2002–03 La Liga
The 2002–03 La Liga season was the 72nd since its establishment. It began on 31 August 2002, and concluded on 22 June 2003.
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Atlético Madrid, Racing Santander and Recreativo, returning to the top flight after an absence of two, one and twenty three years respectively. They replaced Las Palmas, Tenerife and Zaragoza after spending time in the top flight for two, one and twenty four years respectively.
Increase Promoted to 2002–03 La Liga | Decrease Relegated from 2001–02 La Liga |
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Atlético Madrid Racing Santander Recreativo |
Las Palmas Tenerife Zaragoza |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 55,926 |
Atlético Madrid* | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
Villarreal | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
Racing de Santander* | El Sardinero | 22,400 |
Recreativo de Huelva* | Nuevo Colombino | 19,860 |
Alavés | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
Osasuna | El Sadar | 19,553 |
Rayo Vallecano | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas | 14,505 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
Personnel and sponsors
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 86 | 42 | +44 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 76 | |
3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 61 | |
5 | Valencia | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Barcelona | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 56 | |
7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 55 | |
8 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 54 | |
9 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
10 | Sevilla | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 50 | |
11 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47[lower-alpha 2] | |
12 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 47[lower-alpha 2] | |
13 | Málaga | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 46[lower-alpha 3] | |
14 | Valladolid | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 46[lower-alpha 3] | |
15 | Villarreal | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 45 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
16 | Racing Santander | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
17 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 43 | |
18 | Recreativo (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 36 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
19 | Alavés (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 35 | |
20 | Rayo Vallecano (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 32 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Overall
- Most wins - Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, and Deportivo de La Coruña (22)
- Fewest wins - Rayo Vallecano (7)
- Most draws - Málaga CF and Espanyol (13)
- Fewest draws - Racing Santander (5)
- Most losses - Racing Santander and Rayo Vallecano (20)
- Fewest losses - Real Madrid (4)
- Most goals scored - Real Madrid (86)
- Fewest goals scored - Rayo Vallecano (31)
- Most goals conceded - Deportivo Alavés (68)
- Fewest goals conceded - Valencia (35)
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands Roy Makaay | Deportivo La Coruña | 29 |
2 | Turkey Nihat Kahveci | Real Sociedad | 23 |
Brazil Ronaldo | Real Madrid | ||
4 | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Kovačević | Real Sociedad | 20 |
5 | Netherlands Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | 16 |
Spain Raúl | Real Madrid | ||
7 | Spain Fernando | Real Betis | 15 |
8 | Cameroon Samuel Eto'o | Mallorca | 14 |
Fair Play award
Real Madrid was the winner of the Fair-play award, with 76 points; second was Real Sociedad; and third was Deportivo La Coruña.[17][18]
Pedro Zaballa award
Real Sociedad supporters[19]
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Netherlands Kiki Musampa | Málaga | Recreativo Huelva | 3–2 (A) | 1 September 2002 |
Spain Julio Álvarez | Rayo Vallecano | Racing Santander | 3–1 (H) | 22 September 2002 |
Argentina Pablo Aimar | Valencia | Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 (H) | 26 October 2002 |
Netherlands Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | Alavés | 6–1 (H) | |
Uruguay Walter Pandiani | Mallorca | Valladolid | 3–1 (A) | 2 November 2002 |
Spain José Mari | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 3–3 (H) | 10 November 2002 |
Spain Ismael Urzaiz | Athletic Bilbao | Atlético Madrid | 3–3 (A) | |
Netherlands Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | Mallorca | 4–0 (A) | 21 December 2002 |
Argentina Javier Saviola | Barcelona | Real Betis | 4–0 (H) | 22 February 2003 |
Spain Diego Tristán | Deportivo La Coruña | Alavés | 6–0 (H) | |
Brazil Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Alavés | 5–1 (A) | 1 March 2003 |
Netherlands Roy Makaay | Deportivo La Coruña | Recreativo Huelva | 5–0 (H) | 4 May 2003 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Deportivo 6-0 Alavés" (in español). LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Mallorca 1-5 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Alavés 1-5 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Real Madrid 1-5 Mallorca". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Osasuna 1-5 Athletic Bilbao". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Mallorca 0-4 At. Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Mallorca 0-4 Barcelona". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Rayo 0-4 Valencia". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Atlético Madrid 0-4 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Barcelona 6-1 Alavés". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Barcelona 6-1 Racing". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Real Madrid 5-2 Alavés". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Racing 5-2 Espanyol". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Villarreal 4-3 Atlético Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Málaga 3-4 Espanyol". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Racing 3-4 Athletic Bilbao". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Ganadores de los Premios Juego Limpio" [Fair-play awards Winners] (in español). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "El Real Madrid, ganador del Premio al Juego Limpio 2003" [Real Madrid, 2003 Fair Play Award Winner] (in español). Real Madrid (filed). Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in español). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.