2002–03 US Città di Palermo season
Palermo 2002–03 football season
2002–03 season | |
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President | Maurizio Zamparini |
Manager | Ezio Glerean (Coppa Italia and matchday 3) Daniele Arrigoni (Matchdays 1–2 and 4–22) Nedo Sonetti (Matchdays 23–38)[1][2] |
Stadium | La Favorita[note 1] |
Serie B | 6th |
Coppa Italia | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Filippo Maniero (13) All: Filippo Maniero (15) |
Highest home attendance | 31,572 (v Hellas Verona) |
Lowest home attendance | 8,595 (v Bari) |
Average home league attendance | 16,282 |
Biggest win | 4–0 (v Taranto) |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (v Lecce) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
The 2002–03 season was U.S. Città di Palermo's second season in a row in Serie B. In addition to the domestic league, Palermo participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.
Players and statistics
- As of 7 June 2003[3][1][2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie B | Coppa Italia | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Vincenzo Sicignano | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
19 | GK | ![]() | Nicola Santoni | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | GK | ![]() | Marco Viola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | GK | ![]() | Francesco Tarantino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Kewullay Conteh | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() | Fábio Bilica | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() | Paolo Tricoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | ![]() | Paolo Cotroneo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
13 | DF | ![]() | Pietro Accardi | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
25 | DF | ![]() | Valentin Năstase | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | ![]() | Matteo Pivotto | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
33 | DF | ![]() | Francesco Modesto | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
36 | DF | ![]() | Luca Ferri | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
37 | DF | ![]() | Oscar Brevi | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
77 | DF | ![]() | Alessandro Lucarelli | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() | Stefano Morrone | 38 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
7 | MF | ![]() | Paul Codrea | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ![]() | Antonio Marasco | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ![]() | Salvatore Masiello | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
11 | MF | ![]() | Daniele Di Donato | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
12 | MF | ![]() | Roberto Palumbo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | ![]() | Frank Ongfiang | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | ![]() | Franco Brienza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | ![]() | Lamberto Zauli | 22 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | ![]() | Valentino Lai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 | MF | ![]() | John Olufemi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
28 | MF | ![]() | Massimo Mutarelli | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
30 | MF | ![]() | Manolo Pestrin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
31 | MF | ![]() | Antonino Asta | 25 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
81 | MF | ![]() | Mario Santana | 33 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
5 | FW | ![]() | Cristian La Grottería | 23 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
7 | FW | ![]() | Giuseppe Mascara | 20 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Filippo Maniero | 34 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ||||
10 | FW | ![]() | Arturo Di Napoli | 33 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||||
82 | FW | ![]() | Davide Matteini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie B | 14 September 2002 | 7 June 2003 | Matchday 3[note 2] | 6th place | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 039.47 |
Coppa Italia | 18 August 2002 | 8 September 2002 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 033.33 |
Total | 41 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 039.02 |
Source: Archivio storico - U.S. Città di Palermo
Serie B
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Ancona (P) | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 61 | Promotion to Serie A |
5 | Triestina | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 58 | |
6 | Palermo | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 58 | |
7 | Ternana | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 55 | |
8 | Cagliari | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 54 |
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Matches
Day | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 14 September 2002 | Ancona | A | 2–4 | Maniero (2) 31' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) | 8,652 |
4 | 21 September 2002 | Siena | H | 1–0 | Maniero 41' (pen.) | 19,619 |
5 | 28 September 2002 | Triestina | A | 1–2 | Marasco 53' | 8,766 |
6 | 5 October 2002 | Livorno | H | 1–0 | Maniero 56' | 14,593 |
7 | 13 October 2002 | Salernitana | A | 1–3 | Di Napoli 65' | 9,253 |
8 | 19 October 2002 | Vicenza | A | 3–1 | Zauli (2) 26', 57', Santana 69' | 4,350 |
9 | 26 October 2002 | Cagliari | H | 1–1 | Maniero 6' | 25,443 |
10 | 2 November 2002 | Bari | A | 1–0 | Maniero 7' | 6,098 |
1 | 5 November 2002 | Cosenza | A | 2–1 | Morrone 5', Maniero 79' (pen.) | 3,565 |
11 | 10 November 2002 | Venezia | H | 0–2 | 21,399 | |
12 | 18 November 2002 | Catania | A | 0–2 | 21,000 | |
13 | 24 November 2002 | Ternana | H | 2–1 | Mascara 36', Maniero 55' (pen.) | 12,689 |
14 | 29 November 2002 | Napoli | A | 0–0 | 10,355 | |
15 | 8 December 2002 | Genoa | H | 0–0 | 10,614 | |
16 | 15 December 2002 | Messina | A | 1–2 | Maniero 81' | 9,124 |
17 | 22 December 2002 | Ascoli | H | 2–2 | Mascara 18', Di Napoli 89' | 10,953 |
2 | 6 January 2003 | Sampdoria | H | 0–0 | 23,435 | |
18 | 12 January 2003 | Hellas Verona | A | 0–0 | 10,378 | |
19 | 19 January 2003 | Lecce | H | 2–0 | Di Napoli (2), 24', 90+4' | 13,271 |
20 | 26 January 2003 | Cosenza | H | 1–0 | Di Napoli 36' (pen.) | 11,880 |
21 | 2 February 2003 | Sampdoria | A | 0–1 | 19,814 | |
22 | 9 February 2003 | Ancona | H | 0–1 | 14,370 | |
23 | 23 February 2003 | Siena | A | 1–2 | Conteh 64' | 6,025 |
24 | 2 March 2003 | Triestina | H | 1–0 | Nastase 57' | 11,257 |
25 | 9 March 2003 | Livorno | A | 2–2 | La Grottería 34' (pen.), Morrone 36' | 9,663 |
26 | 16 March 2003 | Salernitana | H | 1–1 | Maniero 2' (pen.) | 11,146 |
27 | 23 March 2003 | Vicenza | H | 1–0 | Morrone 43' | 10,946 |
28 | 30 March 2003 | Cagliari | A | 2–2 | Morrone 15', Maniero 69' | 8,000 |
29 | 4 April 2003 | Bari | H | 2–2 | Codrea 85', Di Napoli 90' | 8,595 |
30 | 12 April 2003 | Venezia | A | 2–0 | Codrea 4' (pen.), La Grottería 78' | 2,958 |
31 | 19 April 2003 | Catania | H | 3–3 | Asta 33', Zauli 55', Maniero 61' | 25,155 |
32 | 26 April 2003 | Ternana | A | 0–0 | 11,122 | |
33 | 4 May 2003 | Napoli | H | 2–1 | Maniero 1', Asta 17' | 13,626 |
34 | 10 May 2003 | Genoa | A | 1–1 | Asta 6' | 18,142 |
35 | 17 May 2003 | Messina | H | 2–1 | Di Napoli 15', Morrone 79' | 18,791 |
36 | 24 May 2003 | Ascoli | A | 2–1 | Zauli 16', Di Napoli 90' | 6,704 |
37 | 31 May 2003 | Verona | H | 2–0 | Zauli (2) 7', 31' | 31,572 |
38 | 7 June 2003 | Lecce | A | 0–3 | 35,038 |
Win | Draw | Loss |
- Source: Formazioni Palermo
Coppa Italia
Group 8 table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reggina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
2 | Palermo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
3 | Taranto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 |
4 | Messina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group stage – Day 1 | 18 August 2002 | Messina | A | 1–1 | Mascara 81' |
Group stage – Day 2 | 25 August 2002 | Taranto | H | 4–0 | Maniero (2) 27' (pen.), 54', Mascara 61', Asta 86' |
Group stage – Day 3 | 8 September 2002 | Reggina | H | 0–1 |
Win | Draw | Loss |
- Source: La Coppa Italia
Notes
- ^ On 18 September 2002 the stadium was officially renamed as Stadio Comunale Renzo Barbera in honour of the chairman Renzo Barbera, who had died on 20 May 2002.
- ^ The first two games were postponed due to a dispute between clubs and pay TVs.