The 2002–03 season was Chelsea's 89th competitive season, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League and 97th year as a club. The club was managed by Claudio Ranieri. In the Premier League, Chelsea finished fourth behind

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. With the fourth-place finish, Chelsea secured a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking FK. Chelsea also managed to reach the quarter-finals of both the

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and the FA Cup, but lost 1–0 to

and 3–1 to

in a replay, respectively.

Final league table

First team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit (all blue with a white trimmed collar) was carried over from the previous campaign. Their new away kit was all black with blue accents. The club's third kit for this season was the club's away kit from the previous season, all white with blue socks and accents.

Statistics

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an

Results

FA Premier League

UEFA Cup

First Round

FA Cup

League Cup

Transfers

In

Out

References

External links

Chelsea FC Official Website

Chelsea FC on Soccerbase

Chelsea FC on BBC
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