2002–03 AFC Ajax season

Dutch football club season AFC Ajax 2002–03 Ronald Koeman Michael van Praag Amsterdam Arena Eredivisie 2nd KNVB Cup Semi-finals Champions League Quarter-finals Johan Cruyff Shield Winners Rafael van der Vaart (18) _ajax0203h _ajax0203h _ajax0203h _redtopl ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff _ajax0203a _ajax0203a _ajax0203a _ajax0203a2 _adidasblackl 69B7FF 69B7FF 69B7FF 69B7FF 69B7FF _ajax0102a _ajax0102a _ajax0102a _ajax0102a2 _ajax0102al ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 2001–02 2003–04 During the 2002–03 Dutch Football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie. Season summary Despite being the top scorers in the Eredivisie, Ajax were unable to defend their title and finished second. They also failed to retain the cup, but compensated by reaching the Champions League quarter-finals before being knocked out by eventual winners A.C. Milan. First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/holland/2002-2003/ere/ajax.htm FootballSquads - Ajax - 2002/03 1 ROM GK Bogdan Lobonț 2 TUN DF Hatem Trabelsi 3 NOR DF André Bergdølmo 4 CZE DF Tomáš Galásek 5 ROM DF Cristian Chivu 7 NED MF Andy van der Meyde 8 NED MF Richard Witschge 9 SWE FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 10 RSA MF Steven Pienaar 12 NED DF John Heitinga 13 BRA DF Maxwell 15 NED MF Wesley Sneijder 16 FIN DF Petri Pasanen 17 BRA FW Wamberto 18 USA DF John O'Brien 20 FIN MF Jari Litmanen 21 AUS GK Joey DidulicaDidulica was born in Geelong, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally. 22 GHA MF Abubakari Yakubu 23 NED MF Rafael van der Vaart 24 BEL DF Jelle van Damme 25 CPV MF David Mendes da Silva on loan from Sparta Rotterdam 26 NED MF Nigel de Jong 27 NED FW Victor Sikora 28 MAR MF Nourdin Boukhari 29 NED MF Jamal Akachar 30 NED MF Stefano Seedorf 31 NED GK Maarten Stekelenburg 32 NED GK Henk Timmer on loan from AZ Left club during season 6 NED MF Aron Winter retired 11 EGY FW Mido on loan to Celta Vigo 14 NED MF Jan van Halst to Vitesse 15 NED DF Tim de Cler to AZ 19 GRE FW Nikos Machlas on loan to Sevilla 20 NED FW Cedric van der Gun on loan to Willem II 25 COL MF Daniel Cruz on loan to Germinal Beerschot Reserve squad NED DF Mitchell Piqué Transfers In Out Richard Knopper Fred Grim Ferdi Vierklau Results UEFA Champions League First group stage Group D AJX Second group stage Group B AJX D 27 November 2002 20:45 Valencia ESP 1–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1637/match=1038229/index.html NED Ajax Angulo 90 Ibrahimović 89 Estadio Mestalla Valencia, Spain 48,000 Gilles Veissière (France) W 10 December 2002 20:45 Ajax NED 2–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1637/match=1038236/index.html ITA Roma Ibrahimović 11 Litmanen 66 Batistuta 89 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 50,148 Markus Merk (Germany) D 18 February 2003 20:45 Arsenal ENG 1–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1637/match=1038244/index.html NED Ajax Wiltord 5 De Jong 17 Highbury London, England 35,427 Lucílio Batista (Portugal) D 26 February 2003 20:45 Ajax NED 0–0 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1637/match=1038252/index.html ENG Arsenal Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands 51,500 Valentin Ivanov (Russia) D 11 March 2003 20:45 Ajax NED 1–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1637/match=1038261/index.html ESP Valencia Pasanen 56 González 28 pen. Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) D 19 March 2003 20:45 Roma ITA 1–1 http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1637/match=1038261/index.html NED Ajax Cassano 23 Van der Meyde 1 Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 62,000 Herbert Fandel (Germany) References 2 Category:AFC Ajax seasons AFC Ajax