2002–03 La Liga Explained

Competition:La Liga
Season:2002–03
Dates:31 August 2002 – 22 June 2003
Winners:Real Madrid
29th title
Relegated:Recreativo Huelva
Alavés
Rayo Vallecano
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Real Madrid
Real Sociedad
Deportivo La Coruña
Celta Vigo
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Valencia
Barcelona
Mallorca (as Copa del Rey winners)
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Villarreal
Racing Santander
League Topscorer:Roy Makaay
(29 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Deportivo La Coruña 6–0 Alavés
(22 February 2003)[1]
Biggest Away Win:Mallorca 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 Scoring:Barcelona 6–1 Alavés
(26 October 2002)[10]
Barcelona 6–1 Racing Santander
(23 March 2003)[11]
Real Madrid 5–2 Alavés
(6 October 2002)[12]
Racing Santander 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 Santander 3–4 Athletic Bilbao
(4 January 2003)[16]
Matches:380
Total Goals:1016
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04

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.

TeamStadiumCapacity
98,772
80,354
55,926
Atlético Madrid55,005
55,000
52,132
45,500
39,750
34,600
32,500
32,200
30,044
27,846
23,142
23,000
Racing de Santander22,400
Recreativo de Huelva19,860
19,840
19,553
14,505

(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

Personnel and sponsors

TeamHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsor
Alavés Txutxi ArangurenUmbroArtium / Alpine Europe / Rioja Alavesa (in UEFA matches)Nonealava.netGreco Gres
Athletic Bilbao Jupp Heynckes100% AthleticNoneNoneNoneNone
Atlético Madrid Luis AragonésNikeIDEA ElectrodomésticosNoneNoneNone
Barcelona Radomir AntićNikeNoneNoneNoneNone
Betis Víctor FernándezKappaNoneNoneNoneNone
Celta de Vigo Miguel Ángel LotinaUmbroCitroënNoneNoneNone
Deportivo de La Coruña Javier IruretaJomaFadesaNoneNoneNone
Espanyol Javier ClementeUmbroVitel MobileNoneNoneNone
Málaga Joaquín PeiróUmbroUnicaja / AndalucíaNoneNoneNone
Mallorca Gregorio ManzanoReialSpanairNoneNoneNone
Osasuna Javier AguirreAstoreCaja NavarraNoneNoneNone
Racing de Santander Chuchi CosRacingCantabria / Organización Impulsora de DiscapacitadosNoneNoneNone
Rayo Vallecano Antonio IriondoJomaRumasaNoneNoneNone
Real Madrid Vicente del BosqueAdidasSiemens MobileNoneNoneNone
Real Sociedad Raynald DenoueixAstoreKrafft ProfessionalNoneNoneNone
Recreativo de Huelva Lucas AlcarazKelmeCepsa / AndalucíaNoneNoneNone
Sevilla Joaquín CaparrósJomaOrganización Impulsora de DiscapacitadosSevilla 2012NoneSevilla 2012
Valencia Rafael BenítezNikeTerra MíticaNoneNoneNone
Valladolid José Moré BonetUmbroAgroinnova / Hipotecas iBanesto / Castilla y León / Michelin / Supermercados El Árbol / Grupo Helios / Asómate a ValladolidIndaluxGrupo CastrilloNone
Villarreal Pepe MoréKelmeTerra MíticaNoneNoneNone

League table

Overall

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Roy MakaayDeportivo La Coruña29
2 Nihat KahveciReal Sociedad23
RonaldoReal Madrid
4 Darko KovačevićReal Sociedad20
5 Patrick KluivertBarcelona16
RaúlReal Madrid
7 FernandoReal Betis15
8 Samuel Eto'oMallorca14

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

See main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks.

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Kiki MusampaMálagaRecreativo Huelva3–2 (A)
Julio ÁlvarezRayo VallecanoRacing Santander3–1 (H)
Pablo AimarValenciaAthletic Bilbao5–1 (H)
Patrick KluivertBarcelonaAlavés6–1 (H)
Walter PandianiMallorcaValladolid3–1 (A)
José MariAtlético MadridAthletic Bilbao3–3 (H)
Ismael UrzaizAthletic BilbaoAtlético Madrid3–3 (A)
Patrick KluivertBarcelonaMallorca4–0 (A)
Javier SaviolaBarcelonaReal Betis4–0 (H)
Diego TristánDeportivo La CoruñaAlavés6–0 (H)
RonaldoReal MadridAlavés5–1 (A)
Roy MakaayDeportivo La CoruñaRecreativo Huelva5–0 (H)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deportivo 6-0 Alavés. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010. es.
  2. Web site: Mallorca 1-5 Real Madrid. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  3. Web site: Alavés 1-5 Real Madrid. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  4. Web site: Real Madrid 1-5 Mallorca. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  5. Web site: Osasuna 1-5 Athletic Bilbao. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  6. Web site: Mallorca 0-4 At. Madrid. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  7. Web site: Mallorca 0-4 Barcelona. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  8. Web site: Rayo 0-4 Valencia. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  9. Web site: Atlético Madrid 0-4 Real Madrid. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  10. Web site: Barcelona 6-1 Alavés . LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  11. Web site: Barcelona 6-1 Racing. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  12. Web site: Real Madrid 5-2 Alavés. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  13. Web site: Racing 5-2 Espanyol. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  14. Web site: Villarreal 4-3 Atlético Madrid. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  15. Web site: Málaga 3-4 Espanyol. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  16. Web site: Racing 3-4 Athletic Bilbao. LFP. 9 June 2010 . 6 September 2010.
  17. Web site: Ganadores de los Premios Juego Limpio . Fair-play awards Winners . . 5 September 2010 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407195555/http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=298 . 7 April 2010 .
  18. Web site: El Real Madrid, ganador del Premio al Juego Limpio 2003 . Real Madrid, 2003 Fair Play Award Winner . Real Madrid (filed) . 6 September 2010 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807104903/http://www.noticias.info/Archivo/2003/200306/20030626/20030626_6350.shtm . 7 August 2011 . dead .
  19. Web site: Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa . Pedro Zaballa award Winners . . 6 September 2010 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407195555/http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=298 . 7 April 2010 .