View source for 2002–03 in Swiss football

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{{Infobox football country season
| country                    = Switzerland
| season                     = 2002–03
| division1                  = [[2002–03 Nationalliga A|Nationalliga A]]
| champions1                 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper Club]]
| division2                  = [[2002–03 Nationalliga B|Nationalliga B]]
| champions2                 = [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
| division3                  = [[2002–03 Swiss 1. Liga|1. Liga]]
| champions3                 = '''Group 1:'''<br />[[FC Meyrin|Meyrin]]<br />'''Group 2:'''<br />[[SC Young Fellows Juventus|Young Fellows Juventus]]<br />'''Group 3:'''<br />[[FC Malcantone Agno|Malcantone]]
| domestic                   = [[2002–03 Swiss Cup|Swiss Cup]]
| dchampions                 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| wdivision1                 = [[Swiss Women's Super League]]
| wchampions1                = [[SC LUwin.ch|FC Sursee]]
| wdomestic                  = [[Swiss Women's Cup|Swiss Cup]]
| wdchampions                = [[FC Schwerzenbach]]
| prevseason                 = 2001–02
| nextseason                 = 2003–04
| flagicon                   = yes
}}

The following is a summary of the '''2002–03 season''' of competitive football in [[Switzerland]].

==Nationalliga A==
{{main|2002–03 Nationalliga A}}
===Qualification phase===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Regular season
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|show_bonus_points=y

|team1=GCZ|name_GCZ=[[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper Club]]
|team2=BAS|name_BAS=[[FC Basel|Basel]]
|team3=THU|name_THU=[[FC Thun|Thun]]
|team4=WIL|name_WIL=[[FC Wil 1900|Wil]]
|team5=ZÜR|name_ZÜR=[[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
|team6=NX |name_NX =[[Neuchâtel Xamax FCS|Xamax]] 
|team7=YB |name_YB =[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
|team8=SER|name_SER=[[Servette FC|Servette]]
|team9=LUZ|name_LUZ=[[FC Luzern|Luzern]]
|team10=STG|name_STG=[[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]
|team11=DEL|name_DEL=[[SR Delémont]]
|team12=AAR|name_AAR=[[FC Aarau|Aarau]]
|win_GCZ=15|draw_GCZ=4|loss_GCZ=3|gf_GCZ=58|ga_GCZ=26
|win_BAS=14|draw_BAS=5|loss_BAS=3|gf_BAS=57|ga_BAS=25
|win_THU=9|draw_THU=4|loss_THU=9|gf_THU=33|ga_THU=33
|win_WIL=8|draw_WIL=7|loss_WIL=7|gf_WIL=43|ga_WIL=45
|win_ZÜR=9|draw_ZÜR=4|loss_ZÜR=9|gf_ZÜR=35|ga_ZÜR=37
|win_NX =8|draw_NX =7|loss_NX =7|gf_NX =30|ga_NX =33
|win_YB =8|draw_YB =6|loss_YB =8|gf_YB =41|ga_YB =41
|win_SER=8|draw_SER=5|loss_SER=9|gf_SER=45|ga_SER=37
|win_LUZ=7|draw_LUZ=5|loss_LUZ=10|gf_LUZ=31|ga_LUZ=38|adjust_points_LUZ=-2|status_LUZ=
|win_STG=6|draw_STG=6|loss_STG=10|gf_STG=31|ga_STG=48|status_STG=
|win_DEL=6|draw_DEL=2|loss_DEL=14|gf_DEL=24|ga_DEL=44|status_DEL=
|win_AAR=5|draw_AAR=3|loss_AAR=14|gf_AAR=19|ga_AAR=40|status_AAR=

|col_CP=green3|text_CP=Advance to championship round<br />''halved points (rounded up) as bonus''
|result1=CP|result2=CP|result3=CP|result4=CP|result5=CP|result6=CP|result7=CP|result8=CP
|col_RP=red3|text_RP=Continue to promotion/relegation round
|result9=RP|result10=RP|result11=RP|result12=RP
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.<br />FC Luzern 2 points deducted for irregularities in license application, therefore total points: '''24'''
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit03.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Championship round===
The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Championship playoffs
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|show_bonus_points=y

|team1=GCZ|name_GCZ=[[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper Club]]
|team2=BAS|name_BAS=[[FC Basel|Basel]]
|team3=NX |name_NX =[[Neuchâtel Xamax]]
|team4=YB |name_YB =[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
|team5=ZÜR|name_ZÜR=[[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
|team6=SER|name_SER=[[Servette FC|Servette]]
|team7=THU|name_THU=[[FC Thun|Thun]]
|team8=WIL|name_WIL=[[FC Wil|Wil]]
|win_GCZ=9|draw_GCZ=5|loss_GCZ=0|gf_GCZ=37|ga_GCZ=15|adjust_points_GCZ=25
|win_BAS=10|draw_BAS=2|loss_BAS=2|gf_BAS=38|ga_BAS=17|adjust_points_BAS=24
|win_NX =5|draw_NX =4|loss_NX =5|gf_NX =18|ga_NX =17|adjust_points_NX =16
|win_YB =6|draw_YB =1|loss_YB =7|gf_YB =21|ga_YB =29|adjust_points_YB =15
|win_ZÜR=4|draw_ZÜR=3|loss_ZÜR=7|gf_ZÜR=20|ga_ZÜR=23|adjust_points_ZÜR=16
|win_SER=4|draw_SER=4|loss_SER=6|gf_SER=16|ga_SER=26|adjust_points_SER=15
|win_THU=3|draw_THU=3|loss_THU=8|gf_THU=18|ga_THU=30|adjust_points_THU=16
|win_WIL=2|draw_WIL=4|loss_WIL=8|gf_WIL=19|ga_WIL=30|adjust_points_WIL=16

|col_CLQR=green1|text_CLQR='''Champions'''<br />Qualification to [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|Champions League third qualifying round]]
|result1=CLQR
|col_UCR1=yellow1|text_UCR1='''[[Swiss Cup]] winners'''<br />Qualification to [[2003–04 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]]
|result2=UCR1
|col_UCQR2=blue1|text_UCQR2=Qualification to [[2003–04 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]
|result3=UCQR2
|col_UCQR3=blue1|text_UCQR3=Qualification to [[2003–04 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]
|result4=UCQR3
|col_UI2=blue3|text_UI2=Qualification to [[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup#Second round|Intertoto Cup second round]]
|result7=UI2
|col_UI1=blue3|text_UI1=Qualification to [[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]]
|result8=UI1

|class_rules=1) points; 2) Position in the qualification
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit03.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Nationalliga B==
===Qualification phase===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Regular season
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|show_bonus_points=y

