2002–03 FC Nantes Atlantique season

FC Nantes 2002–03 football season
FC Nantes
2002–03 season
PresidentJean-Luc Gripond
Head coachÁngel Marcos
StadiumStade de la Beaujoire
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marama Vahirua (7)
All:
Marama Vahirua (7)
Average home league attendance32,421[1]
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The 2002–03 season is FC Nantes's 60th season in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nantes participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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
— GK France FRA Mickaël Landreau
— GK France FRA Willy Grondin
— DF Argentina ARG Mauro Cetto
— DF France FRA Nicolas Gillet
— DF Colombia COL Mario Yepes
— DF France FRA Pascal Delhommeau
— DF France FRA Sylvain Armand
— DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Hugues Ateba
— DF France FRA Denis Stinat
— DF France FRA Stéphen Drouin
— MF France FRA Frédéric Da Rocha
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Mathieu Berson
— MF France FRA Olivier Quint
— MF France FRA Nicolas Savinaud
— MF France FRA Jérémy Toulalan
— MF Cameroon CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba
— MF Croatia CRO Goran Rubil
— MF France FRA Loïc Pailleres
— MF France FRA Stéphane Ziani
— FW Gabon GAB Shiva Star N'Zigou
— FW Romania ROU Viorel Moldovan
— FW Portugal POR Ariza Makukula
— FW France FRA Marama Vahirua

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2002

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2002

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Nantes France v France
August 2002 Friendly Nantes France – France
CEST (UTC+2)
Nantes France v France
August 2002 Friendly Nantes France – France
CEST (UTC+2)

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 9th 38 16 8 14 37 39 −2 042.11
Coupe de France 11 January 2003 25 January 2003 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 8 December 2002 5 March 2003 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 033.33
Total 43 18 9 16 45 47 −2 041.86

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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]
9 Nantes 38 16 8 14 37 39 −2 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10 Nice 38 13 16 9 39 31 +8 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11 Paris Saint-Germain 38 14 12 12 47 36 +11 54
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 16 8 14 37 39  −2 56 11 4 4 25 18  +7 5 4 10 12 21  −9

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

Marseille v Nantes
3 August 2002 1 Marseille 0–2 Nantes Lyon
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: Bruno Derrien
Nantes v Bastia
10 August 2002 2 Nantes 1–0 Bastia Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,333
Referee: Claude Colombo
Sochaux v Nantes
17 August 2002 3 Sochaux 4–2 Nantes Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 14,433
Referee: Pascal Garibian
Nantes v Lens
24 August 2002 4 Nantes 2–2 Lens Nantes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,084
Referee: Bruno Coué
Sedan v Nantes
31 August 2002 5 Sedan 1–0 Nantes Sedan
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Attendance: 13,240
Referee: Damien Ledentu
Monaco v Nantes
11 September 2002 6 Monaco 2–1 Nantes Monaco
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Philippe Kalt
Nantes v Lyon
14 September 2002 7 Nantes 1–0 Lyon Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 33,444
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
Rennes v Nantes
21 September 2002 8 Rennes 1–0 Nantes Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 20,37
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
Nantes v Auxerre
28 September 2002 9 Nantes 1–4 Auxerre Nantes
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Ajaccio v Nantes
5 October 2002 10 Ajaccio 1–0 Nantes Ajaccio
CEST (UTC+2)
Nantes v Nice
19 October 2002 11 Nantes 0–0 Nice Nantes
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Le Havre v Nantes
26 October 2002 12 Le Havre 1–1 Nantes Le Havre
CEST (UTC+2)
Nantes v Bordeaux
3 November 2002 13 Nantes 0–0 Bordeaux Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Lille v Nantes
9 November 2002 14 Lille 0–1 Nantes Lille
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
Nantes v Strasbourg
16 November 2002 15 Nantes 4–1 Strasbourg Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes
22 November 2002 16 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Nantes Paris
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Nantes v Montpellier
30 November 2002 17 Nantes 3–1 Montpellier Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Guingamp v Nantes
4 December 2002 18 Guingamp 2–0 Nantes Guingamp
CET (UTC+1)
Nantes v Troyes
15 December 2002 19 Nantes 2–1 Troyes Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Bastia v Nantes
20 December 2002 20 Bastia 3–1 Nantes Furiani
CET (UTC+1)
Nantes v Sedan
22 January 2003 23 Nantes 4–1 Sedan Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes v Monaco
29 January 2003 24 Nantes 0–2 Monaco Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Lyon v Nantes
1 February 2003 25 Lyon 0–0 Nantes Lyon
CET (UTC+1)
Nantes v Rennes
5 February 2003 26 Nantes 1–0 Rennes Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Auxerre v Nantes
9 February 2003 27 Auxerre 0–1 Nantes Auxerre
CET (UTC+1)
Nantes v Sochaux
15 February 2003 21 Nantes 0–1 Sochaux Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes v Ajaccio
22 February 2003 28 Nantes 1–0 Ajaccio Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Nice v Nantes
28 February 2003 29 Nice 1–1 Nantes Nice
CET (UTC+1)
Nantes v Le Havre
8 March 2003 30 Nantes 2–0 Le Havre Nantes
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Lens v Nantes
14 March 2003 22 Lens 0–1 Nantes Lens
CET (UTC+1)
Bordeaux v Nantes
22 March 2003 31 Bordeaux 0–0 Nantes Bordeaux
CET (UTC+1)
Nantes v Lille
5 April 2003 32 Nantes 1–0 Lille Nantes
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Strasbourg v Nantes
12 April 2003 33 Strasbourg 2–0 Nantes
CEST (UTC+2)
Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain
19 April 2003 34 Nantes 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Montpellier v Nantes
3 May 2003 35 Montpellier 1–0 Nantes Montpellier
CEST (UTC+2)
Nantes v Guingamp
10 May 2003 36 Nantes 0–4 Guingamp Nantes
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Troyes v Nantes
20 May 2003 37 Troyes 2–0 Nantes Troyes
CEST (UTC+2)
Nantes v Marseille
24 May 2003 38 Nantes 1–0 Marseille Nantes
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Coupe de France

Reims v Nantes
11 January 2003 Round of 64 Reims 0–2 Nantes Reims
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 January, but postponed due to snowy terrain.
Lorient v Nantes
25 January 2003 Round of 32 Lorient 1–0 Nantes Lorient
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 11,321
Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de la Ligue

Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes
8 December 2002 Round of 32 Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 Nantes Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 23,176
Referee: Bruno Coué
Guingamp v Nantes
19 January 2003 Round of 16 Guingamp 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Nantes Guingamp
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 10,488
Referee: Damien Ledentu
Nantes v Metz
5 March 2003 Quarter-finals Nantes 0–2 Metz Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 26,258
Referee: Pascal Viléo

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2002/2003 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "FC Nantes - Squad 2002/2003". worldfootball.net.

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