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 goalscorerLeague:
Shabani Nonda (26)
All:
Shabani Nonda (28)

Overview

Monaco finished the Ligue 1 season in second place, just 1 point behind league champions Lyon. Monaco were the highest scoring side in the division with 66 goals and striker Shabani Nonda was the golden boot winner with 26 goals.[3] Winger Jérôme Rothen contributed 18 assists in the league campaign and also finished first in the league in that statistic.[4] Both players were included in the end of season Ligue 1 team of the year.[3]

Squad

[5] 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 France FRA Franck Jurietti
4 DF Mexico MEX Rafael Márquez
5 DF France FRA Éric Cubilier
6 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Vladimir Jugović
7 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Bernardi
8 MF France FRA Ludovic Giuly (captain)
9 FW Croatia CRO Dado Pršo
10 MF Argentina ARG Marcelo Gallardo
13 DF France FRA Patrice Evra[notes 1]
14 FW Italy ITA Marco Simone
15 MF Greece GRE Akis Zikos
16 GK France FRA André Biancarelli
17 DF Belgium BEL Philippe Léonard
18 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Shabani Nonda[notes 2]
19 DF France FRA Sébastien Squillaci
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF France FRA Nicolas Hislen
21 MF Sweden SWE Pontus Farnerud
23 FW France FRA Nicolas Raynier
24 DF France FRA José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan
25 MF France FRA Jérôme Rothen
25 FW Senegal SEN Souleymane Camara
27 DF France FRA Julien Rodriguez
29 GK Senegal SEN Tony Sylva
30 GK Italy ITA Flavio Roma
31 FW France FRA Sébastien Grax
32 DF France FRA Gaël Givet
33 FW France FRA Laurent Lanteri
34 MF France FRA Jimmy Juan
35 MF Norway NOR Hassan El Fakiri[notes 3]
37 MF France 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: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 19 10 9 66 33  +33 67 12 4 3 37 13  +24 7 6 6 29 20  +9

Last updated: 8 September 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLWLWDWWDDDDLWLWWWDDDDWWWDWWLWLWWLWLW
Position18139126954466897107534445311221112213232
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2003 Coupe de la Ligue Final
17 May 2003 AS Monaco 4–1 Sochaux Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Giuly 56', 77'
Squillaci 60'
Prso 66'		 Saveljic 87' (pen.) Attendance: 75,379
Referee: Damien Ledentu

Notes
  1. Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal.
  2. Nonda was born in Bujumbura, Burundi.
  3. El Fakiri was born in Temsamane, Morocco.

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. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ABI. "Palmares Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Equipe-type de Ligue 1 ( > Football > Trophées > Trophées UNFP - Oscars du foot) sur SportPalmares, tous les palmares du sport se trouvent ici !!". www.sportpalmares.eu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. "Flourishing foursome exciting in France". FIFA. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. "AS Monaco » Squad 2002/2003". World Football. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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