# 2002–03 Slovenian Third League

The 2002–03 Slovenian Third League was the 11th season of the Slovenian Third League, the third highest level in the Slovenian football system.

## League standings
### Centre

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Svoboda (C, P) | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 62 | Promotion to Slovenian Second League |
| 2 | Factor Šmartno | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 61 | |
| 3 | Šenčur | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 56 | |
| 4 | Dob | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 40 | |
| 5 | Britof | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 35 | |
| 6 | Zarica | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 33 | |
| 7 | Kamnik | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Slovan | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 29 | |
| 9 | Bled | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 28 | |
| 10 | Kolpa (R) | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 26 | Withdrew from the competition |
| 11 | Alpina Žiri | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 25 | |
| 12 | Elan 1922 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 23 | |
| 13 | Vrhnika (R) | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 10 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 14 | Rudar Trbovlje (R) | 25 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 9 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |

### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Čarda (C) | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 48 | |
| 2 | Beltinci | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 48 | |
| 3 | Veržej | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 44 | |
| 4 | Bistrica | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Tišina | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 43 | |
| 6 | Bakovci | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 42 | |
| 7 | Črenšovci | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | Odranci | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 37 | |
| 9 | Tromejnik | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hotiza | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 36 | |
| 11 | Turnišče | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 32 | |
| 12 | Apače (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 29 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 13 | Kema Puconci (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 27 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 14 | Panonija Gaberje (R) | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 74 | −65 | 3 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |

### North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Pohorje (C) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 55 | |
| 2 | Bistrica | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 48 | |
| 3 | Šoštanj | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 47 | |
| 4 | Paloma | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 46 | |
| 5 | Šmarje | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 42 | |
| 6 | Središče | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 41 | |
| 7 | Hajdina | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 39 | |
| 8 | Radlje | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 37 | |
| 9 | Stojnci | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 36 | |
| 10 | Malečnik | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Krško Posavje (R) | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 33 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 12 | Vransko (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 13 | Fužinar (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 69 | −38 | 14 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 14 | Mons Claudius (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 92 | −68 | 8 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
* ↑ Before the season start, the newly promoted NK Brežice merged with NK Krško by registering all their players to Krško and competed under the name Krško Posavje. However, the games were played in Brežice.

### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Korte (C) | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 53 | |
| 2 | Tabor Sežana (P) | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 77 | 30 | +47 | 52 | Promotion to Slovenian Second League |
| 3 | Bilje | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 48 | |
| 4 | Ankaran | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 42 | |
| 5 | Adria | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 40 | |
| 6 | Jadran Dekani | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Portorož Piran | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 32 | |
| 8 | Tolmin | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 29 | |
| 9 | Komen (R) | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 27 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |
| 10 | Cerknica (R) | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 71 | −50 | 17 | Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues |