2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season

The 2002–03 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season was the 73rd consecutive Primera División season played by the senior squad.

Boca Juniors
2002-03 season
PresidentMauricio Macri
ManagerOscar Tabarez (until 23 December 2002)
Carlos Bianchi
StadiumEstadio Camilo Cichero (La Bombonera)
Apertura Tournament2nd
Clausura Tournament2nd (in 2003 Copa Sudamericana)
Copa LibertadoresWinners
Copa SudamericanaEightfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Apertura: Delgado (9)
Clausura: Tevez (5)
Schelotto (5)
Bracamonte (5)

All: Delgado (18)

Summary

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During summer, several players left the club, including fan favorite midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme, who transferred out to FC Barcelona.

Macri reinforced the squad with midfielder Raul Alfredo Cascini[1] from Toulouse FC and, on loan from FC Porto, right back defender Hugo Ibarra.

In the Apertura Tournament the team finished on 2nd spot, three points below of Champions Independiente. Meanwhile, in the inaugural season of 2002 Copa Sudamericana the squad was eliminated by Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in Eightfinals stage.

Head coach Carlos Bianchi was appointed on 23 December 2002 after rumors that he accepted other positions with FC Barcelona and Mexico National Team.[2]

For Apertura, along with Bianchi, Macri reinforced the team with a few players, including midfielders Diego Cagna from Atletico Celaya[3] and Javier Alejandro Villarreal. The squad finished runners-up again, two points below of Champions River Plate.

The season is best remembered by the victory in 2003 Copa Libertadores. The squad reached the Finals stage and won the trophy, defeating Brazilian side Santos FC with a 5-1 global score after two matches.[4]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF   ARG Hugo Ibarra
DF   ARG Nicolas Burdisso
DF   ARG Rolando Schiavi
DF   ARG Clemente Rodriguez
MF   ARG Sebastian Battaglia
MF   ARG Raul Alfredo Cascini
MF   ARG Diego Crosa
FW   ARG Carlos Tevez
FW   ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto
FW   ARG Marcelo Delgado
GK   ARG Willy Caballero
FW   ARG Ezequiel González
DF   ARG Matías Donnet
MF   ARG Javier Alejandro Villarreal
DF   ARG Raúl Estévez
MF   ARG Diego Cagna
DF   ARG José María Calvo
DF   ARG Gustavo Pinto
MF   ARG Pablo Jerez
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ARG Alfredo Moreno
MF   ARG Miguel Caneo
MF   ARG Franco Cangele
DF   ARG Omar Sebastián Pérez
DF   ARG Cesar Alberto Gonzalez
FW   ARG Héctor Bracamonte
MF   ARG Joel Enrique Barbosa
MF   ARG Matias Silvestre
MF   ARG Héctor Carballo
DF   ARG Pablo Sebastian Alvarez
FW   ARG Mauro Boselli
DF   ARG Juan Pablo Caffa
MF   BRA Gabriel Christovao
DF   ARG Gustavo Eberto
MF   BRA Edilio Cardoso de Oliveira
DF   ARG Victor Magnano
DF   ARG Victor Ormazabal
DF   ARG Raul Osella
DF   ARG Leonardo Veron
DF   ARG Jonathan Fabbro
FW   ARG Christian Giménez
DF   ARG Roberto Carlos Sosa

Transfers

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January

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Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Christian Giménez
FW Roberto Carlos Sosa
FW Arley Dinas

Competitions

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Torneo Apertura

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Independiente 19 13 4 2 48 19 +29 43
2 Boca Juniors 19 12 4 3 32 15 +17 40
3 River Plate 19 11 3 5 35 23 +12 36
4 Chacarita Juniors 19 9 3 7 19 21 −2 30
5 Vélez Sársfield 19 8 4 7 23 19 +4 28
Source: [citation needed]


Position by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWDLWWLDWLWWWWWDW
Position7232444244333222222
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champion, 2004 Copa Libertadores