|team1=VAD |name_VAD = [[FC Vaduz]]          |win_VAD =12 |draw_VAD =5 |loss_VAD =5 |gf_VAD =47 |ga_VAD=32 |adjust_points_VAD=0
|team2=SIO |name_SIO = [[FC Sion]]           |win_SIO =12 |draw_SIO =3 |loss_SIO =7 |gf_SIO =35 |ga_SIO=27 |adjust_points_SIO=0
|team3=KRI |name_KRI = [[SC Kriens]]         |win_KRI =11 |draw_KRI =5 |loss_KRI =6 |gf_KRI =48 |ga_KRI=36 |adjust_points_KRI=0
|team4=LUG |name_LUG = [[FC Lugano]]         |win_LUG =12 |draw_LUG =6 |loss_LUG =4 |gf_LUG =36 |ga_LUG=17 |adjust_points_LUG=-5
|team5=YVE |name_YVE = [[Yverdon-Sport FC]]  |win_YVE =10 |draw_YVE =6 |loss_YVE =6 |gf_YVE =36 |ga_YVE=21 |adjust_points_YVE=0
|team6=SCH |name_SCH = [[FC Schaffhausen]]   |win_SCH =8 |draw_SCH =8 |loss_SCH =6 |gf_SCH =30 |ga_SCH=35 |adjust_points_SCH=0
|team7=LAU |name_LAU = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] |win_LAU =9 |draw_LAU =3 |loss_LAU =10 |gf_LAU =27 |ga_LAU=32 |adjust_points_LAU=0
|team8=CON |name_CON = [[FC Concordia Basel]] |win_CON =7 |draw_CON =6 |loss_CON =9 |gf_CON =29 |ga_CON=43 |adjust_points_CON=0
|team9=BEL |name_BEL = [[AC Bellinzona]]     |win_BEL =7 |draw_BEL =4 |loss_BEL =11 |gf_BEL =32 |ga_BEL=34 |adjust_points_BEL=0
|team10=BAD |name_BAD = [[FC Baden]]         |win_BAD =4 |draw_BAD =6 |loss_BAD =12 |gf_BAD =26 |ga_BAD=38 |adjust_points_BAD=0
|team11=WOH |name_WOH = [[FC Wohlen]]        |win_WOH =4 |draw_WOH =4 |loss_WOH =14 |gf_WOH =23 |ga_WOH=42 |adjust_points_WOH=0
|team12=WIN |name_WIN = [[FC Winterthur]]    |win_WIN =4 |draw_WIN =8 |loss_WIN =10 |gf_WIN =24 |ga_WIN=36 |adjust_points_WIN=-8

|col_PRG=green3|text_PRG=Advance to promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB
|result1=PRG|result2=PRG|result3=PRG|result4=PRG
|col_R1=red3|text_R1=Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga<br />''halved points (rounded up) as bonus''
|result5=R1|result6=R1|result7=R1|result8=R1|result9=R1|result10=R1|result11=R1|result12=R1

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.<br />FC Lugano: 5 points deducted for irregularities in license application.<br />FC Winterthur: 8 points deducted for irregularities in license application.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit03.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Relegation playoffs
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|show_bonus_points=n

|team1=AAR|name_AAR=[[FC Aarau|Aarau]]
|team2=STG|name_STG=[[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]
|team3=LUZ|name_LUZ=[[FC Luzern|Luzern]]
|team4=VAD|name_VAD=[[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
|team5=SIO|name_SIO=[[FC Sion|Sion]]
|team6=DEL|name_DEL=[[SR Delémont|Delémont]]
|team7=KRI|name_KRI=[[SC Kriens|Kriens]]
|team8=LUG|name_LUG=[[FC Lugano|Lugano]]
|win_AAR=9|draw_AAR=1|loss_AAR=2|gf_AAR=30|ga_AAR=13|status_AAR=o
|win_STG=7|draw_STG=3|loss_STG=2|gf_STG=25|ga_STG=9|status_STG=o
|win_LUZ=4|draw_LUZ=4|loss_LUZ=4|gf_LUZ=24|ga_LUZ=22|status_LUZ=R
|win_VAD=3|draw_VAD=4|loss_VAD=5|gf_VAD=17|ga_VAD=23
|win_SIO=3|draw_SIO=3|loss_SIO=6|gf_SIO=14|ga_SIO=18
|win_DEL=3|draw_DEL=3|loss_DEL=6|gf_DEL=13|ga_DEL=24|status_DEL=R
|win_KRI=3|draw_KRI=2|loss_KRI=7|gf_KRI=14|ga_KRI=28
|win_LUG=0|draw_LUG=0|loss_LUG=0|gf_LUG=0|ga_LUG=0

|col_QSL=green3|text_QSL=Qualification to [[2003–04 Swiss Super League|Super League]]
|result1=QSL|result2=QSL
|col_QCL=yellow3|text_QCL=Qualification to [[2003–04 Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]
|result3=QCL|result4=QCL|result6=QCL|result7=QCL
|col_LR=red1|text_LR=Licence refused
|result5=LR
|col_WD=red1|text_WD=Relegated to 2. Liga
|result8=WD
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete 
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit03.html RSSSF]<br>
Notes: FC Aarau and FC St. Gallen remained in Super League; no team promoted.<br />FC Luzern and SR Delémont relegated from Super League to Challenge League.<br />FC Lugano withdrew, were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status.<br /> FC Sion were refused the Licence on the green table and were relegated to amateur status.
}}</onlyinclude>

===Relegation group NLB/1. Liga===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Regular season
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|show_bonus_points=y

|team1=SCH |name_SCH = [[FC Schaffhausen]] |win_SCH =7 |draw_SCH =3 |loss_SCH =4 |gf_SCH =21 |ga_SCH=26 |adjust_points_SCH=16
|team2=CON |name_CON = [[FC Concordia Basel]] |win_CON =8 |draw_CON =2 |loss_CON =4 |gf_CON =31 |ga_CON =13 |adjust_points_CON =14
|team3=BAD |name_BAD = [[FC Baden]]  |win_BAD =10 |draw_BAD =1 |loss_BAD =3 |gf_BAD =30 |ga_BAD =18 |adjust_points_BAD =9
|team4=YVE |name_YVE = [[Yverdon-Sport FC]]   |win_YVE =4 |draw_YVE =4 |loss_YVE =6 |gf_YVE =17 |ga_YVE =18 |adjust_points_YVE =18
|team5=WOH |name_WOH = [[FC Wohlen]]   |win_WOH =6 |draw_WOH =2 |loss_WOH =6 |gf_WOH =20 |ga_WOH =22 |adjust_points_WOH =8
|team6=LAU |name_LAU = [[FC Lausanne-Sport]]   |win_LAU =2 |draw_LAU =5 |loss_LAU =7 |gf_LAU =20 |ga_LAU=33 |adjust_points_LAU =15
|team7=BEL |name_BEL = [[AC Bellinzona]]   |win_BEL =2 |draw_BEL =5 |loss_BEL =7 |gf_BEL =17 |ga_BEL =22 |adjust_points_BEL =13
|team8=WIN |name_WIN = [[FC Winterthur]]    |win_WIN =4 |draw_WIN =4 |loss_WIN =6 |gf_WIN =21 |ga_WIN =25 |adjust_points_WIN =6

|col_QCL=yellow3|text_QCL=Qualification to [[2003–04 Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]
|result1=QCL|result2=QCL|result3=QCL|result4=QCL|result5=QCL|result7=QCL|result8=QCL
|col_WD=red1|text_WD=Relegated to 2. Liga
|result6=WD

|class_rules=1) points; 2) Position in the qualification; <br />FC Lausanne-Sport were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status<br />No team relegated to 1. Liga.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit03.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

==1. Liga==
{{main|2002–03 Swiss 1. Liga}}
There were 48 teams in this division this season, including seven U-21 teams, which were the eldest youth teams of the professional clubs in the [[Swiss Super League|Super League]] and the [[Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]. The 1. Liga was divided into three regional groups, each with 16 teams.

