| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Noël Peyramayou |
| Head coach | Thierry Goudet |
| Stadium | Stade Léon-Bollée |
| Ligue 2 | 2nd (promoted) |
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Daniel Cousin (19) All: Daniel Cousin (23) |
| Average home league attendance | 7,360[1] |
The 2002–03 season was the 18th season in the existence of Le Mans UC72 and the club's thirteenth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Le Mans participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | MF |  Ahmed Aït Ouarab
|
 FC Martigues
|
1 July 2002 | ||
| – | MF | Philippe Celdran
|
Sedan
|
1 July 2002 | ||
| – | MF | Fabrice Pancrate
|
Guingamp
|
1 July 2002 | ||
| – | FW | Laurent Peyrelade
|
Sedan
|
1 July 2002 | ||
| – | DF | Steven Pelé
|
Rennes B
|
Loan | 29 August 2002 | |
| – | FW | Olivier Thomas
|
Troyes
|
24 January 2003 |
Out
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 2 | 3 August 2002 | 23 May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 47.37 |
| Coupe de France | 14 December 2002 | 25 January 2003 | Seventh round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 66.67 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 11 October 2002 | 18 January 2003 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Total | 44 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 50.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 2
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toulouse (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 72 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 2 | Le Mans (P) | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 68 | |
| 3 | Metz (P) | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 67 | |
| 4 | Lorient | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 65 | |
| 5 | Châteauroux | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 60 |
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 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Matches
| 24 August 2002 4 | Le Mans | 2–1 | Toulouse | Le Mans |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 7,924 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 5 September 2002 6 | Le Mans | 1–0 | Metz | Le Mans |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 8,994 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 14 September 2002 8 | Saint-Étienne | 0–0 | Le Mans | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) |
| 15 November 2002 16 | Châteauroux | 1–1 | Le Mans | Châteauroux |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) |
| 21 January 2003 22 | Toulouse | 2–0 | Le Mans | Toulouse |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 11,633 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 31 January 2003 24 | Metz | 4–0 | Le Mans | Metz |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 9,966 |
| 9 February 2003 26 | Le Mans | 2–2 | Saint-Étienne | Le Mans |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) |
| 19 April 2003 34 | Le Mans | 1–0 | Châteauroux | Le Mans |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) |
Coupe de France
| 25 January 2003 Round of 32 | Libourne S-S | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (12–11 p) | Le Mans | Libourne |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Jean Antoine Moueix Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
Coupe de la Ligue
| 18 January 2003 Round of 16 | Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Le Mans | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
References
- ^ "Ligue 2 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
This page was last edited on 29 December 2022, at 04:37