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2002–03 Premier Soccer League

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

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

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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