2002–03 Le Mans UC72 season

Le Mans
2002–03 season
PresidentNoël Peyramayou
Head coachThierry Goudet
StadiumStade Léon-Bollée
Ligue 22nd (promoted)
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniel Cousin (19)
All:
Daniel Cousin (23)
Average home league attendance7,360[1]

The 2002–03 season was the 18th season in the existence of Le Mans UC72 and the club's thirteenth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Le Mans participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
– MF Algeria Ahmed Aït Ouarab France FC Martigues 1 July 2002
– MF France Philippe Celdran France Sedan 1 July 2002
– MF France Fabrice Pancrate France Guingamp 1 July 2002
– FW France Laurent Peyrelade France Sedan 1 July 2002
– DF France Steven Pelé France Rennes B Loan 29 August 2002
– FW France Olivier Thomas France Troyes 24 January 2003

Out

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 3 August 2002 23 May 2003 Matchday 1 2nd 38 18 14 6 49 33 +16 047.37
Coupe de France 14 December 2002 25 January 2003 Seventh round Round of 16 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 066.67
Coupe de la Ligue 11 October 2002 18 January 2003 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 44 22 15 7 66 41 +25 050.00

Source: Competitions

Ligue 2

Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 2

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Toulouse (C, P) 38 21 9 8 50 24 +26 72 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Le Mans (P) 38 18 14 6 49 33 +16 68
3 Metz (P) 38 19 10 9 52 29 +23 67
4 Lorient 38 18 11 9 43 29 +14 65
5 Châteauroux 38 16 12 10 40 35 +5 60
Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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 18 14 6 49 33  +16 68 13 5 1 28 9  +19 5 9 5 21 24  −3

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWLDWLWDWDWDDLWWDLLLWDDDDWDWWWDWDD
Position63111111111111111111112423224443222222
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2002 1 Amiens 0–1 Le Mans Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
10 August 2002 2 Le Mans 3–1 Gueugnon Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
17 August 2002 3 Reims 1–2 Le Mans Reims
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
24 August 2002 4 Le Mans 2–1 Toulouse Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 7,924
Referee: Tony Chapron
1 September 2002 5 Lorient 3–4 Le Mans Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
5 September 2002 6 Le Mans 1–0 Metz Le Mans
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 8,994
Referee: Bertrand Layec
10 September 2002 7 Istres 1–0 Le Mans Istres
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
14 September 2002 8 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Le Mans Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
21 September 2002 9 Le Mans 1–0 Niort Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
28 September 2002 10 Wasquehal 2–1 Le Mans Wasquehal
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
4 October 2002 11 Le Mans 3–0 Nancy Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
19 October 2002 12 Créteil 2–2 Le Mans Wasquehal
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
26 October 2002 13 Le Mans 2–0 Valence Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
1 November 2002 14 Caen 1–1 Le Mans Caen
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
9 November 2002 15 Le Mans 1–0 Beauvais Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
15 November 2002 16 Châteauroux 1–1 Le Mans Châteauroux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
30 November 2002 17 Le Mans 1–1 Laval Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
4 December 2002 18 Clermont 1–0 Le Mans Clermont
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
18 December 2002 19 Le Mans 1–0 Grenoble Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
15 January 2003 21 Le Mans 1–1 Reims Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
21 January 2003 22 Toulouse 2–0 Le Mans Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 11,633
Referee: Bertrand Layec
28 January 2003 23 Le Mans 0–1 Lorient Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
31 January 2003 24 Metz 4–0 Le Mans Metz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 9,966
5 February 2003 25 Le Mans 1–0 Istres Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
9 February 2003 26 Le Mans 2–2 Saint-Étienne Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
18 February 2003 20 Gueugnon 0–1 Le Mans Gueugnon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
22 February 2003 27 Niort 1–1 Le Mans Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
1 March 2003 28 Le Mans 0–0 Wasquehal Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
8 March 2003 29 Nancy 2–2 Le Mans Nancy
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
21 March 2003 30 Le Mans 2–1 Créteil Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
28 March 2003 31 Valence 2–2 Le Mans Valence
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
4 April 2003 32 Le Mans 2–0 Caen Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
12 April 2003 33 Beauvais 0–2 Le Mans Beauvais
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
19 April 2003 34 Le Mans 1–0 Châteauroux Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
2 May 2003 35 Laval 1–1 Le Mans Laval
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
10 May 2003 36 Le Mans 3–0 Clermont Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
16 May 2003 37 Grenoble 0–0 Le Mans Grenoble
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report
23 May 2003 38 Le Mans 1–1 Amiens Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report

Coupe de France

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France
14 December 2002 Eighth round Saint-Lô 2–5 Le Mans Saint-Lô
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
4 January 2003 Round of 64 Carquefou 1–4 (a.e.t.) Le Mans Carquefou
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
25 January 2003 Round of 32 Libourne S-S 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(12–11 p)		 Le Mans Libourne
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Jean Antoine Moueix
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Damien Ledentu

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
11 October 2002 First round Le Mans 3–0 Valence Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
7 December 2002 Round of 32 Le Mans 1–0 Grenoble Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
18 January 2003 Round of 16 Saint-Étienne 3–2 Le Mans Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 2 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2021.