# 2002–03 Cypriot Third Division

The 2002–03 Cypriot Third Division was the 32nd season of the Cypriot third-level football league. PAEEK FC won their 2nd title.

## Format

Fourteen teams participated in the 2002–03 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2003–04 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2003–04 Cypriot Fourth Division.

### Point system

Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

## Changes from previous season

Teams promoted to 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division
* SEK Agiou Athanasiou
* Ayia Napa
* AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta
Teams relegated from 2001–02 Cypriot Second Division
* Omonia Aradippou
* AEZ Zakakiou
* Adonis Idaliou
Teams promoted from 2001–02 Cypriot Fourth Division
* AEM Mesogis
* Elpida Xylofagou
* Achyronas Liopetriou
Teams relegated to 2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division
* PEFO Olympiakos
* Rotsidis Mammari
* ATE PEK Ergaton

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | PAEEK FC (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 60 | Promoted to Cypriot Second Division |
| 2 | Akritas Chlorakas (P) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 75 | 23 | +52 | 56 | Promoted to Cypriot Second Division |
| 3 | Omonia Aradippou (P) | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 53 | Promoted to Cypriot Second Division |
| 4 | AEM Mesogis | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 48 | |
| 5 | MEAP Nisou | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 42 | |
| 6 | Sourouklis Troullon | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 37 | |
| 7 | Adonis Idaliou | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Kinyras Empas | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 33 | |
| 9 | AEZ Zakakiou | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 33 | |
| 10 | Elpida Xylofagou | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 32 | |
| 11 | Iraklis Gerolakkou | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Othellos (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 27 | Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division |
| 13 | Achyronas Liopetriou (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 22 | Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division |
| 14 | Elia Lythrodonta (R) | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 77 | −48 | 13 | Relegated to Cypriot Fourth Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADN | AEZ | AEM | AKR | ACL | ELL | ELP | IRK | KNR | MPN | OTL | OMN | PKK | SRK |
| Adonis | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| AEZ | 2–4 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| AEM | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Akritas | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | | 3–3 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| Achyronas | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Elia | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–6 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Elpida | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Iraklis | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Kinyras | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| MEAP | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Othellos | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 11–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Omonia | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| PAEEK FC | 7–3 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | | 3–0 |
| Sourouklis | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | |