2002–03 VfL Wolfsburg season
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| Manager | Wolfgang Wolf | ||
| Bundesliga | 8th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Tomislav Marić (12) | ||
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VfL Wolfsburg finished 8th in Bundesliga, qualifying for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The club got into the spotlight signing Bayern Munich star Stefan Effenberg, who finished his career with a season in the Volkswagen-owned club. Elsewhere, Martin Petrov and Tomislav Marić had successful seasons, being pivotal in the European qualification.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
[edit]Bundesliga
[edit]| 1 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Vermant  88' |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Mönchengladbach | |
| Petrov 67' |
| 3 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Brinkmann 44' |
| 5 | 1860 München | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Wiesinger 48' Schroth 64' |
Ponte 77' Klimowicz 87' |
| 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| Sanneh 67' Petković 69' |
| 7 | Energie Cottbus | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Marić 55' |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Marić 6' Effenberg 64' |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 4–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Christiansen 4' Fahrenhorst 56' Freier 57' Hashemian 82' |
Klimowicz 6' Ponte 37' |
| 10 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Hansa Rostock | |
| Klimowicz 29' |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Stendel 23' Bobič 28' Konstantinidis 82' |
Munteanu 76' |
| 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | Werder Bremen | |
| Petrov 28' Ponte 67' Effenberg 84' |
Micoud 70' |
| 13 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Santa Cruz 27' |
| 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Klimowicz 19, 55' |
| 15 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Lokvenc 15' Lincoln 66' |
| 16 | Hertha Berlin | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Šimunić 25' Goor 47' |
Ponte 62' Madsen 90' |
| 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Marić 76' (pen.) |
T. Schneider 35' Meira 55' |
| 18 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Schalke 04 | |
| Marić 71' |
Kmetsch 47' Varela 51' |
| 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| Schnoor 25' Marić 51' |
| 20 | Hamburg | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Cardoso 38' Benjamin 90' |
| 21 | Mönchengladbach | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Schnoor 33' (o.g.) Aidoo 71' |
| 22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 1860 München | |
| Klimowicz 70' |
Lauth 51' |
| 23 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Müller 25' (pen.) |
Marić 90' |
| 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–2 | Energie Cottbus | |
| Marić 9' Präger 29' Ponte 62' |
Rink 7' Reghecampf 16' (pen.) |
| 25 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Ramelow 68' |
Marić 81' |
| 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | |
| Marić 21' Präger 31' |
| 27 | Hansa Rostock | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Hill 3' |
| 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Hannover 96 | |
| Klimowicz 56' |
| 29 | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Biliškov 85' |
| 30 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Bayern Munich | |
| Élber 60' Pizarro 83' |
| 31 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Ricken 16' Rosický 67' |
Thiam 59, 62' |
| 32 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| Marić 20, 57' |
Sforza 5' Mifsud 70' |
| 33 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Hertha Berlin | |
| Marić 5' (pen.) Munteanu 58' |
| 34 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Kurányi 12' Balakov 24' (pen.) |
References
[edit]- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg - 2002/03". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 May 2014.