2002–03 OGC Nice season

Nice
2002–03 season
PresidentMaurice Cohen
Head coachGernot Rohr
StadiumStade du Ray
Ligue 110th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kaba Diawara (12)
All:
Kaba Diawara (12)
Average home league attendance13,794[1]
Biggest winNice 4–0 Strasbourg
Biggest defeatBordeaux 4–0 Nice

The 2002–03 season was the 99th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's first season back in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice also participated in the editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue during this season.[2]

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 3 August 2002 24 May 2003 Matchday 1 10th 38 13 16 9 39 31 +8 034.21
Coupe de France 4 January 2003 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Coupe de la Ligue 7 December 2002 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 40 13 17 10 39 32 +7 032.50

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
8 Lens 38 14 15 9 43 31 +12 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
9 Nantes 38 16 8 14 37 39 −2 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10 Nice 38 13 16 9 39 31 +8 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
11 Paris Saint-Germain 38 14 12 12 47 36 +11 54
12 Bastia 38 12 11 15 40 48 −8 47
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

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 13 16 9 39 31  +8 55 10 7 2 24 8  +16 3 9 7 15 23  −8

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWWDWDWLWDDDWWDLWLDWDDLWLDDDDLWWDDLDL
Position1573111112213311121221236344767996778810
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2002 1 Nice 1–2 Le Havre Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
10 August 2002 2 Nice 4–0 Strasbourg Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
17 August 2002 3 Lille 0–3 Nice Lille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
24 August 2002 4 Nice 2–1 Montpellier Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
31 August 2002 5 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Nice Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
11 September 2002 6 Nice 2–0 Marseille Nice
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
14 September 2002 7 Guingamp 0–0 Nice Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
21 September 2002 8 Nice 1–0 Troyes Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
28 September 2002 9 Sochaux 1–0 Nice Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
5 October 2002 10 Nice 2–0 Bastia Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
19 October 2002 11 Nantes 0–0 Nice Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
26 October 2002 12 Nice 0–0 Lens Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
2 November 2002 13 Lyon 2–2 Nice Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
8 November 2002 14 Nice 1–0 Monaco Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
16 November 2002 15 Auxerre 0–2 Nice Auxerre
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
23 November 2002 16 Nice 0–0 Rennes Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
30 November 2002 17 Sedan 3–0 Nice Sedan
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
3 December 2002 18 Nice 3–0 Ajaccio Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
15 December 2002 19 Bordeaux 4–0 Nice Bordeaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
20 December 2002 20 Strasbourg 0–0 Nice Strasbourg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
11 January 2003 21 Nice 2–0 Lille Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
15 January 2003 22 Montpellier 2–2 Nice Montpellier
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
22 January 2003 23 Nice 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
28 January 2003 24 Marseille 2–0 Nice Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
1 February 2003 25 Nice 1–0 Guingamp Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
5 February 2003 26 Troyes 1–0 Nice Troyes
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
8 February 2003 27 Nice 2–2 Sochaux Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
22 February 2003 28 Bastia 1–1 Nice Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
28 February 2003 29 Nice 1–1 Nantes Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
8 March 2003 30 Lens 0–0 Nice Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
23 March 2003 31 Nice 0–1 Lyon Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
6 April 2003 32 Monaco 0–1 Nice Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
12 April 2003 33 Nice 1–0 Auxerre Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
19 April 2003 34 Rennes 2–2 Nice Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
3 May 2003 35 Nice 0–0 Sedan Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
10 May 2003 36 Ajaccio 2–0 Nice Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
20 May 2003 37 Nice 1–1 Bordeaux Nice
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
24 May 2003 38 Le Havre 2–1 Nice Le Havre
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux

Coupe de France

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France
4 January 2003 Round of 64 Nice 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Metz Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 9,153
Referee: Damien Ledentu

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
7 December 2002 Third round US Créteil-Lusitanos 1–0 Nice Créteil
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Dallet 66'
 Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
Attendance: 3,476
Referee: Améziane Khendek[note 1]

Notes

  1. ^ Khendek was replaced by Jean-Marc Rodolphe in the 57th minute.

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Nice 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 March 2021.