2003 Tonga Major League
| Season | 2002 |
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| Champions | Lotoha'apai |
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← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2003 season of the Tonga Major League, previously known as the Lion Shield, the Tongatapu Inter Club Championship and the Tonga Club Championship, was the twelfth recorded season of top flight association football competition in Tonga with the results of any competitions that took place between 1972 and 1981, 1986-97 unknown.[1] Lotoha'apai SC won the championship, their sixth recorded title and the sixth of eleven consecutive titles.[1] They finished the season unbeaten, one point clear of runners-up Ngele'ia.[2]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotoha'apai SC (C) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | +36 | 25 |
| 2 | Ngele'ia | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 24 |
| 3 | Maufanga | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 19 |
| 4 | Nautoka | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 16 |
| 5 | Kolofo'ou | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 16 |
| 6 | Funga'onetaka | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 12 |
| 7 | Lotoha'apai Dragon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 12 |
| 8 | Kumifonua | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 6 |
| 9 | Ahi 'o Ulakai Ahau | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 1 |
| 10 | Veitongo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 33 | -26 | 1 |
Source:[2]
Results
Matches were played on a single round robin basis.
| Home \ Away[1] | AUA | FUN | KOL | KUM | LDR | LOT | MAU | NAU | NGE | VEI |
| Ahi 'o Ulakai Ahau | 3–3 | |||||||||
| Funga'onetaka | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Kolofo'ou | 3–1 | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Kumifonua | 4–1 | 5–1 | ||||||||
| Lotoha'apai Dragon | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Lotoha'apai SC | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 10–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 11–0 | ||
| Ma'ufanga | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| Nautoka | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||||||
| Ngele'ia | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| Veitongo |
Updated to games played on by end of season.
Source: [2]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
NB: As season was played on a single round robin basis, results are reported as per source and should not be assumed to be genuine home or away fixtures.
Note: Round six match results are not known. It is known that Ngele'ia, Lotoha'apai SC, Kolofo'ou and Ma'ufanga all won, whilst Kumifonua, 'Ahau, Veitongo and Lotoha'apai Dragon all lost and that the winners of Nautoka vs Funga'onetaka in round 5 lost in round 6 and thelosers of that match won in round 6[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tonga - List of Champions at RSSSF.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tonga - 2003 at RSSSF
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