2002–03 Panathinaikos F.C. season

In the 2002–03 season Panathinaikos played for 44th consecutive time in Greece's top division, Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in UEFA Cup and Greek Cup. Their season started with Sergio Markarián as team manager.

Panathinaikos
2002–03 season
OwnerGreece Giannis Vardinogiannis
ChairmanGreece Angelos Filippidis
ManagerPortugal Fernando Santos /
Uruguay Sergio Markarián
Alpha Ethniki2nd
Greek Cup2nd round
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerNikos Liberopoulos (16)

Squad

As of 24 February 2002.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Antonis Nikopolidis
2 DF Denmark DEN Rene Henriksen
4 MF Portugal POR Carlos Chaínho
5 DF Greece GRE Giourkas Seitaridis
6 MF Romania ROU Erik Lincar
7 FW Croatia CRO Goran Vlaovic
8 DF Greece GRE Yannis Goumas (captain)
9 FW Poland POL Krzysztof Warzycha
10 MF Ghana GHA Derek Boateng
11 FW Finland FIN Joonas Kolkka
12 MF Denmark DEN Jan Michaelsen
13 GK Greece GRE Stefanos Kotsolis
14 DF Greece GRE Leonidas Vokolos
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Croatia CRO Daniel Šarić
16 DF Greece GRE Sotiris Kyrgiakos
18 DF Greece GRE Minas Pitsos
19 FW Cyprus CYP Michalis Konstantinou
20 MF Greece GRE Angelos Basinas
21 FW Greece GRE Nikos Liberopoulos
22 MF Greece GRE Miltiadis Sapanis
23 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Olisadebe
24 MF Greece GRE Xenofon Gittas
26 MF Greece GRE Giorgos Karagounis
27 DF Greece GRE Pantelis Konstantinidis
30 DF Greece GRE Takis Fyssas
31 GK Greece GRE Panagiotis Bartzokas

Team kit
Home
Away
Home (2)
Away (2)

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki
Main article: 2002–03 Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 30 21 7 2 75 21 +54 70[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Panathinaikos 30 22 4 4 50 19 +31 70[lower-alpha 1]
3 AEK Athens 30 21 5 4 74 29 +45 68 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
4 PAOK 30 16 5 9 59 38 +21 53[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Panionios 30 15 8 7 35 25 +10 53[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points (goal difference): Olympiacos 3 (+2), Panathinaikos 3 (-2).
  2. Head-to-head points (goal difference): PAOK 3 (+1), Panionios 3 (-1).

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup

First round
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup first round
19 September 2002 First leg Litex Lovech Bulgaria 0–1 Greece Panathinaikos Lovech, Bulgaria
15:45 CET Report Jelenković 72' (o.g.) Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)
3 October 2002 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)		 Bulgaria Litex Lovech Athens, Greece
20:30 CET Warzycha 110', 120' Report Graf 90+1' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Second round
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup second round
31 October 2002 First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–1 Greece Panathinaikos Istanbul, Turkey
19:15 CET Washington 42' Report Basinas 14' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti (Italy)
14 November 2002 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 4–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Turkey Fenerbahçe Athens, Greece
20:00 CET Liberopoulos 24'
Goumas 31'
Michaelsen 42'
Warzycha 89'		 Report Tuncay 37' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez (Spain)

Third round
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup final phase § Third round
28 November 2002 First leg Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 2–2 Greece Panathinaikos Liberec, Czech Republic
18:30 CET Zbončák 44'
Slovák 84' (pen.)		 Report Basinas 13' (pen.)
Olisadebe 52'		 Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 5,805
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
12 December 2002 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 1–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Athens, Greece
17:45 CET Fyssas 2' Report Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Fourth round
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup final phase § Fourth round
20 February 2003 First leg Panathinaikos Greece 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht Athens, Greece
19:30 CET Olisadebe 12', 73'
Liberopoulos 63'		 Report Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
27 February 2003 Second leg Anderlecht Belgium 2–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Greece Panathinaikos Brussels, Belgium
20:30 CET Jestrović 70', 81' Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 17,970
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Quarter-finals
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup final phase § Quarter-finals
13 March 2003 First leg Porto Portugal 0–1 Greece Panathinaikos Porto, Portugal
22:00 CET Report Olisadebe 73' Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 44,310
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
20 March 2003 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)		 Portugal Porto Athens, Greece
19:30 CET Report Derlei 16', 103' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 14,300
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

References
  1. "Panathinaikos FC 2006/07 squad numbers". pao.gr. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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