During the 2002–03 season,

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competed in La Liga, the

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, and the

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. The club's top scorer was

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, with 21 goals.

Season summary

The 2002–03 season was the final year of president

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's reign. It was also his least successful at Barcelona, with the club changing manager three times during the course of the season, disrupting the league campaign. The club eventually finished in sixth place in

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, which was Barça's worst position in 15 years. In the

, the side failed to get past the round of 32. In

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, however, they fared slightly better, reaching the quarter-finals of the

and setting a competition record for the most consecutive wins, with 11. Overall, the team's form was poor all season, which spurred wholesale changes in management, the board and squad of players.

Squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Transfers

In

Total spending: €15,500,000

Out

Total income: €15,150,000 {,

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

28-07-2002 Friendly.

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1–0 Barcelona 30-07-2002 Friendly. Servette 1–4 Barcelona 02-08-2002

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. Barcelona 4–2

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04-08-2002

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4–3 Barcelona 07-08-2002 Friendly.

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29-01-2003 Friendly. Benfica 0–1 Barcelona 04-02-2003 Friendly. Cádiz 1–2 Barcelona 05-03-2003 Friendly. Llorca 1–4 Barcelona 02-04-2003 Friendly. Barcelona 5–0

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08-05-2003

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(semi-final). Terrassa 1–1 Barcelona Penalties (4–2)

La Liga

League table

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round of 64

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

First group stage

= Group H

Second group stage

= Group A

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Players statistics

References

External links

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FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk
English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page

FC Barcelona (Spain) profile

uefa.com - UEFA Champions League

Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
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