2002–03 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | |||
Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
Premier League | 4th | |||
FA Cup | Quarter-final | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Cup | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gianfranco Zola (14) All: Gianfranco Zola (16) | |||
Average home league attendance | 39,784 (Premier League) | |||
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The 2002–03 season was Chelsea's 89th competitive season, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League and 97th year as a club. The club was managed by Claudio Ranieri.
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.
In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking. 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.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 67 | |
5 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 60 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
First team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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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.
Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | UEFA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Ed de Goeij | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Albert Ferrer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Celestine Babayaro | 24 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Marcel Desailly | 33 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | DF | ![]() |
Winston Bogarde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Frank Lampard | 48 | 8 | 37+1 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 44 | 15 | 27+9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Boudewijn Zenden | 27 | 1 | 11+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Mario Stanić | 25 | 6 | 13+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
William Gallas | 48 | 4 | 36+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Graeme Le Saux | 34 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Mario Melchiot | 41 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Emmanuel Petit | 31 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Jody Morris | 33 | 1 | 19+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Enrique de Lucas | 31 | 1 | 17+8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Eiður Guðjohnsen | 44 | 10 | 20+15 | 10 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
23 | GK | ![]() |
Carlo Cudicini | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
25 | FW | ![]() |
Gianfranco Zola | 46 | 16 | 30+8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
John Terry | 30 | 4 | 16+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Filipe Oliveira | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
29 | DF | ![]() |
Robert Huth | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Jesper Grønkjær | 39 | 5 | 20+10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
36 | MF | ![]() |
Joe Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | FW | ![]() |
Carlton Cole | 16 | 6 | 2+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].
Results
FA Premier League
17 August 2002 1 | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Chelsea | London |
15:00 BST | Konchesky ![]() ![]() Rufus ![]() |
Report | Zola ![]() C. Cole ![]() Lampard ![]() Babayaro ![]() Desailly ![]() Zenden ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,640 Referee: Graham Barber |
23 August 2002 2 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Manchester United | London |
20:00 BST | Gallas ![]() Zenden ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() Desailly ![]() De Lucas ![]() |
Report | Beckham ![]() ![]() Giggs ![]() P. Neville ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,541 Referee: Graham Poll |
28 August 2002 3 | Southampton | 1–1 | Chelsea | Southampton |
19:45 BST | Fernandes ![]() Svensson ![]() Telfer ![]() |
Report | Lampard ![]() Babayaro ![]() Grønkjær ![]() |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,208 Referee: Chris Foy |
1 September 2002 4 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Arsenal | London |
16:05 BST | Melchiot ![]() Zola ![]() Zenden ![]() Le Saux ![]() De Lucas ![]() Lampard ![]() Grønkjær ![]() |
Report | Vieira ![]() Touré ![]() Wiltord ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,037 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
11 September 2002 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
20:00 BST | Dunn ![]() Thompson ![]() ![]() Johansson ![]() |
Report | Grønkjær ![]() Zola ![]() ![]() Stanic ![]() Morris ![]() Babayaro ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,999 Referee: Michael Riley |
14 September 2002 6 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
15:00 BST | Gudjohnsen ![]() ![]() Zola ![]() Zenden ![]() |
Report | Solano ![]() Shearer ![]() Speed ![]() Bernard ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,746 Referee: Barry Knight |
23 September 2002 7 | Fulham | 0–0 | Chelsea | London |
20:00 BST | Ouaddou ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,503 Referee: Paul Durkin |
28 September 2002 8 | Chelsea | 2–3 | West Ham United | London |
15:00 BST | Hasselbaink ![]() Zola ![]() Huth ![]() |
Report | Defoe ![]() Di Canio ![]() ![]() Minto ![]() Repka ![]() Lomas ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,929 Referee: Mike Dean |
6 October 2002 9 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
16:05 BST | Owen ![]() |
Report | Stanic ![]() Grønkjær ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,856 Referee: Graham Barber |
19 October 2002 10 | Manchester City | 0–3 | Chelsea | Manchester |
15:00 BST | Benarbia ![]() |
