| Competition: | La Liga |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Dates: | 25 August 2001 – 11 May 2002 |
| Winners: | Valencia 5th title |
| Relegated: | Las Palmas Tenerife Zaragoza |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Real Madrid (1st group stage) (via UEFA Champions League) Valencia (1st group stage) Deportivo (1st group stage) Barcelona (3rd qualifying round) |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Celta Vigo (first round) Betis (first round) Alavés (first round) |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Málaga (third round) Villarreal (second round) |
| League Topscorer: | Diego Tristán (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Real Madrid 7–0 Las Palmas (10 February 2002)[1] |
| Biggest Away Win: | Tenerife 0–6 Barcelona (2 February 2002)[2] |
| Highest Scoring: | Real Madrid 7–0 Las Palmas (10 February 2002) Athletic Bilbao 1–6 Celta Vigo (24 March 2002)[3] Villarreal 5–2 Athletic Bilbao (31 March 2002)[4] |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 961 |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 La Liga season, the 71st since its establishment, started on 25 August 2001 and finished on 11 May 2002.
As of 2023, this is the last season that neither Barcelona or Real Madrid placed among the top two in the league table.
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 Sevilla, Betis and Tenerife. Sevilla and Betis returned to the top flight after an absence of one year while Tenerife returned to the top fight after an absence of two years. They replaced Oviedo, Racing Santander and Numancia, ending their top flight spells of thirteen, eight and two-year respectively.
2001–02 season was composed of the following clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98,772 | |||
| 80,354 | |||
| 55,926 | |||
| 55,000 | |||
| Real Betis | 52,132 | ||
| Sevilla | 45,500 | ||
| 39,750 | |||
| 34,600 | |||
| 34,596 | |||
| 32,500 | |||
| 32,200 | |||
| 30,044 | |||
| 27,846 | |||
| 23,142 | |||
| 23,000 | |||
| Tenerife | 22,824 | ||
| 21,000 | |||
| 19,840 | |||
| 19,553 | |||
| 14,505 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Diego Tristán | Deportivo | ||
| Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | ||
 Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | ||
 Javier Saviola | Barcelona | ||
| Catanha | Celta de Vigo | ||
| Raúl Tamudo | Espanyol |
| Rank | Club | width=50px | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 88 | |
| 2 | 97 | ||
| 3 | 99 | ||
| 4 | 100 | ||
| 5 | 104 | ||
| 6 | 107 | ||
| 7 | 121 | ||
| 8 | 125 | ||
| 125 | |||
| 10 | 131 | ||
| 11 | 148 | ||
| 12 | 153 | ||
| 13 | 155 | ||
| 14 | 159 | ||
| 15 | 162 | ||
| 162 | |||
| 17 | 171 | ||
| 18 | 173 | ||
| 19 | 175 | ||
| 20 | 180 |
Manuel Pablo (Deportivo de La Coruña) and Everton Giovanella (Celta Vigo) footballers[7]