2002–03 La Liga

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The 2002–03 La Liga season was the 72nd since its establishment. It began on 31 August 2002, and concluded on 22 June 2003.

Season2002–03
Dates31 August 2002 – 22 June 2003
ChampionsReal Madrid
29th title
RelegatedRecreativo Huelva
Alavés
Rayo Vallecano
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
La Liga
Season2002–03
Dates31 August 2002 – 22 June 2003
ChampionsReal Madrid
29th title
RelegatedRecreativo Huelva
Alavés
Rayo Vallecano
Champions LeagueReal Madrid
Real Sociedad
Deportivo La Coruña
Celta Vigo
UEFA CupValencia
Barcelona
Mallorca (as Copa del Rey winners)
Intertoto CupVillarreal
Racing Santander
Matches380
Goals1,016 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerRoy Makaay
(29 goals)
Biggest home winDeportivo La Coruña 6–0 Alavés
(22 February 2003)[1]
Biggest away winMallorca 1–5 Real Madrid
(8 December 2002)[2]
Alavés 1–5 Real Madrid
(1 March 2003)[3]
Real Madrid 1–5 Mallorca
(3 May 2003)[4]
Osasuna 1–5 Athletic Bilbao
(4 May 2003)[5]
Mallorca 0–4 Atlético Madrid
(22 September 2002)[6]
Mallorca 0–4 Barcelona
(21 December 2002)[7]
Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Valencia
(23 February 2003)[8]
Atlético Madrid 0–4 Real Madrid
(15 June 2003)[9]
Highest scoringBarcelona 6–1 Alavés
(26 October 2002)[10]
Barcelona 6–1 Racing Santander
(23 March 2003)[11]
Real Madrid 5–2 Alavés
(6 October 2002)[12]
Racing Santander 5–2 Espanyol
(1 June 2003)[13]
Villarreal 4–3 Atlético Madrid
(5 January 2003)[14]
Málaga 3–4 Espanyol
(27 October 2002)[15]
Racing Santander 3–4 Athletic Bilbao
(4 January 2003)[16]
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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.

More information Promoted to 2002–03 La Liga, Relegated from 2001–02 La Liga ...
Increase Promoted to 2002–03 La LigaDecrease Relegated from 2001–02 La Liga
Atlético Madrid
Racing Santander
Recreativo		 Las Palmas
Tenerife
Zaragoza
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Location of teams in La Liga 2002–03
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
Atlético Madrid*Vicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
MálagaLa Rosaleda30,044
ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846
MallorcaSon Moix23,142
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Racing de Santander*El Sardinero22,400
Recreativo de Huelva*Nuevo Colombino19,860
AlavésMendizorrotza19,840
OsasunaEl Sadar19,553
Rayo VallecanoCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas14,505
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(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

Personnel and sponsors

More information Team, Head Coach ...
Team Head Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Alavés Spain Txutxi Aranguren Umbro Artium (away matches) / Alpine Europe (home matches) / Rioja Alavesa (in UEFA matches) None alava.net Greco Gres
Athletic Bilbao Germany Jupp Heynckes 100% Athletic None None None None
Atlético Madrid Spain Luis Aragonés Nike IDEA Electrodomésticos None None None
Barcelona Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radomir Antić Nike None None None None
Betis Spain Víctor Fernández Kappa None None None None
Celta de Vigo Spain Miguel Ángel Lotina Umbro Citroën None None None
Deportivo de La Coruña Spain Javier Irureta Joma Fadesa None None None
Espanyol Spain Javier Clemente Umbro Vitel Mobile None None None
Málaga Spain Joaquín Peiró Umbro Unicaja / Andalucía None None None
Mallorca Spain Gregorio Manzano Reial Spanair None None None
Osasuna Mexico Javier Aguirre Astore Caja Navarra None None None
Racing de Santander Spain Chuchi Cos Racing Cantabria / Organización Impulsora de Discapacitados None None None
Rayo Vallecano Spain Antonio Iriondo Joma Rumasa None None None
Real Madrid Spain Vicente del Bosque Adidas Siemens Mobile None None None
Real Sociedad France Raynald Denoueix Astore Krafft Professional None None None
Recreativo de Huelva Spain Lucas Alcaraz Kelme Cepsa / Andalucía None None None
Sevilla Spain Joaquín Caparrós Joma Organización Impulsora de Discapacitados Sevilla 2012 None Sevilla 2012
Valencia Spain Rafael Benítez Nike Terra Mítica None None None
Valladolid Spain José Moré Bonet Umbro Agroinnova / Hipotecas iBanesto / Castilla y León / Michelin / Supermercados El Árbol / Grupo Helios / Asómate a Valladolid Indalux Grupo Castrillo None
Villarreal Spain Benito Floro Kelme Terra Mítica None None None
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[a]
10 Sevilla 38 13 11 14 38 39 −1 50
11 Osasuna 38 12 11 15 40 48 −8 47[b]
12 Atlético Madrid 38 12 11 15 51 56 −5 47[b]
13 Málaga 38 11 13 14 44 49 −5 46[c]
14 Valladolid 38 12 10 16 37 40 −3 46[c]
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
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Source: LFP
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:
  1. [a]
    Mallorca entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2002–03 Copa del Rey
  2. [b]
    OSA 1–0 ATM; ATM 0–1 OSA
  3. [c]
    VLD 0–0 MLG; MLG 1–0 VLD

Results

More information Home \ Away, ATH ...
Home \ Away ATH ATM FCB BET CEL ALV RCD ESP MCF MLL OSA RAC RVA RMA RSO REC SFC VCF VLD VIL
Athletic Bilbao 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
Atlético Madrid 3–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–2
Barcelona 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 6–1 2–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 6–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–4 1–1 1–0
Betis 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–1
Celta de Vigo 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1
Alavés 2–4 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–5 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–4 3–0 6–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 5–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1
Espanyol 3–3 1–2 0–2 2–4 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2
Málaga 3–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–4 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 4–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–1
Mallorca 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–5 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–1
Osasuna 1–5 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 4–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
Racing Santander 3–4 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 5–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1
Rayo Vallecano 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–1 2–2
Real Madrid 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 5–2 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–5 4–1 4–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 3–0 4–1 3–1 1–1
Real Sociedad 4–2 3–0 2–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–0 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2
Recreativo 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 5–0
Sevilla 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–1
Valencia 5–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Valladolid 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Villarreal 1–1 4–3 2–0 1–4 5–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
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Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

More information Rank, Player ...
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
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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

Main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
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
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Attendances

Source:[20]

More information #, Club ...
#ClubAvg. attendance% changeHighest
1Real Madrid69,2328.8%78,000
2FC Barcelona66,05821.9%98,152
3Atlético de Madrid46,25010.4%58,000
4Valencia CF45,5580.8%52,000
5Real Betis35,067-4.8%52,000
6Sevilla FC34,7584.8%60,000
7Athletic Club34,1512.8%40,465
8Deportivo de La Coruña28,079-4.4%34,600
9Real Sociedad27,74311.5%33,000
10RCD Espanyol23,58718.0%51,100
11Celta de Vigo20,263-6.0%35,000
12Málaga CF18,15813.5%28,000
13Recreativo de Huelva17,60563.3%20,000
14Villarreal CF17,1586.3%23,000
15RCD Mallorca16,9211.2%23,100
16Racing de Santander15,83249.2%22,000
17CA Osasuna15,464-8.3%18,917
18Deportivo Alavés14,5165.6%19,457
19Real Valladolid12,824-2.2%21,000
20Rayo Vallecano12,63714.2%16,500
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