The 2002–03 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Herzliya (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Tira (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to 2003–04. During the summer, Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva folded, and Hapoel Marmorek was promoted to 2003–04 as well.
At the bottom, Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Tayibe (from North division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst Beitar Kiryat Gat and A.S. Ramat Eliyahu (from South division) were reprieved from relegation, after Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva and Hapoel Dimona folded.
North Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Herzliya | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 10 | +64 | 67 | Promoted to Liga Artzit |
| 2 | Hapoel Asi Gilboa | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 47 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Shefa-'Amr | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 38 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Tuba | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 36 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 35 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Ironi Shlomi | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 33 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Tur'an | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 32 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Hadera | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kafr Kanna | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 29 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Tamra | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28[a] | |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 28 | Relegated to Liga Bet |
| 14 | Hapoel Tayibe | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 17 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 8 points deducted.
South Division
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tira | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 57 | Promoted to Liga Artzit |
| 2 | Hapoel Marmorek | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 48 | |
| 3 | Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 45 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 40 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Sha'arayim | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Yavne | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 38[a] | |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 37 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 37 | |
| 9 | Ironi Ofakim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Jaljulia | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 34 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Dimona | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 31 | Folded |
| 12 | Hapoel Mevaseret Zion | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 28 | |
| 13 | Beitar Kiryat Gat | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 24 | |
| 14 | A.S. Ramat Eliyahu | 25 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 90 | −79 | 6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 2 points deducted.