# 2002–03 Club Universidad Nacional season

The 2002–03 season was UNAM's 49th season in existence and their 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2003 Copa Libertadores.
UNAM had a good first semester, classifying to the playoffs as the third best team from the regular season. In the playoffs, the defeated Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals but were eliminated by Morelia at the semifinals. The next tournament, however, the Pumas had a mediocre performance, finishing 15th in the tournament.
Internationally, UNAM debuted on the Copa Libertadores. After winning the Pre Libertadores mini tournament, the team made its presentation in the continental tournament losing 2–3 against Grêmio on their first match, but managed to advance to the round of 16, being eliminated by Chilean side Cobreloa.

## Players
### Apertura

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
| 1 | GK | Esdras Rangel | (1977-07-31)31 July 1977 (aged 25) | 1995 |
| 2 | DF | Amado López | (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 21) | 2000 |
| 3 | DF | Joaquín Beltrán (Captain) | (1977-04-29)29 April 1977 (aged 25) | 1996 |
| 4 | DF | Horacio Cervantes | (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 20) | 2000 |
| 5 | DF | Rodrigo Barragán | (1979-11-28)28 November 1979 (aged 22) | 2000 |
| 6 | MF | Miguel España | (1964-01-31)31 January 1964 (aged 38) | 2001 |
| 7 | MF | Leandro Augusto | (1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 24) | 2001 |
| 8 | MF | Luis Ignacio González | (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 22) | 2001 |
| 9 | FW | Álvaro González | (1973-09-12)12 September 1973 (aged 28) | 2002 |
| 10 | MF | Rodrigo Lemos | (1973-10-03)3 October 1973 (aged 28) | 2002 |
| 11 | MF | José Luis López | (1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 22) | 2001 |
| 12 | GK | Sergio Bernal | (1970-02-09)9 February 1970 (aged 32) | 2002 |
| 13 | GK | Odín Patiño | (1983-08-24)24 August 1983 (aged 18) | 2002 |
| 14 | FW | Horacio Sánchez | (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 24) | 2002 |
| 15 | MF | Israel Castro | (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 21) | 2002 |
| 16 | MF | Gerardo Galindo | (1978-05-23)23 May 1978 (aged 24) | 1997 |
| 17 | MF | David Toledo | (1982-04-18)18 April 1982 (aged 20) | 2001 |
| 18 | FW | Rafael Márquez Lugo | (1981-11-02)2 November 1981 (aged 20) | 2000 |
| 19 | MF | Mariano Trujillo | (1977-05-19)19 May 1977 (aged 25) | 2001 |
| 20 | MF | Martín García | (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 26) | 2002 |
| 21 | MF | Jaime Lozano | (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 23) | 2002 |
| 22 | DF | Manuel de la Torre | (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 22) | 1999 |
| 23 | DF | Raúl Alpizar | (1977-02-01)1 February 1977 (aged 25) | 1997 |
| 24 | MF | Hugo García | (1981-09-14)14 September 1981 (aged 20) | 2001 |
| 25 | FW | Emerson dos Santos | (1980-07-29)29 July 1980 (aged 22) | 2002 |
| 26 | FW | Francisco Fonseca | (1979-10-02)2 October 1979 (aged 22) | 2002 |

