The 2002–03 Maltese First Division season started on 7 September 2002 and finished on 4 May 2003.

Naxxar Lions Naxxar Lions Football Club is a professional football club from the town of Naxxar in northern Malta. Their historical and arch-rivals are Mosta FC. A match between Naxxar Lions and Mosta FC, is known as the derby of the north, but because th ...

and Lija Athletic were relegated from

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. Msida Saint-Joseph and Senglea Athletic were promoted from

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. Msida Saint-Joseph won the 2001 Championship and a year later they won the 2002 Championship; three consecutive promotions to get in the top level.

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and Xgħajra Tornados were relegated to

. Msida Saint-Joseph won the 2003 Championship and Balzan Youths were promoted to

Participating teams

The Maltese First Division 2002–03 was made up of these teams: * Balzan Youths *

* Lija Athletic *

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* Msida Saint-Joseph *

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* Senglea Athletic * St. Patrick * Xgħajra Tornados

Changes from previous season

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and

Mosta Mosta () is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour. It features the world's 3rd largest unsupported ...

were promoted from the

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to the

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. They were replaced by

and Lija Athletic, both relegated from

2001–02 Maltese Premier League The 2001–02 Maltese Premier League (known as the Rothmans Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 87th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 18 August 2001 and fin ...

. *

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and St. Andrews were relegated to the 2002–03 Maltese Second Division. They were replaced with Msida Saint-Joseph, champions of

2001–02 Maltese Second Division The 2001–02 Maltese Second Division (known as Rothmans Second Division 2001-02 due to sponsorship reasons) started on 29 September 2001 and ended on 19 May 2002.The relegated teams were Tarxien Rainbows and Zurrieq.The promoted teams were Msid ...

and Senglea Athletic, runner-up.

Final league table

Results

For a complete set of results, se
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Top scorers

References

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