The 2002–03 season was Pumas 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.
Pumas 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. The next tournament, however, the Pumas had a mediocre performance, finishing 15th in the tournament.
Internationally, Pumas 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.
Players Apertura No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since 1 GK Esdras Rangel 1995 2 DF Amado López 2000 3 DF Joaquín Beltrán (Captain) 1996 4 DF Horacio Cervantes 2000 5 DF Rodrigo Barragán 2000 6 MF Miguel España 2001 7 MF Leandro Augusto 2001 8 MF Luis Ignacio González 2001 9 FW Álvaro González 2002 10 MF Rodrigo Lemos 2002 11 MF José Luis López 2001 12 GK Sergio Bernal 2002 13 GK Odín Patiño 2002 14 FW Horacio Sánchez 2002 15 MF Israel Castro 2002 16 MF Gerardo Galindo 1997 17 MF David Toledo 2001 18 FW Rafael Márquez Lugo 2000 19 MF Mariano Trujillo 2001 20 MF Martín García 2002 21 MF Jaime Lozano 2002 22 DF Manuel de la Torre 1999 23 DF Raúl Alpizar 1997 24 MF Hugo García 2001 25 FW Emerson dos Santos 2002 26 FW Francisco Fonseca 2002
Clausura No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since 1 GK Esdras Rangel 1995 2 DF Amado López 2000 3 DF Joaquín Beltrán (Captain) 1996 4 DF Horacio Cervantes 2000 5 DF Rodrigo Barragán 2000 6 MF Miguel España 2001 7 MF Leandro Augusto 2001 8 MF Luis Ignacio González 2001 9 FW Álvaro González 2002 10 MF Rodrigo Lemos 2002 11 MF José Luis López 2001 12 GK Sergio Bernal 2002 14 FW Horacio Sánchez 2002 15 MF Israel Castro 2002 16 MF Gerardo Galindo 1997 19 MF Mariano Trujillo 2001 20 MF Martín García 2002 21 MF Jaime Lozano 2002 22 DF Manuel de la Torre 1999 24 MF Hugo García 2001 25 MF Aílton da Silva 2003 26 FW Francisco Fonseca 2002 28 FW Anuar Gómez 2003 31 GK Alejandro Palacios 2003
Transfers In No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Transfer window Ref. 9 FW Álvaro González Bella Vista Transfer Summer 12 GK Sergio Bernal Puebla Loan return Summer 13 GK Odín Patiño Academy Promotion Summer 14 FW Horacio Sánchez León Loan return Summer 20 MF Martín García Peñarol Transfer Summer 21 MF Jaime Lozano Celaya Loan return Summer 26 FW Francisco Fonseca La Piedad Transfer Summer 25 MF Aílton da Silva Bari Transfer Summer 31 GK Alejandro Palacios Academy Promotion Summer
Out No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Transfer window Ref. – DF Christian Ramírez Toluca Transfer Summer 18 FW Rafael Márquez Lugo Chiapas Transfer Winter 23 DF Raúl Alpizar Querétaro Transfer Winter 25 FW Emerson dos Santos Tabasco Transfer Winter
Competitions Overview
Torneo Apertura
League table
Matches
Playoffs Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Torneo Clausura
League table
Matches
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, Pumas UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.
Group stage
Knockout phase Round of 16
Statistics Appearances and goals No. Pos. Player Total Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Esdras Rangel 23 0 11 0 6 0 6 0 2 DF Amado López 26 0 9 0 8 0 9 0 3 DF Joaquín Beltrán 51 2 20 0 17 0 14 2 4 DF Horacio Cervantes 7 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 5 DF Rodrigo Barragán 33 2 23 2 5 0 5 0 6 MF Miguel España 17 1 10 0 3 0 4 1 7 MF Leandro Augusto 46 7 17 4 18 2 11 1 8 MF Luis Ignacio González 43 4 19 2 13 0 11 2 9 FW Álvaro González 46 14 19 9 15 1 12 4 10 MF Rodrigo Lemos 39 10 19 7 10 3 10 0 11 MF José Luis López 40 6 17 3 14 0 9 3 12 GK Sergio Bernal 32 0 10 0 13 0 9 0 13 GK Odín Patiño 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 FW Horacio Sánchez 12 0 5 0 6 0 1 0 15 MF Israel Castro 40 0 12 0 19 0 9 0 16 MF Gerardo Galindo 51 0 20 0 18 0 13 0 17 MF David Toledo 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 MF Mariano Trujillo 49 14 19 8 16 4 14 2 20 MF Martín García 27 4 10 0 12 4 5 0 21 MF Jaime Lozano 43 5 16 2 14 2 13 1 22 DF Manuel de la Torre 49 0 22 0 18 0 9 0 24 MF Hugo García 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 25 MF Aílton da Silva 26 2 – – 16 2 10 0 26 FW Francisco Fonseca 29 9 7 0 13 6 9 3 28 FW Anuar Gómez 1 1 – – 1 1 0 0 31 GK Alejandro Palacios 2 0 – – 1 0 1 0 Players that left the club during the season 18 FW Rafael Márquez Lugo 12 3 12 3 – – 0 0 23 DF Raúl Alpizar 11 0 7 0 – – 4 0 25 FW Emerson dos Santos 11 2 10 2 – – 1 0
Goalscorers Rank Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores Total 1 FW Álvaro González 9 1 4 14 MF Mariano Trujillo 8 4 2 3 MF Rodrigo Lemos 7 3 0 10 4 FW Francisco Fonseca 0 6 3 9 5 MF Leandro Augusto 4 2 1 7 6 MF José Luis López 3 0 3 6 7 MF Jaime Lozano 2 2 1 5 8 FW Martín García 0 4 0 4 MF Luis Ignacio González 2 0 2 9 FW Rafael Márquez Lugo 3 – 0 3 11 DF Rodrigo Barragán 2 0 0 2 DF Joaquín Beltrán 0 0 2 MF Aílton da Silva – 2 0 FW Emerson dos Santos 2 – 0 15 MF Miguel España 0 0 1 1 FW Anuar Gómez – 1 0 Own goals 2 0 1 3Total44252089
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Ref. Mariano Trujillo Guadalajara 7–1 (H) Primera División Rodrigo Lemos Atlante 4–1 (H) Primera División Francisco Fonseca Necaxa 4–4 (H) Primera División
Own goals Player Against Result Date Competition Jaime Lozano Grêmio2–3 (A)Copa Libertadores Israel CastroSantos Laguna1–4 (A)Primera División
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