### Clausura

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
| 1 | GK | Esdras Rangel | (1977-07-31)31 July 1977 (aged 25) | 1995 |
| 2 | DF | Amado López | (1981-05-02)2 May 1981 (aged 21) | 2000 |
| 3 | DF | Joaquín Beltrán (Captain) | (1977-04-29)29 April 1977 (aged 25) | 1996 |
| 4 | DF | Horacio Cervantes | (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 21) | 2000 |
| 5 | DF | Rodrigo Barragán | (1979-11-28)28 November 1979 (aged 23) | 2000 |
| 6 | MF | Miguel España | (1964-01-31)31 January 1964 (aged 38) | 2001 |
| 7 | MF | Leandro Augusto | (1977-08-18)18 August 1977 (aged 25) | 2001 |
| 8 | MF | Luis Ignacio González | (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 22) | 2001 |
| 9 | FW | Álvaro González | (1973-09-12)12 September 1973 (aged 29) | 2002 |
| 10 | MF | Rodrigo Lemos | (1973-10-03)3 October 1973 (aged 29) | 2002 |
| 11 | MF | José Luis López | (1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 23) | 2001 |
| 12 | GK | Sergio Bernal | (1970-02-09)9 February 1970 (aged 32) | 2002 |
| 14 | FW | Horacio Sánchez | (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 24) | 2002 |
| 15 | MF | Israel Castro | (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 22) | 2002 |
| 16 | MF | Gerardo Galindo | (1978-05-23)23 May 1978 (aged 24) | 1997 |
| 19 | MF | Mariano Trujillo | (1977-05-19)19 May 1977 (aged 25) | 2001 |
| 20 | MF | Martín García | (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (aged 26) | 2002 |
| 21 | MF | Jaime Lozano | (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 24) | 2002 |
| 22 | DF | Manuel de la Torre | (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 22) | 1999 |
| 24 | MF | Hugo García | (1981-09-14)14 September 1981 (aged 21) | 2001 |
| 25 | MF | Aílton da Silva | (1977-09-08)8 September 1977 (aged 25) | 2003 |
| 26 | FW | Francisco Fonseca | (1979-10-02)2 October 1979 (aged 23) | 2002 |
| 28 | FW | Anuar Gómez | (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 21) | 2003 |
| 31 | GK | Alejandro Palacios | (1981-03-06)6 March 1981 (aged 21) | 2003 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Type | Transfer window |
| 9 | FW | Álvaro González | Bella Vista | Transfer | Summer |
| 12 | GK | Sergio Bernal | Puebla | Loan return | Summer |
| 13 | GK | Odín Patiño | Academy | Promotion | Summer |
| 14 | FW | Horacio Sánchez | León | Loan return | Summer |
| 20 | MF | Martín García | Peñarol | Transfer | Summer |
| 21 | MF | Jaime Lozano | Celaya | Loan return | Summer |
| 26 | FW | Francisco Fonseca | La Piedad | Transfer | Summer |
| 25 | MF | Aílton da Silva | Bari | Transfer | Summer |
| 31 | GK | Alejandro Palacios | Academy | Promotion | Summer |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type | Transfer window |
| – | DF | Christian Ramírez | Toluca | Transfer | Summer |
| 18 | FW | Rafael Márquez Lugo | Chiapas | Transfer | Winter |
| 23 | DF | Raúl Alpizar | Querétaro | Transfer | Winter |
| 25 | FW | Emerson dos Santos | Tabasco | Transfer | Winter |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Apertura | 3 August 2002 | 21 December 2002 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals (3rd) | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 052.17 |
| Clausura | 12 January 2003 | 18 May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 021.05 |
| Copa Libertadores | 22 October 2002 | 8 May 2003 | Pre Libertadores | Round of 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 89 | 90 | −1 | 041.07 |
Source: Mediotiempo.com

### Torneo Apertura
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | América | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 43 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 2 | Toluca | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 41 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | UNAM | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 33 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 4 | Morelia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 32 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 5 | UAG | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |

#### Playoffs
##### Quarterfinals
##### Semifinals
### Torneo Clausura
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Cuernavaca | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 23 |
| 14 | Pachuca | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 21 |
| 15 | UNAM | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 |
| 16 | San Luis | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 20 |
| 17 | Chiapas | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 19 |

#### Matches
### Copa Libertadores
#### Pre Libertadores

From 1998 to 2002, Mexican and Venezuelan clubs played a mini tournament known as Copa Pre Libertadores to determine two teams that would qualify to the next year's Copa Libertadores group stage. In 2002 UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UNAM | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Advance to group stage |
| 3 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Nacional Táchira | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | |

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | UNAM | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 7 |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | Apertura | Apertura | Clausura | Clausura | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Esdras Rangel | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Amado López | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Joaquín Beltrán | 51 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Horacio Cervantes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Rodrigo Barragán | 33 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Miguel España | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Leandro Augusto | 46 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Luis Ignacio González | 43 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Álvaro González | 46 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | Rodrigo Lemos | 39 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | José Luis López | 40 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | GK | Sergio Bernal | 32 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Odín Patiño | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Horacio Sánchez | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Israel Castro | 40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Gerardo Galindo | 51 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | David Toledo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Mariano Trujillo | 49 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | Martín García | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Jaime Lozano | 43 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Manuel de la Torre | 49 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Hugo García | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Aílton da Silva | 26 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Francisco Fonseca | 29 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 28 | FW | Anuar Gómez | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Alejandro Palacios | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players that left the club during the season |||||||||||
| 18 | FW | Rafael Márquez Lugo | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Raúl Alpizar | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Emerson dos Santos | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Copa Libertadores | Total |
| 1 | FW | Álvaro González | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 1 | MF | Mariano Trujillo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | MF | Rodrigo Lemos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | FW | Francisco Fonseca | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | MF | Leandro Augusto | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | José Luis López | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | Jaime Lozano | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | FW | Martín García | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Luis Ignacio González | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Rafael Márquez Lugo | 3 | – | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | Rodrigo Barragán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | Joaquín Beltrán | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Aílton da Silva | – | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Emerson dos Santos | 2 | – | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Miguel España | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Anuar Gómez | – | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 44 | 25 | 20 | 89 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Mariano Trujillo | Guadalajara | 7–1 (H) | 19 October 2002 | Primera División |
| Rodrigo Lemos | Atlante | 4–1 (H) | 16 November 2002 | Primera División |
| Francisco Fonseca | Necaxa | 4–4 (H) | 4 May 2003 | Primera División |

### Own goals

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Jaime Lozano | Grêmio | 2–3 (A) | 4 February 2003 | Copa Libertadores |
| Israel Castro | Santos Laguna | 1–4 (A) | 27 April 2003 | Primera División |