Football Bundesliga 2002/03

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Bundesliga 2002/03
Bundesliga Wordmark (2002-2010) .svg
master FC Bayern Munich
Champions League FC Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
Champions League
qualification		 Borussia Dortmund
Uefa cup Hamburger SV
Hertha BSC
1. FC Kaiserslautern
UI cup Werder Bremen
FC Schalke 04
VfL Wolfsburg
Cup winners FC Bayern Munich
Relegated Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Nürnberg
Energie Cottbus
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 821  (ø 2.68 per game)
spectator 10,495,413  (ø 34,299 per game)
Top scorer BrazilBrazil Giovane Élber ( FC Bayern Munich ) / Thomas Christiansen ( VfL Bochum )
SpainSpain 
← Bundesliga 2001/02
League leader
Bottom of the table

First in the 2002/03 season of the Bundesliga and thus German men's championship was FC Bayern Munich . The season began on August 9, 2002 with the game Borussia Dortmund against Hertha BSC and ended on May 24, 2003.

Season overview

With Michael Ballack and Zé Roberto , two pillars of the successful Bayer 04 Leverkusen team moved to Bayern Munich for the new season , as did Sebastian Deisler . The 40th Bundesliga season was not very spectacular at the top of the table. The German championship was already clear for FC Bayern Munich under coach Ottmar Hitzfeld on matchday 30 . The club ended the season 16 points ahead of VfB Stuttgart, second in the table, at that time the biggest advantage a champion had since the introduction of the three-point rule in 1995. Bayer Leverkusen surprised negatively. In the previous year almost champion, the league could only be achieved on the last match day with a 1-0 in Nuremberg. Before that, curiosities had happened almost every week at Bayer Leverkusen. Coach Thomas Hörster was fired because he no longer believed in relegation after a 4-1 defeat in Hamburg. Udo Lattek was traded as a coach, but did not take up this post for health reasons. Instead, Jürgen Kohler worked as head of sport for a few months, and two game days before the end of the season, Klaus Augenthaler became the new coach after he had been dismissed from relegated Nuremberg a few weeks earlier.

The 1. FC Nuremberg had just as Arminia Bielefeld and Energie Cottbus relegated to the Second Bundesliga. Promoted Hanover was able to assert itself mainly due to a remarkable eight away wins in the league.

The last matchday of the 2002/03 season drew its tension from the fight for second place in the table, which entitled to direct qualification for the Champions League . Borussia Dortmund went into the 34th matchday second with 57 points and had to face relegated Energie Cottbus at home, a supposedly easy task. Third-placed VfB Stuttgart , one point behind Dortmund, also played against VfL Wolfsburg in their own stadium .

In an unspectacular game, VfB Stuttgart won 2-0 against the Wolves . It all came down to the result from Dortmund. In the event of a tie, VfB Stuttgart would move up to second place, and Dortmund would then have to qualify for the Champions League as third. If BVB won, nothing would change in the table.

Everything started as planned in the Westfalenstadion. Dortmund took the lead with a goal from Tomáš Rosický in the 25th minute. Amazingly, FC Energie Cottbus, who had already been relegated at the time, could not be shown and held against it. Dortmund couldn't find a recipe against the Cottbusers, who were in part playfully superior, and kept coming under pressure themselves. In the 74th minute, the Dortmund drama took its course. Cottbus midfielder Timo Rost headed the ball to make it 1-1 into the Dortmund goal. BVB failed to score another goal in the final minutes and ended up third.

VfB moved into the Champions League as runner-up. A successful conclusion to a remarkable career for Krassimir Balakov , who even managed to score one goal in his last competitive game. In addition to Balakow, the former German national players Ulf Kirsten and Michael Preetz also ended their playing careers.

