The 2002–03 Bundesliga was the 40th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 9 August 2002 and concluded on 24 May 2003. This was the first season where the defending champions kicked–off the opening match, and this year, Borussia Dortmund hosted Hertha BSC.
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
Stadiums Club Location Ground Capacity Berlin Olympiastadion 76,000 * Bielefeld Stadion Alm 26,600 * Bochum Ruhrstadion 36,000 Bremen Weserstadion 36,000 Cottbus Stadion der Freundschaft 21,000 Dortmund Westfalenstadion 68,600 Hamburg AOL Arena 62,000 * Hanover Niedersachsenstadion 60,400 Kaiserslautern Fritz Walter Stadion 41,500 Leverkusen BayArena 22,500 Mönchengladbach Bökelbergstadion 34,500 Munich Olympiastadion 63,000 Munich Olympiastadion 63,000 Nuremberg Frankenstadion 44,700 Rostock Ostseestadion 25,850 Gelsenkirchen Arena AufSchalke 61,973 Stuttgart Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion 53,700 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 sponsor Falko GötzNikeLiqui Moly Benno MöhlmannUhlsportKiK Klaus AugenthalerAdidasRWE Ottmar HitzfeldAdidasT-Mobile Peter NeururerNikeDWS Matthias SammerGoool.deE.ON Ewald LienenReebokJever Eduard GeyerJakoenviaM Kurt JaraNikeTV Spielfilm Ralf RangnickUhlsportTUI Group Armin VehJakoVita Cola Huub StevensNikeArcor Eric GeretsNikeDeutsche Vermögensberatung Wolfgang WolfAdidasEntrium Direct Bankers Marc WilmotsAdidasVictoria Versicherung Felix MagathPumaDebitel Thomas SchaafKappaYoung Spirit Jürgen RöberPumaVolkswagen
League table The final table of the 1st Bundesliga, Season 2002/03
Results
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 Giovane Élber Bayern Munich21 Thomas Christiansen VfL Bochum3 Aílton Werder Bremen164 Kevin Kurányi VfB Stuttgart15 Claudio Pizarro Bayern Munich6 Marcelinho Hertha BSC14 Markus Schroth 1860 Munich Fredi Bobic Hannover 96 Bernardo Romeo Hamburger SV10 Benjamin Lauth 1860 Munich13 Jan Koller Borussia Dortmund
Hat-tricks PlayerClubAgainst ResultDate Giovane Élber4 Bayern MunichArminia Bielefeld 6–2 Thomas ChristiansenVfL BochumEnergie Cottbus 5–0 AíltonWerder Bremen1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 Kevin KurányiVfB StuttgartArminia Bielefeld 3–0 Ionel GaneaVfB StuttgartVfL Bochum 3–1 Markus Schroth1860 MunichHansa Rostock 4–1 Mohammadou IdrissouHannover 961. FC Nürnberg 4–2 Mehmet SchollBayern Munich1860 Munich 5–0 Mamadou DiabangArminia BielefeldBorussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 Giovane ÉlberBayern MunichHertha BSC 6–3 4 Player scored 4 goals
Attendances Source:
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