2002–03 Club Universidad Nacional season

The 2002–03 season was UNAM's 49th season in existence and their 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2003 Copa Libertadores.

UNAM
2002–03 season
ManagerHugo Sánchez
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Universitario
AperturaSemifinals (3rd)
Clausura15th
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mariano Trujillo
(12 goals)

All:
Álvaro González
Mariano Trujillo
(14 goals)
Biggest winUNAM 7–1 Guadalajara
(19 October 2002)
Biggest defeatAtlas 6–0 UNAM
(31 August 2002)

UNAM had a good first semester, classifying to the playoffs as the third best team from the regular season. In the playoffs, the defeated Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals but were eliminated by Morelia at the semifinals.[1] The next tournament, however, the Pumas had a mediocre performance, finishing 15th in the tournament.[2]

Internationally, UNAM debuted on the Copa Libertadores. After winning the Pre Libertadores mini tournament, the team made its presentation in the continental tournament losing 2–3 against Grêmio on their first match, but managed to advance to the round of 16, being eliminated by Chilean side Cobreloa.[3][4]

Players

Apertura

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKEsdras Rangel (1977-07-31)31 July 1977 (aged 25)1995
2DFAmado López (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 21)2000
3DFJoaquín Beltrán (Captain) (1977-04-29)29 April 1977 (aged 25)1996
4DFHoracio Cervantes (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 20)2000
5DFRodrigo Barragán (1979-11-28)28 November 1979 (aged 22)2000
6MFMiguel España (1964-01-31)31 January 1964 (aged 38)2001
7MFLeandro Augusto (1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 24)2001
8MFLuis Ignacio González (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 22)2001
9FWÁlvaro González (1973-09-12)12 September 1973 (aged 28)2002
10MFRodrigo Lemos (1973-10-03)3 October 1973 (aged 28)2002
11MFJosé Luis López (1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 22)2001
12GKSergio Bernal (1970-02-09)9 February 1970 (aged 32)2002
13GKOdín Patiño (1983-08-24)24 August 1983 (aged 18)2002
14FWHoracio Sánchez (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 24)2002
15MFIsrael Castro (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 21)2002
16MFGerardo Galindo (1978-05-23)23 May 1978 (aged 24)1997
17MFDavid Toledo (1982-04-18)18 April 1982 (aged 20)2001
18FWRafael Márquez Lugo (1981-11-02)2 November 1981 (aged 20)2000
19MFMariano Trujillo (1977-05-19)19 May 1977 (aged 25)2001
20MFMartín García (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 26)2002
21MFJaime Lozano (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 23)2002
22DFManuel de la Torre (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 22)1999
23DFRaúl Alpizar (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 25)1997
24MFHugo García (1981-09-14)14 September 1981 (aged 20)2001
25FWEmerson dos Santos (1980-07-29)29 July 1980 (aged 22)2002
26FWFrancisco Fonseca (1979-10-02)2 October 1979 (aged 22)2002

Clausura

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKEsdras Rangel (1977-07-31)31 July 1977 (aged 25)1995
2DFAmado López (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 21)2000
3DFJoaquín Beltrán (Captain) (1977-04-29)29 April 1977 (aged 25)1996
4DFHoracio Cervantes (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 21)2000
5DFRodrigo Barragán (1979-11-28)28 November 1979 (aged 23)2000
6MFMiguel España (1964-01-31)31 January 1964 (aged 38)2001
7MFLeandro Augusto (1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 25)2001
8MFLuis Ignacio González (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 22)2001
9FWÁlvaro González (1973-09-12)12 September 1973 (aged 29)2002
10MFRodrigo Lemos (1973-10-03)3 October 1973 (aged 29)2002
11MFJosé Luis López (1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 23)2001
12GKSergio Bernal (1970-02-09)9 February 1970 (aged 32)2002
14FWHoracio Sánchez (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 24)2002
15MFIsrael Castro (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 22)2002
16MFGerardo Galindo (1978-05-23)23 May 1978 (aged 24)1997
19MFMariano Trujillo (1977-05-19)19 May 1977 (aged 25)2001
20MFMartín García (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 26)2002
21MFJaime Lozano (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 24)2002
22DFManuel de la Torre (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 22)1999
24MFHugo García (1981-09-14)14 September 1981 (aged 21)2001
25MFAílton da Silva (1977-09-08)8 September 1977 (aged 25)2003
26FWFrancisco Fonseca (1979-10-02)2 October 1979 (aged 23)2002
28FWAnuar Gómez (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 21)2003
31GKAlejandro Palacios (1981-03-06)6 March 1981 (aged 21)2003

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Transfer window Ref.
9FWÁlvaro González Bella VistaTransferSummer
12GKSergio BernalPueblaLoan returnSummer[5]
13GKOdín PatiñoAcademyPromotionSummer
14FWHoracio SánchezLeónLoan returnSummer
20MFMartín García PeñarolTransferSummer
21MFJaime LozanoCelayaLoan returnSummer
26FWFrancisco FonsecaLa PiedadTransferSummer[6]
25MFAílton da Silva BariTransferSummer
31GKAlejandro PalaciosAcademyPromotionSummer

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Transfer window Ref.
DFChristian RamírezTolucaTransferSummer[7]
18FWRafael Márquez LugoChiapasTransferWinter
23DFRaúl AlpizarQuerétaroTransferWinter
25FWEmerson dos SantosTabascoTransferWinter

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 3 August 2002 21 December 2002 Matchday 1 Semifinals (3rd) 23 12 4 7 44 42 +2 052.17
Clausura 12 January 2003 18 May 2003 Matchday 1 15th 19 4 8 7 25 35 −10 021.05
Copa Libertadores 22 October 2002 8 May 2003 Pre Libertadores Round of 16 14 7 2 5 20 13 +7 050.00
Total 56 23 14 19 89 90 −1 041.07

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 19 13 4 2 34 14 +20 43 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41
3 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33
4 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32
5 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 3 29
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches

3 August 2002 1Celaya0–1UNAMCelaya, Guanajuato
15:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Referee: José Luis Camargo
11 August 2002 2UNAM2–1VeracruzCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
  • L. González  9'
  • Barragán  23'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
17 August 2002 3Monterrey1–2UNAMMonterrey, Nuevo León
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: José de Jesús Robles
25 August 2002 4UNAM1–4TolucaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
31 August 2002 5Atlas6–0UNAMGuadalajara, Jalisco
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
8 September 2002 6UNAM1–1QuerétaroCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
  • A. García  76'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Germán Arredondo
11 September 2002 7Puebla0–1UNAMPuebla City, Puebla
20:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
14 September 2002 8UNAM1–3AméricaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00 Report
  • Patiño  25', 47', 61'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
21 September 2002 9Chiapas0–2UNAMTuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
15:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
29 September 2002 10UNAM2–2Cruz AzulCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Armando Archundia
6 October 2002 11UAG4–3UNAMZapopan, Jalisco
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
13 October 2002 12UNAM3–2UANLCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
16 October 2002 13Pachuca0–3UNAMPachuca, Hidalgo
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
19 October 2002 14UNAM7–1GuadalajaraCoyoacán, Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
27 October 2002 15San Luis6–3UNAMSan Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: José Abramo Lira
9 November 2002 17Necaxa1–0UNAMTlalpan, Mexico City
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
16 November 2002 18UNAM4–1AtlanteCoyoacán, Mexico City
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Antonio Marrufo
24 November 2002 19Morelia2–2UNAMMorelia, Michoacán
16:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Eduardo Brizio

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
4 December 2002 First legCruz Azul0–0UNAMBenito Juárez, Mexico City
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
8 December 2002 Second legUNAM3–2
(3–2 agg.)
Cruz AzulCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
Semifinals
12 December 2002 First legMorelia4–0UNAMMorelia, Michoacán
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
15 December 2002 Second legUNAM2–1
(2–5 agg.)
MoreliaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Cuernavaca 19 6 5 8 24 27 3 23
14 Pachuca 19 4 9 6 21 23 2 21
15 UNAM 19 4 8 7 25 35 10 20
16 San Luis 19 5 5 9 25 38 13 20
17 Chiapas 19 5 4 10 15 26 11 19
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches

12 January 2003 1UNAM1–3CuernavacaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
  • Flores  6'
  • Claudinho  14'
  • Gallaga  83'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Manuel Glower
18 January 2003 2Veracruz0–0UNAMBoca del Río, Veracruz
15:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
26 January 2003 3UNAM2–3MonterreyCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
1 February 2003 4Toluca5–1UNAMToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
16 February 2003 5Querétaro0–0UNAMQuerétaro City, Querétaro
12:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Francisco Caspeta
23 February 2003 7UNAM1–0PueblaCoyoacán, Mexico City
20:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Manuel Glower
26 February 2003 6UNAM2–1AtlasCoyoacán, Mexico City
20:30 Report
  • Veiga  55'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
2 March 2003 8América1–1UNAMTlalpan, Mexico City
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: José Abramo Lira
6 March 2003 9UNAM3–1ChiapasCoyoacán, Mexico City
20:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Armando Archundia
16 March 2003 10Cruz Azul2–0UNAMBenito Juárez, Mexico City
12:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
29 March 2003 12UANL2–2UNAMSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
6 April 2003 13UNAM1–1PachucaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Armando Archundia
13 April 2003 14Guadalajara1–1UNAMGuadalajara, Jalisco
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
16 April 2003 11UNAM2–1UAGCoyoacán, Mexico City
18:00
Report
  • Santillana  76'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
20 April 2003 15UNAM2–2San LuisCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
  • Silva  62'
  • Salcedo  89'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Germán Arredondo
27 April 2003 16Santos Laguna4–1UNAMGuadalajara, Jalisco
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: José Abramo Lira
4 May 2003 17UNAM4–4NecaxaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
18 May 2003 19UNAM0–1MoreliaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: Hugo León Guajardo

Copa Libertadores

Pre Libertadores

From 1998 to 2002, Mexican and Venezuelan clubs played a mini tournament known as Copa Pre Libertadores to determine two teams that would qualify to the next year's Copa Libertadores group stage. In 2002 UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNM CAZ EST TAC
1 UNAM 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to group stage 1–1 3–1 4–0
2 Cruz Azul 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 0–2 2–1 4–0
3 Estudiantes de Mérida 6 2 1 3 7 9 2 7 1–0 1–1 1–0
4 Nacional Táchira 6 1 0 5 6 16 10 3 1–2 2–3 3–2
Source: CONMEBOL
22 October 2002 1Estudiantes de Mérida 1–0 UNAMMérida, Venezuela
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)
6 November 2002 3UNAM 1–1 Cruz AzulMexico City, Mexico
  • P. Campos  43' (o.g.)
Report
  • Ledesma  40'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
12 November 2002 4UNAM 3–1 Estudiantes de MéridaMexico City, Mexico
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Fernando Paneso (Colombia)
19 November 2002 5UNAM 4–0 Nacional TáchiraMexico City, Mexico
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
28 November 2002 6Cruz Azul 0–2 UNAMMexico City, Mexico
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GRE UNM BOL PEN
1 Grêmio 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 1–0 4–1
2 UNAM 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 1–0 2–0 3–1
3 Bolívar 6 3 0 3 8 9 1 9 1–0 2–0 5–2
4 Peñarol 6 2 1 3 12 14 2 7 2–2 2–0 4–0
Source: CONMEBOL
4 February 2003 1Grêmio 3–2 UNAMPorto Alegre, Brazil
21:10
Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)
11 February 2003 2UNAM 2–0 BolívarMexico City, Mexico
20:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Carpio (Ecuador)
11 March 2003 3Peñarol 2–0 UNAMMontevideo, Uruguay
21:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
20 March 2003 4UNAM 1–0 GrêmioMexico City, Mexico
20:40 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
26 March 2003 5Bolívar 2–0 UNAMLa Paz, Bolivia
16:10
Report Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
10 April 2003 6UNAM 3–1 PeñarolMexico City, Mexico
17:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
24 April 2003 First legUNAM 0–1 CobreloaMexico City, Mexico
21:30 Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
8 May 2003 Second legCobreloa 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
UNAMCalama, Chile
18:10 Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Calama
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Player Total Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Esdras Rangel2301106060
2DF Amado López260908090
3DF Joaquín Beltrán512200170142
4DF Horacio Cervantes70103030
5DF Rodrigo Barragán3322325050
6MF Miguel España1711003041
7MF Leandro Augusto467174182111
8MF Luis Ignacio González434192130112
9FW Álvaro González4614199151124
10MF Rodrigo Lemos3910197103100
11MF José Luis López40617314093
12GK Sergio Bernal32010013090
13GK Odín Patiño20200000
14FW Horacio Sánchez120506010
15MF Israel Castro40012019090
16MF Gerardo Galindo510200180130
17MF David Toledo30300000
19MF Mariano Trujillo4914198164142
20MF Martín García27410012450
21MF Jaime Lozano435162142131
22DF Manuel de la Torre49022018090
24MF Hugo García20101000
25MF Aílton da Silva262162100
26FW Francisco Fonseca2997013693
28FW Anuar Gómez111100
31GK Alejandro Palacios201010
Players that left the club during the season
18FW Rafael Márquez Lugo12312300
23DF Raúl Alpizar1107040
25FW Emerson dos Santos11210210