===Group 1===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=MEY |name_MEY = [[FC Meyrin]]    |win_MEY =22 |draw_MEY =5 |loss_MEY =3 |gf_MEY =79 |ga_MEY=25
|team2=BUL |name_BUL = [[FC Bulle]]     |win_BUL =17 |draw_BUL =4 |loss_BUL =9 |gf_BUL =58 |ga_BUL=46
|team3=S21 |name_S21 = [[Servette FC|Servette U-21]] |win_S21 =16 |draw_S21 =4 |loss_S21 =10 |gf_S21 =52 |ga_S21=34
|team4=CAR |name_CAR = [[Étoile Carouge FC]]  |win_CAR =14 |draw_CAR =7 |loss_CAR =9 |gf_CAR =57 |ga_CAR=41
|team5=ECH |name_ECH = [[FC Echallens]]       |win_ECH =14 |draw_ECH =7 |loss_ECH =9 |gf_ECH =57 |ga_ECH=42
|team6=ESM |name_ESM = [[ES FC Malley]]       |win_ESM =14 |draw_ESM =3 |loss_ESM =13 |gf_ESM =58 |ga_ESM=52
|team7=MAR |name_MAR = [[FC Martigny-Sports]] |win_MAR =12 |draw_MAR =5 |loss_MAR =13 |gf_MAR =53 |ga_MAR=54
|team8=BEX |name_BEX = [[FC Bex]]             |win_BEX =11 |draw_BEX =7 |loss_BEX =12 |gf_BEX =62 |ga_BEX=46
|team9=NAT |name_NAT = [[FC Naters]]          |win_NAT =11 |draw_NAT =7 |loss_NAT =12 |gf_NAT =45 |ga_NAT=52
|team10=FRI |name_FRI= [[FC Fribourg]]         |win_FRI =10 |draw_FRI =9 |loss_FRI =11 |gf_FRI =51 |ga_FRI=55
|team11=SLO |name_SLO= [[FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy]] |win_SLO =10 |draw_SLO =6 |loss_SLO =14 |gf_SLO =38 |ga_SLO=48
|team12=BAU |name_BAU= [[FC Baulmes]]          |win_BAU =9 |draw_BAU =8 |loss_BAU =13 |gf_BAU =37 |ga_BAU=50
|team13=CHE |name_CHE = [[CS Chênois]]        |win_CHE =9 |draw_CHE =6 |loss_CHE =15 |gf_CHE =38 |ga_CHE=52
|team14=GrL |name_GrL= [[Grand-Lancy FC]]      |win_GrL =9 |draw_GrL =6 |loss_GrL =15 |gf_GrL =38 |ga_GrL=64
|team15=VEV |name_VEV= [[Vevey Sports]]         |win_VEV =8 |draw_VEV =5 |loss_VEV =17 |gf_VEV =40 |ga_VEV=68
|team16=NYO |name_NYO = [[FC Stade Nyonnais]]   |win_NYO =7 |draw_NYO =5 |loss_NYO =18 |gf_NYO =31 |ga_NYO=65

|col_QP=green3|text_QP=Play-off to [[Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]
|result1=QP|result2=QP
|col_RP=red3|text_RP=Play-out against relegation
|result16=RP

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.
|update=complete
|source=[https://matchcenter.el-pl.ch/default.aspx?oid=3&lng=1&s=2003&ln=12010&ls=2427&sg=7456&a=mrr Erste Liga official website]
}}

===Group 2===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=YFJ |name_YFJ= [[SC Young Fellows Juventus]] |win_YFJ =18 |draw_YFJ =7 |loss_YFJ =5 |gf_YFJ =58 |ga_YFJ=33
|team2=WBO |name_WBO= [[FC Wangen bei Olten]] |win_WBO =16 |draw_WBO =8 |loss_WBO =6 |gf_WBO =61 |ga_WBO=33
|team3=CdF |name_CdF= [[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds]] |win_CdF =15 |draw_CdF =11 |loss_CdF =4 |gf_CdF =46 |ga_CdF=27
|team4=SOL |name_SOL= [[FC Solothurn]]       |win_SOL =15 |draw_SOL =6 |loss_SOL =9 |gf_SOL =51 |ga_SOL=31
|team5=B21 |name_B21= [[FC Basel|Basel U-21]] |win_B21 =12 |draw_B21 =12 |loss_B21 =6 |gf_B21 =66 |ga_B21=44
|team6=BIE |name_BIE= [[FC Biel-Bienne]]      |win_BIE =12 |draw_BIE =12 |loss_BIE =6 |gf_BIE =50 |ga_BIE=34
|team7=SVS |name_SVS= [[SV Schaffhausen]]     |win_SVS =12 |draw_SVS =6 |loss_SVS =12 |gf_SVS =39 |ga_SVS=36
|team8=G21 |name_G21= [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper Club U-21]] |win_G21 =12 |draw_G21 =6 |loss_G21 =12 |gf_G21 =55 |ga_G21=55
|team9=Z21 |name_Z21 = [[FC Zürich|Zürich U-21]] |win_Z21 =10 |draw_Z21 =10 |loss_Z21 =10 |gf_Z21 =54 |ga_Z21=40
|team10=COL |name_COL= [[FC Colombier]]       |win_COL = 9 |draw_COL = 12 |loss_COL = 9 |gf_COL = 43 |ga_COL=43
|team11=SER |name_SER= [[FC Serrières]]       |win_SER =9 |draw_SER =11 |loss_SER =10 |gf_SER =35 |ga_SER=38
|team12=GRE |name_GRE= [[FC Grenchen]]        |win_GRE =9 |draw_GRE =9 |loss_GRE =12 |gf_GRE =65 |ga_GRE=59
|team13=ALT |name_ALT = FC Altstetten         |win_ALT =7 |draw_ALT =14 |loss_ALT =9 |gf_ALT =37 |ga_ALT=50
|team14=MÜN |name_MÜN= [[FC Münsingen]]       |win_MÜN =5 |draw_MÜN =9 |loss_MÜN =16 |gf_MÜN =33 |ga_MÜN=55
|team15=ZOF |name_ZOF= [[SC Zofingen]]        |win_ZOF =3 |draw_ZOF =8 |loss_ZOF =19 |gf_ZOF =31 |ga_ZOF=83
|team16=A21 |name_A21= [[FC Aarau|Aarau U-21]] |win_A21 =4 |draw_A21 =3 |loss_A21 =23 |gf_A21 =23 |ga_A21=86

|col_QP=green3|text_QP=Play-off to [[Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]
|result1=QP|result2=QP|result3=QP
|col_RP=red3|text_RP=Withdrew from play-out, relegated
|result16=RP

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.
|update=complete
|source=[https://matchcenter.el-pl.ch/default.aspx?oid=3&lng=1&s=2003&ln=12010&ls=2427&sg=7457&a=mrr Erste Liga official website]
}}

