The 2002–03 Divizia A was the eighty-fifth season of
Divizia A
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
, the top-level
football league of
Romania
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. Season began in August 2002 and ended in May 2003.
Rapid București
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became champions on 24 May 2003.
Team changes
Relegated
The teams that were relegated to
Divizia B
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at the end of the previous season:
*
Petrolul Ploiești
*
UM Timișoara
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Promoted
The teams that were promoted from
Divizia B
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at the start of the season:
*
Poli AEK Timișoara
*
UTA Arad
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Venues
Personnel and kits
League table
Positions by round
Results
Promotion / relegation play-off
The teams placed on the 13th and 14th place in the
Divizia A
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faced the 2nd placed teams from both groups of the
Divizia B
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.
Politehnica AEK Timișoara and
FC Oradea won the relegation play-offs.
Even though
Oțelul Galați lost the relegation play-off against
FC Oradea, they kept their place in the
Divizia A
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because
Petrolul Ploiești, the club that won the
Divizia B, Seria I, sold its promotion place to
Oțelul Galați and merged with
Astra Ploiești
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, the other team from the city of
Ploiești
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, which finished on the 9th position this season.
Attendances
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
References
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Liga I seasons
Romania
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