2002–03 Maltese First Division

The Maltese First Division 2002–03 started on 7 September 2002 and finished on 4 May 2003. Naxxar and Lija were relegated from Maltese Premier League. Msida and Senglea were promoted from Maltese Second Division. Msida were the champions and Balzan were promoted to Maltese Premier League.

Maltese First Division
Season200203
ChampionsMsida SJ
PromotedMsida SJ
Balzan Youths
RelegatedGozo FC
Xghajra Tornadoes
Goals scored270
Average goals/game3
Top goalscorerDaniel Nwoke (20)

Msida were the champions of the Maltese Third Division 2000-01 and a year later they were the champions of the Maltese Second Division 2001-02. Therefore, they were promoted for three straight years to go to the top level. Gozo and Xghajra were relegated to Maltese Second Division.

Participating teams

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

Changes from previous season

  • Marsaxlokk and Mosta were promoted from the First Division to the Premier League. They were replaced by Naxxar Lions and Lija Athletic, both relegated from Maltese Premier League 2001-02.
  • Qormi and St. Andrews were relegated to the Maltese Second Division 2002-03. They were replaced with Msida SJ, champions of Maltese Second Division 2001-02 and Senglea Athletics, runner-up.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Msida SJ (C) 18 11 3 4 45 20 +25 36 Champions and promotion to 2003–04 Maltese Premier League
2 Balzan Youths 18 9 6 3 29 18 +11 33 Runners-up and promotion to 2003–04 Maltese Premier League
3 Senglea Athletics 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 FC (R) 18 4 5 9 26 34 8 17 Relegation to 2003–04 Maltese Second Division
10 Xghajra Tornadoes (R) 18 2 6 10 18 39 21 12
Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Top scorers

Goals Player Team
20
Daniel Nwoke Msida
14
William Borg Rabat
13
Victor Egere Gozo
Ikechukwu Chibueze Mqabba
11
Jeremy Agius Msida

Results

For a complete set of results, see 1

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References

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