The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland.
League competitions
Scottish Premier League
The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers by a single goal over Celtic. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and Hearts got the UEFA Europa League place. Motherwell finished bottom, but there was no relegation from the SPL as Falkirk did not meet SPL stadium criteria. Celtic's trophyless season was in spite of being favourites to clinch the title and reaching the UEFA Cup final, losing in extra time to F.C. Porto.
Note: There was no relegation from the Scottish Premier League.
Scottish First Division
Note: There was no promotion from the Scottish First Division.
Scottish Second Division
Scottish Third Division
Other honours
Cup honours
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=145|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
!Report
|-
|align=left|Scottish Cup 2002–03
|Rangers
|1 – 0
|Dundee
|Wikipedia article
|-
|align=left|League Cup 2002–03
|Rangers
|2 – 1
|Celtic
|Wikipedia article
|-
|align=left|Challenge Cup 2002–03
|Queen of the South
|2 – 0
|Brechin City
|Wikipedia article
|-
|align=left|Youth Cup
|Celtic
|3 – 1
|Aberdeen
|
|-
|align=left|Junior Cup
|Tayport
|1 – 0
|Linlithgow Rose
|
|}
Individual honours
SPFA awards
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=170|Award
!width=150|Player
!width=140|Team
|-
|Players' Player of the Year || Barry Ferguson || Rangers
|-
|Young Player of the Year || James McFadden || Motherwell
|}
SFWA awards
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=170|Award
!width=150|Player
!width=140|Team
|-
| Footballer of the Year || Barry Ferguson || Rangers
|-
| Young Player of the Year || Zurab Khizanishvili || Dundee
|-
| Manager of the Year || Alex McLeish || Rangers
|}
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Club
!Competition(s)
!Final round
!Coef.
|-
|Celtic
|UEFA Champions League<br /> UEFA Europa League
|Third qualifying round<br /> Runners-Up
|22.00
|-
|Livingston
|UEFA Europa League
|First round
|3.00
|-
|Aberdeen
|UEFA Europa League
|First round
|2.50
|-
|Rangers
|UEFA Europa League
|First round
|2.00
|}
<small>Average coefficient – 7.375</small>
Celtic
{| class="wikitable" width=90%
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!Score
!Celtic scorer(s)
!Report
|-
!colspan=7|Champions League Third qualifying round
|-
|14 August
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
| FC Basel
|align=center|3–1
|Henrik Larsson (pen.), Chris Sutton,<br /> Mohammed Sylla
|BBC Sport
|-
|28 August
|St. Jakob-Park, Basel (A)
| FC Basel
|align=center|0–2
|
|BBC Sport
|-
!colspan=7|UEFA Cup First round
|-
|19 September
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
| FK Sūduva
|align=center|8–1
|Henrik Larsson (3), Stilian Petrov, Chris Sutton,<br /> Paul Lambert, John Hartson, Joos Valgaeren
|BBC Sport
|-
|3 October
|Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė (A)
| FK Sūduva
|align=center|2–0
|David Fernández, Alan Thompson
|BBC Sport
|-
!colspan=7|UEFA Cup Second round
|-
|31 October
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
| Blackburn Rovers
|align=center|1–0
|Henrik Larsson
|BBC Sport
|-
|14 November
|Ewood Park, Blackburn (A)
| Blackburn Rovers
|align=center|2–0
|Henrik Larsson, Chris Sutton
|BBC Sport
|-
!colspan=7|UEFA Cup Third round
|-
|28 November
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
| Celta de Vigo
|align=center|1–0
|Henrik Larsson
|BBC Sport
|-
|13 February
|Balaídos, Vigo (A)
| Celta de Vigo
|align=center|1–2
|John Hartson
|BBC Sport
|-
!colspan=7|UEFA Cup Fourth round
|-
|21 February
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
| VfB Stuttgart
|align=center|3–1
|Paul Lambert, Shaun Maloney, Stilian Petrov
|BBC Sport
|-
|27 February
|Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (A)
| VfB Stuttgart
|align=center|2–3
|Alan Thompson, Chris Sutton
|BBC Sport
|-
!colspan=7|UEFA Cup Quarter-final
|-
|13 March
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
| Liverpool
|align=center|1–1
|Henrik Larsson
|BBC Sport
|-
|20 March
|Anfield, Liverpool (A)
| Liverpool
|align=center|2–0
|Alan Thompson, John Hartson
|BBC Sport
|-
!colspan=7|UEFA Cup Semi-final
|-
|10 April
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
| Boavista
|align=center|1–1
|Henrik Larsson
|BBC Sport
|-
|24 April
|Estádio do Bessa, Porto (A)
| Boavista
|align=center|1–0
|Henrik Larsson
|BBC Sport
|-
!colspan=7|UEFA Cup Final
|-
|21 May
|Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville (N)
| F.C. Porto
|align=center|2–3
|Henrik Larsson (2)
|BBC Sport
|}
Rangers
{| class="wikitable" width=90%
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!Score
!Competition
!Scotland scorer(s)
!Report
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|21 August
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|0–1
|Friendly
|
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ffffdd
|7 September
|Svangaskarð, Toftir (A)
|
|align=center|2–2
|ECQG5
|Paul Lambert, Barry Ferguson
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|12 October
|Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A)
|
|align=center|2–0
|ECQG5
|Christian Dailly, Gary Naysmith
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|15 October
|Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)
|
|align=center|3–1
|Friendly
|Stevie Crawford (2), Steven Thompson
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|20 November
|Estadio Primeiro de Maio, Braga (A)
|
|align=center|0–2
|Friendly
|
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|12 February
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|0–2
|Friendly
|
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|29 March
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|2–1
|ECQG5
|Kenny Miller, Lee Wilkie
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|2 April
|S Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas (A)
|
|align=center|0–1
|ECQG5
|
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|30 April
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|0–2
|Friendly
|
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ffffdd
|27 May
|Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H)
|
|align=center|1–1
|Friendly
|Stevie Crawford
|BBC Sport
|-bgcolor=#ffffdd
|7 June
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|1–1
|ECQG5
|Kenny Miller
|BBC Sport
|}
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- ECQG5 = European Championship Qualifying – Group 5
Notes and references
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