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2002–03 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2002–03 season was the 102nd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 72nd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Athletic Bilbao
2002–03 season
PresidentJavier Uría
Head coachJupp Heynckes
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joseba Etxeberria (14 goals)[1]
All:
Joseba Etxeberria
Ismael Urzaiz
(14 each)

Season summary

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In Jupp Heynckes's second season in charge, Athletic Bilbao made a slight improvement in the league, climbing from ninth to seventh place, their highest placing since finishing as runners-up in 1997–98.[2] They were eliminated from the Copa del Rey at the last 32 stage by Basque rivals Real Unión, who were ranked two divisions below Athletic, in Segunda División B.

Heynckes departed at the end of the season to take up the manager's role at Schalke 04 in his native Germany.[3] He was replaced by former Bilbao player Ernesto Valverde, who was promoted from coaching the B team.

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ESP Iñaki Lafuente 13 0 13 0 0 0
2 DF   ESP Iñigo Larrainzar 7 0 3+2 0 2 0
3 DF   ESP Aitor Larrazábal 22 2 16+5 2 1 0
4 DF   ESP Aitor Karanka 25 2 21+3 2 1 0
5 DF   ESP Carlos García 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
6 MF   ESP Josu Urrutia 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF   ESP Óscar Vales 25 0 18+6 0 1 0
8 MF   ESP Julen Guerrero 16 2 3+11 0 2 2
9 FW   ESP Santi Ezquerro 37 10 28+7 10 1+1 0
10 MF   ESP Francisco Yeste 29 6 22+6 6 1 0
11 MF   ESP Javi González 32 0 29+2 0 1 0
12 DF   ESP Jesús María Lacruz 23 0 21+1 0 1 0
13 GK   ESP Dani Aranzubia 27 0 25 0 2 0
14 DF   ESP Luis Prieto 18 0 14+3 0 1 0
15 MF   ESP Felipe Guréndez 6 0 0+6 0 0 0
16 MF   ESP Pablo Orbaiz 6 0 3+2 0 1 0
17 FW   ESP Joseba Etxeberria 33 14 32+1 14 0 0
18 MF   ESP Bittor Alkiza 32 1 28+3 1 1 0
19 DF   ESP Asier del Horno 25 4 22+2 4 1 0
20 FW   ESP Ismael Urzaiz 33 14 29+2 13 1+1 1
21 DF   ESP Ander Murillo 18 0 14+4 0 0 0
22 DF   ESP Aitor Ocio 20 1 12+7 1 1 0
23 MF   ESP Tiko 33 2 18+14 2 0+1 0
24 DF   ESP César 10 0 8+2 0 0 0
25 MF   ESP Carlos Merino 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ESP Carlos Gurpegui 28 4 26+1 4 0+1 0
29 FW   ESP Joseba Arriaga 30 1 13+15 1 1+1 0
30 FW   ESP Aritz Aduriz 4 0 0+3 0 1 0
31 GK   ESP Miguel Escalona 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 MF   ESP Igor Angulo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Results

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La Liga

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Main article: 2002–03 La Liga

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
7 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 10 13 63 61 +2 55
8 Real Betis 38 14 12 12 56 53 +3 54
9 Mallorca 38 14 10 14 49 56 −7 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Mallorca entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2002–03 Copa del Rey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "LaLiga 2002/2003 Table, Results, Fixtures - (Football/Spain)". flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Heynckes neuer Trainer auf Schalke". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 June 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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