The qualifying rounds for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League began on 17 July 2002. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
Teams
| Key to colours |
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| Qualify for the group stage |
| Eliminated in the Third qualifying round; Advanced to the UEFA Cup first round |
First qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 21 June 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 1.498 were seeded.[1]
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F91 Dudelange  |
1–4 |  Vardar |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Hibernians  |
3–2 |  Shelbourne |
2–2 | 1–0 |
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2–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belshina Bobruisk |
0–0 | 2–3 |
Željezničar Sarajevo  |
4–0 |  ÍA Akraness |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Skonto  |
6–0 |  Barry Town |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Flora Tallinn  |
0–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} APOEL |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  |
4–4 (a) |  Zhenis Astana |
2–1 | 2–3 |
Tampere United  |
0–6 |  Pyunik |
0–4 | 0–2 |
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2–3 |  Dinamo Tirana |
2–3 | 0–0 |
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6–2 |  B36 Tórshavn |
5–2 | 1–0 |
Matches
| F91 Dudelange | 1–1 | Vardar |
|---|---|---|
Rémy  54' |
Report | Georgievski 68' |
| Vardar | 3–0 | F91 Dudelange |
|---|---|---|
| Spasovski 71', 75' Petkov 86' |
Report |
Vardar won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Hibernians | 2–2 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Chukunyere 8' Pulis 37' |
Report | Byrne 7' Gannon 66' |
| Shelbourne | 0–1 | Hibernians |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chukunyere 90' |
Hibernians won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Belshina Bobruisk | 3–2 | Portadown |
|---|---|---|
| Strypeykis 6' Karolik 22', 59' |
Report | Hamilton 39' Fitzgerald 74' |
Belshina won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 3–0 | ÍA Akranes |
|---|---|---|
| Guvo 4', 56' Gredić 38' |
Report |
| ÍA Akranes | 0–1 | Željezničar Sarajevo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gredić 38' |
Željezničar won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 5–0 | Barry Town |
|---|---|---|
| Koļesņičenko 13' Zemļinskis 61'Korgalidze 66'Kšanavičius 87'Jeļisejevs 90' |
Report |
| Barry Town | 0–1 | Skonto |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Koļesņičenko 52' |
Skonto won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Flora Tallinn | 0–0 | APOEL |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| APOEL | 1–0 | Flora Tallinn |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiou 51' |
Report |
APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sheriff | 2–1 | Zhenis Astana |
|---|---|---|
| Priganiuc 57' Tarkhnishvili 85' (pen.) |
Report | Lovchev 8' |
4–4 on aggregate; Sheriff won on away goals.
| Tampere United | 0–4 | Pyunik |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arm. Karamyan 32', 67' Art. Karamyan 47'Ar. Mkrtchyan 72' |
| Pyunik | 2–0 | Tampere United |
|---|---|---|
| Diawara 53' Cisterna 90+1' |
Report |
Pyunik won 6–0 on aggregate.
