The final phase of the2002–03 UEFA Cup began on 26 November 2002 with the first matches of the third round and concluded on 21 May 2003 with thefinal at theEstadio Olímpico inSeville, Spain. A total of 32 teams competed in this phase of the competition.
Times up to 30 March 2003 (quarter-finals) wereCET (UTC+1), and thereafter (semi-finals and final)CEST (UTC+2).
The draw for the third round was held inGeneva, while the remaining draws were held at UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland.[1]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Third round | 15 November 2002 | 28 November 2002 | 12 December 2002 |
| Fourth round | 13 December 2002 | 20 February 2003 | 27 February 2003 |
| Quarter-finals | 13 March 2003 | 20 March 2003 | |
| Semi-finals | 21 March 2003 | 10 April 2003 | 24 April 2003 |
| Final | 21 May 2003 atEstadio Olímpico,Seville | ||
Apart from the final, each tie was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, theaway goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes ofextra time (two fifteen-minute periods) was played. For the first time in an international football tournament, thesilver goal system was applied, whereby the team who leads the game at the half-time break during the extra time period would be declared the winner. If the scores were still level after the initial 15 minutes of extra time play would continue for a further 15 minutes. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided bypenalty shoot-out.
In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played. If, on completion of the first period of extra time, one of the teams had scored more goals than the other, thesilver goal rule was applied, i.e., the match ended and that team was declared the winner. If no decisive goal was scored, the second period of the extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.[2]
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[2]
The final phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualified from thesecond round, and the eight third-placed teams from theChampions League first group stage.[2][3][4]
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| Third round | Fourth round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Celtic(a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Celta Vigo | 0 | 2 | 2 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 1 |  VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 3 | Celtic | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 1 |  Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Auxerre | 0 | 2 | 2 | Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Vitesse | 0 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 2 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Málaga | 0 | 2 | 2 |  Boavista | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds United | 0 | 1 | 1 | Málaga | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 AEK Athens | 4 | 4 | 8 | AEK Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maccabi Haifa | 0 | 1 | 1 | Málaga | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hertha BSC | 2 | 0 | 2 | Boavista(p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hertha BSC | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 2 | Boavista(a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 May –Seville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boavista(a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Celtic | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porto | 3 | 0 | 3 | Porto(a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lens | 0 | 1 | 1 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denizlispor | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denizlispor | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | Porto(a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovan Liberec | 2 | 0 | 2 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 2 | 1 | 3 | Panathinaikos | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bordeaux | 0 | 2 | 2 | Anderlecht | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | 2 | 2 | 4 | Porto | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sturm Graz | 1 | 1 | 2 |  Lazio | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lazio | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lazio | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Wisła Kraków | 1 | 4 | 5 | Wisła Kraków | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schalke 04 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Lazio | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAOK | 1 | 0 | 1 | Beşiktaş | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slavia Prague | 0 | 4 | 4 | Slavia Prague | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beşiktaş | 3 | 0 | 3 | Beşiktaş | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 32 teams were distributed into two groups of eight teams, each containing four seeded and four unseeded teams. The draw was held on 15 November 2002 inGeneva, Switzerland.[3]
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | ||||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
The first legs were played on 26 and 28 November, and the second legs were played on 10 and 12 December 2002.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Hertha BSC | 2–1 | Fulham | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 (a) | Boavista | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Wisła Kraków | 5–2 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Denizlispor | 1–0 | Lyon | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Slovan Liberec | 2–3 | Panathinaikos | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Beşiktaş | 3–1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Bordeaux | 2–4 | Anderlecht | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| PAOK | 1–4 | Slavia Prague | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| AEK Athens | 8–1 | Maccabi Haifa | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Sturm Graz | 2–3 | Lazio | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Club Brugge | 1–3 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Vitesse | 0–2 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Celtic | 2–2 (a) | Celta Vigo | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Real Betis | 1–2 | Auxerre | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Málaga | 2–1 | Leeds United | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Porto | 3–1 | Lens | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Hertha BSC | 2–1 | Fulham |
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Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Boavista won on away goals.
Wisła Kraków won 5–2 on aggregate.
Denizlispor won 1–0 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 3–2 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–2 | Bordeaux |
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Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 4–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
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| Maccabi Haifa | 1–4 | AEK Athens |
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AEK Athens won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz | 1–3 | Lazio |
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| Lazio | 0–1 | Sturm Graz |
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Lazio won 3–2 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Club Brugge |
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VfB Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Celtic won on away goals.
Auxerre won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 1–2 | Málaga |
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Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 3–1 on aggregate.
The 16 teams were distributed into two groups of eight teams, each containing four seeded and four unseeded teams. The draw was held on 13 December 2002 inNyon, Switzerland.[6]
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
The first legs were played on 20 February, and the second legs were played on 27 February 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Hertha BSC | 3–3 (a) | Boavista | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Panathinaikos | 3–2 | Anderlecht | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Slavia Prague | 3–4 | Beşiktaş | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Auxerre | 0–3 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Lazio | 5–4 | Wisła Kraków | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Málaga | 1–0 | AEK Athens | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Celtic | 5–4 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Porto | 8–3 | Denizlispor | 6–1 | 2–2 |
3–3 on aggregate; Boavista won on away goals.
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Anderlecht |
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| Anderlecht | 2–0 | Panathinaikos |
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Panathinaikos won 3–2 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 4–3 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 3–0 on aggregate.
Lazio won 5–4 on aggregate.
Málaga won 1–0 on aggregate.
Celtic won 5–4 on aggregate.
Porto won 8–3 on aggregate.
The quarter-final draw was held on 13 December 2002, immediately after the fourth round draw.[6] The first legs were played on 13 March, and the second legs were played on 20 March 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Porto | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | 0–1 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Lazio | 3–1 | Beşiktaş | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Celtic | 3–1 | Liverpool | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Málaga | 1–1 (1–4p) | Boavista | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Panathinaikos | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Porto |
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Porto won 2–1 on aggregate.
Lazio won 3–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Boavista won 4–1 on penalties.
The semi-final draw was held on 21 March 2003. The first legs were played on 10 April, and the second legs were played on 24 April 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Porto | 4–1 | Lazio | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Celtic | 2–1 | Boavista | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.
The final was played on 21 May 2003 at theEstadio Olímpico de Sevilla inSeville, Spain. A draw was held on 21 March 2003, after the semi-final draw, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.