===Group 3===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=MAL |name_MAL= [[FC Malcantone Agno]]  |win_MAL =16 |draw_MAL =13 |loss_MAL =1 |gf_MAL =53 |ga_MAL=25
|team2=CHI |name_CHI= [[FC Chiasso]]          |win_CHI =17 |draw_CHI =8 |loss_CHI =5 |gf_CHI =56 |ga_CHI=31
|team3=TUG |name_TUG = [[FC Tuggen]]          |win_TUG =17 |draw_TUG =7 |loss_TUG =6 |gf_TUG =58 |ga_TUG=35
|team4=MEN |name_MEN= [[FC Mendrisio]]        |win_MEN =13 |draw_MEN =9 |loss_MEN =8 |gf_MEN =48 |ga_MEN=36
|team5=LOC |name_LOC= [[FC Locarno]]          |win_LOC =11 |draw_LOC =12 |loss_LOC =7 |gf_LOC =47 |ga_LOC=33
|team6=CHU |name_CHU= [[FC Chur 97]]          |win_CHU =11 |draw_CHU =12 |loss_CHU =7 |gf_CHU =49 |ga_CHU=43
|team7=GCB |name_GCB = [[GC Biaschesi]]       |win_GCB =12 |draw_GCB =9 |loss_GCB =9 |gf_GCB =40 |ga_GCB=36
|team8=BUO |name_BUO = [[SC Buochs]]          |win_BUO =12 |draw_BUO =8 |loss_BUO =10 |gf_BUO =53 |ga_BUO=40
|team9=SG21 |name_SG21= [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen U-21]] |win_SG21 =12 |draw_SG21 =6 |loss_SG21 =12 |gf_SG21 =45 |ga_SG21 =48
|team10=KRE |name_KRE= [[FC Kreuzlingen]]     |win_KRE =11 |draw_KRE =4 |loss_KRE =15 |gf_KRE =44 |ga_KRE=52
|team11=ZUG |name_ZUG = [[Zug 94]]            |win_ZUG =9 |draw_ZUG =6 |loss_ZUG =15 |gf_ZUG =29 |ga_ZUG=38
|team12=GOS |name_GOS= [[FC Gossau]]           |win_GOS =8 |draw_GOS =7 |loss_GOS =15 |gf_GOS =28 |ga_GOS=53
|team13=LZ21 |name_LZ21= [[FC Luzern|Luzern U-21]] |win_LZ21 =8 |draw_LZ21 =6 |loss_LZ21 =16 |gf_LZ21 =44 |ga_LZ21=53
|team14=SCH |name_SCH = [[FC Schötz]]          |win_SCH =7 |draw_SCH =8 |loss_SCH =15 |gf_SCH =38 |ga_SCH=50
|team15=FRA |name_FRA= [[FC Frauenfeld]]       |win_FRA =5 |draw_FRA =10 |loss_FRA =15 |gf_FRA =34 |ga_FRA=64
|team16=RAP |name_RAP= [[FC Rapperswil-Jona]]  |win_RAP =5 |draw_RAP =7 |loss_RAP =18 |gf_RAP =31 |ga_RAP=60

|col_QP=green3|text_QP=Play-off to [[Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]
|result1=QP|result2=QP|result3=QP
|col_RP=red3|text_RP=Play-out against relegation
|result16=RP

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.
|update=complete
|source=[https://matchcenter.el-pl.ch/default.aspx?oid=3&lng=1&s=2003&ln=12010&ls=2427&sg=7458&a=mrr Erste Liga official website]
}}

===Promotion play-off===
The three group winners and the three runners-up, together with the two best third placed teams, then contested a play-off for the four promotion slots. 

{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult| [[FC Tuggen|Tuggen]] || 2–2 | '''[[FC Meyrin|Meyrin]]''' }}
{{OneLegResult| '''[[FC Meyrin|Meyrin]]''' || 2–0 | [[FC Tuggen|Tuggen]] }}
{{end}} '' '''[[FC Meyrin|Meyrin]]''' win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to [[2003–04 Swiss Challenge League|2003–04 Challenge League]].''<ref name="Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg">{{cite web | first = | last = Erste Liga (SFV) | author-link = | year = 2018 | url = https://www.el-pl.ch/PortalData/3/Resources/saison_2019_2020/Statistik-Auf-Absteiger-Juni-2019.pdf | title = Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018 | format = | work = PDF page 14 | trans-title = First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018 | publisher = Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV | language = de | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult| [[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds|La Chaux-de-Fonds]] || 1–0 | '''[[FC Malcantone Agno|Malcantone]]''' }}
{{OneLegResult| '''[[FC Malcantone Agno|Malcantone]]''' || 3–1 | [[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds|La Chaux-de-Fonds]] }}
{{end}} '' '''[[FC Malcantone Agno|Malcantone]]''' win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to [[2003–04 Swiss Challenge League|2003–04 Challenge League]].''<ref name="Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg" />
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult| '''[[FC Chiasso|Chiasso]]''' || 1–1 | [[FC Wangen bei Olten|Wangen b.O.]] }}
{{OneLegResult| [[FC Wangen bei Olten|Wangen b.O.]] || 3–1 | '''[[FC Chiasso|Chiasso]]''' }}
{{end}} '' '''[[FC Chiasso|Chiasso]]''' win 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to [[2003–04 Swiss Challenge League|2003–04 Challenge League]].''<ref name="Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg" />
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult| '''[[FC Bulle|Bulle]]''' || 1–1 | [[SC Young Fellows Juventus|YFJ]] }}
{{OneLegResult| [[SC Young Fellows Juventus|YFJ]] || 1–3 | '''[[FC Bulle|Bulle]]''' }}
{{end}} '' '''[[FC Bulle|Bulle]]''' win 4–1 on aggregate and were promoted to [[2003–04 Swiss Challenge League|2003–04 Challenge League]].''<ref name="Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg" />

[[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds|La Chaux-de-Fonds]] were later also promoted later on the green table by the [[Swiss Football Association]] up to the [[2003–04 Swiss Challenge League|2003–04 Challenge League]] following the fact that [[FC Sion]] were refused their licence for that division.<ref name="Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg" />

===Play-out against relegation===
[[FC Aarau|Aarau U-21]] withdrew from play-outs and were so relegated directly.<ref name="Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg" /> The one remaining match was played in a neutral venue, on May 25 in Solothurn.

{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult| [[FC Stade Nyonnais|Stade Nyonnais]] || 2–2 | [[FC Rapperswil-Jona|Rapperswil-Jona]] }}
{{end}}
''[[FC Stade Nyonnais]] win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out. [[FC Rapperswil-Jona|Rapperswil-Jona]] were relegated. Stade Nyonnais remain at this level.''<ref name="Erste Liga-Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg" />

