title: 2002–03 HNK Hajduk Split season
text: # 2002–03 HNK Hajduk Split season
  
  The 2002–03 season was the 92nd season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 12th in the Prva HNL. Their second place finish in the 2001–02 season meant it was their 12th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.
  
  ## 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 | CRO | Stipe Pletikosa |
  | 3 | DF | CRO | Ivica Pirić (on loan from Arsenal Kyiv) |
  | 4 | DF | BIH | Ivan Radeljić |
  | 5 | FW | BIH | Almir Turković |
  | 6 | DF | CRO | Vlatko Đolonga |
  | 7 | DF | CRO | Hrvoje Vejić |
  | 8 | FW | CRO | Nino Bule |
  | 9 | FW | SVN | Klemen Lavrič |
  | 10 | MF | CRO | Mario Carević |
  | 11 | FW | CRO | Zvonimir Deranja |
  | 12 | GK | CRO | Vladimir Balić |
  | 13 | FW | CRO | Petar Krpan |
  | 14 | MF | CRO | Srđan Andrić |
  | 15 | DF | CRO | Dario Brgles |
  | 17 | DF | CRO | Hrvoje Vuković |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 18 | DF | CRO | Darijo Srna |
  | 19 | MF | CRO | Dean Računica |
  | 21 | DF | CRO | Darko Miladin |
  | 22 | MF | CRO | Ante Miše |
  | 23 | DF | CRO | Mato Neretljak |
  | 25 | GK | CRO | Zlatko Runje |
  | 26 | MF | CRO | Milan Rapaić |
  | 27 | DF | CRO | Luka Vučko |
  | 28 | DF | CRO | Igor Lozo |
  | 30 | FW | CRO | Hrvatin Gudelj |
  | — | FW | CRO | Nikica Jelavić |
  | — | MF | CRO | Vik Lalić |
  | — | MF | CRO | Mario Grgurović |
  | — | GK | CRO | Hrvoje Sunara |
  
  ### 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 | CRO | Goran Sablić (to Dynamo Kyiv) |
  | 20 | FW | CRO | Tomislav Erceg (to Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | DF | CRO | Jurica Puljiz (loaned to Šibenik) |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall record
  
  Performance by competition :
  
  | Competition | Starting round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Prva HNL | — | Runners-up | 28 July 2002 | 31 May 2003 |
  | Croatian Football Cup | First round | Winners | 11 September 2002 | 4 June 2003 |
  | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | First round | 15 August 2002 | 3 October 2002 |
  
  Statistics by competition :
  
  | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Prva HNL | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 068.75 |
  | Croatian Football Cup | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 087.50 |
  | UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 050.00 |
  | Total | 44 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 91 | 27 | +64 | 070.45 |
  
  ### Prva HNL
  
  **First stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 57 | Qualification to championship group |
  | 2 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 50 | Qualification to championship group |
  | 3 | Varteks | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 45 | Qualification to championship group |
  | 4 | Cibalia | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 32 | Qualification to championship group |
  | 5 | Kamen Ingrad | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 30 | Qualification to championship group |
  
  **Second stage (championship play-off)**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 27 | +49 | 78 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
  | 2 | Hajduk Split | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 70 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 3 | Varteks | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 4 | Kamen Ingrad | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 5 | Cibalia | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
  | 6 | NK Zagreb | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 36 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 31 May 2003. Source: Sportnet.hr
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
  | Result | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W |
  | Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  
  **Results by opponent**
  
  | Team | 1–22 | 1–22 | 23–32 | 23–32 | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Points |
  | Cibalia | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7 |
  | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 9 |
  | Kamen Ingrad | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5 |
  | Osijek | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 6 |
  | Pomorac | 5–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 6 |
  | Rijeka | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 6 |
  | Slaven Belupo | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 3 |
  | Šibenik | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | — | 6 |
  | Varteks | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 10 |
  | Zadar | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | — | 6 |
  | NK Zagreb | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 6 |
  
  Source: 2002–03 Croatian First Football League article
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### Prva HNL
  
  | Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 28 Jul | A | Varteks | 1 – 0 | 6,000 | Neretljak | HRnogomet.com |
  | 2 | 3 Aug | H | Rijeka | 2 – 1 | 8,000 | Carević, Računica | HRnogomet.com |
  | 3 | 10 Aug | A | Šibenik | 1 – 0 | 10,000 | Vejić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 4 | 18 Aug | H | Kamen Ingrad | 0 – 0 | 5,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 5 | 24 Aug | A | Cibalia | 1 – 4 | 7,000 | Bule | HRnogomet.com |
  | 6 | 1 Sep | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 30,000 | Đolonga | HRnogomet.com |
  | 7 | 14 Sep | A | Slaven Belupo | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 8 | 22 Sep | H | Pomorac | 5 – 1 | 1,500 | Đolonga, Grubišić (o.g.), Računica, Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
  | 9 | 28 Sep | A | Zadar | 1 – 0 | 5,500 | Bule | HRnogomet.com |
  | 10 | 6 Oct | A | Osijek | 2 – 0 | 3,000 | Miladin, Srna | HRnogomet.com |
  | 11 | 20 Oct | H | NK Zagreb | 3 – 0 | 5,000 | Bule, Krpan, Pletikosa | HRnogomet.com |
  | 12 | 27 Oct | H | Varteks | 3 – 1 | 12,000 | Pletikosa, Đolonga, Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
  | 13 | 2 Nov | A | Rijeka | 1 – 0 | 5,000 | Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
  | 14 | 9 Nov | H | Šibenik | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Đolonga, Pletikosa, Krpan | HRnogomet.com |
  | 15 | 17 Nov | A | Kamen Ingrad | 1 – 1 | 10,000 | Neretljak | HRnogomet.com |
  | 16 | 23 Nov | H | Cibalia | 4 – 0 | 5,000 | Deranja (2), Carević, Bule | HRnogomet.com |
  | 17 | 1 Dec | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 2 | 25,000 | Krpan | HRnogomet.com |
  | 18 | 23 Feb | H | Slaven Belupo | 2 – 0 | 7,000 | Rapaić, Turković | HRnogomet.com |
  | 19 | 1 Mar | A | Pomorac | 3 – 0 | 3,500 | Turković (2), Bule | HRnogomet.com |
  | 20 | 9 Mar | H | Zadar | 4 – 0 | 6,000 | Turković (2), Krpan (2) | HRnogomet.com |
  | 21 | 16 Mar | H | Osijek | 2 – 0 | 10,000 | Krpan, Turković | HRnogomet.com |
  | 22 | 22 Mar | A | NK Zagreb | 1 – 2 | 4,000 | Krpan | HRnogomet.com |
  | 23 | 5 Apr | H | Kamen Ingrad | 2 – 0 | 3,000 | Srna, Turković | HRnogomet.com |
  | 24 | 13 Apr | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 25,000 | Rapaić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 25 | 19 Apr | H | NK Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 12,000 | Srna | HRnogomet.com |
  | 26 | 27 Apr | H | Varteks | 1 – 0 | 3,000 | Bule | HRnogomet.com |
  | 27 | 3 May | A | Cibalia | 1 – 1 | 4,000 | Rapaić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 28 | 7 May | A | Kamen Ingrad | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | 29 | 11 May | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 – 1 | 22,000 | Računica (2), Andrić, Đolonga | HRnogomet.com |
  | 30 | 17 May | A | NK Zagreb | 1 – 3 | 2,000 | Andrić | HRnogomet.com |
  | 31 | 24 May | A | Varteks | 2 – 2 | 2,000 | Krpan (2) | HRnogomet.com |
  | 32 | 31 May | H | Cibalia | 1 – 0 | 1,000 | Lavrič | HRnogomet.com |
  
  Source: hajduk.hr
  
  ### Croatian Football Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 11 Sep | AR | Pag | 7 – 2 | 1,000 | Deranja (3), Brgles, Đolonga, Vučko, Gudelj | HRnogomet.com |
  | R2 | 6 Nov | H | TŠK Topolovac | 1 – 0 | 300 | Krpan | HRnogomet.com |
  | QF | 5 Mar | A | Cibalia | 3 – 1 | 5,000 | Miladin, Srna, Neretljak | HRnogomet.com |
  | QF | 19 Mar | H | Cibalia | 4 – 0 | 800 | Srna, Vejić, Lavrič, Rapaić | HRnogomet.com |
  | SF | 16 Apr | H | Varteks | 2 – 0 | 8,000 | Vejić | HRnogomet.com |
  | SF | 23 Apr | A | Varteks | 0 – 0 | 4,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
  | Final | 21 May | A | Uljanik Pula | 1 – 0 | 5,000 | Bule | HRnogomet.com |
  | Final | 4 Jun | H | Uljanik Pula | 4 – 0 | 12,000 | Pletikosa, Rapaić, Turković, Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
  
  Source: hajduk.hr
  
  ### UEFA Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | QR | 15 Aug | H | GÍ Gøta | 3 – 0 | 6,000 | Đolonga, Pletikosa, Deranja | UEFA.com |
  | QR | 29 Aug | AR | GÍ Gøta | 8 – 0 | 300 | Erceg (3), Andrić (2), Pletikosa, Carević (2) | UEFA.com |
  | R1 | 19 Sep | H | Fulham | 0 – 1 | 25,000 | | UEFA.com |
  | R1 | 3 Oct | A | Fulham | 2 – 2 | 18,500 | Davis (o.g.), Vejić | UEFA.com |
  
  Source: hajduk.hr
  
  ## Player seasonal records
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Petar Krpan | 10 | – | 1 | 11 |
  | 2 | Zvonimir Deranja | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
  | 3 | Almir Turković | 7 | – | 1 | 8 |
  | 4 | Nino Bule | 6 | – | 1 | 7 |
  | 4 | Vlatko Đolonga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
  | 6 | Stipe Pletikosa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
  | 7 | Milan Rapaić | 3 | – | 2 | 5 |
  | 7 | Darijo Srna | 3 | – | 2 | 5 |
  | 9 | Srđan Andrić | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
  | 9 | Mario Carević | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
  | 9 | Dean Računica | 4 | – | – | 4 |
  | 9 | Hrvoje Vejić | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 13 | Tomislav Erceg | – | 3 | – | 3 |
  | 13 | Darko Miladin | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
  | 13 | Mato Neretljak | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
  | 16 | Klemen Lavrič | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
  | 17 | Dario Brgles | – | – | 1 | 1 |
  | 17 | Hrvatin Gudelj | – | – | 1 | 1 |
  | 17 | Luka Vučko | – | – | 1 | 1 |
  | | Own goals | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
  | | TOTALS | 56 | 13 | 22 | 91 |
  
  Source: Competitive matches
  
  