2002–03 Montpellier HSC season

Montpellier HSC
2002–03 season
PresidentLouis Nicollin
Head coachGérard Bernardet
StadiumStade de la Mosson
Ligue 116th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Valéry Mézague (6)
All:
Valéry Mézague (7)
Average home league attendance12,759[1]
← 2001–02
2003–04 →

The 2002–03 season was the 84th season in the history of Montpellier HSC and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Montpellier participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

During the season, Montpellier played eight friendlies and training matches including one against a national team.[2]

2 July 2002 Friendly Montpellier 4–1 Marseille
6 July 2002 Friendly Saint-Étienne 1–1 Montpellier Cluses
13 July 2002 Friendly Monaco 0–0 Montpellier Annecy
17 July 2002 Friendly Sète 0–1 Montpellier Sète
20 July 2002 Friendly Bordeaux 0–0 Montpellier Villenave d'Ornon
23 July 2002 Friendly Montpellier 4–0  Haiti
26 July 2002 Friendly Montpellier 1–1 Metz Grau du Roi
12 October 2002 Friendly Montpellier 1–1 Auxerre Nîmes

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 3 August 2002 May 2003 Matchday 1 16th 38 10 10 18 37 54 −17 026.32
Coupe de France 4 January 2003 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 3 5 −2 000.00
Coupe de la Ligue 7 December 2002 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 40 10 10 20 41 61 −20 025.00

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Lille 38 10 12 16 29 44 −15 42
15 Rennes 38 10 10 18 35 45 −10 40
16 Montpellier 38 10 10 18 37 54 −17 40
17 Ajaccio 38 9 12 17 29 49 −20 39
18 Le Havre (R) 38 10 8 20 27 47 −20 38 Relegation to Ligue 2
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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 10 10 18 37 54  −17 40 6 7 6 19 19  0 4 3 12 18 35  −17

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLLDDWLDLLDLWDDLLDDLDLLLWWLWWLWLWWLDL
Position510141617171316161818181817171819202020201919191919192018161815171514141516
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2002 1 Montpellier 1–0 Rennes Montpellier
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,692
Referee: Thierry Auriac
8 August 2002 2 Auxerre 2–0 Montpellier Auxerre
20:00
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
17 August 2002 3 Montpellier 0–1 Bordeaux Montpellier
17:15
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 16,981
Referee: Claude Colombo
24 August 2002 4 Nice 2–1 Montpellier Nice
20:00 Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 11,422
Referee: Améziane Khendek
31 August 2002 5 Montpellier 0–0 Le Havre Montpellier
20:00 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 8,550
Referee: Éric Poulat
11 September 2002 6 Ajaccio 0–0 Montpellier Ajaccio
20:30 Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Pascal Viléo
14 September 2002 7 Montpellier 1–0 Lille Montpellier
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 8,991
Referee: Stéphane Bré
21 September 2002 8 Strasbourg 3–2 Montpellier Strasbourg
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 9,164
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
28 September 2002 9 Montpellier 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 18,456
Referee: Bruno Coué
5 October 2002 10 Montpellier 0–2 Lens Montpellier
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 11,717
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
12 April 2003 33 Montpellier 0–2 Sochaux Montpellier
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,177
Referee: Philippe Kalt
19 April 2003 34 Bastia 1–2 Montpellier Furiani
20:00
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 7,522
Referee: Gilles Veissière
3 May 2003 35 Montpellier 1–0 Nantes Montpellier
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 13,731
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
10 May 2003 36 Monaco 3–1 Montpellier Monaco
17:15 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,360
20 May 2003 37 Montpellier 1–1 Lyon Montpellier
20:30 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 19,764
24 May 2003 38 Rennes 3–1 Montpellier Rennes
20:30 Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 18,237

Coupe de France

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France
4 January 2003 Round of 64 Amiens 5–3 (a.e.t.) Montpellier Amiens
20:00
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
7 December 2002 Round of 32 Montpellier 1–2 Bordeaux Montpellier
18:00
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Statistics

Rank Pos. No. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
19 MF 19 Cameroon Valéry Mézague 6 1 0 7
2 FW 26 Burkina Faso Habib Bamogo 4 0 0 4
MF 14 France Cédric Barbosa 4 0 0 4
FW 29 Ivory Coast Marc-Éric Gueï 3 0 1 4
MF 11 Mali Fodé Mansaré 4 0 0 4
Total 37 3 1 41

Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2002/2003 - Attendance".
  2. ^ "Matchs amicaux".
  3. ^ "2002-2003 Montpellier Stats, All Competitions".