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The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League was won by
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. As league
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, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with
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Rangers also qualifying. Third-placed Hearts qualified for the
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, as did
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, who took the
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were relegated, and First Division winners
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were promoted. Celtic's
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was the top scorer with 30 goals.


Teams


Promotion and relegation from 2002–03

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finished bottom of the
2002–03 Scottish Premier League The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League (known as the 2002–03 Bank of Scotland Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Scottish Premier League (SPL), the top level of football in Scotland. It began on 3 August 2002 and ...
but were spared relegation, as
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champions
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were denied promotion due to their lack of an appropriate stadium for the
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.


Stadia and locations


Personnel


Managerial changes


League table


Results


Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).


Matches 23–33

During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).


Matches 34–38

During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.


Top six


Bottom six


Top scorers

Source
SPL official website
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Attendances

The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2003/04 season are shown below: Source

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Monthly awards


See also

* 2003–04 Celtic F.C. season * 2003–04 Rangers F.C. season * 2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season


References

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