2002–03 AJ Auxerre season

Auxerre 2002–03 football season
Auxerre
2002–03 season
Before Auxerre's game against Arsenal, October 2, 2002
PresidentJean-Claude Hamel
Head coachGuy Roux
StadiumStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Ligue 16th
Coupe de FranceWinners
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Champions LeagueFirst group stage
UEFA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Djibril Cisse (14)
All:
Djibril Cisse (21)
Average home league attendance10,974[1]

The 2002–03 season was the 97th season in the existence of AJ Auxerre and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Auxerre participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.[2]

Season summary

Auxerre missed out on only a second-ever league title by four points, finishing in sixth to qualify for the UEFA Cup. They were also knocked out of the Champions League in the first group stage, finishing behind Arsenal and Dortmund, and the UEFA Cup in the fourth round by Liverpool. Compensation came in the form of winning the Coupe de France.

First team squad

Squad at end of season[3][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Fabien Cool
2 DF France FRA Johan Radet
3 DF France FRA Jean-Sébastien Jaurès
4 DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Alain Boumsong
5 DF France FRA Philippe Mexès
6 MF Togo TOG Kuami Agboh
7 MF Senegal SEN Amdy Faye
8 MF France FRA Yann Lachuer
9 FW France FRA Djibril Cissé
10 MF Finland FIN Teemu Tainio
11 MF Senegal SEN Khalilou Fadiga
13 DF Switzerland SUI Stéphane Grichting
14 MF France FRA David Vandenbossche
16 GK France FRA Sébastien Hamel
18 MF France FRA Lionel Mathis
19 MF France FRA Nicolas Marin
20 MF France FRA Arnaud Gonzalez
21 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Benjani Mwaruwari
23 FW France FRA Olivier Kapo
24 MF France FRA Pierre Deblock
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF France FRA David Recorbet
26 DF France FRA Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé
27 MF France FRA Pantxi Sirieix
28 FW France FRA Romain Poyet
29 DF France FRA Joseph Assati
30 GK France FRA Baptiste Chabert
31 MF France FRA Hassan Yebda
32 MF Ivory Coast CIV Kanga Akalé
33 MF France FRA Jean-Pascal Mignot
34 FW France FRA Benoit Leroy
35 DF France FRA Richard Suriano
37 MF France FRA Ferdinand Bitangane
38 MF France FRA Sebastien Cochet
39 FW France FRA Rafik Djebbour
40 MF France FRA Kevin Lejeune
41 MF France FRA Baptiste Llop
42 MF France FRA Julien Petitjean
43 DF France FRA Guillaume Legacheur
44 GK France FRA Christophe Langlois

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF France FRA Frédéric Jay (on loan to Rennes)
17 FW Portugal POR Hélder Esteves (on to Créteil)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW France FRA Pedro Kamata (on loan to Clermont Foot)

Squad statistics

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 3 August 2002 24 May 2003 Matchday 1 6th 38 18 10 10 38 29 +9 047.37
Coupe de France 4 January 2003 31 May 2003 Round of 64 Winners 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 083.33
Coupe de la Ligue 8 December 2002 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Champions League 13 August 2002 12 November 2002 Third qualifying round First group stage 8 3 2 3 5 7 −2 037.50
UEFA Cup 28 November 2002 27 February 2003 Third round Fourth round 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 025.00
Total 57 27 13 17 57 45 +12 047.37

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Bordeaux 38 18 10 10 57 36 +21 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Sochaux 38 17 13 8 46 31 +15 64
6 Auxerre 38 18 10 10 38 29 +9 64
7 Guingamp 38 19 5 14 59 46 +13 62 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8 Lens 38 14 15 9 43 31 +12 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 10 10 38 29  +9 64 11 5 3 19 8  +11 7 5 7 19 21  −2

