2002–03 Maltese Premier League

October 2018 2002–03 24 August 2002 – 11 May 2003 Maltese Premier League Sliema Wanderers(24th title) MarsaMosta Champions League Sliema Wanderers UEFA Cup BirkirkaraValletta UEFA Intertoto Cup Hibernians 3 players (18 goals) 132 419 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Maltese Premier League was the 23rd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 88th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 24 August 2002 and finished on 11 May 2003. Hibernians were the defending champions. Teams Malta 300 right Locations of the 2002–03 Maltese Premier League teams Malta 35.896667 14.4625 Birkirkara 80 left Malta 35.893333 14.505833 Floriana 80 right Malta 35.872778 14.5075 Hibernians 80 right Malta 35.886111 14.489444 Ħamrun S. 80 left Malta 35.883333 14.494722 Marsa 80 bottom Malta 35.841667 14.544722 Marsaxlokk 80 left Malta 35.909722 14.426111 Mosta 80 top Malta 35.893056 14.493611 Pietà H. 80 top Malta 35.912222 14.504167 Sliema W. 80 right Malta 35.898373 14.512216 Valletta 80 right The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season: Marsaxlokk Mosta From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division: Naxxar Lions Lija Athletic First phase League table main WDL RSSSSF SLM BKR VLT HIB PTA MXK FRN ĦMR MRS MST CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO CHPO RELO RELO RELO RELO complete 13 1 4 46 24 6 2 10 22 31 9 3 6 35 26 5 2 11 25 40 4 4 10 25 45 7 0 11 27 38 2 4 12 14 46 6 5 7 19 22 14 2 2 51 16 12 1 5 42 18 Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Marsa Marsaxlokk Mosta Pietà Hotspurs Sliema Wanderers Valletta Q green1 Qualification for the Top Six red2 Qualification for the Play-out Results main RSSSF complete FBR BKR FRN HIB ĦMR MRS MXK MST PTA SLM VLT Birkirkara Floriana Hibernians Ħamrun Spartans Marsa Marsaxlokk Mosta Pietà Hotspurs Sliema Wanderers Valletta 1–2 0–3 4–2 3–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–0 2–5 1–2 1–3 4–1 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–5 2–3 2–0 0–3 2–3 1–4 2–2 2–3 0–5 2–1 0–6 2–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–5 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 3–5 0–3 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–5 1–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 0–3 3–3 1–0 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 5–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 6–0 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 Second phase Top Six The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Sliema Wanderers 22 points, Birkirkara 20, Valletta 19, Hibernians 15, Pietà Hotspurs 12 and Marsaxlokk 11. main WDL RSSSF SLM BKR VLT HIB PTA MXK CL1Q UCQR UCQR IC1R complete 5 2 3 18 10 5 2 3 18 10 1 4 5 8 21 1 2 7 7 19 6 2 2 19 12 4 4 2 15 13 22 20 19 15 12 11 C Birkirkara Hibernians Marsaxlokk Pietà Hotspurs Sliema Wanderers Valletta true 110 FBR 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 7–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 5–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–5 3–2 2–2 0–5 3–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–3 Q green1 Qualification for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League blue1 Qualification for the 2003–04 UEFA Cup #ccccff Qualification for the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup Play-out The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Floriana 10 points, Ħamrun Spartans 9, Marsa 8 and Mosta 5. main WDL RSSSF ĦMR FRN MRS MST 7 REL REL complete 2 4 0 10 3 2 2 2 8 8 0 1 5 3 14 3 3 0 7 3 10 9 8 5 R R Floriana Ħamrun Spartans Marsa Mosta true 110 FBR 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 5–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 R red1 Relegation to the 2003–04 Maltese First Division Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2002-03/table.shtml Premier League Top Scorers MaltaFootball.com 24 October 2018 1SCG Danilo DončićSliema Wanderers18MLT Michael GaleaBirkirkaraMLT Adrian MifsudHibernians4NGA Ndubisi ChukunyereHibernians12ROU Lucian DroncaBirkirkara6MLT Daniel BogdanovićValletta11NGA Chris OretanVallettaMLT Stefan SultanaĦamrun SpartansMLT Johann ZammitMarsaxlokk10MLT Malcolm TirchettMarsa10 Hat-tricks Playerhttp://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2002-03/results1.shtml Premier League Results - 2002/03 MaltaFootball.com 24 October 2018 http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2002-03/results2.shtml Premier League Results - Championship Pool 2002/03 MaltaFootball.com 24 October 2018 ForAgainstResultDateMLT Daniel BogdanovićVallettaMarsaxlokk5–3dmy 2002 10 27BUL Rumen GalabovVallettaPietà Hotspurs5–0dmy 2003 4 6MLT Adrian MifsudHiberniansSliema Wanderers5–2dmy 2003 4 20MLT Nicolò BaldacchinoFlorianaMarsa5–1dmy 2003 5 3MLT Adrian MifsudHiberniansPietà Hotspurs5–0dmy 2003 5 4 References External links Official website Association football Malta Category:Maltese Premier League seasons Malta 1