2002–03 Monarcas Morelia season

The 2002–03 season was Morelia's 53rd season in existence and their 22nd 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).

Morelia
2002–03 season
ManagerRubén Omar Romano
StadiumEstadio Morelos
AperturaRunners-up (4th)
ClausuraRunners-up (1st)
CONCACAF Champions' CupFinal[A]
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adolfo Bautista
(19 goals)
All:
Adolfo Bautista
(24 goals)
Biggest winMorelia 6–0 Necaxa
(7 May 2003)
Biggest defeatToluca 4–1 Morelia
(21 December 2002)

Monarcas Morelia had a partially successful season. They achieved to reach both Apertura and Clausura tournaments' finals, but lost them both. They were defeated by Toluca in the Apertura tournament final and lost the Clausura tournament to Monterrey, despite ending the regular tournament as leaders of the championship.[1][2]

Internationally, Morelia classified to the CONCACAF Champion's Cup final, that would be played on the team's next season.[3]

Players

Apertura
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKMiguel Fuentes (1971-09-29)29 September 1971 (aged 30)2002
3DFOmar Rodríguez (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 26)2002
4DFCarlos Humberto González (1977-11-03)3 November 1977 (aged 24)2002
5DFHeriberto Morales (1975-03-10)10 March 1975 (aged 27)1998
7FWAntonio González (1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 23)2000
8MFJorge Almirón (1971-06-19)19 June 1971 (aged 31)2000
9FWAlex Fernandes (1973-04-04)4 April 1973 (aged 29)1999
10FWAdolfo Bautista (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 23)2002
11FWMartín Gómez (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 19)2001
12GKSergio Cisneros (1976-12-13)13 December 1976 (aged 25)1999
13MFMiguel Hernández (1976-03-20)20 March 1976 (aged 26)1997
15DFMario Ruiz (1977-01-12)12 January 1977 (aged 25)1999
16DFEduardo Rodríguez (1979-10-13)13 October 1979 (aged 22)2000
17MFJosé Antonio Noriega (1969-12-29)29 December 1969 (aged 32)2000
18MFHernán Buján (1974-12-05)5 December 1974 (aged 27)2002
19FWAlejandro Leyva (1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 22)2001
20MFIsmael Íñiguez (1981-07-23)23 July 1981 (aged 21)2001
22MFJavier Lozano (1971-02-09)9 February 1971 (aged 31)1999
23MFJavier Saavedra (1973-03-13)13 March 1973 (aged 29)2002
27DFOmar Trujillo (1977-11-09)9 November 1977 (aged 24)1998
28MFCarlos Adrián Morales (1979-09-06)6 September 1979 (aged 22)1998
30GKMoisés Muñoz (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 22)1999
58DFDarío Franco (Captain) (1969-01-17)17 January 1969 (aged 33)1998

Clausura
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKMiguel Fuentes (1971-09-29)29 September 1971 (aged 31)2002
4DFCarlos Humberto González (1977-11-03)3 November 1977 (aged 25)2002
5DFChristian Ramírez (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 24)2003
6DFIgnacio Carrasco (1982-06-30)30 June 1982 (aged 20)2002
7MFRoberto Palacios (1972-12-28)28 December 1972 (aged 30)2003
8MFJorge Almirón (1971-06-19)19 June 1971 (aged 31)2000
9FWReinaldo Navia (1978-05-10)10 May 1978 (aged 24)2003
10FWAdolfo Bautista (1979-05-15)15 May 1979 (aged 23)2002
11FWMartín Gómez (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 19)2001
12DFEnrique Vizcarra (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 27)2003
13MFMiguel Hernández (1976-03-20)20 March 1976 (aged 26)1997
14MFJuan Antonio Urteaga (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 23)2003
15DFMario Ruiz (1977-01-12)12 January 1977 (aged 25)1999
18MFDamián Álvarez (1979-05-21)21 May 1979 (aged 23)2003
20FWIsmael Íñiguez (1981-07-23)23 July 1981 (aged 21)2001
23MFJavier Saavedra (1973-03-13)13 March 1973 (aged 29)2002
24DFAlejandro Pliego (1982-01-04)4 January 1982 (aged 21)2003
27DFOmar Trujillo (1977-11-09)9 November 1977 (aged 25)1998
28MFCarlos Adrián Morales (1979-09-06)6 September 1979 (aged 23)1998
30GKMoisés Muñoz (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 22)1999
33DFCarlos Gutiérrez (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 23)2003
53MFRicardo Ruelas (1982-10-18)18 October 1982 (aged 20)2003
58DFDarío Franco (Captain) (1969-01-17)17 January 1969 (aged 33)1998
61FWOribe Peralta (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 18)2003
67DFCharel Hernández (1984-11-06)6 November 1984 (aged 18)2003

