2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2002–03 season
Chairman	Ken Bates
Manager	Claudio Ranieri
FA Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gianfranco Zola (14); All: ; Gianfranco Zola (16)
Average home league attendance	39,784 (Premier League)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 season was Chelsea's 89th competitive season, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League and 97th year as a club. The club was managed by Claudio Ranieri.

In the Premier League, Chelsea finished fourth behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United. With the fourth-place finish, Chelsea secured a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking. Chelsea also managed to reach the quarter-finals of both the Football League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost 1–0 to Manchester United and 3–1 to Arsenal in a replay, respectively.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	85	42	+43	78	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Newcastle United	38	21	6	11	63	48	+15	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	68	38	+30	67
5	Liverpool	38	18	10	10	61	41	+20	64	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
6	Blackburn Rovers	38	16	12	10	52	43	+9	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

First team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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	NED	Ed de Goey
2	DF	ESP	Albert Ferrer
3	DF	NGA	Celestine Babayaro
6	DF	FRA	Marcel Desailly
7	DF	NED	Winston Bogarde
8	MF	ENG	Frank Lampard
9	FW	NED	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
11	MF	NED	Boudewijn Zenden
12	MF	CRO	Mario Stanić
13	DF	FRA	William Gallas
14	DF	ENG	Graeme Le Saux
15	DF	NED	Mario Melchiot


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FRA	Emmanuel Petit
20	MF	ENG	Jody Morris
21	MF	ESP	Enrique de Lucas
22	FW	ISL	Eiður Guðjohnsen
23	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini
25	FW	ITA	Gianfranco Zola
26	DF	ENG	John Terry
28	FW	POR	Filipe Oliveira
29	DF	GER	Robert Huth
30	MF	DEN	Jesper Grønkjær
36	MF	ENG	Joe Keenan
39	FW	ENG	Carlton Cole

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	GK	AUS	Mark Bosnich (released)

Reserve 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
18	FW	GER	Sebastian Kneissl
19	DF	ITA	Valerio Di Cesare
24	MF	ITA	Gabriele Ambrosetti
27	MF	CYP	Alexis Nicolas
32	FW	FIN	Mikael Forssell
33	DF	ENG	Joel Kitamirike
34	DF	ENG	Scott Cousins
35	GK	ENG	Rhys Evans
37	MF	ENG	Danny Jeffreys
40	GK	ENG	Lenny Pidgeley
41	MF	SCO	Andy Ross


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
42	MF	ENG	Billy Sentance
43	DF	ENG	Paul Thornton
44	DF	ENG	Sam Tillen
45	GK	ENG	Glenn Wizik
46	DF	ENG	Danny Woodards
—	DF	SCO	Warren Cummings
—	DF	POR	Mauro
—	DF	CIV	Jean-Yves Anis
—	MF	ENG	Rob Wolleaston
—	MF	NED	Mbark Boussoufa

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit (all blue with a white trimmed collar) was carried over from the previous campaign. Their new away kit was all black with blue accents. The club's third kit for this season was the club's away kit from the previous season, all white with blue socks and accents.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		UEFA Cup		FA Cup		Football League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Ed de Goeij	3	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
2	DF	ESP	Albert Ferrer	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	NGA	Celestine Babayaro	24	1	16+3	1	0	0	3	0	2	0
6	DF	FRA	Marcel Desailly	33	2	30+1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
7	DF	NED	Winston Bogarde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Frank Lampard	48	8	37+1	6	1+1	1	5	1	3	0
9	FW	NED	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	44	15	27+9	11	2	1	4	1	2	2
11	MF	NED	Boudewijn Zenden	27	1	11+10	1	0+1	0	1+3	0	0+1	0
12	MF	CRO	Mario Stanić	25	6	13+5	4	2	0	3	1	2	1
13	DF	FRA	William Gallas	48	4	36+2	4	2	0	5	0	3	0
14	DF	ENG	Graeme Le Saux	34	2	27+1	2	1	0	3	0	2	0
15	DF	NED	Mario Melchiot	41	0	31+3	0	0	0	4+1	0	2	0
17	MF	FRA	Emmanuel Petit	31	2	23+1	1	1	0	5	0	1	1
20	MF	ENG	Jody Morris	33	1	19+6	0	1+1	0	2+1	1	2+1	0
21	MF	ESP	Enrique de Lucas	31	1	17+8	0	1	1	1+1	0	2+1	0
22	FW	ISL	Eiður Guðjohnsen	44	10	20+15	10	1+1	0	3+2	0	0+2	0
23	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini	46	0	36	0	2	0	5	0	3	0
25	FW	ITA	Gianfranco Zola	46	16	30+8	14	2	0	3	2	3	0
26	DF	ENG	John Terry	30	4	16+4	2	2	0	5	2	3	0
28	MF	POR	Filipe Oliveira	5	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	DF	GER	Robert Huth	5	0	2	0	2	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	MF	DEN	Jesper Grønkjær	39	5	20+10	4	2	0	2+3	1	1+1	0
36	MF	ENG	Joe Keenan	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	ENG	Carlton Cole	16	6	2+11	3	0	0	0+2	1	1	2

Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].

Results

FA Premier League

17 August 2002 1	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Konchesky 7' 24' Rufus 33'	Report	Zola 43' C. Cole 84' Lampard 89' Babayaro 89' Desailly 89' Zenden 89'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,640 Referee: Graham Barber

23 August 2002 2	Chelsea	2–2	Manchester United	London
20:00 BST	Gallas 3' Zenden 45' Hasselbaink 84' Desailly 89' De Lucas 89'	Report	Beckham 26' 89' Giggs 65' P. Neville 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,541 Referee: Graham Poll

28 August 2002 3	Southampton	1–1	Chelsea	Southampton
19:45 BST	Fernandes 51' Svensson 89' Telfer 89'	Report	Lampard 80' Babayaro 89' Grønkjær 89'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,208 Referee: Chris Foy

1 September 2002 4	Chelsea	1–1	Arsenal	London
16:05 BST	Melchiot 24' Zola 34' Zenden 45' Le Saux 64' De Lucas 89' Lampard 89' Grønkjær 89'	Report	Vieira 49' Touré 59' Wiltord 88'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,037 Referee: Andy D'Urso

11 September 2002 5	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	Chelsea	Blackburn
20:00 BST	Dunn 18' (pen.) Thompson 45' 89' Johansson 81'	Report	Grønkjær 38' Zola 52' 80' Stanic 71' Morris 86' Babayaro 89'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,999 Referee: Michael Riley

14 September 2002 6	Chelsea	3–0	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST	Gudjohnsen 14' 58' Zola 26' Zenden 89'	Report	Solano 76' Shearer 89' Speed 89' Bernard 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,746 Referee: Barry Knight

23 September 2002 7	Fulham	0–0	Chelsea	London
20:00 BST	Ouaddou 89'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,503 Referee: Paul Durkin

28 September 2002 8	Chelsea	2–3	West Ham United	London
15:00 BST	Hasselbaink 21' (pen.) Zola 74' Huth 89'	Report	Defoe 40' Di Canio 48' 84' Minto 89' Repka 89' Lomas 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,929 Referee: Mike Dean

6 October 2002 9	Liverpool	1–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
16:05 BST	Owen 90'	Report	Stanic 71' Grønkjær 89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,856 Referee: Graham Barber

19 October 2002 10	Manchester City	0–3	Chelsea	Manchester
15:00 BST	Benarbia 89'	Report	Zola 68' 84' Hasselbaink 85' Lampard 89' De Lucas 89'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,953 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

26 October 2002 11	Chelsea	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 BST	Hasselbaink 30' Le Saux 55'	Report	Johnson 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,893 Referee: Stephen Dunn

3 November 2002 12	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Acimovic 16' Sheringham 88' Keller 89'	Report	De Lucas 86' Morris 89'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,049 Referee: Mark Halsey

9 November 2002 13	Chelsea	3–0	Birmingham City	London
15:00 BST	Gudjohnsen 3' 31' Zola 42' Desailly 75'	Report	Powell 42'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,237 Referee: David Pugh

16 November 2002 14	Chelsea	1–0	Middlesbrough	London
16:00 BST	Babayaro 47' Melchiot 89'	Report	Boateng 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,064 Referee: Phil Dowd

23 November 2002 15	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Chelsea	Bolton
15:00 BST	Tøfting 44' Pedersen 63' Barness 89'	Report	Hasselbaink 44' 89' Babayaro 75' Desailly 89' Melchiot 89'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 25,476 Referee: Mike Dean

30 November 2002 16	Chelsea	3–0	Sunderland	London
16:00 BST	Gallas 58' Desailly 84' Hasselbaink 89'	Report	Kilbane 70' Thirlwell 89' McCann 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,946 Referee: Stephen Bennett

