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2002–03 League of Ireland Premier Division

Field	Value
competition	League of Ireland Premier Division
season	2002–03
winners	Bohemians (9th title)
relegated	Bray Wanderers
continentalcup1	UEFA Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Bohemians
continentalcup2	UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Shelbourne
Derry City
continentalcup3	UEFA Intertoto Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Shamrock Rovers
league topscorer	Glen Crowe: 18
(Bohemians)
prevseason	2001–02
nextseason	2003

Derry City (Bohemians)

The 2002–03 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 18th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 10 teams. Bohemians were declared champions.

Regular season

The 2003 season would see the League of Ireland Premier Division change from a winter league to a summer league. To facilitate this change, the 2002–03 season was a shortened season. This saw each team play three rounds of games, totalling 27 games each.

Final table

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–27

Promotion/relegation play-off

The promotion/relegation play-off format was changed this season. It now featured four teams, the second, third and fourth placed teams from the 2002–03 League of Ireland First Division plus the ninth placed team from the Premier Division.

Semi-final

;1st Legs ;2nd Legs

Galway United win 2–1 on aggregate

Drogheda United win 4–2 on aggregate

Final

Drogheda United win 3–2 on aggregate and retain their place in the Premier Division.

References

"Ireland - List of Topscorers".
Graham, Alex. "Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005". Soccer Books Limited.
"(Republic of) Ireland League Tables".
"(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level".

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