Matches

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28 July 2002 1 Nueva Chicago 0-0 Boca Juniors Liniers
Stadium: Jose Amalfitani
4 August 2002 2 Boca Juniors 3-0 Union (SF) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
7 August 2002 3 Banfield 0-1 Boca Juniors Banfield
Stadium: Florencio Sola
18 August 2002 4 Boca Juniors 3-1 Estudiantes (LP) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
25 August 2002 5 Boca Juniors 2-2 San Lorenzo La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
1 September 2002 6 Lanus 1-0 Boca Juniors Lanus
Stadium: Ciudad de Lanus
8 September 2002 7 Boca Juniors 2-0 Gimnasia (LP) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
15 September 2002 8 Olimpo (Bahia) 0-2 Boca Juniors Bahía Blanca
Stadium: Roberto Natalio Carminatti
22 September 2002 9 Boca Juniors 3-4 Racing La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
29 September 2002 10 Newell's Old Boys 1-1 Boca Juniors Rosario
Stadium: Coloso del Parque
6 October 2002 11 Boca Juniors 2-0 Velez Sarsfield La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
13 October 2002 12 Colon 1-0 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Stadium: Estanislao Lopez
20 October 2002 13 Boca Juniors 2-1 Chacarita Juniors La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
27 October 2002 14 River Plate 1-2 Boca Juniors Nuñez
Stadium: Monumental
3 November 2002 15 Boca Juniors 3-1 Huracan La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
10 November 2002 16 Arsenal 0-1 Boca Juniors Lanus
Stadium: Ciudad de Lanus
17 November 2002 17 Boca Juniors 1-0 Talleres La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
24 November 2002 18 Independiente 1-1 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Stadium: La Doble Visera
1 December 2002 19 Boca Juniors 3-1 Rosario Central La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera

Torneo Clausura

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 19 13 4 2 43 18 +25 43
2 Boca Juniors 19 12 3 4 36 23 +13 39
3 Vélez Sársfield 19 12 2 5 27 12 +15 38
4 Rosario Central 19 10 7 2 40 18 +22 37
5 Colón 19 7 8 4 19 14 +5 29
Source: [citation needed]


Position by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWWWDWWLWWDWDLWL
Position1863111111211212322
Source: www.afa.com.ar
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champion, 2004 Copa Libertadores;   = 2003 Copa Sudamericana

Matches

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16 February 2003 1 Boca Juniors 2-0 Nueva Chicago La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
23 February 2003 2 Union (SF) 2-0 Boca Juniors Santa Fe
Stadium: 15 de Abril
2 March 2003 3 Boca Juniors 3-1 Banfield La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
9 March 2003 4 Estudiantes (LP) 0-2 Boca Juniors La Plata
Stadium: Jorge Luis Hirschi
16 March 2003 5 San Lorenzo 1-2 Boca Juniors Bajo Flores
Stadium: Nuevo Gasometro
23 March 2003 6 Boca Juniors 3-1 Lanus La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
30 March 2003 7 Gimnasia (LP) 0-2 Boca Juniors La Plata
Stadium: Juan Carmelo Zerillo
6 April 2003 8 Boca Juniors 1-1 Olimpo (Bahia) La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
13 April 2003 9 Racing 0-1 Boca Juniors Avellaneda
Stadium: Presidente Peron
20 April 2003 10 Boca Juniors 2-0 Newell's Old Boys La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
4 May 2003 11 Velez Sarsfield 2-0 Boca Juniors Liniers
Stadium: Jose Amalfitani
11 May 2003 12 Boca Juniors 2-0 Colon La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
24 May 2003 13 Chacarita Juniors 0-2 Boca Juniors Parque Patricios
Stadium: El Palacio
1 June 2003 14 Boca Juniors 2-2 River Plate La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
8 June 2003 15 Huracan 0-4 Boca Juniors Parque Patricios
Stadium: El Palacio
15 June 2003 16 Boca Juniors 2-2 Arsenal La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
22 June 2003 17 Talleres (C) 3-1 Boca Juniors Cordoba
Stadium: Olimpico
29 June 2003 18 Boca Juniors 3-1 Independiente La Boca
Stadium: La Bombonera
6 July 2003 19 Rosario Central 7-2 Boca Juniors Rosario
Stadium: Gigante de Arroyito

Copa Libertadores

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Eightfinals

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24 April 2003 Boca Juniors 0-1 (0:0)  Paysandu La Boca
Report Iarley   67' Stadium: Estadio La Bombonera
Referee:   Carlos Amarilla
15 May 2003  Paysandu 2-4 (0:1) Boca Juniors Belém
Lecheva   52'
Burdisso   85' (own goal)
Report Barros Schelotto   14', 67' (pen), 70' (pen)
Delgado   57'
Stadium: Estadio Mangueirao
Referee:  Jorge Larrionda

Quarterfinals

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21 May 2003  Cobreloa 1-2 (1:1) Boca Juniors Calama
Fuentes   10' Report Barros Schelotto   15', 76' Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Referee:  Márcio Rezende
28 May 2003 Boca Juniors 2-1 (2:1)  Cobreloa La Boca
Donnet   7'
Tévez   14'
Report Galaz   26' Stadium: Estadio La Bombonera
Referee:  Carlos Simon

