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.
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.
Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|
98,772 | |||
80,354 | |||
55,926 | |||
Atlético Madrid | 55,005 | ||
55,000 | |||
52,132 | |||
45,500 | |||
39,750 | |||
34,600 | |||
32,500 | |||
32,200 | |||
30,044 | |||
27,846 | |||
23,142 | |||
23,000 | |||
Racing de Santander | 22,400 | ||
Recreativo de Huelva | 19,860 | ||
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Deportivo La Coruña | 29 | |
2 | ![]() | Real Sociedad | 23 | |
![]() | Real Madrid | |||
4 | Darko Kovačević | Real Sociedad | 20 | |
5 | ![]() | Barcelona | 16 | |
![]() | Real Madrid | |||
7 | ![]() | Real Betis | 15 | |
8 | ![]() | Mallorca | 14 |
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]
Real Sociedad supporters[19]
See main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks.
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiki Musampa | Málaga | Recreativo Huelva | 3–2 (A) | ||
![]() | Rayo Vallecano | Racing Santander | 3–1 (H) | ||
![]() | Valencia | Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 (H) | ||
Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | Alavés | 6–1 (H) | ||
Walter Pandiani | Mallorca | Valladolid | 3–1 (A) | ||
![]() | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 3–3 (H) | ||
![]() | Athletic Bilbao | Atlético Madrid | 3–3 (A) | ||
Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | Mallorca | 4–0 (A) | ||
![]() | Barcelona | Real Betis | 4–0 (H) | ||
![]() | Deportivo La Coruña | Alavés | 6–0 (H) | ||
![]() | Real Madrid | Alavés | 5–1 (A) | ||
Roy Makaay | Deportivo La Coruña | Recreativo Huelva | 5–0 (H) |