2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage

Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients. Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day. Notes ==Tie-breaking criteria==

Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings: • higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; • superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; • higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; • superior goal difference from all group matches played; • higher number of goals scored; • higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. ==Groups==

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group H ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Notes==