==Swiss Cup==
{{main|2002–03 Swiss Cup}}
The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.
----
;Semi-finals
{{football box 
|round      = First semi-final
|date       = 15 April 2003
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|score      = 3–0
|report     = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11206 Summary]
|team2      = [[FC Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]]
|goals1     = [[Antonio Esposito (footballer born 1972)|Esposito]] {{goal|26|1–0}}<br />[[Scott Chipperfield|Chipperfield]] {{yel|65}}<br />[[Antonio Esposito (footballer born 1972)|Esposito]] {{yel|72}} <br />[[Hervé Tum|Tum]] {{goal|90|2–0}}<br />[[Antonio Esposito (footballer born 1972)|Esposito]] {{goal|90+2|3–0}}
|goals2     = {{yel|18}} Leu<br />{{yel|23}} Fehr
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 26,960
|referee    = {{fbaicon|SUI}} Reto Rutz ([[Amriswil]])
}}
<small>Source:<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web | title = Switzerland Cup 2002/03 | publisher = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 5 April 2023 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitcup03.html}}</ref></small>
----
{{footballbox 
| round      = Second semi-final 
| date       = 16 April 2003
| time       = 
| team1      = [[Neuchâtel Xamax FCS|Xamax]]
| score      = 2–2
| aet        = yes
| report     = [https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2003/cp-452/cr-0/tg-550069/ SFV summary]
| team2      = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper Club]]
| goals1     = [[Alexandre Rey|Rey]] {{goal|52|1–2}}<br />[[Alexandre Rey|Rey]] {{goal|65|2–2}}
| goals2     = {{goal|1|0–1}} [[Mate Baturina|Baturina]]<br />{{goal|45|0–2}} [[Mladen Petrić|Petrić]]
| stadium    = [[Stade de la Maladière]], [[Neuchâtel]] 
| attendance = 7,600
| referee    = {{fbaicon|SUI}} [[Dieter Schoch]] ([[Attiswil]])
| penalties1 = [[Leandro D'Amico|D'Amico]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Eddy Barea|Barea]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Maxime Sanou|Sanou]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Leandro Fonseca (footballer born 1975)|Leandro]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Augustine Simo|Simo]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Miguel Portillo|Portillo]] {{pengoal}}<br />Oppliger {{pengoal}}<br />[[Remo Buess|Buess]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mobulu M'Futi|M'Futi]] {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 9–8
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Fernando Gamboa|Gamboa]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ricardo Cabanas|Cabanas]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Roland Schwegler|Schwegler]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Richard Núñez|Núñez]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Mate Baturina|Baturina]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Eduardo dos Santos (footballer, born 1980)|Eduardo dos Santos]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Pascal Castillo|Castillo]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Fabio Digenti|Digenti]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Christoph Spycher|Spycher]]
}}
<small>Source:<ref name="rsssf"/></small>
----
;Final
The final was played in the [[St. Jakob-Park]] on 11 May 2003.
----
{{football box
|round      = 
|date       = 11 May 2003
|time       = 15:00
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|score      = 6–0
|report     = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11207 Summary]
|team2      = [[Neuchâtel Xamax]]
|goals1     = [[Benjamin Huggel|Huggel]] {{goal|13|1–0}}<br />[[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|35|2–0}}<br />[[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|43|3–0}}<br />[[Murat Yakin|M. Yakin]] {{goal|65|4–0}}<br />[[Boris Smiljanić|Smiljanić]] {{goal|77|5–0}}<br />[[Sébastien Barberis|Barberis]] {{goal|83|6–0}}
|goals2     = {{yel|57}} [[Leandro Fonseca (footballer born 1975)|Leandro]]<br />{{yel|87}} [[Remo Buess|Buess]]
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 31,500 (sold out)
|referee    = {{fbaicon|SUI}} René Rogalla ([[Wallisellen]])
<ref name="sfv-2003-FC Basel 1893 - Neuchâtel Xamax FC">{{cite web | first = | last = Swiss Football Verband (SFV) | author-link = | date = 11 May 2003 | url = https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/oid-1/s-2003/cp-452/cr-109/tg-550465/ | title = FC Basel 1893 - Neuchâtel Xamax FC | format = | work = | publisher = Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website | language = de | trans-title =  | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>
}}
<small>Source:<ref name="rsssf"/></small>
----

==Swiss Clubs in Europe==
A UEFA Cup place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, Basel had achieved the double. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rule: The highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the UEFA Cup, with the UEFA Cup qualifiers that finish above them in the league, moved up one "place". Servette as highest placed non-qualified team were granted this vacated place.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|title=Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2002/03|url=http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2002-uefa-uc-rules.pdf|publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]]|access-date=20 August 2014|page=26|format=PDF}}</ref>

* [[FC Basel]] as [[2001–02 Nationalliga A ]] champions and [[2001–02 Swiss Cup]] winners: [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Champions League second qualifying round]]
* [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper Club]] as runners-up: [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]]
* [[AC Lugano|Lugano]] as third placed team: [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]
* [[Servette FC|Servette]] as fourth placed team: [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]
* [[FC Zürich|Zürich]] as fifth placed team: [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]]
* [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] as sixth placed team: [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]]
* [[FC Vaduz]] as [[2001–02 Liechtenstein Cup]] winners: [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|UEFA Cup qualifying round]]

===Basel===
====Champions League====
{{main|2002–03 UEFA Champions League}}
=====Second qualifying round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|date       = 31 July 2002
|time       = 18:00
|team1      = [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]] {{flagicon|SVK}}
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/69922--zilina-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11150 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = [[Dušan Sninský|Sninský]] {{yel|55}}<br>[[Miroslav Barčík|Barčík]] {{goal|29}}
|goals2     = {{yel|23}} [[Scott Chipperfield|Chipperfield]]<br>{{yel|32}} [[Antonio Esposito (footballer born 1972)|Esposito]]<br>{{goal|38|o.g.}} [[Marián Klago|Klago]]<br>{{yel|84}} [[Carlos Varela (Spanish footballer)|Varela]]
|stadium    = [[Štadión pod Dubňom]], [[Žilina]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = [[Laurent Duhamel]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|date       = 7 August 2002
|time       = 19:30
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 3–0
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/69923--basel-vs-zilina/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11151 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SVK}} [[MŠK Žilina|Žilina]]
|goals1     = [[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|12||50}}<br>[[Murat Yakin|M. Yakin]] {{goal|23}}<br>[[Antonio Esposito (footballer born 1972)|Esposito]] {{yel|45}}
|goals2     = {{yel|73}} [[Cyril Špendla|Špendla]]<br>{{yel|80}} [[Vladimír Staš|Staš]]
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 16,562
|referee    = Darko Čeferin ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])
|result     = W
}}
''Basel won 4–1 on aggregate''

=====Third qualifying round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|date       = 14 August 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] {{flagicon|SCO}}
|score      = 3–1
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0eaafe58844e-277b8484df8c-1000/ UEFA report]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11154 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = [[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] {{goal|3|pen.}}<br>[[Chris Sutton|Sutton]] {{goal|52}}<br>[[Paul Lambert|Lambert]] {{yel|64}}<br>[[Mohammed Sylla|Sylla]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2     = {{goal|2}} [[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]]<br>{{yel|52}} [[Grégory Duruz|Duruz]]<br>{{yel|62}} [[Hakan Yakin|H. Yakin]]<br>{{yel|64}} [[Mario Cantaluppi|Cantaluppi]]<br>{{yel|81}} [[Carlos Varela (Spanish footballer)|Varela]]
|stadium    = [[Celtic Park]], [[Glasgow]]
|attendance = 58,520
|referee    = [[Manuel Mejuto González]] ([[Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|date       = 28 August 2002
|time       = 20:30
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 2–0
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70034--basel-vs-celtic/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11155 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|goals1     = [[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|9}}<br>[[Julio Hernán Rossi|Rossi]] {{yel|12}}<br>[[Murat Yakin|M. Yakin]] {{goal|22}}<br>[[Carlos Varela (Spanish footballer)|Varela]] {{yel|42}}
|goals2     = {{yel|42}} [[Mohammed Sylla|Sylla]]<br>{{yel|42}} [[Steve Guppy|Guppy]]
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 30,510 (sold out)
|referee    = [[Anders Frisk]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result     = W
}}
''3–3 on aggregate, Basel won on away goals''

=====Group stage=====
{{main article|2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group B}}

