| Country: | Scotland |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
| Bodyclass: | football |
| Headerstyle: | background:#BFD7FF |
| Above: | 2002–03 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Premier League champions |
| Data2: | Rangers |
| Header3: | First Division champions |
| Data4: | Falkirk |
| Header5: | Second Division champions |
| Data6: | Raith Rovers |
| Header7: | Third Division champions |
| Data8: | Greenock Morton |
| Header9: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data10: | Rangers |
| Header11: | League Cup winners |
| Data12: | Rangers |
| Header13: | Challenge Cup winners |
| Data14: | Queen of the South |
| Header15: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data16: | Tayport |
| Header17: | Teams in Europe |
| Data18: | Aberdeen, Celtic, Livingston, Rangers |
| Header19: | Scotland national team |
| Data20: | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland.[1]
See main article: article and 2002–03 Scottish Premier League.
The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers by a single goal over Celtic. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and Hearts got the UEFA Europa League place. Motherwell finished bottom, but there was no relegation from the SPL as Falkirk did not meet SPL stadium criteria. Celtic's trophyless season was in spite of being favourites to clinch the title and reaching the UEFA Cup final, losing in extra time to F.C. Porto.Note: There was no relegation from the Scottish Premier League.
See main article: 2002–03 Scottish First Division. Note: There was no promotion from the Scottish First Division.
See main article: 2002–03 Scottish Second Division.
See main article: 2002–03 Scottish Third Division.
| width=145 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up | Report |
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| Scottish Cup 2002–03 | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Wikipedia article | ||||
| League Cup 2002–03 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Wikipedia article | ||||
| Challenge Cup 2002–03 | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Wikipedia article | ||||
| Youth Cup | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Aberdeen | |||||
| Junior Cup | Tayport | 1 – 0 | Linlithgow Rose |
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| Rangers | |||||
| Motherwell |
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| Dundee | |||||
| Rangers |
Average coefficient – 7.375
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Rangers scorer(s) | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
| 17 September | FK Viktoria Stadion, Czech Republic (A) |  Viktoria Zizkov | 0–2 | BBC Sport | ||
| 3 October | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Viktoria Zizkov | 3–1 | Ronald de Boer (2), Neil McCann | BBC Sport | |
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Livingston scorer(s) | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup Qualifying round | ||||||
| 13 August | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (A) |  FC Vaduz | 1–1 | Óscar Rubio | BBC Sport | |
| 29 August | Almondvale, Livingston (H) | FC Vaduz | 0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
| UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
| 19 September | Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Graz (A) |  Sturm Graz | 2–5 | Rolando Zarate, Stuart Lovell | BBC Sport | |
| 3 October | Almondvale, Livingston (H) | Sturm Graz | 4–3 | Barry Wilson (2), Marvin Andrews, Davide Xausa | BBC Sport | |
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Reports | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup Qualifying round | ||||||
| 15 August | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) |  Nistru Otaci | 1–0 | Darren Mackie | BBC Sport | |
| 29 August | Stadionul Călărăşăuca, Otaci (A) | Nistru Otaci | 0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
| UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
| 17 September | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | Hertha Berlin | 0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
| 1 October | Olympic Stadium, Berlin | Hertha Berlin | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
See main article: article and Scotland national football team 2000–19 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–1 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |||
| 7 September | Svangaskarð, Toftir (A) | 2–2 | ECQG5 | Paul Lambert, Barry Ferguson | BBC Sport | ||
| 12 October | Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A) | 2–0 | ECQG5 | Christian Dailly, Gary Naysmith | BBC Sport | ||
| 15 October | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | 3–1 | Friendly | Stevie Crawford (2), Steven Thompson | BBC Sport | ||
| 20 November | Estadio Primeiro de Maio, Braga (A) | 0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |||
| 12 February | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |||
| 29 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 2–1 | ECQG5 | Kenny Miller, Lee Wilkie | BBC Sport | ||
| 2 April | S Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas (A) | 0–1 | ECQG5 | BBC Sport | |||
| 30 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |||
| 27 May | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) | 1–1 | Friendly | Stevie Crawford | BBC Sport | ||
| 7 June | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–1 | ECQG5 | Kenny Miller | BBC Sport |
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