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2002–03 UEFA Champions League

The2002–03 UEFA Champions Leaguewas the 11th season ofUEFA's premier European clubfootballtournament, theUEFA Champions League,since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won byMilan,who beatJuventusonpenaltiesin the European Cup'sfirst ever all-Italian final,to win their sixth European title, and its first in nine years. Manchester United'sRuud van Nistelrooywas again the top scorer, scoring 12 goals over the two group stages and knockout stage, in addition to two goals he had scored in the qualifying phase, although his side bowed out in the quarter-finals and missed out on the chance of playing in a final at their own stadium.

2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Old TraffordinGreater Manchesterhosted the final.
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
17 July – 28 August 2002
Competition proper:
17 September 2002 – 28 May 2003
TeamsCompetition proper:32
Total:72
Final positions
ChampionsItalyMilan(6th title)
Runners-upItalyJuventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played157
Goals scored428 (2.73 per match)
Attendance6,416,965 (40,872 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ruud van Nistelrooy(Manchester United)
12 goals

Real Madridwere the defending champions, but were eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals.

Association team allocation

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A total of 72 teams participated in the 2002–03 Champions League, from 48 of 52UEFAassociations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Two lowest-ranked associations (Andorra and San Marino) were not admitted. Additionally, no teams from Azerbaijan were admitted this year as no official champion was decided in the 2001–02 season.

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League:[1]

  • Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
  • Associations 16–52 each have one team qualify (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Andorra and Azerbaijan)

Association ranking

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Countries are allocated places according to their 2001UEFA league coefficient,which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 2000–01.[2]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Spain 65.210 4
2 Italy 56.239
3 England 51.288
4 Germany 48.632 3
5 France 42.352
6 Netherlands 30.249
7 Turkey 29.975 2
8 Greece 28.366
9 Russia 27.708
10 Portugal 26.274
11 Czech Republic 24.791
12 Belgium 24.150
13 Ukraine 23.833
14 Austria 23.750
15 Norway 23.600
16 Scotland 22.625 1
17 Switzerland 21.875
18 Croatia 19.999
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 Sweden 18.208 1
20 Poland 17.500
21 Denmark 17.175
22 Romania 15.791
23 FR Yugoslavia 15.415
24 Hungary 15.082
25 Slovakia 14.665
26 Israel 14.124
27 Slovenia 11.998
28 Bulgaria 11.665
29 Cyprus 10.832
30 Georgia 9.666
31 Finland 8.541
32 Latvia 7.832
33 Iceland 5.332
34 Moldova 4.833
35 Belarus 4.499
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36 Lithuania 4.498 1
37 Macedonia 3.497
38 Republic of Ireland 2.998
39 Estonia 2.498
40 Armenia 2.165
41 Wales 2.165
42 Azerbaijan 1.665 0
43 Malta 1.665 1
44 Liechtenstein 1.500 0
45 Northern Ireland 1.331 1
46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.000
47 Luxembourg 0.665
48 Faroe Islands 0.665
49 Albania 0.499
50 Andorra 0.000 0
51 San Marino 0.000
52 Kazakhstan 0.000 1

Distribution

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Since the title holders (Real Madrid) also qualified for the Champions League Third qualifying round through their domestic league, one Third qualifying round spot was vacated. Due to this, as well as due to suspension of Azerbaijan, the following changes to the default access list are made:

  • The champions of association 16 (Scotland) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 26, 27 and 28 (Israel, Slovenia and Bulgaria) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(20 teams)
  • 20 champions from associations 29–52
    (except Liechtenstein, San Marino, Azerbaijan and Andorra)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 12 champions from associations 17–28
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 10 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 7 champions from associations 10–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–6 (except Spain)
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
First group stage
(32 teams)
  • 1 current Champions League title holder (Real Madrid)
  • 9 champions from associations 1–9
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Second group stage
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the first group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the first group stage
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the second group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from the second group stage

Teams

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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).

