# 2002–03 AS Monaco FC season

The 2002–03 season was AS Monaco FC's 46th season in Ligue 1. They finished second in Ligue 1, qualifying for the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. The club also competed in the Coupe de France, where it lost in the Round of 64 to Wasquehal Football, and the Coupe de la Ligue, defeating Sochaux in the final on 17 May 2003.

## Overview

Monaco finished the Ligue 1 season in second place, just 1 point behind league champions Lyon. Monaco were the highest scoring side in the division with 66 goals and striker Shabani Nonda was the golden boot winner with 26 goals. Winger Jérôme Rothen contributed 18 assists in the league campaign and also finished first in the league in that statistic. Both players were included in the end of season Ligue 1 team of the year.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Franck Jurietti |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Rafael Márquez |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Éric Cubilier |
| 6 | MF | SCG | Vladimir Jugović |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Lucas Bernardi |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Ludovic Giuly (captain) |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Dado Pršo |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Marcelo Gallardo |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Patrice Evra |
| 14 | FW | ITA | Marco Simone |
| 15 | MF | GRE | Akis Zikos |
| 16 | GK | FRA | André Biancarelli |
| 17 | DF | BEL | Philippe Léonard |
| 18 | FW | COD | Shabani Nonda |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Sébastien Squillaci |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Nicolas Hislen |
| 21 | MF | SWE | Pontus Farnerud |
| 23 | FW | FRA | Nicolas Raynier |
| 24 | DF | FRA | José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Jérôme Rothen |
| 25 | FW | SEN | Souleymane Camara |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Julien Rodriguez |
| 29 | GK | SEN | Tony Sylva |
| 30 | GK | ITA | Flavio Roma |
| 31 | FW | FRA | Sébastien Grax |
| 32 | DF | FRA | Gaël Givet |
| 33 | FW | FRA | Laurent Lanteri |
| 34 | MF | FRA | Jimmy Juan |
| 35 | MF | NOR | Hassan El Fakiri |
| 37 | MF | FRA | Sébastien Carole |

## Competitions
### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Marseille | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 September 2015. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |