2002–03 Serie A
The 2002–03 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st season of top-tier Italian football, the 71st in a round-robin tournament. It was composed by 18 teams, for the 15th consecutive time from season 1988–89.
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 September 2002 – 24 May 2003 |
| Champions | Juventus 27th title |
| Relegated | Atalanta Piacenza Como Torino |
| Champions League | Juventus Internazionale Milan Lazio |
| UEFA Cup | Parma Udinese Roma |
| Intertoto Cup | Perugia Brescia |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 789 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Christian Vieri (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Milan 6–0 Torino (6 October 2002) |
| Biggest away win | Torino 0–4 Juventus (17 November 2002) Torino 0–4 Parma (1 December 2002) Chievo 0–4 Parma (16 March 2003) |
| Highest scoring | Parma 4–3 Brescia (6 November 2002) Empoli 3–4 Internazionale (6 November 2002) Juventus 4–3 Chievo (24 May 2003) |
| Highest attendance | 78,843 Milan v Internazionale |
| Lowest attendance | 350 Torino v Udinese |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League. Teams finishing in third and fourth position had to play Champions League qualifications. Teams finishing in fifth and sixth positions qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner of Coppa Italia). The bottom four teams were to be relegated in Serie B.
Juventus won its 27th national title, with Internazionale placing second and Milan third. Lazio was admitted to the UEFA Champions League preliminary phase, whereas Parma, Udinese and Roma (through the Coppa Italia finals) obtained a spot to the next UEFA Cup. Brescia and Perugia were admitted to participate in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, after Chievo declined to participate.
Piacenza, Torino, Como and Atalanta were relegated to Serie B, with the latter after having lost a relegation play-off against Reggina.