2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Chelsea's 89th competitive season, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League and 97th year as a club. Managed by Claudio Ranieri, the club did not manage to win any silverware.

Chelsea
2002–03 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
FA Premier League4th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gianfranco Zola (14)
All:
Gianfranco Zola (16)
Average home league attendance39,784 (Premier League)

In the Premier League, Chelsea finished fourth behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United. With the fourth-place finish, Chelsea secured a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking FK. Chelsea also managed to reach the quarter-finals of both the Football League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost 1–0 to Manchester United and 3–1 to Arsenal in a replay, respectively.

Final league table
Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 23 9 6 85 42 +43 78 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Newcastle United 38 21 6 11 63 48 +15 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 68 38 +30 67
5 Liverpool 38 18 10 10 61 41 +20 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 12 10 52 43 +9 60
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

First team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Ed de Goey
2 DF  ESP Albert Ferrer
3 DF  NGA Celestine Babayaro
6 DF  FRA Marcel Desailly
7 DF  NED Winston Bogarde
8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW  NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
11 MF  NED Boudewijn Zenden
12 MF  CRO Mario Stanić
13 DF  FRA William Gallas
14 DF  ENG Graeme Le Saux
15 DF  NED Mario Melchiot
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  FRA Emmanuel Petit
20 MF  ENG Jody Morris
21 MF  ESP Enrique de Lucas
22 FW  ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK  ITA Carlo Cudicini
25 FW  ITA Gianfranco Zola
26 DF  ENG John Terry
28 FW  POR Filipe Oliveira
29 DF  GER Robert Huth
30 MF  DEN Jesper Grønkjær
36 MF  ENG Joe Keenan
39 FW  ENG Carlton Cole

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
31 GK  AUS Mark Bosnich (released)

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
18 FW  GER Sebastian Kneissl
19 DF  ITA Valerio Di Cesare
24 MF  ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti
27 MF  CYP Alexis Nicolas
32 FW  FIN Mikael Forssell
33 DF  ENG Joel Kitamirike
34 DF  ENG Scott Cousins
35 GK  ENG Rhys Evans
37 MF  ENG Danny Jeffreys
40 GK  ENG Lenny Pidgeley
41 MF  SCO Andy Ross
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 MF  ENG Billy Sentance
43 DF  ENG Paul Thornton
44 DF  ENG Sam Tillen
45 GK  ENG Glenn Wizik
46 DF  ENG Danny Woodards
— DF  SCO Warren Cummings
— DF  POR Mauro
— DF  CIV Jean-Yves Anis
— MF  ENG Rob Wolleaston
— MF  NED Mbark Boussoufa

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit (all blue with a white trimmed collar) was carried over from the previous campaign. Their new away kit was all black with blue accents. The club's third kit for this season was the club's away kit from the previous season, all white with blue socks and accents.

Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueUEFA CupFA CupFootball League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ed de Goeij 3020000+1000
2 DF Albert Ferrer 4030001000
3 DF Celestine Babayaro 24116+31003020
6 DF Marcel Desailly 33230+12101000
7 DF Winston Bogarde 100000000+10
8 MF Frank Lampard 48837+161+115130
9 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 441527+911214122
11 MF Boudewijn Zenden 27111+1010+101+300+10
12 MF Mario Stanić 25613+54203121
13 DF William Gallas 48436+24205030
14 DF Graeme Le Saux 34227+12103020
15 DF Mario Melchiot 41031+30004+1020
17 MF Emmanuel Petit 31223+11105011
20 MF Jody Morris 33119+601+102+112+10
21 MF Enrique de Lucas 31117+80111+102+10
22 FW Eiður Guðjohnsen 441020+15101+103+200+20
23 GK Carlo Cudicini 460360205030
25 FW Gianfranco Zola 461630+814203230
26 DF John Terry 30416+42205230
28 MF Filipe Oliveira 500+300+10000+10
29 DF Robert Huth 5020200+1000
30 MF Jesper Grønkjær 39520+104202+311+10
36 MF Joe Keenan 100+10000000
39 FW Carlton Cole 1662+113000+2112

Statistics taken from . Squad details and shirt numbers from and .

