2002–03 Cypriot First Division
Football league season
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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.
(19th title)
Aris
Alki
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Intertoto Cup | Ethnikos Achna (1st round) |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 628 (3.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marios Neophytou (33 goals)[1] |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
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, one point 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 | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omonia (C) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 22 | +46 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | APOEL | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 55 | |
| 4 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 52 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | AEL Limassol | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 39 | |
| 6 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 37 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first 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 (R) | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 29 | Relegation to Cypriot Second Division |
| 13 | Aris Limassol (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 92 | −61 | 9 | |
| 14 | Alki Larnaca (R) | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 93 | −72 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differences, 3) Goals for.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The third team, APOEL, qualified to 2003–04 UEFA Cup because the second team, Anorthosis, already qualified to the same competition as the winner of 2002–03 Cypriot Cup.
Results
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omonoia | 10,877 |
| 2 | APOEL | 8,205 |
| 3 | Anorthosis | 4,523 |
| 4 | Apollon Limassol | 3,699 |
| 5 | AEL | 3,204 |
| 6 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 2,761 |
| 7 | AEP | 2,266 |
| 8 | Nea Salamina | 2,131 |
| 9 | AEK Larnaca | 1,950 |
| 10 | ENP | 1,658 |
| 11 | Alki | 1,454 |
| 12 | Digenis | 1,401 |
| 13 | Aris Limassol | 1,374 |
| 14 | Ethnikos Achnas | 1,185 |
Source:[2]