{{Short description|2nd season of Persian Gulf Pro League}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Iran Pro League]] | season = 2002–03 | winners = [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] | relegated = [[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]] <br> [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | continentalcup1 = [[2004 AFC Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] <br> [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] | matches = 182 | total goals = 402 | league topscorer = [[Edmund Bezik]] (13 Goals) | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | prevseason = [[2001–02 Iran Pro League|2001–02]] | nextseason = [[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]] <!--Note: There was consensus on a policy change of naming for football season articles, in order to be in line with general Wikipedia conventions. Please leave the links as they are for now; already existing pages will successively be moved to their new "correct" titles.--> }} The following is the standings of the '''[[Persian Gulf Cup]]'s 2002–03 football season'''. This was the second season since the establishment of the '''[[Iran Pro League]]''' (Persian Gulf Cup). [[Sepahan|Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C.]] became the first non-Tehran based team to win the league under the management of [[Farhad Kazemi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://farhadkazemi.net/ |title = Farhad Kazemi |access-date=2011-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712071317/http://farhadkazemi.net/ |archive-date=2010-07-12 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
==Final classification== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |update=complete |source=[http://www.iplstats.com/tableoverall.htm IPL Stats], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/iran/premier-league/20172018/regular-season/r36645/ Soccerway]
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|win_EST=8 |draw_EST=8 |loss_EST=10|gf_EST=32 |ga_EST=30 |win_ESA=6 |draw_ESA=10|loss_ESA=10|gf_ESA=24 |ga_ESA=30 |win_FOL=9 |draw_FOL=7 |loss_FOL=10|gf_FOL=34 |ga_FOL=36 |win_PAS=13|draw_PAS=6 |loss_PAS=7 |gf_PAS=37 |ga_PAS=23 |win_ABU=5 |draw_ABU=11|loss_ABU=10|gf_ABU=22 |ga_ABU=26 |win_PAY=10|draw_PAY=7 |loss_PAY=9 |gf_PAY=27 |ga_PAY=24 |win_PER=11|draw_PER=11|loss_PER=4 |gf_PER=30 |ga_PER=21 |win_SAI=9 |draw_SAI=8 |loss_SAI=9 |gf_SAI=29 |ga_SAI=30 |win_BAR=9 |draw_BAR=5 |loss_BAR=12|gf_BAR=28 |ga_BAR=37 |win_SEP=16|draw_SEP=4 |loss_SEP=6 |gf_SEP=47 |ga_SEP=27|status_SEP=C |win_FAJ=11|draw_FAJ=9 |loss_FAJ=6 |gf_FAJ=28 |ga_FAJ=21 |win_TRA=2 |draw_TRA=9 |loss_TRA=15|gf_TRA=12 |ga_TRA=36 |win_ZOB=10|draw_ZOB=4 |loss_ZOB=12|gf_ZOB=22 |ga_ZOB=29|status_ZOB= |win_MLV=6 |draw_MLV=8 |loss_MLV=12|gf_MLV=17 |ga_MLV=34|status_MLV=R |win_SNA=6 |draw_SNA=8 |loss_SNA=12|gf_SNA=25 |ga_SNA=34|status_SNA=R
<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)--> |name_EST=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |name_ESA=[[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Est. Ahvaz]] |name_FOL=[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |name_PAY=[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] |name_PER=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |name_SAI=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |name_SNA=[[Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.|Sanat Naft]] |name_MLV=[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] |name_SEP=[[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] |name_ZOB=[[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] |name_ABU= [[F.C. Aboumoslem|Aboumoslem]] |name_BAR= [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh]] |name_FAJ= [[Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.|Fajr]] |name_PAS= [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]
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{{winners||Champions|[[Sepahan|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''
{{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team12=ABU|team10=BGH|team9=EST|team11=ESA|team14=MLV |team2=PAS|team5=PAY|team3=PRS|team6=SAP|team13=SNA |team1=SEP|team7=FOL|team4=FJR|team8=ZOB
|name_ABU=[[F.C. Aboumoslem|Aboumoslem]] |match_ABU_BGH=3–0 |match_ABU_EST=2–2 |match_ABU_ESA=1–0 |match_ABU_MLV=0–0 |match_ABU_PAS=1–2 |match_ABU_PAY=3–1 |match_ABU_PRS=0–1 |match_ABU_SAP=0–0 |match_ABU_SNA=0–0 |match_ABU_SEP=1–1 |match_ABU_FOL=2–0 |match_ABU_FJR=0–1 |match_ABU_ZOB=0–0
|name_BGH=[[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] |match_BGH_ABU=2–1 |match_BGH_EST=1–2 |match_BGH_ESA=0–3 |match_BGH_MLV=0–0 |match_BGH_PAS=0–3 |match_BGH_PAY=1–0 |match_BGH_PRS=1–2 |match_BGH_SAP=2–2 |match_BGH_SNA=2–1 |match_BGH_SEP=1–2 |match_BGH_FOL=1–0 |match_BGH_FJR=0–1 |match_BGH_ZOB=4–0
|name_EST=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |match_EST_ABU=0–0 |match_EST_BGH=1–2 |match_EST_ESA=0–0 |match_EST_MLV=3–0 |match_EST_PAS=3–1 |match_EST_PAY=2–1 |match_EST_PRS=[[Tehran derby|1–2]] |match_EST_SAP=1–3 |match_EST_SNA=1–0 |match_EST_SEP=[[Esteghlal–Sepahan rivalry|2–3]] |match_EST_FOL=0–0 |match_EST_FJR=0–1 |match_EST_ZOB=0–0
|name_ESA=[[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Est. Ahvaz]] |match_ESA_ABU=1–1 |match_ESA_BGH=1–2 |match_ESA_EST=2–1 |match_ESA_MLV=0–0 |match_ESA_PAS=0–2 |match_ESA_PAY=0–1 |match_ESA_PRS=0–0 |match_ESA_SAP=2–5 |match_ESA_SNA=3–2 |match_ESA_SEP=1–0 |match_ESA_FOL=0–2 |match_ESA_FJR=1–1 |match_ESA_ZOB=2–1
|name_MLV=[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] |match_MLV_ABU=1–1 |match_MLV_BGH=2–1 |match_MLV_EST=0–0 |match_MLV_ESA=0–0 |match_MLV_PAS=1–0 |match_MLV_PAY=1–0 |match_MLV_PRS=1–1 |match_MLV_SAP=0–1 |match_MLV_SNA=1–0 |match_MLV_SEP=2–1 |match_MLV_FOL=1–1 |match_MLV_FJR=0–4 |match_MLV_ZOB=0–1
|name_PAS=[[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] |match_PAS_ABU=1–0 |match_PAS_BGH=1–1 |match_PAS_EST=1–1 |match_PAS_ESA=2–2 |match_PAS_MLV=2–0 |match_PAS_PAY=2–0 |match_PAS_PRS=0–1 |match_PAS_SAP=2–0 |match_PAS_SNA=4–2 |match_PAS_SEP=1–2 |match_PAS_FOL=1–2 |match_PAS_FJR=2–1 |match_PAS_ZOB=1–2
|name_PAY=[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] |match_PAY_ABU=4–1 |match_PAY_BGH=1–0 |match_PAY_EST=1–0 |match_PAY_ESA=1–1 |match_PAY_MLV=4–0 |match_PAY_PAS=0–0 |match_PAY_PRS=1–1 |match_PAY_SAP=3–1 |match_PAY_SNA=1–2 |match_PAY_SEP=0–2 |match_PAY_FOL=2–1 |match_PAY_FJR=1–0 |match_PAY_ZOB=0–0
|name_PRS=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |match_PRS_ABU=1–0 |match_PRS_BGH=0–0 |match_PRS_EST=[[Tehran derby|1–1]] |match_PRS_ESA=2–1 |match_PRS_MLV=2–3 |match_PRS_PAS=0–0 |match_PRS_PAY=1–0 |match_PRS_SAP=2–1 |match_PRS_SNA=1–0 |match_PRS_SEP=[[Persepolis and Sepahan rivalry|1–1]] |match_PRS_FOL=3–3 |match_PRS_FJR=2–0 |match_PRS_ZOB=0–1
|name_SAP=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |match_SAP_ABU=0–1 |match_SAP_BGH=3–0 |match_SAP_EST=2–1 |match_SAP_ESA=0–0 |match_SAP_MLV=3–2 |match_SAP_PAS=0–2 |match_SAP_PAY=1–2 |match_SAP_PRS=1–1 |match_SAP_SNA=1–0 |match_SAP_SEP=0–0 |match_SAP_FOL=1–1 |match_SAP_FJR=0–0 |match_SAP_ZOB=0–1
|name_SNA=[[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]] |match_SNA_ABU=3–1 |match_SNA_BGH=1–2 |match_SNA_EST=1–0 |match_SNA_ESA=1–1 |match_SNA_MLV=1–0 |match_SNA_PAS=1–1 |match_SNA_PAY=0–0 |match_SNA_PRS=0–0 |match_SNA_SAP=1–2 |match_SNA_SEP=0–1 |match_SNA_FOL=2–2 |match_SNA_FJR=1–1 |match_SNA_ZOB=1–0
|name_SEP=[[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] |match_SEP_ABU=1–1 |match_SEP_BGH=1–0 |match_SEP_EST=[[Esteghlal–Sepahan rivalry|3–2]] |match_SEP_ESA=1–0 |match_SEP_MLV=2–0 |match_SEP_PAS=2–3 |match_SEP_PAY=4–2 |match_SEP_PRS=[[Persepolis and Sepahan rivalry|2–1]] |match_SEP_SAP=3–0 |match_SEP_SNA=4–1 |match_SEP_FOL=2–3 |match_SEP_FJR=1–2 |match_SEP_ZOB=[[Naqsh-e jahan derby|4–0]]
|name_FOL=[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |match_FOL_ABU=2–1 |match_FOL_BGH=2–5 |match_FOL_EST=1–2 |match_FOL_ESA=2–1 |match_FOL_MLV=2–0 |match_FOL_PAS=1–0 |match_FOL_PAY=0–0 |match_FOL_PRS=0–2 |match_FOL_SAP=2–0 |match_FOL_SNA=3–1 |match_FOL_SEP=1–3 |match_FOL_FJR=2–2 |match_FOL_ZOB=0–1
|name_FJR=[[Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.|Fajr Sepasi]] |match_FJR_ABU=1–0 |match_FJR_BGH=0–0 |match_FJR_EST=2–3 |match_FJR_ESA=2–1 |match_FJR_MLV=3–2 |match_FJR_PAS=0–2 |match_FJR_PAY=0–0 |match_FJR_PRS=0–0 |match_FJR_SAP=1–1 |match_FJR_SNA=0–0 |match_FJR_SEP=2–0 |match_FJR_FOL=1–0 |match_FJR_ZOB=1–2
|name_ZOB=[[Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] |match_ZOB_ABU=1–1 |match_ZOB_BGH=4–0 |match_ZOB_EST=0–3 |match_ZOB_ESA=0–1 |match_ZOB_MLV=1–0 |match_ZOB_PAS=0–1 |match_ZOB_PAY=0–1 |match_ZOB_PRS=3–2 |match_ZOB_SAP=0–1 |match_ZOB_SNA=2–3 |match_ZOB_SEP=[[Naqsh-e jahan derby|0–1]] |match_ZOB_FOL=2–1 |match_ZOB_FJR=0–1
|update=complete |source=[http://www.iplstats.com/website02-03/start.htm http://www.iplstats.com/] }}
==Player statistics== ===Top goal scorers=== [[File:Edmond Bezik 1.jpg|thumbnail|Edmond Bezik]] ;13 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Edmond Bezik]] ([[Sepahan]]) ;12 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Moharram Navidkia]] ([[Sepahan]]) ;11 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Reza Enayati]] ([[Aboomoslem]]) ;9 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Ali Alizadeh]] ([[Fajr Sepasi]]) ;8 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mohammad Mansouri (born 1979)|Mohammad Mansouri]] ([[Bargh Shiraz]]) * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mohammad Momeni]] ([[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]) * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Behnam Seraj]] ([[Foolad]])
==Participating in international competitions== ;[[2002–03 AFC Champions League]] *[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] *[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
==References== <references/> *[http://www.iplstats.com/ Iran Premier League Statistics] *[http://www.persianleague.com/ Persian League] {{Iranian football top flight seasons}} {{Iran Pro League seasons}} {{2002–03 in Iranian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iran Pro League}} [[Category:Persian Gulf Pro League seasons|2002–03]] [[Category:2002–03 in Iranian football leagues|1]] [[Category:2002–03 in Asian men's top-tier association football leagues|Iran]]