2002–03 A.C. Milan season

Milan
2002–03 season
	A.C. Milan players celebrating winning the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Carlo Ancelotti
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Filippo Inzaghi (17); All: ; Filippo Inzaghi (30)
Highest home attendance	78,843 (Serie A); vs Internazionale; (23 November 2002)
Lowest home attendance	2,551 (Coppa Italia); vs Ancona; (18 December 2002)
Average home league attendance	61,534[1]

In 2002–03, Associazione Calcio Milan enjoyed a triumphant season, winning both the UEFA Champions League and the Coppa Italia. In their 6th conquest of Europe's most prestigious competition, Milan defeated fierce rivals Juventus on penalties after a 0–0 draw in an all-Italian final, while in the Coppa Italia they overcame Roma. In the Serie A, Milan were top of the table in January, but would eventually finish 3rd behind Juventus and Inter, thus missing the chance to complete the treble.

This was Milan's first successful season since 1998–99. Important new arrivals included Italian international centre-back Alessandro Nesta (signed from Lazio for €31 million –Milan's most expensive transfer in the summer of 2002)[2] who strengthened a defence that was already among Europe's most formidable, versatile Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf (signed from cross-city rivals Inter for €29 million)[3] and Danish international striker Jon Dahl Tomasson, who was mainly used to back up regular starters Andriy Shevchenko and Filippo Inzaghi. Brazilian superstar Rivaldo, the most high-profile of the new signings, had a peripheral role in the Serie A, but was influential in the Champions League, appearing in 13 out of 17 matches, although not in the final, where he was an unused substitute.[4]

This season also saw Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti beginning to utilise the unconventional 4–4–2 diamond (or 4–1–2–1–2) formation, which he would continue to employ on many occasions in later seasons.[5] This formation allowed Ancelotti to field both Andrea Pirlo and Rui Costa in the starting eleven, with Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker or regista and Rui Costa as an attacking midfielder or trequartista; the 4–1–2–1–2 worked well for Milan in large part thanks to the effectiveness, hard work and stamina of central midfielders Clarence Seedorf and Gennaro Gattuso.

Players

Squad information

Squad at end of season[6]

Squad no.	Name	Position
Goalkeepers
12	Dida	GK
18	Christian Abbiati	GK
1	Valerio Fiori	GK
Defenders
3	Paolo Maldini (Captain)	CB / LB
13	Alessandro Nesta	CB
4	Kakha Kaladze	LB / CB / DM / LM
19	Alessandro Costacurta	CB / SW / LB / RB
14	Dario Šimić	CB / RB / SW
2	Thomas Helveg	RB / RM
27	Serginho	LB / LM / LW
16	José Chamot	LB / RB / CB
24	Martin Laursen	CB
25	Roque Júnior	CB / RB
Midfielders
21	Andrea Pirlo	CM / AM / DM
8	Gennaro Gattuso	CM / DM / RM
10	Rui Costa	AM
20	Clarence Seedorf	CM / AM / RM / LM
23	Massimo Ambrosini	CM / DM
5	Fernando Redondo	DM / CM
31	Ibrahim Ba	RM / LM
28	Samuele Dalla Bona	CM / DM
32	Cristian Brocchi	CM / DM / RM
Forwards
7	Andriy Shevchenko	CF
9	Filippo Inzaghi	CF
11	Rivaldo	AM / SS / CF / LW
15	Jon Dahl Tomasson	CF / SS

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	BRA	Claiton
34	FW	ITA	Alessandro Matri
36	MF	ITA	Stefano Pastrello
37	MF	ITA	Roberto Bortolotto
38	FW	ITA	Davide Favaro
39	FW	ITA	Michele Piccolo
40	MF	ITA	Mauro Calvi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
41	MF	ITA	Mattia Dal Bello
42	MF	ITA	Mirco Stefani
43	GK	ITA	Alessandro Venditti
44	MF	ITA	Patrick Kalambay
45	DF	ITA	Matteo Giordano
46	MF	ITA	William Nava
83	MF	GAB	Catilina Aubameyang

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
22	GK	ITA	Alessandro Parravicini (released)
30	FW	ITA	Marco Borriello (on loan to Empoli)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	MF	BRA	Leonardo (retired)
35	GK	ITA	Simone Brunelli (released)

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	34	21	9	4	64	29	+35	72	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Internazionale	34	19	8	7	64	38	+26	65
3	Milan[lower-alpha 1]	34	18	7	9	55	30	+25	61
4	Lazio	34	15	15	4	57	32	+25	60	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5	Parma	34	15	11	8	55	36	+19	56[lower-alpha 2]	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: 2002–03 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[7]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

Milan qualified for the Champions League group stage as defending champions.
Udinese finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: Udinese 1–1 Parma, Parma 3–2 Udinese.

