2002–03 Bundesliga

40th season of the Bundesliga June 2021 Bundesliga 2002–03 9 August 2002 – 24 May 2003 Bayern Munich17th Bundesliga title18th German title Arminia Bielefeld1. FC NürnbergEnergie Cottbus Champions League Bayern MunichStuttgartBorussia Dortmund UEFA Cup Hamburger SVHertha BSCKaiserslautern Intertoto Cup Werder BremenSchalke 04Wolfsburg Thomas ChristiansenGiovane Élber(21 goals each) 306 821 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Bundesliga was the 40th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 9 August 2002 and concluded on 24 May 2003.https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co12/se2747/all-matches/ Bundesliga 2002/2003 » Schedule WorldFootball.net 13 June 2020 This was the first season where the defending champions kicked–off the opening match.FC Bayern eröffnet Saison gegen Wolfsburg http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/bundesliga-fc-bayern-eroeffnet-saison-gegen-wolfsburg-1.2014038 18 July 2014 Süddeutsche Zeitung 24 June 2014 de Teams Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the 2. Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Hannover 96, Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Bochum, returning to the top flight after an absence of thirteen, two and one years respectively. They replaced SC Freiburg, 1. FC Köln and FC St. Pauli after spending time in the top flight for four, two and one years respectively. Team overview Germany 375 right Location of teams in Bundesliga 2002–03 Germany 52.511274 13.242632 Hertha BSC left Germany 52.022833 8.522395 Bielefeld Germany 51.482987 7.211397 Bochum top Germany 53.065337 8.836722 Bremen left Germany 51.751262 14.334669 Cottbus left Germany 51.512139 7.463394 Dortmund Germany 53.587095 9.898711 Hamburg left Germany 52.360771 9.730700 Hannover left Germany 49.434705 7.776408 Kaiserslautern Germany 51.037708 7.002651 Leverkusen Germany 51.208908 6.439549 Mönchengladbach Germany 48.173086 11.545509 1860Bayern top Germany 49.426230 11.125740 Nürnberg Germany 54.084953 12.095144 Rostock Germany 51.559146 7.067248 Schalke left Germany 48.792295 9.232141 Stuttgart Germany 52.425243 10.799942 Wolfsburg bottom Stadiums Club Location GroundGrüne Hardy Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon AGON Sportverlag Kassel 2001 3-89784-147-9 de Capacity Berlin Hertha BSC Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 76,000 Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld* Bielefeld Stadion Alm 26,600 Bochum VfL Bochum* Bochum Ruhrstadion 36,000 Bremen SV Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 36,000 Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus Cottbus Stadion der Freundschaft 21,000 Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Westfalenstadion 68,600 Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburg AOL Arena 62,000 Hannover Hannover 96* Hanover Niedersachsenstadion 60,400 Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz Walter Stadion 41,500 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 22,500 Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion 34,500 München 1860 TSV 1860 Munich Munich Olympiastadion 63,000 München Bayern FC Bayern Munich Munich Olympiastadion 63,000 Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Frankenstadion 44,700 Rostock FC Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 25,850 Schalke FC Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Arena AufSchalke 61,973 Stuttgart VfB VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion 53,700 Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg VfL-Stadion am ElsterwegVolkswagen Arena1 21,60030,000 (*) Promoted from 2. Bundesliga. 1 VfL Wolfsburg played their first seven home matches at the VfL Stadion before permanently moving to the Volkswagen Arena. Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsorMünchen 1860 TSV 1860 MunichGER Falko GötzNikeLiqui MolyBielefeld Arminia BielefeldGER Benno MöhlmannUhlsportKiKLeverkusen Bayer 04 LeverkusenGER Klaus AugenthalerAdidasRWEMunich Bayern FC Bayern MunichSUI Ottmar HitzfeldAdidasT-MobileBochum VfL BochumGER Peter NeururerNikeDWSDortmund Borussia DortmundGER Matthias SammerGoool.deE.ONMönchengladbach Borussia MönchengladbachGER Ewald LienenReebokJeverCottbus FC Energie CottbusGER Eduard GeyerJakoenviaMHamburg Hamburger SVAUT Kurt JaraNikeTV SpielfilmHannover Hannover 96GER Ralf RangnickUhlsportTUI GroupRostock FC Hansa RostockGER Armin VehJakoVita ColaBerlin Hertha BSC Hertha BSCNED Huub StevensNikeArcorKaiserslautern 1. FC KaiserslauternBEL Eric GeretsNikeDeutsche VermögensberatungNürnberg 1. FC NürnbergGER Wolfgang WolfAdidasEntrium Direct BankersSchalke FC Schalke 04BEL Marc WilmotsAdidasVictoria VersicherungStuttgart VfB VfB StuttgartGER Felix MagathPumaDebitelBremen SV Werder BremenGER Thomas SchaafKappaYoung SpiritWolfsburg VfL WolfsburgGER