2002–03 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica 2002–03 football season
Benfica
2002–03 season
PresidentManuel Vilarinho
Head coachJesualdo Ferreira
(until 25 November 2002)
Fernando Chalana
(caretaker for one match)
José Antonio Camacho
StadiumEstádio da Luz
(until 22 March 2003)
Estádio Nacional
Primeira Liga2nd
Taça de PortugalFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Simão (18)
All: Simão (18)
Highest home attendance55,000 v Santa Clara
(22 March 2003)
Lowest home attendance10,000 v Moreirense
(3 February 2003)
Biggest winBenfica 7–0 Paços de Ferreira
(10 November 2002)
Biggest defeat1 goal difference in 6 matches
Home colours
Away colours

The 2002–03 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 99th season in existence and the club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. During the season, which lasted from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003, Benfica competed in the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal.

Going into a second year without UEFA competitions, qualifying for Europe was one of the club's top priorities; to improve its competitiveness, Benfica signed some of the best domestic players, Ricardo Rocha and Petit, but also brought back former players, like Hélder and Nuno Gomes. Jesualdo Ferreira remained as manager for his first full season on the club.

Benfica's season started with four consecutive victories, to lead the league. In late September, they experienced their first loss and went on a win-less spree that saw them drop to fifth. In November, Benfica won again, but the results remained erratic and after a 7–0 trashing of Paços de Ferreira, they lost to Varzim. A few days later, in the Portuguese Cup, a home loss against Gondomar cost Ferreira his job. Fernando Chalana replaced him for one match, before the appointment of José Antonio Camacho.

With the Spaniard in charge, Benfica regained second place and slowly opened a gap over Sporting, eventually finishing with 75 points, qualifying for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. Despite this, Camacho was unable to close the distance to Porto, who finished 11 points ahead. The season was also the last that Benfica played in the original Estádio da Luz, before a new version was built ahead of UEFA Euro 2004. Their final game was on 22 March 2003, with the remaining games being played in the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.

Season summary

Pre-season

Nuno Gomes returned to Benfica in July.

Although he only guided the team to fourth place in the previous campaign, Jesualdo Ferreira remained in charge of the team, with overwhelming support from inside the club, especially from former Director of Football Gaspar Ramos and former President Manuel Dámasio, who said he was "the best solution to lead Benfica".[1][2] In the transfer season, Maniche and Robert Enke left the club as their contracts expired; the former joined Porto, the latter, Barcelona.[3][4] Marco Caneira and Edgaras Jankauskas also left, as Benfica did not get their loan deals renewed; with Jankauskas immediately moving to Porto.[5][6] Benfica replaced Jankauskas with Nuno Gomes on a free transfer after the collapse of Fiorentina.[7] Gomes scored 76 goals in his first spell at Benfica; expectations were high, with crowds gathering to see him in training sessions.[8] He joined a depleted attack, which only had the new signing from Porto Miklós Fehér as option, as both Mantorras and Tomo Šokota were injured.[9][10] The back four was also strengthened, with Benfica bringing back Hélder after six seasons abroad and adding Ricardo Rocha, a young defender from Braga.[11]

The pre-season began on 9 July with a week of training before the club travelled to Switzerland on the 13th, where they played their first two games of the pre-season, against Étoile Carouge and Auxerre.[12][13] After a game in Palermo with Inter Milan on 21 July, Benfica returned to Portugal the next day, meeting up with Sporting in the Superbola Trophy on the 28th.[14][15] With three more matches in early August, including one in the Guadiana Trophy, Benfica closed its season preparation with a match against European champions Real Madrid on 17 August, a week before the first official game.[16]

August–October

Benfica started the 2002–03 Primeira Liga campaign at home against Marítimo, scoring twice in the first half, leading to a 3–0 win.[17] The following Saturday, they played Beira-Mar away and won 2–0 after an early lead; according to Manuel Queiroz of Record, despite "dominating in the first half, [Benfica] suffered to retain the lead in the second, with the two nil only arriving right near the end".[18] The club ended the month sharing first place with two other teams, but with a higher goal average than them.

