2002–03 Premier Soccer League

The title was won by Orlando Pirates, their second championship in three seasons.[1][2]

South African Premier Division
Season2002–03
ChampionsOrlando Pirates (2nd title)
RelegatedAfrican Wanderers
Umtata Bush Bucks
Matches played240
Goals scored581 (2.42 per match)

League table

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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
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Club reduction

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "South Africa 2002/03". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Lambley, Garrin (3 August 2023). "When last did Orlando Pirates win the DStv Premiership title?". The South African. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Two Stars vanish from PSL universe". IOL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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