| Competition: | Bundesliga |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Dates: | 9 August 2002 – 24 May 2003 |
| Winners: | Bayern Munich 17th Bundesliga title 18th German title |
| Relegated: | Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nürnberg Energie Cottbus |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Bayern Munich Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Hamburger SV Hertha BSC Kaiserslautern |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Werder Bremen Schalke 04 Wolfsburg |
| League Topscorer: | Thomas Christiansen Giovane Élber (21 goals each) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 821 |
| Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
The 2002–03 Bundesliga was the 40th season of the Bundesliga. It began on 9 August 2002 and concluded on 24 May 2003.[1] This was the first season where the defending champions kicked–off the opening match.[2]
Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the 2. Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Hannover 96, Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Bochum, returning to the top flight after an absence of thirteen, two and one years respectively. They replaced SC Freiburg, 1. FC Köln and FC St. Pauli after spending time in the top flight for four, two and one years respectively.
| Club | Location | Ground[3] | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | Olympiastadion | 76,000 | ||
| Bielefeld | Stadion Alm | 26,600 | ||
| Bochum | Ruhrstadion | 36,000 | ||
| Bremen | Weserstadion | 36,000 | ||
| Cottbus | Stadion der Freundschaft | 21,000 | ||
| Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 68,600 | ||
| Hamburg | AOL Arena | 62,000 | ||
| Hanover | Niedersachsenstadion | 60,400 | ||
| Kaiserslautern | Fritz Walter Stadion | 41,500 | ||
| Leverkusen | BayArena | 22,500 | ||
| Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 | ||
| Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 | ||
| Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 | ||
| Nuremberg | Frankenstadion | 44,700 | ||
| Rostock | Ostseestadion | 25,850 | ||
| Gelsenkirchen | Arena AufSchalke | 61,973 | ||
| Stuttgart | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 53,700 | ||
| Wolfsburg | VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg Volkswagen Arena1 | 21,600 30,000 |
1 VfL Wolfsburg played their first seven home matches at the VfL Stadion before permanently moving to the Volkswagen Arena.
The final table of the 1st Bundesliga, Season 2002/03
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giovane Élber4 | Bayern Munich | Arminia Bielefeld | 6-2 | |
 Thomas Christiansen | VfL Bochum | Energie Cottbus | 5-0 | |
| Aílton | Werder Bremen | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4-1 | |
| Kevin Kurányi | VfB Stuttgart | Arminia Bielefeld | 3-0 | |
 Ionel Ganea | VfB Stuttgart | VfL Bochum | 3-1 | |
| Markus Schroth | 1860 Munich | Hansa Rostock | 4-1 | |
 Mohammadou Idrissou | Hannover 96 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4-2 | |
| Mehmet Scholl | Bayern Munich | 1860 Munich | 5-0 | |
 Mamadou Diabang | Arminia Bielefeld | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4-1 | |
| Giovane Élber | Bayern Munich | Hertha BSC | 6-3 | |
