2002–03 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season2002–03
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper Club
Nationalliga BVaduz
1. LigaGroup 1:
Meyrin
Group 2:
Young Fellows Juventus
Group 3:
Malcantone
Swiss CupBasel
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFC Sursee
Swiss CupFC Schwerzenbach
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The following is a summary of the 2002–03 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 Nationalliga A

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 22 15 4 3 58 26 +32 0 49 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 14 5 3 57 25 +32 0 47
3 Thun 22 9 4 9 33 33 0 0 31
4 Wil 22 8 7 7 43 45 −2 0 31
5 Zürich 22 9 4 9 35 37 −2 0 31
6 Xamax 22 8 7 7 30 33 −3 0 31
7 Young Boys 22 8 6 8 41 41 0 0 30
8 Servette 22 8 5 9 45 37 +8 0 29
9 Luzern 22 7 5 10 31 38 −7 −2 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 St. Gallen 22 6 6 10 31 48 −17 0 24
11 SR Delémont 22 6 2 14 24 44 −20 0 20
12 Aarau 22 5 3 14 19 40 −21 0 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Luzern 2 points deducted for irregularities in license application, therefore total points: 24

Championship round[edit]

The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 14 9 5 0 37 15 +22 25 57 Champions
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Basel 14 10 2 2 38 17 +21 24 56 Swiss Cup winners
Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 14 5 4 5 18 17 +1 16 35 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Young Boys 14 6 1 7 21 29 −8 15 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 4 3 7 20 23 −3 16 31
6 Servette 14 4 4 6 16 26 −10 15 31
7 Thun 14 3 3 8 18 30 −12 16 28 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Wil 14 2 4 8 19 30 −11 16 26 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification

Nationalliga B[edit]

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Vaduz 22 12 5 5 47 32 +15 0 41 Advance to promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB
2 FC Sion 22 12 3 7 35 27 +8 0 39
3 SC Kriens 22 11 5 6 48 36 +12 0 38
4 FC Lugano 22 12 6 4 36 17 +19 −5 37
5 Yverdon-Sport FC 22 10 6 6 36 21 +15 0 36 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 FC Schaffhausen 22 8 8 6 30 35 −5 0 32
7 Lausanne-Sport 22 9 3 10 27 32 −5 0 30
8 FC Concordia Basel 22 7 6 9 29 43 −14 0 27
9 AC Bellinzona 22 7 4 11 32 34 −2 0 25
10 FC Baden 22 4 6 12 26 38 −12 0 18
11 FC Wohlen 22 4 4 14 23 42 −19 0 16
12 FC Winterthur 22 4 8 10 24 36 −12 −8 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Lugano: 5 points deducted for irregularities in license application.
FC Winterthur: 8 points deducted for irregularities in license application.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aarau (O) 12 9 1 2 30 13 +17 28 Qualification to Super League
2 St. Gallen (O) 12 7 3 2 25 9 +16 24
3 Luzern (R) 12 4 4 4 24 22 +2 16 Qualification to Challenge League
4 Vaduz 12 3 4 5 17 23 −6 13
5 Sion 12 3 3 6 14 18 −4 12 Licence refused
6 Delémont (R) 12 3 3 6 13 24 −11 12 Qualification to Challenge League
7 Kriens 12 3 2 7 14 28 −14 11
8 Lugano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to 2. Liga
Source: RSSSF
Notes: FC Aarau and FC St. Gallen remained in Super League; no team promoted.
FC Luzern and SR Delémont relegated from Super League to Challenge League.
FC Lugano withdrew, were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status.
FC Sion were refused the Licence on the green table and were relegated to amateur status.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Schaffhausen 14 7 3 4 21 26 −5 16 40 Qualification to Challenge League
2 FC Concordia Basel 14 8 2 4 31 13 +18 14 40
3 FC Baden 14 10 1 3 30 18 +12 9 40
4 Yverdon-Sport FC 14 4 4 6 17 18 −1 18 34
5 FC Wohlen 14 6 2 6 20 22 −2 8 28
6 FC Lausanne-Sport 14 2 5 7 20 33 −13 15 26 Relegated to 2. Liga
7 AC Bellinzona 14 2 5 7 17 22 −5 13 24 Qualification to Challenge League
8 FC Winterthur 14 4 4 6 21 25 −4 6 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification;
FC Lausanne-Sport were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status
No team relegated to 1. Liga.

