2002–03 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Toluca's 85th season in existence and their 50th 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 CONCACAF Champions' Cup (the entire tournament, except for the finals, were played on the first semester of 2003). Toluca were crowned champions of the Apertura 2002 tournament after defeating Morelia in the final.[1]

Toluca
2002–03 season
ChairmanRafael Lebrija
ManagerRicardo La Volpe
(until 26 October)
Wilson Graniolatti
(from 26 October to 7 December)
Alberto Jorge
(from 9 December)
StadiumEstadio Nemesio Díez
AperturaWinners (2nd)
ClausuraQuarterfinals (5th)
CONCACAF Champions' CupFinal[A]
Top goalscorerLeague:
José Cardozo
(58 goals)
All:
José Cardozo
(59 goals)
Biggest winToluca 6–0 UAG
(19 October 2002)
Biggest defeatSantos Laguna 5–2 Toluca
(24 November 2002)

In an unusual situation, Toluca had three different managers during the season. Ricardo La Volpe left the team after the 15th round of the Apertura tournament after being called to the Mexico national football team and appointed manager, substituting Javier Aguirre.[2] La Volpe was replaced by Wilson Graniolatti, who resigned on 7 December, citing differences with Toluca's front office, specially with the chairman Rafael Lebrija. Graniolatti was replaced by Alberto Jorge, head of the Reserves and Academy, hired to manage the team for the rest of the playoffs (four games only).[3] Since Jorge managed to win the Apertura tournament, he was ratified as manager of the team for the second half of the season.

This season remains as a highlight both in Mexican football and Toluca's history. Paraguayan striker José Cardozo broke several scoring records: Cardozo scored 29 goals in the Apertura 2002 regular season and was crowned as the tournament's top scorer; 36 goals in the Apertura 2002 tournament, including playoffs; and 58 goals in the 2002–03 Primera División season. All the three records remain unbeaten as of 2020.[4][5][6]

Players

Apertura
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKHernán Cristante (1969-09-16)16 September 1969 (aged 32)1993
2DFChristian Ramírez (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 23)2002
3DFMaximiliano Cuberas (1973-08-16)16 August 1973 (aged 28)2001
4DFHassan Viades (1978-01-10)10 January 1978 (aged 24)1999
5MFIsrael López (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 27)2002
6MFOctavio Valdez (1973-12-07)7 December 1973 (aged 28)2002
7DFSalvador Carmona (Captain) (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 26)1993
8MFRafael García (1974-08-14)14 August 1974 (aged 27)1998
9FWJosé Cardozo (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 31)1995
10MFSinha (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 26)1999
11FWVicente Sánchez (1979-12-07)7 December 1979 (aged 22)2001
12GKCésar Lozano (1977-05-31)31 May 1977 (aged 25)2002
14DFAriel Franco (1979-06-02)2 June 1979 (aged 23)2002
15FWUzziel Lozano (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 20)2000
16DFMiguel Almazán (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 20)2002
18DFJosé Manuel Cruzalta (1978-04-08)8 April 1978 (aged 24)2001
19MFSergio Amaury Ponce (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 20)2001
21DFJosé Armando Núñez (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 23)2002
23MFErik Espinosa (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 22)2000
25DFEdgar García (1980-05-24)24 May 1980 (aged 22)2002
28FWÉdgar González (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 22)2002
30GKMario Albarrán (1968-01-04)4 January 1968 (aged 34)1998
37MFJosué Castillejos (1981-04-14)14 April 1981 (aged 21)2002

Clausura
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKHernán Cristante (1969-09-16)16 September 1969 (aged 33)1993
3DFMaximiliano Cuberas (1973-08-16)16 August 1973 (aged 29)2001
4DFHassan Viades (1978-01-10)10 January 1978 (aged 25)1999
5MFIsrael López (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 28)2002
6MFOctavio Valdez (1973-12-07)7 December 1973 (aged 29)2002
7DFSalvador Carmona (Captain) (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 27)1993
8MFRafael García (1974-08-14)14 August 1974 (aged 28)1998
9FWJosé Cardozo (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 31)1995
10MFSinha (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 26)1999
11FWVicente Sánchez (1979-12-07)7 December 1979 (aged 23)2001
12GKCésar Lozano (1977-05-31)31 May 1977 (aged 25)2002
14DFAriel Franco (1979-06-02)2 June 1979 (aged 23)2002
16DFMiguel Almazán (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 20)2002
18DFJosé Manuel Cruzalta (1978-04-08)8 April 1978 (aged 24)2001
19MFSergio Amaury Ponce (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 21)2001
21DFJosé Armando Núñez (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 24)2002
23MFErik Espinosa (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 22)2000
25DFEdgar García (1980-05-24)24 May 1980 (aged 22)2002
28FWÉdgar González (1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 22)2002
30GKMario Albarrán (1968-01-04)4 January 1968 (aged 35)1998
37MFJosué Castillejos (1981-04-14)14 April 1981 (aged 21)2002

