2002–03 Primeira Liga

69th season of top-tier Portuguese football Primeira Liga 2002–03 22 August 2002 – 1 June 2003 Porto19th title VarzimSanta ClaraSetúbal Champions League Porto (group stage)Benfica (third qualifying round) UEFA Cup Sporting CP (first round)Leiria (qualifying round) Fary Simão (18 goals) Benfica 7–0 Paços de Ferreira(10 November 2002) Marítimo 0–5 Setúbal (22 September 2002) 5–3 (2 times) 6–2 (1 time) 306 806 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Primeira Liga was the 69th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 25 August 2002 with a match between Varzim and Paços de Ferreira, and ended on 1 June 2003. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Sporting CP as the defending champions. Porto won the league and qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Benfica, who qualified for the third round. Sporting and União de Leiria qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Cup. In opposite, Varzim, Santa Clara and Vitória de Setúbal were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Faye Fary was the top scorer with 18 goals. Promotion and relegation Teams relegated to Segunda Liga Salgueiros Farense Alverca Salgueiros, Farense and Alverca, were consigned to the Segunda Liga following their final classification in 2001–02 season. Teams promoted from Segunda Liga Moreirense Académica de Coimbra Nacional The other three teams were replaced by Moreirense, Académica and Nacional from the Segunda Liga. Teams March 2026 Stadia and locations Portugal Location of teams in 2002–03 Primeira Liga (Mainland) right 250 Portugal 39.748611 -8.813056 Leiria Portugal 40.20333333 -8.407777778 Académica right Portugal 38.70277778 -9.207777778 BelenensesBenficaSporting top Portugal 38.533333 -8.883333 Setúbal Portugal 41.16175833 -8.583933333 PortoBoavista bottom Portugal 41.5624 -8.4308 Braga top Portugal 41.300508 -8.378448 P. Ferreira left Portugal 40.616667 -8.633333 Beira-Mar right Portugal 41.416667 -8.766667 Varzim left Portugal 41.445833 -8.301111 GuimarãesMoreirense Portugal 41.516667 -8.616667 Gil Vicente left Portugal 37.3 -9.7 Black triangle.svg Madeira: Marítimo / Nacional Portugal 37.741111 -9.7 Black triangle.svg Azores: Santa Clara Portugal Madeira right 250 Location of teams in Madeira Portugal Madeira 32.645561 -16.928331 Marítimo left Portugal Madeira 32.670625 -16.883525 Nacional right Portugal Azores right 250 Location of teams in Azores 37.741111 -25.698056 Santa Clara left Team Head coach City Stadium2001–02 finish Académica de Coimbra POR João Alves Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 2nd in Segunda Liga Beira-Mar POR António Sousa Aveiro Estádio Mário Duarte 11th Belenenses BRA Marinho Peres Lisbon Estádio do Restelo 5th Benfica POR Jesualdo Ferreira Lisbon Estádio Nacional 4th Boavista POR Jaime Pacheco Porto Estádio do Bessa 2nd Braga ESP Castro Santos Braga Estádio Primeiro de Maio 10th Marítimo POR Nelo Vingada Funchal Estádio dos Barreiros 11th Moreirense POR Manuel Machado Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos 1st in Segunda Liga Nacional POR José Peseiro Funchal Estádio da Madeira 3rd in Segunda Liga Paços de Ferreira Portugal José Mota Paços de Ferreira Estádio da Mata Real 8th Porto POR José Mourinho Porto Estádio das Antas 3rd Gil Vicente POR Vítor Oliveira Barcelos Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo 12th Santa Clara POR Manuel Fernandes Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 14th Sporting CP ROM László Bölöni Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 1st União de Leiria POR Manuel Cajuda Leiria Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande 7th Varzim POR José Alberto Costa Póvoa de Varzim Estádio do Varzim Sport Club 15th Vitória de Guimarães POR Augusto Inácio Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 9th Vitória de Setúbal POR Luís Campos Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 13th Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Académica de Coimbra POR João Alves 26 October 2002 18th POR Artur Jorge 26 October 2002 Santa Clara POR Manuel Fernandes 17 November 2002 16th BRA Carlos Alberto Silva 18 November 2002 Benfica POR Jesualdo Ferreira 24 November 2002 3rd POR Fernando Chalana 25 November 2002 Benfica POR Fernando Chalana 1 December 2002 3rd ESP Camacho 2 December 2002 Vitória de Setúbal POR Luís Campos 3 February 2003 16th POR Diamantino Miranda 4 February 2003 Belenenses BRA Marinho Peres 9 