2002–03 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna
2002–03 season
Chairman	Renato Cipollini
Manager	Francesco Guidolin
Stadium	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A	11th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Giuseppe Signori (12); All: ; Giuseppe Signori (16)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

During the 2002–03 Italian football season, Bologna F.C. 1909 competed in the Serie A.

Season summary

Bologna F.C. 1909 finished the season in 11th position in the Serie A table. In other competitions, Bologna reached the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.

Giuseppe Signori was the top scorer for Bologna with 12 goals in all competitions.

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
1	GK	ITA	Gianluca Pagliuca
2	DF	ITA	Cristian Zaccardo
3	DF	ITA	Paolo Vanoli^[1]
4	MF	ITA	Renato Olive
5	DF	ITA	Marcello Castellini
6	DF	ITA	Alessandro Gamberini^[2]
6	DF	ITA	Marco Zanchi
7	MF	ITA	Carlo Nervo
8	MF	ITA	Leonardo Colucci
9	FW	ARG	Julio Cruz
10	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Signori (Captain)
11	FW	ITA	Claudio Bellucci
12	GK	ITA	Ferdinando Coppola
13	DF	ITA	Fabio Macellari^[3]
14	MF	ITA	Andrea Ardito^[4]


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	SCG	Vlado Šmit
16	MF	ITA	Emiliano Salvetti
17	DF	ITA	Claudio Terzi
18	FW	ITA	Giacomo Cipriani
19	DF	ITA	Giulio Falcone
20	MF	ITA	Tomas Locatelli
21	DF	ITA	Emanuele Brioschi^[5]
22	GK	ITA	Andrea Pansera
23	MF	ITA	Roberto Goretti^[6]
23	DF	CIV	Steve Gohouri^[7]
24	MF	ITA	Christian Amoroso
30	MF	ITA	Alessandro Frara
31	MF	FRA	Mourad Meghni
32	FW	ITA	Luigi Della Rocca
33	DF	ITA	Michele Paramatti

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Andrea Pansera	AlbinoLeffe
DF	Fabio Macellari	Inter	co-ownership
DF	Michele Paramatti	Juventus	definitivo (0 €)^[8]
DF	Marco Zanchi	Juventus
MF	Christian Amoroso	Fiorentina	free
MF	Andrea Ardito	Como Calcio
MF	Leonardo Colucci	Hellas Verona
MF	Alessandro Frara	Juventus	loan
MF	Emiliano Salvetti	Juventus	loan^[9]

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Salvatore Fresi	Juventus
DF	Alessandro Gamberini	Chievo Verona	loan
DF	Massimo Tarantino	Como Calcio
DF	Pierre Womé	Fulham F.C.	loan
MF	Andrea Ardito	A.C. Siena	loan
MF	Matteo Brighi	Juventus	loan ended
MF	Fabio Firmani	Chievo Verona	loan ended
MF	Fabio Pecchia	Como Calcio	loan
MF	Lamberto Zauli	Palermo F.C.	^[10]
FW	Björn Runström	Chievo Verona	0,5 million €

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Steve Gohouri	Yverdon	loan
DF	Paolo Vanoli		free^[11]

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Emanuele Brioschi	Cosenza
MF	Roberto Goretti	A.C. Reggiana
DF	Fabio Macellari		released

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Brescia	34	9	15	10	36	38	−2	42^[a]	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
10	Perugia^[b]	34	10	12	12	40	48	−8	42	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round^[12]
11	Bologna	34	10	11	13	39	47	−8	41
12	Modena	34	9	11	14	30	48	−18	38^[c]
13	Empoli	34	9	11	14	36	46	−10	38^[c]

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).^[13]
Notes:

^ Brescia finished ahead of Perugia on head-to-head points: Brescia 3–1 Perugia, Perugia 0–0 Brescia.
^ Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced; then they qualified to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round.
^ ^a ^b Modena finished ahead of Empoli, Atalanta and Reggina on head-to-head points: Modena: 10 pts, Empoli: 9 pts, Atalanta: 7 pts, Reggina: 5 pts.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	L
Position	1	5	2	3	3	4	5	7	6	5	6	5	5	4	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	11

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League qualifying round; = 2003-04 UEFA Cup; = 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup; = 2003-04 Serie B

Matches

6 November 2002 1^[14]	Torino	2-1	Bologna	Turin
	Conticchio 4' Castellini 88'	Report	34' (pen.) Vanoli	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 12,409 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

14 September 2002 2	Bologna	2-1	Roma	Bologna
	Cruz 59', 91'	Report	44' (pen.) Batistuta	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,349 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

22 September 2002 3	Atalanta	2-2	Bologna	Bergamo
	Doni 18', 51' (pen.)	Report	13' Locatelli 77' (pen.) Bellucci	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,720 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

29 September 2002 4	Bologna	1-0	Piacenza	Bologna
	Della Rocca 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,548 Referee: Massimo De Santis

6 October 2002 5	Empoli	0-0	Bologna	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 6,559 Referee: Emidio Morganti

20 October 2002 6	Bologna	3-0	Brescia	Bologna
	Locatelli 19' Cruz 76' (pen.), 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,173 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

27 October 2002 7	Internazionale	2-0	Bologna	Milan
	Materazzi 67' Vieri 92'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 65,408 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

2 November 2002 8	Udinese	0-0	Bologna	Udine
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,850 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

10 November 2002 9	Bologna	1-0	Como	Bologna
	Signori 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,193 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

17 November 2002 10	Bologna	2-1	Perugia	Bologna
	Cruz 30' Signori 37'	Report	45' Caracciolo	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Alberto Castellani

23 November 2002 11	Juventus	1-1	Bologna	Turin
	Iuliano 86'	Report	66' (pen.) Signori	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 36,544 Referee: Stefano Farina

1 December 2002 12	Bologna	3-0	Modena	Bologna
	Locatelli 56' Cruz 80' Amoroso 81'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 30,731 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

8 December 2002 13	Chievo	0-0	Bologna	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

14 December 2002 14	Bologna	2-1	Parma	Bologna
	Cruz 42', 44'	Report	28' Adriano	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 21,717 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

22 December 2002 15	Lazio	1-1	Bologna	Rome
	López 45+2'	Report	66' Zaccardo	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,685 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

12 January 2003 16	Bologna	0-2	Milan	Bologna
		Report	51' Shevchenko 78' Serginho	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 34,915 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

18 January 2003 17	Reggina	1-0	Bologna	Reggio Calabria
	Savoldi 15'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 23,316 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

26 January 2003 18	Bologna	2-2	Torino	Bologna
	Signori 39' (pen.) Della Rocca 79'	Report	8' Vergassola 65' Franco	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,543 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

1 February 2003 19	Roma	3-1	Bologna	Rome
	Montella 35' Delvecchio 52' Cassano 72'	Report	42' Signori	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 52,795 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

9 February 2003 20	Bologna	2-3	Atalanta	Bologna
	Signori 69' (pen.), 72' (pen.)	Report	28', 49' Pinardi 90+4' Rossini	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 19,802 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

16 February 2003 21	Piacenza	3-1	Bologna	Piacenza
	Hübner 19' (pen.) Maresca 40' De Cesare 62'	Report	84' Bellucci	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 6,434 Referee: Stefano Farina

23 February 2003 22	Bologna	2-0	Empoli	Bologna
	Bellucci 14' Vanoli 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,272 Referee: Domenico Messina

1 March 2003 23	Brescia	0-0	Bologna	Brescia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

8 March 2003 24	Bologna	1-2	Internazionale	Bologna
	Cruz 23'	Report	9', 85' Recoba	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 31,433 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

16 March 2003 25	Bologna	1-0	Udinese	Bologna
	Signori 9'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 21,822 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

23 March 2003 26	Como	5-1	Bologna	Como
	Caccia 18' Amoruso 50', 90' Pecchia 57' Musić 86'	Report	53' Meghni	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 6,355 Referee: Diego Preschern

6 April 2003 27	Perugia	1-1	Bologna	Perugia
	Vryzas 33'	Report	68' Signori	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Stefano Cassarà

13 April 2003 28	Bologna	2-2	Juventus	Bologna
	Cruz 15' Locatelli 74'	Report	87' Zambrotta 90+5' Camoranesi	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 36,178 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

19 April 2003 29	Modena	3-2	Bologna	Modena
	Kamara 13' Sculli 73', 86'	Report	20', 46' Signori	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 15,518 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

27 April 2003 30	Bologna	1-1	Chievo	Bologna
	Signori 2'	Report	90+4' Della Morte	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 21,888 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

3 May 2003 31	Parma	1-2	Bologna	Parma
	Mutu 65'	Report	60' Paramatti 67' Locatelli	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 15,485 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

10 May 2003 32	Bologna	0-2	Lazio	Bologna
		Report	45' (pen.) Inzaghi 59' Favalli	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 21,069 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

17 May 2003 33	Milan	3-1	Bologna	Milan
	Pirlo 23' (pen.) Seedorf 51' Inzaghi 66'	Report	68' Meghni	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 57,766 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

25 May 2003 34	Bologna	0-2	Reggina	Bologna
		Report	13' Bonazzoli 68' Di Michele	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 24,565 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Coppa Italia

Eightfinals

5 December 2002	Vicenza	1-1	Bologna	Vicenza
	Schwoch 69'		57' Bellucci	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Stefano Cassarà

18 December 2002	Bologna	0-2	Vicenza	Bologna
			88' Sgrigna 90' (pen) Schwoch	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Luca Palanca

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Quarterfinals

20 July 2002 1	Bologna	2-0	BATE Borisov	Bologna
	Cruz 28' Bellucci 79'			Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 13 500 Referee: Briakos

27 July 2002	BATE Borisov	0-0	Bologna	Barysaŭ
				Stadium: Haradzki Attendance: 5 200 Referee: Medina Cantalejo

Semifinals

31 July 2002	Bologna	5-1	Teplice	Bologna
	Nervo 2' Signori 32', 35' (rig.) Zaccardo 68' Olive 77'		65' Zelenka	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 15 174 Referee: Koren

