The 2002–03

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was the 12th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions were divided into three groups according to geographical location in the country – A is western Ukraine, B is southern Ukraine and Crimea, and C is eastern Ukraine. The groups were won respectively by FC LUKOR Kalush, FC Nafkom-Academia Irpin and

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Team changes

Promoted

The following team was promoted from the 2002 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: * FC Systema KKhP Chernyakhiv – ''(debut)'' * FC Shakhtar Luhansk – ''(debut)'' *

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– ''(debut, reinstated in 2000 in place of FC Yavir–Sumy)'' The 2001 Ukrainian Football Amateur League participant: * FC Vuhlyk Dymytrov – ''(debut)'' Also, one more club was admitted additionally: *

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– ''(debut, last season

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was represented by FC Chayka-VMS Sevastopol)''

Relegated

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– ''(debut, previously (11 seasons ago) played in the 1991

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as Nyva Ternopil)'' * FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol – ''(debut, previously (13 seasons ago) played in the 1989

as Kolos Nikopol)'' *

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– ''(returning after an absence of 2 seasons)''

Withdrew

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* FC SKA-Orbita Lviv * FC Zakarpattia-2 Uzhhorod * FC Cherkasy * FC Portovyk Illichivsk * FC Mashynobudivnyk Druzhkivka *

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Renamed

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changed its name to SC Kherson. * FC Metalurh-2 Mariupol changed its name to

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Changed groups

* FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv moved from B to A *

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moved from C to B

Group A

Location map

Final standings

Top goalscorers

Group B

Location map

Final standings

Top goalscorers

Group C

Location map

Final standings

Top goalscorers

External links

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