# 2003 UEFA Super Cup

The 2003 UEFA Super Cup was played on 29 August 2003 between Milan of Italy and Porto of Portugal. Milan qualified by defeating Juventus in the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final, while Porto qualified by beating Celtic in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. Milan won the match 1–0. After the match, defeated Porto manager José Mourinho said, "We leave here convinced we can go into the UEFA Champions League with the hope and certainty we can compete with any team." They finished the season as 2003–04 UEFA Champions League winners.

## Venue

The Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup every year since 1998 until 2012. Built in 1985, the stadium is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
| Milan | 2002–03 UEFA Champions League winners | 1973, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 |
| Porto | 2002–03 UEFA Cup winners | 1987 |

## Match
### Details

| Milan | Porto |
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 14 | Dario Šimić |
| CB | 13 | Alessandro Nesta |
| CB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |
| LB | 26 | Giuseppe Pancaro |
| RM | 10 | Rui Costa | | 85' |
| CM | 8 | Gennaro Gattuso |
| CM | 21 | Andrea Pirlo | 83' |
| LM | 20 | Clarence Seedorf | 19' | 71' |
| CF | 7 | Andriy Shevchenko | | 76' |
| CF | 9 | Filippo Inzaghi |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 77 | Christian Abbiati |
| DF | 2 | Cafu | | 85' |
| DF | 24 | Martin Laursen |
| MF | 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | 90+' | 71' |
| MF | 27 | Serginho |
| FW | 11 | Rivaldo | | 76' |
| FW | 15 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
| Manager: ||
| Carlo Ancelotti ||
| GK | 99 | Vítor Baía |
| RB | 22 | Paulo Ferreira |
| CB | 2 | Jorge Costa (c) |
| CB | 4 | Ricardo Carvalho |
| LB | 5 | Ricardo Costa |
| DM | 6 | Costinha | | 67' |
| CM | 10 | Deco |
| CM | 18 | Maniche | 90+' |
| RW | 15 | Dmitri Alenichev | | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Derlei |
| CF | 77 | Benni McCarthy | | 60' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 13 | Nuno |
| DF | 3 | Pedro Emanuel |
| DF | 17 | José Bosingwa | | 67' |
| DF | 30 | Mário Silva |
| MF | 23 | Pedro Mendes |
| MF | 25 | Ricardo Fernandes | 86' | 75' |
| FW | 9 | Edgaras Jankauskas | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| José Mourinho ||
| Man of the Match: Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) Assistant referees: David Babski (England) David Bryan (England) Fourth official: Uriah Rennie (England) | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of silver goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used |

### Statistics

First half :
| Statistic | Milan | Porto |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 5 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 0 |
| Ball possession | 38% | 62% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls committed | 13 | 9 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second half :
| Statistic | Milan | Porto |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 4 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 46% | 54% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 12 | 11 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Overall :
| Statistic | Milan | Porto |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 9 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 42% | 58% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 25 | 20 |
| Offsides | 5 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |