2002–03 Montpellier HSC season
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Louis Nicollin |
| Head coach | Gérard Bernardet |
| Stadium | Stade de la Mosson |
| Ligue 1 | 16th |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Valéry Mézague (6) All: Valéry Mézague (7) |
| Average home league attendance | 12,759[1] |
The 2002–03 season was the 84th season in the history of Montpellier HSC and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Montpellier participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
During the season, Montpellier played eight friendlies and training matches including one against a national team.[2]
| 2 July 2002 Friendly | Montpellier | 4–1 | Marseille |
| 6 July 2002 Friendly | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Montpellier | Cluses |
| 13 July 2002 Friendly | Monaco | 0–0 | Montpellier | Annecy |
| 17 July 2002 Friendly | Sète | 0–1 | Montpellier | Sète |
| 20 July 2002 Friendly | Bordeaux | 0–0 | Montpellier | Villenave d'Ornon |
| 23 July 2002 Friendly | Montpellier | 4–0 |  Haiti |
| 26 July 2002 Friendly | Montpellier | 1–1 | Metz | Grau du Roi |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 3 August 2002 | May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 26.32 |
| Coupe de France | 4 January 2003 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 7 December 2002 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 25.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 35 | −17 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]| 3 August 2002 1 | Montpellier | 1–0 | Rennes | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,692 Referee: Thierry Auriac |
| 8 August 2002 2 | Auxerre | 2–0 | Montpellier | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 11,864 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
| 17 August 2002 3 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Bordeaux | Montpellier |
| 17:15 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 16,981 Referee: Claude Colombo |
| 24 August 2002 4 | Nice | 2–1 | Montpellier | Nice |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Améziane Khendek |
| 31 August 2002 5 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Le Havre | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 8,550 Referee: Éric Poulat |
| 11 September 2002 6 | Ajaccio | 0–0 | Montpellier | Ajaccio |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Pascal Viléo |
| 14 September 2002 7 | Montpellier | 1–0 | Lille | Montpellier |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 8,991 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
| 21 September 2002 8 | Strasbourg | 3–2 | Montpellier | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 9,164 Referee: Bruno Ruffray |
| 28 September 2002 9 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Montpellier |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 18,456 Referee: Bruno Coué |
| 5 October 2002 10 | Montpellier | 0–2 | Lens | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,717 Referee: Stéphane Moulin |
| 12 April 2003 33 | Montpellier | 0–2 | Sochaux | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,177 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
| 19 April 2003 34 | Bastia | 1–2 | Montpellier | Furiani |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 7,522 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
| 3 May 2003 35 | Montpellier | 1–0 | Nantes | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,731 Referee: Bruno Ruffray |
| 10 May 2003 36 | Monaco | 3–1 | Montpellier | Monaco |
| 17:15 | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,360 |
| 20 May 2003 37 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Lyon | Montpellier |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 19,764 |
| 24 May 2003 38 | Rennes | 3–1 | Montpellier | Rennes |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 18,237 |
Coupe de France
[edit]| 4 January 2003 Round of 64 | Amiens | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Montpellier | Amiens |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
Coupe de la Ligue
[edit]| 7 December 2002 Round of 32 | Montpellier | 1–2 | Bordeaux | Montpellier |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 6,698 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
Statistics
[edit]| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | 19 |  Valéry Mézague |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 26 |  Habib Bamogo |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | 14 |  Cédric Barbosa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| FW | 29 |  Marc-Éric Gueï |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| MF | 11 |  Fodé Mansaré |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 41 | |||
Source: [3]