Season | 2002β03 |
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Dates | 15 November 2002 β 28 April 2003 |
Champions |
East Bengal 2nd NFL title 2nd Indian title |
Relegated | |
AFC Cup | |
Matches played | 132 |
Top goalscorer | Yusif Yakubu (21 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win | Vasco 8β0 HAL [2] |
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The 2002β03 Indian National Football League, also known as the Oil PSU National Football League [3] for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. The season began on 17 November 2002 [4] and concluded on 28 April 2003. [1] East Bengal won the title, their second, with a game to spare. [5]
It was contested by 12 teams, and East Bengal won the championship under the coach Subhas Bhowmick and this was their second title. Salgaonkar came second and Vasco again came third. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) and ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) were relegated from the National Football League next season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | East Bengal | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 49 |
2 | Salgaocar | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 44 |
3 | Vasco | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 43 |
4 | JCT Mills | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 38 |
5 | Churchill Brothers | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 37 |
6 | Dempo | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 35 |
7 | Mohun Bagan | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 33 |
8 | Mahindra United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 26 |
9 | Tollygunge Agragami | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 23 |
10 | Indian Bank | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 20 |
11 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 11 |
12 | Indian Telephone Industries | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 8 |