See main article: U.S. Lecce.
| Club: | U.S. Lecce |
| Season: | 2002–2003 |
| Manager: | Delio Rossi |
| Chairman: | Quirico Semeraro |
| League: | Serie B |
| League Result: | 3rd (promoted in A) |
| Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Chevantón (16) |
| Season Topscorer: | Chevantón (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 35,038 vs. Palermo (7 June 2003) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,163 vs. Messina (1 March 2003) |
| Average Attendance: | 210,042 (Serie B) |
| Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
2001–02 relegation brought Lecce in Serie B for an only year: Delio Rossi's team was unbeaten for 17 games, from 14 September 2002 to 18 January 2003 (including two initial matches, postponed due to lacking coverage of television rights). They came at third place, getting an immediate promotion.
Squad at the end of the season.
Stephane Coque
Antonio Rosati Generoso Rossi
Vukasin Poleksic Philippe Billy Bruno Cirillo Nicolas Laspalles Erminio Rullo Gianluca Colonnello Alessandro Zoppetti Lorenzo Stovini Giuseppe Abruzzese Cristian Silvestri Cesare Bovo
Arnaud Kouyo David Balleri
Drissa Diarra Cristian Antonio Agnelli Alessandro Conticchio Max Tonetto
Guillermo Giacomazzi Alfonso Camorani Rodolfo Giorgetti Luigi Piangerelli Giorgio Di Vicino Matteo Superbi
Cristian Daniel Ledesma Marco Donadel Mirko Vučinić
Sebastjan Cimirotič Javier Chevantón
Davor Vugrinec Alessandro Corallo Italo Mattioli Aldo Osorio Axel Cédric KonanUpdated to 7 June 2003.