{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 1
|date       = 17 September 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 2–0
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70078--basel-vs-spartak-moskva/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11158 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|goals1     = [[Hakan Yakin|H. Yakin]] {{goal|50}}<br>[[Julio Hernán Rossi|Rossi]] {{goal|55}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 29,500 (sold out)
|referee    = [[Claus Bo Larsen]] ([[Danish Football Association|Denmark]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 2
|date       = 25 September 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70080--liverpool-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11160 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = [[Milan Baroš|Baroš]] {{goal|34}}
|goals2     = [[Julio Rossi|Rossi]] {{goal|43}}
|stadium    = [[Anfield]], [[Liverpool]]
|attendance = 37,643
|referee    = [[Dick van Egmond]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
|result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 3
|date       = 2 October 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] {{flagicon|ESP}}
|score      = 6–2
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70082--valencia-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11159 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = [[John Carew|Carew]] {{goal|10||13}}<br>[[Fábio Aurélio|Aurélio]] {{goal|17}}<br>[[Rubén Baraja|Baraja]] {{goal|28}}<br>[[Pablo Aimar|Aimar]] {{goal|58}}<br>[[Mista (footballer)|Mista]] {{goal|60}}<br />[[Roberto Ayala|Ayala]] {{yel|89}}
|goals2     = [[Julio Rossi|Rossi]] {{goal|46}}<br>[[Hakan Yakin|H. Yakin]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium    = [[Estadio Mestalla]], [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]
|attendance = 27,394
|referee    = [[Cosimo Bolognino]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 4
|date       = 22 October 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 2–2
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70084--basel-vs-valencia/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11156 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|goals1     = [[Ivan Ergić|Ergić]] {{goal|32||90}}
|goals2     = [[Rubén Baraja|Baraja]] {{goal|36}}<br>[[Curro Torres|Torres]] {{goal|72}}
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 29,500 (sold out)
|referee    = [[Helmut Fleischer]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
|result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 5
|date       = 5 November 2002
|time       = 18:00
|team1      = [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|score      = 0–2
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70086--spartak-moskva-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11161 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = [[Julio Rossi|Rossi]] {{goal|18}}<br>[[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|89}}
|stadium    = [[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], [[Moscow]]
|attendance = 5,000
|referee    = [[Stuart Dougal]] ([[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 6
|date       = 12 November 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 3–3
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70080--liverpool-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11157 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|goals1     = [[Julio Rossi|Rossi]] {{goal|2}}<br>[[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|22}}<br>[[Thimothée Atouba|Atouba]] {{goal|29}}
|goals2     = [[Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977)|Murphy]] {{goal|61}}<br>[[Vladimír Šmicer|Šmicer]] {{goal|64}}<br>[[Michael Owen|Owen]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 29,500 (sold out)
|referee    = [[Claude Colombo]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result     = D
}}

;Final group table
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=VAL|name_VAL={{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|team2=BAS|name_BAS={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|team3=LIV|name_LIV={{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|team4=SPA|name_SPA={{fbaicon|RUS}} [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|win_VAL=5|draw_VAL=1|loss_VAL=0|gf_VAL=17|ga_VAL=4
|win_BAS=2|draw_BAS=3|loss_BAS=1|gf_BAS=12|ga_BAS=12
|win_LIV=2|draw_LIV=2|loss_LIV=2|gf_LIV=12|ga_LIV=8
|win_SPA=0|draw_SPA=0|loss_SPA=6|gf_SPA=1|ga_SPA=18

|result1=GS2|result2=GS2|result3=UC
|col_GS2=green1 |text_GS2=Advance to [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage|second group stage]]
|col_UC=blue1 |text_UC=Transfer to [[2002–03 UEFA Cup final phase|UEFA Cup]]

|show_matches=yes
|short_style=noflag

|match_BAS_LIV=[[#Basel v Liverpool|3–3]]
|match_BAS_SPA=[[#Basel v Spartak Moscow|2–0]]
|match_BAS_VAL=[[#Basel v Valencia|2–2]]

|match_LIV_BAS=[[#Liverpool v Basel|1–1]]
|match_LIV_SPA=[[#Liverpool v Spartak Moscow|5–0]]
|match_LIV_VAL=[[#Liverpool v Valencia|0–1]]

|match_SPA_BAS=[[#Spartak Moscow v Basel|0–2]]
|match_SPA_LIV=[[#Spartak Moscow v Liverpool|1–3]]
|match_SPA_VAL=[[#Spartak Moscow v Valencia|0–3]]

|match_VAL_BAS=[[#Valencia v Basel|6–2]]
|match_VAL_LIV=[[#Valencia v Liverpool|2–0]]
|match_VAL_SPA=[[#Valencia v Spartak Moscow|3–0]]

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=====Second group stage=====
{{Main article|2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage#Group D}}

{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 1
|date       = 26 November 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 1–3
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70463--basel-vs-man-united/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11169 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|goals1     = [[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|1}}<br>[[Marco Zwyssig|Zwyssig]] {{yel|19}}<br>[[Timothée Atouba|Atouba]] {{yel|72}}
|goals2     = {{yel|14}} [[Paul Scholes|Scholes]]<br>{{yel|22}} [[Quinton Fortune|Fortune]]<br>{{goal|62||63}} [[Ruud van Nistelrooy|van Nistelrooy]]<br>{{yel|66}} [[Juan Sebastián Verón|Verón]]<br>{{goal|68}} [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær|Solskjær]]
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 35,000 (sold out)
|referee    = [[Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov|Valentin Ivanov]] ([[Russian Football Union|Russia]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 2
|date       = 11 December 2002
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] {{flagicon|ITA}}
|score      = 4–0
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70465--juventus-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11171 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = [[David Trezeguet|Trezeguet]] {{goal|3}}<br>[[Paolo Montero|Montero]] {{goal|34}}<br>[[Alessio Tacchinardi|Tacchinardi]] {{goal|43}}<br>[[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]] {{goal|51|pen.}}<br>[[Mark Iuliano|Iuliano]] {{yel|53|}}
|goals2     = {{yel|50}} [[Antonio Esposito (footballer born 1972)|Esposito]]<br>{{yel|72}} [[Hakan Yakin|H. Yakin]]
|stadium    = [[Stadio delle Alpi]], [[Turin]]
|attendance = 22,639
|referee    = [[Lucílio Batista]] ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 3
|date       = 19 February 2003
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70468--basel-vs-deportivo/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11173 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]]
|goals1     = [[Hakan Yakin|Yakin]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 29,031
|referee    = [[René Temmink]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 4
|date       = 25 February 2003
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] {{flagicon|ESP}}
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70470--deportivo-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11174 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = [[Diego Tristán|Tristán]] {{goal|4}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Estadio Riazor]], [[A Coruña]]
|attendance = 27,000
|referee    = [[Stéphane Bré]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 5
|date       = 12 March 2003
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70471--man-united-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11175 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = [[Gary Neville|G. Neville]] {{goal|53}}
|goals2     = [[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|14}}
|stadium    = [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
|attendance = 66,870 (sold out)
|referee    = [[Claus Bo Larsen]] ([[Danish Football Association|Denmark]])
|result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Matchday 6
|date       = 18 March 2003
|time       = 20:45
|team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score      = 2–1
|report     = [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/70473--basel-vs-juventus/ UEFA summary]<br />[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=11177 FCB summary]
|team2      = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|goals1     = [[Mario Cantaluppi|Cantaluppi]] {{goal|38}}<br>[[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Giménez]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2     = [[Alessio Tacchinardi|Tacchinardi]] {{goal|10}}
|stadium    = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
|attendance = 30,501 (sold out)
|referee    = [[Wolfgang Stark]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
|result     = W
}}