7 December 2002 17	Everton	1–3	Chelsea	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Naysmith 44' Unsworth 88' Stubbs 89'	Report	Stanic 5' 60' Hasselbaink 28' 83' Grønkjær 28' 90' De Lucas 75' Gallas 89' Lampard 89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,396 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

14 December 2002 18	Middlesbrough	1–1	Chelsea	Middlesbrough
16:00 BST	Geremi 32'	Report	Terry 42' Petit 89'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,160 Referee: Matt Messias

21 December 2002 19	Chelsea	2–0	Aston Villa	London
16:00 BST	Gudjohnsen 42' Lampard 57'	Report	Dublin 60' Hendrie 89' Staunton 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,284 Referee: Michael Riley

26 December 2002 20	Chelsea	0–0	Southampton	London
13:00 BST	Melchiot 85'	Report	Bridge 89' Fernandes 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,428 Referee: Paul Durkin

28 December 2002 21	Leeds United	2–0	Chelsea	Leeds
16:00 BST	Gallas 30' (o.g.) Milner 45' Okon 45' Smith 89'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Graham Barber

1 January 2003 22	Arsenal	3–2	Chelsea	London
16:00 BST	Desailly 8' (o.g.) van Bronckhorst 81' Henry 83'	Report	Stanic 85' Petit 86'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,096 Referee: Uriah Rennie

11 January 2003 23	Chelsea	4–1	Charlton Athletic	London
15:00 BST	Hasselbaink 3' (pen.) Gallas 11' Gudjohnsen 34' 89' Le Saux 54' 78' Petit 89' Desailly 89'	Report	Euell 42' (pen.) Powell 44' Parker 89' Konchesky 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,284 Referee: Mike Dean

18 January 2003 24	Manchester United	2–1	Chelsea	Manchester
13:30 BST	Scholes 39' Forlán 90'	Report	Gudjohnsen 30'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,606 Referee: Paul Durkin

28 January 2003 25	Chelsea	3–2	Leeds United	London
15:00 BST	C. Cole 53' Gudjohnsen 57' Lampard 80' Matteo 83' (o.g.) Le Saux 89'	Report	Kewell 18' Lucic 66' Bakke 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,738 Referee: Jeff Winter

1 February 2003 26	Chelsea	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	London
16:00 BST	Zola 40' Petit 89'	Report	Sheringham 17' Taricco 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,384 Referee: Paul Durkin

8 February 2003 27	Birmingham City	1–3	Chelsea	Birmingham
16:00 BST	Savage 86' (pen.) Johnson 89'	Report	De Lucas 15' Zola 43' Gudjohnsen 49' Hasselbaink 68' (pen.) Terry 89' Desailly 89'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,475 Referee: Mark Halsey

22 February 2003 28	Chelsea	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	London
16:00 BST	Stanic 64' Gallas 89' Hasselbaink 90'	Report	Yorke 85' Gresko 89' Dunn 90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,850 Referee: Graham Poll

1 March 2003 29	Newcastle United	2–1	Chelsea	Newcastle
13:30 BST	Hasselbaink 31' (o.g.) Bernard 53'	Report	C. Cole 12' Lampard 37'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,157 Referee: Brian Winter

16 March 2003 30	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Chelsea	West Bromwich
17:05 BST		Report	Stanic 38' Zola 55'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,024 Referee: Andy D'Urso

22 March 2003 31	Chelsea	5–0	Manchester City	London
17:05 BST	Hasselbaink 37' Terry 42' 89' Stanic 58' Lampard 69' Gallas 79'	Report	Benarbia 89' Distin 89' Jihai 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,105 Referee: Phil Dowd

5 April 2003 32	Sunderland	1–2	Chelsea	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Thornton 12' El Karkouri 89'	Report	C. Cole 44' 85' Zola 52'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,024 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

12 April 2003 33	Chelsea	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	C. Cole 58' Zenden 58'	Report	Bergsson 89' Laville 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,852 Referee: Graham Barber

19 April 2003 34	Aston Villa	2–1	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Allbäck 11' 78' Leonhardsen 89'	Report	Terry 89'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,358 Referee: Rob Styles

21 April 2003 35	Chelsea	4–1	Everton	London
15:00 BST	Gudjohnsen 25' Hasselbaink 48' Grønkjær 61' De Lucas 89' Zola 90'	Report	Gravesen 36' Carsley 77'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Michael Riley

26 April 2003 36	Chelsea	1–1	Fulham	London
15:00 BST	Goma 37' (o.g.) Grønkjær 58' Petit 89'	Report	Boa Morte 66' 82' Clark 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,792 Referee: David Elleray

3 May 2003 37	West Ham United	1–0	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Di Canio 71' Defoe 89' Repka 89' Sinclair 89'	Report	Morris 76'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,042 Referee: Andy D'Urso

11 May 2003 38	Chelsea	2–1	Liverpool	London
15:00 BST	Desailly 13' Grønkjær 27' Hasselbaink 79' Gallas 89' Le Saux 89'	Report	Hyypiä 11' Gerrard 88'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,911 Referee: Alan Wiley

UEFA Cup

First Round

19 September 2002 First leg	Chelsea	2–1	Viking FK	London
18:00 GMT	Hasselbaink 43' De Lucas 69'	Report	Wright 90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,772 Referee: Ben Tokat (Turkey)

3 October 2002 Second leg	Viking FK	4–2	Chelsea	Stavanger, Norway
18:00 GMT	Berre 9' Kopteff 34' Nevland 60' 87'	Report	Lampard 45' Terry 62'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: J Van Hulten (Norway)

FA Cup

4 January 2003 Third round	Chelsea	1–0	Middlesbrough	London
15:00	Stanic 38' Cudicini 64'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,796 Referee: Mark Halsey

26 January 2003 Fourth round	Shrewsbury Town	0–4	Chelsea	Shrewsbury
21:00		Report	Zola 40' 75' C. Cole 53' Morris 80'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,950 Referee: Michael Riley

16 February 2003 Fifth round	Stoke City	0–2	Chelsea	Stoke-on-Trent
16:00		Report	Hasselbaink 51' Grønkjær 75'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,615 Referee: Rob Styles

8 March 2003 Quarter final	Arsenal	2–2	Chelsea	London
17:00	Jeffers 35' Henry 45'	Report	Terry 3' Lampard 83'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 38,104 Referee: Paul Durkin

25 March 2003 Quarter final replay	Chelsea	1–3	Arsenal	London
15:00	Terry 79'	Report	Terry 25' (o.g.) Wiltord 33' Cygan 66' Lauren 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,456 Referee: David Elleray

League Cup

6 November 2002 Third round	Chelsea	2–1	Gillingham	London
20:00	C. Cole 20' 52'	Report	King 90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,033 Referee: Andy D'Urso

4 December 2002 Fourth round	Chelsea	4–1	Everton	London
19:30	Hasselbaink 26' 71' Petit 44' Stanic 69'	Report	Naysmith 80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,322 Referee: Paul Durkin

17 December 2002 Fifth round	Manchester United	1–0	Chelsea	Manchester
20:00	Forlan 80'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 57,985 Referee: Steve Bennett

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
21	MF	Enrique de Lucas	Espanyol	Free^[2]	27-05-2002
28	FW	Filipe Oliveira	Porto	£500,000	01-10-2002

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
16	MF	Roberto Di Matteo	N/A	Retired^[3]	01-07-2002
24	MF	Samuele Dalla Bona	Milan	£1,000,000^[4]	08-07-2002
10	MF	Slaviša Jokanović	Unattached	Released^[5]	09-07-2002
N/A	FW	Sam Parkin	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	03-09-2002
31	GK	Mark Bosnich	Unattached	Released	22-01-2003
32	FW	Mikael Forssell	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6-month loan^[6]	29-01-2003

References

^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 2002/03". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
^ "Chelsea sign Spaniard". BBC Sport. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2002.
^ "Di Matteo forced to quit". BBC Sport. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2002.
^ "Dalla Bona joins AC Milan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2002.
^ "Jokanovic leaves Chelsea". BBC Sport. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2002.
^ "Forssell heads to Germany". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2003.

External links

Chelsea FC Official Website
Chelsea FC on Soccerbase Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
Chelsea FC on BBC

[table_note_res_UC10.83328637798935-1] Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

[2] "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 2002/03". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

[de_Lucas-3] "Chelsea sign Spaniard". BBC Sport. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2002.

[Di_Matteo-4] "Di Matteo forced to quit". BBC Sport. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2002.

[Dalla_Bona-5] "Dalla Bona joins AC Milan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2002.

[Jokanovic-6] "Jokanovic leaves Chelsea". BBC Sport. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2002.

[Forssell-7] "Forssell heads to Germany". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2003.

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