2002–03 Beşiktaş J.K. season

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Beşiktaş J.K.

| stadium = İnönü Stadium

| league = Süper Lig

| season = 2002–03

| league result = 1st

| cup1 = Turkish Cup

| cup1 result = Quarterfinals (eliminated)

| cup2 = UEFA Cup

| cup2 result = Quarterfinals (eliminated)

| league topscorer =
{{nowrap|Sergen Yalçın (11)}}

| season topscorer =
{{nowrap|İlhan Mansız (14)}}

| chrtitle = President

| chairman = {{flagicon|TUR}} Serdar Bilgili

| manager = {{flagicon|ROM}} Mircea Lucescu

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| prevseason = 2001–02

| nextseason = 2003–04

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The 2002–03 season was the club's 44th season in the Turkish Super League and the club's 100th year in existence. After signing Romanian manager Mircea Lucescu, Beşiktaş won the league for the 12th time in club' history. Beşiktaş also had their most successful UEFA Cup run, by becoming a quarter finalist, however the club lost to S.S. Lazio 1–3 on aggregate, therefore eliminating them. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği 3–4 in the quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup.

Squad

:Source:{{cite news|title=2002-2003 Sezonu Şampiyonluğumuz|trans-title=Our Championship Title at 2002-2003 Season|url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/66470/2002_2003_sezonu_sampiyonlugumuz.html|agency=|publisher=Beşiktaş J.K.|date=11 May 2016|accessdate=30 August 2021|language=Tr|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210830202247/https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/66470/2002_2003_sezonu_sampiyonlugumuz.html|archivedate=30 August 2021|quote=En yakın rakibine sekiz puan fark atan takımımız, ligin bitimine bir hafta kala ezeli rakibimiz Galatasaray ile oynadığı maçta şampiyonluğunu ilan etti. Sergen Yalçın’ın 90. dakikada attığı muhteşem golle 100. yılında şampiyonluğunu ilan eden Beşiktaş’ın kadrosunda şu isimler bulunuyordu: “Oscar Cordoba, Göksel Gencer, N. Yasin Yıldız, Ronaldo Guiaro, Antonio Carlos Zago, Tolga Doğantez, A. Da Silva Mariano (Amaral), Enver Gayır, Zafer Demiray, Tümer Metin, Tayfur Havutçu, Bayram Bektaş, Yasin Sülün, Serdar Topraktepe, Daniel Gabriel Pancu, Eser Yağmur, Kaan Dobra, Ahmet Yıldırım, Sergen Yalçın, Tamer Tuna, Niyazi Güney, Engin Özçelik, İbrahim Üzülmez, Pascal Oliver Nouma, İlhan Mansız, Ali C. Begeçarslan, Ali Eren Beşerler, Ahmet Dursun, Federico Giunti, Constantin Marius Maldarasanu.”|url-status=live}}

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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=COL|pos=GK|name=Óscar Córdoba}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Tolga Doğantez}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Tayfur Havutçu|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Ahmet Yıldırım}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Ronaldo}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Yasin Sülün}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=TUR|pos=FW|name=Ahmet Dursun}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Amaral}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ROM|pos=FW|name=Daniel Pancu}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Sergen Yalçın}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Bayram Bektaş}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Tamer Tuna}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Niyazi Güney}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=Kaan Dobra}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=İbrahim Üzülmez}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Federico Giunti|other=on loan from Brescia}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Pascal Nouma}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=TUR|pos=FW|name=İlhan Mansız}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=TUR|pos=FW|name=Ali Cansun Begeçarslan}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Zago}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=TUR|pos=GK|name=Göksel Gencer}}

{{Fs player|no=37|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Zafer Demiray}}

{{Fs player|no=41|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Serdar Topraktepe}}

{{Fs player|no=44|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Ali Eren Beşerler}}

{{Fs player|no=67|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Tümer Metin}}

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Competitions

=Süper Lig=

{{Main|2002–03 Süper Lig}}

==League table==

{{:2002–03 Süper Lig|showteam=BEŞ}}

=Turkish Cup=

{{main|2002–03 Turkish Cup}}

Beşiktaş had a bye in the first round and then played Elazığspor in the second round. Beşiktaş lost to Gençlerbirliği in the quarter finals.

