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The 2002–03 season was the 97th season in the existence of AJ Auxerre and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Auxerre participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.[citation needed]

PresidentJean-Claude Hamel
Head coachGuy Roux
StadiumStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Ligue 16th
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Auxerre
2002–03 season
Before Auxerre's game against Arsenal, October 2, 2002
PresidentJean-Claude Hamel
Head coachGuy Roux
StadiumStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Ligue 16th
Coupe de FranceWinners
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Champions LeagueFirst group stage
UEFA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Djibril Cisse (14)
All:
Djibril Cisse (21)
Average home league attendance10,974[1]
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Season summary

Auxerre missed out on only a second-ever league title by four points, finishing in sixth to qualify for the UEFA Cup. They were also knocked out of the Champions League in the first group stage, finishing behind Arsenal and Dortmund, and the UEFA Cup in the fourth round by Liverpool. Compensation came in the form of winning the Coupe de France.

First team squad

Squad at end of season[2][citation needed]

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Left club during season

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Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 3 August 2002 24 May 2003 Matchday 1 6th 38 18 10 10 38 29 +9 047.37
Coupe de France 4 January 2003 31 May 2003 Round of 64 Winners 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 083.33
Coupe de la Ligue 8 December 2002 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Champions League 13 August 2002 12 November 2002 Third qualifying round First group stage 8 3 2 3 5 7 −2 037.50
UEFA Cup 28 November 2002 27 February 2003 Third round Fourth round 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 025.00
Total 57 27 13 17 57 45 +12 047.37
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Ligue 1

Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1

League table

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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]
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Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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    Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Results summary

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38 18 10 10 38 29  +9 64 11 5 3 19 8  +11 7 5 7 19 21  −2
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Results by round

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Position1694222222274781096677754653477999866666
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A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2002 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Auxerre Paris
20:00 Stadium: Parc des Princes
8 August 2002 2 Auxerre 2–0 Montpellier Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
17 August 2002 3 Troyes 1–2 Auxerre Troyes
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
24 August 2002 4 Auxerre 2–1 Guingamp Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
1 September 2002 5 Marseille 0–0 Auxerre Marseille
20:45 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
11 September 2002 6 Auxerre 1–0 Bastia Auxerre
20:30 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
14 September 2002 7 Sochaux 1–1 Auxerre Montbéliard
20:00 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
28 September 2002 9 Nantes 1–4 Auxerre Nantes
17:15 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
6 October 2002 10 Auxerre 1–1 Monaco Auxerre
18:15 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
19 October 2002 11 Lyon 3–0 Auxerre Lyon
17:15 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
26 October 2002 12 Auxerre 1–0 Rennes Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
2 November 2002 13 Lens 3–1 Auxerre Lens
20:00 Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
7 November 2002 14 Ajaccio 1–0 Auxerre Ajaccio
20:00 Stadium: Stade François Coty
16 November 2002 15 Auxerre 0–2 Nice Auxerre
17:30 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
23 November 2002 16 Le Havre 0–1 Auxerre Le Havre
20:00 Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
1 December 2002 17 Auxerre 1–0 Bordeaux Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
4 December 2002 18 Lille 2–2 Auxerre Lille
20:30 Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
15 December 2002 19 Auxerre 0–0 Strasbourg Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
11 January 2003 21 Auxerre 1–0 Troyes Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
15 January 2003 22 Guingamp 0–2 Auxerre Guingamp
20:30 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
18 January 2003 20 Montpellier 0–0 Auxerre Montpellier
19:00 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
21 January 2003 23 Auxerre 0–0 Marseille Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
29 January 2003 24 Bastia 2–0 Auxerre Furiani
20:30 Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
1 February 2003 25 Auxerre 2–0 Sochaux Auxerre
17:15 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
5 February 2003 26 Sedan 1–2 Auxerre Sedan
18:00 Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
9 February 2003 27 Auxerre 0–1 Nantes Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
23 February 2003 28 Monaco 3–1 Auxerre Monaco
20:45 Stadium: Stade Louis II
2 March 2003 29 Auxerre 1–2 Lyon Auxerre
20:45 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
8 March 2003 30 Rennes 0–0 Auxerre Rennes
17:15 Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
22 March 2003 31 Auxerre 0–0 Lens Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
5 April 2003 32 Auxerre 1–0 Ajaccio Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
8 April 2003 8 Auxerre 3–1 Sedan Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
12 April 2003 33 Nice 1–0 Auxerre Nice
20:00 Stadium: Stade du Ray
19 April 2003 34 Auxerre 1–0 Le Havre Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
3 May 2003 35 Bordeaux 0–1 Auxerre Bordeaux
20:00 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
10 May 2003 36 Auxerre 0–0 Lille Auxerre
20:00 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
20 May 2003 37 Strasbourg 1–2 Auxerre Strasbourg
20:30 Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
24 May 2003 38 Auxerre 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
20:30 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Coupe de France

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France
4 January 2003 Round of 64 Caen 1–2 Auxerre Caen
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
25 January 2003 Round of 32 Amnéville 0–3 Auxerre Amnéville
Stadium: Stade Municipal
15 February 2003 Round of 16 Bourg-en-Bresse 1–3 Auxerre Lyon
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
16 March 2003 Quarter-finals Angoulême 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Auxerre Poitiers
Stadium: Stade de la Pépinière
26 April 2003 Semi-finals Auxerre 2–1 Rennes Auxerre
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
31 May 2003 Final Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Auxerre Saint-Denis
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
8 December 2002 Round of 32 Monaco 1–0 Auxerre Monaco
Stadium: Stade Louis II

Champions League

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

13 August 2002 First leg Boavista Portugal 0–1 France Auxerre Porto, Portugal
22:00 Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
28 August 2002 Second leg Auxerre France 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Portugal Boavista Auxerre, France
20:30 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

First group stage

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

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1 England Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 Advance to second group stage
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
3 France Auxerre 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6
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17 September 2002 1 Auxerre France 0–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Auxerre, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 11,902
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
25 September 2002 2 Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–1 France Auxerre Dortmund, Germany
20:45
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Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
2 October 2002 3 Auxerre France 0–1 England Arsenal Auxerre, France
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 19,454
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
22 October 2002 4 Arsenal England 1–2 France Auxerre London, England
20:45
Report
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,302
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
30 October 2002 5 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–0 France Auxerre Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
12 November 2002 6 Auxerre France 1–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund Auxerre, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 16,959
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup

Third round

28 November 2002 First leg Real Betis Spain 1–0 France Auxerre Seville, Spain
21:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruíz de Lopera
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
12 December 2002 Second leg Auxerre France 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Spain Real Betis Auxerre, France
19:30
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Fourth round

20 February 2003 First leg Auxerre France 0–1 England Liverpool Auxerre, France
20:45 Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 20,452
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
27 February 2003 Second leg Liverpool England 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 France Auxerre Liverpool, England
21:05
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,252
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

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