2002–03 La Liga


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.
Promoted to 2002–03 La Liga Relegated from 2001–02 La Liga
Atlético Madrid
Racing Santander
Recreativo		Las Palmas
Tenerife
Zaragoza

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
Atlético Madrid*Vicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
MálagaLa Rosaleda30,044
ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846
MallorcaSon Moix23,142
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Racing de Santander*El Sardinero22,400
Recreativo de Huelva*Nuevo Colombino19,860
AlavésMendizorrotza19,840
OsasunaEl Sadar19,553
Rayo VallecanoCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas14,505

Promoted from Segunda División.

League table


Overall

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1

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.

Pedro Zaballa award

Real Sociedad supporters

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate

Attendances

Source:
#ClubAvg. attendance% changeHighest
1Real Madrid69,2328.8%78,000
2FC Barcelona66,05821.9%98,152
3Atlético de Madrid46,25010.4%58,000
4Valencia CF45,5580.8%52,000
5Real Betis35,067-4.8%52,000
6Sevilla FC34,7584.8%60,000
7Athletic Club34,1512.8%40,465
8Deportivo de La Coruña28,079-4.4%34,600
9Real Sociedad27,74311.5%33,000
10RCD Espanyol23,58718.0%51,100
11Celta de Vigo20,263-6.0%35,000
12Málaga CF18,15813.5%28,000
13Recreativo de Huelva17,60563.3%20,000
14Villarreal CF17,1586.3%23,000
15RCD Mallorca16,9211.2%23,100
16Racing de Santander15,83249.2%22,000
17CA Osasuna15,464-8.3%18,917
18Deportivo Alavés14,5165.6%19,457
19Real Valladolid12,824-2.2%21,000
20Rayo Vallecano12,63714.2%16,500