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2002–03 Celta de Vigo season

Celta de Vigo participated in La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup in the 2002-03 season, for the first time qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, thanks to a fourth-placed finish in La Liga. This was the crown of the work former coach Víctor Fernández had put in to establish Celta as a credible force, and it was under Miguel Ángel Lotina's leadership the club reached the ultimate level of the "Euro Celta" era.

Celta Vigo
2002–03 season
ManagerMiguel Ángel Lotina
La Liga4th
Copa del Rey2nd Round
UEFA CupRound of 32

Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ARG Pablo Cavallero
2 DF   ESP Juan Velasco
3 DF   BRA Sylvinho
4 DF   ARG Fernando Cáceres
5 MF   BRA Everton Giovanella
6 DF   ARG Eduardo Berizzo
7 MF   BRA Vágner
8 MF   ESP Ángel
9 FW   EGY Mido (on loan from Ajax)
10 MF   RUS Aleksandr Mostovoi
11 MF   ARG Gustavo López
13 GK   ESP José Manuel Pinto
14 DF   ESP Juanfran
16 MF   ESP José Ignacio
17 DF   ARG Sebastián Méndez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ESP Pablo Coira
19 MF   BRA Edu
20 MF   ESP Jesuli
21 DF   ESP Sergio
22 MF   FRA Peter Luccin
24 FW   ESP Catanha
25 FW   RSA Benni McCarthy
26 GK   ESP José Juan
27 DF   ESP Jorge Eugenio Rodríguez
28 MF   ESP Borja Oubiña
29 MF   ESP Jonathan Aspas
30 FW   ESP César Olaiz
31 DF   ESP Iago Bouzón
32 MF   ESP Jacobo Campos
36 DF   ESP Israel

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   ESP Jandro (on loan to Albacete)
9 FW   ECU Iván Kaviedes (on loan to Puebla)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   BRA Doriva (on loan to Middlesbrough)

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

Main article: 2002–03 La Liga

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Sociedad 38 22 10 6 71 45 +26 76 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Deportivo La Coruña 38 22 6 10 67 47 +20 72 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Celta Vigo 38 17 10 11 45 36 +9 61
5 Valencia 38 17 9 12 56 35 +21 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Barcelona 38 15 11 12 63 47 +16 56
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Matches edit

1 September 2002 1 Sevilla 0–1 Celta Vigo
21:30 CEST G. López   39'
15 September 2002 2 Celta Vigo 3–1 Mallorca
19:00 CEST Catanha   27'
Jesuli   40, 83'		 Niño   78'
22 September 2002 3 Recreativo Huelva 0–3 Celta Vigo
Mostovoi   40, 70'
McCarthy   90'
29 September 2002 4 Celta Vigo 2–2 Málaga
18:00 CEST Catanha   25' (pen.)
Berizzo   38'		 Musampa   14'
Cáceres   40' (o.g.)
6 October 2002 5 Valencia 0–1 Celta Vigo
19:00 CEST Vágner   90'
20 October 2002 6 Celta Vigo 0–1 Rayo Vallecano
18:00 CEST Bolo   6'
26 October 2002 7 Celta Vigo 0–0 Atlético Madrid
21:30 CEST
3 November 2002 8 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET Etxeberría   80'
Urzaiz   90'		 Edu   32'
10 November 2002 9 Celta Vigo 1–0 Espanyol
17:00 CET José Ignacio   17'
17 November 2002 10 Real Betis 2–1 Celta Vigo
20:30 CET Alfonso   71'
Joaquín   88'		 José Ignacio   66'
24 November 2002 11 Celta Vigo 0–0 Osasuna
17:00 CET
1 December 2002 12 Real Valladolid 0–2 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET Catanha   10'
Edu   53'
8 December 2002 13 Celta Vigo 2–1 Deportivo Alavés
17:00 CET Karmona   21' (o.g.)
Luccin   26' (pen.)		 Ilie   49' (pen.)
15 December 2002 14 Racing Santander 3–0 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET Moratón   59'
Benayoun   60, 73'
21 December 2002 15 Celta Vigo 3–1 Villarreal
20:30 CET Catanha   1'
Edu   7'
Jesuli   63'		 Palermo   44'
4 January 2003 16 Deportivo 3–0 Celta Vigo
Tristán   43'
Sergio   48'
Luque   90 + 1'
11 January 2003 17 Celta Vigo 0–1 Real Madrid
21:00 CET Ronaldo   6'
18 January 2003 18 Real Sociedad 1–0 Celta Vigo
20:00 CET de Pedro   65'
26 January 2003 19 Celta Vigo 2–0 Barcelona
20:30 CET Jesuli   47'
Sylvinho   73'
2 February 2003 20 Celta Vigo 0–1 Sevilla
17:00 CET Casquero   78'
9 February 2003 21 Mallorca 0–2 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET Edu   54, 64'
16 February 2003 22 Celta Vigo 4–1 Recreativo Huelva
17:00 CET Edu   38, 56'
Jesuli   63, 70'		 Sylvinho   90 + 2' (o.g.)
23 February 2003 23 Málaga 1–1 Celta Vigo
18:00 CET Koke   89' José Ignacio   5'
2 March 2003 24 Celta Vigo 1–1 Valencia
17:00 CET Edu   10' Carew   7'
9 March 2003 25 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET de Quintana   86'
16 March 2003 26 Atlético Madrid 0–1 Celta Vigo
17:00 CET Berizzo   87'
23 March 2003 27 Celta Vigo 2–1 Athletic Bilbao
17:00 CET Mido   19'
McCarthy   77'		 Del Horno   7'
5 April 2003 28 Espanyol 0–0 Celta Vigo
21:30 CEST
13 April 2003 29 Celta Vigo 1–0 Real Betis
18:00 CEST Mostovoi   44'
20 April 2003 30 Osasuna 0–2 Celta Vigo
18:00 CEST Mido   14, 50'
27 April 2003 31 Celta Vigo 0–0 Real Valladolid
18:00 CEST
4 May 2003 32 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Celta Vigo
17:30 CEST
11 May 2003 33 Celta Vigo 2–2 Racing Santander
18:00 CEST Juanfran   35'
Edu   84' (pen.)		 Javi Guerrero   56' (pen.)
Alonso   90 + 9'
18 May 2003 34 Villarreal 5–0 Celta Vigo Estadio El Madrigal
18:00 CEST Guayre   48, 88'
Víctor   53'
J. López   58'
Palermo   61'		 Referee: Rodríguez Santiago
24 May 2003 35 Celta Vigo 3–0 Deportivo
20:45 CEST Jesuli   56'
Edu   62, 73'
31 May 2003 36 Real Madrid 1–1 Celta Vigo
21:30 CEST Raúl   68' Mostovoi   35'
15 June 2003 37 Celta Vigo 3–2 Real Sociedad
21:00 CEST Mostovoi   10, 49'
Mido   70'		 Nihat   66, 83'
22 June 2003 38 Barcelona 2–0 Celta Vigo
21:00 CEST Sorín   6'
Saviola   50'

External links edit

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