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Transfer window Ref.
2DFChristian RamírezUNAMTransferSummer[7]
5MFIsrael LópezGuadalajaraTransferSummer
6MFOctavio ValdezAméricaTransferSummer[8]
14DFAriel Franco River PlateLoanSummer
16DFMiguel AlmazánAcademyPromotionSummer
21DFJosé Armando NúñezNecaxaTransferSummer
28FWÉdgar GonzálezAcademyPromotionSummer
37MFJosué CastillejosAcademyPromotionSummer

Out
No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Transfer window Ref.
–DFOmar BlancoAtlasTransferSummer[7]
15FWCarlos María MoralesAtlasTransferSummer[7]
2DFChristian RamírezMoreliaTransferWinter
15FWUzziel Lozano FénixTransferWinter[9]

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 Winners 25 16 5 4 70 33 +37 064.00
Clausura 12 January 2003 31 May 2003 Matchday 1 Quarterfinals (5th) 21 10 4 7 43 34 +9 047.62
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 12 March 2003 30 April 2003 First Round Semifinals1 6 4 1 1 15 11 +4 066.67
Total 52 30 10 12 128 78 +50 057.69
Source: Mediotiempo.com

1. Toluca qualified to the 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final, to be played on the next season.

Torneo Apertura
Main article: Primera División de México Apertura 2002

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 (2002-08-03) 1Toluca3–0NecaxaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
11 August 2002 (2002-08-11) 2Atlante2–3TolucaTlalpan, Mexico City
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Armando Archundia
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) 3Toluca4–1MoreliaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
25 August 2002 (2002-08-25) 4UNAM1–4TolucaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) 5Toluca1–1VeracruzToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07) 6Monterrey3–1TolucaMonterrey, Nuevo León
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
11 September 2002 (2002-09-11) 7Celaya2–2TolucaCelaya, Guanajuato
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Referee: José de Jesús Robles
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) 8Toluca1–0AtlasToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
22 September 2002 (2002-09-22) 9Querétaro0–2TolucaQuerétaro City, Querétaro
12:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Manuel Glower
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) 10Toluca5–0PueblaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: José Abramo Lira
6 October 2002 (2002-10-06) 11América1–2TolucaTlalpan, Mexico City
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
12 October 2002 (2002-10-12) 12Toluca5–1ChiapasToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
16 October 2002 (2002-10-16) 13Cruz Azul1–1TolucaBenito Juárez, Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
19 October 2002 (2002-10-19) 14Toluca6–0UAGToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: José de Jesús Robles
26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) 15UANL2–2TolucaSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Armando Archundia
2 November 2002 (2002-11-02) 16Toluca5–1PachucaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
  • Cardozo  30', 43', 60', 66'
  • Velázquez  82' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Antonio Marrufo
10 November 2002 17Guadalajara3–3TolucaGuadalajara, Jalisco
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
16 November 2002 18Toluca3–1San LuisToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
24 November 2002 19Santos Laguna5–2TolucaTorreón, Coahuila
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: José Abramo Lira

Playoffs
Quarterfinals
4 December 2002 First legGuadalajara2–1TolucaGuadalajara, Jalisco
20:45
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Germán Arredondo
7 December 2002 Second legToluca3–0
(4–2 agg.)		GuadalajaraToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
Semifinals
11 December 2002 First legSantos Laguna3–5TolucaTorreón, Coahuila
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: Antonio Marrufo
14 December 2002 Second legToluca2–1
(7–4 agg.)		Santos LagunaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Armando Archundia
Final
18 December 2002 First legMorelia1–0TolucaMorelia, Michoacán
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
21 December 2002 Second legToluca4–1
(4–2 agg.)		MoreliaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo

Torneo Clausura
Main article: Primera División de México Clausura 2003

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Monterrey 19 9 7 3 31 22 +9 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
4 UANL 19 10 4 5 25 22 +3 34
5 Toluca 19 10 3 6 40 30 +10 33
6 Atlas 19 8 8 3 29 20 +9 32
7 Veracruz 19 9 5 5 23 18 +5 32
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches
12 January 2003 1Necaxa3–0TolucaTlalpan, Mexico City
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Sergio Silva
18 January 2003 2Toluca2–3AtlanteToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: José Abramo Lira
25 January 2003 3Morelia1–1TolucaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Armando Archundia
1 February 2003 4Toluca5–1UNAMToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
8 February 2003 5Veracruz1–0TolucaBoca del Río, Veracruz
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
15 February 2003 6Toluca3–1MonterreyToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Manuel Glower
22 February 2003 7Toluca4–1CuernavacaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
  • Leandro Rodrígues  49'
 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
1 March 2003 8Atlas1–1TolucaGuadalajara, Jalisco
20:45
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Armando Archundia
8 March 2003 9Toluca4–0QuerétaroToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Mauricio Morales
16 March 2003 10Puebla3–1TolucaPuebla City, Puebla
14:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
22 March 2003 11Toluca3–0AméricaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
29 March 2003 12Chiapas1–1TolucaTuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
6 April 2003 13Toluca1–3Cruz AzulToluca, State of Mexico
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
12 April 2003 14UAG3–0TolucaZapopan, Jalisco
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Mauricio Morales
19 April 2003 15Toluca3–1UANLToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Sergio Silva
27 April 2003 16Pachuca0–1TolucaPachuca, Hidalgo
12:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Manuel Glower
3 May 2003 17Toluca3–2GuadalajaraToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
10 May 2003 18San Luis2–3TolucaSan Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
17 May 2003 19Toluca4–3Santos LagunaToluca, State of Mexico
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Mauricio Morales

Playoffs
Quarterfinals
28 May 2003 First legToluca1–2UANLToluca, State of Mexico
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
31 May 2003 Second legUANL2–2
(4–3 agg.)		TolucaSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Main article: 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Knockout phase
Round of 16
12 March 2003 First legToluca 3–2 W ConnectionToluca, Mexico
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
2 April 2003 Second legW Connection 3–3
(5–6 agg.)		 TolucaMarabella, Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
  • Franco  15', 67'
  • Sinha  62'
 Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
Quarterfinals
9 April 2003 First legMunicipal 1–2 TolucaGuatemala City, Guatemala
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Nery Alfaro (El Salvador)
16 April 2003 Second legToluca 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 MunicipalToluca, Mexico
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Greivin Porras (Costa Rica)
Semifinals
30 April 2003 First legToluca 1–4 AméricaToluca, Mexico
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico)
30 April 2003 Second legAmérica 0–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 agg.)		 TolucaMexico City, Mexico
Report
  • Espinosa  70'
  • E. García  73', 88'
  • Ruiz  92'
 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)

Final to be played on the next season.

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos. Player Total Apertura Clausura Champions' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Hernán Cristante37022015000
3DF Maximiliano Cuberas48125119040
4DF Hassan Viades2306013040
5MF Israel López48325221120
6MF Octavio Valdez48425021420
7DF Salvador Carmona45425318120
8MF Rafael García51725621150
9FW José Cardozo46592536202211
10MF Sinha491025721231
11FW Vicente Sánchez401920817833
12GK César Lozano80005030
14DF Ariel Franco2531305162
16DF Miguel Almazán81304011
18DF José Manuel Cruzalta34112118040
19MF Sergio Amaury Ponce2901606060
21DF José Armando Núñez50001040
23MF Erik Espinosa48225119041
25DF Edgar García73300043
28FW Édgar González36515317151
30GK Mario Albarrán100403030
37MF Josué Castillejos120604020
64MF Diego de la Torre20000020
68FW Emmanuel Ruiz52001042
?DF Octavio Mira20000020
?MF Isaac Moreno20000020
?MF Armando Palomino10000010
?DF José Luis Rodríguez10000010
Players that left the club during the season
2DF Christian Ramírez160160––––
15FW Uzziel Lozano4040––––

Goalscorers
Rank Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Champions' Cup Total[10][11]
1 FW José Cardozo 3622159
2 FW Vicente Sánchez 88319
3 MF Sinha 72110
4 MF Rafael García 6107
5 FW Édgar González 3115
6 DF Salvador Carmona 310 4
MF Octavio Valdez 040
8 MF Israel López 210 3
DF Ariel Franco 012
DF Edgar García 003
11 MF Erik Espinosa 101 2
FW Emmanuel Ruiz 002
13 DF Miguel Almazán 001 1
DF José Manuel Cruzalta 100
DF Maximiliano Cuberas 100
DF Christian Ramírez 100
Own goals 1203
Total 70 43 15 128

Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.
José CardozoNecaxa3–0 (H)3 August 2002Primera División[12]
José CardozoPuebla5–0 (H)14 September 2002Primera División[13]
José CardozoChiapas5–1 (H)12 October 2002Primera División[14]
Vicente SánchezUAG6–0 (H)19 October 2002Primera División[15]
José CardozoPachuca5–1 (H)2 November 2002Primera División[16]
Vicente SánchezUNAM5–1 (A)1 February 2003Primera División[17]
Vicente SánchezGuadalajara3–2 (H)3 May 2003Primera División[18]
José CardozoSantos Laguna4–3 (H)17 May 2003Primera División[19]

Own goals
Player Against Result Date Competition
Erik Espinosa UNAM 4–1 (A) 25 August 2002 Primera División

Notes
A. ^ Toluca classified to the 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final, to be played on the team's next season.
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