The team began September with a 3–2 away win against Moreirense; Fehér had a decisive influence, earning a penalty and scoring the winner in the 78th minute.[19] Benfica won their fourth consecutive game on 21 September, with a 3–1 win at home against União de Leiria.[20] In the second half, Simão scored his fourth and fifth league goals, unlocking the game that was tied 1–1 at half-time.[21] They ended September with a visit to Estádio da Madeira to play Nacional.[20] The game ended with a 0–1 loss; according to José Ribeiro writing for Record, "after two warnings in the previous two games, the inevitable happened. With known defensive weaknesses, Benfica was winning because of their players intelligence (Zahovič and Petit) and talent (Simão). Only yesterday, none of that worked, given that Peseiro read the game very well and found Benfica's problems ... ".[22]

Benfica hosted Vitória Setúbal on 5 October, dropping two points in a 1–1 draw, due to a "childish error, or better yet, a lack of sharpness of the back-four", in the words of Ricardo Tavares from Record.[23] On 20 October, Benfica met Porto in Estádio das Antas for the Clássico.[20] It was an intense match, with 3 ejections and 73 fouls. Porto won 2–1 because to António Tadeira, they "reacted better to playing outnumbered, while Benfica lost their focus when Paulo Costa sent off Éder and then Miguel".[24] Six days later, for the final game of the month, Benfica played Académica at home.[20] The final score of 1–1 was the best possible, because Académica scored the first goal in the 86th minute, giving Benfica only a few minutes to level the game, which Carlitos did in the 90th minute.[25] Benfica ended the month in fifth place, having won only two of nine possible points.[20]

November–February

At the beginning of November, Benfica headed to the Azores to play Santa Clara.[20] They won 2–1 due to a double from Simão.[26] A week later, the team played Paços de Ferreira in the Estádio da Luz.[27] The game ended with a 7–0 win for Benfica; Antonio Tadeia writing for Record said the win "showed that Benfica it is alive and well in the league, even without two internationals, Simão and Petit".[28] On 16 November, Benfica played Varzim away, resulting in a 1–2 loss; Rui Dias wrote for Record that, Varzim "adjusted better to the windstorm night and to the soaking wet field ... taking the initiative in the search for the three points".[29]

José Antonio Camacho took over as manager in November.

On 24 November, Benfica started the 2002–03 Taça de Portugal by playing Gondomar at home for the fourth round.[30] A 10th-minute goal from Cilio knocked Benfica out of the competition.[31] Tinoco de Faria, the club vice-president, called the defeat "unacceptable";[32] Jesualdo Ferreira was relieved of his duties the day after.[33] Benfica appointed Fernando Chalana as caretaker until they could agree terms with José Antonio Camacho.[34] On the day Camacho arrived to sign with Benfica, Chalana led the team against Braga at home.[35] He moved Miguel to right-back and started Hélder instead of João Manuel Pinto; Benfica defeated the visitors by 3–0.[36]

In the opening match of December, Benfica played Gil Vicente at home after rescheduling the game from 29 November to 4 December, because of an imminent players strike during the holidays.[37][38] They won that match 3–1 with two first-half goals; António Varela wrote that the unpredictability of Simão "unbalanced the opponent and the game"; Benfica climbed to second place before a match against Sporting.[39] On 7 December, Benfica played their last game in the 46-year-old Estádio de Alvalade against city rivals Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa.[27] The game ended with a 2–0 win for Benfica, who controlled the game from the beginning; as José Manuel Delgado wrote, " ... the advantage of the visitors starting in the clear superiority of Tiago and Petit in the direct contend with Paulo Bento and Rui Bento, while Zahovic descended to guide the team ... ".[40] A week later, the team played Belenenses at home.[27] Simão scored the sole goal of the game in the 55th minute, helping Camacho to a third consecutive win.[41] During the last game of the month, Benfica played Boavista away, drawing 0–0; José Manuel Delgado at Record criticized the players of both teams for "showing little inspiration and inability to break away from the tight tactical requirements of the game".[42]

