The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive
football
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in Scotland.
League competitions
Scottish Premier League
The 2002–03
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football
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was won on goal difference by
Rangers by a single goal over
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04
UEFA Champions League
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and
Hearts got the
UEFA Europa League
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place.
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na MÃ thar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
finished bottom, but there was no relegation from the SPL as
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
did not meet SPL stadium criteria. Celtic's trophyless season was in spite of being favourites to clinch the title and reaching the UEFA Cup final, losing in extra time to
F.C. Porto
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.
Note: There was no relegation from the Scottish Premier League.
Scottish First Division
Note: There was no promotion from the Scottish First Division.
Scottish Second Division
Scottish Third Division
Other honours
Cup honours
Individual honours
SPFA awards
SFWA awards
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Average coefficient â€
7.375
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Celtic
Rangers
Livingston
Aberdeen
Scotland national team
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* ECQG5 = European Championship Qualifying – Group 5
Notes and references
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Seasons in Scottish football
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