2002–03 Süper Lig Explained

Competition:Süper Lig
Season:2002–03
Winners:Beşiktaş
12th title
Relegated:Altay
Göztepe
Kocaelispor
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Beşiktaş
Galatasaray
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Trabzonspor
Gençlerbirliği
Gaziantepspor
Malatyaspor
League Topscorer:Okan Yılmaz
(24 goals)
Matches:306
Total Goals:853
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04

The 2002-03 Süper Lig was the 45th edition of top-flight professional football in Turkey. The season celebrated the centenary of Beşiktaş J.K., who became eventual champions. Moreover, Malatyaspor qualified for the first time in a European cup competition after a 2–0 away win at Turkish Cup winners Trabzonspor combined with Fenerbahçe's draw at İzmir with relegated Göztepe, 1–1, despite being ahead in the first half. They are the first team from Eastern Anatolia to play in UEFA competitions.

Final league table

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Okan YılmazBursaspor24
2 Necati AteşAdanaspor19
3 Augustine AhinfulAnkaragücü16
Ümit KaranGalatasaray
5 Paulo Sérgio RosaGaziantepspor14
Fatih TekkeTrabzonspor / Gaziantepspor
7 Ahmed HassanGençlerbirliği13
Cenk IşlerIstanbulspor
Serkan AykutSamsunspor
10 Fazlı UlusoyMalatyaspor12
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References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.turkfutbolu.net/ Goal records