The 2002–03 La Liga season, the 72nd since its establishment, started on 31 August 2002 and finished on 22 June 2003.
Season | 2002–03 |
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Dates | 31 August 2002 – 22 June 2003 |
Champions | Real Madrid 29th title |
Relegated | Recreativo Huelva Alavés Rayo Vallecano |
Champions League | Real Madrid (group stage) Real Sociedad (group stage) Deportivo (3rd qualifying round) Celta Vigo (3rd qualifying round) |
UEFA Cup | Valencia (first round) Barcelona (first round) Mallorca (first round) (via Copa del Rey) |
Intertoto Cup | Villarreal (third round) Racing (second round) |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,016 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Roy Makaay (29 goals) |
Biggest home win | Deportivo 6–0 Alavés (22 February 2003) |
Biggest away win | Mallorca 1–5 Real Madrid (8 December 2002) Alavés 1–5 Real Madrid (1 March 2003) Real Madrid 1–5 Mallorca (3 May 2003) Osasuna 1–5 Athletic Bilbao (4 May 2003) Mallorca 0–4 Atlético Madrid (22 September 2002) Mallorca 0–4 Barcelona (21 December 2002) Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Valencia (23 February 2003) Atlético Madrid 0–4 Real Madrid (15 June 2003) |
Highest scoring | Barcelona 6–1 Alavés (26 October 2002) Barcelona 6–1 Racing (23 March 2003) Real Madrid 5–2 Alavés (6 October 2002) Racing 5–2 Espanyol (1 June 2003) Villarreal 4–3 Atlético Madrid (5 January 2003) Málaga 3–4 Espanyol (27 October 2002) Racing 3–4 Athletic Bilbao (4 January 2003) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
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.
Promoted to 2002–03 La Liga | Relegated from 2001–02 La Liga |
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Atlético Madrid Racing Santander Recreativo | Las Palmas Tenerife Zaragoza |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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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.
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 | 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 |
10 | Sevilla | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 50 | |
11 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47 | |
12 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 47 | |
13 | Málaga | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 46 | |
14 | Valladolid | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 46 | |
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 |
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
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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 |
Real Madrid was the winner of the Fair-play award, with 76 points; second was Real Sociedad; and third was Deportivo La Coruña.
Real Sociedad supporters
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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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 |
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