Season 2001–02 relegation brought Lecce in Serie B for an only year: Delio Rossi's team was unbeaten for 17 games, from 14 September 2002 to 18 January 2003 (including two initial matches, postponed due to lacking coverage of television rights). They came at third place, getting an immediate promotion.
Squad Squad at the end of the season.
Goalkeepers Stephane Coque Antonio Rosati Generoso Rossi Vukasin Poleksic
Defenders Philippe Billy Bruno Cirillo Nicolas Laspalles Erminio Rullo Gianluca Colonnello Alessandro Zoppetti Lorenzo Stovini Giuseppe Abruzzese Cristian Silvestri Cesare Bovo Arnaud Kouyo David Balleri
Midfielders Drissa Diarra Cristian Antonio Agnelli Alessandro Conticchio Max Tonetto Guillermo Giacomazzi Djuric Winklaar Alfonso Camorani Rodolfo Giorgetti Luigi Piangerelli Giorgio Di Vicino Matteo Superbi Cristian Daniel Ledesma Marco Donadel
Attackers Mirko Vučinić Valeri Bojinov Sebastjan Cimirotič Javier Chevantón Davor Vugrinec Alessandro Corallo Italo Mattioli Aldo Osorio Axel Cédric Konan
Manager Delio Rossi
Serie B League table
Results summary
Updated to 7 June 2003.
Sources RSSF - Italy 2002/03