Results

FA Premier League
Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
17 August 2002 1 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Konchesky  7'  24'
Rufus  33'		 Report Zola  43'
C. Cole  84'
Lampard  89'
Babayaro  89'
Desailly  89'
Zenden  89'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,640
Referee: Graham Barber
23 August 2002 2 Chelsea 2–2 Manchester United London
20:00 BST Gallas  3'
Zenden  45'
Hasselbaink  84'
Desailly  89'
De Lucas  89'		 Report Beckham  26'  89'
Giggs  65'
P. Neville  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,541
Referee: Graham Poll
28 August 2002 3 Southampton 1–1 Chelsea Southampton
19:45 BST Fernandes  51'
Svensson  89'
Telfer  89'		 Report Lampard  80'
Babayaro  89'
Grønkjær  89'		 Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,208
Referee: Chris Foy
1 September 2002 4 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal London
16:05 BST Melchiot  24'
Zola  34'
Zenden  45'
Le Saux  64'
De Lucas  89'
Lampard  89'
Grønkjær  89'		 Report Vieira  49'
Touré  59'
Wiltord  88'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,037
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 September 2002 5 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Chelsea Blackburn
20:00 BST Dunn  18' (pen.)
Thompson  45'  89'
Johansson  81'		 Report Grønkjær  38'
Zola  52'  80'
Stanic  71'
Morris  86'
Babayaro  89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,999
Referee: Michael Riley
14 September 2002 6 Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 BST Gudjohnsen  14'  58'
Zola  26'
Zenden  89'		 Report Solano  76'
Shearer  89'
Speed  89'
Bernard  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,746
Referee: Barry Knight
23 September 2002 7 Fulham 0–0 Chelsea London
20:00 BST Ouaddou  89' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 September 2002 8 Chelsea 2–3 West Ham United London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink  21' (pen.)
Zola  74'
Huth  89'		 Report Defoe  40'
Di Canio  48'  84'
Minto  89'
Repka  89'
Lomas  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,929
Referee: Mike Dean
6 October 2002 9 Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:05 BST Owen  90' Report Stanic  71'
Grønkjær  89'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,856
Referee: Graham Barber
19 October 2002 10 Manchester City 0–3 Chelsea Manchester
15:00 BST Benarbia  89' Report Zola  68'  84'
Hasselbaink  85'
Lampard  89'
De Lucas  89'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,953
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 October 2002 11 Chelsea 2–0 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink  30'
Le Saux  55'		 Report Johnson  89' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,893
Referee: Stephen Dunn
3 November 2002 12 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Acimovic  16'
Sheringham  88'
Keller  89'		 Report De Lucas  86'
Morris  89'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,049
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 November 2002 13 Chelsea 3–0 Birmingham City London
15:00 BST Gudjohnsen  3'  31'
Zola  42'
Desailly  75'		 Report Powell  42' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,237
Referee: David Pugh
16 November 2002 14 Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough London
16:00 BST Babayaro  47'
Melchiot  89'		 Report Boateng  89' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,064
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 November 2002 15 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Bolton
15:00 BST Töfting  44'
Pedersen  63'
Barness  89'		 Report Hasselbaink  44'  89'
Babayaro  75'
Desailly  89'
Melchiot  89'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 25,476
Referee: Mike Dean
30 November 2002 16 Chelsea 3–0 Sunderland London
16:00 BST Gallas  58'
Desailly  84'
Hasselbaink  89'		 Report Kilbane  70'
Thirlwell  89'
McCann  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,946
Referee: Stephen Bennett
7 December 2002 17 Everton 1–3 Chelsea Liverpool
16:00 BST Naysmith  44'
Unsworth  88'
Stubbs  89'		 Report Stanic  5'  60'
Hasselbaink  28'  83'
Grønkjær  28'  90'
De Lucas  75'
Gallas  89'
Lampard  89'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,396
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
14 December 2002 18 Middlesbrough 1–1 Chelsea Middlesbrough
16:00 BST Geremi  32' Report Terry  42'
Petit  89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,160
Referee: Matt Messias
21 December 2002 19 Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa London
16:00 BST Gudjohnsen  42'