Group stage
Valencia(1st) Arsenal(1st) Lyon(1st) Galatasaray(1st)
Deportivo de La Coruña(2nd) Liverpool(2nd) Lens(2nd) Olympiacos(1st)
Juventus(1st) Borussia Dortmund(1st) Ajax(1st) Spartak Moscow(1st)
Roma(2nd) Bayer Leverkusen(2nd) PSV Eindhoven(2nd) Real Madrid(3rd)TH
Third qualifying round
Barcelona(4th) Bayern Munich(3rd) Lokomotiv Moscow(2nd) Shakhtar Donetsk(1st)
Internazionale(3rd) Auxerre(3rd) Sporting CP(1st) Sturm Graz(2nd)[Note AUT]
Milan(4th) Feyenoord(3rd) Slovan Liberec(1st) Rosenborg(1st)
Manchester United(3rd) Fenerbahçe(2nd) Genk(1st) Celtic(1st)
Newcastle United(4th) AEK Athens(2nd)
Second qualifying round
Boavista(2nd) Lillestrøm(2nd) Brøndby(1st) Žilina(1st)
Sparta Prague(2nd) Basel(1st) Dinamo București(1st) Maccabi Haifa(1st)
Club Brugge(2nd) Zagreb(1st) Partizan(1st) Maribor(1st)
Dynamo Kyiv(2nd) Hammarby(1st) Zalaegerszeg(1st) Levski Sofia(1st)
GAK(3rd)[Note AUT] Legia Warsaw(1st)
First qualifying round
APOEL(1st) Belshina Bobruisk(1st) Flora Tallinn(1st) Željezničar Sarajevo(1st)
Torpedo Kutaisi(1st) Sheriff Tiraspol(1st) Pyunik(1st) F91 Dudelange(1st)
Tampere United(1st) FBK Kaunas(1st) Barry Town(1st) B36 Tórshavn(1st)
Skonto(1st) Vardar(1st) Hibernians(1st) Dinamo Tirana(1st)
ÍA Akranes(1st) Shelbourne(1st) Portadown(1st) Zhenis Astana(1st)
Notes
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    Austria (AUT):2001–02 Austrian Football BundesligachampionsTirol Innsbruckdid not receive a licence for the next season and were excluded fromAustrian Bundesliga.Subsequently, they were excluded from the Champions League, while Bundesliga runners-upSturm Grazwere moved from Second to Third qualifying round and Bundesliga 3rd-placed teamGAKreplaced Sturm in the Second qualifying round.[3]
  2. ^
    Azerbaijan (AZE):Clubs from Azerbaijan were not admitted to UEFA competitions as theprevious seasonwas suspended in mid-April due to ongoing conflict between clubs andAFFA.Several weeks later the championship was resumed and subsequently finished by clubs independently from the federation.Shamkirwon the league, but this title is not recognized by bothUEFAand AFFA.[4]

Round and draw dates

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All draws held at UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerlandunless stated otherwise.[5]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 21 June 2002
(Geneva) 		17 July 2002 24 July 2002
Second qualifying round 31 July 2002 7 August 2002
Third qualifying round 26 July 2002 13–14 August 2002 27–28 August 2002
First group stage Matchday 1 29 August 2002
(Monaco) 		17–18 September 2002
Matchday 2 24–25 September 2002
Matchday 3 1–2 October 2002
Matchday 4 22–23 October 2002
Matchday 5 29–30 October 2002
Matchday 6 12–13 November 2002
Second group stage Matchday 7 15 November 2002
(Geneva) 		26–27 November 2002
Matchday 8 10–11 December 2002
Matchday 9 18–19 February 2003
Matchday 10 25–26 February 2003
Matchday 11 11–12 March 2003
Matchday 12 18–19 March 2003
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 21 March 2003 8–9 April 2003 22–23 April 2003
Semi-finals 6–7 May 2003 13–14 May 2003
Final 28 May 2003 atOld Trafford,Manchester

Qualifying rounds

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Main article:2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
F91 Dudelange 1–4 Vardar 1–1 0–3
Hibernians 3–2 Shelbourne 2–2 1–0
Portadown 2–3 Belshina Bobruisk 0–0 2–3
Željezničar 4–0 ÍA 3–0 1–0
Skonto 6–0 Barry Town 5–0 1–0
Flora Tallinn 0–1 APOEL 0–0 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol 4–4 (a) Zhenis Astana 2–1 2–3
Tampere United 0–6 Pyunik 0–4 0–2
FBK Kaunas 2–3 Dinamo Tirana 2–3 0–0
Torpedo Kutaisi 6–2 B36 Tórshavn 5–2 1–0

