The 2002–03 A Group was the 55th season of the top Bulgarian national football league (commonly referred to as A Group) and the
79th edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.
Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and
CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]
The Reds finished with 66 points in total, six points above
archrivalsLevski Sofia. CSKA Sofia qualified for the 2003-04 Champions League qualifying rounds, while Levski and third placed
Litex Lovech qualified for the
UEFA Cup for next season.
Marek Dupnitsa qualified for the
Intertoto Cup.
At the end of the season,
Dobrudzha Dobrich and
Rilski Sportist were relegated after just one season in the elite. Only two teams were relegated, because the league was expanded the following season from 14 to 16 teams.
Teams
Promotion and Relegation
Beroe,
Belasitsa Petrich, and
Spartak Pleven were relegated at the end of the last season. The relegated teams were replaced by three teams from
B PFG. These teams were
Botev Plovdiv,
Dobrudzha Dobrich, and
Rilski Sportist Samokov. Botev return after a one-year absence, Dobrudzha return after a two-year absence, while Rilski Sportist made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football.