Closing table

An overview of the participating clubs
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC Bayern Munich  34  23  6th  5 070:250 +45 75
 2. VfB Stuttgart  34  17th  8th  9 053:390 +14 59
 3. Borussia Dortmund (M)  34  15th  13  6th 051:270 +24 58
 4th Hamburger SV  34  15th  11  8th 046:360 +10 56
 5. Hertha BSC  34  16  6th  12 052:430  +9 54
 6th Werder Bremen  34  16  4th  14th 051:500  +1 52
 7th FC Schalke 04 (P)  34  12  13  9 046:400  +6 49
 8th. VfL Wolfsburg  34  13  7th  14th 039:420  −3 46
 9. VfL Bochum (N)  34  12  9  13 055:560  −1 45
10. TSV 1860 Munich  34  12  9  13 044:520  −8 45
11. Hanover 96 (N)  34  12  7th  15th 047:570 −10 43
12. Borussia Monchengladbach  34  11  9  14th 043:450  −2 42
13. Hansa Rostock  34  11  8th  15th 035:410  −6 41
14th 1. FC Kaiserslautern  34  10  10  14th 040:420  −2 40
15th Bayer 04 Leverkusen  34  11  7th  16 047:560  −9 40
16. Arminia Bielefeld (N)  34  8th  12  14th 035:460 −11 36
17th 1. FC Nuremberg  34  8th  6th  20th 033:600 −27 30th
18th Energy Cottbus  34  7th  9  18th 034:640 −30 30th
  • German champion, DFB Cup winner and participation in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League : FC Bayern Munich
  • Participation in the UEFA Champions League 2003/04: VfB Stuttgart
  • Participation in the Champions League qualification 2003/04: Borussia Dortmund
  • Participation in the UEFA Cup 2003/04 : Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC, 1. FC Kaiserslautern (as defeated cup finalists)
  • Participation in the UI Cup 2003 : SV Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04, VfL Wolfsburg
  • Relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga 2003/04 : FC Energie Cottbus, 1. FC Nuremberg, DSC Arminia Bielefeld
    • (M) German champion 2001/02
    (P) DFB Cup winner 2001/02
    (N) Newcomer of the 2001/02 season

    Table history

    Placements Bundesliga 2002-03.svg

    Crosstab

    The cross table shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.

    2002/03 FC Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV Hertha BSC Werder Bremen FC Schalke 04 VfL Wolfsburg VfL Bochum TSV 1860 Munich Hannover 96 Borussia Monchengladbach Hansa Rostock 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bayer 04 Leverkusen DSC Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nuremberg Energy Cottbus
    01. FC Bayern Munich 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 0: 1 0-0 1-0 4: 1 3: 1 3: 3 3-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 6: 2 2-0 3: 1
    02. VfB Stuttgart 0: 3 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 3: 2 4: 1 3-0 4-0 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 3-0 0: 2 0-0
