2002–03 Ligue 1

In today's world, 2002–03 Ligue 1 has become a topic of great relevance and interest to people of all ages and in different parts of the world. Since its emergence, 2002–03 Ligue 1 has generated constant debate and has aroused countless conflicting opinions. This phenomenon has captured the attention of society in general and has given rise to research, discussions and demonstrations around its different aspects. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the impact of 2002–03 Ligue 1 on today's society, analyzing its implications and providing a complete overview of this topic that leaves no one indifferent.

Ligue 1
Season2002–03
Dates2 August 2002 – 24 May 2003
ChampionsLyon (2nd Title)
RelegatedLe Havre
Sedan
Troyes
Champions LeagueLyon
Monaco
Marseille
UEFA CupBordeaux
Sochaux
Auxerre
Lens
Matches played380
Goals scored837 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorerShabani Nonda
(26 goals)
← 2001–02 (Division 1)

For the 2002–03 season, the French Division 1 was renamed as Ligue 1 and was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons. Lyon won the 2002–03 Ligue 1 season of the French Association Football League with 68 points.

Participating teams

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Location of teams in 2002–03 Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
6 Auxerre 38 18 10 10 38 29 +9 64
7 Guingamp 38 19 5 14 59 46 +13 62 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8 Lens 38 14 15 9 43 31 +12 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
9 Nantes 38 16 8 14 37 39 −2 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10 Nice 38 13 16 9 39 31 +8 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11 Paris Saint-Germain 38 14 12 12 47 36 +11 54
12 Bastia 38 12 11 15 40 48 −8 47
13 Strasbourg 38 11 12 15 40 54 −14 45
14 Lille 38 10 12 16 29 44 −15 42
15 Rennes 38 10 10 18 35 45 −10 40
16 Montpellier 38 10 10 18 37 54 −17 40
17 Ajaccio 38 9 12 17 29 49 −20 39
18 Le Havre (R) 38 10 8 20 27 47 −20 38 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Sedan (R) 38 9 9 20 41 59 −18 36
20 Troyes (R) 38 7 10 21 23 48 −25 31
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Results

Home \ Away ACA AUX BAS BOR GUI LHA RCL LIL OL OM ASM MHS NAN NIC PSG REN SED SOC STR TRO
Ajaccio 1–0 1–1 1–6 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–4 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Auxerre 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–1[a] 2–0 0–0 1–0
Bastia 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1
Bordeaux 1–0 0–1 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0
Guingamp 3–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–0
Le Havre 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Lens 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Lille 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0
Lyon 3–1 3–0 4–1 4–2 1–4 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 6–1 4–1 2–1 0–0
Marseille 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–0 4–2 1–0 1–0 0–0
Monaco 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 6–0
Montpellier 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2
Nantes 1–0 1–4 1–0 0–0 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 4–1 2–1
Nice 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 1–0
Paris SG 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–2
Rennes 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 2–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 0–0
Sedan 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 4–0
Sochaux 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Strasbourg 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–1
Troyes 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Counting for the Round 8 of Ligue 1, and initially concluded on 21 September 2002 with the same score of 3-1 (goals, in that order, from Kapo, N'Diefi and doubled by Benjani), the match was canceled following a technical reservation filed by Sedan after the second Auxerre goal: this goal had indeed been scored immediately after the Sedan equalizer, but the Sedan players had not all returned to their camp at kick-off. The match was finally replayed on 8 April 2003 (two months after the "return" match, played on 5 February 2003) with a similar result (goals, in that order, from Benjani, N'Diefi, Benjani and Cissé).

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Shabani Nonda Monaco 26
2 Portugal Pauleta Bordeaux 23
3 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Guingamp 17
4 France Djibril Cissé Auxerre 14
Senegal Henri Camara Sedan
6 Brazil Juninho Lyon 13
7 Brazil Sonny Anderson Lyon 12
Croatia Dado Pršo Monaco
Guinea Kaba Diawara Nice
France Antoine Sibierski Lens

Overall

References

  1. ^ Ligue 1 - Saison 2002-2003 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com