2002–03 Celta de Vigo season

Celta Vigo

2002–03 season
Manager	Miguel Ángel Lotina
La Liga	4th
Copa del Rey	2nd Round
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Celta de Vigo participated in La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup in the 2002-03 season, for the first time qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, thanks to a fourth-placed finish in La Liga. This was the crown of the work former coach Víctor Fernández had put in to establish Celta as a credible force, and it was under Miguel Ángel Lotina's leadership the club reached the ultimate level of the "Euro Celta" era.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Pablo Cavallero
2	DF	ESP	Juan Velasco
3	DF	BRA	Sylvinho
4	DF	ARG	Fernando Cáceres
5	MF	BRA	Everton Giovanella
6	DF	ARG	Eduardo Berizzo
7	MF	BRA	Vágner
8	MF	ESP	Ángel
9	FW	EGY	Mido (on loan from Ajax)
10	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Mostovoi
11	MF	ARG	Gustavo López
13	GK	ESP	José Manuel Pinto
14	DF	ESP	Juanfran
16	MF	ESP	José Ignacio
17	DF	ARG	Sebastián Méndez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ESP	Pablo Coira
19	MF	BRA	Edu
20	MF	ESP	Jesuli
21	DF	ESP	Sergio
22	MF	FRA	Peter Luccin
24	FW	ESP	Catanha
25	FW	RSA	Benni McCarthy
26	GK	ESP	José Juan
27	DF	ESP	Jorge Rodríguez
28	MF	ESP	Borja Oubiña
29	MF	ESP	Jonathan Aspas
30	FW	ESP	César Olaiz
31	DF	ESP	Iago Bouzón
32	MF	ESP	Jacobo Campos
36	DF	ESP	Israel

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	ESP	Jandro (on loan to Albacete)
9	FW	ECU	Iván Kaviedes (on loan to Puebla)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	BRA	Doriva (on loan to Middlesbrough)

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2002–03 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Real Sociedad	38	22	10	6	71	45	+26	76	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Deportivo La Coruña	38	22	6	10	67	47	+20	72	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Celta Vigo	38	17	10	11	45	36	+9	61
5	Valencia	38	17	9	12	56	35	+21	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Barcelona	38	15	11	12	63	47	+16	56

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Matches

Sevilla v Celta Vigo

1 September 2002 1	Sevilla	0–1	Celta Vigo
21:30 CEST			G. López 39'

Celta Vigo v Mallorca

15 September 2002 2	Celta Vigo	3–1	Mallorca
19:00 CEST	Catanha 27' Jesuli 40, 83'		Niño 78'

Recreativo Huelva v Celta Vigo

22 September 2002 3	Recreativo Huelva	0–3	Celta Vigo
			Mostovoi 40, 70' McCarthy 90'

Celta Vigo v Málaga

29 September 2002 4	Celta Vigo	2–2	Málaga
18:00 CEST	Catanha 25' (pen.) Berizzo 38'		Musampa 14' Cáceres 40' (o.g.)

Valencia v Celta Vigo

6 October 2002 5	Valencia	0–1	Celta Vigo
19:00 CEST			Vágner 90'

Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano

20 October 2002 6	Celta Vigo	0–1	Rayo Vallecano
18:00 CEST			Bolo 6'

Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid

26 October 2002 7	Celta Vigo	0–0	Atlético Madrid
21:30 CEST

Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo

3 November 2002 8	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Celta Vigo
17:00 CET	Etxeberría 80' Urzaiz 90'		Edu 32'