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores Total[9][10]
1 FW Álvaro González 91414
MF Mariano Trujillo 842
3 MF Rodrigo Lemos 73010
4 FW Francisco Fonseca 0639
5 MF Leandro Augusto 4217
6 MF José Luis López 3036
7 MF Jaime Lozano 2215
8 FW Martín García 0404
MF Luis Ignacio González 202
9 FW Rafael Márquez Lugo 303
11 DF Rodrigo Barragán 2002
DF Joaquín Beltrán 002
MF Aílton da Silva 20
FW Emerson dos Santos 20
15 MF Miguel España 0011
FW Anuar Gómez 10
Own goals 2013
Total 44 25 20 89

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.
Mariano TrujilloGuadalajara7–1 (H)19 October 2002Primera División[11]
Rodrigo LemosAtlante4–1 (H)16 November 2002Primera División[12]
Francisco FonsecaNecaxa4–4 (H)4 May 2003Primera División[13]

Own goals

Player Against Result Date Competition
Jaime Lozano Grêmio 2–3 (A) 4 February 2003 Copa Libertadores
Israel Castro Santos Laguna 1–4 (A) 27 April 2003 Primera División
gollark: Wait, *only* a day?
gollark: The electron.
gollark: He's probably a µHt at absolute most.
gollark: 17 YHt seems unlikely.
gollark: this scam email is so vaguely stupid.

References

  1. "No le alcanzó a Pumas". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Morelia quedó como el súperlider". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "Grêmio debutó con una victoria difícil". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 February 2003. Archived from the original on 28 February 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. Gutiérrez, Enrique (9 May 2003). "Pumas, fuera de la Copa Libertadores; empató a cero con el chileno Cobreloa". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. Esquivel Bernal, Antonio (8 July 2002). "Esdras Rangel, el eterno suplente de los Pumas". Crónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "Francisco 'Kikín' Fonseca de La Piedad a los Pumas". Marca (in Spanish). 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. Velázquez Cervantes, Alejandro (10 July 2002). "Le falta un ojo, pero busca hueco en algún equipo". Crónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. Minniti, Javier. "Historia de la Pre-Libertadores" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. "Pumas - Apertura 2002". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  10. "Pumas - Clausura 2003". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  11. "Pumas 7–1 Guadalajara". Liga MX. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  12. "Pumas 4–1 Atlante". Liga MX. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. "Pumas 4–4 Necaxa". Liga MX. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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