2002–03 A.C. Perugia season

A.C. Perugia finished tenth in Serie A, and reached the semis of the Coppa Italia in a successful season by the club's standards.

A.C. Perugia
200203 season
ChairmanLuciano Gaucci
ManagerSerse Cosmi
Serie A10th
Coppa ItaliaSemi Finals
Top goalscorerFabrizio Miccoli (9)

The season started off with much negative publicity for club president Luciano Gaucci, when he decided to let South Korean striker Ahn Jung-Hwan go, following the Korean's winning goal against Italy in the FIFA World Cup.

In the season itself, Perugia fought in the middle of the table all year, but ended only four points above the dropzone, and in the end relied on inspired performances against top sides to seal the contract. Perugia's highlight of the season was a 4-1 victory against Inter, but it also beat Milan and drew at champions Juventus's home.

Its two most fancied players, Fabrizio Miccoli and Manuele Blasi were both bought by Juventus following the season, Miccoli being hailed as one of the season's major breakthroughs. Despite interest from top clubs, Perugia was able to keep right-back Zé Maria, who grew in importance during the season.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Roma[lower-alpha 1] 34 13 10 11 55 46 +9 49 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
9 Brescia 34 9 15 10 36 38 2 42[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
10 Perugia[lower-alpha 3] 34 10 12 12 40 48 8 42 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
11 Bologna 34 10 11 13 39 47 8 41
12 Modena 34 9 11 14 30 48 18 38[lower-alpha 4]
Source: 2002–03 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:
  1. Roma qualified for the first round of the 2003-04 UEFA Cup as Coppa Italia runner-up because the winner, Milan, qualified for Champions League through championship position.
  2. BRE 3–1 PER; PER 0–0 BRE
  3. Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced; then they qualified to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round.
  4. MOD: 10 pts; EMP: 9 pts; ATA: 7 pts; REG: 5 pts

Matches

1Perugia2-0RegginaPerugia
Miccoli 51'
Tedesco 80'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
2Milan3-0Perugia
Paolo Maldini 40'
Filippo Inzaghi 50'
Clarence Seedorf 65'
3Perugia1-3EmpoliPerugia
Rahman Rezaei (8) Luca Saudati (20) Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
4Parma2-2Perugia
1-0 Adrian Mutu (20)
5Lazio3-0Perugia
Inzaghi 11'
Chiesa 84'
Chiesa 91'
6Perugia2-0ModenaPerugia
Zé Maria (6 pen) Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
7Roma2-2Perugia
Christian Panucci (67)
8Chievo3-0Perugia
Nicola Legrottaglie (25)
9Perugia2-1TorinoPerugia
Andrea Caracciolo (38)
Zé Maria (87 pen)
Marco Ferrante (81) Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
10Bologna2-1Perugia
Julio Cruz (30)Giuseppe Signori (37) Andrea Caracciolo (45)
11Perugia3-0ComoPerugia
Massimiliano Fusani (14)
  • 1-0
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
12Atalanta0-2Perugia
13Perugia0-0PiacenzaPerugia
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
14Brescia3-1Perugia
Igli Tare (23) Fabrizio Miccoli (63)
15Perugia0-1JuventusPerugia
Camoranesi 91' Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
16Udinese0-0Perugia
Perugia4-1Inter
Zé Maria (9 pen) Vieri 79' (pen)
Perugia1-0Chievo
Marco Di Loreto (39)
Reggina3-1Perugia
David Di Michele (1)Francesco Cozza (27)Emiliano Bonazzoli (47) Rahman Rezaei (2)
Perugia1-0Milan
Fabrizio Miccoli (36)
Empoli1-1Perugia
Marco Carparelli (7) Zisis Vryzas (5)
Perugia1-2Parma
Fabio Grosso (51) Adriano (30)
Matteo Ferrari (72)
Perugia2-2Lazio
Modena1-1Perugia
Perugia1-0Roma
Torino2-1Perugia
Perugia1-1Bologna
Como1-1Perugia
Perugia1-0Atalanta
  • 1-0 Luigi Pagliuca (78)
Piacenza5-1Perugia
Perugia0-0Brescia
Juventus2-2Perugia
Perugia0-2Udinese
Inter2-2Perugia
Crespo 10'
Crespo 56'
Chris Obodo 46'
Marco Di Loreto 89'

Top scorers

Sources

  1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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