Borussia Dortmund played the 2002–03 season in the
Bundesliga. Aside from failing to retain the Bundesliga title, Dortmund failed to reach the
Champions League knockout phase, despite winning away from home against eventual champions
Milan. In the end, finishing third in Bundesliga was enough to go into the qualifying phase of the Champions League for the coming season.
^Demel was born in
Orsay,
France, but also qualified to represent the
Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for
Ivory Coast in 2004.
^Addo was born in
Hamburg,
West Germany (now
Germany), but also qualified to represent
Ghana internationally and made his international debut for
Ghana in February 1999.
^Madouni was born in
Casablanca,
Morocco, but also qualified to represent
Algeria internationally and made his international debut for
Algeria in June 2005.