Second qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–6 GAK 1–4 0–2
Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Belshina Bobruisk 4–0 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv 6–2 Pyunik 4–0 2–2
Zalaegerszeg 2–2 (a) Zagreb 1–0 1–2
Boavista 7–3 Hibernians 4–0 3–3
Sparta Prague 5–1 Torpedo Kutaisi 3–0 2–1
Skonto 0–2 Levski Sofia 0–0 0–2
Vardar 2–4 Legia Warsaw 1–3 1–1
Hammarby 1–5 Partizan 1–1 0–4
Žilina 1–4 Basel 1–1 0–3
Maribor 4–5 APOEL 2–1 2–4
Lillestrøm 0–2 Željezničar 0–1 0–1
Club Brugge 4–1 Dinamo București 3–1 1–0
Brøndby 5–0 Dinamo Tirana 1–0 4–0

Third qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Genk 4–4 (a) Sparta Prague 2–0 2–4
Feyenoord 3–0 Fenerbahçe 1–0 2–0
Maccabi Haifa 5–3 Sturm Graz 2–0 3–3
Boavista 0–1 Auxerre 0–1 0–0
APOEL 2–4 AEK Athens 2–3 0–1
Zalaegerszeg 1–5 Manchester United 1–0 0–5
Sporting CP 0–2 Internazionale 0–0 0–2
Partizan 1–6 Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2(1–4p) Club Brugge 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Željezničar 0–5 Newcastle United 0–1 0–4
Celtic 3–3 (a) Basel 3–1 0–2
GAK 3–5 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–2 3–3
Rosenborg 4–2 Brøndby 1–0 3–2
Levski Sofia 0–2 Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–1
Milan 2–2 (a) Slovan Liberec 1–0 1–2
Barcelona 4–0 Legia Warsaw 3–0 1–0

First group stage

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Main article:2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage
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Location of teams of the2002–03 UEFA Champions Leaguefirst group stage.
Brown: Group A;Red: Group B;Orange: Group C;Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;Blue: Group F;Purple: Group G;Pink: Group H.

16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countriesranked1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the Champions League second group stage, while the third-placed teams advance to round three of theUEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. HigherUEFA coefficientgoing into the competition.

Basel,GenkandMaccabi Haifamade their debut in the group stage. Maccabi Haifa became the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS DOR AUX PSV
1 Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance tosecond group stage — 2–0 1–2 0–0
2 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–1 — 2–1 1–1
3 Auxerre 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 Transfer toUEFA Cup 0–1 1–0 — 0–0
4 PSV Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 0–4 1–3 3–0 —
Source:RSSSF

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BSL LIV SPM
1 Valencia 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance tosecond group stage — 6–2 2–0 3–0
2 Basel 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 2–2 — 3–3 2–0
3 Liverpool 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Transfer toUEFA Cup 0–1 1–1 — 5–0
4 Spartak Moscow 6 0 0 6 1 18 −17 0 0–3 0–2 1–3 —
Source:RSSSF

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA ROM AEK GNK
1 Real Madrid 6 2 3 1 15 7 +8 9 Advance tosecond group stage — 0–1 2–2 6–0
2 Roma 6 2 3 1 3 4 −1 9 0–3 — 1–1 0–0
3 AEK Athens 6 0 6 0 7 7 0 6 Transfer toUEFA Cup 3–3 0–0 — 1–1
4 Genk 6 0 4 2 2 9 −7 4 1–1 0–1 0–0 —
Source:RSSSF

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT AJX LYO ROS
1 Internazionale 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Advance tosecond group stage — 1–0 1–2 3–0
2 Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 1–2 — 2–1 1–1
3 Lyon 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8 Transfer toUEFA Cup 3–3 0–2 — 5–0
4 Rosenborg 6 0 4 2 4 12 −8 4 2–2 0–0 1–1 —
Source:RSSSF

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV NEW DKV FEY
1 Juventus 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Advance tosecond group stage — 2–0 5–0 2–0
2 Newcastle United 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–0 — 2–1 0–1
3 Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer toUEFA Cup 1–2 2–0 — 2–0
4 Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 1–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source:RSSSF

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN LEV MHA OLY
1 Manchester United 6 5 0 1 16 8 +8 15 Advance tosecond group stage — 2–0 5–2 4–0
2 Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9 1–2 — 2–1 2–0
3 Maccabi Haifa 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 Transfer toUEFA Cup 3–0 0–2 — 3–0
4 Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 11 17 −6 4 2–3 6–2 3–3 —
Source:RSSSF

