2002–03 Cypriot First Division
| Season | 2002–03 |
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| Champions | Omonia (19th title) |
| Relegated | Nea Salamina Aris Alki |
| Champions League | Omonia (2nd qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Anorthosis (qualifying round) APOEL (qualifying round; via Cypriot Cup) |
| UEFA Intertoto | Ethnikos Achna (1st round) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 628 (3.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marios Neophytou (33 goals)[1] |
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The 2002–03 Cypriot First Division was the 64th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Omonia won their 19th title.
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Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2002–03 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division.
The champions ensured their participation in the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed teams among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).
Point system
Teams received three points for a win, two points for a draw and zero points for a loss.
Changes from previous season
Ethnikos Assia, Doxa Katokopias and Ermis Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2001–02 Cypriot Second Division, Nea Salamina, Digenis Morphou and Aris Limassol.
Stadia and locations
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld. | W. | D. | L. | GF. | GA. | GF. | Pts. | Notes |
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| 1 | Omonia | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 22 | 46 | 60 | Champions-UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round. |
| 2 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 30 | 35 | 59 | Cypriot Cup Winner-2003–04 UEFA Cup. |
| 3 | APOEL | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup qualifying round.1 |
| 4 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 52 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st round. |
| 5 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 39 | |
| 6 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 37 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st round. |
| 7 | AEP Paphos | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 37 | |
| 8 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Digenis Morphou | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 31 | |
| 11 | Apollon Limassol | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 31 | |
| 12 | Nea Salamina | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 29 | Relegated to 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division. |
| 13 | Aris Limassol | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 92 | -61 | 9 | |
| 14 | Alki Larnaca | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 93 | -72 | 6 |
Points system: Won=3 points, Drawn=1 point, Lost=0 points
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goal for
1The third team, APOEL, qualified to 2003–04 UEFA Cup because the second team, Anorthosis, already qualified to the same competition through 2002–03 Cypriot Cup.
Results
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AEK | AEL | AEP | ARS | ANR | APN | APL | ARS | DGN | ETH | ENP | NSL | OLM | OMN |
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| AEK | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 0-5 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | |
| AEL | 4-2 | 6-2 | 7-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | |
| AEP | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-4 | |
| Alki | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-7 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-1 | |
| Anorthosis | 4-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 4-1 | 9-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | |
| APOEL | 2-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Apollon | 1-0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | |
| Aris | 2-4 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 0-3 | |
| Digenis | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 8-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | |
| Ethnikos | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 6-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | |
| ENP | 4-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | |
| Nea Salamina | 1-1 | 6-1 | 1-2 | 8-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | |
| Olympiakos | 2-1 | 3-2 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 0-1 | |
| Omonia | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 11-1 | 3-0 | 3-4 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 3-1 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sources
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 1. DIVISION 2002/2003
See also
- Cypriot First Division
- 2002–03 Cypriot Cup
- List of top goalscorers in Cypriot First Division by season
- Cypriot football clubs in European competitions
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