2002–03 Hamburger SV season

Hamburger SV
2002–03 season
ManagerKurt Jara
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalLast 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Bernardo Romeo (14)
All: Bernardo Romeo (16)

Hamburger SV nearly qualified for the Champions League, only just falling short to Borussia Dortmund. Given that HSV had been mired in the midfield for the last few seasons, the season was regarded as a successful one.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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.

Left club during season

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

Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 VfB Stuttgart 34 17 8 9 53 39 +14 59 Qualification to Champions League group stage
3 Borussia Dortmund 34 15 13 6 51 27 +24 58 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Hamburger SV 34 15 11 8 46 36 +10 56 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Hertha BSC 34 16 6 12 52 43 +9 54
6 Werder Bremen 34 16 4 14 51 50 +1 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Source: bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

References

Notes

  1. ^ Antar was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but also qualified to represent Lebanon internationally and represented Lebanon at U-21 level before making his international debut for Lebanon in 1998.