title: 2002–03 Hertha BSC season
text: # 2002–03 Hertha BSC season
  
  During the 2002–03 season, Hertha BSC competed in the Bundesliga.
  
  ## Season summary
  
  After two successive eliminations in the UEFA Cup third round, Hertha went one better by reaching the round of 16, before elimination by eventual semi-finalists Boavista in away goals. Qualification for the UEFA Cup for the fourth time in a row was obtained with a 5th-placed finish.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First-team squad
  
      Squad at end of season
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | HUN | Gábor Király |
  | 2 | DF | GER | Denis Lapaczinski |
  | 3 | DF | GER | Arne Friedrich |
  | 4 | DF | NED | Dick van Burik |
  | 6 | DF | ISL | Eyjólfur Sverrisson |
  | 7 | FW | BRA | Alex Alves |
  | 8 | MF | BEL | Bart Goor |
  | 9 | FW | BRA | Luizão |
  | 10 | MF | BRA | Marcelinho |
  | 11 | FW | GER | Michael Preetz |
  | 12 | GK | GER | Christian Fiedler |
  | 13 | MF | POL | Bartosz Karwan |
  | 14 | DF | CRO | Josip Šimunić |
  | 15 | DF | BRA | Nenê |
  | 16 | MF | GER | Roberto Pinto |
  | 17 | FW | BIH | Sead Zilić |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 18 | MF | HUN | Pál Dárdai |
  | 19 | MF | GER | Andreas Schmidt |
  | 20 | MF | GER | Andreas Neuendorf |
  | 21 | MF | GER | Michael Hartmann |
  | 22 | MF | GER | Stefan Beinlich |
  | 23 | MF | GER | René Tretschok |
  | 24 | FW | ANG | Nando Rafael |
  | 25 | MF | NED | Rob Maas |
  | 27 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Mladenov |
  | 28 | MF | MKD | Nderim Nexhipi |
  | 32 | MF | GER | Thorben Marx |
  | 33 | DF | GER | Marko Rehmer |
  | 35 | MF | GER | Benjamin Köhler |
  | 39 | DF | GER | Alexander Madlung |
  | 40 | GK | POL | Tomasz Kuszczak |
  | 44 | FW | CMR | Joël Tchami |
  
  ### Left club during season
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | DF | GRE | Kostas Konstantinidis (to Hannover 96) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 24 | FW | NOR | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen (on loan to Rosenborg) |
  