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| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv 18th title |
| Relegated | Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| Top goalscorer | Shay Holtzman /Yaniv Abargil (18 goals) |
2003–04 → | |
The2002–03 Israeli Premier League season sawMaccabi Tel Aviv win the title. It took place from the first match on 14 September 2002 to the final match on 31 May 2003.
Two teams fromLiga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season:Hapoel Kfar Saba andBnei Yehuda. The two teams relegated wereHapoel Haifa andMaccabi Kiryat Gat.
Twelve teams took part in the 2002-03 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the2001-02 season, as well as two teams that were promoted from the2001-02 Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Kfar Saba were promoted as champions of the2001-02 Liga Leumit.Bnei Yehuda were promoted as runners up.Bnei Yehuda andHapoel Kfar Saba returned to the top flight after an absence of one and two seasons respectively.
Hapoel Haifa andMaccabi Kiryat Gat were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the2001-02 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv(C) | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 69 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 67 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 50 | |
| 7 | F.C. Ashdod | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 40 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 39 | |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bnei Yehuda | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 34 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba[a](R) | 33 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 23 | Relegation toLiga Leumit |
| 12 | Ironi Rishon LeZion(R) | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnY | ASH | HBS | HKS | HPT | HTA | IRZ | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| F.C. Ashdod | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Ironi Rishon LeZion | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | — |
| Home \ Away | BEI | BnY | ASH | HBS | HKS | HPT | HTA | IRZ | MHA | MNE | MPT | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beitar Jerusalem | — | 4–1 | — | — | 4–2 | — | — | — | 3–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 |
| Bnei Yehuda | — | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 1–4 | — |
| F.C. Ashdod | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | — | — |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | — | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–6 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 0–3 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Ironi Rishon LeZion | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | — | 5–2 | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Maccabi Netanya | — | 2–0 | — | — | 4–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | — | 5–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironi Rishon LeZion / F.C. Ashdod | 18 | |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 18 | ||
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 15 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 14 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa | 14 | ||
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 12 | |
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | 12 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | ||
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | |
| Maccabi Haifa | 11 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 11 |