Early in January 2003, Benfica announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Geovanni, on a loan deal from Barcelona until the end of the season.[43] On 11 January, the team played Vitória Guimarães away.[27] The 1–1 draw after 90 minutes was a consequence of the constant interruptions for a large number of fouls signalled by the referee.[44] In the stands, the problematic behaviour of the Benfica supporters group No Name Boys caused the governing body of the Portuguese league to punish both clubs by closing their stadiums for one game each.[45][46] On the following Sunday, Benfica visited the Estádio dos Barreiros for a game against Marítimo, which Benfica won 2–1 after an individual effort from Nuno Gomes in the 74th minute.[47] It was the first win there since 1994–95.[48] After selecting the Estádio Municipal Dr. Alves Vieira in Torres Novas to replace Estádio da Luz,[49] Benfica hosted Beira-Mar on 26 January, winning 1–0 with a goal from Geovanni.[50] Three days later, the team played the second friendly of the month after a 1–1 draw against Ajax a week before. During the game, intended to bring people to Da Luz, Benfica lost 0–1 to Barcelona.[51]

On 1 February, Benfica played Moreirense at home, drawing 1–1; Rui Dias wrote that the team's overconfidence was the main reason for the draw because they were "unsettled by the lack of space ... they allowed the clock to run, certain a goal would arrive, soon or later".[52] On 8 February, Benfica visited the Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande to play União de Leiria.[47] The final score, 3–0 to Benfica, was the biggest in the Camacho era; António Tadeia, writing for Record, complimented the team for the "more pleasing performance, after the very poor display against Moreirense".[53] The following Sunday, Benfica played Nacional at home.[47] According to Rui Dias' match analysis in Record, the team strong first half " .. left the feeling that two goals were not enough in such a display of power ... ", allowing them to manage the game in the second half, ensuring a 2–0 win and reducing the distance to Porto to 10 points.[54] Benfica won their third consecutive match on 22 February; a 6–2 away win against Vitória Setúbal.[47] The opponents took an early lead in the 18th minute when Pascal scored a goal, and doubled their advantage five minutes later; however, in a strong second half, Benfica overturned the game. Simão scored a hat-trick, aided by Tiago and Tomo Šokota, who also scored goals.[55]

March–June

On 4 March, Benfica played Porto on the last Clássico to be held at the Estádio da Luz.[47] Porto won 1–0 through Deco's goal, in a match that Manuel Queiroz at Record defined as " ... ending the last doubts of who is the future champion and who is the best team in the league, defeating Camacho's Benfica for the first time ... "[56] Benfica rebounded with an away win against Académica on 15 March, beating them 4–1 in the Municipal José Bento Pessoa in Figueira da Foz.[57] A week later, Benfica had its last game on the old Estádio da Luz before the 49-year-old stadium's demolition, playing against Santa Clara.[47][58] The match ended in a 1–0 win for Benfica, but António Tadeia described the performance as "colourless".[59]

On 5 April, April Benfica played at Estádio da Mata Real against Paços de Ferreira.[47] With three goals in the first half-hour, Benfica secured the lead until the end to gain three points in a 3–1 win.[60] With the league on international break, Benfica played two friendlies abroad; one against Luxembourg's F91 Dudelange and another against Paris Saint-Germain.[61] They resumed their league campaign on 21 April, hosting home games at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras where they met Varzim.[62] Benfica won 2–1; and according to António Magalhães writing for Record, they "wasted a excessive number of opportunities to score".[63] On the following Saturday, Benfica played away to Braga at the Estádio Primeiro de Maio.[62] By winning 3–1, they opened an 11-point gap above third-place Sporting.[64]

"Even with adversities on the bench, Benfica attained the great objective of the season; the return to European competitions through the big door – the UEFA Champions League. Against a superior Porto, and with the bizarre elimination at home in the Taça de Portugal, Benfica soon focus on the battle for the second place against Sporting. With three match days to go, the established goal is secured..."