    03. Borussia Dortmund 1-0 3: 1 1: 1 2: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 4: 1 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 3: 1 2-0 0-0 4: 1 1: 1
    04th Hamburger SV 0: 3 3: 2 1: 1 1-0 1-0 3: 1 2-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0 4: 1 1-0 4-0 1: 1
    05. Hertha BSC 3: 6 1: 1 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 4: 2 2: 2 1-0 6-0 2-0 1: 2 3: 1 2-0 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 3: 1
    06th Werder Bremen 2-0 3: 1 1: 4 2: 1 4: 2 2: 1 0: 1 2-0 1: 2 1: 2 2-0 0-0 5: 3 3: 2 2: 2 4: 1 0: 1
    07th FC Schalke 04 1-0 2-0 2: 2 3-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 2: 2 2: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3-0
    08th. VfL Wolfsburg 0: 2 1: 2 2-0 2: 1 2-0 3: 1 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 2: 2 2-0 2-0 0: 2 3: 2
    09. VfL Bochum 1: 4 3: 1 0-0 1: 1 3-0 1: 4 0: 2 4: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 3 2: 1 5-0
    10. TSV 1860 Munich 0: 5 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0 3-0 3-0 2: 2 2: 4 0: 1 2-0 0: 2 0-0 0: 3 3: 1 2: 2 3-0
    11. Hannover 96 2: 2 1: 2 0: 3 2: 2 0: 1 4: 4 0: 2 3: 1 2: 2 1: 3 2: 2 3: 1 2: 1 1: 2 0-0 4: 2 1: 3
    12. Borussia Monchengladbach 0-0 1: 1 1-0 2-0 0: 2 4: 1 2: 2 2-0 2: 2 0: 1 1-0 3-0 3-0 2: 2 3-0 2-0 3-0
    13. Hansa Rostock 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 1-0 3: 1 1-0 1: 1 1: 4 1: 2 3: 1 2: 2 1: 3 3-0 2-0 0-0
    14th 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0: 2 1: 2 0-0 2-0 2: 1 1-0 1: 3 2-0 0: 2 0-0 0: 1 2-0 1-0 1-0 1: 1 5-0 4-0
    15th Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2: 3 4: 1 3-0 1: 3 1: 1 2: 4 3-0 1: 3 2: 2 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 0: 2 0: 3
    16. Arminia Bielefeld 0-0 0: 1 0-0 2: 1 0: 1 3-0 2: 1 1-0 1: 3 2: 1 0: 1 4: 1 3-0 1: 1 2: 2 0: 1 2: 2
    17th 1. FC Nuremberg 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 1: 3 0: 3 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 3 1: 2 3: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 0-0 2: 2
    18th Energy Cottbus 0: 2 2: 3 0: 4 0-0 0: 2 0: 1 0: 1 0: 1 2: 1 3: 4 3-0 1: 1 0: 4 1: 3 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    01. BrazilBrazil Giovane Elber FC Bayern Munich 21st
    SpainSpain Thomas Christiansen VfL Bochum
    03. BrazilBrazil Aílton Werder Bremen 16
    04th GermanyGermany Kevin Kuranyi VfB Stuttgart 15th
    PeruPeru Claudio Pizarro FC Bayern Munich
    06th GermanyGermany Fredi Bobič Hannover 96 14th
    BrazilBrazil Marcelinho Hertha BSC
    ArgentinaArgentina Bernardo Daniel Romeo Hamburger SV
    GermanyGermany Markus Schroth TSV 1860 Munich
    10. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Koller Borussia Dortmund 13
    GermanyGermany Benjamin Lauth TSV 1860 Munich

