2001–02 La Liga

The 2001–02 La Liga season was the 71st since its establishment. It began on 25 August 2001, and concluded on 11 May 2002.

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 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.

Promoted to 2001–02 La Liga	Relegated from 2000–01 La Liga
Sevilla Real Betis Tenerife	Oviedo Racing Santander Numancia

Team information

Clubs and locations

2001–02 season was composed of the following clubs:

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Barcelona	Camp Nou	98,772
Real Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu	80,354
Espanyol	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys	55,926
Valencia	Mestalla	55,000
Real Betis*	Manuel Ruiz de Lopera	52,132
Sevilla*	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán	45,500
Athletic Bilbao	San Mamés	39,750
Deportivo de La Coruña	Riazor	34,600
Real Zaragoza	La Romareda	34,596
Celta de Vigo	Estadio Balaídos	32,500
Real Sociedad	Anoeta	32,200
Málaga	La Rosaleda	30,044
Valladolid	José Zorrilla	27,846
Mallorca	Son Moix	23,142
Villarreal	El Madrigal	23,000
Tenerife*	Heliodoro Rodríguez López	22,824
Las Palmas	Insular	21,000
Alavés	Mendizorrotza	19,840
Osasuna	El Sadar	19,553
Rayo Vallecano	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas	14,505

Promoted from Segunda División

League table

Overall

Most wins - Valencia
Fewest wins - UD Las Palmas and Real Zaragoza
Most draws - Málaga CF and Real Betis
Fewest draws - Deportivo Alavés
Most losses - Tenerife
Fewest losses - Valencia
Most goals scored - Real Madrid
Fewest goals scored - Tenerife
Most goals conceded - Athletic Bilbao
Fewest goals conceded - Valencia

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

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

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

Fair Play award

Rank	Club	Points
1	Deportivo La Coruña	88
2	Real Sociedad	97
3	Real Madrid	99
4	Barcelona	100
5	Valladolid	104
6	Mallorca	107
7	Valencia	121
8	Athletic Bilbao	125
8	Zaragoza	125
10	Espanyol	131
11	Rayo Vallecano	148
12	Celta Vigo	153
13	Tenerife	155
14	Alavés	159
15	Betis	162
15	Villarreal	162
17	Las Palmas	171
18	Málaga	173
19	Sevilla	175
20	Osasuna	180

Source: Mundo Deportivo and CanalDeportivo

Pedro Zaballa award

Manuel Pablo and Everton Giovanella footballers

Attendances

Source:

#	Club	Avg. attendance	% change	Highest
1	Real Madrid	63,645	-1.3%	71,529
2	FC Barcelona	54,211	-13.4%	95,000
3	Valencia CF	45,211	5.8%	54,000
4	Real Betis	36,842	25.4%	50,000
5	Athletic Club	33,211	3.4%	39,000
6	Sevilla FC	33,158	10.5%	45,000
7	Deportivo de La Coruña	29,368	1.5%	34,000
8	Real Zaragoza	25,013	-0.2%	34,000
9	Real Sociedad	24,885	-0.5%	30,000
10	Celta de Vigo	21,553	-0.6%	31,500
11	RCD Espanyol	19,984	8.0%	47,900
12	CA Osasuna	16,861	-2.3%	18,870
13	RCD Mallorca	16,726	0.5%	22,000
14	CD Tenerife	16,684	32.0%	24,000
15	UD Las Palmas	16,456	-4.5%	22,000
16	Villarreal CF	16,137	5.0%	22,700
17	Málaga CF	16,000	1.3%	30,000
18	Deportivo Alavés	13,740	-1.7%	16,124
19	Real Valladolid	13,116	-1.0%	18,000
20	Rayo Vallecano	11,061	21.8%	16,000