The 2002–03 Ukrainian First League was the twelfth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Zirka Kirovohrad. The season started on July 6, 2002, and finished on June 21, 2003.
Promotion and relegation Promoted teams Five clubs promoted from the 2001–02 Ukrainian Second League. Group A FC Krasyliv – champion (debut) Sokil Zolochiv – runner-up (debut) Group B Systema-Boreks Borodyanka – champion (debut) Group C FC Sumy – champion (returning after a season) Arsenal Kharkiv – runner-up (debut)
Relegated teams One club was relegated from the 2001-02 Ukrainian Top League: FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod – 14th place (returning after a season)
Renamed teams Before the season FC Sumy changed back to FC Spartak Sumy . During winter break SC Mykolaiv changed its name to MFC Mykolaiv.
Teams In 2002-03 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:
Final table
Persha Liha 2002-03 WinnersFC Zirka KirovohradSecond title
Top scorers Statistics are taken from here.Statistics ScorerGoals (pen.)Team Maksym Shtayer15 (4)FC Krasyliv Artem Milevskyi11Dynamo-2 Kyiv Myroslav Bundash11 (6)Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Bohdan Yesyp10Naftovyk Okhtyrka Pavlo Parshyn9 (3)Polissya Zhytomyr Oleksandr Melaschenko8Dynamo-2 Kyiv Dmytro Vorobey8 (1)Dynamo-2 Kyiv Oleksandr Aliyev8 (1)Dynamo-2 Kyiv Ruslan Platon8 (3)Karpaty-2 Lviv Ruslan Bidnenko7Borysfen Boryspil
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