2002–03 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	2002–03
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Grasshopper Club
Nationalliga B	Vaduz
1. Liga	Group 1:; Meyrin; Group 2:; Young Fellows Juventus; Group 3:; Malcantone
Swiss Cup	Basel
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super League	FC Sursee
Swiss Cup	FC Schwerzenbach

The following is a summary of the 2002–03 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Qualification phase

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

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

Qualification phase

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

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	Qualification to Super League
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	Qualification to Challenge League
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	Qualification to Challenge League
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

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	Qualification to Challenge League

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

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

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	Play-off to Challenge League
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

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

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

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

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

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

15 April 2003

20:15

First semi-final

Basel	3–0	Schaffhausen
Esposito 26' (1–0) Chipperfield 65' Esposito 72' Tum 90' (2–0) Esposito 90+2' (3–0)	Summary	18' Leu 23' Fehr

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 26,960

Referee:

Reto Rutz (Amriswil)

Source:^[2]

16 April 2003

Second semi-final

Xamax	2–2 (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 Barea Sanou Leandro Simo Portillo Oppliger Buess M'Futi	9–8	Gamboa Cabanas Schwegler Núñez Baturina Eduardo dos Santos Castillo Digenti Spycher

Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel

Attendance: 7,600

Referee:

Dieter Schoch (Attiswil)

Source:^[2]

Final

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

11 May 2003

15:00

Basel	6–0	Neuchâtel 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	57' Leandro 87' Buess

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 31,500 (sold out)

Referee:

René Rogalla (Wallisellen) ^[3]

Source:^[2]

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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]

FC Basel as 2001–02 Nationalliga A champions and 2001–02 Swiss Cup winners: Champions League second qualifying round
Grasshopper Club as runners-up: UEFA Cup first round
Lugano as third placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round
Servette as fourth placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round
Zürich as fifth placed team: Intertoto Cup first round
St. Gallen as sixth placed team: Intertoto Cup first round
FC Vaduz as 2001–02 Liechtenstein Cup winners: UEFA Cup qualifying round

Basel

Champions League

Second qualifying round

31 July 2002 First leg	Žilina	1–1	Basel	Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
18:00	Sninský 55' Barčík 29'	UEFA summary FCB summary	23' Chipperfield 32' Esposito 38' (o.g.) Klago 84' Varela	Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

7 August 2002 Second leg	Basel	3–0	Žilina	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Giménez 12', 50' M. Yakin 23' Esposito 45'	UEFA summary FCB summary	73' Špendla 80' Staš	Attendance: 16,562 Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

Basel won 4–1 on aggregate

Third qualifying round

14 August 2002 First leg	Celtic	3–1	Basel	Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:45	Larsson 3' (pen.) Sutton 52' Lambert 64' Sylla 88'	UEFA report FCB summary	2' Giménez 52' Duruz 62' H. Yakin 64' Cantaluppi 81' Varela	Attendance: 58,520 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

28 August 2002 Second leg	Basel	2–0	Celtic	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30	Giménez 9' Rossi 12' M. Yakin 22' Varela 42'	UEFA summary FCB summary	42' Sylla 42' Guppy	Attendance: 30,510 (sold out) Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

3–3 on aggregate, Basel won on away goals

Group stage

17 September 2002 Matchday 1	Basel	2–0	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	1–1	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	6–2	Basel	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
20:45	Carew 10', 13' Aurélio 17' Baraja 28' Aimar 58' Mista 60' Ayala 89'	UEFA summary FCB summary	Rossi 46' H. Yakin 90'	Attendance: 27,394 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy)

22 October 2002 Matchday 4	Basel	2–2	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	0–2	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	3–3	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	Valencia	6	5	1	0	17	4	+13	16	Advance to second group stage	—	6–2	2–0	3–0
2	Basel	6	2	3	1	12	12	0	9	Advance to second group stage	2–2	—	3–3	2–0
3	Liverpool	6	2	2	2	12	8	+4	8	Transfer to UEFA Cup	0–1	1–1	—	5–0
4	Spartak Moscow	6	0	0	6	1	18	−17	0		0–3	0–2	1–3	—

