2002–03 Málaga CF season

During the 2002–03 Spanish football season, Málaga competed in La Liga.

Málaga CF
2002–03 season
Manager Joaquín Peiró
La Liga13th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Intertoto CupFinals
UEFA CupQuarter-finals

Season summary

Málaga slipped to 13th in the final table, but won the Intertoto Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Manager Joaquín Peiró left at the end of the season.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Rafa
2 DF  ESP Roberto Rojas
3 DF  ESP Francisco Javier López Bravo
4 DF  POR Litos
5 DF  ESP Mikel Roteta
6 DF  ESP Raúl Iznata
7 FW  PAN Julio Dely Valdés
9 FW  URU Darío Silva
11 MF  NED Kiki Musampa
12 DF  ESP Vicente Valcarce
13 GK  ESP Pedro Contreras
14 MF  URU Marcelo Romero
15 MF  ESP Manu Sánchez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ESP Miguel Ángel
18 MF  CRO Ivan Leko
19 DF  ESP Fernando Sanz
20 DF  ESP Gerardo
21 DF  ESP Josemi
23 MF  ESP Sandro
24 FW  ESP Manuel Canabal
25 GK  ESP Francesc Arnau
26 MF  ESP Juanito
27 DF  ESP Nacho
28 FW  ESP Koke
29 DF  ESP Alexis
30 MF  ESP Juan Rodríguez

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  ESP Francisco Manuel Ruano (on loan to Córdoba)
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW  POR Edgar (on loan to Getafe)

Results

First round
19 September 2002 Željezničar 0–0 Málaga Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
20:30 Report Referee: Stefan Meissner (Austria)
3 October 2002 Málaga 1–0 Željezničar La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Dely Valdés 7' (pen.) Report Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Second round
31 October 2002 Málaga 2–1 Amica Wronki La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Romero 39'
Dely Valdés 69'		 Report Jikia 2' Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
12 November 2002 Amica Wronki 1–2 Málaga Stadion Amica, Wronki
18:00 Gesior 16' Report Silva 20'
Musampa 72'		 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Málaga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round
28 November 2002 Málaga 0–0 Leeds United La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
22:00 Report Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
12 December 2002 Leeds United 1–2 Málaga Elland Road, Leeds
21:00 Bakke 22' Report Dely Valdés 13', 79' Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round
20 February 2003 Málaga 0–0 AEK Athens La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Report Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
27 February 2003 AEK Athens 0–1 Málaga Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
19:00 Report Manu Sánchez 26' Referee: Rob Styles (England)

Málaga won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
13 March 2003 Málaga 1–0 Boavista La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30 Dely Valdés 17' Report Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
20 March 2003 Boavista 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		 Málaga Estádio do Bessa, Porto
22:00 Luiz Cláudio 83' Report Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Penalties
Alexandre
Luiz Cláudio
Silva
Ricardo 		López Bravo
Miguel Ángel
Leko

1–1 on aggregate. Boavista won 4–1 on penalties.

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Málaga - 2002/03".


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