| 2002–03 season | ||||
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| Manager | Kurt Jara | |||
| Bundesliga | 4th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Last 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bernardo Romeo (14) All: Bernardo Romeo (16) | |||
Hamburger SV nearly qualified for the Champions League, only just falling short to Borussia Dortmund. Given that HSV had been mired in the midfield for the last few seasons, the season was regarded as a successful one.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 54 | |
| 6 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
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