2002–03 Thai League

2002–03 Thai Premier League 26 October 2002 – 17 May 2003 Krung Thai Bank TOT Bangkok Christian College 2004 AFC Champions League Krung Thai BankBEC Tero Sasana Sarayoot Chaikamdee (Port Authority of Thailand) (12) BEC Tero Sasana 4-0 Bangkok Christian College Royal Thai Air Force 6-2 Bangkok Christian College Port Authority of Thailand 4-0 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Royal Thai Air Force 0-4 BEC Tero Sasana Royal Thai Air Force 0-4 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Royal Thai Air Force 6-2 Bangkok Christian College Krung Thai Bank 4-4 Bangkok Bank (8 goals) 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002-03 Thai Premier League had 10 teams. Two clubs would be relegated and 2 teams promoted from Thailand Division 1 League. The team that finished in 8th position would play in a relegation play-off. The official name of the league at this time was GSM Thai League. Krung Thai Bank won their first ever Thai Premier League title and their 5th major title at the time. Member clubs Bangkok Bank Bangkok Christian College (promoted from Division 1) BEC Tero Sasana Sinthana Krung Thai Bank Osotsapa M-150 Port Authority of Thailand Royal Thai Air Force Thailand Tobacco Monopoly TOT Thailand right 350 Locations of the Thai Premier League 2002–03 teams Thailand 11 13.746323 100.527413 Bangkok right India TransparentPlaceholder.png 2 17.5 83.0 80 Bangkok teamsBangkok BankBangkok Christian CollegeSinthanaOsotsapa M-150Port Authority of ThailandRoyal Thai Air ForceKrung Thai BankThailand Tobacco MonopolyTOTTero Sasana right Final league table main WDL QR KTB Krung Thai Bank BEC BEC Tero Sasana Defending champion PAT Port Authority BKB Bangkok Bank AIR Royal Thai Air Force OSO Osotsapa SIN Sinthana TOB Tobacco Monopoly TOT TOT BCC Bangkok Christian College Promoted from last season 10 6 2 29 15 10 5 3 31 11 10 3 5 25 19 6 10 2 31 26 7 2 9 26 29 5 8 5 19 17 4 10 4 21 23 5 6 7 22 25 2 5 11 18 29 2 3 13 16 44 gold Champion and Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League CQ #ccffcc Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League Q red1 Relegation spot R R complete rsssf.com 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored Queen's Cup Osotsapa won and retained the 30th edition of the Queen's Cup. They defeated TOT 1-0 in the final. Asian Representation In a revamped Asian Champions League, BEC Tero Sasana would surprise the whole of Asia and bring back past glories not seen since Thai Farmers Bank in the mid 1990s and would reach the final of the Champions League where they would come runners up to UAE side Al Ain. On their way to the final BEC would claim victories over old Japanese rivals Kashima Antlers, Shanghai Shenhua of China, Daejeon Citizen of South Korea and Uzbekistan side Pakhtakor Tashkent. This was also the first time that two Thai clubs would enter the Champions League. Osotsapa would also take part but would find the going tough and would crash out in embarrassing circumstances in the group stage. BEC Tero Sasana would also take part in the newly formed 2003 ASEAN Club Championship to be held in Indonesia against the best of the rest of the ASEAN and SAFF region. Here they made the final but got beat by Indian side Kingfisher East Bengal Annual awards Coach of the Year Thailand Narong Suwannachote - Krung Thai Bank Player of the year Thailand Khampee Pintapol - Bangkok Bank Top scorer Thailand Sarayoot Chaikamdee 12 GoalsFootball records in Thailand - Port Authority of Thailand Champions The league champion was Krung Thai Bank. References Thailand 2002-03 RSSSF External links Official Website Thai Premier League Thai League2001–02 Thai League2003–04 2002–03Krung Thai Bank Thai League 1 1 Category:Thai League 1 seasons