;Final group table
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group D
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=MU|name_MU={{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|team2=JUV|name_JUV={{fbaicon|ITA|2003}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|team3=BAS|name_BAS={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|team4=DEP|name_DEP={{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]]
|win_MU=4|draw_MU=1|loss_MU=1|gf_MU=11|ga_MU=5
|win_JUV=2|draw_JUV=1|loss_JUV=3|gf_JUV=11|ga_JUV=11
|win_BAS=2|draw_BAS=1|loss_BAS=3|gf_BAS=5|ga_BAS=10
|win_DEP=2|draw_DEP=1|loss_DEP=3|gf_DEP=7|ga_DEP=8

|result1=KO|result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage|knockout stage]]

|show_matches=yes
|short_style=noflag

|match_BAS_DEP=[[#Basel v Deportivo|1–0]]
|match_BAS_JUV=[[#Basel v Juventus|2–1]]
|match_BAS_MU=[[#Basel v Manchester United|1–3]]

|match_DEP_BAS=[[#Deportivo v Basel|1–0]]
|match_DEP_JUV=[[#Deportivo v Juventus|2–2]]
|match_DEP_MU=[[#Deportivo v Manchester United|2–0]]

|match_JUV_BAS=[[#Juventus v Basel|4–0]]
|match_JUV_DEP=[[#Juventus v Deportivo|3–2]]
|match_JUV_MU=[[#Juventus v Manchester United|0–3]]

|match_MU_BAS=[[#Manchester United v Basel|1–1]]
|match_MU_DEP=[[#Manchester United v Deportivo|2–0]]
|match_MU_JUV=[[#Manchester United v Juventus|2–1]]

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}}</onlyinclude>

===Grasshopper Club===
====UEFA Cup====
{{main|2002–03 UEFA Cup}}
=====First round=====

{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|id = Grasshopper v Zenit Saint Petersburg
|date=19 September 2002
|time=19:30
|team1=[[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]] {{fbaicon|SUI}} 
|score=3–1
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1626/match=70245/index.html Report]
|team2={{fbaicon|RUS}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
|goals1=[[Mate Baturina|Baturina]] {{goal|6}}<br>[[Antonio Barijho|Barijho]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Richard Núñez|Núñez]] {{goal|53}}
|goals2=[[Aleksandr Kerzhakov|Kerzhakov]] {{goal|33}}
|stadium=[[Hardturm]], [[Zürich]]
|attendance=2,300
|referee=Emil Bozinovski ([[Football Federation of Macedonia|Macedonia]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|id = Zenit Saint Petersburg v Grasshopper 
|date=3 October 2002
|time=17:00
|team1=[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] {{fbaicon|RUS}} 
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1626/match=70246/index.html Report]
|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]
|goals1=[[Aleksandr Kerzhakov|Kerzhakov]] {{goal|7||19}}
|goals2=[[Mate Baturina|Baturina]] {{goal|89}}
|stadium=[[Petrovsky Stadium]], [[Saint Petersburg]]
|attendance=17,000
|referee=Orhan Erdemir ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
|result     = L
}}
''Grasshopper won 4–3 on aggregate.''

=====Second round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|id = PAOK v Grasshoppers
|date = 31 October 2002
|time = 20:00 
|team1 = [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] {{fbaicon|GRE}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1627/match=70334/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|SUI}} [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]]
|goals1 = [[Dionysis Chasiotis|Chasiotis]] {{goal|3}}<br>[[Yiasoumis Yiasoumi|Yiasoumi]] {{goal|48}}
|goals2 = [[Richard Núñez|Núñez]] {{goal|64|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Toumba Stadium]], [[Thessaloniki]]
|attendance = 9,577
|referee = [[Luc Huyghe]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|id = Grasshoppers v PAOK
|date = 14 November 2002
|time = 20:15 
|team1 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]] {{fbaicon|SUI}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1627/match=70335/index.html Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
|goals1 = [[Ricardo Cabanas|Cabanas]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2 = [[Dimitris Markos|Markos]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium = [[Hardturm]], [[Zürich]]
|attendance = 6,600
|referee = [[Martin Hansson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result     = D
}}
''PAOK won 3–2 on aggregate.''

===Lugano===
====UEFA Cup====
{{main|2002–03 UEFA Cup}}
=====Qualifying round=====

{{Football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|id         = Ventspils v Lugano
|date       = {{Start date|2002|8|15|df=y}}
|time       = 17:00
|team1      = [[FK Ventspils|Ventspils]] {{fbaicon|LAT}} 
|score      = 3–0
|report     = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1625/match=69716/index.html Report]
|team2      = {{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]
|goals1     = [[Yevgeni Landyrev|Landyrev]] {{goal|40||67}}<br>[[Vits Rimkus|Rimkus]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions]], [[Ventspils]]
|attendance =1,200
|referee    = Peter Fröjdfeldt ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result     = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|id         = Lugano v Ventspils
|date       = {{Start date|2002|8|29|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00
|team1      = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] {{fbaicon|SUI}}
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1625/match=69717/index.html Report]
|team2      = {{fbaicon|LAT}} [[FK Ventspils|Ventspils]]
|goals1     = [[Christian Andreoli|Andreoli]] {{goal|56}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Cornaredo Stadium]], [[Lugano]]
|attendance =4,200
|referee    = Dejan Stanišić ([[Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]])
|result     = W
}}
''Ventspils won 3–1 on aggregate.''

===Servette===
====UEFA Cup====
{{main|2002–03 UEFA Cup}}
=====Qualifying round=====

{{Football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|id         = Spartak Yerevan v Servette
|date       = {{Start date|2002|8|15|df=y}}
|time       = 15:00
|team1      = [[Spartak Yerevan FC|Spartak Yerevan]] {{fbaicon|ARM}} 
|score      = 0–2
|report     = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1625/match=69756/index.html Report]
|team2      = {{fbaicon|SUI}} [[Servette FC|Servette]]
|goals1     =
|goals2     = [[Mohamed Kader|Kader]] {{goal|72||84}}
|stadium    = [[Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium]], [[Yerevan]]
|attendance =7,000
|referee    = Krzysztof Słupik ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|result     = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|id         = Servette v Spartak Yerevan
|date       = {{Start date|2002|8|29|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30
|team1      = [[Servette FC|Servette]] {{fbaicon|SUI}}
|score      = 3–0
|report     = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1625/match=69757/index.html Report]
|team2      = {{fbaicon|ARM}} [[Spartak Yerevan FC|Spartak Yerevan]]
|goals1     = [[Paulo Diogo|Diogo]] {{goal|38||43}}<br>[[Alexander Frei|Frei]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Charmilles Stadium]], [[Geneva]]
|attendance =2,200
|referee    = Anthony Zammit ([[Malta Football Association|Malta]])
|result     = W
}}
''Servette won 5–0 on aggregate.''

=====First round=====

{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|id = Servette v Amica Wronki
|date=19 September 2002
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Servette FC|Servette]] {{fbaicon|SUI}} 
|score=2–3
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1626/match=70211/index.html Report]
|team2={{fbaicon|POL}} [[Amica Wronki]]
|goals1=[[Goran Obradović (footballer, born 1976)|Obradović]] {{goal|26}}<br>[[Alexander Frei|Frei]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2=[[Grzegorz Król|Król]] {{goal|62||85}}<br>[[Marek Zieńczuk|Zieńczuk]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium=[[Charmilles Stadium]], [[Geneva]]
|attendance=2,641
|referee=Michael Weiner ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|id = Amica Wronki v Servette
|date=3 October 2002
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Amica Wronki]] {{fbaicon|POL}} 
|score=1–2
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1626/match=70212/index.html Report]
|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[Servette FC|Servette]]
|goals1=[[Alexander Frei|Frei]] {{goal|35||88}}
|goals2=[[Marcin Burkhardt|Burkhardt]] {{goal|60}}
|stadium=[[Stadion Amica]], [[Wronki]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=Dejan Delević ([[Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]])
|result     = W
}}
''4–4 on aggregate. Amica Wronki won on away goals.''

