UNAM
2002–03 season
ManagerHugo Sánchez
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Universitario
AperturaSemifinals (3rd)
Clausura15th
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mariano Trujillo
(12 goals)
All:
Álvaro González
Mariano Trujillo
(14 goals)
Biggest winUNAM 7–1 Guadalajara
(19 October 2002)
Biggest defeatAtlas 6–0 UNAM
(31 August 2002)

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.[1] The next tournament, however, the Pumas had a mediocre performance, finishing 15th in the tournament.[2]

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.[3][4]

Players

Apertura

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKMexicoEsdras Rangel31 July 1977 (aged 25)1995
2DFMexicoAmado López2 May 1981 (aged 21)2000
3DFMexicoJoaquín Beltrán (Captain)29 April 1977 (aged 25)1996
4DFMexicoHoracio Cervantes17 October 1981 (aged 20)2000
5DFMexicoRodrigo Barragán28 November 1979 (aged 22)2000
6MFMexicoMiguel España31 January 1964 (aged 38)2001
7MFBrazilLeandro Augusto18 August 1977 (aged 24)2001
8MFMexicoLuis Ignacio González28 June 1980 (aged 22)2001
9FWUruguayÁlvaro González12 September 1973 (aged 28)2002
10MFUruguayRodrigo Lemos3 October 1973 (aged 28)2002
11MFMexicoJosé Luis López19 October 1979 (aged 22)2001
12GKMexicoSergio Bernal9 February 1970 (aged 32)2002
13GKMexicoOdín Patiño24 August 1983 (aged 18)2002
14FWMexicoHoracio Sánchez6 July 1978 (aged 24)2002
15MFMexicoIsrael Castro20 December 1980 (aged 21)2002
16MFMexicoGerardo Galindo23 May 1978 (aged 24)1997
17MFMexicoDavid Toledo18 April 1982 (aged 20)2001
18FWMexicoRafael Márquez Lugo2 November 1981 (aged 20)2000
19MFMexicoMariano Trujillo19 May 1977 (aged 25)2001
20MFUruguayMartín García26 March 1976 (aged 26)2002
21MFMexicoJaime Lozano29 September 1978 (aged 23)2002
22DFMexicoManuel de la Torre13 June 1980 (aged 22)1999
23DFMexicoRaúl Alpizar1 February 1977 (aged 25)1997
24MFMexicoHugo García14 September 1981 (aged 20)2001
25FWBrazilEmerson dos Santos29 July 1980 (aged 22)2002
26FWMexicoFrancisco Fonseca2 October 1979 (aged 22)2002

Clausura

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKMexicoEsdras Rangel31 July 1977 (aged 25)1995
2DFMexicoAmado López2 May 1981 (aged 21)2000
3DFMexicoJoaquín Beltrán (Captain)29 April 1977 (aged 25)1996
4DFMexicoHoracio Cervantes17 October 1981 (aged 21)2000
5DFMexicoRodrigo Barragán28 November 1979 (aged 23)2000
6MFMexicoMiguel España31 January 1964 (aged 38)2001
7MFBrazilLeandro Augusto18 August 1977 (aged 25)2001
8MFMexicoLuis Ignacio González28 June 1980 (aged 22)2001
9FWUruguayÁlvaro González12 September 1973 (aged 29)2002
10MFUruguayRodrigo Lemos3 October 1973 (aged 29)2002
11MFMexicoJosé Luis López19 October 1979 (aged 23)2001
12GKMexicoSergio Bernal9 February 1970 (aged 32)2002
14FWMexicoHoracio Sánchez6 July 1978 (aged 24)2002
15MFMexicoIsrael Castro20 December 1980 (aged 22)2002
16MFMexicoGerardo Galindo23 May 1978 (aged 24)1997
19MFMexicoMariano Trujillo19 May 1977 (aged 25)2001
20MFUruguayMartín García26 March 1976 (aged 26)2002
21MFMexicoJaime Lozano29 September 1978 (aged 24)2002
22DFMexicoManuel de la Torre13 June 1980 (aged 22)1999
24MFMexicoHugo García14 September 1981 (aged 21)2001
25MFBrazilAílton da Silva8 September 1977 (aged 25)2003
26FWMexicoFrancisco Fonseca2 October 1979 (aged 23)2002
28FWMexicoAnuar Gómez3 December 1981 (aged 21)2003
31GKMexicoAlejandro Palacios6 March 1981 (aged 21)2003

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Transfer window Ref.
9FWUruguayÁlvaro GonzálezUruguay Bella VistaTransferSummer
12GKMexicoSergio BernalPueblaLoan returnSummer[5]
13GKMexicoOdín PatiñoAcademyPromotionSummer
14FWMexicoHoracio SánchezLeónLoan returnSummer
20MFUruguayMartín GarcíaUruguay PeñarolTransferSummer
21MFMexicoJaime LozanoCelayaLoan returnSummer
26FWMexicoFrancisco FonsecaLa PiedadTransferSummer[6]
25MFBrazilAílton da SilvaItaly BariTransferSummer
31GKMexicoAlejandro PalaciosAcademyPromotionSummer

