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2001–02 La Liga
71st season of La Liga
71st season of La Liga
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | La Liga |
| season | 2001–02 |
| dates | 25 August 2001 – 11 May 2002 |
| winners | Valencia |
| 5th title | |
| relegated | Las Palmas |
| Tenerife | |
| Zaragoza | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2002-03-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Real Madrid (as [Champions League](2001-02-uefa-champions-league) winners) |
| Valencia | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | |
| Barcelona | |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](2002-03-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Celta Vigo |
| Real Betis | |
| Alavés | |
| continentalcup3 | [Intertoto Cup](2002-uefa-intertoto-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Málaga |
| Villarreal | |
| league topscorer | Diego Tristán |
| (21 goals) | |
| biggest home win | Real Madrid 7–0 Las Palmas |
| (10 February 2002) | |
| biggest away win | Tenerife 0–6 Barcelona |
| (2 February 2002) | |
| highest scoring | Real Madrid 7–0 Las Palmas |
| (10 February 2002) | |
| Athletic Bilbao 1–6 Celta Vigo | |
| (24 March 2002) | |
| Villarreal 5–2 Athletic Bilbao | |
| (31 March 2002) | |
| matches | 380 |
| total goals | 961 |
| prevseason | [2000–01](2000-01-la-liga) |
| nextseason | [2002–03](2002-03-la-liga) |
5th title Tenerife Zaragoza Valencia Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona Real Betis Alavés Villarreal (21 goals) (10 February 2002) (2 February 2002) (10 February 2002) Athletic Bilbao 1–6 Celta Vigo (24 March 2002) Villarreal 5–2 Athletic Bilbao (31 March 2002) 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](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
Results
Overall
- Most wins - Valencia (21)
- Fewest wins - UD Las Palmas and Real Zaragoza (9)
- Most draws - Málaga CF and Real Betis (14)
- Fewest draws - Deportivo Alavés (3)
- Most losses - Tenerife (20)
- Fewest losses - Valencia (5)
- Most goals scored - Real Madrid (69)
- Fewest goals scored - Tenerife (32)
- Most goals conceded - Athletic Bilbao (66)
- Fewest goals conceded - Valencia (27)
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Diego Tristán | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Netherlands Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona | ||
| Spain Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | ||
| Spain Catanha | Celta Vigo | ||
| Argentina Javier Saviola | Barcelona | ||
| Spain Raúl Tamudo | Espanyol |
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 |
| Zaragoza | 125 | |
| 10 | Espanyol | 131 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 148 |
| 12 | Celta Vigo | 153 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 155 |
| 14 | Alavés | 159 |
| 15 | Betis | 162 |
| Villarreal | 162 | |
| 17 | Las Palmas | 171 |
| 18 | Málaga | 173 |
| 19 | Sevilla | 175 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 180 |
- Source: Mundo Deportivo (newspaper archive, web) and CanalDeportivo
Pedro Zaballa award
Manuel Pablo (Deportivo de La Coruña) and Everton Giovanella (Celta Vigo) 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 |
References
References
- (9 June 2010). "Real Madrid 7-0 Las Palmas". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
- (9 June 2010). "Tenerife 0-6 Barcelona". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
- (9 June 2010). "Athletic Bilbao 1-6 Celta Vigo". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
- (9 June 2010). "Villarreal 5-2 Athletic Bilbao". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
- (18 May 2002). "Segunda en el fair play, la Real podría jugar la UEFA". [[Mundo Deportivo]].
- (June 2002). "Premio Juego Limpio de la Liga 2001-2002". CanalDeportivo.
- "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp02.htm
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