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2001–02 La Liga

71st season of La Liga


71st season of La Liga

FieldValue
competitionLa Liga
season2001–02
dates25 August 2001 – 11 May 2002
winnersValencia
5th title
relegatedLas Palmas
Tenerife
Zaragoza
continentalcup1[Champions League](2002-03-uefa-champions-league)
continentalcup1 qualifiersReal Madrid (as [Champions League](2001-02-uefa-champions-league) winners)
Valencia
Deportivo La Coruña
Barcelona
continentalcup2[UEFA Cup](2002-03-uefa-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiersCelta Vigo
Real Betis
Alavés
continentalcup3[Intertoto Cup](2002-uefa-intertoto-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiersMálaga
Villarreal
league topscorerDiego Tristán
(21 goals)
biggest home winReal Madrid 7–0 Las Palmas
(10 February 2002)
biggest away winTenerife 0–6 Barcelona
(2 February 2002)
highest scoringReal 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)
matches380
total goals961
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 LigaRelegated from [2000–01 La Liga](2000-01-la-liga)
Sevilla
Real Betis
TenerifeOviedo
Racing Santander
Numancia

Team information

Clubs and locations

2001–02 season was composed of the following clubs:

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real Betis*Manuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
Sevilla*Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Real ZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
MálagaLa Rosaleda30,044
ValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,846
MallorcaSon Moix23,142
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Tenerife*Heliodoro Rodríguez López22,824
Las PalmasInsular21,000
AlavésMendizorrotza19,840
OsasunaEl Sadar19,553
Rayo VallecanoCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas14,505

(*) 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.

RankPlayerClubGoals
Spain Diego TristánDeportivo La Coruña
Netherlands Patrick KluivertBarcelona
Spain Fernando MorientesReal Madrid
Spain CatanhaCelta Vigo
Argentina Javier SaviolaBarcelona
Spain Raúl TamudoEspanyol

Fair Play award

RankClubPoints
**1****Deportivo La Coruña****88**
2Real Sociedad97
3Real Madrid99
4Barcelona100
5Valladolid104
6Mallorca107
7Valencia121
8Athletic Bilbao125
Zaragoza125
10Espanyol131
11Rayo Vallecano148
12Celta Vigo153
13Tenerife155
14Alavés159
15Betis162
Villarreal162
17Las Palmas171
18Málaga173
19Sevilla175
20Osasuna180
  • 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:

#ClubAvg. attendance% changeHighest
1Real Madrid63,645-1.3%71,529
2FC Barcelona54,211-13.4%95,000
3Valencia CF45,2115.8%54,000
4Real Betis36,84225.4%50,000
5Athletic Club33,2113.4%39,000
6Sevilla FC33,15810.5%45,000
7Deportivo de La Coruña29,3681.5%34,000
8Real Zaragoza25,013-0.2%34,000
9Real Sociedad24,885-0.5%30,000
10Celta de Vigo21,553-0.6%31,500
11RCD Espanyol19,9848.0%47,900
12CA Osasuna16,861-2.3%18,870
13RCD Mallorca16,7260.5%22,000
14CD Tenerife16,68432.0%24,000
15UD Las Palmas16,456-4.5%22,000
16Villarreal CF16,1375.0%22,700
17Málaga CF16,0001.3%30,000
18Deportivo Alavés13,740-1.7%16,124
19Real Valladolid13,116-1.0%18,000
20Rayo Vallecano11,06121.8%16,000

References

References

  1. (9 June 2010). "Real Madrid 7-0 Las Palmas". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
  2. (9 June 2010). "Tenerife 0-6 Barcelona". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
  3. (9 June 2010). "Athletic Bilbao 1-6 Celta Vigo". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
  4. (9 June 2010). "Villarreal 5-2 Athletic Bilbao". [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
  5. (18 May 2002). "Segunda en el fair play, la Real podría jugar la UEFA". [[Mundo Deportivo]].
  6. (June 2002). "Premio Juego Limpio de la Liga 2001-2002". CanalDeportivo.
  7. "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
  8. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp02.htm
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