Jürgen RöberPumaVolkswagen League table The final table of the 1st Bundesliga, Season 2002/03 main WDL 5 QR FCB Bayern Munich VFB VfB Stuttgart BVB Borussia Dortmund HSV Hamburger SV BSC Hertha BSC SVW Werder Bremen S04 Schalke 04 WOB VfL Wolfsburg BOC VfL Bochum M60 1860 Munich H96 Hannover 96 BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach ROS Hansa Rostock FCK 1. FC Kaiserslautern B04 Bayer Leverkusen DSC Arminia Bielefeld FCN 1. FC Nürnberg FCE Energie Cottbus 23 6 5 70 25 C 17 8 9 53 39 15 13 6 51 27 15 11 8 46 36 16 6 12 52 43 16 4 14 51 50 12 13 9 46 40 13 7 14 39 42 12 9 13 55 56 12 9 13 44 52 12 7 15 47 57 11 9 14 43 45 11 8 15 35 41 10 10 14 40 42 11 7 16 47 56 8 12 14 35 46 R 8 6 20 33 60 R 7 9 18 34 64 R green1 Qualification to Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round CL3 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 UC1 UC1 #CCCCFF Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round IC3 IC3 #DDDDFF Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round IC2 red1 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete bundesliga.de Results main DFB complete FBR BSC Hertha BSC DSC Arminia Bielefeld BOC VfL Bochum SVW Werder Bremen FCE Energie Cottbus BVB Borussia Dortmund HSV Hamburger SV H96 Hannover 96 FCK 1. FC Kaiserslautern B04 Bayer Leverkusen BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach M60 1860 Munich FCB Bayern Munich FCN 1. FC Nürnberg ROS Hansa Rostock S04 Schalke 04 VFB VfB Stuttgart WOB VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 6–0 3–6 2–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 1–4 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–1 4–2 4–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 5–3 3–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–4 0–2 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–3 0–1 2–2 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 4–4 1–3 0–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–2 3–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 5–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–4 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–4 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 0–5 2–2 0–2 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 6–2 4–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 4–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 Overall Most wins - Bayern Munich (23) Fewest wins - Energie Cottbus (7) Most draws - Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 (13) Fewest draws - Werder Bremen (4) Most losses - 1. FC Nürnberg (20) Fewest losses - Bayern Munich (5) Most goals scored - Bayern Munich (70) Fewest goals scored - 1. FC Nürnberg (33) Most goals conceded - Energie Cottbus (64) Fewest goals conceded - Bayern Munich (25) Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Brazil Giovane Élber Bayern Munich21 SpainDEN Thomas Christiansen VfL Bochum3 Brazil Aílton Werder Bremen164 GermanyPAN Kevin Kurányi VfB Stuttgart15 PeruITA Claudio Pizarro Bayern Munich6 Brazil Marcelinho Hertha BSC14 Germany Markus Schroth 1860 Munich GermanySLO Fredi Bobic Hannover 96 ArgentinaITA Bernardo Romeo Hamburger SV10 Germany Benjamin Lauth 1860 Munich13 CZE Jan Koller Borussia Dortmund Hat-tricks PlayerClubAgainst ResultDateBRA Giovane Élber4 Bayern MunichArminia Bielefeld 6–2dmy 2002 8 17ESP Thomas ChristiansenVfL BochumEnergie Cottbus 5–0dmy 2002 8 17BRA AíltonWerder Bremen1. FC Nürnberg 4–1dmy 2002 9 10GER Kevin KurányiVfB StuttgartArminia Bielefeld 3–0dmy 2002 9 22ROU Ionel GaneaVfB StuttgartVfL Bochum 3–1dmy 2002 11 8GER Markus Schroth1860 MunichHansa Rostock 4–1dmy 2003 1 25CMR Mohammadou IdrissouHannover 961. FC Nürnberg 4–2dmy 2003 2 8GER Mehmet SchollBayern Munich1860 Munich 5–0dmy 2003 2 15SEN Mamadou DiabangArminia BielefeldBorussia Mönchengladbach 4–1dmy 2003 3 15BRA Giovane ÉlberBayern MunichHertha BSC 6–3dmy 2003 5 10 4 Player scored 4 goals Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ger/aveger03.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 26 July 2026 No. Team Average Change Highest 1 Borussia Dortmund 67,800 2,5% 68,600 2 Schalke 04 60,583 0,2% 60,886 3 Bayern München 51,882 -2,4% 69,000 4 Hamburger SV 45,625 2,7% 55,516 5 Hertha BSC 42,101 14,8% 59,200 6 Hannover 96 36,496 77,5% 48,696 7 1. FC Kaiserslautern 36,250 -5,9% 40,500 8 VfB Stuttgart 34,569 23,0% 54,267 9 Werder Bremen 32,869 9,2% 40,200 10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 28,921 -4,3% 34,500 11 1. FC Nürnberg 28,238 -7,9% 44,600 12 TSV 1860 26,312 -0,2% 64,000 13 VfL Bochum 25,002 99,2% 32,645 14 Arminia Bielefeld 23,269 70,7% 26,601 15 Bayer Leverkusen 22,500 0,5% 22,500 16 Hansa Rostock 19,853 7,2% 30,000 17 VfL Wolfsburg 19,229 35,4% 30,000 18 Energie Cottbus 13,090 -21,3% 18,250 References External links 2002–03 Bundesliga on kicker.de Category:Bundesliga seasons 1 Germany