1. Liga[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 Swiss 1. Liga

There were 48 teams in this division this season, including seven U-21 teams, which were the eldest youth teams of the professional clubs in the Super League and the Challenge League. The 1. Liga was divided into three regional groups, each with 16 teams.

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Meyrin 30 22 5 3 79 25 +54 71 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Bulle 30 17 4 9 58 46 +12 55
3 Servette U-21 30 16 4 10 52 34 +18 52
4 Étoile Carouge FC 30 14 7 9 57 41 +16 49
5 FC Echallens 30 14 7 9 57 42 +15 49
6 ES FC Malley 30 14 3 13 58 52 +6 45
7 FC Martigny-Sports 30 12 5 13 53 54 −1 41
8 FC Bex 30 11 7 12 62 46 +16 40
9 FC Naters 30 11 7 12 45 52 −7 40
10 FC Fribourg 30 10 9 11 51 55 −4 39
11 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy 30 10 6 14 38 48 −10 36
12 FC Baulmes 30 9 8 13 37 50 −13 35
13 CS Chênois 30 9 6 15 38 52 −14 33
14 Grand-Lancy FC 30 9 6 15 38 64 −26 33
15 Vevey Sports 30 8 5 17 40 68 −28 29
16 FC Stade Nyonnais 30 7 5 18 31 65 −34 26 Play-out against relegation
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SC Young Fellows Juventus 30 18 7 5 58 33 +25 61 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Wangen bei Olten 30 16 8 6 61 33 +28 56
3 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 15 11 4 46 27 +19 56
4 FC Solothurn 30 15 6 9 51 31 +20 51
5 Basel U-21 30 12 12 6 66 44 +22 48
6 FC Biel-Bienne 30 12 12 6 50 34 +16 48
7 SV Schaffhausen 30 12 6 12 39 36 +3 42
8 Grasshopper Club U-21 30 12 6 12 55 55 0 42
9 Zürich U-21 30 10 10 10 54 40 +14 40
10 FC Colombier 30 9 12 9 43 43 0 39
11 FC Serrières 30 9 11 10 35 38 −3 38
12 FC Grenchen 30 9 9 12 65 59 +6 36
13 FC Altstetten 30 7 14 9 37 50 −13 35
14 FC Münsingen 30 5 9 16 33 55 −22 24
15 SC Zofingen 30 3 8 19 31 83 −52 17
16 Aarau U-21 30 4 3 23 23 86 −63 15 Withdrew from play-out, relegated
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Malcantone Agno 30 16 13 1 53 25 +28 61 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Chiasso 30 17 8 5 56 31 +25 59
3 FC Tuggen 30 17 7 6 58 35 +23 58
4 FC Mendrisio 30 13 9 8 48 36 +12 48
5 FC Locarno 30 11 12 7 47 33 +14 45
6 FC Chur 97 30 11 12 7 49 43 +6 45
7 GC Biaschesi 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45
8 SC Buochs 30 12 8 10 53 40 +13 44
9 St. Gallen U-21 30 12 6 12 45 48 −3 42
10 FC Kreuzlingen 30 11 4 15 44 52 −8 37
11 Zug 94 30 9 6 15 29 38 −9 33
12 FC Gossau 30 8 7 15 28 53 −25 31
13 Luzern U-21 30 8 6 16 44 53 −9 30
14 FC Schötz 30 7 8 15 38 50 −12 29
15 FC Frauenfeld 30 5 10 15 34 64 −30 25
16 FC Rapperswil-Jona 30 5 7 18 31 60 −29 22 Play-out against relegation
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off[edit]

The three group winners and the three runners-up, together with the two best third placed teams, then contested a play-off for the four promotion slots.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tuggen 2–2 Meyrin
Meyrin 2–0 Tuggen