Semifinals

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11 June 2003 Boca Juniors 2-0 (1:0)  América de Cali La Boca
Schiavi   41'
Tévez   89'
Report Stadium: Estadio La Bombonera
Referee:  Epifanio González
19 June 2003  América de Cali 0-4 (0:3) Boca Juniors Cali
Report Tévez   13'   22'
Schiavi   40' (pen)
Delgado   76' (pen)
Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero
Referee:  Carlos Chandía

Finals

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25 June 2003 Boca Juniors 2–0   Santos La Boca
21:40 (UTC-03:00) Delgado   32', 83' (Report) Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)
Referee:  Óscar Ruiz
2 July 2003 Santos   1–3 Boca Juniors Morumbi
21:40 (UTC-03:00) Alex   75' (Report) Tevez   21'
Delgado   84'
Schiavi   90+5'
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance: 73,103
Referee:  Jorge Larrionda

Copa Sudamericana

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Eightfinals

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11 September 2002, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 3:1 (1:0) Boca Juniors La Plata
21:10 (UTC-3) San Esteban   37'
Enría   81' (pen), 90'
Schiavi   49' Stadium: Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo
Referee:  Fabián Madorrán
18 September 2002 Boca Juniors 0:0 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Salta
21:10 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
Referee:   Oscar Sequeira

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura 2002[5] Sudamericana Clausura 2003[6] Libertadores[7]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri 49 0 19 0 2 0 14 0 14 0
DF   ARG Hugo Ibarra 35 4 16 3 0 0 9 1 10 0
DF   ARG Nicolas Burdisso 42 0 19 0 0 0 11 0 12 0
DF   ARG Rolando Schiavi 33 7 9 1 2 1 11 2 11 3
DF   ARG Clemente Rodriguez 44 2 19 1 1 0 11 1 13 0
MF   ARG Javier Alejandro Villarreal 22 2 0 0 0 0 11 2 11 0
MF   ARG Sebastian Battaglia 34 3 17 2 0 0 7 1 10 0
MF   ARG Raul Alfredo Cascini 38 1 19 1 0 0 8 0 11 0
MF   ARG Diego Cagna 22 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 0
FW   ARG Carlos Tevez 41 16 19 6 1 0 13 5 8 5
FW   ARG Marcelo Delgado 45 18 19 9 0 0 13 0 13 9
GK   ARG Willy Caballero 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
FW   ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 28 15 9 4 0 0 9 5 10 6
FW   ARG Ezequiel González 27 4 13 1 1 0 10 2 3 1
DF   ARG Matías Donnet 32 4 9 0 2 0 12 3 9 1
MF   ARG Diego Crosa 41 0 18 0 0 0 14 0 9 0
DF   ARG Raúl Estévez 26 1 6 0 2 0 15 1 3 0
DF   ARG José María Calvo 13 1 0 0 2 0 9 1 2 0
DF   ARG Gustavo Pinto 27 1 3 0 2 0 13 1 9 0
MF   ARG Pablo Jerez 13 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 0
FW   ARG Alfredo Moreno 11 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 6 3
MF   ARG Miguel Caneo 10 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 0
MF   ARG Franco Cangele 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1
DF   ARG Omar Sebastián Pérez 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF   ARG Cesar Alberto Gonzalez 7 0 2 0 2 0 3 0
FW   ARG Héctor Bracamonte 21 9 14 4 2 0 5 5
MF   ARG Joel Enrique Barbosa 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF   ARG Matias Silvestre 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
MF   ARG Héctor Carballo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF   ARG Pablo Sebastian Alvarez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ARG Mauro Boselli 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Juan Pablo Caffa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   BRA Gabriel Christovao 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Gustavo Eberto 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   BRA Edilio Cardoso de Oliveira 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Victor Magnano 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Victor Ormazabal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Raul Osella 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Leonardo Veron 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ARG Jonathan Fabbro 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
FW   ARG Christian Giménez 11 0 9 0 2 0
DF   ARG Roberto Carlos Sosa 9 0 7 0 2 0
FW   COL Arley Dinas 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ "Raúl Cascini, sin filtro: el único error de Bianchi en Boca, su pase frustrado a River, las "cosas extrañas"". infobae.com. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Bianchi Returns" (in Spanish). emol.com. 22 December 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "A Mexican formation with 11 players bought by Boca" (in Spanish). espndeportes.espn.com. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ Copa Libertadores 2003 by Juan Pablo Andréss on the RSSSF
  5. ^ "Plantel Boca Torneo Apertura 2002". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Plantel Boca Torneo Clausura 2003". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Plantel Libertadores 2003". historiadeboca.com.ar. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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