2002–03 Málaga CF season

Málaga CF

2002–03 season
Manager	Joaquín Peiró
La Liga	13th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Finals
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals

During the 2002–03 in Spanish football season, Málaga competed in La Liga.

Season summary

Málaga slipped to 13th in the final table, but won the Intertoto Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Manager Joaquín Peiró left at the end of the season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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	ESP	Rafa
2	DF	ESP	Roberto Rojas
3	DF	ESP	Francisco Javier López Bravo
4	DF	POR	Litos
5	DF	ESP	Mikel Roteta
6	DF	ESP	Raúl Iznata
7	FW	PAN	Julio Dely Valdés
9	FW	URU	Darío Silva
11	MF	NED	Kiki Musampa
12	DF	ESP	Vicente Valcarce
13	GK	ESP	Pedro Contreras
14	MF	URU	Marcelo Romero
15	MF	ESP	Manu Sánchez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ESP	Miguel Ángel
18	MF	CRO	Ivan Leko
19	DF	ESP	Fernando Sanz
20	DF	ESP	Gerardo
21	DF	ESP	Josemi
23	MF	ESP	Sandro
24	FW	ESP	Manuel Canabal
25	GK	ESP	Francesc Arnau
26	MF	ESP	Juanito
27	DF	ESP	Nacho
28	FW	ESP	Koke
29	DF	ESP	Alexis
30	MF	ESP	Juan Rodríguez

Left club during season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	ESP	Francisco Manuel Ruano (on loan to Córdoba)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	POR	Edgar (on loan to Getafe)

Results

UEFA Cup

First round

Željezničar v Málaga

19 September 2002	Željezničar	0–0	Málaga	Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
20:30		Report		Referee: Stefan Meissner (Austria)

Málaga v Željezničar

3 October 2002	Málaga	1–0	Željezničar	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30	Dely Valdés 7' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Second round

Málaga v Amica Wronki

24 October 2002	Málaga	2–1	Amica Wronki	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30	Romero 39' Dely Valdés 69'	Report	Jikia 2'	Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Amica Wronki v Málaga

7 November 2002	Amica Wronki	1–2	Málaga	Stadion Amica, Wronki
18:00	Gesior 16'	Report	Silva 20' Musampa 72'	Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Málaga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round

Málaga v Leeds United

28 November 2002	Málaga	0–0	Leeds United	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
22:00		Report		Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Leeds United v Málaga

12 December 2002	Leeds United	1–2	Málaga	Elland Road, Leeds
21:00	Bakke 22'	Report	Dely Valdés 13', 79'	Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Málaga won 2–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Málaga v AEK Athens

20 February 2003	Málaga	0–0	AEK Athens	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30		Report		Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

AEK Athens v Málaga

27 February 2003	AEK Athens	0–1	Málaga	Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
19:00		Report	Manu Sánchez 26'	Referee: Rob Styles (England)

Málaga won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Málaga v Boavista

13 March 2003	Málaga	1–0	Boavista	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
21:30	Dely Valdés 17'	Report		Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Boavista v Málaga

1–1 on aggregate. Boavista won 4–1 on penalties.