| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 2002 – 24 May 2003 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 17th Bundesliga title 18thGerman title |
| Relegated | Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nürnberg Energie Cottbus |
| Champions League | Bayern Munich Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund |
| UEFA Cup | Hamburger SV Hertha BSC Kaiserslautern |
| Intertoto Cup | Werder Bremen Schalke 04 Wolfsburg |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 821 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Christiansen Giovane Élber (21 goals each) |
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The2002–03 Bundesliga was the 40th season of theBundesliga. It began on 9 August 2002 and concluded on 24 May 2003.[1] This was the first season where the defending champions kicked–off the opening match.[2]
Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the2. Bundesliga. The promoted teams wereHannover 96,Arminia Bielefeld andVfL Bochum, returning to the top flight after an absence of thirteen, two and one years respectively. They replacedSC Freiburg,1. FC Köln andFC St. Pauli after spending time in the top flight for four, two and one years respectively.
(*) Promoted from2. Bundesliga.
1 VfL Wolfsburg played their first seven home matches at the VfL Stadion before permanently moving to the Volkswagen Arena.
The final table of the 1st Bundesliga, Season 2002/03
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 75 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 58 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 56 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 54 | |
| 6 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 46 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup second round |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 45 | |
| 10 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 45 | |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 43 | |
| 12 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 42 | |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 41 | |
| 14 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 40 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 40 | |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld(R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 36 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg(R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 30 | |
| 18 | Energie Cottbus(R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | BSC | DSC | BOC | SVW | FCE | BVB | HSV | H96 | FCK | B04 | BMG | M60 | FCB | FCN | ROS | S04 | VFB | WOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| VfL Bochum | 3–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–4 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Werder Bremen | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Energie Cottbus | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Hamburger SV | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Hannover 96 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 1860 Munich | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Bayern Munich | 2–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Hansa Rostock | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Schalke 04 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | Arminia Bielefeld | 6-2 | 17 August 2002 | |
| VfL Bochum | Energie Cottbus | 5-0 | 17 August 2002 | |
| Werder Bremen | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4-1 | 10 September 2002 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | Arminia Bielefeld | 3-0 | 22 September 2002 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | VfL Bochum | 3-1 | 8 November 2002 | |
| 1860 Munich | Hansa Rostock | 4-1 | 25 January 2003 | |
| Hannover 96 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4-2 | 8 February 2003 | |
| Bayern Munich | 1860 Munich | 5-0 | 15 February 2003 | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4-1 | 15 March 2003 | |
| Bayern Munich | Hertha BSC | 6-3 | 10 May 2003 |