2002–03 AS Monaco FC season

The 2002–03 season was AS Monaco FC's 46th season in Ligue 1. They finished second in Ligue 1, qualifying for the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. The club also competed in the Coupe de France, where it lost in the Round of 64 to Wasquehal Football,[1] and the Coupe de la Ligue, defeating Sochaux in the final on 17 May 2003.[2]

AS Monaco
2002–03 season
PresidentPierre Svara
Head coachDidier Deschamps
StadiumStade Louis II
Ligue 12nd
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueWinners
Top goalscorer
Shabani Nonda (26 goals)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  FRA Franck Jurietti
4 DF  MEX Rafael Márquez
5 DF  FRA Éric Cubilier
6 MF  SRB Vladimir Jugović
7 MF  ARG Lucas Bernardi
8 MF  FRA Ludovic Giuly (captain)
9 FW  CRO Dado Pršo
10 MF  ARG Marcelo Gallardo
13 DF  FRA Patrice Evra[4]
14 FW  ITA Marco Simone
15 MF  GRE Akis Zikos
16 GK  FRA André Biancarelli
17 DF  BEL Philippe Léonard
18 FW  COD Shabani Nonda[5]
19 DF  FRA Sébastien Squillaci
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  FRA Nicolas Hislen
21 MF  SWE Pontus Farnerud
23 FW  FRA Nicolas Raynier
24 DF  FRA José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan
25 MF  FRA Jérôme Rothen
25 FW  SEN Souleymane Camara
27 DF  FRA Julien Rodriguez
29 GK  SEN Tony Sylva
30 GK  ITA Flavio Roma
31 FW  FRA Sébastien Grax
32 DF  FRA Gaël Givet
33 FW  FRA Laurent Lanteri
34 MF  FRA Jimmy Juan
35 MF  NOR Hassan El Fakiri[6]
37 MF  FRA Sébastien Carole

Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 19 11 8 63 41 +22 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Monaco 38 19 10 9 66 33 +33 67
3 Marseille 38 19 8 11 41 36 +5 65 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Bordeaux 38 18 10 10 57 36 +21 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Sochaux 38 17 13 8 46 31 +15 64
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2003 Coupe de la Ligue Final
17 May 2003 AS Monaco4 – 1SochauxStade de France, Saint-Denis
Giuly  56', 77'
Squillaci  60'
Prso  66'		 Saveljic  87' (pen.) Attendance: 75,379
Referee: Damien Ledentu
gollark: Just write a quine saying "HELP ME ON PYTHON ISLAND".
gollark: No.
gollark: It's *okay*.
gollark: Oh dear, I found a moderately good one, oh bee oh apioform, the induction is broken.
gollark: No. However, I sampled a few % and they were bad, so by induction it must all be bad.

References
  1. "Wasquehal 3-2 Monaco". Football Database. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "FC SOCHAUX-MONTBÉLIARD 1 - 4 AS MONACO FC". LFP (in French). 17 May 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "AS Monaco » Squad 2002/2003". World Football. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal.
  5. Nonda was born in Bujumbura, Burundi.
  6. El Fakiri was born in Temsamane, Morocco.
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