Matches

14 September 2002 2	Modena	0–3	Milan	Modena
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Inzaghi 17', 90' Šimić 54'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Massimo De Santis

21 September 2002 3	Milan	3–0	Perugia	Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Maldini 40' Inzaghi 50' Seedorf 65'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59,296 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

28 September 2002 4	Lazio	1–1	Milan	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	C. López 51'	Report	Maldini 7'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 59,226 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

6 October 2002 5	Milan	6–0	Torino	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pirlo 21' (pen.) Inzaghi 31', 79', 86' Serginho 41' Fattori 84' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,945 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

20 October 2002 6	Atalanta	1–4	Milan	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sala 30'	Report	Rivaldo 15' Tomasson 41' Pirlo 66' (pen.), 81'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 23,628 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

26 October 2002 7	Chievo	3–2	Milan	Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Marazzina 22' Bierhoff 49' Cossato 83'	Report	Shevchenko 59' Tomasson 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 33,431 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

3 November 2002 8	Milan	2–0	Reggina	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Inzaghi 20' Rivaldo 64'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63,892 Referee: Massimo De Santis

6 November 2002 1	Milan	1–0	Udinese	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rivaldo 89'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,347 Referee: Paolo Bertini
Note: Rescheduled

10 November 2002 9	Juventus	2–1	Milan	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Di Vaio 8' Thuram 21'	Report	Pirlo 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 57,762 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

17 November 2002 10	Milan	2–1	Parma	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pirlo 48' (pen.), 70' (pen.)	Report	Filippini 63'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59,648 Referee: Paolo Bertini

23 November 2002 11	Milan	1–0	Internazionale	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Serginho 13'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,843 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

1 December 2002 12	Empoli	1–1	Milan	Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rocchi 42'	Report	Shevchenko 52'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 17,652 Referee: Massimo De Santis

7 December 2002 13	Milan	1–0	Roma	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Inzaghi 73'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67,786 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

15 December 2002 14	Como	1–2	Milan	Como
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pecchia 22'	Report	Ambrosini 20' Shevchenko 42'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 10,508 Referee: Stefano Farina

22 December 2002 15	Milan	0–0	Brescia	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 61,724 Referee: Emidio Morganti

12 January 2003 16	Bologna	0–2	Milan	Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Shevchenko 51' Serginho 78'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 34,915 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

19 January 2003 17	Milan	2–1	Piacenza	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pirlo 54' (pen.) Rivaldo 69'	Report	Gurenko 53'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,452 Referee: Massimo De Santis

26 January 2003 18	Udinese	1–0	Milan	Udine
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pizarro 37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,853 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

2 February 2003 19	Milan	2–1	Modena	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pirlo 77' (pen.) Inzaghi 80'	Report	Scoponi 90+1'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59,594 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

9 February 2003 20	Perugia	1–0	Milan	Perugia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Miccoli 36'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 18,853 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

16 February 2003 21	Milan	2–2	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Inzaghi 62' Rivaldo 70'	Report	Stanković 21' C. López 30' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 61,605 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

22 February 2003 22	Torino	0–3 Abandoned¹	Milan	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Inzaghi 2' Seedorf 43', 45+3'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 16,343 Referee: Luca Palanca

2 March 2003 23	Milan	3–3	Atalanta	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Inzaghi 34', 79' Tomasson 70'	Report	Maldini 1' (o.g.) Rossini 29', 31'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,095 Referee: Stefano Farina

9 March 2003 24	Milan	0–0	Chievo	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,123 Referee: Massimo De Santis

15 March 2003 25	Reggina	0–0	Milan	Reggio Calabria
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 26,640 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

22 March 2003 26	Milan	2–1	Juventus	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Shevchenko 4' Inzaghi 25'	Report	Nedvěd 10'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,671 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

5 April 2003 27	Parma	1–0	Milan	Parma
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Adriano 77'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 25,603 Referee: Stefano Farina

12 April 2003 28	Internazionale	0–1	Milan	Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Inzaghi 62'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,660 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

19 April 2003 29	Milan	0–1	Empoli	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Di Natale 12'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,784 Referee: Domenico Messina

26 April 2003 30	Roma	2–1	Milan	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cassano 60' Tommasi 76'	Report	Tomasson 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,313 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

3 May 2003 31	Milan	2–0	Como	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Inzaghi 11' (pen.) Nesta 59'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,503 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

8 May 2003 32	Brescia	1–0	Milan	Brescia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Appiah 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 19,155 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

17 May 2003 33	Milan	3–1	Bologna	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pirlo 23' (pen.) Seedorf 51' Inzaghi 66'	Report	Meghni 68'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,766 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

24 May 2003 34	Piacenza	4–2	Milan	Piacenza
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hübner 6', 82' Maresca 17' (pen.) Marchionni 31'	Report	Brocchi 30' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Notes

Note 1: Torino v Milan was abandoned with 27 minutes to go, after the crowd started to riot.[8] The result was confirmed as 3–0 in favor of Milan by the FIGC. Torino was given a match suspension from playing at home until the end of season.

