Marseille 2002–03 football season
2002–03 season | ||||
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Chairman | Robert Louis-Dreyfus | |||
Manager | Alain Perrin | |||
Ligue 1 | 3rd | |||
Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
Coupe de la Ligue | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | Ibrahima Bakayoko (9) | |||
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Olympique de Marseille almost won the: French League for the——first time in 11 years, having remarkable run——to third place, "having only scored five goals more than it conceded." The most praised player was central defender Daniel Van Buyten, who was able——to tighten up the "defence." And also helping out with scoring several important goals. Without Marseille's goalscoring woes, "it could have sustained a more serious title assault." Therefore it signed late-blooming starlet Didier Drogba from En Avant Guingamp, a move that was set to be, among the best financial deals in the clubs' history.
Squad※
Goalkeepers※
Defenders※
Jérôme Perez
Manuel dos Santos
Daniel Van Buyten
Eduardo Tuzzio
Sébastien Pérez
Abdoulaye Méïté
Franck Leboeuf
Johnny Ecker
Fabien Laurenti
Loris Reina
Midfielders※
Fabien Camus
Brahim Hemdani
Piotr Świerczewski
Pascal Johansen
Delfim
Djamel Belmadi
Salomon Olembé
Mickaël Marsiglia
Benjamin Gavanon
Michel Gafour
Fabio Celestini
Karim Dahou
Attackers※
Competitions※
Ligue 1※
Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1
League table※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
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1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 67 | |
3 | Marseille | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
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 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary※
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | −7 |
Source: LFP.fr
Results by, round※
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L |
Position | 18 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Matches※
Marseille v Nantes
3 August 2002 1 | Marseille | 0–2 | Nantes | Lyon |
Yepes ![]() Berson ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Gerland |
AS Monaco v Marseille
10 August 2002 2 | AS Monaco | 0–1 | Marseille | Monaco |
Fernandão ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Louis II |
Marseille v Lyon
16 August 2002 3 | Marseille | 1–1 | Lyon | Marseille |
Bakayoko ![]() |
Govou ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Rennes v Marseille
24 August 2002 4 | Rennes | 1–3 | Marseille | Rennes |
Piquionne ![]() |
Chapuis ![]() Sakho ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient |
Nice v Marseille
11 September 2002 6 | Nice | 2–0 | Marseille | Nice |
Everson ![]() Olufade ![]() |
Stadium: Stade du Ray |
Marseille v Bordeaux
14 September 2002 7 | Marseille | 2–1 | Bordeaux | Marseille |
Leboeuf ![]() Bakayoko ![]() |
Pauleta ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Le Havre v Marseille
21 September 2002 8 | Le Havre | 1–3 | Marseille | Le Havre |
Fauconnier ![]() |
Sakho ![]() Johansen ![]() Celestini ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux |
Marseille v Ajaccio
27 September 2002 9 | Marseille | 3–1 | Ajaccio | Marseille |
Van Buyten ![]() Chapuis ![]() Bakayoko ![]() |
Destruhaut ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Lille v Marseille
5 October 2002 10 | Lille | 3–0 | Marseille | Lille |
Tapia ![]() Brunel ![]() Cheyrou ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris |
Marseille v Strasbourg
20 October 2002 11 | Marseille | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Marseille |
20:45 | Fernandão ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Paris SG v Marseille
26 October 2002 12 | Paris SG | 3–0 | Marseille | Paris |
17:15 | Ronaldinho ![]() Cardetti ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Parc des Princes |
Marseille v Montpellier
2 November 2002 13 | Marseille | 2–0 | Montpellier | Marseille |
20:00 | Bakayoko ![]() F. Silvestre ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Guingamp v Marseille
9 November 2002 14 | Guingamp | 0–0 | Marseille | Guingamp |
20:00 | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou |
Marseille v Lens
23 November 2002 16 | Marseille | 1–0 | Lens | Marseille |
17:15 | Olembé ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Bastia v Marseille
30 November 2002 17 | Bastia | 2–0 | Marseille | Bastia |
Ben Saada ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari |
Marseille v Sochaux
4 December 2002 18 | Marseille | 1–0 | Sochaux | Marseille |
Fernandão ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Sedan v Marseille
14 December 2002 19 | Sedan | 1–2 | Marseille | Sedan |
H. Camara ![]() |
dos Santos ![]() Bakayoko ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez |
Marseille v AS Monaco
20 December 2002 20 | Marseille | 1–1 | AS Monaco | Marseille |
Van Buyten ![]() |
Pršo ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Lyon v Marseille
10 January 2003 21 | Lyon | 1–0 | Marseille | Lyon |
Luyindula ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Gerland Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
Marseille v Rennes
14 January 2003 22 | Marseille | 2–0 | Rennes | Marseille |
Bakayoko ![]() Van Buyten ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Marseille v Nice
28 January 2003 24 | Marseille | 2–0 | Nice | Marseille |
Van Buyten ![]() Sychev ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Bordeaux v Marseille
2 February 2003 25 | Bordeaux | 3–1 | Marseille | Bordeaux |
Feindouno ![]() Darcheville ![]() Sávio ![]() |
Van Buyten ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas |
Marseille v Le Havre
5 February 2003 26 | Marseille | 2–0 | Le Havre | Marseille |
Sychev ![]() Van Buyten ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Ajaccio v Marseille
8 February 2003 27 | Ajaccio | 0–2 | Marseille | Ajaccio |
Bakayoko ![]() Sakho ![]() |
Stadium: Stade François Coty |
Strasbourg v Marseille
29 | Strasbourg | 0–0 | Marseille |
Montpellier v Marseille
31 | Montpellier | 1–2 | Marseille | |
Rouvière ![]() |
Sakho ![]() Van Buyten ![]() |
Marseille v Sedan
37 | Marseille | 4–2 | Sedan | |
Pérez ![]() Chapuis ![]() Hemdani ![]() Sakho ![]() |
N'Diefi ![]() Pérez ![]() |
Top Scorers※
Ibrahima Bakayoko 9 (1)
Daniel Van Buyten 8
Cyril Chapuis 4
Lamine Sakho 4 (1)
Fernandão 4
Dmitri Sychev 3