— Rui Miguel Tovar on the season events[65]

On 3 May, Benfica met Sporting for the second Derby de Lisboa of the season.[62] In the words of António Tadeia, the visitors took on an approach of "ignoring the midfield ... and abusing of the long ball", inflicting a 1–2 loss upon Benfica.[66] A week later, Benfica defeated Belenenses in Restelo, securing the second place in the league with a 4–2 victory and the associated berth to the third qualifying round of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League.[67] On 18 May, Benfica played Boavista at home.[62] Camacho changed several players of the starting eleven, but the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[68] Benfica closed the month with a 2–0 away win against Adelino Ribeiro Novo; Rui Dias wrote that Benfica showed "professionalism, despite having nothing to fight for".[69]

Benfica played their last game of the season on 1 June at home against Vitória Guimarães,[62] winning 4–0; Féher scored a hat-trick.[70] Benfica finished in second place after the 34-game season with 23 wins, six draws and five losses for a total of 75 points. They scored 74 goals, the most in the league, and conceded 27, the second-lowest league-wide. Simão was the joint highest scorer in the Primeira Liga, with 18 goals, equal to Beira-Mar's Faye Fary; the latter took the Bola de Prata award due to having played fewer games.[71]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Liga 24 August 2002 1 June 2003 34 23 6 5 74 27 +47 067.65 [72]
Taça de Portugal 24 November 2002 24 November 2002 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 [72]
Total 35 23 6 6 74 28 +46 065.71

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 27 5 2 73 26 +47 86 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Benfica 34 23 6 5 74 27 +47 75 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 34 17 8 9 52 38 +14 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Vitória de Guimarães 34 14 8 12 47 46 +1 50
5 União de Leiria 34 13 10 11 49 47 +2 49 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
Source: Primeira Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Leiria qualified for the UEFA Cup as Portuguese Cup runners-up

