2002–03 La Liga

The 2002–03 La Liga season, the 72nd since its establishment, started on 31 August 2002 and finished on 22 June 2003.

La Liga
Season2002–03
ChampionsReal Madrid
29th title
RelegatedRecreativo Huelva
Alavés
Rayo Vallecano
Champions LeagueReal Madrid (group stage)
Real Sociedad (group stage)
Deportivo (3rd qualifying round)
Celta Vigo (3rd qualifying round)
UEFA CupValencia (first round)
Barcelona (first round)
Mallorca (first round) (via Copa del Rey)
Intertoto CupVillarreal (third round)
Racing (second round)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,016 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerRoy Makaay
(29 goals)
Biggest home winDeportivo 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
(23 March 2003)[11]
Real Madrid 5–2 Alavés
(6 October 2002)[12]
Racing 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 3–4 Athletic Bilbao
(4 January 2003)[16]

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.

Team information

Clubs and locations
Location of teams in La Liga 2002–03

2002-03 season was composed of the following clubs:

Team Stadium Capacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
Atlético MadridVicente 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 SantanderEl Sardinero22,400
Recreativo de HuelvaNuevo Colombino19,860
AlavésMendizorrotza19,840
OsasunaEl Sadar19,553
Rayo VallecanoCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas14,505

League table
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 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
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Mallorca entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2002–03 Copa del Rey
  2. OSA 1–0 ATM; ATM 0–1 OSA
  3. VLD 0–0 MLG; MLG 1–0 VLD

Results
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
Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

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

Goalscorers Goal Team
Roy Makaay
29
 Deportivo La Coruña
Ronaldo
23
 Real Madrid
Nihat Kahveci
23
 Real Sociedad
Darko Kovačević
20
 Real Sociedad
Raúl
16
 Real Madrid
Patrick Kluivert
16
 Barcelona
Fernando
15
 Betis
Samuel Eto'o
14
 Mallorca

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
Kiki Musampa Málaga Recreativo 3-2 1 September 2002
Julio Álvarez Rayo Vallecano Racing Santander 3-1 22 September 2002
Pablo Aimar Valencia Athletic Bilbao 5-1 26 October 2002
Patrick Kluivert Barcelona Alavés 6-1 26 October 2002
Walter Pandiani Mallorca Valladolid 3-1 2 November 2002
Ismael Urzaiz Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid 3-3 10 November 2002
Patrick Kluivert Barcelona Mallorca 4-0 21 December 2002
Diego Tristán Deportivo La Coruña Alavés 6-0 22 February 2003
Javier Saviola Barcelona Betis 4-0 22 February 2003
Ronaldo Real Madrid Alavés 5-1 1 March 2003
Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruña Recreativo 5-0 4 May 2003

Signings

Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t2001-02.html
Players on loan are marked on italics.

TeamGoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Real Madrid Esteban Cambiasso (River Plate) Ronaldo (Internazionale)
Real Sociedad Boris (Oviedo)
Gabriel Schürrer (Las Palmas)		 Valeri Karpin (Celta)
0
Deportivo La Coruña Juanmi (Zaragoza)
0		 Pablo Amo (Sporting Gijón)
Jorge Andrade (Porto)		 Roberto Acuña (Zaragoza)
0		 Albert Luque (Mallorca)
0
Celta José Juan (Ourense)
0
0		 Ángel López (Las Palmas)
0
0		 Jandro (Valencia)
Eduardo Coudet (River Plate)
José Ignacio (Zaragoza)		 Mido (Ajax)
0
0
Valencia Jean-Félix Dorothée (Rennes)
Anthony Réveillère (Rennes)
Barcelona Robert Enke (Benfica)
0		 Juan Pablo Sorín (Cruzeiro)
0		 Gaizka Mendieta (Lazio)
Juan Román Riquelme (Boca Juniors)
Athletic Bilbao Aitor Karanka (Real Madrid)
Betis Marcos Assunção (Roma)
0		 Fernando (Real Madrid)
Alfonso (Barcelona)
Mallorca David Cortés (Extremadura)
Poli (Extremadura)
Federico Lussenhoff (Tenerife)
Ángel Pérez (Oviedo)		 Harold Lozano (Valladolid)
Raúl Martín (Motril)
0
0		 Turu Flores (Valladolid)
Walter Pandiani (Deportivo)
0
0
Sevilla Juan Carlos Caballero (Figueres)
0		 Dani Alves (Bahia)
Jorge Luis Redondo (Elche)		 Vinny Samways (Las Palmas)
Marcos Vales (Zaragoza)		 Nikos Machlas (Ajax)
0
Osasuna Antonio López (Atlético Madrid)
Manuel Vidrio (Pachuca)
Paqui (Las Palmas)		 Pablo García (Milan)
Valdo (Real Madrid)
Christian Manfredini (Lazio)		 Gorka Brit (Beasain)
Richard Morales (Nacional)
Carlos Ochoa (Tigres UANL)
Atlético Madrid Esteban (Oviedo)
Juanma (Mérida)
0		 Fabricio Coloccini (Milan)
Cosmin Contra (Milan)
0		 Demetrio Albertini (Milan)
Emerson (Deportivo)
Jorge Larena (Las Palmas)		 Luis García (Barcelona B)
Javi Moreno (Milan)
José Mari (Milan)
Málaga Paco Esteban (Granada)
Valladolid Julio Iglesias (Tenerife)
0		 Javier Muñoz (Tenerife)
Óscar Sánchez (Badajoz)		 Gonzalo Colsa (Atlético Madrid)
David Sousa (Real Madrid B)		 David Aganzo (Real Madrid)
Nico Olivera (Valladolid)
Villarreal Pepe Reina (Barcelona)
0
0
0		 Juliano Belletti (São Paulo)
0
0
0		 Javier Farinós (Internazionale)
Marcos Senna (São Caetano)
Josico (Las Palmas)
Rubén Reyes (Oviedo)		 Carlos Aranda (Numancia)
Antonio de Nigris (América)
0
0
Racing Santander Ilan Bakhar (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Icham Mouissi (Wasquehal)
0		 Yossi Benayoun (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Mesías Conceição (Flamengo)
Pablo Lago (Las Palmas)		 Diego Alonso (Atlético Madrid)
Pedro Munitis (Real Madrid)
0
Espanyol Sergio Sánchez (Atlético Madrid)
0
0
0
0
0
0		 Iván Amaya (Atlético Madrid)
Cyril Domoraud (Milan)
Xavi Roca (Toledo)
0
0
0
0		 Arteaga (Rayo Vallecano)
Alain Boghossian (Parma)
Fredson (Paraná)
José Juan Luque (Atlético Madrid)
Iván de la Peña (Lazio)
Maxi Rodríguez (Newell's Old Boys)
Moreno Torricelli (Fiorentina)		 Savo Milošević (Parma)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recreativo Huelva Manuel Almunia (Celta)
0
0
0
0
0
0		 Juan Merino (Betis)
Mariano Pernía (Independiente)
Sergio Tejero (Sevilla B)
Nelson Zelaya (Olimpia)
0
0
0		 Yago Alonso (Celta)
Óscar Arpón (Poli Ejido)
Diego Camacho (Granada)
David Cubillo (Xerez)
David Gallego (Córdoba)
José Mari García (Córdoba)
Emilio Viqueira (Xerez)		 Joãozinho (Cruzeiro)
Mario Bermejo (Athletic Bilbao)
Daniel Güiza (Mallorca)
Kaiku Martín (Levante)
Xisco (Valencia)
Enrique Romero (Mallorca B)
0
Alavés Richard Dutruel (Barcelona)
0
0		 Abelardo (Barcelona)
0
0		 Edu Alonso (Las Palmas)
Luis Helguera (Udinese)
Ivan Tomić (Roma)		 Adrian Ilie (Alavés)
0
0
Rayo Vallecano Sergio Segura (Poli Ejido)
0
0		 Javier Dorado (Sporting Gijón)
Viktor Onopko (Oviedo)
Rubén Pulido (Sporting Gijón)		 Julio Álvarez (Real Madrid B)
Iriney (São Caetano)
Idan Tal (Everton)

See also

References
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