2003 UEFA Cup Final
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The 2003 UEFA Cup Final was played on 21 May 2003 between Celtic
of Scotland
and Porto of Portugal
. Porto won the match 3–2 in extra time thanks to a goal from Derlei
. This was also the first game to use the silver goal rule, although it did not affect the outcome of the game as Porto scored in the second half of extra-time, thus meaning the game had to be played until the end of extra-time.
History was there to be made, as prior to this game, no club from either Scotland or Portugal had ever won the UEFA Cup.
The game was perhaps most remarkable for having what UEFA described as "the largest travelling support to have assembled for a single game" - around 80,000 Celtic fans travelled to Seville
for the final. For this turnout and the manner with which they conducted themselves, Celtic fans received an award from FIFA and UEFA, winning the FIFA Fair Play Award
that year and being presented with a formal recognition from UEFA
at a home match the following season.
Porto became the first team to win a trophy in a match under the silver goal rule as they overcame Celtic to claim their first UEFA Cup
. The hot weather meant that the game was played at a relatively slow pace which seemed to favour Porto and led to a number of rash challenges from Celtic, one of which led to Joos Valgaeren getting a yellow card in the eighth minute. After this it was a stoic affair, until 32 minutes into the first half when Nuno Capucho played in Deco
, but he could do no more than fire his shot straight at Robert Douglas
. Straight after this attack, Celtic broke on the counter with Henrik Larsson
putting Didier Agathe
through on the right but his cross was too high for Chris Sutton
. Larsson had a chance to make it 1–0 in the 35th minute but was unable to get enough contact on the ball. Porto came close in the 41st minute when Deco moved past Bobo Baldé
to go one on one with Douglas, who saved Deco's shot with his legs. Porto finally found a way through on the stroke of half-time. After some great work from Deco, Dmitri Alenichev
's shot was parried by Douglas and Derlei
slotted the ball in to give Porto a 1–0 lead. It was his 11th goal of the competition.
Porto's lead did not last long after the restart as Celtic equalised after 47 minutes when Larsson met Agathe's cross to send a looping header in over the helpless Vítor Baía
to get his tenth goal of the tournament and his 200th Celtic goal. However, within five minutes, it was 2–1 when Deco's through ball found Alenichev who converted the cross. Three minutes later, Celtic levelled once again through Larsson when he headed in Alan Thompson's corner. After this the game stagnated until a couple of minutes from time when Jackie McNamara
's errant pass found Alenichev, but he could not find the target and shot over.
Normal time ended with the game at 2–2, and extra time saw cagey football from both sides. Celtic were down to ten men the 96th minute when Baldé was dismissed after collecting his second yellow card. Celtic could not hold for long, as Derlei reacted quickest to a Douglas block in the 115th minute and rounded McNamara to make it 3–2. Porto managed to hang on even after having Nuno Valente sent off, thus ensuring that they had ended their 16-year wait for European glory.
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PORTO:
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GK
99
Vítor Baía
RB
22
Paulo Ferreira
CB
2
Jorge Costa
(c)
CB
4
Ricardo Carvalho
LB
8
Nuno Valente
CM
15
Dmitri Alenichev
CM
6
Costinha
CM
18
Maniche
AM
10
Deco
CF
11
Derlei
CF
21
Nuno Capucho
Substitutes:
GK
13
Nuno
DF
3
Pedro Emanuel
DF
5
Ricardo Costa
DF
14
César Peixoto
MF
28
Clayton
FW
66
Tiago
FW
78
Marco Ferreira
Manager:
José Mourinho
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Porto of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Porto won the match 3–2 in extra time thanks to a goal from Derlei
Derlei
Vanderlei Fernandes Silva , aka Derlei, is a retired Brazilian-Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal , having represented all three most important clubs in the country, and amassing top division totals of 187 games and 70...
. This was also the first game to use the silver goal rule, although it did not affect the outcome of the game as Porto scored in the second half of extra-time, thus meaning the game had to be played until the end of extra-time.
History was there to be made, as prior to this game, no club from either Scotland or Portugal had ever won the UEFA Cup.
The game was perhaps most remarkable for having what UEFA described as "the largest travelling support to have assembled for a single game" - around 80,000 Celtic fans travelled to Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
for the final. For this turnout and the manner with which they conducted themselves, Celtic fans received an award from FIFA and UEFA, winning the FIFA Fair Play Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of good or sporting behaviour or other actions by people or bodies involved in :association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals , teams, fans, spectators, football associations/federations and even...
that year and being presented with a formal recognition from UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
at a home match the following season.
