2002–03 Málaga CF season

During the 2002–03 Spanish football season, Málaga competed in La Liga.

Málaga CF

2002–03 season
Manager	Joaquín Peiró
La Liga	13th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Finals
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals

Season summary

Málaga slipped to 13th in the final table, but won the Intertoto Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Manager Joaquín Peiró left at the end of the season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Rafa 2 DF  ESP Roberto Rojas 3 DF  ESP Francisco Javier López Bravo 4 DF  POR Litos 5 DF  ESP Mikel Roteta 6 DF  ESP Raúl Iznata 7 FW  PAN Julio Dely Valdés 9 FW  URU Darío Silva 11 MF  NED Kiki Musampa 12 DF  ESP Vicente Valcarce 13 GK  ESP Pedro Contreras 14 MF  URU Marcelo Romero 15 MF  ESP Manu Sánchez

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ESP Miguel Ángel 18 MF  CRO Ivan Leko 19 DF  ESP Fernando Sanz 20 DF  ESP Gerardo 21 DF  ESP Josemi 23 MF  ESP Sandro 24 FW  ESP Manuel Canabal 25 GK  ESP Francesc Arnau 26 MF  ESP Juanito 27 DF  ESP Nacho 28 FW  ESP Koke 29 DF  ESP Alexis 30 MF  ESP Juan Rodríguez

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  ESP Francisco Manuel Ruano (on loan to Córdoba)

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 FW  POR Edgar (on loan to Getafe)

Results

UEFA Cup

First round

Željezničar v Málaga

19 September 2002	Željezničar	0–0	Málaga	Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
20:30		Report		Referee: Stefan Meissner (Austria)

Málaga v Željezničar

3 October 2002	Málaga	1–0	Željezničar	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30	Dely Valdés  7' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Second round

Málaga v Amica Wronki

31 October 2002	Málaga	2–1	Amica Wronki	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30	Romero  39' Dely Valdés  69'	Report	Jikia  2'	Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Amica Wronki v Málaga

12 November 2002	Amica Wronki	1–2	Málaga	Stadion Amica, Wronki
18:00	Gesior  16'	Report	Silva  20' Musampa  72'	Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Málaga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round

Málaga v Leeds United

28 November 2002	Málaga	0–0	Leeds United	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
22:00		Report		Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Leeds United v Málaga

12 December 2002	Leeds United	1–2	Málaga	Elland Road, Leeds
21:00	Bakke  22'	Report	Dely Valdés  13', 79'	Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Málaga v AEK Athens

20 February 2003	Málaga	0–0	AEK Athens	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30		Report		Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

AEK Athens v Málaga

27 February 2003	AEK Athens	0–1	Málaga	Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
19:00		Report	Manu Sánchez  26'	Referee: Rob Styles (England)

Málaga won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Málaga v Boavista

13 March 2003	Málaga	1–0	Boavista	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30	Dely Valdés  17'	Report		Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Boavista v Málaga

20 March 2003	Boavista	1–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Málaga	Estádio do Bessa, Porto
22:00	Luiz Cláudio  83'	Report		Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
	Penalties
	Alexandre Luiz Cláudio Silva Ricardo		López Bravo Miguel Ángel Leko

1–1 on aggregate. Boavista won 4–1 on penalties.

References

1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2002-2003/laliga/malaga.htm