The 2002–03 season was the 55th season in Vardar’s history and their tenth in the First League. Their 1st place finish in the 2001–02 season meant it was their 10th successive season playing in the First League.
In that season Vardar was won the championship for the second consecutive time.
Competitions
Overall CompetitionStarted roundFinal resultFirst matchLast match2002–03 Macedonian First League–1st11 August 2002 1 June 20032002–03 Macedonian CupFirst roundQuarter-finals 4 August 2002 27 November 20022002–03 UEFA Champions League1st qualifying round2nd qualifying round17 July 2002 7 August 2002
First League
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Matches RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreVardar Scorers1 11 AugHNapredok 3 – 0Zaharievski, Spasovski, Petkov2 17 AugAPelister 2 – 1Oliveira, Dimov3 25 AugHTikvesh 3 – 0Oliveira, Nachevski, Dimov4 1 SepABelasica 2 – 3Oliveira, Spasovski5 11 SepHCementarnica 55 1 – 1Gjoshevski6 14 SepHPobeda 2 – 0Zaharievski, Spasovski7 22 SepABregalnica Delchevo 1 – 0Petkov8 29 SepHSloga Jugomagnat 2 – 1Oliveira, Jovanoski (o.g.)9 5 OctAKumanovo 4 – 1Nachevski, Ristovski (2), Zaharievski10 20 OctHSileks 1 – 1Oliveira11 23 OctARabotnichki Kometal 2 – 1Georgievski, Ristovski12 27 OctANapredok 1 – 3Spasovski13 3 NovHPelister 3 – 1Oliveira, Spasovski, Gjoševski14 10 NovATikvesh 1 – 1Spasovski15 16 NovHBelasica 0 – 016 24 NovACementarnica 55 1 – 1Spasovski17 1 DecAPobeda 1 – 3B. Nacev (o.g.)18 2 MarHBregalnica Delčevo 2 – 1Oliveira, Grozdanoski19 9 MarASloga Jugomagnat 1 – 2Zaharievski20 16 MarHKumanovo 5 – 2Oliveira (2), Grozdanoski, Ristovski, Zaharievski21 23 MarASileks 3 – 1Janev, Oliveira (2)22 6 AprHRabotnichki Kometal 4 – 0Spasovski, Zaharievski, Ristovski, Nachevski23 9 AprHNapredok 3 – 2Petkov (2), Oliveira24 13 AprAPelister 2 – 0Vasoski, Bozhinovski25 20 AprHCementarnica 55 2 – 1Petkov, Zaharievski26 26 AprABregalnica Delchevo 1 – 0Nachevski27 4 MayHKumanovo 5 – 1Grozdanoski, Petkov (2), Nachevski, Georgievski28 11 MayASloga Jugomagnat 3 – 2Vasoski, Zaharievski, Gjoshevski29 14 MayHRabotnichki Kometal 1 – 1Petkov30 18 MayASileks 1 – 0Oliveira31 21 MayHPobeda 4 – 3Petkov (3), Nachevski 32 24 MayHTikvesh 6 – 2Oliveira (2), Zaharievski, Petkov, Vasoski, Bozhinov33 1 JunABelasica 0 – 1
Macedonian Football Cup
RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreVardar ScorersR1 4 AugA Malesh 4 – 0Spasovski (2), Oliveira, ZaharievskiR2 25 SepA Teteks 0 – 1R2 30 OctH Teteks 1 – 0(4 – 3 p)GjoshevskiQF 6 NovA Belasica 0 – 1QF 27 NovH Belasica 2 – 1Oliveira (2)
Champions League
RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreVardar ScorersQR1 17 JulA F91 Dudelange 1 – 1GeorgievskiQR1 24 JulHF91 Dudelange 3 – 0Spasovski (2), PetkovQR2 31 JulHLegia Warsaw 1 – 3RistovskiQR2 7 AugA Legia Warsaw 1 – 1Oliveira
Sources: RSSSF.com
Player seasonal records
Top scorers Rank Name League Europe Cup Total1 Rogério Oliveira 15 1 3 192 Mario Petkov 12 1 – 133 Dimitar Spasovski 8 2 2 124 Srgjan Zaharievski 9 – 1 105 Dragan Nachevski 7 – – 76 Dejan Ristovski 5 1 – 67 Nikola Gjoshevski 3 – 1 48 Vlatko Grozdanoski 3 – – 3 Aleksandar Vasoski 3 – – 3 Slavcho Georgievski 2 1 – 311 Risto Bozhinov 1 – – 1 Bobi Bozhinovski 1 – – 1 Mile Dimov 1 – – 1 Sasho Janev 1 – – 1 Own goals 2 – – 2TOTALS736786 Source: FC Vardar tripod
References