# 2002–03 Süper Lig

The 2002-03 Süper Lig was the 45th edition of top-flight professional football in Turkey. The season celebrated the centenary of Beşiktaş J.K., who became eventual champions. Moreover, Malatyaspor qualified for the first time in a European cup competition after a 2–0 away win at Turkish Cup winners Trabzonspor combined with Fenerbahçe's draw at İzmir with relegated Göztepe, 1–1, despite being ahead in the first half. They are the first team from Eastern Anatolia to play in UEFA competitions.

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Former Players |
| Adanaspor | Pachola | Rosen Emilov | Svetlin Simeonov | Ohene Kennedy | Marián Ľalík | Milan Timko | | | |
| Altay | Buba Yohanna | Ghislain Chameni | Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | | | | | | |
| Beşiktaş | Ronaldo Guiaro | Zago | Óscar Córdoba | Pascal Nouma | Federico Giunti | Daniel Pancu | Marius Măldărășanu | | Amaral |
| Bursaspor | Mirza Varešanović | Glauber | Júnior | Antonio Franja | Josip Bulat | Radosław Majdan | Marián Kelemen | | |
| Denizlispor | Rafael | Janne Hietanen | Dirk Heinen | Péter Kabát | Henrich Benčík | Roman Kratochvíl | Jones Kusi-Asare | | |
| Diyarbakırspor | Altin Rraklli | Dida | Gerino Moura | Saliou Diallo | | | | | |
| Elazığspor | Marcio Jarro | Robson Carioca | Zé Roberto | Mohammed Lawal | Juraj Czinege | Ľubomír Meszároš | | | |
| Fenerbahçe | Ariel Ortega | Washington | Milan Rapaić | Samuel Johnson | Miroslav Stević | Zoran Mirković | Vladimir Beschastnykh | Serhiy Rebrov | Haim Revivo |
| Galatasaray | Elvir Baljić | Fábio Pinto | João Batista | Faryd Mondragón | Ali Lukunku | Haim Revivo | Sergio Almaguer | Abel Xavier | Christian Felipe Mohamed Sarr |
| Gaziantepspor | Júlio César | Régis Pitbull | Viola | Maksim Romaschenko | Gustavo Victoria | Yaw Preko | Riadh Bouazizi | | |
| Gençlerbirliği | Filip Daems | Marcel Mbayo | Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa | Ahmed Hassan | Souleymane Youla | Tomasz Zdebel | Damir Botonjič | | |
| Göztepe | Rachid Djebaili | Helman Mkhalele | | | | | | | N'Dayi Kalenga Joseph Amoah Kamel Ouejdide |
| İstanbulspor | Alban Bushi | André Paulo Pinto | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Ivaylo Petkov | Zdravko Zdravkov | Alioum Boukar | Alioum Saidou | Uche Okechukwu | Andre Kona |
| Kocaelispor | Con Blatsis | Stanimir Georgiev | Zdravko Lazarov | Milorad Korać | Givi Didava | Grigol Imedadze | Revaz Kemoklidze | Zaza Janashia | Viktor Paço Capone Aleksandar Aleksandrov |
| Malatyaspor | Klodian Duro | Johnson Macaba | Martin Stankov | Ayman Abdel-Aziz | Arsim Abazi | Petar Miloševski | | | Paulo Isidoro |
| MKE Ankaragücü | Rogério Belém | Simão | Augustine Ahinful | Stephen Baidoo | Radu Niculescu | | | | Stelian Carabaș |
| Samsunspor | Juninho Cearense | Milton do Ó | Sandro Sousa | Ike Shorunmu | Mutiu Adepoju | Stojan Ignatov | Zoran Jovanovski | | Bekim Kuli Sandro Yokota |
| Trabzonspor | Michael Petkovic | Hans Somers | Marco Aurélio | Oumar Dieng | Lee Eul-yong | | | | Alban Bushi |

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Beşiktaş (C) | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 66 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Malatyaspor | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 51 | |
| 7 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | MKE Ankaragücü | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 49 | |
| 9 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 43 | |
| 10 | Denizlispor | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Adanaspor | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 40 | |
| 12 | Samsunspor | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 39 | |
| 13 | Elazığspor | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 37 | |
| 14 | Diyarbakırspor | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
| 15 | Bursaspor | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 36 | |
| 16 | Altay (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to Turkish Second League Category A |
| 17 | Göztepe A.Ş. (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 26 | Relegation to Turkish Second League Category A |
| 18 | Kocaelispor (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 22 | Relegation to Turkish Second League Category A |
* 1 2 Fenerbahçe were ahead of Trabzonspor on head-to-head record: Fenerbahçe–Trabzonspor 3–2, Trabzonspor–Fenerbahçe 0–0.
* ↑ Trabzonspor have won the 2002–03 Turkish Cup competition and thus are qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.
* 1 2 Denizlispor were ahead of Adanaspor on head-to-head goal difference: Denizlispor–Adanaspor 2–0, Adanaspor–Denizlispor 2–1.
* 1 2 Diyarbakırspor were ahead of Bursaspor on head-to-head goal difference: Bursaspor–Diyarbakırspor 4–1, Diyarbakırspor–Bursaspor 4–0.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADA | ALT | BJK | BUR | DEN | DYB | ELA | FNB | GAL | GAZ | GEN | GÖZ | İST | KOC | MAL | AGÜ | SAM | TRA |
| Adanaspor | | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–7 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Altay | 0–4 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Beşiktaş | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Bursaspor | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Denizlispor | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Diyarbakırspor | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Elazığspor | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Galatasaray | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Gaziantepspor | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Göztepe | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| İstanbulspor | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Kocaelispor | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Malatyaspor | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| MKE Ankaragücü | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Samsunspor | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–7 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–3 |
| Trabzonspor | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Okan Yılmaz | Bursaspor | 24 |
| 2 | Necati Ateş | Adanaspor | 19 |
| 3 | Augustine Ahinful | Ankaragücü | 16 |
| 3 | Ümit Karan | Galatasaray | 16 |
| 5 | Paulo Sérgio Rosa | Gaziantepspor | 14 |
| 5 | Fatih Tekke | Trabzonspor / Gaziantepspor | 14 |
| 7 | Ahmed Hassan | Gençlerbirliği | 13 |
| 7 | Cenk Işler | Istanbulspor | 13 |
| 7 | Serkan Aykut | Samsunspor | 13 |
| 10 | Fazlı Ulusoy | Malatyaspor | 12 |