| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 32nd Greek title |
| Relegated | Panachaiki PAS Giannina |
| Champions League | Olympiacos Panathinaikos AEK Athens |
| UEFA Cup | PAOK Panionios Aris |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 617 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nikos Liberopoulos (16 goals) |
2003–04 → | |
The2002–03Alpha Ethniki was the 67th season of the highestfootball league in Greece. The season began on 24 August 2002 and ended on 25 May 2003.Olympiacos won their seventh consecutive and 32nd Greek title. Olympiacos andPanathinaikos finished the League with the same points total but Olympiacos were crowned champions due to more favourable results between the two teams. It was a very dramatic end to the season, with the decisive game between the two clubs taking place in the penultimate round. The season was interrupted by strike action after television broadcaster Alpha Digital collapsed in September 2002, following which the players didn't play for a month.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos(C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 70[a] | Qualification forChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 70[a] | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 68 | Qualification forChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | PAOK | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 53[b] | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Panionios | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 53[b] | |
| 6 | Aris | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Iraklis | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 49 | |
| 8 | OFI | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 44 | |
| 9 | Skoda Xanthi | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 35 | |
| 10 | Egaleo | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 31 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup third round |
| 11 | Proodeftiki | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 30 | |
| 12 | Akratitos | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 26[c] | Qualification forIntertoto Cup second round |
| 13 | Kallithea | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 26[c] | |
| 14 | Ionikos(O) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 24 | Qualification forRelegation play-off |
| 15 | Panachaiki(R) | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 71 | −60 | 9 | Relegation toBeta Ethniki |
| 16 | PAS Giannina[d](R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 44 | −19 | −65 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | AKR | ARIS | EGA | ION | IRA | KLT | OFI | OLY | PNA | PAO | PGSS | PAOK | PAS | PRO | XAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 6–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Akratitos | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Aris | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Egaleo | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Ionikos | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Iraklis | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kallithea | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| OFI | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Olympiacos | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Panachaiki | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Panathinaikos | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Panionios | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| PAOK | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| PAS Giannina | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Proodeftiki | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Skoda Xanthi | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Ionikos | 2–1 | Apollon Kalamarias |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Ionikos retained their spot in2003–04 Alpha Ethniki. Apollon Kalamarias placed on2003–04 Beta Ethniki
Source:Galanis Sports Data
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 16 | |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 15 | |
| 3 | PAOK | 14 | |
| Olympiacos | |||
| 5 | Aris | 12 | |
| AEK Athens | |||
| AEK Athens | |||
| 8 | PAOK | 11 | |
| AEK Athens | |||
| 10 | OFI | 10 | |
| AEK Athens | |||
| Olympiacos | |||
| Olympiacos |
Annual awards were announced on 10 November 2003.[2]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Young Player of the Season | Panionios | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Golden Boot | Panathinaikos | |
| Manager of the Season | AEK Athens |