2002–03 Premier Soccer League

South African Premier Division
Season	2002–03
Champions	Orlando Pirates (2nd title)
Relegated	African Wanderers; Umtata Bush Bucks
Matches played	240
Goals scored	581 (2.42 per match)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The title was won by Orlando Pirates, their second championship in three seasons.^[1]^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Orlando Pirates (C)	30	18	7	5	41	16	+25	61	2004 CAF champions League First Round
2	Supersport United	30	16	7	7	54	37	+17	55
3	Wits University	30	15	9	6	39	29	+10	54
4	Moroka Swallows	30	15	8	7	52	36	+16	53
5	Lamontville Golden Arrows	30	15	6	9	33	27	+6	51
6	Kaizer Chiefs	30	14	8	8	42	26	+16	50
7	Dynamos	30	12	4	14	39	37	+2	40
8	Jomo Cosmos	30	10	10	10	33	34	−1	40
9	Santos	30	11	6	13	33	28	+5	39
10	Mamelodi Sundowns	30	11	6	13	30	30	0	39	2003 CAF Cup
11	Black Leopards	30	11	3	16	40	42	−2	36
12	Manning Rangers	30	9	8	13	31	39	−8	35
13	Ajax Cape Town	30	9	6	15	31	44	−13	33
14	Hellenic	30	10	3	17	33	47	−14	33
15	Umtata Bush Bucks (R)	30	8	7	15	29	47	−18	31	Relegated
16	African Wanderers (R)	30	4	6	20	21	62	−41	18	Relegated
17	Qwa Qwa Stars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Bought out
18	Ria Stars F.C.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Bought out

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Free State Stars (Qwa-Qwa) and Ria Stars (Polokwane) were bought out by the league for 8 million rand (roughly US$800,000) each in order to reduce fixture congestion.^[3]

^ "South Africa 2002/03". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ Lambley, Garrin (3 August 2023). "When last did Orlando Pirates win the DStv Premiership title?". The South African. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Two Stars vanish from PSL universe". IOL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.