2002–03 Iran Pro League
| Season | 2002-03 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Sepahan | 
| Relegated | Sanat Naft Malavan | 
| 2004 AFC Champions League | Zob Ahan Sepahan | 
| Matches played | 182 | 
| Goals scored | 402 (2.21 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | 
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| ← 2001–02  2003–04 →  | |
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2002/03 football season. This season will be the 2nd season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League (Persian Gulf Cup). Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C. became the first non-Tehran based team to win the league under the management of Farhad Kazemi.[1]
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepahan (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 52 | AFC Champions League 2004 Group stage | 
| 2 | PAS Tehran | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 45 | |
| 3 | Persepolis | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 44 | |
| 4 | Fajr Sepasi | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 42 | |
| 5 | Paykan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 37 | |
| 6 | Saipa | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Foolad | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 34 | AFC Champions League 2004 Group stage 1 | 
| 9 | Esteghlal | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 32 | |
| 10 | Bargh Shiraz | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 32 | |
| 11 | Est. Ahvaz | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Aboomoslem | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 26 | |
| 13 | Sanat Naft (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 26 | Relegation to Azadegan League | 
| 14 | Malavan (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 26 | 
Updated to games played on 6 June 2003.
Source: IPL Stats
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. As cp winner.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Champions | 
|---|
| Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C. | 
Awards
- League Topscorer = Edmund Bezik
- Coach Of The Year = Farhad Kazemi
- Team Of The Year = Sepahan F.C.
Results table
Last updated Jun 06 2003
| Home ╲ Away | ABU | BGH | EST | ESA | MLV | PAS | PAY | PRS | SAP | SNA | SEP | FOL | FJR | ZOB | 
| Aboomoslem | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bargh Shiraz | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Esteghlal | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Est. Ahvaz | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Malavan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |
| PAS Tehran | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Paykan | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Persepolis | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Saipa | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sanat Naft | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sepahan | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| Foolad | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Fajr Sepasi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Zob Ahan | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Player Statistics
Top goal scorers
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