| Results of First Leg (Rounds I - XI) | |
| Teams |
Venue |
1st Leg |
2nd Leg |
| Round XII | The league standings
|
| February 7, 2003 |
| Tollygunge Agragami vs Salgaocar |
Kolkata |
0-3 |
1-1 |
| Match report: Tollygunge deny Salgaocar full points |
| JCT vs Vasco |
Ludhiana |
1-2 |
0-0 |
| Match report: Vasco, JCT in goalless draw |
| Indian Bank vs Mohun Bagan |
Chennai |
0-4 |
0-1 |
| Match report: Ekeh gives Bagan victory |
| February 8, 2003 |
| ITI vs Mahindra United |
Bangalore |
1-1 |
0-1 |
| Match report: Penalty goal gives Mahindra win |
| East Bengal vs HAL |
Kolkata |
5-3 |
4-1 |
| Match report: Okoro scores thrice for East Bengal |
| Churchill Brothers vs Dempo |
Goa |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| Match report: Yakubu gives Churchill victory |
| Round XIII | The league standings
|
| February 11, 2003 |
| Tollygunge Agragami vs Indian Bank |
Kolkata |
0-1 |
4-2 |
| Match report: Indian Bank suffer fifth consecutive defeat |
| Vasco vs Salgaocar |
Goa |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Match report: Salgaocar, Vasco draw goalless |
| February 12, 2003 |
| Dempo vs ITI |
Goa |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Match report: Dempo, ITI in goalless draw |
| JCT vs HAL |
Ludhiana |
0-1 |
1-0 |
| Match report: Vijayan nets winner for JCT |
| February 13, 2003 |
| Churchill Brothers vs East Bengal |
Goa |
0-0 |
1-3 |
| Match report: East Bengal steer clear at the top |
| February 14, 2003 |
| Mohun Bagan vs Mahindra United |
Kolkata |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Match report: Bagan hold Mahindra with late goal |
| Round XIV | The league standings
|
| February 16, 2003 |
| ITI vs Tollygunge Agragami |
Bangalore |
2-3 |
0-4 |
| Match report: Ashim Biswas scores brace in a 4-0 victory |
| Indian Bank vs HAL |
Chennai |
0-1 |
2-1 |
| Match report: Indian Bank end losing streak |
| Dempo vs East Bengal |
Goa |
2-3 |
2-2 |
| Match report: Dempo rally to hold East Bengal |
| February 17, 2003 |
| Churchill Brothers vs Vasco |
Goa |
2-0 |
1-1 |
| Match report: Vasco rally to hold Churchill |
| February 18, 2003 |
| Salgaocar vs Mohun Bagan |
Goa |
2-0 |
0-1 |
| Match report: Bhutia nets winner for Bagan |
| Mahindra United vs JCT |
Mumbai |
2-6 |
1-2 |
| Match report: JCT take Mahindra in their stride |
| Round XV | The league standings
|
| February 21, 2003 |
| Mahindra United vs Indian Bank |
Mumbai |
2-0 |
1-2 |
| Match report: Netto shines in Indian Bank's win |
| Dempo vs Mohun Bagan |
Goa |
1-5 |
0-0 |
| Match report: Dempo hold Bagan to goalless draw |
| Tollygunge Agragami vs Vasco |
Kolkata |
0-1 |
1-1 |
| Match report: Arindam Ghosh denies Vasco win |
| February 22, 2003 |
| East Bengal vs ITI |
Kolkata |
3-1 |
1-0 |
| Match report: Okoro nets winner for East Bengal |
| JCT vs Churchill Brothers |
Ludhiana |
2-0 |
1-2 |
| Match report: JCT score over Churchill |
| HAL vs Salgaocar |
Bangalore |
0-2 |
0-3 |
| Match report: Salgaocar drub HASC |
| Round XVI | The league standings
|
| February 25, 2003 |
| Mahindra United vs Dempo |
Mumbai |
0-0 |
2-0 |
| Match report: Mahindra United pick full points |
| East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan |
Kolkata |
2-0 |
2-1 |
| Match report: Okoro nets winner for East Bengal |
| Indian Bank vs Vasco |
Chennai |
1-2 |
1-4 |
| Match report: Vasco trounce Indian Bank |
| February 26, 2003 |
| JCT vs ITI |
Ludhiana |
0-0 |
3-0 |
| Match report: Ancheri stars in JCT win |
| Salgaocar vs Churchill Brothers |
Goa |
2-2 |
2-2 |
| Match report: Salgaocar snatch vital point |
| Tollygunge Agragami vs HAL |
Kolkata |
2-1 |
3-3 |
| Match report: HAL rally to hold Tollygunge |
| Round XVII | The league standings
|
| March 1, 2003 |
| Dempo vs Vasco |
Goa |
1-0 |
0-2 |
| Match report: Vasco prevail over Dempo |
| East Bengal vs Tollygunge Agragami |
Kolkata |
2-0 |
2-0 |
| Match report: East Bengal sight title |
| March 2, 2003 |
| HAL vs Mahindra United |
Bangalore |
0-1 |
0-5 |
| Match report: Mahindra humble HAL |
| JCT vs Salgaocar |
Ludhiana |
0-1 |
1-1 |
| Match report: Salgaocar rally to hold JCT |
| Mohun Bagan vs Churchill Brothers |
Kolkata |
3-2 |
3-0 |
| Match report: Bagan rout Churchill |
| March 10, 2003 |
| Indian Bank vs ITI |
Chennai |
2-1 |
6-1 |
| Match report: Jeyasurya score thrice in Indian Bank big win |
| Round XVIII | The league standings
|
| March 5, 2003 |
| Mohun Bagan vs Vasco |
Kolkata |
1-1 |
2-3 |
| Match report: Vasco stun Bagan |
| JCT vs East Bengal |
Ludhiana |
0-1 |
2-0 |
| Match report: JCT shock East Bengal |
| March 6, 2003 |
| Mahindra United vs Tollygunge Agragami |
Mumbai |
2-3 |
2-1 |
| Match report: Samson shines in Mahindra's win |
| ITI vs HAL |
Bangalore |
0-0 |
3-1 |
| Match report: ITI score first win |
| Salgaocar vs Dempo |
Goa |
1-2 |
3-1 |
| Match report: Salgaocar whip Dempo |
| March 7, 2003 |
| Churchill Brothers vs Indian Bank |
Goa |
1-1 |
5-0 |
| Match report: Yakubu 'tricks' for Churchill |
| Round XIX | The league standings
|
| April 8, 2003 |
| Dempo vs Indian Bank |
Goa |
1-3 |
5-1 |
| Match report: Dempo rout Indian Bank |
| April 9, 2003 |
| JCT vs Mohun Bagan |
Ludhiana |
3-3 |
1-0 |
| Match report: JCT down Bagan |
| Mahindra United vs East Bengal |
Mumbai |
0-1 |
2-0 |
| Match report: Mahindra stun E Bengal |
| Vasco vs HAL |
Goa |
2-1 |
8-0 |
| Match report: Vasco rout HAL 8-0 |
| ITI vs Salgaocar |
Bangalore |
0-2 |
0-3 |
| Match report: Salgaocar whip ITI 3-0 |
| April 10, 2003 |
| Churchill Brothers vs Tollygunge Agragami |
Goa |
1-1 |
1-0 |
| Match report: Yakubu gives Churchill victory |
| Round XX | The league standings
|
| April 13, 2003 |
| East Bengal vs Indian Bank |
Kolkata |
3-3 |
3-0 |
| Match report: East Bengal thrash Indian Bank |
| JCT vs Dempo |
Ludhiana |
0-1 |
1-3 |
| Match report: Dempo shock JCT |
| Vasco vs ITI |
Goa |
2-1 |
5-0 |
| Match report: Vasco thrash ITI |
| April 14, 2003 |
| Salgaocar vs Mahindra United |
Goa |
1-0 |
5-0 |
| Match report: Salgaocar rout Mahindras |
| HAL vs Churchill Brothers |
Bangalore |
0-1 |
1-2 |
| Match report: Churchill Brothers down HAL |
| Tollygunge Agragami vs Mohun Bagan |
Kolkata |
1-0 |
0-2 |
| Match report: Bagan get past Tollygunge |
| Round XXI | The league standings
|
| April 22, 2003 |
| HAL vs Dempo |
Bangalore |
0-3 |
1-4 |
| Match report: Dempo trounce HAL |
| April 23, 2003 |
| Mohun Bagan vs ITI |
Kolkata |
1-0 |
3-3 |
| Match report: ITI rub salt in Bagan's wounds |
| Churchill Brothers vs Mahindra United |
Goa |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| Match report: Yakubu penalty gives Churchill victory |
| April 24, 2003 |
| Salgaocar vs Indian Bank |
Goa |
4-2 |
4-2 |
| Match report: Salgaocar move to second place |
| Tollygunge Agragami vs JCT |
Kolkata |
0-2 |
2-2 |
| Match report: Tollygunge hold JCT |
| April 25, 2003 |
| East Bengal vs Vasco |
Kolkata |
1-1 |
4-0 |
| Match report: D'Silva scores brace as East Bengal emerge NFL champions |
| Round XXII | The league standings
|
| April 27, 2003 |
| Tollygunge Agragami vs Dempo |
Kolkata |
1-4 |
2-3 |
| Match report: Dempo finish on winning note |
| April 28, 2003 |
| ITI vs Churchill Brothers |
Bangalore |
0-2 |
1-5 |
| Match report: Churchill rout ITI, finish fifth |
| Mahindra United vs Vasco |
Mumbai |
2-2 |
1-2 |
| Match report: Vasco finish third |
| Salgaocar vs East Bengal |
Goa |
1-2 |
2-0 |
| Match report: Salgaocar down E Bengal, finish second |
| Indian Bank vs JCT |
Chennai |
1-2 |
1-3 |
| Match report: JCT take fourth place |
| Mohun Bagan vs HAL |
Kolkata |
3-1 |
0-1 |
| Match report: HAL shock Mohun Bagan |