Meyrin win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Malcantone
Malcantone 3–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds

Malcantone win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Chiasso 1–1 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 3–1 Chiasso

Chiasso win 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bulle 1–1 YFJ
YFJ 1–3 Bulle

Bulle win 4–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2003–04 Challenge League.[1]

La Chaux-de-Fonds were later also promoted later on the green table by the Swiss Football Association up to the 2003–04 Challenge League following the fact that FC Sion were refused their licence for that division.[1]

Play-out against relegation[edit]

Aarau U-21 withdrew from play-outs and were so relegated directly.[1] The one remaining match was played in a neutral venue, on May 25 in Solothurn.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stade Nyonnais 2–2 Rapperswil-Jona

FC Stade Nyonnais win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out. Rapperswil-Jona were relegated. Stade Nyonnais remain at this level.[1]

Swiss Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 Swiss Cup

The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.

Semi-finals
First semi-final
Basel3–0Schaffhausen
Esposito 26' (1–0)
Chipperfield Yellow card 65'
Esposito Yellow card 72'
Tum 90' (2–0)
Esposito 90+2' (3–0)		 Summary Yellow card 18' Leu
Yellow card 23' Fehr
Attendance: 26,960
Referee: Switzerland Reto Rutz (Amriswil)

Source:[2]

Second semi-final
Xamax2–2 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
Rey 52' (1–2)
Rey 65' (2–2)		 SFV summary 1' (0–1) Baturina
45' (0–2) Petrić
Penalties
D'Amico soccer ball with check mark
Barea soccer ball with check mark
Sanou soccer ball with check mark
Leandro soccer ball with check mark
Simo soccer ball with check mark
Portillo soccer ball with check mark
Oppliger soccer ball with check mark
Buess soccer ball with check mark
M'Futi soccer ball with check mark		 9–8 soccer ball with check mark Gamboa
soccer ball with check mark Cabanas
soccer ball with check mark Schwegler
soccer ball with check mark Núñez
soccer ball with check mark Baturina
soccer ball with check mark Eduardo dos Santos
soccer ball with check mark Castillo
soccer ball with check mark Digenti
soccer ball with red X Spycher
Attendance: 7,600

Source:[2]

Final

The final was played in the St. Jakob-Park on 11 May 2003.

Basel6–0Neuchâtel Xamax
Huggel 13' (1–0)
Giménez 35' (2–0)
Giménez 43' (3–0)
M. Yakin 65' (4–0)
Smiljanić 77' (5–0)
Barberis 83' (6–0)		 Summary Yellow card 57' Leandro
Yellow card 87' Buess
Attendance: 31,500 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland René Rogalla (Wallisellen) [3]

Source:[2]

Swiss Clubs in Europe[edit]

A UEFA Cup place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, Basel had achieved the double. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rule: The highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the UEFA Cup, with the UEFA Cup qualifiers that finish above them in the league, moved up one "place". Servette as highest placed non-qualified team were granted this vacated place.[4]

Basel[edit]

Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round[edit]
31 July 2002 First leg Žilina Slovakia 1–1 Switzerland Basel Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
18:00 Sninský Yellow card 55'
Barčík 29'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 23' Chipperfield
Yellow card 32' Esposito
38' (o.g.) Klago
Yellow card 84' Varela		 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
7 August 2002 Second leg Basel Switzerland 3–0 Slovakia Žilina St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 12', 50'
M. Yakin 23'
Esposito Yellow card 45'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 73' Špendla
Yellow card 80' Staš		 Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

Basel won 4–1 on aggregate

Third qualifying round[edit]
14 August 2002 First leg Celtic Scotland 3–1 Switzerland Basel Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:45 Larsson 3' (pen.)
Sutton 52'
Lambert Yellow card 64'
Sylla 88'		 UEFA report
FCB summary		 2' Giménez
Yellow card 52' Duruz
Yellow card 62' H. Yakin
Yellow card 64' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 81' Varela		 Attendance: 58,520
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
28 August 2002 Second leg Basel Switzerland 2–0 Scotland Celtic St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Giménez 9'
Rossi Yellow card 12'
M. Yakin 22'
Varela Yellow card 42'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 42' Sylla
Yellow card 42' Guppy		 Attendance: 30,510 (sold out)
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

