FA Cup 2002/03
FA Cup 2002/03 | |
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Cup winners | Arsenal FC (9th title) |
← FA Cup 2001/02 |
The FA Cup 2002/03 was the 122nd edition of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the final on May 17, 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Wales . The winner of this event was Arsenal FC .
calendar
round | date |
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Extra preliminary round | |
Preliminary round | |
First qualifying round | |
Second qualifying round | |
Third qualifying round | October 12, 2002 |
Fourth qualifying round | October 26, 2002 |
First main round | November 16, 2002 |
Second main round | December 7, 2002 |
Third main round | January 4, 2003 |
Fourth main round | January 25, 2003 |
Fifth main round | February 15, 2003 |
Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 8, 2003 |
Semifinals | April 13, 2003 |
final | May 17, 2003 |
mode
Complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, a second leg takes place. If the second leg also ends in a draw, the game goes into extra time or penalty shoot-out. This mode lasts until the sixth main round. From the semi-finals onwards there is only one game, possibly with extra time and penalty shoot-out. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
The games were played on November 16 and 17, 2002. The replay took place between November 25th and 26th.
Second main round
The games were played on December 7th and 8th, 2002. The replays followed on December 17-23 of that year.
Third main round
The games were played on January 4-7, 2003. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 14th and 15th.
Fourth main round
The games took place on January 25th and 26th, 2003. The required replay games were played on February 4th and 5th.
Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
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1 | Rochdale AFC | 2-0 | Coventry City | 9,156 |
2 | Southampton FC | 1: 1 | Millwall FC | 23,809 |
Replay | Millwall FC | 1: 2 | Southampton FC | 10.197 |
3 | Watford FC | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion | 16,975 |
4th | Walsall FC | 2-0 | Wimbledon FC | 6,693 |
5 | Gillingham FC | 1: 1 | Leeds United | 11.093 |
Replay | Leeds United | 2: 1 | Gillingham FC | 29,359 |
6th | Blackburn Rovers | 3: 3 | Sunderland AFC | 14,315 |
Replay | Sunderland AFC | 2: 2 a.d. | Reading FC | 15,745 |
Sunderland AFC won 3-0 on penalties | ||||
7th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4: 1 | Leicester City | 28.164 |
8th | Shrewsbury Town | 0: 4 | Chelsea FC | 7,950 |
9 | Sheffield United | 4: 3 | Ipswich Town | 12,757 |
10 | Fulham FC | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | 12.203 |
11 | Brentford FC | 0: 3 | Burnley FC | 9,563 |
12 | Manchester United | 6-0 | West Ham United | 67.181 |
13 | Norwich City | 0-0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 21,164 |
14th | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Liverpool FC | 26,054 |
Replay | Liverpool FC | 0: 2 | Crystal Palace | 35,109 |
15th | Farnborough Town | 1: 5 | Arsenal FC | 35,108 |
16 | Stoke City | 3: 2 | Bournemouth AFC | 12.004 |
Fifth main round
The matches were held on February 15 and 16, 2003. The replay followed on February 26th.
Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
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1 | Southampton FC | 2-0 | Norwich City | 31,103 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3: 1 | Rochdale AFC | 23,921 |
3 | Sunderland AFC | 0: 2 | Watford FC | 26,916 |
4th | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Walsall FC | 17,510 |
5 | Fulham FC | 0-0 | Burnley FC | 13,062 |
Replay | Burnley FC | 3-0 | Fulham FC | 11,635 |
6th | Manchester United | 0: 2 | Arsenal FC | 67.209 |
7th | Crystal Palace | 1: 2 | Leeds United | 24,512 |
8th | Stoke City | 0: 2 | Chelsea FC | 26,615 |
Sixth main round
The games took place on March 8th and 9th, 2003. The replay took place on March 25th.
game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
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1 | Arsenal FC | 2: 2 | Chelsea FC | 38.104 |
Replay | Chelsea FC | 1: 3 | Arsenal FC | 41,456 |
2 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Leeds United | 24,633 |
3 | Watford FC | 2-0 | Burnley FC | 20,336 |
4th | Southampton FC | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31,715 |
Semifinals
The games were played on April 13, 2003. The venue for Arsenal against Sheffield was Old Trafford in Manchester . Watford FC and Southampton met at Villa Park in Birmingham .
game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
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1 | Arsenal FC | 1-0 | Sheffield United | 59,170 |
2 | Watford FC | 1: 2 | Southampton FC | 42,602 |
final
Arsenal FC | Southampton FC | Lineup | |||||||
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David Seaman - Lauren Etame Mayer , Martin Keown , Oleh Luschnyj , Ashley Cole - Robert Pirès , Ray Parlor , Gilberto Silva , Freddie Ljungberg - Dennis Bergkamp (77th Sylvain Wiltord ), Thierry Henry Trainer: Arsène Wenger |
Antti Niemi (66th Paul Jones ) - Chris Baird (86th Fabrice Fernandes ), Claus Lundekvam , Michael Svensson - Wayne Bridge , Paul Telfer , Matthew Oakley , Anders Svensson (75th Jo Tessem ), Chris Marsden - Brett Ormerod , James Beattie Coach: Gordon Strachan |
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1-0 Robert Pirès (38.) | |||||||||
Martin Keown (30th), Thierry Henry (66th) | James Beattie (31st), Paul Telfer (60th), Chris Marsden (77th), Michael Svensson (90th) |
Web links
- thefa.com: Official FA Cup page (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
- soccerbase.com: The Games of the FA Cup 2002/03 (English)