Results by round

Source: FootballPortugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Benfica v Maritimo
24 August 2002 1 Benfica 3–0 Maritimo Lisbon
21:15 Zahovič 35'
Tiago 43'
Simão 80' (pen.)		 Report Ezequias Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Costa
Beira Mar v Benfica
31 August 2002 2 Beira Mar 0–2 Benfica Aveiro
21:15 Report Argel 8'
Simão 92' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte
Referee: Paulo Costa
Moreirense v Benfica
14 September 2002 3 Moreirense 2–3 Benfica Braga
18:00 Demétrius 16'
Armando Silva 42'
João Duarte Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 66'		 Report Nuno Gomes 3'
Simão 67' (pen.)
Fehér 78'		 Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Referee: João Ferreira
Benfica v União Leiria
21 September 2002 4 Benfica 3–1 União Leiria Lisbon
21:00 Nuno Gomes 23'
Simão 55' (pen.), 88'		 Report Márcio Mixirica 41'
Renato Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 51'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues
Nacional v Benfica
28 September 2002 5 Nacional 1–0 Benfica Funchal
21:00 Serginho 62' Report Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Referee: Olegário Benquerença
Benfica v Vitória Setúbal
5 October 2002 6 Benfica 1–1 Vitória Setúbal Lisbon
21:00 Petit 71' Report Jorginho 85' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Paulo Baptista
Porto v Benfica
20 October 2002 7 Porto 2–1 Benfica Porto
21:15 Éder Bonfim 20' (o.g.)
Jorge Costa Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 39'
Deco 71'		 Report Tiago 4'
Éder Bonfim Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 71'
Miguel Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 75'		 Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
Benfica v Académica
26 October 2002 8 Benfica 1–1 Académica Lisbon
18:00 Fehér Red card 89'
Carlitos 90'		 Report Xano 86' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Paulo Pereira
Santa Clara v Benfica
3 November 2002 9 Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica Ponta Delgada
19:00 João Pedro 14' Report Simão 42', 71' Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jacinto Paixão
Benfica v Paços de Ferreira
10 November 2002 10 Benfica 7–0 Paços de Ferreira Lisbon
19:00 Tiago 18', 42'
Roger 30'
Nuno Gomes 60'
João Manuel Pinto 70'
Mantorras 77', 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Martins dos Santos
Varzim v Benfica
16 November 2002 11 Varzim 2–1 Benfica Póvoa de Varzim
20:30 Gilmar 37'
Quim Berto 57' (pen.)		 Report Simão 39' (pen.) Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 59' Stadium: Estádio do Varzim Sport Club
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
Benfica v Braga
30 November 2002 12 Benfica 3–0 Braga Lisbon
17:00 Tiago 18'
Mantorras 40'
Simão 78'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Paulo Baptista
Benfica v Gil Vicente
4 December 2002 16 Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente Lisbon
19:00 Nuno Gomes 20'
Tiago 34'
Petit 89'		 Report Duah 11'
Rui Guerreiro Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 33'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Elmano Santos
Sporting v Benfica
7 December 2002 13 Sporting 0–2 Benfica Lisbon
21:30 Quaresma Red card 63' Report Zahovič 15'
Tiago 42'
Petit Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 63'		 Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Referee: Paulo Paraty
Benfica v Belenenses
14 December 2002 14 Benfica 1–0 Belenenses Lisbon
19:30 Simão 55' (pen.) Report Ludemar Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 36'
Marco Paulo Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 55'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Bruno Paixão
Boavista v Benfica
21 December 2002 15 Boavista 0–0 Benfica Porto
20:45 Report Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: António Costa
Vitória Guimarães v Benfica
11 January 2003 17 Vitória Guimarães 1–1 Benfica Felgueiras
19:00 Adriano Bessa 49' Report Zahovič 59' Stadium: Dr. Machado de Matos
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: João Ferreira
Maritimo v Benfica
18 January 2003 18 Maritimo 1–2 Benfica Funchal
21:15 Van der Gaag 59' Report Hélder 55'
Nuno Gomes 74'		 Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
Benfica v Beira Mar
26 January 2003 19 Benfica 1–0 Beira Mar Torres Novas
19:30 Geovanni 56' Report Stadium: Municipal Dr. Alves Vieira
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucílio Baptista
Benfica v Moreirense
3 February 2003 20 Benfica 1–1 Moreirense Lisbon
20:30 Simão 79' Report Agostinho 56' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Elmano Santos
União Leiria v Benfica
8 February 2003 21 União Leiria 0–3 Benfica Marinha Grande
20:30 Report Nuno Gomes 14'
Tiago 44', 53'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pedro Proença
Benfica v Nacional
16 February 2003 22 Benfica 2–0 Nacional Lisbon
20:00 Zahovič 24', 28' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jorge Sousa
Vitória Setúbal v Benfica
22 February 2003 23 Vitória Setúbal 2–6 Benfica Setúbal
20:00 Pascal 18'
Rui Miguel 23'		 Report 44', 70' (pen.) Simão
61' (o.g.) Carlos
63' Tiago
80' Šokota		 Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mário Mendes
Benfica v Porto
4 March 2003 24 Benfica 0–1 Porto Lisbon
21:00 Ricardo Rocha Red card 70' Report Deco 36' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: António Costa
Académica v Benfica
15 March 2003 25 Académica 1–4 Benfica Figueira da Foz
20:30 Dário 55' Report Armando Sá 11'
Simão 18'
Miguel 45'
João Manuel Pinto 90'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa
Referee: Paulo Paraty
Benfica v Santa Clara
22 March 2003 26 Benfica 1–0 Santa Clara Lisbon
19:00 Simão 62' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Olegário Benquerença
Paços de Ferreira v Benfica
5 April 2003 27 Paços de Ferreira 1–3 Benfica Paços de Ferreira
20:30 Renato Queirós 39'
Cadú Red card 65'
Beto Red card 79'		 Report Nuno Gomes 10' (28)
Simão 20' (pen.)
Hélder Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 76'		 Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Paulo Baptista
Benfica v Varzim
21 April 2003 28 Benfica 2–1 Varzim Lisbon
19:00 Argel 42'
Tiago 66'
Petit Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 73'		 Report Rui Baião 55' Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Referee: Carlos Xistra
Braga v Benfica
26 April 2003 29 Braga 1–3 Benfica Braga
20:30 Barroso 11' Report Geovanni 6'
Zahovič 24'
Nuno Gomes 64'		 Stadium: Estádio Primeiro de Maio
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paulo Costa
Benfica v Sporting
3 May 2003 30 Benfica 1–2 Sporting Lisbon
20:00 Šokota 73'
Zahovič Red card 78'		 Report Ricardo Quaresma 10'
João Vieira Pinto 33' Red card 78'		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: António Costa
Belenenses v Benfica
10 May 2003 31 Belenenses 2–4 Benfica Lisbon
20:30 Verona 44'
Antchouet 77'		 Report Hélder 17'
Geovanni 19'
Šokota 56'
Tiago 66' Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 83'		 Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Elmano Santos
Benfica v Boavista
18 May 2003 32 Benfica 1–1 Boavista Lisbon
20:00 Šokota 38' Report Pedrosa 33' Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Referee: João Vilas Boas
Gil Vicente v Benfica
25 May 2003 33 Gil Vicente 0–2 Benfica Barcelos
20:30 Report Simão 41'
Roger 59'		 Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pedro Henriques
Benfica v Vitória Guimarães
1 June 2003 34 Benfica 4–0 Vitória Guimarães Lisbon
20:00 Fehér 15', 43', 76'
Tiago 41'		 Report Cléber Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 23' Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martins dos Santos