Report | Zola ![]() ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() Lampard ![]() De Lucas ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,953 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
26 October 2002 11 | Chelsea | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
15:00 BST | Hasselbaink ![]() Le Saux ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,893 Referee: Stephen Dunn |
3 November 2002 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Chelsea | London |
15:00 BST | Acimovic ![]() Sheringham ![]() Keller ![]() |
Report | De Lucas ![]() Morris ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,049 Referee: Mark Halsey |
9 November 2002 13 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Birmingham City | London |
15:00 BST | Gudjohnsen ![]() ![]() Zola ![]() Desailly ![]() |
Report | Powell ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,237 Referee: David Pugh |
16 November 2002 14 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
16:00 BST | Babayaro ![]() Melchiot ![]() |
Report | Boateng ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,064 Referee: Phil Dowd |
23 November 2002 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Chelsea | Bolton |
15:00 BST | Tøfting ![]() Pedersen ![]() Barness ![]() |
Report | Hasselbaink ![]() ![]() Babayaro ![]() Desailly ![]() Melchiot ![]() |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 25,476 Referee: Mike Dean |
30 November 2002 16 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Sunderland | London |
16:00 BST | Gallas ![]() Desailly ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() |
Report | Kilbane ![]() Thirlwell ![]() McCann ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,946 Referee: Stephen Bennett |
7 December 2002 17 | Everton | 1–3 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
16:00 BST | Naysmith ![]() Unsworth ![]() Stubbs ![]() |
Report | Stanic ![]() ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() ![]() Grønkjær ![]() ![]() De Lucas ![]() Gallas ![]() Lampard ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,396 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
14 December 2002 18 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
16:00 BST | Geremi ![]() |
Report | Terry ![]() Petit ![]() |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,160 Referee: Matt Messias |
21 December 2002 19 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Aston Villa | London |
16:00 BST | Gudjohnsen ![]() Lampard ![]() |
Report | Dublin ![]() Hendrie ![]() Staunton ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,284 Referee: Michael Riley |
26 December 2002 20 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Southampton | London |
13:00 BST | Melchiot ![]() |
Report | Bridge ![]() Fernandes ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,428 Referee: Paul Durkin |
28 December 2002 21 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | Leeds |
16:00 BST | Gallas ![]() Milner ![]() Okon ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Graham Barber |
1 January 2003 22 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Chelsea | London |
16:00 BST | Desailly ![]() van Bronckhorst ![]() Henry ![]() |
Report | Stanic ![]() Petit ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,096 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
11 January 2003 23 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Charlton Athletic | London |
15:00 BST | Hasselbaink ![]() Gallas ![]() Gudjohnsen ![]() ![]() Le Saux ![]() ![]() Petit ![]() Desailly ![]() |
Report | Euell ![]() Powell ![]() Parker ![]() Konchesky ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,284 Referee: Mike Dean |
18 January 2003 24 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Chelsea | Manchester |
13:30 BST | Scholes ![]() Forlán ![]() |
Report | Gudjohnsen ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,606 Referee: Paul Durkin |
28 January 2003 25 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Leeds United | London |
15:00 BST | C. Cole ![]() Gudjohnsen ![]() Lampard ![]() Matteo ![]() Le Saux ![]() |
Report | Kewell ![]() Lucic ![]() Bakke ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,738 Referee: Jeff Winter |
1 February 2003 26 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
16:00 BST | Zola ![]() Petit ![]() |
Report | Sheringham ![]() Taricco ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,384 Referee: Paul Durkin |
8 February 2003 27 | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
16:00 BST | Savage ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | De Lucas ![]() Zola ![]() Gudjohnsen ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() Terry ![]() Desailly ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,475 Referee: Mark Halsey |
22 February 2003 28 | Chelsea | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
16:00 BST | Stanic ![]() Gallas ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() |
Report | Yorke ![]() Gresko ![]() Dunn ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,850 Referee: Graham Poll |
1 March 2003 29 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Chelsea | Newcastle |
13:30 BST | Hasselbaink ![]() Bernard ![]() |
Report | C. Cole ![]() Lampard ![]() |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,157 Referee: Brian Winter |
16 March 2003 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Chelsea | West Bromwich |
17:05 BST | Report | Stanic ![]() Zola ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,024 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
22 March 2003 31 | Chelsea | 5–0 | Manchester City | London |
17:05 BST | Hasselbaink ![]() Terry ![]() ![]() Stanic ![]() Lampard ![]() Gallas ![]() |