Lampard  57'		 Report Dublin  60'
Hendrie  89'
Staunton  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,284
Referee: Michael Riley
26 December 2002 20 Chelsea 0–0 Southampton London
13:00 BST Melchiot  85' Report Bridge  89'
Fernandes  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,428
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 December 2002 21 Leeds United 2–0 Chelsea Leeds
16:00 BST Gallas  30' (o.g.)
Milner  45'
Okon  45'
Smith  89'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,122
Referee: Graham Barber
1 January 2003 22 Arsenal 3–2 Chelsea London
16:00 BST Desailly  8' (o.g.)
van Bronckhorst  81'
Henry  83'		 Report Stanic  85'
Petit  86'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,096
Referee: Uriah Rennie
11 January 2003 23 Chelsea 4–1 Charlton Athletic London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink  3' (pen.)
Gallas  11'
Gudjohnsen  34'  89'
Le Saux  54'  78'
Petit  89'
Desailly  89'		 Report Euell  42' (pen.)
Powell  44'
Parker  89'
Konchesky  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,284
Referee: Mike Dean
18 January 2003 24 Manchester United 2–1 Chelsea Manchester
13:30 BST Scholes  39'
Forlán  90'		 Report Gudjohnsen  30' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,606
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 January 2003 25 Chelsea 3–2 Leeds United London
15:00 BST C. Cole  53'
Gudjohnsen  57'
Lampard  80'
Matteo  80' (o.g.)
Le Saux  89'		 Report Kewell  18'
Lucic  44'
Bakke  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,738
Referee: Jeff Winter
1 February 2003 26 Chelsea 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 BST Zola  40'
Petit  89'		 Report Sheringham  40'
Taricco  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,384
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 February 2003 27 Birmingham City 1–3 Chelsea Birmingham
16:00 BST Savage  86' (pen.)
Johnson  89'		 Report De Lucas  15'
Zola  43'
Gudjohnsen  49'
Hasselbaink  68' (pen.)
Terry  89'
Desailly  89'
 Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 29,475
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 February 2003 28 Chelsea 1–2 Blackburn Rovers London
16:00 BST Stanic  64'
Gallas  89'
Hasselbaink  90'		 Report Yorke  85'
Gresko  89'
Dunn  90'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,850
Referee: Graham Poll
1 March 2003 29 Newcastle United 2–1 Chelsea Newcastle
13:30 BST Hasselbaink  31' (o.g.)
Bernard  53'		 Report C. Cole  12'
Lampard  37'		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,157
Referee: Brian Winter
16 March 2003 30 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Chelsea West Bromwich
17:05 BST Report Stanic  38'
Zola  55'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,024
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 March 2003 31 Chelsea 5–0 Manchester City London
17:05 BST Hasselbaink  37'
Terry  42'  89'
Stanic  58'
Lampard  69'
Gallas  79'		 Report Benarbia  89'
Distin  89'
Jihai  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 April 2003 32 Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Thornton  12'
El Karkouri  89'		 Report C. Cole  44'  85'
Zola  52'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,024
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
12 April 2003 33 Chelsea 1–0 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BST C. Cole  58'
Zenden  58'		 Report Bergsson  89'
Laville  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,852
Referee: Graham Barber
19 April 2003 34 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 BST Allbäck  11'  78'
Leonhardsen  89'		 Report Terry  89' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,358
Referee: Rob Styles
21 April 2003 35 Chelsea 4–1 Everton London
15:00 BST Gudjohnsen  25'
Hasselbaink  48'
Grønkjær  61'
De Lucas  89'
Zola  90'		 Report Gravesen  36'
Carsley  77'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Michael Riley
26 April 2003 36 Chelsea 1–1 Fulham London
15:00 BST Goma  37' (o.g.)
Grønkjær  58'
Petit  89'		 Report Boa Morte  66'  82'
Clark  89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,792
Referee: David Elleray
3 May 2003 37 West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Di Canio  71'
Defoe  89'
Repka  89'
Sinclair  89'		 Report Morris  76' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 May 2003 38 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool London
15:00 BST Desailly  13'
Grønkjær  27'
Hasselbaink  79'
Gallas  89'
Le Saux  89'		 Report Hyypiä  11'
Gerrard  88'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,911
Referee: Alan Wiley

