0[11]1–00–2
Empoli0–00–00–02–10–03–40–21–21–11–00–21–13–14–21–31–11–1
Internazionale1–02–04–02–14–03–01–11–10–12–01–12–23–13–03–31–01–2
Juventus3–01–12–14–31–11–03–01–22–13–02–22–22–05–02–12–01–0
Lazio0–01–13–12–33–04–13–30–01–14–00–03–02–10–12–21–12–1
Milan3–33–10–00–02–00–11–02–12–22–12–13–02–12–01–06–01–0
Modena0–23–20–01–01–11–10–20–10–00–32–11–11–02–11–12–10–1
Parma2–11–24–30–12–02–01–21–22–11–01–12–23–22–03–01–03–2
Perugia1–01–10–01–03–01–34–10–12–21–02–01–20–02–01–02–10–2
Piacenza2–03–11–40–30–11–21–40–12–34–23–31–15–12–21–11–02–0
Reggina1–11–02–21–14–11–01–22–10–30–00–10–03–13–12–32–13–2
Roma1–23–10–00–12–13–12–22–21–12–11–22–12–23–03–03–14–1
Torino1–12–10–21–00–01–1[12]0–20–40–10–31–10–42–1[13]1–3[14]1–0[15]0–10–1[16]
Udinese1–00–00–02–13–22–12–10–12–11–02–11–10–02–11–02–11–1

Overall

  • Most wins - Juventus (21)

  • Fewest wins - Como and Torino (4)

  • Most draws - Lazio and Brescia (15)

  • Fewest draws - Piacenza (6)

  • Most losses - Torino (21)

  • Fewest losses - Juventus and Lazio (4)

  • Most goals scored - Juventus and Internazionale (64)

  • Fewest goals scored - Torino (23)

  • Most goals conceded - Piacenza (62)

  • Fewest goals conceded - Juventus (29)

Relegation play-off

Reggina won 2 – 1 on aggregate.

Atalanta relegated to Serie B.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1ItalyChristian VieriInternazionale24
2RomaniaAdrian MutuParma18
3ItalyFilippo InzaghiMilan17
4ItalyAlessandro Del PieroJuventus16
6BrazilAdrianoParma15
ArgentinaClaudio LópezLazio
8ItalyDario HübnerPiacenza14
ItalyFrancesco TottiRoma
10ItalyAntonio Di NataleEmpoli13

Number of teams by region

RegionNumber of teamsTeams
1Lombardy5Atalanta, Como, Brescia, Internazionale and Milan
2Emilia-Romagna4Bologna, Modena, Parma and Piacenza
3Lazio2Lazio and Roma
Piedmont2Juventus and Torino
5Calabria1Reggina
Friuli-Venezia Giulia1Udinese
Tuscany1Empoli
Veneto1Chievo
Umbria1Perugia

Transfer

References and sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

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