Match summary
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
. The hot weather meant that the game was played at a relatively slow pace which seemed to favour Porto and led to a number of rash challenges from Celtic, one of which led to Joos Valgaeren getting a yellow card in the eighth minute. After this it was a stoic affair, until 32 minutes into the first half when Nuno Capucho played in Deco
Deco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
, but he could do no more than fire his shot straight at Robert Douglas
Robert Douglas (footballer)
Robert James "Rab" Douglas is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Dundee as a goalkeeper. He is a former Scotland international, and is known as a Motherwell F.C. supporter.-Celtic:...
. Straight after this attack, Celtic broke on the counter with Henrik Larsson
Henrik Larsson
Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
putting Didier Agathe
Didier Agathe
Didier Fernand Agathe is a professional footballer who currently plays for JS Saint-Pierroise in Réunion....
through on the right but his cross was too high for Chris Sutton
Chris Sutton
Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English...
. Larsson had a chance to make it 1–0 in the 35th minute but was unable to get enough contact on the ball. Porto came close in the 41st minute when Deco moved past Bobo Baldé
Bobo Balde
Dianbobo "Bobo" Baldé is a Guinean footballer who currently plays for AC Arles-Avignon. He has previously played for Mulhouse, AS Cannes, Toulouse, Celtic and Valenciennes...
to go one on one with Douglas, who saved Deco's shot with his legs. Porto finally found a way through on the stroke of half-time. After some great work from Deco, Dmitri Alenichev
Dmitri Alenichev
Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev is a professional association football coach and a former player and politician. Currently, he is managing the Russia Under-18 national football team.-Biography:...
's shot was parried by Douglas and Derlei
Derlei
Vanderlei Fernandes Silva , aka Derlei, is a retired Brazilian-Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal , having represented all three most important clubs in the country, and amassing top division totals of 187 games and 70...
slotted the ball in to give Porto a 1–0 lead. It was his 11th goal of the competition.
Porto's lead did not last long after the restart as Celtic equalised after 47 minutes when Larsson met Agathe's cross to send a looping header in over the helpless Vítor Baía
Vítor Baía
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...
to get his tenth goal of the tournament and his 200th Celtic goal. However, within five minutes, it was 2–1 when Deco's through ball found Alenichev who converted the cross. Three minutes later, Celtic levelled once again through Larsson when he headed in Alan Thompson's corner. After this the game stagnated until a couple of minutes from time when Jackie McNamara
Jackie McNamara
Jackie McNamara is a Scottish football player and manager who currently manages Partick Thistle. He is a former Scottish international and has filled a variety of defensive roles in his career and captained Celtic under the management of Martin O'Neill.-Dunfermline Athletic:The son of former...
's errant pass found Alenichev, but he could not find the target and shot over.
Normal time ended with the game at 2–2, and extra time saw cagey football from both sides. Celtic were down to ten men the 96th minute when Baldé was dismissed after collecting his second yellow card. Celtic could not hold for long, as Derlei reacted quickest to a Douglas block in the 115th minute and rounded McNamara to make it 3–2. Porto managed to hang on even after having Nuno Valente sent off, thus ensuring that they had ended their 16-year wait for European glory.