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Transfer window Ref.
4DFHumberto GonzálezUAGTransferSummer
10DFAdolfo BautistaUAGTransferSummer[4]
18MFHernán Buján HuracánTransferSummer
23MFJavier SaavedraUANLLoanSummer
5DFChristian RamírezTolucaTransferWinter[5]
7MFRoberto PalaciosUAGTransferWinter
9FWReinaldo NaviaUAGTransferWinter[6]
12DFEnrique VizcarraSantos LagunaTransferWinter
14MFJuan Antonio UrteagaLeónTransferWinter
18FWDamián Álvarez River PlateTransferWinter
61FWOribe PeraltaAcademyPromotionWinter

Out
No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Transfer window Ref.
4DFHeriberto MoralesGuadalajaraTransferWinter
7FWAntonio GonzálezIrapuatoTransferWinter
9FWAlex FernandesMonterreyTransferWinter
12GKSergio CisnerosAcapulcoTransferWinter
17MFJosé Antonio NoriegaSantos LagunaTransferWinter[7]
18MFHernán BujánLeónTransferWinter
22MFJavier LozanoTabascoTransferWinter

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 Runnerups 25 13 5 7 49 31 +18 052.00
Clausura 12 January 2003 31 May 2003 Matchday 1 Runnerups 25 12 7 6 42 27 +15 048.00
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 12 March 2003 7 May 2003 First Round Semifinals1 6 3 1 2 16 3 +13 050.00
Total 56 28 13 15 107 61 +46 050.00
Source: Mediotiempo.com

1. Morelia 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
2 Toluca 19 12 5 2 55 25 +30 41 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
6 Cruz Azul 19 7 7 5 30 26 +4 28
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches
3 August 2002 1Veracruz3–4MoreliaBoca del Río, Veracruz
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Marco Antonio Cuevas
10 August 2002 2Morelia2–0MonterreyMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
17 August 2002 3Toluca4–1MoreliaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
24 August 2002 4Morelia2–0AtlasMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Antonio Marrufo
1 September 2002 5Querétaro1–0MoreliaQuerétaro City, Querétaro
12:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Sergio Silva
7 September 2002 6Morelia2–0PueblaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Armando Archundia
11 September 2002 7América1–1MoreliaTlalpan, Mexico City
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
14 September 2002 8Morelia2–0ChiapasMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Abramo Lira
21 September 2002 9Cruz Azul1–3MoreliaBenito Juárez, Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
29 September 2002 10Morelia1–0UAGMorelia, Michoacán
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Germán Arredondo
5 October 2002 11UANL2–1MoreliaSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Sergio Silva
12 October 2002 12Morelia1–1PachucaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
16 October 2002 13Guadalajara1–0MoreliaGuadalajara, Jalisco
20:45
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Armando Archundia
20 October 2002 14Morelia3–2San LuisMorelia, Michoacán
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
27 October 2002 15Santos Laguna2–2MoreliaTorreón, Coahuila
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: José de Jesús Robles
2 November 2002 16Morelia6–0NecaxaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
10 November 2002 17Atlante2–1MoreliaCiudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
16 November 2002 18Celaya1–1MoreliaCelaya, Guanajuato
15:00
  • Claudinho  38'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
24 November 2002 19Morelia2–2UNAMMorelia, Michoacán
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Eduardo Brizio

Playoffs
Quarterfinals
4 December 2002 First legUAG1–3MoreliaZapopan, Jalisco
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Sergio Silva
7 December 2002 Second legMorelia4–1
(7–2 agg.)		UAGMorelia, Michoacán
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Abramo Lira
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
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
1 Morelia 19 10 5 4 34 20 +14 35 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlante 19 10 4 5 39 26 +13 34
3 Monterrey 19 9 7 3 31 22 +9 34
4 UANL 19 10 4 5 25 22 +3 34
5 Toluca 19 10 3 6 40 30 +10 33
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches
11 January 2003 1Morelia2–1VeracruzMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
  • Rodríguez  6'
 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
18 January 2003 2Monterrey4–2MoreliaMonterrey, Nuevo León
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Sergio Silva
25 January 2003 3Morelia1–1TolucaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Armando Archundia
1 February 2003 4Atlas1–0MoreliaGuadalajara, Jalisco
20:45
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
8 February 2003 5Morelia2–1QuerétaroMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
  • González  48'
 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Abramo Lira
16 February 2003 6Puebla1–6MoreliaPuebla City, Puebla
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
22 February 2003 7Morelia1–2AméricaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Armando Archundia
1 March 2003 8Chiapas1–2MoreliaTuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
8 March 2003 9Morelia1–1Cruz AzulMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
15 March 2003 10UAG0–2MoreliaZapopan, Jalisco
15:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Mauricio Morales
22 March 2003 11Morelia2–0UANLMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Manuel Glower
30 March 2003 12Pachuca0–0MoreliaPachuca, Hidalgo
12:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
5 April 2003 13Morelia1–1GuadalajaraMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Abramo Lira
12 April 2003 14San Luis2–4MoreliaSan Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
19 April 2003 15Morelia4–0Santos LagunaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Manuel Glower
27 April 2003 16Necaxa3–0MoreliaTlalpan, Mexico City
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Mauricio Morales
3 May 2003 17Morelia0–0AtlanteMorelia, Michoacán
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Abramo Lira
10 May 2003 18Morelia3–1CuernavacaMorelia, Michoacán
17:00
Report
  • Bravo  85'
 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
18 May 2003 19UNAM0–1MoreliaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: Hugo León Guajardo