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|date = December 4, 2002

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Elazığspor

|score = 0–2

|report =

|team2 = Beşiktaş

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Güney {{goal|80}}
Begeçarslan {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Elazığ Atatürk Stadium

|location = Elazığ

|attendance =

|referee = Bülent Uzun

|result = W

}}

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|date =

|time =

|round = Third round

|team1 = Denizlispor

|score = 1–2

|report =

|team2 = Beşiktaş

|goals1 = Tandoğan {{goal|45}}

|goals2 = Mansız {{goal|65||74}}

|stadium = Denizli Atatürk Stadium

|location = Denizli

|attendance =

|referee = Erol Ersoy

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = March 5, 2003

|time =

|round = Quarterfinal

|team1 = Beşiktaş

|score = 3–4

|aet = yes

|report =

|team2 = Gençlerbirliği

|goals1 = Mansız {{goal|46||78||88}}

|goals2 = Hassan {{goal|25}}
El-Saqqa {{goal|35}}
Cihan {{goal|80||106}}

|stadium = BJK İnönü Stadium

|location = Istanbul

|attendance =

|referee = İsmet Arzuman

|result = L

}}

=UEFA Cup=

Beşiktaş had their most successful run, by becoming a quarter finalist. In doing so, they became the second Turkish team to achieve the feat (Galatasaray achieved it in 2000).

==First round==

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|date = September 19, 2002

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Beşiktaş {{flagicon|Turkey}}

|score = 2–2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Sarajevo

|goals1 = Pancu {{goal|31}}
Dursun {{goal|33}}

|goals2 = Obuca {{goal|63}}
Osmanhodžić {{goal|79}}

|stadium = BJK İnönü Stadium

|location = Istanbul, Turkey

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = October 3, 2002

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Sarajevo {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|score = 0–5

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Beşiktaş

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Pancu {{goal|5}}
Üzülmez {{goal|43}}
Dursun {{goal|72 (pen)}}
Sülün {{goal|84}}
Begeçarslan {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium

|location = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W}}

Beşiktaş won 7–2 on aggregate.

==Second round==

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|date = October 31, 2002

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Deportivo Alavés {{flagicon|Spain}}

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Beşiktaş

|goals1 = Abelardo Fernández {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Antonio Karmona {{goal|31 (own)}}

|stadium = Estadio Mendizorrotza

|location = Vitoria, Spain, Spain

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D}}

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|date = November 14, 2002

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Beşiktaş {{flagicon|Turkey}}

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Spain}} Deportivo Alavés

|goals1 = İlhan Mansız {{goal|7}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = BJK İnönü Stadium

|location = Istanbul, Turkey

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W}}

Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.

==Third round==

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|date = November 28, 2002

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Beşiktaş {{flagicon|Turkey}}

|score = 3–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dynamo Kyiv

|goals1 = Daniel Pancu {{goal|30}}
Ahmet Yıldırım {{goal|71}}
Pascal Nouma {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Husin {{goal|29}}

|stadium = BJK İnönü Stadium

|location = Istanbul, Turkey

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = December 12, 2002

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Dynamo Kyiv {{flagicon|Ukraine}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Beşiktaş

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium

|location = Kyiv, Ukraine

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D}}

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.

==Fourth round==

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|date = February 20, 2003

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Slavia Prague {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Beşiktaş

|goals1 = Tomáš Došek {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Eden

|location = Prague, Czech Republic

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = February 27, 2003

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Beşiktaş {{flagicon|Turkey}}

|score = 4–2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Slavia Prague

|goals1 = Daniel Pancu {{goal|41}}
Ronaldo Guiaro {{goal|61}}
Ahmet Dursun {{goal|66}}
İlhan Mansız{{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Richard Dostálek {{goal|77 (pen]}}
Hrdlicka {{goal|83}}

|stadium = BJK İnönü Stadium

|location = Istanbul, Turkey

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W}}

Beşiktaş won 4–3 on aggregate.

==Quarter-final==

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|date = March 13, 2003

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Lazio {{flagicon|Italy}}

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Beşiktaş

|goals1 = Simone Inzaghi {{goal|55}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Olimpico

|location = Rome, Italy

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = March 20, 2003

|time =

|round =

|team1 = Beşiktaş {{flagicon|Turkey}}

|score = 1–2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|Italy}} Lazio

|goals1 = Sergen Yalçın {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Stefano Fiore {{goal|5}}
Lucas Castromán {{goal|9}}

|stadium = BJK İnönü Stadium

|location = Istanbul, Turkey

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L}}

Beşiktaş lost 1–3 on aggregate.

References

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