3–3 on aggregate, Basel won on away goals

Group stage[edit]
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B
17 September 2002 Matchday 1 Basel Switzerland 2–0 Russia Spartak Moscow St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 H. Yakin 50'
Rossi 55'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
25 September 2002 Matchday 2 Liverpool England 1–1 Switzerland Basel Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 Baroš 34' UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Rossi 43' Attendance: 37,643
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
2 October 2002 Matchday 3 Valencia Spain 6–2 Switzerland Basel Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
20:45 Carew 10', 13'
Aurélio 17'
Baraja 28'
Aimar 58'
Mista 60'
Ayala Yellow card 89'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Rossi 46'
H. Yakin 90'		 Attendance: 27,394
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy)
22 October 2002 Matchday 4 Basel Switzerland 2–2 Spain Valencia St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Ergić 32', 90' UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Baraja 36'
Torres 72'		 Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
5 November 2002 Matchday 5 Spartak Moscow Russia 0–2 Switzerland Basel Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
18:00 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Rossi 18'
Giménez 89'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
12 November 2002 Matchday 6 Basel Switzerland 3–3 England Liverpool St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Rossi 2'
Giménez 22'
Atouba 29'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Murphy 61'
Šmicer 64'
Owen 85'		 Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
Final group table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BAS LIV SPA
1 Spain Valencia 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to second group stage — 6–2 2–0 3–0
2 Switzerland Basel 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 2–2 — 3–3 2–0
3 England Liverpool 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–1 — 5–0
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 0 0 6 1 18 −17 0 0–3 0–2 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF
Second group stage[edit]
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage § Group D
26 November 2002 Matchday 1 Basel Switzerland 1–3 England Manchester United St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Giménez 1'
Zwyssig Yellow card 19'
Atouba Yellow card 72'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 14' Scholes
Yellow card 22' Fortune
62', 63' van Nistelrooy
Yellow card 66' Verón
68' Solskjær		 Attendance: 35,000 (sold out)
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
11 December 2002 Matchday 2 Juventus Italy 4–0 Switzerland Basel Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Trezeguet 3'
Montero 34'
Tacchinardi 43'
Del Piero 51' (pen.)
Iuliano Yellow card 53'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 50' Esposito
Yellow card 72' H. Yakin		 Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
19 February 2003 Matchday 3 Basel Switzerland 1–0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Yakin 30' UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Attendance: 29,031
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
25 February 2003 Matchday 4 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1–0 Switzerland Basel Estadio Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Tristán 4' UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
12 March 2003 Matchday 5 Manchester United England 1–1 Switzerland Basel Old Trafford, Manchester
20:45 G. Neville 53' UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Giménez 14' Attendance: 66,870 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
18 March 2003 Matchday 6 Basel Switzerland 2–1 Italy Juventus St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Cantaluppi 38'
Giménez 90+2'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Tacchinardi 10' Attendance: 30,501 (sold out)
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Final group table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU JUV BAS DEP
1 England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–1 2–0
2 Italy Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3 — 4–0 3–2
3 Switzerland Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 1–3 2–1 — 1–0
4 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–0 2–2 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Grasshopper Club[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup
First round[edit]
19 September 2002 First leg Grasshopper Switzerland 3–1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Hardturm, Zürich
19:30 Baturina 6'
Barijho 44'
Núñez 53'		 Report Kerzhakov 33' Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Emil Bozinovski (Macedonia)
3 October 2002 Second leg Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
17:00 Kerzhakov 7', 19' Report Baturina 89' Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Grasshopper won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
31 October 2002 First leg PAOK Greece 2–1 Switzerland Grasshoppers Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
20:00 Chasiotis 3'
Yiasoumi 48'		 Report Núñez 64' (pen.) Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
14 November 2002 Second leg Grasshoppers Switzerland 1–1 Greece PAOK Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 Cabanas 45' Report Markos 90' Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

PAOK won 3–2 on aggregate.