Report | Benarbia ![]() Distin ![]() Jihai ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,105 Referee: Phil Dowd |
5 April 2003 32 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Chelsea | Sunderland |
15:00 BST | Thornton ![]() El Karkouri ![]() |
Report | C. Cole ![]() ![]() Zola ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,024 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
12 April 2003 33 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
15:00 BST | C. Cole ![]() Zenden ![]() |
Report | Bergsson ![]() Laville ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,852 Referee: Graham Barber |
19 April 2003 34 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
15:00 BST | Allbäck ![]() ![]() Leonhardsen ![]() |
Report | Terry ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,358 Referee: Rob Styles |
21 April 2003 35 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Everton | London |
15:00 BST | Gudjohnsen ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() Grønkjær ![]() De Lucas ![]() Zola ![]() |
Report | Gravesen ![]() Carsley ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Michael Riley |
26 April 2003 36 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Fulham | London |
15:00 BST | Goma ![]() Grønkjær ![]() Petit ![]() |
Report | Boa Morte ![]() ![]() Clark ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,792 Referee: David Elleray |
3 May 2003 37 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Chelsea | London |
15:00 BST | Di Canio ![]() Defoe ![]() Repka ![]() Sinclair ![]() |
Report | Morris ![]() |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,042 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
11 May 2003 38 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Liverpool | London |
15:00 BST | Desailly ![]() Grønkjær ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() Gallas ![]() Le Saux ![]() |
Report | Hyypiä ![]() Gerrard ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,911 Referee: Alan Wiley |
UEFA Cup
First Round
19 September 2002 First leg | Chelsea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | London |
18:00 GMT | Hasselbaink ![]() De Lucas ![]() |
Report | Wright ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,772 Referee: Ben Tokat (Turkey) |
3 October 2002 Second leg | Viking FK ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Stavanger, Norway |
18:00 GMT | Berre ![]() Kopteff ![]() Nevland ![]() ![]() |
Report | Lampard ![]() Terry ![]() |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: J Van Hulten (Norway) |
FA Cup
4 January 2003 Third round | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
15:00 | Stanic ![]() Cudicini ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,796 Referee: Mark Halsey |
26 January 2003 Fourth round | Shrewsbury Town | 0–4 | Chelsea | Shrewsbury |
21:00 | Report | Zola ![]() ![]() C. Cole ![]() Morris ![]() |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,950 Referee: Michael Riley |
16 February 2003 Fifth round | Stoke City | 0–2 | Chelsea | Stoke-on-Trent |
16:00 | Report | Hasselbaink ![]() Grønkjær ![]() |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,615 Referee: Rob Styles |
8 March 2003 Quarter final | Arsenal | 2–2 | Chelsea | London |
17:00 | Jeffers ![]() Henry ![]() |
Report | Terry ![]() Lampard ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 38,104 Referee: Paul Durkin |
25 March 2003 Quarter final replay | Chelsea | 1–3 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 | Terry ![]() |
Report | Terry ![]() Wiltord ![]() Cygan ![]() Lauren ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,456 Referee: David Elleray |
League Cup
6 November 2002 Third round | Chelsea | 2–1 | Gillingham | London |
20:00 | C. Cole ![]() ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,033 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
4 December 2002 Fourth round | Chelsea | 4–1 | Everton | London |
19:30 | Hasselbaink ![]() ![]() Petit ![]() Stanic ![]() |
Report | Naysmith ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,322 Referee: Paul Durkin |
17 December 2002 Fifth round | Manchester United | 1–0 | Chelsea | Manchester |
20:00 | Forlan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 57,985 Referee: Steve Bennett |
Transfers
In
# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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21 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[2] | 27-05-2002 |
28 | FW | ![]() |
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£500,000 | 01-10-2002 |
Out
# | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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16 | MF | ![]() |
N/A | Retired[3] | 01-07-2002 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
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£1,000,000[4] | 08-07-2002 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Released[5] | 09-07-2002 |
N/A | FW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | 03-09-2002 |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Unattached | Released | 22-01-2003 |
32 | FW | ![]() |
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6-month loan[6] | 29-01-2003 |
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 2002/03". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ "Chelsea sign Spaniard". BBC Sport. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2002.
- ^ "Di Matteo forced to quit". BBC Sport. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2002.
- ^ "Dalla Bona joins AC Milan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2002.
- ^ "Jokanovic leaves Chelsea". BBC Sport. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2002.
- ^ "Forssell heads to Germany". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2003.