2002–03 La Liga

72nd season of La Liga

Football league season

The 2002–03 La Liga season, the 72nd since its establishment, started on 31 August 2002 and finished 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.

Athletic  

Atlético

Barcelona

Betis

Alavés   

Celta

Deportivo

Espanyol

Málaga

Mallorca

Osasuna

Racing

Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid

Real Sociedad

Recreativo

Sevilla

Valencia

Valladolid

Villarreal

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Location of teams in La Liga 2002–03

(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

League table

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Mallorca entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2002–03 Copa del Rey
2. OSA 1–0 ATM; ATM 0–1 OSA
3. VLD 0–0 MLG; MLG 1–0 VLD

Results

Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Pichichi Trophy

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

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 also

• 2002–03 Segunda División
• 2002–03 Copa del Rey

References

1. "Deportivo 6-0 Alavés" (in Spanish). LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
2. "Mallorca 1-5 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
3. "Alavés 1-5 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
4. "Real Madrid 1-5 Mallorca". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
5. "Osasuna 1-5 Athletic Bilbao". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
6. "Mallorca 0-4 At. Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
7. "Mallorca 0-4 Barcelona". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
8. "Rayo 0-4 Valencia". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
9. "Atlético Madrid 0-4 Real Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
10. "Barcelona 6-1 Alavés". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
11. "Barcelona 6-1 Racing". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
12. "Real Madrid 5-2 Alavés". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
13. "Racing 5-2 Espanyol". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
14. "Villarreal 4-3 Atlético Madrid". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
15. "Málaga 3-4 Espanyol". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
16. "Racing 3-4 Athletic Bilbao". LFP. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
17. "Ganadores de los Premios Juego Limpio" [Fair-play awards Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
18. "El Real Madrid, ganador del Premio al Juego Limpio 2003" [Real Madrid, 2003 Fair Play Award Winner] (in Spanish). Real Madrid (filed). Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
19. "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.