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Süper Lig 2002-03

Süper Lig
Şampiyonluk kupası.JPG
The 2002–03 Süper Lig champions' trophy.
Season 2002–03
Champions Beşiktaş
Relegated Altay
Göztepe
Kocaelispor
Champions League Beşiktaş
Galatasaray
UEFA Cup Trabzonspor
Gençlerbirliği
Gaziantepspor
Malatyaspor
Matches played 306
Top goalscorer Okan Yılmaz
(24 goals)

The 2002-03 Turkish First Football League was the 45th edition of top-flight professional football in Turkey. The season celebrated the centenary of Beşiktaş J.K., who became eventual champions. Moreover, Malatyaspor qualified for the first time in a European cup competition after a 2-0 away win at Turkish Cup winners Trabzonspor combined with Fenerbahçe's draw at İzmir with relegated Göztepe, 1-1, despite being ahead in the first half. So far, they are the only team from Eastern Anatolia to play in UEFA competitions.

Updated to games played on September 25, 2008.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1by winning 2002–03 Turkish Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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