2002–03 First League of Serbia and Montenegro
| Season | 2002–03 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Partizan 18th domestic title | 
| Relegated | Rad Čukarički Javor Rudar Mogren Radnički Niš | 
| Champions League | Partizan | 
| UEFA Cup | Red Star Sartid | 
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | OFK Beograd Sutjeska | 
| Matches played | 306 | 
| Goals scored | 793 (2.59 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Zvonimir Vukić (22) | 
| ← 2001–02  2003–04 →  | |
The 2002–03 First League of Serbia and Montenegro (in fall season First League of FR Yugoslavia) was the eleventh and last season as FR Yugoslavia and (after was the country renamed in February 2003) first season of the Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 18 teams, and Partizan won the championship.
Teams
Mladost Lučani, Zvezdara, Mladost Apatin and Radnički Kragujevac, were relegated to the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2001–02 Second League of FR Yugoslavia champions, Radnički Obrenovac (North), Radnički Niš (East), Javor Ivanjica (West) and Mogren (South).
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan | Belgrade | Partizan Stadium | 32,710 | 
| Red Star | Belgrade | Red Star Stadium | 55,538 | 
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Karađorđe Stadium | 17,204 | 
| Zemun | Zemun, Belgrade | Zemun Stadium | 10,000 | 
| Rad | Belgrade | Stadion Kralj Petar I | 6,000 | 
| Hajduk Kula | Kula | Stadion Hajduk | 6,000 | 
| Obilić | Belgrade | FK Obilić Stadium | 4,500 | 
| Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Stadium | 8,000 | 
| OFK Beograd | Karaburma, Belgrade | Omladinski Stadium | 20,000 | 
| Sartid | Smederevo | Smederevo City Stadium | 17,200 | 
| Čukarički | Belgrade | Stadion Čukarički | 7,000 | 
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Gradski stadion (Nikšić) | 10,800 | 
| Zeta | Golubovci | Stadion Trešnjica | 7,000 | 
| Rudar Pljevlja | Pljevlja | Stadion pod Golubinjom | 10,000 | 
| Radnički Obrenovac | Obrenovac | Stadion pored Kolubare | 5,000 | 
| Radnički Niš | Niš | Čair Stadium | 20,000 | 
| Javor | Ivanjica | Stadion Ivanjica | 5,000 | 
| Mogren | Budva | Stadion Lugovi | 4,000 | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan (C) | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 36 | +52 | 89 | 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | 
| 2 | Red Star | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 70 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round | 
| 3 | OFK Beograd | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 63 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round | 
| 4 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 62 | |
| 5 | Železnik | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 62 | |
| 6 | Vojvodina | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 56 | |
| 7 | Obilić | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 51 | |
| 8 | Zeta | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 51 | |
| 9 | Hajduk Kula | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | |
| 10 | Zemun | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 47 | |
| 11 | Sartid | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 45 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round 1 | 
| 12 | Radnički Obrenovac | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 44 | |
| 13 | Rad (R) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 43 | Relegation to 2003–04 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro | 
| 14 | Čukarički (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 37 | |
| 15 | Javor Ivanjica (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 34 | |
| 16 | Mogren (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 76 | −43 | 21 | |
| 17 | Rudar Pljevlja (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 18 | |
| 18 | Radnički Niš (R) | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 78 | −55 | 11 | 
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Sartid qualify for 2003–04 UEFA Cup as winner of 2002–03 Serbia and Montenegro Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Champions
Partizan Belgrade (Coach:  Ljubiša Tumbaković (until December) and
 Ljubiša Tumbaković (until December) and  Lothar Matthäus)
 Lothar Matthäus)
Players (appearances/goals)[1]
 Radovan Radaković Radovan Radaković
 Milivoje Ćirković Milivoje Ćirković
 Dragoljub Jeremić Dragoljub Jeremić
 Igor Duljaj Igor Duljaj
 Dejan Ognjanović Dejan Ognjanović
 Nenad Kutlačić Nenad Kutlačić
 Milan Stojanoski Milan Stojanoski
 Goran Trobok Goran Trobok
 Andrija Delibašić Andrija Delibašić
 Zvonimir Vukić Zvonimir Vukić
 Damir Čakar Damir Čakar
 Miladin Bečanović Miladin Bečanović
 Radiša Ilić Radiša Ilić
 Nenad Mišković Nenad Mišković
 Ivan Stanković Ivan Stanković
 Taribo West Taribo West
 Ivica Iliev Ivica Iliev
 Vladimir Ivić Vladimir Ivić
 Ajazdin Nuhi Ajazdin Nuhi
 Dejan Živković Dejan Živković
 Saša Ilić Saša Ilić
 Dejan Rusmir Dejan Rusmir
 Branko Savić Branko Savić
 Branimir Bajić Branimir Bajić
 Danko Lazović Danko Lazović
 Albert Nađ Albert Nađ
 Đorđe Pantić Đorđe Pantić
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zvonimir Vukić | Partizan | |
| 2 |  Mihajlo Pjanović | Red Star | |
| 3 |  Miljan Mrdaković | OFK Beograd | |
|  Bojan Brnović | Zeta | ||
| 5 |  Zoran Đurašković | Železnik | |
|  Nenad Mirosavljević | Sartid | ||
| 7 |  Ivica Iliev | Partizan | |
| 8 |  Andrija Delibašić | Partizan | |
| 9 |  Ivan Bošković | Sutjeska | |
|  Saša Ilić | Partizan | ||
|  Danko Lazović | Partizan | ||
|  Boban Stojanović | Radnički Obrenovac | 
References
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