The 2002–03 National First Division was the 7th season of the second tier of South African soccer since the reorganisation in 1996.
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AmaZulu (Coastal) Silver Stars (Inland) |
| Promoted | AmaZulu, Silver Stars |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
It consisted of two streams, an Inland stream of 16 teams, and a Coastal stream of 14 teams.
The Coastal stream was won by AmaZulu and the Inland stream by Silver Stars, with both earning promotion to the 2003–04 Premier Soccer League.[1][2][3]
Coastal stream
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AmaZulu (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 58 | Promoted to 2003–04 Premier Soccer League |
| 2 | Premier United | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 56 | |
| 3 | Avendale Athletico | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 47 | |
| 4 | FC Fortune | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 45 | |
| 5 | Basotho Tigers | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 43 | |
| 6 | Park United | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 42 | |
| 7 | Maritzburg City | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Rainbow Stars | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 34 | |
| 9 | Uthukela | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 31 | |
| 10 | Royal Tigers | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Moja United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 28 | |
| 12 | Juventus | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 28 | |
| 13 | William Pescod | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 22 | |
| 14 | PE Technikon (R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 69 | −45 | 12 | Relegation to 2003–04 SAFA Second Division |
Inland stream
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Stars (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 15 | +54 | 75 | Promoted to 2003–04 Premier Soccer League |
| 2 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 18 | +44 | 74 | |
| 3 | Pietersburg Pillars | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 60 | |
| 4 | City Sharks | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 55 | |
| 5 | Tembisa Classic | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bloemfontein Young Tigers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 48 | |
| 7 | Maholosiane | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 45 | |
| 8 | Dobsonville All Nations | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Mabopane Young Masters | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | |
| 10 | Dangerous Aces | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 34 | |
| 11 | Peoples Bank Spurs | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 31 | |
| 12 | Alexandra United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 31 | |
| 13 | Ledwaba Power Stars | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 29 | |
| 14 | Sporting | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 25 | |
| 15 | Welkom Stars | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 24 | |
| 16 | Spartak (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 73 | −54 | 15 | Relegation to 2003–04 SAFA Second Division |
References
edit- ^ "History". mail.highlandspark.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "PSL clubs since 1994". Kick Off. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ "About the NFD". psl.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b "South Africa 2002/03".