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

10 November 2002 9	Celta Vigo	1–0	Espanyol
17:00 CET	José Ignacio 17'

Real Betis v Celta Vigo

17 November 2002 10	Real Betis	2–1	Celta Vigo
20:30 CET	Alfonso 71' Joaquín 88'		José Ignacio 66'

Celta Vigo v Osasuna

24 November 2002 11	Celta Vigo	0–0	Osasuna
17:00 CET

Real Valladolid v Celta Vigo

1 December 2002 12	Real Valladolid	0–2	Celta Vigo
17:00 CET			Catanha 10' Edu 53'

Celta Vigo v Deportivo Alavés

8 December 2002 13	Celta Vigo	2–1	Deportivo Alavés
17:00 CET	Karmona 21' (o.g.) Luccin 26' (pen.)		Ilie 49' (pen.)

Racing Santander v Celta Vigo

15 December 2002 14	Racing Santander	3–0	Celta Vigo
17:00 CET	Moratón 59' Benayoun 60, 73'

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

21 December 2002 15	Celta Vigo	3–1	Villarreal
20:30 CET	Catanha 1' Edu 7' Jesuli 63'		Palermo 44'

Deportivo v Celta Vigo

4 January 2003 16	Deportivo	3–0	Celta Vigo
	Tristán 43' Sergio 48' Luque 90 + 1'

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

11 January 2003 17	Celta Vigo	0–1	Real Madrid
21:00 CET			Ronaldo 6'

Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo

18 January 2003 18	Real Sociedad	1–0	Celta Vigo
20:00 CET	de Pedro 65'

Celta Vigo v Barcelona

26 January 2003 19	Celta Vigo	2–0	Barcelona
20:30 CET	Jesuli 47' Sylvinho 73'

Celta Vigo v Sevilla

2 February 2003 20	Celta Vigo	0–1	Sevilla
17:00 CET			Casquero 78'

Mallorca v Celta Vigo

9 February 2003 21	Mallorca	0–2	Celta Vigo
17:00 CET			Edu 54, 64'

Celta Vigo v Recreativo Huelva

16 February 2003 22	Celta Vigo	4–1	Recreativo Huelva
17:00 CET	Edu 38, 56' Jesuli 63, 70'		Sylvinho 90 + 2' (o.g.)

Málaga v Celta Vigo

23 February 2003 23	Málaga	1–1	Celta Vigo
18:00 CET	Koke 89'		José Ignacio 5'

Celta Vigo v Valencia

2 March 2003 24	Celta Vigo	1–1	Valencia
17:00 CET	Edu 10'		Carew 7'

Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo

9 March 2003 25	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Celta Vigo
17:00 CET	de Quintana 86'

Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo

16 March 2003 26	Atlético Madrid	0–1	Celta Vigo
17:00 CET			Berizzo 87'

Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao

23 March 2003 27	Celta Vigo	2–1	Athletic Bilbao
17:00 CET	Mido 19' McCarthy 77'		Del Horno 7'

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

5 April 2003 28	Espanyol	0–0	Celta Vigo
21:30 CEST

Celta Vigo v Real Betis

13 April 2003 29	Celta Vigo	1–0	Real Betis
18:00 CEST	Mostovoi 44'

Osasuna v Celta Vigo

20 April 2003 30	Osasuna	0–2	Celta Vigo
18:00 CEST			Mido 14, 50'

Celta Vigo v Real Valladolid

27 April 2003 31	Celta Vigo	0–0	Real Valladolid
18:00 CEST

Deportivo Alavés v Celta Vigo

4 May 2003 32	Deportivo Alavés	0–0	Celta Vigo
17:30 CEST

Celta Vigo v Racing Santander

11 May 2003 33	Celta Vigo	2–2	Racing Santander
18:00 CEST	Juanfran 35' Edu 84' (pen.)		Javi Guerrero 56' (pen.) Alonso 90 + 9'

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

18 May 2003 34	Villarreal	5–0	Celta Vigo	Estadio El Madrigal
18:00 CEST	Guayre 48, 88' Víctor 53' J. López 58' Palermo 61'			Referee: Rodríguez Santiago

Celta Vigo v Deportivo

24 May 2003 35	Celta Vigo	3–0	Deportivo
20:45 CEST	Jesuli 56' Edu 62, 73'

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo

31 May 2003 36	Real Madrid	1–1	Celta Vigo
21:30 CEST	Raúl 68'		Mostovoi 35'

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

15 June 2003 37	Celta Vigo	3–2	Real Sociedad
21:00 CEST	Mostovoi 10, 49' Mido 70'		Nihat 66, 83'

Barcelona v Celta Vigo

22 June 2003 38	Barcelona	2–0	Celta Vigo
21:00 CEST	Sorín 6' Saviola 50'

External links

• FootballSquads - Celta Vigo 2002-03