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2002–03 Thai League

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Season
  
2002/03

Dates
  
26 Oct 2002 – 17 May 2003

Location
  
Thailand

Champions
  
Krung Thai Bank

Champion
  
Krung Thai Bank F.C.

2002–03 Thai League

2004 AFC Champions League
  
Krung Thai Bank BEC Tero Sasana

Top goalscorer
  
Sarayoot Chaikamdee (Port Authority of Thailand) (12)

Biggest home win
  
BEC Tero Sasana 4-0 Bangkok Christian College Royal Thai Air Force 6-2 Bangkok Christian College Port Authority of Thailand 4-0 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly

Biggest away win
  
Royal Thai Air Force 0-4 BEC Tero Sasana Royal Thai Air Force 0-4 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly

Relegated
  
TOT S.C., Bangkok Christian College F.C.

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The 2002-03 Thai Premier League had 10 teams. Two clubs would be relegated and 2 teams promoted from Thailand Division 1 League. The team that finished in 8th position would play in a relegation play-off. The official name of the league at this time was GSM Thai League.

Contents

Krung Thai Bank won their first ever Thai Premier League title and their 5th major title at the time.

Member clubs

  • Bangkok Bank
  • Bangkok Christian College (promoted from Division 1)
  • BEC Tero Sasana
  • Sinthana
  • Krung Thai Bank
  • Osotsapa M-150
  • Port Authority of Thailand
  • Royal Thai Air Force
  • Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
  • TOT

    • Final league table

  • Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

    • Queen's Cup

    Osotsapa won and retained the 30th edition of the Queen's Cup. They defeated TOT 1-0 in the final.

    Asian Representation

  • In a revamped Asian Champions League, BEC Tero Sasana would surprise the whole of Asia and bring back past glories not seen since Thai Farmers Bank in the mid 90's and would reach the final of the Champions League where they would come runners up to UAE side Al Ain. On their way to the final BEC would claim victories over old Japanese rivals Kashima Antlers, Shanghai Shenhua of China, Daejeon Citizen of South Korea and Uzbekistan side Pakhtakor Tashkent.
  • This was also the first time that two Thai clubs would enter the Champions League. Osotsapa would also take part but would find the going tough and would crash out in embarrassing circumstances in the group stage.
  • BEC Tero Sasana would also take part in the newly formed 2003 ASEAN Club Championship to be held in Indonesia against the best of the rest of the ASEAN and SAFF region. Here they made the final but got beat by Indian side Kingfisher East Bengal

    • Coach of the Year

  • Narong Suwannachote - Krung Thai Bank

    • Player of the year

  • Khampee Pintapol - Bangkok Bank

    • Top scorer

  • Sarayoot Chaikamdee 12 Goals - Port Authority of Thailand

    • Champions

    The league champion was Krung Thai Bank.

    References

    2002–03 Thai League Wikipedia
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