| FBK Kaunas | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Velička 38', 42' (pen.) |
Report | Ahmataj 55' Pisha 56'Qorri 76' |
Dinamo Tirana won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 5–2 | B36 Tórshavn |
|---|---|---|
| Asatiani 15', 46' Ionanidze 33'Kvetenadze 67'Poroshyn 71' |
Report | Lakjuni 53' Mortansson 74' |
| B36 Tórshavn | 0–1 | Torpedo Kutaisi |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Janashia 79' |
Torpedo Kutaisi won 6–2 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 21 June 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 10.916 were seeded.[1]
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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- Notes
- † Winners of the previous qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–6 |  Grazer AK |
1–4 | 0–2 |
Maccabi Haifa  |
5–0 | Belshina Bobruisk |
4–0 | 1–0 |
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6–2 | Pyunik |
4–0 | 2–2 |
Zalaegerszeg  |
2–2 (a) |  Zagreb |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Boavista  |
7–3 | Hibernians |
4–0 | 3–3 |
Sparta Prague  |
5–1 | Torpedo Kutaisi |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Skonto |
0–2 |  Levski Sofia |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Vardar |
2–4 |  Legia Warsaw |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Hammarby  |
1–5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Partizan |
1–1 | 0–4 |
Žilina  |
1–4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Basel |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Maribor  |
4–5 | APOEL |
2–1 | 2–4 |
Lillestrøm  |
0–2 | Željezničar Sarajevo |
0–1 | 0–1 |
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4–1 |  Dinamo București |
3–1 | 1–0 |
Brøndby  |
5–0 | Dinamo Tirana |
1–0 | 4–0 |
Matches
Grazer AK won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Maccabi Haifa | 4–0 | Belshina Bobruisk |
|---|---|---|
| Cohen 19', 22' Roso 45'Abiodun 86' |
Report |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 0–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pralija 7' (pen.) |
Maccabi Haifa won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Pyunik | 2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Art. Karamyan 31' Arm. Karamyan 57' |
Report | Shatskikh 8' Melaschenko 28' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Zalaegerszeg | 1–0 | Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubojević 17' |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate; Zalaegerszeg won on away goals.
| Hibernians | 3–3 | Boavista |
|---|---|---|
| Mifsud 32', 55' (pen.) Chukunyere 52' |
Report | Jocivalter 38' Luiz Cláudio 38'Turra 41' |
Boavista won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Torpedo Kutaisi |
|---|---|---|
| Baranek 7', 20' Pospíšil 75' |
Report |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 1–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Ionanidze 32' |
Report | Zelenka 42' Jun 57' |
Sparta Prague won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 0–0 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Skonto |
|---|---|---|
| Chilikov 12' Simonović 31' |
Report |
Levski Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | Vardar |
|---|---|---|
| Kucharski 33' |
Report | da Costa 51' |
Legia Warsaw won 4–2 on aggregate.
Partizan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 4–1 on aggregate.
| APOEL | 4–2 | Maribor |
|---|---|---|
| Malekkos 33' (pen.) Elia 44'Charalampidis 56'Daskalakis 69' |
Report | Duro 31' (pen.), 81' |
APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Lillestrøm | 0–1 | Željezničar Sarajevo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gredić 49' |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 1–0 | Lillestrøm |
|---|---|---|
| Biščević 90+2' |
Report |
Željezničar won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge | 3–1 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Lange 24' Mendoza 44', 85' |
Report | Alexa 43' |
| Dinamo București | 0–1 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lange 20' |
Club Brugge won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Brøndby | 1–0 | Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Bagger 90+7' |
Report |
| Dinamo Tirana | 0–4 | Brøndby |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Madsen 47' Bagger 50', 87'Skarbalius 89' (pen.) |
Brøndby won 5–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 26 July 2002 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 36.062 were seeded.[1]
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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- Notes
- † Winners of the previous qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genk |
4–4 (a) | Sparta Prague |
2–0 | 2–4 |
Feyenoord  |
3–0 |  Fenerbahçe |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa |
5–3 | Sturm Graz |
2–0 | 3–3 |
| Boavista |
0–1 |  Auxerre |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| APOEL |
2–4 |  AEK Athens |
2–3 | 0–1 |
| Zalaegerszeg |
1–5 |  Manchester United |
1–0 | 0–5 |
| Sporting CP |
0–2 |  Internazionale |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Partizan |
1–6 |  Bayern Munich |
0–3 | 1–3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–2 (1–4p) | Club Brugge |
1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
| Željezničar Sarajevo |
0–5 | Newcastle United |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Celtic  |
3–3 (a) | Basel |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| Grazer AK |
3–5 |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
0–2 | 3–3 |
| Rosenborg |
4–2 | Brøndby |
1–0 | 3–2 |
| Levski Sofia |
0–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Milan |
2–2 (a) | Slovan Liberec |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Barcelona  |
4–0 | Legia Warsaw |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Matches
| Genk | 2–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Thijs 33' Bešlija 40' |
Report |
4–4 on aggregate; Genk won on away goals.
| Feyenoord | 1–0 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Ono 64' |
Report |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–2 | Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ono 48' Buffel 88' |
Feyenoord won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–0 | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
| Yakubu 18', 90+3' |
Report |
| Sturm Graz | 3–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnar 11' Szabics 58'Neukirchner 71' |
Report | Roso 26' Keisi 78'Badir 90' |
Maccabi Haifa won 5–3 on aggregate.
