2002–03 Maltese First Division

The 2002–03 Maltese First Division season started on 7 September 2002 and finished on 4 May 2003. Naxxar Lions and Lija Athletic were relegated from Maltese Premier League. Msida Saint-Joseph and Senglea Athletic were promoted from Maltese Second Division.

Maltese First Division
Season2002–03
ChampionsMsida Saint-Joseph
PromotedMsida Saint-Joseph
Balzan Youths
RelegatedGozo
Xgħajra Tornados
Goals scored270
Average goals/game3
Top goalscorerDaniel Nwoke (20)

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. Gozo and Xgħajra Tornados were relegated to Maltese Second Division. Msida Saint-Joseph won the 2003 Championship and Balzan Youths were promoted to Maltese Premier League.

Participating teams

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

Changes from previous season

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Msida Saint-Joseph (C) 18 11 3 4 45 20 +25 36 Promotion to 2003–04 Maltese Premier League
2 Balzan 18 9 6 3 29 18 +11 33
3 Senglea Athletic 18 9 4 5 21 19 +2 31
4 Rabat Ajax 18 8 2 8 33 30 +3 26
5 Lija Athletic 18 6 6 6 21 24 −3 24
6 St. Patrick 18 6 5 7 29 25 +4 23
7 Naxxar Lions 18 6 4 8 23 32 −9 22
8 Mqabba 18 4 9 5 25 29 −4 21
9 Gozo (R) 18 4 5 9 26 34 −8 17 Relegation to 2003–04 Maltese Second Division
10 Xgħajra Tornados (R) 18 2 6 10 18 39 −21 12
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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For a complete set of results, see 1

Top scorers

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As of 4 May 2003[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Daniel Nwoke Msida Saint-Joseph 20
2   William Borg Rabat Ajax
14
3   Victor Egere Gozo 13
  Ikechukwu Chibueze Mqabba
5   Jeremy Agius Msida Saint-Joseph 11

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malta: First Division 2002/03 Table". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.