2002–03 Scottish Premier League
| Season | 2002–03 |
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| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | No relegation |
| Champions League | Rangers Celtic |
| UEFA Cup | Hearts Dundee |
| Top goalscorer |  Henrik Larsson (28) |
| Biggest away win | Dunfermline 0–6 Rangers (1 September) |
| Highest attendance | 59,027 - Celtic v Rangers (6 October) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,541 - Partick Thistle v Livingston (28 January) |
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2003–04 →
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The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers by a goal difference of 1.
As league champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Celtic also qualifying. Third-placed Hearts qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Dundee, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final against Rangers, who were also League Cup winners.
Motherwell were spared relegation, as Scottish First Division winners Falkirk's presentation of a groundshare proposal at Airdrie United's Excelsior Stadium was voted down at a meeting of all the SPL's member clubs.
Henrik Larsson was the top scorer with 28 goals for Celtic.
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[edit] Promotion and relegation from 2001–02
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League to First Division
[edit] Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 28 | +73 | 97 | 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 26 | +72 | 97 | 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hearts | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 63 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 56 | –9 | 57 | |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 71 | –17 | 46 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 60 | –10 | 44 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round |
| 7 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 64 | –8 | 51 | |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 54 | –13 | 49 | |
| 9 | Livingston | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 62 | –14 | 35 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 58 | –21 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dundee United | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 68 | –33 | 32 | |
| 12 | Motherwell | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 71 | –26 | 28 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Top scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
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| Henrik Larsson |
Celtic | 28 |
 Stevie Crawford |
Dunfermline Athletic | 19 |
 John Hartson |
Celtic | 18 |
 Ronald de Boer |
Rangers | 16 |
| Alex Burns |
Partick Thistle | 16 |
| Barry Ferguson |
Rangers | 16 |
 Chris Sutton |
Celtic | 15 |
 Shota Arveladze |
Rangers | 15 |
 Mark de Vries |
Hearts | 15 |
| Michael Mols |
Rangers | 13 |
| James McFadden |
Motherwell | 13 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2002/03 season are shown below:
| Team | Average |
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| Celtic | 57,471 |
| Rangers | 48,814 |
| Hearts | 12,057 |
| Aberdeen | 11,774 |
| Hibernian | 10,157 |
| Dundee United | 7,665 |
| Kilmarnock | 7,407 |
| Dundee | 7,399 |
| Livingston | 6,663 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6,124 |
| Motherwell | 6,085 |
| Partick Thistle | 5,657 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Monthly awards
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