Auxerre won 1–0 on aggregate.
| APOEL | 2–3 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Ouzounidis 23' Malekkos 90' (pen.) |
Report | Borbokis 44', 47' Nikolaidis 90+3' |
| AEK Athens | 1–0 | APOEL |
|---|---|---|
| Wright 58' |
Report |
AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 5–0 | Zalaegerszeg |
|---|---|---|
| van Nistelrooy 5', 75' (pen.) Beckham 14'Scholes 20'Solskjær 83' |
Report |
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Internazionale | 2–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Di Biagio 31' Recoba 44' |
Report |
Internazionale won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Ballack 26' Élber 71'Salihamidžić 73' (pen.) |
Report | Čakar 72' |
Bayern Munich won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Aghahowa 47' |
Report | Simons 86' (pen.) |
| Club Brugge | 1–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Čeh 75' |
Report | Vorobey 13' |
| Penalties | ||
Maertens  De Cock Simons Lange |
4–1 |  Florea Lewandowski Gai |
2–2 on aggregate; Club Brugge won on penalties.
| Newcastle United | 4–0 | Željezničar Sarajevo |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer 23' LuaLua 37'Viana 74'Shearer 80' |
Report |
Newcastle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals.
| Grazer AK | 0–2 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lekgetho 6' Loskov 42' |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–3 | Grazer AK |
|---|---|---|
| Ignashevich 6' Evseev 32'Júlio César 45' |
Report | Naumoski 38' Bazina 48'Aufhauser 63' |
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 0–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cernat 60' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Cernat 42' |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Milan | 1–0 | Slovan Liberec |
|---|---|---|
| Inzaghi 68' |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.
| Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mendieta 68' (pen.) |
Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate.
Notes
- ↑ F91 Dudelange played their home match at Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg City, instead of their regular venue Stade Jos Nosbaum in Dudelange.
- 1 2 Belshina Bobruisk played their home matches at City Stadium in Borisov, as their regular home venue Spartak Stadium in Bobruisk did not meet UEFA criteria.
- 1 2 3 Željezničar Sarajevo played their home matches at Koševo City Stadium in Sarajevo, instead of their regular venue Stadion Grbavica.
- ↑ B36 Tórshavn played their home match at Tórsvøllur stadium, instead of their regular home venue Gundadalur stadium.
- 1 2 Maccabi Haifa played their home matches at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus and Stadion Balgarska Armia in Sofia, Bulgaria instead of their regular venue Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in Haifa for security reasons, as UEFA prohibited hosting international matches in Israel.
- 1 2 Zalaegerszeg played their home matches at Stadion Üllöi Út and Ferenc Puskás Stadium in Budapest, instead of their regular venue ZTE Arena in Zalaegerszeg.
- ↑ Zagreb played their home matches at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb, instead of their regular venue Stadion Kranjčevićeva in Zagreb.
- ↑ Hammarby played their home match at Råsunda Stadium in Solna, instead of their regular venue Söderstadion in Stockholm.
- ↑ Dinamo București played their home match at Stadionul Cotroceni in Bucharest, instead of their regular venue Stadionul Dinamo.
References
- 1 2 3 Seeding in the Champions League 2002/2003, UEFA European Cup Football by Bert Kassies.
External links
- 2002–03 season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- UEFA Champions League Results Summary Booklet Quarter- and Semi-Finals Season 2002/2003. Union of European Football Associations. 2003.