2002–03 UC Sampdoria season

Sampdoria
2002–03 season
Chairman	Riccardo Garrone
Manager	Walter Novellino
Serie B	2nd (promoted)
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Fabio Bazzani (16)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Last updated November 09, 2025

In the 2002-03 season, UC Sampdoria competed in Serie B for a fourth season. They finished the year second behind Siena and were promoted back to Serie A.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]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
1	GK	ITA	Luigi Turci
3	DF	ITA	Stefano Bettarini
4	MF	ITA	Sergio Volpi
5	DF	ITA	Maurizio Domizzi
6	MF	COL	Jorge Bolaño (on loan from Parma)
7	FW	ITA	Andrea Rabito (on loan from A.C. Milan)
8	FW	ITA	Corrado Colombo
9	FW	ITA	Fabio Bazzani
10	FW	ITA	Francesco Flachi
12	GK	ITA	Davide Pinato
14	DF	ITA	Mirko Conte
15	MF	CMR	Francis Zé
16	GK	ITA	Fabrizio Casazza
17	MF	ITA	Angelo Palombo
18	DF	SCG	Bratislav Živković


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ITA	Massimo Paganin
20	DF	ITA	Alessandro Grandoni
21	MF	FRA	Sid-Ahmed Bouziane
22	FW	NGA	Ikechukwu Kalu
23	MF	ITA	Andrea Bernini
24	FW	ITA	Daniele Perrone
25	DF	SCG	Nenad Sakić
26	MF	ITA	Francesco Pedone
33	DF	ITA	Claudio Labriola
65	MF	ITA	Salvatore Miceli (on loan from Piacenza)
72	DF	ITA	Stefano Sacchetti
77	FW	ITA	Andrea Gasbarroni
83	DF	ITA	Mattia Cassani (on loan from Juventus)
84	GK	ITA	Olmo Pozzo
97	MF	ITA	Fabian Valtolina

Left club during season

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	ITA	Guglielmo Stendardo (to Salernitana)
11	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Iacopino (on loan to Catania)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	ITA	Sandro Cois (on loan to Piacenza)

Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Siena (P, C)	38	17	16	5	46	26	+20	67	Promotion to Serie A
2	Sampdoria (P)	38	17	16	5	53	31	+22	67
3	Lecce (P)	38	15	18	5	46	33	+13	63
4	Ancona (P)	38	16	13	9	53	40	+13	61
5	Triestina	38	16	10	12	54	46	+8	58

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
38	17	16	5	53	31	+22	67	13	5	1	33	13	+20	4	11	4	20	18	+2

Last updated: 7 June 2004.
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W
Position	2	4	1	2	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	6	4	5	4	2	2	1	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2003. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

14 September 20023	Sampdoria	4–2	Lecce	Genoa
	Gasbarroni 45+2', 90+2' Bazzani 71' Volpi 76'		Vugrinec 11' Chevantón 61'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

21 September 20024	Ascoli	0–0	Sampdoria	Ascoli Piceno
				Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Oscar Girardi

28 September 20025	Sampdoria	2–1	Cosenza	Genoa
	Bazzani 54', 58'		Alteri 90'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Emidio Morganti

5 October 20026	Napoli	1–1	Sampdoria	Naples
	Montezine 59'		Volpi 35'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Stefano Farina

12 October 20027	Sampdoria	1–0	Catania	Genoa
	Volpi 78' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Oscar Girardi

19 October 20028	Ancona	1–1	Sampdoria	Ancona
	Magoni 36'		Bazzani 14'	Stadium: Stadio del Conero Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

26 October 20029	Bari	1–1	Sampdoria	Bari
	Anaclerio 20'		Bazzani 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Stefano Cassarà

2 November 200210	Sampdoria	1–1	Triestina	Genoa
	Domizzi 41'		Parisi 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Luca Palanca

7 November 20021	Sampdoria	2–0	Livorno	Genoa
	Flachi 43' (pen.) Valtolina 85'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

10 November 200211	Salernitana	0–1	Sampdoria	Salerno
			Flachi 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

15 November 2002 12	Sampdoria	2–1	Genoa	Genoa
	Bazzani 14' Flachi 33'		D'Isanto 75'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

24 November 200213	Siena	1–0	Sampdoria	Siena
	Tiribocchi 69'			Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

1 December 200214	Sampdoria	0–0	Vicenza	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alberto Castellani

8 December 200215	Sampdoria	1–2	Ternana	Genoa
	Bazzani 3'		Frick 17', 82'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Emidio Morganti

13 December 200216	Cagliari	1–0	Sampdoria	Sassari
	Capone 90+6'			Stadium: Stadio Nino Manconi Referee: Alberto Castellani

22 December 200217	Sampdoria	3–2	Hellas Verona	Genoa
	Volpi 4' Bettarini 29' Flachi 31' (pen.)		Cassetti 62', 74'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Michele Cruciani

6 January 20032	Palermo	0–0	Sampdoria	Palermo
				Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Referee: Domenico Messina

12 January 200318	Messina	3–3	Sampdoria	Messina
	Domizzi 3' (o.g.), 27' (o.g.) Campolo 58'		Valtolina 15' Palombo 32' Bazzani 75'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Celeste Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

17 January 200319	Sampdoria	4–0	Venezia	Genoa
	Valtolina 21' Pedone 60' Volpi 79' (pen.) Živković 90+1'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Danilo Nucini

25 January 200320	Livorno	1–1	Sampdoria	Livorno
	Protti 67'		Bazzani 55'	Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Referee: Daniele Tombolini

1 February 200321	Sampdoria	1–0	Palermo	Genoa
	Conteh 7' (o.g.)			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Diego Preschern

10 February 200322	Lecce	1–0	Sampdoria	Lecce
	Vučinić 58'			Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

22 February 200323	Sampdoria	3–0	Ascoli	Genoa
	Bettarini 17' Colombo 22' Bazzani 57'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

1 March 200324	Cosenza	1–3	Sampdoria	Cosenza
	Agomeri 10'		Flachi 55' Bazzani 62' Volpi 66'	Stadium: Stadio San Vito Referee: Oscar Girardi

10 March 200325	Sampdoria	2–0	Napoli	Genoa
	Bazzani 20' Flachi 70'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alberto Castellani

15 March 200326	Catania	0–0	Sampdoria	Catania
				Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

22 March 200327	Sampdoria	2–1	Ancona	Genoa
	Flachi 27' (pen.) Conte 55'		Budan 79'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Luca Palanca

29 March 200328	Sampdoria	1–1	Bari	Genoa
	Bazzani 36'		Spinesi 43'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Rosetti

7 April 200329	Triestina	2–2	Sampdoria	Trieste
	Passaro 24' Parisi 36'		Bazzani 48' Volpi 66'	Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

12 April 200330	Sampdoria	1–0	Salernitana	Genoa
	Volpi 9'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Luca Palanca

19 April 2003 31	Genoa	0–2	Sampdoria	Genoa
			Živković 9' Conte 45+1'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Rosetti

28 April 200332	Sampdoria	0–0	Siena	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Tombolini

3 May 200333	Vicenza	1–2	Sampdoria	Vicenza
	Schwoch 51' (pen.)		Bazzani 13' Pedone 52'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

12 May 200334	Ternana	1–1	Sampdoria	Terni
	Zaniolo 72'		Colombo 48'	Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati Referee: Diego Preschern

17 May 200335	Sampdoria	3–1	Cagliari	Genoa
	Flachi 17', 45+2' Bazzani 84'		Suazo 60'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Stefano Farina

24 May 200336	Hellas Verona	0–0	Sampdoria	Verona
				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Danilo Nucini

31 May 200337	Sampdoria	1–1	Messina	Genoa
	Colombo 76'		Sullo 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Luca Palanca

7 June 200338	Venezia	3–1	Sampdoria	Venezia
	Soligo 14' Marcón 50' Poggi 69' (pen.)		Rabito 89'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Coppa Italia

Group stage (Group 1)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sampdoria	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
2	Genoa	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Lucchese	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Siena	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

18 August 20021	Sampdoria	3–0	Siena	Genoa
20:45 CEST	Volpi 29' Flachi 34' Pedone 76'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 7,595 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

25 August 20022	Genoa	1–2	Sampdoria	Genoa
20:45 CEST	De Francesco 12'		Flachi 3' Bazzani 59'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

11 September 20023	Lucchese	1–1	Sampdoria	Lucca
20:30 CEST	Carruezzo 28' (pen.)		Iacopino 14'	Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Round of 32

25 September 2002First leg	Sampdoria	1–0	Atalanta	Genoa
18:00 CEST	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	Comandini 53'		Iacopino 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Emidio Morganti

Round of 16

3 December 2002First leg	Sampdoria	1–1	Perugia	Genoa
21:00 CET	Flachi 67' (pen.)		Miccoli 39'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 3,479 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

19 December 2002Second leg	Perugia	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Sampdoria	Perugia
21:00 CET	Vryzas 44' Miccoli 89'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Danilo Nucini

References

↑ "FootballSquads - Sampdoria - 2002/03".

External links

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	16	5	53	31	+22	67	13	5	1	33	13	+20	4	11	4	20	18	+2

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	16	5	53	31	+22	67	13	5	1	33	13	+20	4	11	4	20	18	+2