| 2002–03 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 60 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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]
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Reserve squad
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from and .
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) |
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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Slaviša Jokanović | Unattached | Released[5] | 09-07-2002 |
| N/A | FW |  Sam Parkin | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | 03-09-2002 |
| 31 | GK | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.
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