The 2002–03 A Group was the 55th season of the top Bulgarian national football league (commonly referred to as ''A Group'') and the 79th edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and

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won the championship. The Reds finished with 66 points in total, six points above archrivals

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. CSKA Sofia qualified for the 2003-04 Champions League qualifying rounds, while Levski and third placed

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qualified for the

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for next season. Marek Dupnitsa qualified for the

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. At the end of the season, Dobrudzha Dobrich and Rilski Sportist were relegated after just one season in the elite. Only two teams were relegated, because the league was expanded the following season from 14 to 16 teams.

Teams

Promotion and Relegation

Beroe, Belasitsa Petrich, and Spartak Pleven were relegated at the end of the last season. The relegated teams were replaced by three teams from

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. These teams were

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, Dobrudzha Dobrich, and Rilski Sportist Samokov. Botev return after a one-year absence, Dobrudzha return after a two-year absence, while Rilski Sportist made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football.

Stadia and Locations

League standings

Results

Champions

;CSKA Sofia *Ivanov and Deyanov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

References

External links

Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)2002–03 Statistics of A Group
at a-pfg.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 A PFG First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) seasons

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