2002–03 Süper Lig

The 2002-03 Süper Lig was the 45th edition of top-flight professional football in Turkey. The season celebrated the centenary of Beşiktaş J.K., who became eventual champions. Moreover, Malatyaspor qualified for the first time in a European cup competition after a 2–0 away win at Turkish Cup winners Trabzonspor combined with Fenerbahçe's draw at İzmir with relegated Göztepe, 1–1, despite being ahead in the first half. They are the first team from Eastern Anatolia to play in UEFA competitions.

Süper Lig
The 2002–03 Süper Lig champions' trophy.
Season2002–03
ChampionsBeşiktaş
12th title
RelegatedAltay
Göztepe
Kocaelispor
Champions LeagueBeşiktaş
Galatasaray
UEFA CupTrabzonspor
Gençlerbirliği
Gaziantepspor
Malatyaspor
Matches played306
Goals scored853 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerOkan Yılmaz
(24 goals)

Locations

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Beşiktaş (C)3426716321+4285Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Galatasaray3424556127+3477Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3Gençlerbirliği3419967640+3666Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4Gaziantepspor3416996141+2057
5Malatyaspor341410105645+1152
6Fenerbahçe34131295542+1351[a]
7Trabzonspor34131294433+1151[a]Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[b]
8MKE Ankaragücü34154154442+249
9İstanbulspor34127154248−643
10Denizlispor341010143742−540[c]
11Adanaspor341010144454−1040[c]
12Samsunspor34109154259−1739
13Elazığspor34107174059−1937
14Diyarbakırspor3499163447−1336[d]
15Bursaspor3499164262−2036[d]
16Altay (R)3498174869−2135Relegation to Turkish Second League Category A
17Göztepe A.Ş. (R)34511183257−2526
18Kocaelispor (R)3464243266−3422
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayADAALTBJKBURDENDYBELAFNBGALGAZGENGÖZİSTKOCMALAGÜSAMTRA
Adanaspor5–20–12–22–12–10–03–10–00–22–71–20–31–01–10–21–10–1
Altay0–40–12–13–12–25–11–31–20–03–34–24–35–00–22–32–21–4
Beşiktaş3–02–01–02–02–03–12–01–00–01–17–32–12–13–01–02–00–0
Bursaspor3–02–12–22–04–11–12–10–41–13–11–01–24–21–10–22–11–2
Denizlispor2–01–11–22–22–03–11–11–31–01–30–02–11–21–02–10–11–1
Diyarbakırspor2–01–11–04–00–01–23–01–30–11–41–01–11–11–13–01–12–0
Elazığspor4–22–00–12–10–20–13–30–01–30–30–01–00–12–11–03–12–0
Fenerbahçe1–10–10–17–13–20–04–26–02–03–30–02–01–02–01–01–13–2
Galatasaray2–25–00–12–00–11–03–02–02–11–13–12–02–02–13–04–12–1
Gaziantepspor1–12–11–12–11–12–04–03–31–22–03–14–32–13–04–24–20–0
Gençlerbirliği0–21–01–22–00–03–12–01–11–02–13–14–15–13–00–11–12–1
Göztepe1–40–22–21–12–33–02–11–10–12–10–01–11–20–30–10–01–2
İstanbulspor2–20–01–21–12–11–02–12–01–21–31–33–12–10–01–00–11–2
Kocaelispor1–23–00–50–02–11–11–31–20–10–31–31–30–12–33–01–22–2
Malatyaspor1–06–01–24–22–10–11–12–02–21–15–44–11–22–13–12–12–2
MKE Ankaragücü1–13–00–14–01–13–13–10–01–25–30–11–01–02–01–13–22–0
Samsunspor0–22–43–41–00–03–14–31–30–12–12–70–01–21–01–11–01–3
Trabzonspor3–10–01–13–01–03–01–10–01–22–11–10–00–02–00–23–00–1
Source: TFF, Mackolik
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Okan YılmazBursaspor24
2 Necati AteşAdanaspor19
3 Augustine AhinfulAnkaragücü16
Ümit KaranGalatasaray
5 Paulo Sérgio RosaGaziantepspor14
Fatih TekkeTrabzonspor / Gaziantepspor
7 Ahmed HassanGençlerbirliği13
Cenk IşlerIstanbulspor
Serkan AykutSamsunspor
10 Fazlı UlusoyMalatyaspor12

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