2002–03 Beşiktaş J.K. season

Beşiktaş J.K.
2002–03 season
PresidentTurkey Serdar Bilgili
ManagerRomania Mircea Lucescu
Stadiumİnönü Stadium
Süper Lig1st
Turkish CupQuarterfinals (eliminated)
UEFA CupQuarterfinals (eliminated)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sergen Yalçın (11)
All:
İlhan Mansız (14)

The 2002–03 season was the club's 44th season in the Turkish Super League and the club's 100th year in existence. After signing Romanian manager Mircea Lucescu, Beşiktaş won the league for the 12th time in club' history. Beşiktaş also had their most successful UEFA Cup run, by becoming a quarter finalist, however the club lost to S.S. Lazio 1–3 on aggregate, therefore eliminating them. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği 3–4 in the quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup.

Squad

Source:[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Colombia COL Óscar Córdoba
2 DF Turkey TUR Tolga Doğantez
3 MF Turkey TUR Tayfur Havutçu (captain)
4 DF Turkey TUR Ahmet Yıldırım
5 DF Brazil BRA Ronaldo
6 MF Turkey TUR Yasin Sülün
7 FW Turkey TUR Ahmet Dursun
8 MF Brazil BRA Amaral
9 FW Romania ROU Daniel Pancu
10 MF Turkey TUR Sergen Yalçın
11 MF Turkey TUR Bayram Bektaş
13 MF Turkey TUR Tamer Tuna
16 MF Turkey TUR Niyazi Güney
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Poland POL Kaan Dobra
19 DF Turkey TUR İbrahim Üzülmez
20 MF Italy ITA Federico Giunti (on loan from Brescia)
21 FW France FRA Pascal Nouma
26 FW Turkey TUR İlhan Mansız
29 FW Turkey TUR Ali Cansun Begeçarslan
30 DF Brazil BRA Zago
33 GK Turkey TUR Göksel Gencer
37 MF Turkey TUR Zafer Demiray
41 MF Turkey TUR Serdar Topraktepe
44 DF Turkey TUR Ali Eren Beşerler
67 MF Turkey TUR Tümer Metin

Competitions

Süper Lig

Main article: 2002–03 Süper Lig

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beşiktaş (C) 34 26 7 1 63 21 +42 85 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Galatasaray 34 24 5 5 61 27 +34 77 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Gençlerbirliği 34 19 9 6 76 40 +36 66 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Gaziantepspor 34 16 9 9 61 41 +20 57
5 Malatyaspor 34 14 10 10 56 45 +11 52
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Turkish Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Turkish Cup

Beşiktaş had a bye in the first round and then played Elazığspor in the second round. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği in the quarter finals.

December 4, 2002 Second round Elazığspor 0–2 Beşiktaş Elazığ
Güney 80'
Begeçarslan 87'		 Stadium: Elazığ Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Bülent Uzun
Third round Denizlispor 1–2 Beşiktaş Denizli
Tandoğan 45' Mansız 65', 74' Stadium: Denizli Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Erol Ersoy
March 5, 2003 Quarterfinal Beşiktaş 3–4 (a.e.t.) Gençlerbirliği Istanbul
Mansız 46', 78', 88' Hassan 25'
El-Saqqa 35'
Cihan 80', 106'		 Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Referee: İsmet Arzuman

UEFA Cup

Beşiktaş had their most successful run, by becoming a quarter finalist. In doing so, they became the second Turkish team to achieve the feat (Galatasaray achieved it in 2000).

First round

September 19, 2002 Beşiktaş Turkey 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Istanbul, Turkey
Pancu 31'
Dursun 33'		 Obuca 63'
Osmanhodžić 79'		 Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
October 3, 2002 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 Turkey Beşiktaş Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pancu 5'
Üzülmez 43'
Dursun 72 (pen)'
Sülün 84'
Begeçarslan 85'		 Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium

Beşiktaş won 7–2 on aggregate.

Second round

October 31, 2002 Deportivo Alavés Spain 1–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Vitoria, Spain, Spain
Abelardo Fernández 90+3' Antonio Karmona 31 (own)' Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza
November 14, 2002 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–0 Spain Deportivo Alavés Istanbul, Turkey
İlhan Mansız 7' Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium

Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third round

November 28, 2002 Beşiktaş Turkey 3–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Istanbul, Turkey
Daniel Pancu 30'
Ahmet Yıldırım 71'
Pascal Nouma 82'		 Husin 29' Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
December 12, 2002 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Kyiv, Ukraine
Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

February 20, 2003 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 1–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Prague, Czech Republic
Tomáš Došek 62' Stadium: Stadion Eden
February 27, 2003 Beşiktaş Turkey 4–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Istanbul, Turkey
Daniel Pancu 41'
Ronaldo Guiaro 61'
Ahmet Dursun 66'
İlhan Mansız 70'		 Richard Dostálek 77 (pen]'
Hrdlicka 83'		 Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium

Beşiktaş won 4–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-final

March 13, 2003 Lazio Italy 1–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Rome, Italy
Simone Inzaghi 55' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
March 20, 2003 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–2 Italy Lazio Istanbul, Turkey
Sergen Yalçın 82' Stefano Fiore 5'
Lucas Castromán 9'		 Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium

Beşiktaş lost 1–3 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "2002-2003 Sezonu Şampiyonluğumuz" [Our Championship Title at 2002-2003 Season] (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021. En yakın rakibine sekiz puan fark atan takımımız, ligin bitimine bir hafta kala ezeli rakibimiz Galatasaray ile oynadığı maçta şampiyonluğunu ilan etti. Sergen Yalçın'ın 90. dakikada attığı muhteşem golle 100. yılında şampiyonluğunu ilan eden Beşiktaş'ın kadrosunda şu isimler bulunuyordu: "Oscar Cordoba, Göksel Gencer, N. Yasin Yıldız, Ronaldo Guiaro, Antonio Carlos Zago, Tolga Doğantez, A. Da Silva Mariano (Amaral), Enver Gayır, Zafer Demiray, Tümer Metin, Tayfur Havutçu, Bayram Bektaş, Yasin Sülün, Serdar Topraktepe, Daniel Gabriel Pancu, Eser Yağmur, Kaan Dobra, Ahmet Yıldırım, Sergen Yalçın, Tamer Tuna, Niyazi Güney, Engin Özçelik, İbrahim Üzülmez, Pascal Oliver Nouma, İlhan Mansız, Ali C. Begeçarslan, Ali Eren Beşerler, Ahmet Dursun, Federico Giunti, Constantin Marius Maldarasanu."