2002–03 Atalanta BC season

Atalanta
2002–03 season
Chairman	Ivan Ruggeri
Manager	Giovanni Vavassori ; Giancarlo Finardi
Serie A	15th
Coppa Italia	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Cristiano Doni (10); All: ; Cristiano Doni (10)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Last updated January 21, 2025

Atalanta BC lost its momentum it had built in its first two Serie A seasons in its stint, eventually being relegated following a playoff against Reggina. The championship was such competitive than Atalanta was only four points away from repeating its 9th place from the 2001-02 season, but instead had to face Serie B competition, losing key players such as Cristiano Doni, Luciano Zauri and Ousmane Dabo to bigger clubs.

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Empoli	34	9	11	14	36	46	−10	38^[a]
14	Reggina	34	10	8	16	38	53	−15	38^[a]	Relegation tie-breaker
15	Atalanta (R)	34	8	14	12	35	47	−12	38	Serie B after tie-breaker ^[b]
16	Piacenza (R)	34	8	6	20	44	62	−18	30	Relegation to Serie B
17	Como (R)	34	4	12	18	29	57	−28	24	Relegation to Serie B

Source: 2002–03 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1 2 Modena finished ahead of Empoli, Atalanta and Reggina on head-to-head points: Modena: 10 pts, Empoli: 9 pts, Atalanta: 7 pts, Reggina: 5 pts.
↑ Atalanta to 2003–04 Serie B after tie-breaker.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	8	14	12	35	47	−12	38	5	8	4	20	21	−1	3	6	8	15	26	−11

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	W
Position	16	17	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	13	13	14	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Score overview

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Bologna	2–2	3–2	N
Brescia	2–0	0–3	N
Chievo Verona	1–0	1–4	N
Como	2–1	1–1	N
Empoli	2–2	0–0	N
Internazionale	1–0	1–1	N
Juventus	1–1	0–3	N
Lazio	0–1	0–0	N
Milan	1–4	3–3	N
Modena	1–3	2–0	N
Parma	0–0	1–2	N
Perugia	0–2	0–1	N
Piacenza	2–0	0–2	N
Reggina	1–1	1–1	N
Roma	2–1	2–1	Y
Torino	2–2	1–1	N
Udinese	0–0	0–1	N

Matches

15 September 20022	Juventus	3–0	Atalanta	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Del Piero 27' (pen.), 34' Fresi 90+1'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 38,315 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

22 September 20023	Atalanta	2–2	Bologna	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Doni 18', 51' (pen.)		Locatelli 13' C. Bellucci 77'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,720 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

29 September 20024	Udinese	1–0	Atalanta	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sensini 60'			Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,062 Referee: Diego Preschern

6 October 20025	Atalanta	0–1	Lazio	Bergamo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)			César 24'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,158 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

20 October 20026	Atalanta	1–4	Milan	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sala 30'		Rivaldo 15' Tomasson 41' Pirlo 66' (pen.), 81'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 23,628 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

27 October 20027	Parma	2–1	Atalanta	Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Nakata 14' Mutu 71'		Comandini 85'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 13,476 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

3 November 20028	Atalanta	2–0	Piacenza	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Sala 78' Comandini 88'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,514 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

6 November 20021	Atalanta	1–3	Modena	Bergamo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dabo 90'		G. Colucci 13' Kamara 39' Mauri 76'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

10 November 20029	Chievo	4–1	Atalanta	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	F. Cossato 45', 87' D. Franceschini 56' Perrotta 84'		Sala 40'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 13,302 Referee: Emidio Morganti

17 November 200210	Atalanta	2–0	Brescia	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dabo 69' Comandini 73'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

24 November 200211	Reggina	1–1	Atalanta	Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Savoldi 56'		Gautieri 34'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 23,594 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

1 December 200212	Atalanta	0–2	Perugia	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)			Miccoli 22' Fusani 80'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,133 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

