Premier Division Start: Sep 23 (Championship start was postponed until St. Paul's United protest against their relegation had been settled; on Sep 12 they were demoted to Division 1. Only a revision by the Olympic Committee might reverse this decision. However, on Oct 31, the Supreme Court ordered 'that the St. Paul's United Football Club be fixtured in the Premier League or until further order by the court.') Pre-Season Match ? [Sep 23] Cayon Rockets 1-1 Garden Hotspurs Round 1 Garden Hotspurs 3-0 Village Superstars Round 2 [Oct 18] Garden Hotspurs 4-2 Newtown Round 3 [Nov 11] Garden Hotspurs 3-0 St. Paul's 1.Garden Hotspurs 3 3 0 0 10- 2 9 [Feb 23] Garden Hotspurs 2-0 Village Cokes [Feb 24] New Town 2-0 St. Paul's Cayon Rockets 5-2 St. Peter's NB: Garden Hotspurs claimed first place in the regular season for the third consecutive season; they were founded in 1962 and have played in every tournament since, making them the longest playing club at St. Kitts Final Four: 1.Garden Hotspurs Village Cokes Cayon Rockets New Town Playoffs Round 1 Cayon Rockets bt Village Superstars Garden Hotspurs bt Newtown United Round 2 Garden Hotspurs 0-2 Cayon Rockets Village S. 2-2 Newtown United Round 3 Newtown United - Cayon Rockets Village S. - Garden Hotspurs Garden Hotspurs and Cayon Rockets qualified for best of three finals. Final First Leg [Mar 18] Garden Hotspurs 0-0 Cayon Rockets [aet, 2-3 pen] Second Leg [Mar 21] Cayon Rockets 3-0 Garden Hotspurs Cayon Rockets win first ever championship. They are also the first club from outside the capital Basseterre to win the title. Relegated: Blackburns FC and St. Peter's FC First Division (second level) [Sep 23] Travel World Jets 1-1 Saddlers U. [Oct 8] St. Paul's United - Trafalgar South Stars NB: St. Paul's later admitted to first level Top Final Table Regular Season 1.KFC Strikers (Trinidad/St. Thomas) 2.Saddlers United [5 points behind] Strikers and Saddlers play a best-of-3 series for promotion, won by Strikers (called National Bank Strikers 2002/03) Regional Championship 19th St. Thomas/Trinity National Bank Football League [Aug 12] Falcons U. 4-0 Ghetto Stars [Aug 16] Old Road 6-1 Challengers Elders FC [Aug 19] MI Masters 1-1 African Rocks Lamberts AC 1-2 Ghetto Stars [Sep 6] Falcons U. 8-0 Elders FC [Sep 8] MI Masters 5-1 Elders FC [Sep 9] Ghetto Stars 3-1 Old Road
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