| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 2002 – 1 June 2003 |
| Champions | Vardar 5th Macedonian title 6th domestic title |
| Relegated | Pelister Kumanovo |
| Champions League | Vardar |
| UEFA Cup | Belasica Cementarnica |
| Intertoto Cup | Pobeda |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 540 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ljubiša Savić (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Belasica 6–0Pelister (20 March 2003) Cementarnica 6–0Kumanovo (21 May 2003) |
| Biggest away win | Kumanovo 0–4Cementarnica (3 November 2002) |
| Highest scoring | Pelister 3–6Sloga J. (21 May 2003) |
2003–04 → | |
The2002–03 Macedonian First League was the 11th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofMacedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 10 August 2002 and the last on 1 June 2003.Vardar defended their championship title, having won their fifth title, second in a row.
Promoted from2001–02 Second League
Relegated to2002–03 Second League
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Promoted from2002–03 Second League
Relegated to2003–04 Second League |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vardar(C) | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 37 | +36 | 72 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Belasica | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 69 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Pobeda | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Rabotnichki Kometal | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 54 | |
| 5 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 51 | |
| 6 | Sileks | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Napredok | 33 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 42[a] | |
| 8 | Cementarnica 55 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 42[a] | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[b] |
| 9 | Tikvesh | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 37 | |
| 10 | Bregalnica Delchevo | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
| 11 | Pelister(R) | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 28 | Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| 12 | Kumanovo(R) | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 71 | −47 | 17 |
Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.
| Home \ Away | BEL | BRD | CEM | KUM | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | SIL | SLO | TIK | VAR | BEL | BRD | CEM | KUM | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | SIL | SLO | TIK | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belasica | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 6–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Bregalnica Delchevo | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 2–4 | — | 0–1 |
| Cementarnica 55 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 6–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kumanovo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — |
| Napredok | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pelister | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–3 | 3–6 | — | 0–2 |
| Pobeda | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — |
| Rabotnichki | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | — |
| Sileks | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Tikvesh | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vardar | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | — | — | 6–2 | — |
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