First Round
19 September 2002 First leg Chelsea 2–1 Viking FK London
18:00 GMT Hasselbaink  43'
De Lucas  69'		 Report Wright  90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,772
Referee: Ben Tokat (Turkey)
3 October 2002 Second leg Viking FK 4–2 Chelsea Stavanger, Norway
18:00 GMT Berre  9'
Kopteff  34'
Nevland  60'  87'		 Report Lampard  45'
Terry  62'		 Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: J Van Hulten (Norway)

FA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
4 January 2003 Third round Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough London
15:00 Stanic  38'
Cudicini  64'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,796
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 January 2003 Fourth round Shrewsbury Town 0–4 Chelsea Shrewsbury
21:00 Report Zola  40'  75'
C. Cole  53'
Morris  80'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,950
Referee: Michael Riley
16 February 2003 Fifth round Stoke City 0–2 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
16:00 Report Hasselbaink  51'
Grønkjær  75'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 26,615
Referee: Rob Styles
8 March 2003 Quarter final Arsenal 2–2 Chelsea London
17:00 Jeffers  35'
Henry  45'		 Report Terry  3'
Lampard  83'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 38,104
Referee: Paul Durkin
25 March 2003 Replay-Quarter final Chelsea 1–3 Arsenal London
15:00 Terry  79' Report Terry  25' (o.g.)
Wiltord  33'
Cygan  66'
Lauren  82'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,456
Referee: David Elleray

League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
6 November 2002 Third round Chelsea 2–1 Gillingham London
20:00 C. Cole  20'  52' Report King  90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,033
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 December 2002 Fourth round Chelsea 4–1 Everton London
19:30 Hasselbaink  26'  71'
Petit  44'
Stanic  69'		 Report Naysmith  80' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,322
Referee: Paul Durkin
17 December 2002 Fifth round Manchester United 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
20:00 Forlan  80' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 57,985
Referee: Steve Bennett

Transfers

In
# Pos Player From Fee Date
21MF Enrique de Lucas EspanyolFree[2]27-05-2002
28FW Filipe Oliveira Porto£500,00001-10-2002

Out
# Pos Player To Fee Date
16MF Roberto Di MatteoN/ARetired[3]01-07-2002
24MF Samuele Dalla Bona Milan£1,000,000[4]08-07-2002
10MF Slaviša JokanovićUnattachedReleased[5]09-07-2002
N/AFW Sam Parkin Swindon TownUndisclosed03-09-2002
31GK Mark BosnichUnattachedReleased22-01-2003
32FW Mikael Forssell Borussia Mönchengladbach6-month loan[6]29-01-2003

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/chelsea.htm
  2. "Chelsea sign Spaniard". BBC Sport. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2002.
  3. "Di Matteo forced to quit". BBC Sport. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2002.
  4. "Dalla Bona joins AC Milan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2002.
  5. "Jokanovic leaves Chelsea". BBC Sport. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2002.
  6. "Forssell heads to Germany". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2003.
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