The title was won by Orlando Pirates, their second championship in three seasons.[1][2]
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Orlando Pirates (2nd title) |
| Relegated | African Wanderers Umtata Bush Bucks |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 581 (2.42 per match) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Pirates (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 61 | 2004 CAF champions League First Round |
| 2 | Supersport United | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 55 | |
| 3 | Wits University | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 54 | |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 53 | |
| 5 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 51 | |
| 6 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 50 | |
| 7 | Dynamos | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Jomo Cosmos | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Santos | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 39 | |
| 10 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 39 | 2003 CAF Cup |
| 11 | Black Leopards | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 36 | |
| 12 | Manning Rangers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 35 | |
| 13 | Ajax Cape Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 33 | |
| 14 | Hellenic | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 33 | |
| 15 | Umtata Bush Bucks (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 31 | Relegated |
| 16 | African Wanderers (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 18 | |
| 17 | Qwa Qwa Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bought out |
| 18 | Ria Stars F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club reduction edit
- Free State Stars (Qwa-Qwa) and Ria Stars (Polokwane) were bought out by the league for 8 million rand (roughly US$800,000) each in order to reduce fixture congestion.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "South Africa 2002/03". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Lambley, Garrin (3 August 2023). "When last did Orlando Pirates win the DStv Premiership title?". The South African. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Two Stars vanish from PSL universe". IOL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.