February 2003 10th POR Manuel José 10 February 2003 Varzim POR José Alberto Costa 8 March 2003 10th POR Luís Campos 9 March 2003 Vitória de Setúbal POR Diamantino Miranda 9 March 2003 17th POR Carlos Cardoso 10 March 2003 Braga ESP Castro Santos 6 April 2003 14th POR Jesualdo Ferreira 20 April 2003 League table main WDL 5 QR POR Porto BEN Benfica SCP Sporting CP VGU Vitória de Guimarães ULE União de Leiria PAÇ Paços de Ferreira MAR Marítimo GVI Gil Vicente BEL Belenenses BOA Boavista NAC Nacional MOR Moreirense BEM Beira-Mar BRA Braga ACA Académica VAR Varzim STC Santa Clara VSE Vitória de Setúbal 27 5 2 73 26 C 23 6 5 74 27 17 8 9 52 38 14 8 12 47 46 13 10 11 49 47 12 9 13 40 47 13 5 16 36 48 13 5 16 42 53 11 10 13 47 48 10 13 11 32 31 9 13 12 40 46 9 12 13 42 46 10 9 15 43 50 8 14 12 34 47 8 13 13 38 48 10 6 18 38 51 R 8 11 15 39 54 R 6 13 15 40 53 R green1 Qualification to Champions League group stage CLGS green2 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round CL3 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 blue2 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round Leiria qualified for the UEFA Cup as Portuguese Cup runners-up UCQR red1 Relegation to Segunda Liga R R R complete 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored Primeira Liga Results main FBR grey ACA BEM BEL BEN BOA BRA GVI MAR MOR NAC PAÇ POR STC SCP ULE VAR VGU VSE Académica 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–2 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 Beira-Mar 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 5–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 5–3 Belenenses 2–0 3–2 2–4 0–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–0 Benfica 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 7–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 Boavista 4–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 Braga 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–4 1–0 Gil Vicente 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–5 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 Marítimo 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–5 Moreirense 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 Nacional 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 Paços de Ferreira 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–3 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 Porto 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 5–2 2–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 Santa Clara 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 Sporting CP 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–4 União de Leiria 0–0 1–0 1–4 0–3 1–0 1–1 4–2 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 Varzim 0–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–2 Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 5–0 1–3 1–2 2–3 1–0 Vitória de Setúbal 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–6 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–4 1–2 complete Foradejogo pt Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 SEN Faye Fary Beira-Mar 18 2 POR Simão Benfica 18 3 BRA Adriano Nacional 16 4 BRA Gaúcho Marítimo 15 5 POR Hélder Postiga Porto 13 POR Tiago Benfica 7 BRA Maciel União de Leiria 12 POR José Barroso Braga 9 POR Paulo Alves Gil Vicente 11 BRA Mário Jardel Sporting MOZ Dário Académica POR Ricardo Sousa Beira-Mar Source: http://www.futebol365.pt/competicoes/estatisticas.asp?comp=SuperLiga&epoca=2002-2003 Statistics at Futebol365 2011-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109002132/http://www.futebol365.pt/competicoes/estatisticas.asp?comp=SuperLiga&epoca=2002-2003 2012-11-09 dead Attendances # Club Average 1 Porto 28,248 2 Benfica 22,541 3 Sporting 14,789 4 Os Belenenses 5,382 5 Braga 5,194 6 Boavista 5,147 7 Marítimo 5,147 8 Académica 5,059 9 Beira-Mar 4,735 10 Vitória SC 4,729 11 Vitória FC 4,706 12 Santa Clara 3,971 13 Paços de Ferreira 3,500 14 Varzim 3,353 15 CD Nacional 3,000 16 Moreirense 2,294 17 União de Leiria 2,206 18 Gil Vicente 2,206Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/prt/aveprt03.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk July 18, 2026 Footnotes External links Portugal 2002-03 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira) Portugal - Table of Honor - Soccer Library https://web.archive.org/web/20191010211315/http://soccerlibrary.free.fr/por_ft.pdf 2019-10-10 Category:Primeira Liga seasons Port 1