    The championship team FC Bayern Munich

    1. FC Bayern Munich
    Logo FC Bayern Munich (2002-2017) .svg

    * Pablo Thiam (4 / -) left the club during the season.

    Trainers and officials

    society Trainer Assistant coach Manager President / Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Supervisory Board
    Hertha BSC Huub Stevens Holger Gehrke
    Andreas Thom     		Dieter Hoeneß Bernd Schiphorst Rupert Scholz
    Arminia Bielefeld Benno Möhlmann Frank Geideck Roland Kentsch
    Thomas von Heesen     		Hans-Hermann Schwick Hans-Hermann Schwick
    VfL Bochum Peter Neururer Frank Heinemann Heinz Knüwe
    Dieter Meinhold (from March 31, 2003)    		 Ansgar Pan
    Dieter Meinhold     		Werner Altegoer
    Werder Bremen Thomas Schaaf Karl-Heinz Kamp Klaus Allofs Jürgen L. Born Franz Boehmert
    Energy Cottbus Eduard Geyer Hagen Reeck
    Petrik Sander     		Klaus Stabach Dieter Krein not occupied
    Borussia Dortmund Matthias Sammer Uwe Neuhaus Michael Meier
    Michael Zorc     		Gerd Niebaum not occupied
    Hamburger SV Kurt Jara Armin Reutershahn
    Manfred Linzmaier     		Holger Hieronymus (until August 14, 2002)
    Dietmar Beiersdorfer (from August 14, 2002)     		Werner Hackmann (until October 31, 2002)
    Ronald Wulff (October 31, 2002 to February 1, 2003)
    Bernd Hoffmann (from February 1, 2003)     		Udo Bandow
    Hannover 96 Ralf Rangnick Edward Kowalczuk
    Mirko Slomka     		Ricardo Moar Martin child Harrald Wendt
    1. FC Kaiserslautern Andreas Brehme (until August 26, 2002)
    Eric Gerets (from September 5, 2002)    		 Karl-Heinz Emig not occupied Jürgen Friedrich (until August 25, 2002)
    René C. Jäggi (from September 4, 2002)     		Robert Wieschemann (until August 22, 2002)
    Walter Ruda (from November 6, 2002)
    Bayer 04 Leverkusen Klaus Toppmöller (until February 16, 2003)
    Thomas Hörster (February 16, 2003 to May 12, 2003)
    Klaus Augenthaler (from May 13, 2003)     		Peter Hermann Ilya Kaenzig Reiner Calmund
    Wolfgang wooden houses     		not occupied
    Bor. M'gladbach Hans Meyer (until March 1, 2003)
    Ewald Lienen (from March 2, 2003)     		Michael Frontzeck
    Manfred Stefes     		Christian Hochstätter Adalbert Jordan Hermann Jansen
    FC Bayern Munich Ottmar Hitzfeld Michael Henke Uli Hoeneß Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Franz Beckenbauer
    TSV 1860 Munich Peter Pacult (until March 12, 2003)
    Falko Götz (from March 12, 2003)    		 Reiner bricklayer
    Olaf Janßen     		Dirk Dufner Karl-Heinz Wildmoser not occupied
    1. FC Nuremberg Klaus Augenthaler (until April 30, 2003)
    Wolfgang Wolf (from April 30, 2003)    		 Thomas Brunner (until April 30, 2003) Edgar Geenen | Michael A. Roth not occupied
    Hansa Rostock Armin Veh Juri Schlünz
    Wolfgang Funkel     		Herbert Maronn Manfred Wimmer Horst Klinkmann
    FC Schalke 04 Frank Neubarth (until March 26, 2003)
    Marc Wilmots (from March 26, 2003)    		 Norbert Elgert Rudi Assauer Gerhard Rehberg Clemens Tönnies
    VfB Stuttgart Felix Magath Seppo Eichkorn Rolf Rüssmann (until December 19, 2002)
    Felix Magath     		Manfred Haas unknown
    VfL Wolfsburg Wolfgang Wolf (until March 4, 2003)
    Jürgen Röber (from March 4, 2003)    		 Alfons Higl Peter Pander unknown Lothar Sander

    referee

    Surname Born Regional association Games Yellow card.svg Yellow-Red card.svg Red card.svg annotation
    Hermann Albrecht 0Sep 1 1961 Bavaria 9 42 1 3
    Jürgen Aust Jan. 30, 1960 Middle Rhine 15th 63 2 1
    Herbert Fandel 09 Mar 1964 Rhineland 20th 76 2 3
    Helmut Fleischer 22 Mar 1964 Bavaria 14th 60 4th 0
    Lutz Michael Fröhlich 0Oct 2, 1957 Berlin 13 53 0 1
    Peter Gagelmann 0June 9, 1968 Bremen 8th 34 2 1
    Jürgen Jansen Oct 16, 1960 Lower Rhine 12 44 1 0
    Uwe Kemmling 0Nov 1, 1960 Lower Saxony 14th 54 2 1
    Jörg Keßler Feb. 24, 1964 Thuringia 12 48 1 1
    Thorsten Kinhöfer June 27, 1968 Westphalia 8th 43 2 2
    Knut Kircher 0Feb. 2, 1969 Württemberg 11 41 1 0
    Torsten Koop May 11, 1965 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 9 44 1 0
    Hellmut Krug May 19, 1956 Westphalia 23 89 4th 3
    Florian Meyer Nov 21, 1968 Lower Saxony 15th 64 1 1
    Markus Merk 15th Mar 1962 southwest 22nd 80 1 3
    Peter Sippel 0Oct 6, 1969 Bavaria 11 37 1 0
    Wolfgang Stark Nov 20, 1969 Bavaria 18th 66 2 3
    Edgar Steinborn Apr. 27, 1957 Rhineland 14th 53 0 0
    Hartmut Strampe 03rd Mar 1956 Lower Saxony 15th 56 3 4th
    Franz-Xaver Wack 05th Mar 1965 Bavaria 14th 72 1 3
    Lutz Wagner May 27, 1963 Hesse 14th 45 0 1
    Michael Weiner 21 Mar 1969 Lower Saxony 15th 57 6th 2
    Total: 306 1221 38 33
    Source: weltfussball.de

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Referee. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .