 Bakircioglu continued 2002 in similar fashion, and netted 11 goals from 26 appearances.His team, however, suffered a tough year in the table and failed to produce any sort of challenge, eventually ending in ninth position.As reigning Swedish champions, they took part in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League where they faced the Serbian SuperLiga's FK Partizan, with the player being featured in both legs of the 1–5 aggregate loss; he reportedly attracted interest from Beşiktaş J.K. from Turkey during the season, but the deal fell through in the last minute.