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Nice 2002–03 football season

Nice
2002–03 season
President	Maurice Cohen
Head coach	Gernot Rohr
Stadium	Stade du Ray
Ligue 1	10th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Kaba Diawara (12) All: Kaba Diawara (12)
Average home league attendance	13,794
Biggest win	Nice 4–0 Strasbourg
Biggest defeat	Bordeaux 4–0 Nice
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 season was the 99th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's first season back in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice also participated in the editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue during this season.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	3 August 2002	24 May 2003	Matchday 1	10th	38	13	16	9	39	31	+8	034.21
Coupe de France	4 January 2003		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Coupe de la Ligue	7 December 2002		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					40	13	17	10	39	32	+7	032.50

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Lens	38	14	15	9	43	31	+12	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
9	Nantes	38	16	8	14	37	39	−2	56	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10	Nice	38	13	16	9	39	31	+8	55	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11	Paris Saint-Germain	38	14	12	12	47	36	+11	54
12	Bastia	38	12	11	15	40	48	−8	47

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	16	9	39	31	+8	55	10	7	2	24	8	+16	3	9	7	15	23	−8

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	L
Position	15	7	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	6	3	4	4	7	6	7	9	9	6	7	7	8	8	10

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Nice v Le Havre

3 August 2002 1	Nice	1–2	Le Havre	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nice v Strasbourg

10 August 2002 2	Nice	4–0	Strasbourg	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lille v Nice

17 August 2002 3	Lille	0–3	Nice	Lille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

Nice v Montpellier

24 August 2002 4	Nice	2–1	Montpellier	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Paris Saint-Germain v Nice

31 August 2002 5	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Nice	Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Nice v Marseille

11 September 2002 6	Nice	2–0	Marseille	Nice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Guingamp v Nice

14 September 2002 7	Guingamp	0–0	Nice	Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

Nice v Troyes

21 September 2002 8	Nice	1–0	Troyes	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Sochaux v Nice

28 September 2002 9	Sochaux	1–0	Nice	Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Nice v Bastia

5 October 2002 10	Nice	2–0	Bastia	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Nantes v Nice

19 October 2002 11	Nantes	0–0	Nice	Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Nice v Lens

26 October 2002 12	Nice	0–0	Lens	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lyon v Nice

2 November 2002 13	Lyon	2–2	Nice	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Nice v Monaco

8 November 2002 14	Nice	1–0	Monaco	Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Auxerre v Nice

16 November 2002 15	Auxerre	0–2	Nice	Auxerre
17:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Nice v Rennes

23 November 2002 16	Nice	0–0	Rennes	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Sedan v Nice

30 November 2002 17	Sedan	3–0	Nice	Sedan
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez

Nice v Ajaccio

3 December 2002 18	Nice	3–0	Ajaccio	Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Bordeaux v Nice

15 December 2002 19	Bordeaux	4–0	Nice	Bordeaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Strasbourg v Nice

20 December 2002 20	Strasbourg	0–0	Nice	Strasbourg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Nice v Lille

11 January 2003 21	Nice	2–0	Lille	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Montpellier v Nice

15 January 2003 22	Montpellier	2–2	Nice	Montpellier
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Nice v Paris Saint-Germain

22 January 2003 23	Nice	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Marseille v Nice

28 January 2003 24	Marseille	2–0	Nice	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Nice v Guingamp

1 February 2003 25	Nice	1–0	Guingamp	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Troyes v Nice

5 February 2003 26	Troyes	1–0	Nice	Troyes
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

Nice v Sochaux

8 February 2003 27	Nice	2–2	Sochaux	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Bastia v Nice

22 February 2003 28	Bastia	1–1	Nice	Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari

Nice v Nantes

28 February 2003 29	Nice	1–1	Nantes	Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Lens v Nice

8 March 2003 30	Lens	0–0	Nice	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Nice v Lyon

23 March 2003 31	Nice	0–1	Lyon	Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Monaco v Nice

6 April 2003 32	Monaco	0–1	Nice	Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

Nice v Auxerre

12 April 2003 33	Nice	1–0	Auxerre	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Rennes v Nice

19 April 2003 34	Rennes	2–2	Nice	Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Nice v Sedan

3 May 2003 35	Nice	0–0	Sedan	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Ajaccio v Nice

10 May 2003 36	Ajaccio	2–0	Nice	Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty

Nice v Bordeaux

20 May 2003 37	Nice	1–1	Bordeaux	Nice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray

Le Havre v Nice

24 May 2003 38	Le Havre	2–1	Nice	Le Havre
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux

Coupe de France

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France Nice v Metz

4 January 2003 Round of 64	Nice	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Metz	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 9,153 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue US Créteil-Lusitanos v Nice

7 December 2002 Third round	US Créteil-Lusitanos	1–0	Nice	Créteil
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dallet 66'			Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle Attendance: 3,476 Referee: Améziane Khendek

Notes

Khendek was replaced by Jean-Marc Rodolphe in the 57th minute.

References

"Ligue 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
"Nice 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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2002–03 in French football

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Domestic leagues	Ligue 1 Ligue 2 National
Domestic cups	Coupe de France (Final) Coupe de la Ligue (Final) Trophée des Champions
European	Champions League Men Women UEFA Cup

Club seasons
Ligue 1	Ajaccio Auxerre Bastia Bordeaux Guingamp Le Havre Lens Lille Lyon Marseille Monaco Montpellier Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Sedan Sochaux Strasbourg Troyes
Ligue 2	Amiens Beauvais Caen Châteauroux Clermont Créteil Grenoble Gueugnon Istres Laval Le Mans Lorient Metz Nancy Niort Reims Saint-Étienne Toulouse Valence Wasquehal

International competition
Men	2003 Toulon Tournament 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final
Women	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

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