Top scorers

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

14 August 2002 First leg	Milan	1–0	Slovan Liberec	Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gattuso 45+3' Serginho 59' Inzaghi 68'	Report	Pilný 39'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,064 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

28 August 2002 Second leg	Slovan Liberec	2–1 (2–2a agg.)	Milan	Liberec, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Slepička 46' Langer 88'	Report	Inzaghi 20'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 8,740 Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibañez (Spain)

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Milan	6	4	0	2	12	7	+5	12	Advance to second group stage
2	Deportivo La Coruña	6	4	0	2	11	12	−1	12	Advance to second group stage
3	Lens	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	8	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Bayern Munich	6	0	2	4	9	13	−4	2

Source: RSSSF

18 September 2002 1	Milan	2–1	Lens	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Maldini 40' Inzaghi 58', 61'	Report	Diop 53' Moreira 75'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,214 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

24 September 2002 2	Deportivo La Coruña	0–4	Milan	A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Silva 26' Naybet 56'	Report	Pirlo 7' Seedorf 17' Inzaghi 32', 54', 61'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 27,614 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

1 October 2002 3	Bayern Munich	1–2	Milan	Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ballack 33' Pizarro 54' Linke 80'	Report	Inzaghi 52', 84' Nesta 82'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

23 October 2002 4	Milan	2–1	Bayern Munich	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Serginho 11' Ambrosini 43' Seedorf 45+1' Inzaghi 64'	Report	Kuffour 19' Tarnat 23' Pizarro 32' Santa Cruz 84'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,611 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

29 October 2002 5	Lens	2–1	Milan	Lens, France
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Moreira 41' Utaka 49' Coly 77'	Report	Shevchenko 32' Pirlo 73' Seedorf 75' Tomasson 86'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 39,474 Referee: Graham Barber (England)

13 November 2002 6	Milan	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Tomasson 34'	Report	Tristán 58' Makaay 70'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Second group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Milan	6	4	0	2	5	4	+1	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Real Madrid	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
4	Lokomotiv Moscow	6	0	1	5	3	10	−7	1

Source: RSSSF

26 November 2002 1	Milan	1–0	Real Madrid	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Shevchenko 40' Gattuso 48'	Report	Pavón 70' Helguera 85'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,777 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

11 December 2002 2	Borussia Dortmund	0–1	Milan	Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Inzaghi 49'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

19 February 2003 3	Milan	1–0	Lokomotiv Moscow	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Tomasson 62'	Report	Obradović 23' Lekgetho 72'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,028 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

25 February 2003 4	Lokomotiv Moscow	0–1	Milan	Moscow, Russia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Evseev 33' Loskov 43' Nizhegorodov 88'	Report	Gattuso 27' Rivaldo 34' (pen.) Serginho 60'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

12 March 2003 5	Real Madrid	3–1	Milan	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Raúl 12', 57' Roberto Carlos 37' Guti 86'	Report	Dalla Bona 12' Shevchenko 48' Rivaldo 81'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 77,824 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

18 March 2003 6	Milan	0–1	Borussia Dortmund	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gattuso 15'	Report	Ewerthon 34' Frings 59' Koller 80'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,577 Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

8 April 2003 First leg	Ajax	0–0	Milan	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Gattuso 35' Ambrosini 67'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,967 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

23 April 2003 Second leg	Milan	3–2 (3–2 agg.)	Ajax	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ambrosini 18' Inzaghi 30' Costacurta 62' Shevchenko 65' Tomasson 90+1'	Report	Litmanen 63' Pasanen 76' Pienaar 78'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,079 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Semi-finals

7 May 2003 First leg	Milan	0–0	Internazionale	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,049 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

13 May 2003 Second leg	Internazionale	1–1 (1–1a agg.)	Milan	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Di Biagio 39' Martins 84'	Report	Inzaghi 37' Gattuso 37' Rui Costa 40' Shevchenko 45+1' Kaladze 85'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 81,854 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Final

28 May 2003 Final	Juventus	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Milan	Manchester, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Tacchinardi 69' Del Piero 111'	Report	Costacurta 18'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 63,215 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
	Penalties
	Trezeguet Birindelli Zalayeta Montero Del Piero		Serginho Seedorf Kaladze Nesta Shevchenko

References

"Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2002–2003". StadiaPostcards.com.
Nesta al Milan, ora è ufficiale La Gazzetta dello Sport, 31 August 2002
Il romanzo degli scambi tra Milan e Inter Ultimouomo.com, 18 November 2016
Champions League Tactical line-ups Uefa.com, 28 May 2003
A Gritty Milan "News – Notizie, rassegna stampa, ultim'ora, calcio mercato"
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2002-2003/seriea/milan.htm
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
"Torino handed ban". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

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[table_note_MIL0.78285823146946-7] Milan qualified for the Champions League group stage as defending champions.

[table_hth_UDI0.78285823146946-8] Udinese finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: Udinese 1–1 Parma, Parma 3–2 Udinese.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2002–2003". StadiaPostcards.com.

[2] Nesta al Milan, ora è ufficiale La Gazzetta dello Sport, 31 August 2002

[3] Il romanzo degli scambi tra Milan e Inter Ultimouomo.com, 18 November 2016

[4] Champions League Tactical line-ups Uefa.com, 28 May 2003

[5] A Gritty Milan "News – Notizie, rassegna stampa, ultim'ora, calcio mercato"

[6] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2002-2003/seriea/milan.htm

[9] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[TorinoMilan-10] "Torino handed ban". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-07-31.