===Zürich===
====Intertoto Cup====
{{main|2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup}}
=====First round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|date=22 June 2002
|time=
|team1=[[FC Zürich|Zürich]] {{fbaicon|SUI}}
|score= 7–0
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|BIH}} [[NK Brotnjo|Brotnjo]]
|goals1=[[Alhassane Keita|Keita]] {{goal|5||33}}<br />[[Kanga Akalé|Akalé]] {{goal|63||70||72||90}}<br />[[Daniel Gygax|Gygax]] {{goal|67}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Letzigrund]], [[Zürich]]
|attendance=1,100
|referee=Augustus Constantin ([[Romanian Football Federation|Romania]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|date=29 June 2002
|time=
|team1=[[NK Brotnjo|Brotnjo]] {{fbaicon|BIH}}
|score= 2–1
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
|goals1=[[Elvis Ćorić|Ćorić]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[Danijel Krivić|Krivić]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2=[[Alhassane Keita|Keita]] {{goal|50}}
|stadium=[[Bare Stadium]], [[Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Čitluk]]
|attendance=138
|referee=Costas Theodotou ([[Cyprus Football Association|Cyprus]])
|result     = L
}}
''Zürich won 8–2 on aggregate.''

=====Second round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|date=6 July 2002
|time=
|team1=[[FC Zürich|Zürich]] {{fbaicon|SUI}}
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|EST}} [[FC Levadia|Levadia]]
|goals1=[[Daniel Tarone|Tarone]] {{goal|87|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Letzigrund]], [[Zürich]]
|attendance=1,100
|referee=Karen Nalbandyan ([[Football Federation of Armenia|Armenia]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|date=13 July 2002
|time=
|team1=[[FC Levadia|Levadia]] {{fbaicon|EST}}
|score= 0–0
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Kadriorg Stadium]], [[Tallinn]]
|attendance=820
|referee=Drago Kos ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])
|result     = D
}}
''Zürich won 1–0 on aggregate.''

=====Third round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|date=20 July 2002
|time=
|team1=[[FC Zürich|Zürich]] {{fbaicon|SWI}}
|score=2–0
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Aston Villa F.C|Aston Villa]]
|goals1=[[Alhassane Keita|Keita]] {{goal|32}}<br />[[Ursal Yasar|Yasar]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Hardturm]], [[Zürich]]
|attendance= 4,560
|referee=[[Florian Meyer (referee)|Florian Meyer]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|date=27 July 2002
|time=
|team1=[[Aston Villa F.C|Aston Villa]] {{fbaicon|ENG}}
|score=3–0
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|SWI}} [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]
|goals1=[[Michael Boulding|Boulding]] {{goal|33}}<br />[[Marcus Allbäck|Allbäck]] {{goal|52}}<br />[[Steve Staunton|Staunton]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Villa Park]], [[Birmingham]]
|attendance= 18,349
|referee=[[Roberto Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
|result     = L
}}
''Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.''

===St. Gallen===
====Intertoto Cup====
{{main|2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup}}
=====First round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|date=22 June 2002
|time=
|team1=[[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] {{fbaicon|SUI}}
|score= 5–1
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|FRO}} [[B68 Toftir]]
|goals1=[[Alex Tachie-Mensah|Tachie-Mensah]] {{goal|9||82|pen.|90+}}<br />[[Ionel Gane|Gane]] {{goal|42|pen.}}<br />[[Daniel Imhof|Imhof]] {{goal|56}}
|goals2=[[Jann Ingi Petersen|J.I. Petersen]] {{goal|76}}
|stadium=[[Espenmoos]], [[St. Gallen]]
|attendance=5,700
|referee=Sokol Jareci ([[Albanian Football Association|Albania]])
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|date=29 June 2002
|time=
|team1=[[B68 Toftir]] {{fbaicon|FRO}}
|score= 0–6
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Alex Tachie-Mensah|Tachie-Mensah]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Ionel Gane|Gane]] {{goal|14||73||85}}<br />[[Daniel Imhof|Imhof]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Rainer Bieli|Bieli]] {{goal|61}}
|stadium=[[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]]
|attendance=145
|referee=Darius Miezelis ([[Lithuanian Football Federation|Lithuania]])
|result     = W
}}
''St. Gallen won 11–1 on aggregate.''

=====Second round=====
{{football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|date=6 July 2002
|time=
|team1=[[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]] {{fbaicon|NED}}
|score= 1–0
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]
|goals1=[[Tom Caluwé|Caluwé]] {{goal|14}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Koning Willem II Stadion]], [[Tilburg]]
|attendance=2,937
|referee=Romāns Lajuks ([[Latvian Football Federation|Latvia]])
|result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|date=13 July 2002
|time=
|team1=[[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] {{fbaicon|SUI}}
|score= 1–1
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2={{fbaicon|NED}} [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]]
|goals1=[[Jerren Nixon|Nixon]] {{goal|90+}}
|goals2=[[Youssef Meriana|Meriana]] {{goal|112}}
|stadium=[[Espenmoos]], [[St. Gallen]]
|attendance=2,400
|referee=[[Martin Hansson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result     = D
}}
''Willem II won 2–1 on aggregate.''

===Vaduz===
====UEFA Cup====
{{main|2002–03 UEFA Cup}}
=====Qualifying round=====
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = First leg
|id         = Vaduz v Livingston
|date       = {{Start date|2002|8|13|df=y}}
|time       = 18:00
|team1      = [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]] {{fbaicon|LIE}} 
|score      = 1–1
|report     = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1625/match=69732/index.html Report]
|team2      = {{fbaicon|SCO}} [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]
|goals1     = [[Franz Burgmeier|Burgmeier]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2     = [[Óscar Montalbán Ramos|Rubio]] {{goal|51}}
|stadium    = [[Rheinpark Stadion]], [[Vaduz]]
|attendance =1,300
|referee    = Siniša Zrnić ([[Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]])
|result     = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = Second leg
|id         = Livingston v Vaduz
|date       = {{Start date|2002|8|29|df=y}}
|time       = 20:30
|team1      = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] {{fbaicon|SCO}}
|score      = 0–0
|report     = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2002/matches/round=1625/match=69733/index.html Report]
|team2      = {{fbaicon|LIE}} [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Almondvale Stadium]], [[Livingston, West Lothian|Livingston]]
|attendance =7,419
|referee    = Ivan Novak ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
|result     = D
}}
''1–1 on aggregate. Livingston won on away goals.''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit03.html Switzerland 2002–03 at RSSSF]
* [https://matchcenter.el-pl.ch/default.aspx?oid=3&lng=1&ln=12010&s=2003 1. Liga season 2002–03 at the official website]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitcup03.html Switzerland Cup 2002–03 at RSSSF]
* [https://www.fussball-schweiz.ch/schweizer-cup/finals-2000-2019/ Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic02.html UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002 at RSSSF]
* {{cite book |title=FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre |author=Josef Zindel |publisher=Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag |location=Basel |date=2018 |isbn=978-3-7245-2305-5 |language=de}}

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|list=Seasons in<br>Swiss football
|prev=[[2001–02 in Swiss football|2001–02]]
|next=[[2003–04 in Swiss football|2003–04]]
}}
{{t|2002–03 in Swiss football}}
{{Swiss Football League seasons}}
{{Swiss Challenge League seasons}}
{{Swiss Cup}}

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