Taça de Portugal

Benfica v Gondomar
24 November 2002 Fourth Rd Benfica 0–1 Gondomar Lisbon
18:00 Report Cilio 10'
Paulinho Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 81'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Taia

Friendlies

Étoile Carouge v Benfica
14 July 2002 (2002-07-14) Étoile Carouge 0–1 Benfica Geneva, Switzerland
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Anderson Luiz 83' Stadium: Stade de Genève
Auxerre v Benfica
18 July 2002 (2002-07-18) Auxerre 0–0 Benfica Yverdon, Switzerland
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Nicole Petignat
Inter Milan v Benfica
21 July 2002 (2002-07-21) Inter Milan 0–0 Benfica Palermo, Italy
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Sporting v Benfica
28 July 2002 (2002-07-28) Superbola Sporting 0–0 Benfica Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Attendance: 12,000
Benfica v Grémio
3 August 2002 (2002-08-03) Benfica 1–1 Grémio Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Zahovič 18' (pen.) Report Luís Mário 6' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal
7 August 2002 (2002-08-07) Guadiana Trophy Benfica 2–1 Vitória de Setúbal Vila Real Santo António, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Roger 25', 47' Report Meyong 86' Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real Santo António,
Attendance: 15,000
Benfica v Celta de Vigo
10 August 2002 (2002-08-10) Benfica 0–2 Celta de Vigo Vila do Conde, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Kaviedes 69'
Cáceres 90'		 Stadium: Estádio do Rio Ave FC
Benfica v Real Madrid
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) Benfica 2–3 Real Madrid Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Zahovič 6'
Argel 45'		 Report Figo 11'
Miñambres 60'
Portillo 81'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Vítor Pereira
Benfica v Ajax
23 January 2003 (2003-01-23) Benfica 1–1 Ajax Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Ricardo Rocha 71' Report Ibrahimović 87' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Benfica v Barcelona
29 January 2003 (2003-01-29) Benfica 0–1 Barcelona Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Mendieta 6' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Dudelange v Benfica
12 April 2003 (2003-04-12) Dudelange 0–1 Benfica Dudelange, Luxembourg
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Šokota 2' Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum
Paris Saint-Germain v Benfica
15 April 2003 (2003-04-15) Paris Saint-Germain 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Benfica Paris, France
19:30 CET (UTC+01) Alioune Touré 11' Report Zahovič 17' Stadium: Parc des Princes

