This season's draw for the UEFA Champions League first group stage takes
place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday, 29 August 2002, and the
same venue plays host to the UEFA Cup first-round draw the following day.
Match days
The UEFA Champions League first group stage match dates are as follows:
17/18 September 2002 (Match Day 1); 24/25 September 2002 (MD 2); 1/2 October 2002 (MD 3); 22/23 October 2002 (MD 4); 29/30 October 2002 (MD 5); 12/13 November 2002 (MD 6).