15 December 200214	Internazionale	1–0	Atalanta	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kallon 70'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,118 Referee: Paolo Bertini

22 December 200215	Atalanta	2–2	Empoli	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Doni 13' D. Zenoni 34'		Grieco 85' Tavano 89'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,338 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

6 January 200313	Torino	1–1	Atalanta	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mezzano 60' (pen.)		Natali 13'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 14,591 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

12 January 200316	Como	1–1	Atalanta	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bjelanović 44'		Foglio 53'	Stadium: Stadio Giglio Attendance: 6,529 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

19 January 200317	Atalanta	2–1	Roma	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Doni 41' Tramezzani 87'		Totti 9'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,873 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

25 January 200318	Modena	0–2	Atalanta	Modena
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)			Dabo 35' Pinardi 85'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 14,473 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

2 February 200319	Atalanta	1–1	Juventus	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pinardi 40'		Di Vaio 51'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 23,647 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

9 February 200320	Bologna	2–3	Atalanta	Bologna
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Signori 69' (pen.), 72' (pen.)		Pinardi 28', 49' F. Rossini 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 19,802 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

16 February 200321	Atalanta	0–0	Udinese	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 13,305 Referee: Emidio Morganti

23 February 200322	Lazio	0–0	Atalanta	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 33,611 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

2 March 200323	Milan	3–3	Atalanta	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	F. Inzaghi 34', 79' Tomasson 70'		Maldini 1' (o.g.) F. Rossini 29', 31'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,095 Referee: Stefano Farina

9 March 200324	Atalanta	0–0	Parma	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,994 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

16 March 200325	Piacenza	2–0	Atalanta	Piacenza
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hübner 41' De Cesare 89'			Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 8,977 Referee: Stefano Farina

23 March 200326	Atalanta	1–0	Chievo	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dabo 52'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,796 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

6 April 200327	Brescia	3–0	Atalanta	Brescia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Appiah 3' R. Baggio 45' Petruzzi 85'			Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 20,025 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

13 April 200328	Atalanta	1–1	Reggina	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Doni 9'		Bonazzoli 52'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 16,758 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

19 April 200329	Perugia	1–0	Atalanta	Perugia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pagliuca 78'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 7,208 Referee: Massimo De Santis

26 April 200330	Atalanta	2–2	Torino	Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Doni 75', 90+2' (pen.)		Donati 22', 89'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 15,471 Referee: Luca Palanca

3 May 200331	Atalanta	1–1	Internazionale	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gautieri 71'		Martins 13'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 17,864 Referee: Daniele Tombolini

10 May 200332	Empoli	0–0	Atalanta	Empoli
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)				Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,043 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

17 May 200333	Atalanta	2–1	Como	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Doni 63' (pen.), 81'		Caccia 17'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,014 Referee: Massimo De Santis

24 May 200334	Roma	1–2	Atalanta	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	De Rossi 30'		Doni 27' Gautieri 55'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 52,547 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Relegation play-offs

29 May 2003First leg	Reggina	0–0	Atalanta	Reggio Calabria
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)				Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Massimo De Santis

2 June 2003Second leg	Atalanta	1–2 (1–2 agg.)	Reggina	Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Natali 18'		Cozza 33' Bonazzoli 85'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Topscorers

Coppa Italia

Knockout stage

Round of 32

25 September 2002First leg	Sampdoria	1–0	Atalanta	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Colombo 62'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 3,981 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

10 October 2002Second leg	Atalanta	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Sampdoria	Bergamo
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Comandini 53'		Iacopino 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Emidio Morganti

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References

↑ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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[table_hth_MOD0.1280988241211-1] 1 2 Modena finished ahead of Empoli, Atalanta and Reggina on head-to-head points: Modena: 10 pts, Empoli: 9 pts, Atalanta: 7 pts, Reggina: 5 pts.

[table_note_res_RPL0.1280988241211-2] Atalanta to 2003–04 Serie B after tie-breaker.

[3] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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