 TheEstadio Olímpico de Sevilla hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 13–29 August 2002 (qualifying) 17 September 2002 – 21 May 2003 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 96+8 (competition proper) 121+24 (total) (from 51 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Porto (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Celtic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 205 |
| Goals scored | 576 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,139,630 (15,315 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Derlei (Porto) 12 goals |
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The2002–03 UEFA Cup was the 32nd edition of theUEFA Cup, the second-tier European clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA. Thefinal was played between Portuguese sidePorto and Scottish sideCeltic at theEstadio Olímpico de Sevilla,Seville, on 21 May 2003. Porto won 3–2 aftersilver goalextra time and became the first Portuguese team to win the competition.[1]
Feyenoord could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the2002–03 UEFA Champions League and were also eliminated from all European competitions after finishing bottom of theirgroup.
A total of 145 teams from 51UEFA member associations participated in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. The association ranking based on theUEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[2]
The winners of the2001–02 UEFA Cup were given an additional entry as title holders if they did not qualify for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup through their domestic performance. However, this additional entry was not necessary for this season since the title holders (Feyenoord) qualified for European competitions through their domestic performance.
For the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, the associations were allocated places according to their 2001 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 2000–01.[3][4]
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations had additional teams participating in the UEFA Cup, as noted below:
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Since the title holders (Feyenoord) qualified for the Champions League through their domestic performance, the first round spot reserved for the title holders was vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system were made:[2][4]
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| Qualifying round (82 teams) |
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| First round (96 teams) |
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| Second round (48 teams) |
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| Third round (32 teams) |
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A UEFA Cup place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, or qualifies for the UEFA Cup by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:[2]
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[4]
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws held at UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[7]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying round | 21 June 2002 | 15 August 2002 | 29 August 2002 |
| First round | 30 August 2002 | 19 September 2002 | 3 October 2002 |
| Second round | 8 October 2002 | 31 October 2002 | 14 November 2002 |
| 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 | ||
The draw was held on 21 June 2002 inGeneva, Switzerland.The first legs were played on 13 and 15 August, and the second legs were played on 29 August 2002.
The draw was held on 30 August 2002 inMonaco.The first legs were played on 17 and 19 September, and the second legs were played on 1 and 3 October 2002.
The draw was held on 8 October 2002 inNyon, Switzerland.The first legs were played on 29 and 31 October, and the second legs were played on 7, 12 and 14 November 2002.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Viktoria Žižkov  | 0–4 |  Real Betis | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Legia Warsaw  | 2–3 |  Schalke 04 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
Djurgårdens IF  | 1–3 |  Bordeaux | 0–1 | 1–2 |
APOEL  | 0–5 | Hertha BSC | 0–1 | 0–4 |
Dinamo Zagreb  | 1–5 |  Fulham | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Sparta Prague | 1–2 |  Denizlispor | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Ferencváros  | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Sturm Graz  | 1–1 (8–7p) |  Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Partizan  | 4–6 | Slavia Prague | 3–1 | 1–5 (a.e.t.) |
Național București  | 0–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–5 |  Panathinaikos | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| PAOK | 3–2 |  Grasshopper | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Lazio  | 2–1 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Anderlecht  | 6–1 |  Midtjylland | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Austria Wien | 0–3 | Porto | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Vitesse  | 5–4 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 (2–4p) | Slovan Liberec | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Alavés | 1–2 | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Parma | 3–5 | Wisła Kraków | 2–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Leeds United | 5–1 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Celtic | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Málaga | 4–2 | Amica Wronki | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Celta Vigo | 4–1 |  Viking | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Boavista | 3–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–1 | 1–0 |
In the final phase, teams played against each other overtwo legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
| 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 draw was held on 15 November 2002 inGeneva, Switzerland.[8]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 |
The draw for the fourth round was held on 13 December 2002.[9]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 |
The quarter-final draw was held on 13 December 2002, immediately after the fourth round draw.[9] 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.) |
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 |
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.
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 |  Derlei | Porto | 12 | 1,159 |
| 2 | Henrik Larsson | Celtic | 11 | 887 |
| 3 | Maciej Żurawski | Wisła Kraków | 9 | 723 |
| 4 | Nenad Jestrović | Anderlecht | 7 | 413 |
| 5 | Mustafa Özkan | Denizlispor | 6 | 630 |
| 6 | Stanko Svitlica | Legia Warsaw | 5 | 334 |
| Jean-Claude Darcheville | Bordeaux | 460 | ||
| Imre Szabics | Sturm Graz | 532 | ||
| Alan Smith | Leeds United | 540 | ||
| Štěpán Vachoušek | Slavia Prague | 687 | ||
| Hélder Postiga | Porto | 736 | ||
 Julio Dely Valdés | Málaga | 822 | ||
| Source: UEFA[11] | ||||
