Serie A 2002-03
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In the 2002-03 season, the Serie A, the major football (soccer) Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 15th consecutive time from season 1988-89.
The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League, teams ending in the 3rd and 4th places had to play Champions League qualifications, teams ending in the 5th and 6th places qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner of Coppa Italia), while the last four teams were to be relegated in Serie B.
Juventus won its 27th national title, with Inter Milan placed second. AC Milan and Lazio were admitted to the Champions League preliminary phase, whereas Parma, Udinese and AS Roma (through the Coppa Italia finals) obtained a spot to the next UEFA Cup. Brescia and Perugia were admitted to play the UEFA Intertoto Cup, after Chievo Verona renounced to play it.
Piacenza, Torino, Como and Atalanta relegated to Serie B, with the latter after having lost a relegation playoff against Reggina.
[edit] Classification
| Place | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Scored-allowed | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juventus F.C. | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 64-29 | 72 | Champions |
| 2. | Internazionale Milano F.C. | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 64-38 | 65 | Champions League |
| 3. | A.C. Milan | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55-30 | 61 | CL Qualifying |
| 4. | S.S. Lazio | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 57-32 | 60 | CL Qualifying |
| 5. | Parma A.C. | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55-36 | 56 | UEFA Cup |
| 6. | Udinese Calcio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38-35 | 56 | UEFA Cup |
| 7. | A.C. ChievoVerona | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51-39 | 55 | |
| 8. | A.S. Roma | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55-46 | 49 | (UEFA Cup through Coppa Italia) |
| 9. | Brescia Calcio | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 36-38 | 42 | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 10. | A.C. Perugia | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40-48 | 42 | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 11. | Bologna F.C. 1909 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 39-47 | 41 | |
| 12. | Modena F.C. | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30-48 | 38 | [6 3 1 2 7-6 10] |
| 13. | Empoli F.C. | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36-46 | 38 | [6 2 3 1 8-6 9] |
| 14. | Atalanta B.C. | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 35-47 | 38 | [6 1 4 1 7-7 7] Relegation Playoff |
| 15. | Reggina Calcio | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38-53 | 38 | [6 1 2 3 6-9 5] Relegation Playoff |
| 16. | Piacenza Calcio | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 44-62 | 30 | Relegated |
| 17. | Calcio Como | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 29-57 | 24 | Relegated |
| 18. | Torino Calcio | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23-58 | 21 | Relegated |
[edit] Transfer
[edit] External links
- 2002/2003 Serie A Squads - (www.footballsquads.com)