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Transfer window Ref.
–DFMexicoChristian RamírezTolucaTransferSummer[7]
18FWMexicoRafael Márquez LugoChiapasTransferWinter
23DFMexicoRaúl AlpizarQuerétaroTransferWinter
25FWBrazilEmerson dos SantosTabascoTransferWinter

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 56 23 14 19 89 90 −1 041.07

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team 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
3 UNAM 19 10 3 6 39 35 +4 33
4 Morelia 19 9 5 5 35 23 +12 32
5 UAG 19 8 5 6 26 29 −3 29
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches

3 August 2002 1 Celaya 0–1 UNAM Celaya, Guanajuato
15:00 Report
  • Márquez Lugo 88'
 Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Referee: José Luis Camargo
11 August 2002 2 UNAM 2–1 Veracruz Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
  • L. González 9'
  • Barragán 23'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
17 August 2002 3 Monterrey 1–2 UNAM Monterrey, Nuevo León
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: José de Jesús Robles
25 August 2002 4 UNAM 1–4 Toluca Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
31 August 2002 5 Atlas 6–0 UNAM Guadalajara, Jalisco
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
8 September 2002 6 UNAM 1–1 Querétaro Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
  • A. García 76'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Germán Arredondo
11 September 2002 7 Puebla 0–1 UNAM Puebla City, Puebla
20:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
14 September 2002 8 UNAM 1–3 América Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
  • Patiño 25', 47', 61'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
21 September 2002 9 Chiapas 0–2 UNAM Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
15:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
29 September 2002 10 UNAM 2–2 Cruz Azul Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Armando Archundia
6 October 2002 11 UAG 4–3 UNAM Zapopan, Jalisco
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
13 October 2002 12 UNAM 3–2 UANL Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
16 October 2002 13 Pachuca 0–3 UNAM Pachuca, Hidalgo
20:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
19 October 2002 14 UNAM 7–1 Guadalajara Coyoacán, Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
27 October 2002 15 San Luis 6–3 UNAM San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: José Abramo Lira
9 November 2002 17 Necaxa 1–0 UNAM Tlalpan, Mexico City
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
16 November 2002 18 UNAM 4–1 Atlante Coyoacán, Mexico City
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Antonio Marrufo
24 November 2002 19 Morelia 2–2 UNAM Morelia, Michoacán
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Eduardo Brizio

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
4 December 2002 First leg Cruz Azul 0–0 UNAM Benito Juárez, Mexico City
18:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
8 December 2002 Second leg UNAM 3–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
Semifinals
12 December 2002 First leg Morelia 4–0 UNAM Morelia, Michoacán
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
15 December 2002 Second leg UNAM 2–1
(2–5 agg.)		 Morelia Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team 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
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches

12 January 2003 1 UNAM 1–3 Cuernavaca Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Manuel Glower
18 January 2003 2 Veracruz 0–0 UNAM Boca del Río, Veracruz
15:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
26 January 2003 3 UNAM 2–3 Monterrey Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
1 February 2003 4 Toluca 5–1 UNAM Toluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
16 February 2003 5 Querétaro 0–0 UNAM Querétaro City, Querétaro
12:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Francisco Caspeta
23 February 2003 7 UNAM 1–0 Puebla Coyoacán, Mexico City
20:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Manuel Glower
26 February 2003 6 UNAM 2–1 Atlas Coyoacán, Mexico City
20:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
2 March 2003 8 América 1–1 UNAM Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: José Abramo Lira
6 March 2003 9 UNAM 3–1 Chiapas Coyoacán, Mexico City
20:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Armando Archundia
16 March 2003 10 Cruz Azul 2–0 UNAM Benito Juárez, Mexico City
12:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
29 March 2003 12 UANL 2–2 UNAM San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
6 April 2003 13 UNAM 1–1 Pachuca Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Armando Archundia
13 April 2003 14 Guadalajara 1–1 UNAM Guadalajara, Jalisco
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
16 April 2003 11 UNAM 2–1 UAG Coyoacán, Mexico City
18:00
Report
  • Santillana 76'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo
20 April 2003 15 UNAM 2–2 San Luis Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Germán Arredondo
27 April 2003 16 Santos Laguna 4–1 UNAM Guadalajara, Jalisco
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: José Abramo Lira
4 May 2003 17 UNAM 4–4 Necaxa Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
18 May 2003 19 UNAM 0–1 Morelia Coyoacán, Mexico City
12:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: Hugo León Guajardo