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as managers Jesualdo Ferreira and José António Camacho. Ljubinko Drulović took over the captaincy from Robert Enke.[65][72][73]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2002–03 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Liga Taça de Portugal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR José Moreira 31 -26 31 -26 0 0
2 DF Mozambique MOZ Armando Sá 16 1 15 1 1 0
3 DF Brazil BRA Argel 28 2 28 2 0 0
4 DF Portugal POR Paulo Cabral 4 0 3 0 1 0
5‡ DF Brazil BRA Cristiano Roland 14 0 14 0 0 0
6‡ MF Portugal POR Emílio Peixe 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF Sweden SWE Anders Andersson 17 0 16 0 1 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Roger 14 2 13 2 1 0
9 FW Angola ANG Mantorras 10 3 9 3 1 0
10 MF Slovenia SVN Zahovič 30 6 29 6 1 0
11 MF Serbia SRB Ljubinko Drulović 20 0 19 0 1 0
12 GK Argentina ARG Carlos Bossio 3 -1 3 -1 0 0
14 MF Portugal POR Ednilson 8 0 8 0 0 0
15‡ MF Brazil BRA Geovanni 17 3 17 3 0 0
16 DF Portugal POR João Manuel Pinto 23 2 22 2 1 0
18 MF Portugal POR Carlitos 8 1 8 1 0 0
20 MF Portugal POR Simão Sabrosa 33 18 33 18 0 0
21‡ FW Portugal POR Nuno Gomes 29 9 28 9 1 0
22 MF Portugal POR Luís Andrade 8 0 7 0 1 0
23 DF Portugal POR Miguel Monteiro 29 1 29 1 0 0
24 GK Portugal POR Nuno Santos 1 -1 0 0 1 -1
25 FW Croatia CRO Šokota 13 4 13 4 0 0
26‡ MF Portugal POR Petit 26 2 25 2 1 0
27‡ DF Brazil BRA Éder Bonfim 5 0 5 0 0 0
29‡ FW Hungary HUN Fehér 18 4 17 4 1 0
30 MF Portugal POR Tiago Mendes 31 13 31 13 0 0
32‡ DF Portugal POR Hélder Cristóvão 23 2 22 2 1 0
33‡ DF Portugal POR Ricardo Rocha 27 0 27 0 0 0
39 MF Portugal POR Hélio Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 DF Portugal POR Eduardo Simões 1 0 1 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
12 June 2002 FW Anderson Luiz Alverca Undisclosed [74]
1 July 2002 CB Ricardo Rocha Braga Undisclosed [75]
1 July 2002 CM Emílio Peixe Porto Free [76]
11 July 2002 FW Fehér Porto Free [9]
18 July 2002 LB Cristiano Roland Beira-Mar Undisclosed [77]
20 July 2002 DM Petit Boavista Undisclosed [78]
24 July 2002 CB Hélder Cristóvão Deportivo de La Coruña Free [79]
16 August 2002 FW Nuno Gomes Fiorentina Free [80]

In by loan

Date from Position Player To club Date to Ref
11 July 2002 RB Éder Bonfim Grêmio Inhumense 30 June 2003 [76]
8 January 2003 RW Geovanni Barcelona 30 June 2003 [81]