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre
3 August 2002 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Auxerre Paris
20:00 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Auxerre v Montpellier
8 August 2002 2 Auxerre 2–0 Montpellier Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Troyes v Auxerre
17 August 2002 3 Troyes 1–2 Auxerre Troyes
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Auxerre v Guingamp
24 August 2002 4 Auxerre 2–1 Guingamp Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Marseille v Auxerre
1 September 2002 5 Marseille 0–0 Auxerre Marseille
20:45 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Auxerre v Bastia
11 September 2002 6 Auxerre 1–0 Bastia Auxerre
20:30 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Sochaux v Auxerre
14 September 2002 7 Sochaux 1–1 Auxerre Montbéliard
20:00 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Nantes v Auxerre
28 September 2002 9 Nantes 1–4 Auxerre Nantes
17:15 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Auxerre v Monaco
6 October 2002 10 Auxerre 1–1 Monaco Auxerre
18:15 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Lyon v Auxerre
19 October 2002 11 Lyon 3–0 Auxerre Lyon
17:15 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Auxerre v Rennes
26 October 2002 12 Auxerre 1–0 Rennes Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Lens v Auxerre
2 November 2002 13 Lens 3–1 Auxerre Lens
20:00 Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Ajaccio v Auxerre
7 November 2002 14 Ajaccio 1–0 Auxerre Ajaccio
20:00 Stadium: Stade François Coty
Auxerre v Nice
16 November 2002 15 Auxerre 0–2 Nice Auxerre
17:30 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Le Havre v Auxerre
23 November 2002 16 Le Havre 0–1 Auxerre Le Havre
20:00 Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Auxerre v Bordeaux
1 December 2002 17 Auxerre 1–0 Bordeaux Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Lille v Auxerre
4 December 2002 18 Lille 2–2 Auxerre Lille
20:30 Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
Auxerre v Strasbourg
15 December 2002 19 Auxerre 0–0 Strasbourg Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Auxerre v Troyes
11 January 2003 21 Auxerre 1–0 Troyes Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Guingamp v Auxerre
15 January 2003 22 Guingamp 0–2 Auxerre Guingamp
20:30 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Montpellier v Auxerre
18 January 2003 20 Montpellier 0–0 Auxerre Montpellier
19:00 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Auxerre v Marseille
21 January 2003 23 Auxerre 0–0 Marseille Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Bastia v Auxerre
29 January 2003 24 Bastia 2–0 Auxerre Furiani
20:30 Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Auxerre v Sochaux
1 February 2003 25 Auxerre 2–0 Sochaux Auxerre
17:15 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Sedan v Auxerre
5 February 2003 26 Sedan 1–2 Auxerre Sedan
18:00 Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Auxerre v Nantes
9 February 2003 27 Auxerre 0–1 Nantes Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Monaco v Auxerre
23 February 2003 28 Monaco 3–1 Auxerre Monaco
20:45 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Auxerre v Lyon
2 March 2003 29 Auxerre 1–2 Lyon Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Rennes v Auxerre
8 March 2003 30 Rennes 0–0 Auxerre Rennes
17:15 Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Auxerre v Lens
22 March 2003 31 Auxerre 0–0 Lens Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Auxerre v Ajaccio
5 April 2003 32 Auxerre 1–0 Ajaccio Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Auxerre v Sedan
8 April 2003 8 Auxerre 3–1 Sedan Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Nice v Auxerre
12 April 2003 33 Nice 1–0 Auxerre Nice
20:00 Stadium: Stade du Ray
Auxerre v Le Havre
19 April 2003 34 Auxerre 1–0 Le Havre Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Bordeaux v Auxerre
3 May 2003 35 Bordeaux 0–1 Auxerre Bordeaux
20:00 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Auxerre v Lille
10 May 2003 36 Auxerre 0–0 Lille Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Strasbourg v Auxerre
20 May 2003 37 Strasbourg 1–2 Auxerre Strasbourg
20:30 Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain
24 May 2003 38 Auxerre 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
20:30 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Coupe de France

Caen v Auxerre
4 January 2003 Round of 64 Caen 1–2 Auxerre Caen
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Amnéville v Auxerre
25 January 2003 Round of 32 Amnéville 0–3 Auxerre Amnéville
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Bourg-en-Bresse v Auxerre
15 February 2003 Round of 16 Bourg-en-Bresse 1–3 Auxerre Lyon
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Angoulême v Auxerre
16 March 2003 Quarter-finals Angoulême 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Auxerre Poitiers
Stadium: Stade de la Pépinière
Auxerre v Rennes
26 April 2003 Semi-finals Auxerre 2–1 Rennes Auxerre
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre
31 May 2003 Final Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Auxerre Saint-Denis
  • Hugo Leal 21'
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Coupe de la Ligue

Monaco v Auxerre
8 December 2002 Round of 32 Monaco 1–0 Auxerre Monaco
Stadium: Stade Louis II

Champions League

Third qualifying round

Boavista Portugal v France Auxerre
13 August 2002 First leg Boavista Portugal 0–1 France Auxerre Porto, Portugal
22:00 Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Auxerre France v Portugal Boavista
28 August 2002 Second leg Auxerre France 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Portugal Boavista Auxerre, France
20:30 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

First group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance to second group stage
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3 France Auxerre 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6
Source: RSSSF
Auxerre France v Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
17 September 2002 1 Auxerre France 0–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Auxerre, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 11,902
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
Borussia Dortmund Germany v France Auxerre
25 September 2002 2 Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–1 France Auxerre Dortmund, Germany
20:45
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Auxerre France v England Arsenal
2 October 2002 3 Auxerre France 0–1 England Arsenal Auxerre, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 19,454
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Arsenal England v France Auxerre
22 October 2002 4 Arsenal England 1–2 France Auxerre London, England
20:45
Report
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,302
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands v France Auxerre
30 October 2002 5 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–0 France Auxerre Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
Auxerre France v Germany Borussia Dortmund
12 November 2002 6 Auxerre France 1–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund Auxerre, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 16,959
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

UEFA Cup

Third round

Real Betis Spain v France Auxerre
28 November 2002 First leg Real Betis Spain 1–0 France Auxerre Seville, Spain
21:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruíz de Lopera
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
Auxerre France v Spain Real Betis
12 December 2002 Second leg Auxerre France 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Spain Real Betis Auxerre, France
19:30
*http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1628/match=70400/index.html Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Fourth round

Auxerre France v England Liverpool
20 February 2003 First leg Auxerre France 0–1 England Liverpool Auxerre, France
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 20,452
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
Liverpool England v France Auxerre
27 February 2003 Second leg Liverpool England 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 France Auxerre Liverpool, England
21:05
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,252
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Source

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Source

Loans in

Start Pos. Name From Expiry Source

Loans out

Start Pos. Name To Expiry Source

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Auxerre 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Auxerre - 2002/03". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
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