2002–03 Ukrainian First League

The 2002–03 Ukrainian First League was the twelfth season of the

Zirka Kirovohrad

. The season started on July 6, 2002, and finished on June 21, 2003.

Promotion and relegation

One club was relegated from the

2001-02 Ukrainian Top League

:

In 2002-03 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Mykolaiv

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Zirka Kirovohrad (C, P)	34	22	5	7	45	22	+23	71	Promoted to Vyshcha Liha
2	Borysfen Boryspil (P)	34	19	9	6	44	16	+28	66	Promoted to Vyshcha Liha
3	Dynamo-2 Kyiv	34	18	10	6	56	28	+28	64
4	Naftovyk Okhtyrka	34	15	9	10	37	26	+11	54
5	MFC Mykolaiv	34	15	7	12	30	37	−7	52
6	Stal Alchevsk	34	14	10	10	36	33	+3	52
7	Zakarpattia Uzhhorod	34	14	9	11	27	26	+1	51
8	FC Krasyliv	34	14	7	13	42	37	+5	49
9	Arsenal Kharkiv	34	13	7	14	38	42	−4	46
10	Spartak Sumy	34	13	6	15	34	40	−6	45
11	Polissya Zhytomir	34	12	7	15	30	38	−8	43
12	Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	34	11	9	14	33	40	−7	42
13	Karpaty-2 Lviv	34	10	11	13	34	38	−4	41
14	CSKA Kyiv	34	10	11	13	33	38	−5	41
15	Systema-Boreks Borodyanka	34	9	13	12	28	28	0	40
16	FC Vinnytsia^[a]	34	9	9	16	18	31	−13	36
17	Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk	34	7	8	19	25	54	−29	29	Avoided relegation
18	Sokil Zolochiv (D)	34	4	7	23	23	39	−16	19	Withdrew