Out

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
16 May 2002 LB Júlio César Real Madrid Loan end [82]
16 May 2002 LB Emanuele Pesaresi Lazio Loan end [82]
29 May 2002 CM Maniche Porto Free [3]
1 June 2002 ST Edgaras Jankauskas Real Sociedad Loan end [83]
4 June 2002 GK Robert Enke Barcelona Free [4]
13 June 2002 DM Ricardo Esteves Nacional Free [84]
20 June 2002 GK Paulo Lopes Salgueiros Free [85]
23 June 2002 CB Marco Caneira Inter Milan Loan end [86]
18 July 2002 RB Toni Beira-Mar Free [77]
18 July 2002 LB Diogo Luís Beira-Mar Free [77]
10 July 2002 FB Quim Berto Varzim Free [87]
10 July 2002 LB Jorge Ribeiro Varzim Free [87]
10 July 2002 FW Pepa Varzim Free [87]
10 July 2002 CM Rui Baião Varzim Free [87]
23 September 2002 DM Paulo Madeira Fluminense Free [88]

Out by loan

Date from Position Player To club Date to Ref
28 July 2002 CM Bruno Aguiar Alverca 30 June 2003 [89]
2 August 2002 CB Geraldo Alves Gil Vicente 30 June 2003 [90]
14 August 2002 DM Fernando Aguiar Leiria 30 June 2003 [91]
14 August 2002 RB Ivan Dudić Rad 30 June 2003 [91]
29 August 2002 FW Anderson Luiz Moreirense 30 June 2003 [92]
21 January 2003 RB Éder Bonfim Estrela da Amadora 30 June 2003 [93]
1 February 2003 ST André Neles Internacional 31 December 2003 [94]

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  42. ^ "Boavista-Benfica, 0-0: Gota de futebol num oceano de faltas" [Boavista-Benfica, 0–0: A drop of football in a sea of fouls]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 December 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  43. ^ "Geovanni na Luz até final da temporada" [Geovanni in Da Luz until the end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 January 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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  69. ^ "Gil Vicente-Benfica, 0-2: Satisfações à família em hora de despedida" [Gil Vicente-Benfica, 0–2: Satisfactions to the family in the hour of goodbyes]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 May 2003. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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  77. ^ a b c "Opção sobre jogadores do Beira-Mar" [Option over Beira-Mar players]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 July 2002. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  78. ^ "Boavista continua a deter 50 por cento do passe de Petit" [Boavista still retains 50% of Petit]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 July 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  79. ^ "SAD confirma Hélder" [SAD confirms Hélder]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 July 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  80. ^ "Nuno Gomes: "Ser melhor marcador com o Jardel a jogar"" [Nuno Gomes: "Be the topscored with Jardel playing"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  81. ^ "Geovanni já treina" [Geovanni already practises]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 January 2003. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  82. ^ a b "Júlio César e Pesaresi de saída" [Júlio César and Pesaresi leaving]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 May 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  83. ^ "FC Porto contrata Jankauskas" [FC Porto signs Jankaukas]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 June 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  84. ^ "Ricardo Esteves assinou" [Ricardo Esteves signed]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 June 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  85. ^ "Paulo Lopes: "Impor-me de uma vez por todas"" [Paulo Lopes: "Breakthrough once and for all"]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 June 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  86. ^ "Marco Caneira está indefinido" [Caneira is indifined]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 June 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  87. ^ a b c d "Quim Berto, Jorge Ribeiro, Rui Baião e Pepa reforçam poveiros" [Quim Berto, Jorge Ribeiro, Rui Baião and Pepa strengthened Poveiros]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 July 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  88. ^ "Benfica aceita rescisão com Paulo Madeira" [Benfica accepts termination of Paulo Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 September 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  89. ^ "Alverca-V. Setúbal: Sem força ofensiva e a errar na defesa" [Alverca-V.Setúbal: Without offensive power and erroring in the defence]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 July 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015. The midfielder Bruno Aguiar, loaned by Benfica
  90. ^ "Geraldo assina hoje" [Geraldo signs today]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  91. ^ a b "U. Leiria quer Fernando Aguiar" [U.Leiria wants Fernando Aguiar]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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  93. ^ "Éder cedido ao E. Amadora" [Èder loaned to E.Amadora]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  94. ^ "André sonha com o Benfica" [André dreams of Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 April 2003. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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