The 2002–03 season was the 99th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's first season back in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice also participated in the editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue during this season.[2]
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Maurice Cohen |
| Head coach | Gernot Rohr |
| Stadium | Stade du Ray |
| Ligue 1 | 10th |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kaba Diawara (12) All: Kaba Diawara (12) |
| Average home league attendance | 13,794[1] |
| Biggest win | Nice 4–0 Strasbourg |
| Biggest defeat | Bordeaux 4–0 Nice |
Players
editFirst-team squad
editTransfers
editIn
editOut
editPre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss
Competitions
editOverview
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 3 August 2002 | 24 May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 34.21 |
| Coupe de France | 4 January 2003 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 7 December 2002 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 40 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 32.50 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 9 | Nantes | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 56 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 10 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | |
| 12 | Bastia | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
editMatches
edit| 10 August 2002 2 | Nice | 4–0 | Strasbourg | Nice |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Ray |
| 24 August 2002 4 | Nice | 2–1 | Montpellier | Nice |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Ray |
| 31 August 2002 5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Nice | Paris |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
| 28 September 2002 9 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Nice | Montbéliard |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal |
| 16 November 2002 15 | Auxerre | 0–2 | Nice | Auxerre |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| 20 December 2002 20 | Strasbourg | 0–0 | Nice | Strasbourg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
| 15 January 2003 22 | Montpellier | 2–2 | Nice | Montpellier |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson |
| 22 January 2003 23 | Nice | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Ray |
| 19 April 2003 34 | Rennes | 2–2 | Nice | Rennes |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient |
Coupe de France
edit| 4 January 2003 Round of 64 | Nice | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Metz | Nice |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 9,153 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
Coupe de la Ligue
edit| 7 December 2002 Third round | US Créteil-Lusitanos | 1–0 | Nice | Créteil |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle Attendance: 3,476 Referee: Améziane Khendek[note 1] |
Notes
edit- ^ Khendek was replaced by Jean-Marc Rodolphe in the 57th minute.
References
edit- ^ "Ligue 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Nice 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 March 2021.