Source: RSSSF

Second group stage

26 November 2002 Matchday 1	Basel	1–3	Manchester United	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45	Giménez 1' Zwyssig 19' Atouba 72'	UEFA summary FCB summary	14' Scholes 22' Fortune 62', 63' van Nistelrooy 66' Verón 68' Solskjær	Attendance: 35,000 (sold out) Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

11 December 2002 Matchday 2	Juventus	4–0	Basel	Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45	Trezeguet 3' Montero 34' Tacchinardi 43' Del Piero 51' (pen.) Iuliano 53'	UEFA summary FCB summary	50' Esposito 72' H. Yakin	Attendance: 22,639 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

19 February 2003 Matchday 3	Basel	1–0	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	1–0	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	1–1	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	2–1	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	Manchester United	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	1–1	2–0
2	Juventus	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7	Advance to knockout stage	0–3	—	4–0	3–2
3	Basel	6	2	1	3	5	10	−5	7		1–3	2–1	—	1–0
4	Deportivo La Coruña	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7		2–0	2–2	1–0	—

Source: RSSSF

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

First round

19 September 2002 First leg	Grasshopper	3–1	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	2–1	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

31 October 2002 First leg	PAOK	2–1	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	1–1	PAOK	Hardturm, Zürich
20:15	Cabanas 45'	Report	Markos 90'	Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

PAOK won 3–2 on aggregate.

Lugano

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

15 August 2002 (2002-08-15) First leg	Ventspils	3–0	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	1–0	Ventspils	Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano
20:00	Andreoli 56'	Report		Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Dejan Stanišić (FR Yugoslavia)

Ventspils won 3–1 on aggregate.

Servette

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

15 August 2002 (2002-08-15) First leg	Spartak Yerevan	0–2	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	3–0	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

19 September 2002 First leg	Servette	2–3	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	1–2	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

Intertoto Cup

First round

22 June 2002 First leg	Zürich	7–0	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	2–1	Zürich	Bare Stadium, Čitluk
	Ćorić 67' Krivić 77'		Keita 50'	Attendance: 138 Referee: Costas Theodotou (Cyprus)

Zürich won 8–2 on aggregate.

Second round

6 July 2002 First leg	Zürich	1–0	Levadia	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Tarone 87' (pen.)			Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)

13 July 2002 Second leg	Levadia	0–0	Zürich	Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
				Attendance: 820 Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)

Zürich won 1–0 on aggregate.

Third round

20 July 2002 First leg	Zürich	2–0	Aston Villa	Hardturm, Zürich
	Keita 32' Yasar 83'			Attendance: 4,560 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

27 July 2002 Second leg	Aston Villa	3–0	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

Intertoto Cup

First round

22 June 2002 First leg	St. Gallen	5–1	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	0–6	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

6 July 2002 First leg	Willem II	1–0	St. Gallen	Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
	Caluwé 14'			Attendance: 2,937 Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

13 July 2002 Second leg	St. Gallen	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Willem II	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
	Nixon 90+'		Meriana 112'	Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Willem II won 2–1 on aggregate.

Vaduz

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) First leg	Vaduz	1–1	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	0–0	Vaduz	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
20:30		Report		Attendance: 7,419 Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

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

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Switzerland Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (11 May 2003). "FC Basel 1893 - Neuchâtel Xamax FC" (in German). Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ "Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2002/03" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

Sources

Switzerland 2002–03 at RSSSF
1. Liga season 2002–03 at the official website
Switzerland Cup 2002–03 at RSSSF
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002 at RSSSF
Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.

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

[Erste_Liga-Statistik_der_Ersten_Liga_über_Aufstieg_und_Abstieg-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.

[rsssf-2] "Switzerland Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[sfv-2003-FC_Basel_1893_-_Neuchâtel_Xamax_FC-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.

[regulations-4] "Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2002/03" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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