Playoffs
Quarterfinals
28 May 2003 First legGuadalajara1–1MoreliaGuadalajara, Jalisco
14:45
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
31 May 2003 Second legMorelia4–2
(5–3 agg.)		GuadalajaraMorelia, Michoacán
20:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Semifinals
4 June 2003 First legVeracruz1–0MoreliaBoca del Río, Veracruz
17:00
  • Rodríguez  28'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
7 June 2003 Second legMorelia2–0
(2–1 agg.)		GuadalajaraMorelia, Michoacán
20:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Armando Archundia
Final
11 June 2003 First legMonterrey3–1MoreliaMonterrey, Nuevo León
20:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
14 June 2003 Second legMorelia0–0
(1–3 agg.)		MonterreyMorelia, Michoacán
20:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

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

Knockout phase
Round of 16
12 March 2003 First legComunicaciones 1–0 MoreliaGuatemala City, Guatemala
  • Cubero  59'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fredy Zamora (Costa Rica)
26 March 2003 Second legMorelia 4–0
(4–1 agg.)		 ComunicacionesMorelia, Mexico
 Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)
Quarterfinals
9 April 2003 First legMorelia 6–0 Columbus CrewMorelia, Mexico
 Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
16 April 2003 Second legColumbus Crew 2–0
(2–6 agg.)		 MoreliaColumbus, United States
 Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Referee: Jean-Francois Corrivault (Canada)
Semifinals
30 April 2003 First legNecaxa 0–0 MoreliaMexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
7 May 2003 Second legMorelia 6–0
(6–0 agg.)		 NecaxaMorelia, Mexico
 Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos. Player Total Apertura Clausura Champions' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Miguel Fuentes130702040
4DF Carlos Humberto González3309021030
5DF Christian Ramírez150––10050
6MF Ignacio Carrasco10––1000
7MF Roberto Palacios255––22332
8MF Jorge Almirón51325123131
9FW Reinaldo Navia2517––231423
10FW Adolfo Bautista5024218241155
11FW Martín Gómez2601308050
12DF Enrique Vizcarra221––18041
13MF Miguel Hernández1802011050
14MF Juan Antonio Urteaga50––2030
15DF Mario Ruiz45018025020
18MF Damián Álvarez192––16230
20FW Ismael Íñiguez461116624362
23MF Javier Saavedra491223825410
24DF Alejandro Pliego40––1030
27DF Omar Trujillo3002307000
28MF Carlos Adrián Morales49524225300
30GK Moisés Muñoz39014023020
33DF Carlos Gutiérrez80––3050
53MF Ricardo Ruelas20––1010
58DF Darío Franco53424324150
61FW Oribe Peralta30––2010
67DF Charel Hernández51––1041
?DF Hugo Magallón10––0010
?? Francisco Martínez20––0020
?DF Éder Morales20––0020
?FW Rodrigo Prieto21––0021
?? Roberto Rosas20––0020
Players that left the club during the season
2DF Jaime Alarcón0000––––
3DF Omar Rodríguez131131––––
5DF Heriberto Morales250250––––
7FW Antonio González121121––––
9FW Alex Fernandes24152415––––
12GK Sergio Cisneros4040––––
16DF Eduardo Rodríguez1010––––
17MF José Antonio Noriega252252––––
18MF Hernán Buján191191––––
19FW Alejandro Leyva3030––––
22MF Javier Lozano4141––––

Goalscorers
Rank Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Champions' Cup Total[8][9]
1 FW Adolfo Bautista 811524
2 FW Reinaldo Navia –14317
3 FW Alex Fernandes 15––15
4 MF Javier Saavedra 84012
5 FW Ismael Íñiguez 63211
6 MF Carlos Adrián Morales 230 5
MF Roberto Palacios –32
8 DF Darío Franco 3104
9 MF Jorge Almirón 1113
10 MF José Antonio Noriega 2–– 2
MF Damián Álvarez –20
12 MF Hernán Buján 1–– 1
FW Antonio González 1––
DF Charel Hernández –01
MF Javier Lozano 1––
FW Rodrigo Prieto –01
DF Omar Rodríguez 1––
DF Enrique Vizcarra –01
Total 49 42 16 107

Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.
Adolfo Bautista Comunicaciones4–0 (H)26 March 2003CONCACAF Champions' Cup[10]

Own goals
Player Against Result Date Competition
Omar Rodríguez San Luis 3–2 (H) 20 October 2002 Primera División

Notes
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  4. "The Mexican League: Team-by-Team". SoccerAmerica. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. Velázquez Cervantes, Alejandro (10 July 2002). "Le falta un ojo, pero busca hueco en algún equipo". Crónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. Moreno, Juan Carlos (13 January 2003). "Todos apuestan por Navia". El Mercurio de Valparaíso (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. "Sale "Tato" Noriega de Morelia, va a Santos". El Universal (in Spanish). Notimex. 2 January 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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