Match details
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| GK | 20 |  Robert DouglasRobert Douglas (footballer) Robert James "Rab" Douglas is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Dundee as a goalkeeper. He is a former Scotland international, and is known as a Motherwell F.C. supporter.-Celtic:... |
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| RWB | 17 |  Didier AgatheDidier Agathe Didier Fernand Agathe is a professional footballer who currently plays for JS Saint-Pierroise in Réunion.... |
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| CB | 5 |  Joos Valgaeren |
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| CB | 6 |  Bobo BaldéBobo Balde Dianbobo "Bobo" Baldé is a Guinean footballer who currently plays for AC Arles-Avignon. He has previously played for Mulhouse, AS Cannes, Toulouse, Celtic and Valenciennes... |
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| CB | 35 |  Johan MjällbyJohan Mjällby Johan Mjällby is a Swedish former footballer. He made his debut for the national team in 1997, and played 49 matches and scored 4 goals as a defender or midfielder. Mjällby was the team captain during the 2002 World Cup. He also took part in Euro 2000 and Euro 2004... |
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| LWB | 8 |  Alan Thompson |
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| CM | 14 | Paul Lambert Paul Lambert Paul Christopher Lambert is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the manager of Norwich City. He won numerous trophies as a player, winning the Scottish Cup with St... (c) |
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| CM | 18 |  Neil LennonNeil Lennon Neil Francis Lennon is a former footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the current manager and former captain of Celtic.... |
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| CM | 19 |  Stiliyan PetrovStiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer who captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic... |
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| CF | 9 | Chris Sutton Chris Sutton Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton is an English football manager and former player.In his career, Sutton played for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English... |
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| CF | 7 | Henrik Larsson Henrik Larsson Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before... |
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| GK | 21 | Magnus Hedman Magnus Hedman Magnus Carl Hedman is a Swedish former football goalkeeper. He played 58 matches for the Sweden national football team, and represented his country at two FIFA World Cup and two European Championship tournaments.... |
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| DF | 4 | Jackie McNamara Jackie McNamara Jackie McNamara is a Scottish football player and manager who currently manages Partick Thistle. He is a former Scottish international and has filled a variety of defensive roles in his career and captained Celtic under the management of Martin O'Neill.-Dunfermline Athletic:The son of former... |
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| DF | 16 |  Ulrik LaursenUlrik Laursen Ulrik Rosenløv Laursen is a Danish former professional football player who ended his career playing for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. Laursen was predominantly used in the central defense, but was also competent as a left back.-Career:He began his career at Odense Boldklub, where his... |
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| MF | 3 | Mohammed Sylla Mohammed Sylla Mohammed "Momo" Sylla is a Guinean footballer. Sylla has become something of a cult figure at many of his clubs.Sylla, a Guinea international, started his football career at French Second Division club Créteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on to Le Havre when he was 18. He has also... |
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| MF | 39 | Jamie Smith |
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| FW | 12 |  David FernándezDavid Fernández David Fernández Miramontes is a Spanish footballer. Fernández began his career with his hometown club of Deportivo, but has spent most of his career in Scottish football. He had a successful spell with Livingston, which earned Fernández a £1M move to Celtic... |
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| FW | 29 | Shaun Maloney Shaun Maloney Shaun Richard Maloney is a Scottish footballer who plays for English club Wigan Athletic in the Premier League and for the Scotland national team. He plays on either Wing or as a Striker and occasionally as an Attacking Midfielder... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Martin O'Neill Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham... |
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Vítor BaíaVítor Baía
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...
Paulo FerreiraPaulo Ferreira
Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea as a defender. However, in his recent years, Ferreira has been noted to play as an attacking forward, in which he is famous for his through balls out to the wingers and/or striker-Early career:He started his career in...
Jorge CostaJorge Costa
Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida , known as Costa, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager....
(c)
Ricardo CarvalhoRicardo Carvalho
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH , is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid.Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse,...
Nuno Valente Dmitri AlenichevDmitri Alenichev
Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev is a professional association football coach and a former player and politician. Currently, he is managing the Russia Under-18 national football team.-Biography:...
CostinhaCostinha
Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, OIH , aka Costinha , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....
Maniche DecoDeco
Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
DerleiDerlei
Vanderlei Fernandes Silva , aka Derlei, is a retired Brazilian-Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal , having represented all three most important clubs in the country, and amassing top division totals of 187 games and 70...
Nuno Capucho NunoNuno Espírito Santo
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo , simply Nuno, is a retired Santomean-born Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
Pedro EmanuelPedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva , known as Pedro Emanuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central defender....
Ricardo Costa César PeixotoCésar Peixoto
Paulo César Silva Peixoto is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division. Mainly a left midfielder, he can occasionally occupy the left back position.-Belenenses:...
ClaytonClayton Ferreira Cruz
Clayton Ferreira Cruz, simply Clayton , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Serrano Sport Club....
TiagoTiago César Moreira Pereira
Tiago César Moreira Pereira , simply Tiago , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...
Marco FerreiraMarco Ferreira
Marco Júlio Castanheira Afonso Alves Ferreira is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger.-Club career:...
José MourinhoJosé Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....
Man of the Match: Henrik LarssonHenrik Larsson Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before... (Celtic) Assistant referees:  Igor Šramka Martin BalkoFourth official: Anton Stredak |