7 August 2002	Teplice	1-3	Bologna	Teplice
	Grlic 89'		14' Nervo 19', 38' Colucci	Stadium: Na Stínadlech Attendance: 2 700 Referee: Øvrebø

Finals

13 August 2002 1	Bologna	2-2	Fulham F.C.	Bologna
	Signori 53' (rig), 76' (rig)		64' Inamoto 88' Legwinski	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23 620 Referee: Iturralde González

27 August 2002 2	Fulham F.C.	3-1	Bologna	London
	Inamoto 12', 46', 50'		33' Locatelli	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Busacca

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		Intertoto Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Pagliuca	40	-54	34	-47	0	0	6	-7
33	DF	ITA	Paramatti	32	1	29+1	1	1	0	1	0
2	DF	ITA	Zaccardo	40	2	24+8	1	2	0	6	1
8	DF	ITA	Colucci	38	2	28+2	0	2	0	6	2
5	DF	ITA	Castellini	38	0	31	0	1	0	6	0
4	MF	ITA	Olive	35	1	27	0	2	0	6	1
7	MF	ITA	Nervo	38	2	29+2	0	1	0	6	2
24	MF	ITA	Amoroso	32	1	20+10	1	2	0
20	MF	ITA	Locatelli	32	6	19+7	5	2	0	4	1
9	FW	ARG	Cruz	35	11	28	10	1	0	6	1
10	FW	ITA	Signori	28	16	19+5	12	0	0	4	4
12	GK	ITA	Coppola	2	-3	0	0	2	-3
11	FW	ITA	Bellucci	36	5	19+9	3	2	1	6	1
6	MF	ITA	Zanchi	20	0	18	0	2	0
3	DF	ITA	Vanoli	22	2	16+5	2	1	0
19	DF	ITA	Falcone	21	0	14+1	0	0	0	6	0
30	DF	ITA	Frara	23	0	4+15	0	2	0	2	0
31	MF	FRA	Meghni	12	2	3+5	2	1	0	3	0
15	DF	SCG	Smit	14	0	3+5	0	0	0	6	0
16		ITA	Salvetti	9	0	2+5	0	2	0
18		ITA	Cipriani	2	0	2	0
32		ITA	Della Rocca	12	2	1+10	2	1	0
23		ITA	Goretti	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	4	0
17		ITA	Terzi	4	0	0+3	0	1	0
6		ITA	Gamberini	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14		ITA	Ardito	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		ITA	Brioschi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	CIV	Gohouri	0	0	0	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/2002/1231/

References

^ Acquired during Autumn.
^ Released during Autumn
^ Released during Autumn.
^ Acquired and loaned.
^ Released during Autumn.
^ Released during Autumn.
^ Acquired during Winter.
^ "Bologna, è il giorno di Paramatti. Torna il più amato dei difensori" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Davide Pastore (30 August 2002). "Bologna: ecco Salvetti" (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB.it. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Jacopo Pascone (19 July 2021). "Lamberto Zauli: talento puro al servizio di Vicenza, Bologna e Palermo" (in Italian). guerinsportivo.it. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Guido Simone (28 October 2002). "Bologna: ingaggiato Paolo Vanoli" (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
^ 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.
^
Rescheduled due to TV broadcaster contract agreements:
- Roberto De Ponti (21 August 2002). "Scontro sui diritti tv: slitta il campionato" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[table_hth_BRE0.36409138625678-13] Brescia finished ahead of Perugia on head-to-head points: Brescia 3–1 Perugia, Perugia 0–0 Brescia.

[table_note_PER0.36409138625678-14] Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced; then they qualified to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round.

[table_hth_MOD0.36409138625678-15] Modena finished ahead of Empoli, Atalanta and Reggina on head-to-head points: Modena: 10 pts, Empoli: 9 pts, Atalanta: 7 pts, Reggina: 5 pts.

[1] Acquired during Autumn.

[2] Released during Autumn

[3] Released during Autumn.

[4] Acquired and loaned.

[5] Released during Autumn.

[6] Released during Autumn.

[7] Acquired during Winter.

[8] "Bologna, è il giorno di Paramatti. Torna il più amato dei difensori" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[9] Davide Pastore (30 August 2002). "Bologna: ecco Salvetti" (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB.it. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[10] Jacopo Pascone (19 July 2021). "Lamberto Zauli: talento puro al servizio di Vicenza, Bologna e Palermo" (in Italian). guerinsportivo.it. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[11] Guido Simone (28 October 2002). "Bologna: ingaggiato Paolo Vanoli" (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[12] With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round

[16] 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.

[17] Rescheduled due to TV broadcaster contract agreements:
Roberto De Ponti (21 August 2002). "Scontro sui diritti tv: slitta il campionato" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[18] Roberto De Ponti (21 August 2002). "Scontro sui diritti tv: slitta il campionato" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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