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.
Promoted to 2002–03 La Liga Relegated from 2001–02 La Liga Atlético MadridRacing SantanderRecreativo Las PalmasTenerifeZaragoza
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 TeamHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorAlavés Txutxi ArangurenUmbroAlpine Europe (H) / Artium (A) / Rioja Alavesa (in UEFA matches)Nonealava.net, ArtiumGreco GresAthletic Bilbao Jupp Heynckes100% AthleticNoneNoneNoneNoneAtlético Madrid Luis AragonésNikeIDEA ElectrodomésticosNoneNoneNoneBarcelona Radomir AntićNikeNoneNoneNoneNoneBetis Víctor FernándezKappaNoneNoneNoneNoneCelta de Vigo Miguel Ángel LotinaUmbroCitroënNoneNoneNoneDeportivo de La Coruña Javier IruretaJomaFadesaNoneNoneNoneEspanyol Javier ClementeUmbroVitel MobileNoneNoneNoneMálaga Joaquín PeiróUmbroUnicaja / AndalucíaNoneNoneNoneMallorca Gregorio ManzanoReialSpanairNoneNoneNoneOsasuna Javier AguirreAstoreCaja NavarraNoneNoneNoneRacing de Santander Chuchi CosRacingCantabria / Organización Impulsora de DiscapacitadosNoneNoneNoneRayo Vallecano Antonio IriondoJomaRumasaNoneNoneNoneReal Madrid Vicente del BosqueAdidasSiemens MobileNoneNoneNoneReal Sociedad Raynald DenoueixAstoreKrafft ProfessionalNoneNoneNoneRecreativo de Huelva Lucas AlcarazKelmeCepsa / AndalucíaNoneNoneNoneSevilla Joaquín CaparrósJomaOrganización Impulsora de DiscapacitadosSevilla 2012NoneSevilla 2012Valencia Rafael BenítezNikeTerra MíticaNoneNoneNoneValladolid José Moré BonetUmbroAgroinnova / Hipotecas iBanesto / Castilla y León / Michelin / Supermercados El Árbol / Grupo Helios / Asómate a ValladolidIndaluxGrupo CastrilloNoneVillarreal Benito FloroKelmeTerra MíticaNoneNoneNone
League table
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 Annual awards Individual awards Award Winner Club Pichichi Trophy Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruña Zamora Trophy Pablo Cavallero Celta Vigo Best Player Xabi Alonso Real Sociedad Best Foreign Player Nihat Kahveci Real Sociedad Best Newcomer Thiago Motta Barcelona Best Manager Raynald Denoueix Real Sociedad Team of the Season El País Team of the Season El País Team of the SeasonGoalkeeper Sander Westerveld (Real Sociedad)Defenders Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Roberto Ayala (Valencia) Iván Helguera (Real Madrid) Agustín Aranzábal (Real Sociedad)Midfielders Joseba Etxeberria (Athletic Bilbao) Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad) Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) Javier de Pedro (Real Sociedad)Forwards Nihat Kahveci (Real Sociedad) Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Pichichi Trophy The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season. RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Roy MakaayDeportivo La Coruña 29 2 Nihat KahveciReal Sociedad 23 RonaldoReal Madrid 4 Darko KovačevićReal Sociedad 20 5 Patrick KluivertBarcelona 16 RaúlReal Madrid 7 FernandoReal Betis 15 8 Samuel Eto'oMallorca 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.
Pedro Zaballa award Real Sociedad supporters
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainst ResultDate Kiki MusampaMálagaRecreativo Huelva 3–2 (A) Julio ÁlvarezRayo VallecanoRacing Santander 3–1 (H) Pablo AimarValenciaAthletic Bilbao 5–1 (H) Patrick KluivertBarcelonaAlavés 6–1 (H) Walter PandianiMallorcaValladolid 3–1 (A) José MariAtlético MadridAthletic Bilbao 3–3 (H) Ismael UrzaizAthletic BilbaoAtlético Madrid 3–3 (A) Patrick KluivertBarcelonaMallorca 4–0 (A) Javier SaviolaBarcelonaReal Betis 4–0 (H) Diego TristánDeportivo La CoruñaAlavés 6–0 (H) RonaldoReal MadridAlavés 5–1 (A) Roy MakaayDeportivo La CoruñaRecreativo Huelva 5–0 (H)
Attendances Source:
# Club Avg. attendance % change Highest 1 Real Madrid 69,232 8.8% 78,000 2 FC Barcelona 66,058 21.9% 98,152 3 Atlético de Madrid 46,250 10.4% 58,000 4 Valencia CF 45,558 0.8% 52,000 5 Real Betis 35,067 -4.8% 52,000 6 Sevilla FC 34,758 4.8% 60,000 7 Athletic Club 34,151 2.8% 40,465 8 Deportivo de La Coruña 28,079 -4.4% 34,600 9 Real Sociedad 27,743 11.5% 33,000 10 RCD Espanyol 23,587 18.0% 51,100 11 Celta de Vigo 20,263 -6.0% 35,000 12 Málaga CF 18,158 13.5% 28,000 13 Recreativo de Huelva 17,605 63.3% 20,000 14 Villarreal CF 17,158 6.3% 23,000 15 RCD Mallorca 16,921 1.2% 23,100 16 Racing de Santander 15,832 49.2% 22,000 17 CA Osasuna 15,464 -8.3% 18,917 18 Deportivo Alavés 14,516 5.6% 19,457 19 Real Valladolid 12,824 -2.2% 21,000 20 Rayo Vallecano 12,637 14.2% 16,500
See also 2002–03 Segunda División 2002–03 Copa del Rey
References