2002–03 Bundesliga


The 2002–03 Bundesliga was the 40th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 9 August 2002 and concluded on 24 May 2003. This was the first season where the defending champions kicked–off the opening match.

Team overview

ClubLocationGroundCapacity
BerlinOlympiastadion76,000
BielefeldStadion Alm26,600
BochumRuhrstadion36,000
BremenWeserstadion36,000
CottbusStadion der Freundschaft21,000
DortmundWestfalenstadion68,600
HamburgAOL Arena62,000
HanoverNiedersachsenstadion60,400
KaiserslauternFritz Walter Stadion41,500
LeverkusenBayArena22,500
MönchengladbachBökelbergstadion34,500
MunichOlympiastadion63,000
MunichOlympiastadion63,000
NurembergFrankenstadion44,700
RostockOstseestadion25,850
GelsenkirchenArena AufSchalke61,973
StuttgartGottlieb-Daimler-Stadion53,700
WolfsburgVfL-Stadion am Elsterweg21,600

League table

The final table of the 1st Bundesliga, Season 2002/03

Results

Top scorers

GoalsPlayerTeam
21 Giovane ÉlberBayern Munich
21 Thomas ChristiansenVfL Bochum
16 AíltonWerder Bremen
15 Kevin KurányiVfB Stuttgart
15 Claudio PizarroBayern Munich
14 MarcelinhoHertha BSC
14 Markus SchrothTSV 1860 München
14 Fredi BobicHannover 96
14 Bernardo RomeoHamburger SV
13 Benjamin Lauth1860 Munich
13 Jan KollerBorussia Dortmund

Champion squad