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.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mexico UNAM 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to group stage
2 Mexico Cruz Azul 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
3 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
4 Venezuela Nacional Táchira 6 1 0 5 6 16 −10 3
Source: CONMEBOL
22 October 2002 1 Estudiantes de Mérida Venezuela 1–0 Mexico UNAM Mérida, Venezuela
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)
6 November 2002 3 UNAM Mexico 1–1 Mexico Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
  • P. Campos 43' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Ledesma 40'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
12 November 2002 4 UNAM Mexico 3–1 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida Mexico City, Mexico
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Fernando Paneso (Colombia)
19 November 2002 5 UNAM Mexico 4–0 Venezuela Nacional Táchira Mexico City, Mexico
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
28 November 2002 6 Cruz Azul Mexico 0–2 Mexico UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil Grêmio 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
2 Mexico UNAM 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9
3 Bolivia Bolívar 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
4 Uruguay Peñarol 6 2 1 3 12 14 −2 7
Source:
4 February 2003 1 Grêmio Brazil 3–2 Mexico UNAM Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:10
Report
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)
11 February 2003 2 UNAM Mexico 2–0 Bolivia Bolívar Mexico City, Mexico
20:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Carpio (Ecuador)
11 March 2003 3 Peñarol Uruguay 2–0 Mexico UNAM Montevideo, Uruguay
21:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
20 March 2003 4 UNAM Mexico 1–0 Brazil Grêmio Mexico City, Mexico
20:40
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
26 March 2003 5 Bolívar Bolivia 2–0 Mexico UNAM La Paz, Bolivia
16:10
Report Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
10 April 2003 6 UNAM Mexico 3–1 Uruguay Peñarol Mexico City, Mexico
17:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
24 April 2003 First leg UNAM Mexico 0–1 Chile Cobreloa Mexico City, Mexico
21:30 Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Wilson Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
8 May 2003 Second leg Cobreloa Chile 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Mexico UNAM Calama, Chile
18:10 Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Calama
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Player Total Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKMexico Esdras Rangel2301106060
2DFMexico Amado López260908090
3DFMexico Joaquín Beltrán512200170142
4DFMexico Horacio Cervantes70103030
5DFMexico Rodrigo Barragán3322325050
6MFMexico Miguel España1711003041
7MFBrazil Leandro Augusto467174182111
8MFMexico Luis Ignacio González434192130112
9FWUruguay Álvaro González4614199151124
10MFUruguay Rodrigo Lemos3910197103100
11MFMexico José Luis López40617314093
12GKMexico Sergio Bernal32010013090
13GKMexico Odín Patiño20200000
14FWMexico Horacio Sánchez120506010
15MFMexico Israel Castro40012019090
16MFMexico Gerardo Galindo510200180130
17MFMexico David Toledo30300000
19MFMexico Mariano Trujillo4914198164142
20MFUruguay Martín García27410012450
21MFMexico Jaime Lozano435162142131
22DFMexico Manuel de la Torre49022018090
24MFMexico Hugo García20101000
25MFBrazil Aílton da Silva262––162100
26FWMexico Francisco Fonseca2997013693
28FWMexico Anuar Gómez11––1100
31GKMexico Alejandro Palacios20––1010
Players that left the club during the season
18FWMexico Rafael Márquez Lugo123123––00
23DFMexico Raúl Alpizar11070––40
25FWBrazil Emerson dos Santos112102––10

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores Total[9][10]
1 FW Uruguay Álvaro González 91414
MF Mexico Mariano Trujillo 842
3 MF Uruguay Rodrigo Lemos 73010
4 FW Mexico Francisco Fonseca 0639
5 MF Brazil Leandro Augusto 4217
6 MF Mexico José Luis López 3036
7 MF Mexico Jaime Lozano 2215
8 FW Uruguay Martín García 0404
MF Mexico Luis Ignacio González 202
9 FW Mexico Rafael Márquez Lugo 3–03
11 DF Mexico Rodrigo Barragán 2002
DF Mexico Joaquín Beltrán 002
MF Brazil Aílton da Silva –20
FW Brazil Emerson dos Santos 2–0
15 MF Mexico Miguel España 0011
FW Mexico Anuar Gómez –10
Own goals 2013
Total 44 25 20 89

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.
Mexico Mariano TrujilloGuadalajara7–1 (H)19 October 2002Primera División[11]
Uruguay Rodrigo LemosAtlante4–1 (H)16 November 2002Primera División[12]
Mexico Francisco FonsecaNecaxa4–4 (H)4 May 2003Primera División[13]

Own goals

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

References

  1. ↑ "No le alcanzó a Pumas". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Morelia quedó como el súperlider". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Grêmio debutó con una victoria difícil". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 February 2003. Archived from the original on 28 February 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Gutiérrez, Enrique (9 May 2003). "Pumas, fuera de la Copa Libertadores; empató a cero con el chileno Cobreloa". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Esquivel Bernal, Antonio (8 July 2002). "Esdras Rangel, el eterno suplente de los Pumas". Crónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Francisco 'Kikín' Fonseca de La Piedad a los Pumas". Marca (in Spanish). 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Velázquez Cervantes, Alejandro (10 July 2002). "Le falta un ojo, pero busca hueco en algún equipo". Crónica (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Minniti, Javier. "Historia de la Pre-Libertadores" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pumas - Apertura 2002". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Pumas - Clausura 2003". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Pumas 7–1 Guadalajara". Liga MX. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Pumas 4–1 Atlante". Liga MX. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Pumas 4–4 Necaxa". Liga MX. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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