The 2002–03 Süper Lig champions' trophy. | |
Season | 2002–03 |
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Champions | Beşiktaş 12th title |
Relegated | Altay Göztepe Kocaelispor |
Champions League | Beşiktaş Galatasaray |
UEFA Cup | Trabzonspor Gençlerbirliği Gaziantepspor Malatyaspor |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 853 (2.79 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Okan Yılmaz (24 goals) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
The 2002-03 Süper Lig 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. They are the first team from Eastern Anatolia to play in UEFA competitions.
Locations
[edit]Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Beşiktaş (C) | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Galatasaray | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 66 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 57 | |
5 | Malatyaspor | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 52 | |
6 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 51[a] | |
7 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 51[a] | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[b] |
8 | MKE Ankaragücü | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 49 | |
9 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 43 | |
10 | Denizlispor | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 40[c] | |
11 | Adanaspor | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 40[c] | |
12 | Samsunspor | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 39 | |
13 | Elazığspor | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 37 | |
14 | Diyarbakırspor | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36[d] | |
15 | Bursaspor | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 36[d] | |
16 | Altay (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to Turkish Second League Category A |
17 | Göztepe A.Ş. (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 26 | |
18 | Kocaelispor (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 22 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Fenerbahçe were ahead of Trabzonspor on head-to-head record: Fenerbahçe–Trabzonspor 3–2, Trabzonspor–Fenerbahçe 0–0.
- ^ Trabzonspor have won the 2002–03 Turkish Cup competition and thus are qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.
- ^ a b Denizlispor were ahead of Adanaspor on head-to-head goal difference: Denizlispor–Adanaspor 2–0, Adanaspor–Denizlispor 2–1.
- ^ a b Diyarbakırspor were ahead of Bursaspor on head-to-head goal difference: Bursaspor–Diyarbakırspor 4–1, Diyarbakırspor–Bursaspor 4–0.
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Bursaspor | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
Adanaspor | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
Ankaragücü | 16 |
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Galatasaray | ||
5 | ![]() |
Gaziantepspor | 14 |
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Trabzonspor / Gaziantepspor | ||
7 | ![]() |
Gençlerbirliği | 13 |
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Istanbulspor | ||
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Samsunspor | ||
10 | ![]() |
Malatyaspor | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ Goal records Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine