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{{Short description|7th season of National Football League}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]
| season = 2002–03
| dates = {{nobreak|15 November 2002 – 28 April 2003}}
| winners = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br/>2nd NFL title<br/>2nd [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
| runners-up = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| relegated = {{ubl|[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]|[[Indian Telephone Industries]]}}
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 = [[2004 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = {{ubl|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]|[[Mahindra United]]}}
| continentalcup3 =
| continentalcup3 qualifiers =
| league topscorer = [[Yusif Yakubu]] (21 goals)<ref name="end"/>
| biggest home win = [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]] 8–0 HAL<ref>{{cite web |title=Vasco rout HAL 8-0 |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/apr/09nfl1.htm |website=Rediff.com |accessdate=19 October 2018 |date=9 April 2003}}</ref>
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| matches = 132
| total goals =
| average goals =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[2001–02 National Football League (India)|2001–02]]
| nextseason = [[2003–04 National Football League (India)|2003–04]]
}}
The '''2002–03 Indian National Football League''', also known as the '''Oil PSU National Football League'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Oil PSUs to Games' rescue |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/12/06/stories/2002120601092000.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 December 2002}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. The season began on 17 November 2002<ref>{{cite news |last1=Serrao |first1=Francis |title=Churchill, Salgaocar set to kick-off NFL |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/nov/14nfl.htm |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=14 November 2002}}</ref> and concluded on 28 April 2003.<ref name="end">{{cite news |title=Salgaocar finish second |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/apr/28salgaocar.htm |access-date=19 October 2018 |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=Rediff.com |date=28 April 2003}}</ref> [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] won the title, their second, with a game to spare.<ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal champs |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/apr/25nfl.htm |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=25 April 2003}}</ref>

==Overview==
It was contested by 12 teams, and [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] won the championship under the coach Subhas Bhowmick and this was their second title. Salgaonkar came second and Vasco again came third. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) and ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) were relegated from the National Football League next season.

==League standings==
{{Location map+|India |width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2002–03 National Football League|places={{Location map~ |India |lat=31.22000|long=75.77000 |label=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]|position=right }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=13.08389|long=80.27 |label=[[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label=[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]|position=left}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Kolkata}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Football in Kolkata|Kolkata]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Tollygunge Agragami FC|Tollygunge Agragami]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=15.49300|long=73.81800 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Goa}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=14.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Goa]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Vasco SC|Vasco]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=12.966667 |long=77.566667 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Bengaluru}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=8.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[ITI Sports Club|ITI]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC|HAL]]}}<br>
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|position=right}}}}{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|sortable_table=y

|team1=EB |name_EB =[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|team2=SFC|name_SFC=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|team3=VAS|name_VAS=[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
|team4=JCT|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]
|team5=CB |name_CB =[[Churchill Brothers Sports Club|Churchill Brothers]]
|team6=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|team7=MB |name_MB =[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|team8=MAH|name_MAH=[[Mahindra United]]
|team9=TA |name_TA =[[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|team10=IB |name_IB =[[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]
|team11=HAL|name_HAL=[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|team12=ITI|name_ITI=[[ITI Sports Club|Indian Telephone Industries]]

|win_EB =15|draw_EB =4|loss_EB =3|gf_EB =44|ga_EB =22
|win_SFC=13|draw_SFC=5|loss_SFC=4|gf_SFC=43|ga_SFC=17
|win_VAS=12|draw_VAS=7|loss_VAS=3|gf_VAS=40|ga_VAS=21
|win_JCT=11|draw_JCT=5|loss_JCT=6|gf_JCT=34|ga_JCT=21
|win_CB =10|draw_CB =7|loss_CB =5|gf_CB =33|ga_CB =22
|win_DEM=10|draw_DEM=5|loss_DEM=7|gf_DEM=34|ga_DEM=29
|win_MB =9|draw_MB =6|loss_MB =7|gf_MB =35|ga_MB =25
|win_MAH=7|draw_MAH=5|loss_MAH=10|gf_MAH=27|ga_MAH=30
|win_TA =6|draw_TA =5|loss_TA =11|gf_TA =29|ga_TA =38
|win_IB =6|draw_IB =2|loss_IB =14|gf_IB =31|ga_IB =53
|win_HAL=3|draw_HAL=2|loss_HAL=17|gf_HAL=17|ga_HAL=54
|win_ITI=1|draw_ITI=5|loss_ITI=16|gf_ITI=14|ga_ITI=49

|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india03.html rsssf.com]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india03.html 7th "Oil PSU" National Football League] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]

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{{I-League seasons}}
{{2002–03 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Indian National Football League}}
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