Lugano[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round[edit]
15 August 2002 (2002-08-15) First leg Ventspils Latvia 3–0 Switzerland Lugano Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils
17:00 Landyrev 40', 67'
Rimkus 58'		 Report Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
29 August 2002 (2002-08-29) Second leg Lugano Switzerland 1–0 Latvia Ventspils Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano
20:00 Andreoli 56' Report Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Dejan Stanišić (FR Yugoslavia)

Ventspils won 3–1 on aggregate.

Servette[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round[edit]
15 August 2002 (2002-08-15) First leg Spartak Yerevan Armenia 0–2 Switzerland Servette Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
15:00 Report Kader 72', 84' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Krzysztof Słupik (Poland)
29 August 2002 (2002-08-29) Second leg Servette Switzerland 3–0 Armenia Spartak Yerevan Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
19:30 Diogo 38', 43'
Frei 77'		 Report Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Anthony Zammit (Malta)

Servette won 5–0 on aggregate.

First round[edit]
19 September 2002 First leg Servette Switzerland 2–3 Poland Amica Wronki Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:15 Obradović 26'
Frei 59'		 Report Król 62', 85'
Zieńczuk 70'		 Attendance: 2,641
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
3 October 2002 Second leg Amica Wronki Poland 1–2 Switzerland Servette Stadion Amica, Wronki
18:00 Frei 35', 88' Report Burkhardt 60' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dejan Delević (FR Yugoslavia)

4–4 on aggregate. Amica Wronki won on away goals.

Zürich[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round[edit]
22 June 2002 First leg Zürich Switzerland 7–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Brotnjo Letzigrund, Zürich
Keita 5', 33'
Akalé 63', 70', 72', 90'
Gygax 67'		 Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)
29 June 2002 Second leg Brotnjo Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Switzerland Zürich Bare Stadium, Čitluk
Ćorić 67'
Krivić 77'		 Keita 50' Attendance: 138
Referee: Costas Theodotou (Cyprus)

Zürich won 8–2 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
6 July 2002 First leg Zürich Switzerland 1–0 Estonia Levadia Letzigrund, Zürich
Tarone 87' (pen.) Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
13 July 2002 Second leg Levadia Estonia 0–0 Switzerland Zürich Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 820
Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)

Zürich won 1–0 on aggregate.

Third round[edit]
20 July 2002 First leg Zürich Switzerland 2–0 England Aston Villa Hardturm, Zürich
Keita 32'
Yasar 83'		 Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
27 July 2002 Second leg Aston Villa England 3–0 Switzerland Zürich Villa Park, Birmingham
Boulding 33'
Allbäck 52'
Staunton 77'		 Attendance: 18,349
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.

St. Gallen[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round[edit]
22 June 2002 First leg St. Gallen Switzerland 5–1 Faroe Islands B68 Toftir Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Tachie-Mensah 9', 82' (pen.), 90+'
Gane 42' (pen.)
Imhof 56'		 J.I. Petersen 76' Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Sokol Jareci (Albania)
29 June 2002 Second leg B68 Toftir Faroe Islands 0–6 Switzerland St. Gallen Svangaskarð, Toftir
Tachie-Mensah 5'
Gane 14', 73', 85'
Imhof 40'
Bieli 61'		 Attendance: 145
Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

St. Gallen won 11–1 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
6 July 2002 First leg Willem II Netherlands 1–0 Switzerland St. Gallen Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Caluwé 14' Attendance: 2,937
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
13 July 2002 Second leg St. Gallen Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands Willem II Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Nixon 90+' Meriana 112' Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Willem II won 2–1 on aggregate.

Vaduz[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round[edit]
13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–1 Scotland Livingston Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
18:00 Burgmeier 61' Report Rubio 51' Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
29 August 2002 (2002-08-29) Second leg Livingston Scotland 0–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
20:30 Report Attendance: 7,419
Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

1–1 on aggregate. Livingston won on away goals.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 14 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Switzerland Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (11 May 2003). "FC Basel 1893 - Neuchâtel Xamax FC" (in German). Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2002/03" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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Preceded by
2001–02 		Seasons in
Swiss football 		Succeeded by
2003–04

{{2002–03 in Swiss football}}

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