2002–03 US Lecce season

U.S. Lecce
2002–2003 season
Chairman	Quirico Semeraro
Manager	Delio Rossi
Serie B	3rd (promoted in A)
Coppa Italia	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Chevantón (16); All: Chevantón (18)
Highest home attendance	35,038 vs. Palermo (7 June 2003)
Lowest home attendance	5,163 vs. Messina (1 March 2003)
Average home league attendance	210,042 (Serie B)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Season

2001–02 relegation brought Lecce in Serie B for an only year: Delio Rossi's team was unbeaten for 17 games, from 14 September 2002 to 18 January 2003 (including two initial matches, postponed due to lacking coverage of television rights). They came at third place, getting an immediate promotion.

Squad

Squad at the end of the season.

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Manager

Delio Rossi

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Siena (P, C)	38	17	16	5	46	26	+20	67	Promotion to Serie A
2	Sampdoria (P)	38	17	16	5	53	31	+22	67
3	Lecce (P)	38	15	18	5	46	33	+13	63
4	Ancona (P)	38	16	13	9	53	40	+13	61
5	Triestina	38	16	10	12	54	46	+8	58

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	15	18	5	46	33	+13	63	10	9	0	25	12	+13	5	9	5	21	21	0

Updated to 7 June 2003.

Sources

RSSF - Italy 2002/03

v t e US Lecce seasons
Sporting Club Lecce	1908–22 1922–23
Unione Sportiva Lecce	1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32
Associazione Sportiva Lecce	1936–37 1937–38
Associazione Calcistica Lecce	1938–39
Unione Sportiva Pro Lecce	1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25