The2002–03 A Group was the 55th season of the top Bulgarian national football league (commonly referred to asA Group) and the79th edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.
It was contested by 14 teams, andCSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]The Reds finished with 66 points in total, six points abovearchrivalsLevski Sofia. CSKA Sofia qualified for the 2003-04 Champions League qualifying rounds, while Levski and third placedLitex Lovech qualified for theUEFA Cup for next season.Marek Dupnitsa qualified for theIntertoto Cup.
At the end of the season,Dobrudzha Dobrich andRilski Sportist were relegated after just one season in the elite. Only two teams were relegated, because the league was expanded the following season from 14 to 16 teams.
Beroe,Belasitsa Petrich, andSpartak Pleven were relegated at the end of the last season. The relegated teams were replaced by three teams fromB PFG. These teams wereBotev Plovdiv,Dobrudzha Dobrich, andRilski Sportist Samokov. Botev return after a one-year absence, Dobrudzha return after a two-year absence, while Rilski Sportist made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football.