| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Dates: | 24 August 2002 – 11 May 2003 |
| Competition: | Maltese Premier League |
| Winners: | Sliema Wanderers (24th title) |
| Relegated: | Marsa Mosta |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Sliema Wanderers |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Birkirkara Valletta |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Hibernians |
| League Topscorer: | 3 players (18 goals) |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 419 |
| Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
The 2002–03 Maltese Premier League was the 23rd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 88th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 24 August 2002 and finished on 11 May 2003. Hibernians were the defending champions.
The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:
From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:
The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Sliema Wanderers 22 points, Birkirkara 20, Valletta 19, Hibernians 15, Pietà Hotspurs 12 and Marsaxlokk 11.
The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Floriana 10 points, Ħamrun Spartans 9, Marsa 8 and Mosta 5.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | 18 | |
 Michael Galea | Birkirkara | |||
| Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians | |||
| 4 |  Ndubisi Chukunyere | Hibernians | 12 | |
 Lucian Dronca | Birkirkara | |||
| 6 | Daniel Bogdanović | Valletta | 11 | |
| Chris Oretan | Valletta | |||
| Stefan Sultana | Ħamrun Spartans | |||
| Johann Zammit | Marsaxlokk | |||
| 10 | Malcolm Tirchett | Marsa | 10 |
| Player[2] [3] | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bogdanović | Valletta | Marsaxlokk | 5–3 | ||
| Rumen Galabov | Valletta | Pietà Hotspurs | 5–0 | ||
| Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians | Sliema Wanderers | 5–2 | ||
| Nicolò Baldacchino | Floriana | Marsa | 5–1 | ||
| Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians | Pietà Hotspurs | 5–0 |