2002–03 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF
2002–03 season
Manager	Rafael Benítez
La Liga	5th
Champions League	Quarter-final
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	Pablo Aimar (8); John Carew (8)
Home colours	Away colours

Valencia CF did not succeed in defending their La Liga title, finishing in slumped 5th place. Los Che also got to the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League, where former coach Héctor Cúper and Inter got the upper hand over Valencia and Rafael Benítez. The main player during the season was Pablo Aimar, who was the only player making waves in the season, where the previously solid defense did not perform as previously.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Deportivo La Coruña	38	22	6	10	67	47	+20	72	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Celta Vigo	38	17	10	11	45	36	+9	61
5	Valencia	38	17	9	12	56	35	+21	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Barcelona	38	15	11	12	63	47	+16	56	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7	Athletic Bilbao	38	15	10	13	63	61	+2	55

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Matches

Mallorca-Valencia 0-2
0-1 Gonzalo de los Santos 11'
0-2 Rubén Baraja 57'
Valencia-Recreativo 3-0
1-0 Vicente 10'
2-0 John Carew 88'
3-0 John Carew 90'
Málaga-Valencia 2-2
1-0 Manu 26'
2-0 Mikel Roteta 30'
2-1 Mista 47'
2-2 Angulo 90'
Valencia-Rayo Vallecano 3-0
1-0 Mista 34'
2-0 Rubén Baraja 45' (pen.)
3-0 Angulo 86'
Valencia-Celta Vigo 0-1
0-1 Vágner 90'
Atlético Madrid-Valencia 1-1
0-1 Mauricio Pellegrino 40'
1-1 Javi Moreno 75'
Valencia-Athletic Bilbao 5-1
1-0 Pablo Aimar 5'
2-0 John Carew 7'
3-0 Pablo Aimar 28'
4-0 Pablo Aimar 43'
5-0 Fábio Aurélio 48' (pen.)
5-1 Tiko 81'
Espanyol-Valencia 0-1
0-1 Fábio Aurélio 74'
Valencia-Betis 1-1
0-1 Marcos Assunção 70'
1-1 Pablo Aimar 81'
Osasuna-Valencia 1-0
1-0 Iván Rosado 6'
Valencia-Valladolid 2-0
1-0 Mista 10'
2-0 Mista 30'

Alaves-Valencia 0-0

Copa del Rey

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