2002–03 Maltese First Division

Maltese First Division 2002–03 Msida Saint-Joseph Msida Saint-JosephBalzan Youths GozoXgħajra Tornados Daniel Nwoke (20) 270 3 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Maltese First Division season started on 7 September 2002 and finished on 4 May 2003. Naxxar Lions and Lija Athletic were relegated from Maltese Premier League. Msida Saint-Joseph and Senglea Athletic were promoted from Maltese Second Division. Msida Saint-Joseph won the 2001 Championship and a year later they won the 2002 Championship; three consecutive promotions to get in the top level. Gozo and Xgħajra Tornados were relegated to Maltese Second Division. Msida Saint-Joseph won the 2003 Championship and Balzan Youths were promoted to Maltese Premier League. Participating teams The Maltese First Division 2002–03 was made up of these teams: Balzan Youths Gozo Lija Athletic Mqabba Msida Saint-Joseph Naxxar Lions Rabat Ajax Senglea Athletic St. Patrick Xgħajra Tornados Changes from previous season Marsaxlokk and Mosta were promoted from the First Division to the Premier League. They were replaced by Naxxar Lions and Lija Athletic, both relegated from 2001–02 Maltese Premier League. Qormi and St. Andrews were relegated to the 2002–03 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Msida Saint-Joseph, champions of 2001–02 Maltese Second Division and Senglea Athletic, runner-up. Final league table main WDL 5 PR MSJ Msida Saint-Joseph BAL Balzan SEN Senglea Athletic RAB Rabat Ajax LJA Lija Athletic STP St. Patrick NAX Naxxar Lions MQA Mqabba GOZ Gozo XGĦ Xgħajra Tornados 11 3 4 45 20 C 9 6 3 29 18 9 4 5 21 19 8 2 8 33 30 6 6 6 21 24 6 5 7 29 25 6 4 8 23 32 4 9 5 25 29 4 5 9 26 34 R 2 6 10 18 39 R green1 Promotion to 2003–04 Maltese Premier League P P red1 Relegation to 2003–04 Maltese Second Division R R complete http://archive.malta-football.com/archives/2002-03/table1.shtml Malta: First Division 2002/03 Table MaltaFootball.com 19 January 2020 Results For a complete set of results, see 1 Top scorers 4 May 2003 RankPlayerClubGoals1NGR Daniel NwokeMsida Saint-Joseph202MLT William BorgRabat Ajax 143NGR Victor EgereGozo13NGR Ikechukwu ChibuezeMqabba5MLT Jeremy AgiusMsida Saint-Joseph11 References Category:Maltese First Division seasons Malta 2 lt:Maltos pirmoji futbolo lyga