| 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 (as Champions League winners) Valencia Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Celta Vigo Real Betis Alavés |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Málaga Villarreal |
| 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 was the 71st since its establishment. It began on 25 August 2001, and concluded on 11 May 2002.
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. Both Sevilla and Betis returned to the top flight after a year absence while Tenerife returned to the top fight after a two-year absence. 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.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Diego Tristán | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
 Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | ||
| Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | ||
| Catanha | Celta Vigo | ||
 Javier Saviola | Barcelona | ||
| 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]