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL DEP LEN BAY
1 Milan 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Advance tosecond group stage — 1–2 2–1 2–1
2 Deportivo La Coruña 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12 0–4 — 3–1 2–1
3 Lens 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 Transfer toUEFA Cup 2–1 3–1 — 1–1
4 Bayern Munich 6 0 2 4 9 13 −4 2 1–2 2–3 3–3 —
Source:RSSSF

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR LMO BRU GAL
1 Barcelona 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 Advance tosecond group stage — 1–0 3–2 3–1
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–3 — 2–0 0–2
3 Club Brugge 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 Transfer toUEFA Cup 0–1 0–0 — 3–1
4 Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source:RSSSF
Edgar Davids (No. 26) clashing with Gennaro Gattuso in thefinal

Second group stage

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Main article:2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage

The eight group winners and eight group runners-up were drawn into four groups, with each one containing two group winners and two group runners-up. The top two teams in each group advanced to the Champions League knockout stage.

Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. HigherUEFA coefficientgoing into the competition.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR INT NEW LEV
1 Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 Advance toknockout stage — 3–0 3–1 2–0
2 Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 0–0 — 2–2 3–2
3 Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7 0–2 1–4 — 3–1
4 Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0 1–2 0–2 1–3 —
Source:RSSSF

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL AJX ARS ROM
1 Valencia 6 2 3 1 5 6 −1 9 Advance toknockout stage — 1–1 2–1 0–3
2 Ajax 6 1 5 0 6 5 +1 8 1–1 — 0–0 2–1
3 Arsenal 6 1 4 1 6 5 +1 7 0–0 1–1 — 1–1
4 Roma 6 1 2 3 7 8 −1 5 0–1 1–1 1–3 —
Source:RSSSF

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL RMA DOR LMO
1 Milan 6 4 0 2 5 4 +1 12 Advance toknockout stage — 1–0 0–1 1–0
2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 3–1 — 2–1 2–2
3 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 1–1 — 3–0
4 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 1 5 3 10 −7 1 0–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source:RSSSF

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN JUV BSL DEP
1 Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance toknockout stage — 2–1 1–1 2–0
2 Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3 — 4–0 3–2
3 Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 1–3 2–1 — 1–0
4 Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–0 2–2 1–0 —
Source:RSSSF

Knockout phase

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Main article:2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Milanraising the trophy.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Real Madrid 3 3 6
Manchester United 1 4 5
Real Madrid 2 1 3
Juventus 1 3 4
Juventus(aet) 1 2 3
Barcelona 1 1 2
Juventus 0 (2)
Milan(p) 0 (3)
Ajax 0 2 2
Milan 0 3 3
Milan(a) 0 1 1
Internazionale 0 1 1
Internazionale(a) 1 1 2
Valencia 0 2 2

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid 6–5 Manchester United 3–1 3–4
Ajax 2–3 Milan 0–0 2–3
Internazionale 2–2 (a) Valencia 1–0 1–2
Juventus 3–2 Barcelona 1–1 2–1(aet)

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid 3–4 Juventus 2–1 1–3
Milan 1–1 (a) Internazionale 0–0 1–1*

*Both clubs played their home leg in the same stadium (theSan Siro), but Milan were the designated away side in the second leg, and thus won on away goals.

Final

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Main article:2003 UEFA Champions League final

The final was played on 28 May 2003 at theOld TraffordinManchester,England.

Juventus0–0 (a.e.t.)Milan
Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 62,315[6]

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 12 9 681
2 Filippo Inzaghi Milan 10 14 1,097
3 Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruña 9 11 909
Hernán Crespo Internazionale 9 12 981
Raúl Real Madrid 9 12 1,054
6 Jan Koller Borussia Dortmund 8 12 1,059
7 Javier Saviola Barcelona 7 12 914
Thierry Henry Arsenal 7 12 1,020
9 Ronaldo Real Madrid 6 11 758
Alan Shearer Newcastle United 6 10 878

See also

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References

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  1. ^"UEFA access list for 2002/03 club competitions"(PDF).uefa.com.Union of European Football Associations. 21 December 2001.Retrieved20 September2010.
  2. ^"UEFA Country Ranking 2001".Retrieved20 September2010.
  3. ^Sturm replace demoted Tirol
  4. ^Azerbaijan 2001/02 at RSSSF
  5. ^"Club competition draws and dates".5 January 2002.Retrieved20 September2010.
  6. ^"2. Finals"(PDF).UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23.Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 2.Archived(PDF)from the original on 21 August 2023.Retrieved17 June2024.
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