2002–03 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 2002–03 season was the club's 44th season in the Turkish Super League and the club's 100th year in existence. After signing Romanian manager Mircea Lucescu, Beşiktaş won the league for the 12th time in Club history. Beşiktaş also had their most successful UEFA Cup run, by becoming a quarter finalist, however the club lost to S.S. Lazio 1–3 on aggregate, therefore eliminating them. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği 3–4 in the quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup.
| 2002–03 season | |
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| President |  Serdar Bilgili |
| Manager |  Mircea Lucescu |
| Turkish Super League | 1st |
| Turkish Cup | Quarterfinals (eliminated) |
| UEFA Cup | Quarterfinals (eliminated) |
Squad
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Süper Lig
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beşiktaş (C) | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 66 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 57 | |
| 5 | Malatyaspor | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 52 |
Turkish Cup
Beşiktaş had a bye in the first round and then played Elazığspor in the second round. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği in the quarter finals.
| December 4, 2002 Second round | Elazığspor | 0–2 | Beşiktaş | Elazığ |
Güney  80' Begeçarslan 87' |
Stadium: Elazığ Atatürk Stadium Referee: Bülent Uzun |
| Third round | Denizlispor | 1–2 | Beşiktaş | Denizli |
| Tandoğan 45' |
Mansız 65', 74' |
Stadium: Denizli Atatürk Stadium Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| March 5, 2003 Quarterfinal | Beşiktaş | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Gençlerbirliği | İstanbul |
| Mansız 46', 78', 88' |
Hassan 25' El-Saqqa 35' Cihan 80', 106' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Referee: İsmet Arzuman |
UEFA Cup
Beşiktaş had their most successful run, by becoming a quarter finalist. In doing so, they became the second Turkish team to achieve the feat (Galatasaray achieved it in 2000).
First round
| September 19, 2002 | Sarajevo  | 2–2 | Beşiktaş | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pancu 31' Dursun 33' |
Obuca 63' Osmanhodžić 79' |
Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium |
| October 3, 2002 | Beşiktaş | 5–0 | Sarajevo | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Pancu 5' Üzülmez 43'Dursun 72 (pen)'Sülün 84'Begeçarslan 85' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 7–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| October 31, 2002 | Deportivo Alavés  | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Vitoria, Spain, Spain |
| Abelardo Fernández 90+3' |
Antonio Karmona 31 (own)' |
Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza |
| November 14, 2002 | Beşiktaş | 1–0 | Deportivo Alavés | İstanbul, Turkey |
| İlhan Mansız 7' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| November 28, 2002 | Beşiktaş | 3–1 |  Dynamo Kyiv | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Daniel Pancu 30' Ahmet Yıldırım 71'Pascal Nouma 82' |
Husin 29' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
| December 12, 2002 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 | Beşiktaş | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fourth round
| February 20, 2003 | Slavia Prague  | 1–0 | Beşiktaş | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Tomáš Došek 62' |
Stadium: Stadion Eden |
| February 27, 2003 | Beşiktaş | 4–2 | Slavia Prague | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Daniel Pancu 41' Ronaldo Guiaro 61'Ahmet Dursun 66'İlhan Mansız 70' |
Richard Dostálek 77 (pen]' Hrdlicka 83' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
Beşiktaş won 4–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-final
| March 13, 2003 | Lazio  | 1–0 | Beşiktaş | Rome, Italy |
| Simone Inzaghi 55' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
| March 20, 2003 | Beşiktaş | 1–2 | Lazio | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Sergen Yalçın 82' |
Stefano Fiore 5' Lucas Castromán 9' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium |
Beşiktaş lost 1–3 on aggregate.