The 2003 UEFA Super Cup was played on 29 August 2003 between Milan of Italy and Porto of Portugal. Milan qualified by defeating Juventus in the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final, while Porto qualified by beating Celtic in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. Milan won the match 1–0. After the match, defeated Porto manager José Mourinho said, "We leave here convinced we can go into the UEFA Champions League with the hope and certainty we can compete with any team." They finished the season as 2003–04 UEFA Champions League winners.
Venue The Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup every year since 1998 until 2012. Built in 1985, the stadium is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.
Teams TeamQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners) Milan2002–03 UEFA Champions League winners1973, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 Porto2002–03 UEFA Cup winners1987
Match
Details
GK 1 DidaRB 14 Dario ŠimićCB 13 Alessandro Nesta CB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)LB 26 Giuseppe PancaroRM 10 Rui Costa CM 8 Gennaro GattusoCM 21 Andrea Pirlo LM 20 Clarence Seedorf CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko CF 9 Filippo Inzaghi Substitutes:GK 77 Christian AbbiatiDF 2 Cafu DF 24 Martin LaursenMF 23 Massimo Ambrosini MF 27 SerginhoFW 11 Rivaldo FW 15 Jon Dahl TomassonManager: Carlo Ancelotti GK 99 Vítor BaíaRB 22 Paulo FerreiraCB 2 Jorge Costa (c)CB 4 Ricardo CarvalhoLB 5 Ricardo CostaDM 6 Costinha CM 10 DecoCM 18 Maniche RW 15 Dmitri Alenichev LW 11 DerleiCF 77 Benni McCarthy Substitutes:GK 13 NunoDF 3 Pedro EmanuelDF 17 José Bosingwa DF 30 Mário SilvaMF 23 Pedro MendesMF 25 Ricardo Fernandes FW 9 Edgaras Jankauskas Manager: José Mourinho Man of the Match: Andriy Shevchenko (Milan)
Assistant referees: David Babski (England) David Bryan (England) Fourth official: Uriah Rennie (England)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of silver goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used
Statistics
+First halfStatisticMilanPortoGoals scored10Total shots51Shots on target10Ball possession38%62%Corner kicks10Fouls committed139Offsides21Yellow cards10Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticMilanPortoGoals scored00Total shots411Shots on target22Ball possession46%54%Corner kicks12Fouls committed1211Offsides32Yellow cards22Red cards00
+OverallStatisticMilanPortoGoals scored10Total shots912Shots on target32Ball possession42%58%Corner kicks22Fouls committed2520Offsides53Yellow cards32Red cards00
See also 2003–04 UEFA Champions League 2003–04 UEFA Cup 2003–04 AC Milan season 2003–04 FC Porto season AC Milan in international football FC Porto in international football
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