2002–03 Atlético Madrid season

97th season in existence of Atlético Madrid

Atlético de Madrid 2002–03 football season

Atlético de Madrid

2002–03 season

President

Jesús Gil

Head coach

Luis Aragonés

Stadium

Vicente Calderón

La Liga

12th

Copa del Rey

Quarter-finals

Top goalscorer

League: Fernando Torres (13)
All: Fernando Torres (14)

Home colours

Away colours

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2003–04 →

Atlético de Madrid returned to La Liga following a two-year absence, having a safe ride in the midfield under Luis Aragonés. The season marked the breakthrough of Fernando Torres, the striker making his La Liga debut by the start of the season, scoring 13 league goals as a teenager. Demetrio Albertini was a key signing before the season, the experienced Italian providing a solid display before departing for Lazio in his home country.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Fernando Torres
Dani
Javi Moreno
Fernando Correa
José Mari

Transfers

In

José Mari from A.C. Milan loan
Javi Moreno from A.C. Milan loan
Demetrio Albertini from A.C. Milan loan
Fabricio Coloccini from A.C. Milan loan
Cosmin Contra from A.C. Milan loan

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Sevilla	38	13	11	14	38	39	−1	50
11	Osasuna	38	12	11	15	40	48	−8	47^[a]
12	Atlético Madrid	38	12	11	15	51	56	−5	47^[a]
13	Málaga	38	11	13	14	44	49	−5	46^[b]
14	Valladolid	38	12	10	16	37	40	−3	46^[b]

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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b OSA 1–0 ATM; ATM 0–1 OSA
^ ^a ^b VLD 0–0 MLG; MLG 1–0 VLD

Matches

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

1	Barcelona	2-2	Atlético Madrid
	Luis Enrique 5' Luis Enrique 55'		Jorge Otero 45' Fernando Correa 86'

Atlético Madrid v Sevilla

2	Atlético Madrid	1-1	Sevilla
	Fernando Torres 58'		Moisés 45' (pen.)

Mallorca v Atlético Madrid

3	Mallorca	0-4	Atlético Madrid
			Fernando Torres 8' (pen.) Fernando Correa 42' Fernando Torres 52' Jorge Larena 66'

Atlético Madrid v Recreativo Huelva

4	Atlético Madrid	1-1	Recreativo Huelva
	Luis García 34'		Raúl Molina 27'

Málaga v Atlético Madrid

5	Málaga	3-1	Atlético Madrid
	Julio Dely Valdés 44' (pen.) 2-0 Fernando Sanz 65' 3-0 Manu 70'		José Mari 90'

Atlético Madrid v Valencia

6	Atlético Madrid	1-1	Valencia
	Javi Moreno 75'		Mauricio Pellegrino 40'

Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid

Celta Vigo

0-0

Atlético Madrid

Atlético Madrid v Rayo Vallecano

8	Atlético Madrid	2-0	Rayo Vallecano
	García Calvo 5' Fernando Torres 55' (pen.)

Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

9	Atlético Madrid	3-3	Athletic Bilbao
	José Mari 23' José Mari 75' José Mari 90'		Ismael Urzaiz 49' Ismael Urzaiz 53' Ismael Urzaiz 82'

Espanyol v Atlético Madrid

10	Espanyol	1-2	Atlético Madrid
	Maxi Rodríguez 48'		Luis García 75' García Calvo 89'

Atlético Madrid v Betis

11	Atlético Madrid	1-0	Betis
	Fernando Torres 13'

Osasuna v Atlético Madrid

12	Osasuna	1-0	Atlético Madrid
	Rivero 62'

Atlético Madrid v Valladolid

13	Atlético Madrid	1-0	Valladolid
	Fernando Torres 61'

Alavés v Atlético Madrid

14	Alavés	2-0	Atlético Madrid
	Rubén Navarro 12' Adrian Ilie 31'

Atlético Madrid v Racing Santander

15	Atlético Madrid	1-2	Racing Santander
	Emerson 52'		Pedro Munitis 43' Javi Guerrero 66'

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

16	Villarreal	4-3	Atlético Madrid
	Unai 26' Martín Palermo 28' Víctor 44' Martín Palermo 90'		Fernando Torres 31' Santi 42' Fernando Torres 90'

Atlético Madrid v Deportivo

17	Atlético Madrid	3-1	Deportivo
	José Mari 2' Fernando Torres 78' Fernando Correa 80'		Roy Makaay 6'

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid

18	Real Madrid	2-2	Atlético Madrid
	Luís Figo 33' Luís Figo 44' (pen.)		Javi Moreno 11' (pen.) Demetrio Albertini 90'

Atlético Madrid v Real Sociedad

19	Atlético Madrid	1-2	Real Sociedad
	Luis García 49'		Tayfun 46' Darko Kovačević 62'

Atlético Madrid v Barcelona

20	Atlético Madrid	3-0	Barcelona	Madrid
	Fernando Torres 39' Emerson 69' García Calvo 88'			Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

Sevilla v Atlético Madrid

21	Sevilla	1-1	Atlético Madrid
	Fredi 53'		Javi Moreno 49'

Atlético Madrid v Mallorca

22	Atlético Madrid	2-1	Mallorca
	José Movilla 14' Luis García 59'		Álvaro Novo 20'

Recreativo Huelva v Atlético Madrid

23	Recreativo Huelva	3-0	Atlético Madrid
	Quique Romero 67' Xisco 82' Benítez 84'

Atlético Madrid v Málaga

24	Atlético Madrid	2-1	Málaga
	Luis García 13' Fernando Torres 46'		Darío Silva 60'

Valencia v Atlético Madrid

25	Valencia	0-1	Atlético Madrid
			Carlos Aguilera 72'

Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo

26	Atlético Madrid	0-1	Celta Vigo
			Eduardo Berizzo 87'

Rayo Vallecano v Atlético Madrid

27	Rayo Vallecano	0-0	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
				Stadium: Campo Vallecas

Athletic Bilbao v Atlético Madrid

28	Athletic Bilbao	1-0	Atlético Madrid
	Santiago Ezquerro 83'

Atlético Madrid v Espanyol

29	Atlético Madrid	3-3	Espanyol	Madrid
	Luis García 74' Mirsad Hibić 86' Carlos Aguilera 90'		Raúl Tamudo 24' Alberto Lopo 59' Cyril Domoraud 76'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

Betis v Atlético Madrid

30	Betis	2-2	Atlético Madrid
	Alfonso 47' Arzu 85'		Luis García 27' Luis García 75'

Atlético Madrid v Osasuna

31	Atlético Madrid	0-1	Osasuna
			Iván Rosado 43'

Valladolid v Atlético Madrid

32	Valladolid	3-1	Atlético Madrid
	Fernando Sales 30' David Aganzo 50' David Aganzo 74'		José Mari 64'

Atlético Madrid v Alavés

33	Atlético Madrid	0-1	Alavés
			Adrian Ilie 55'

Racing Santander v Atlético Madrid

34	Racing Santander	0-2	Atlético Madrid
			Javi Moreno 63', 76' (pen.)

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

35	Atlético Madrid	3-2	Villarreal	Madrid
	Calleja 23' Torres 70' Torres 74'		Arruabarrena 30' Josico 41'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

Deportivo v Atlético Madrid

36	Deportivo	3-2	Atlético Madrid	La Coruña
	Enrique Romero 14' Roy Makaay 78' Juan Carlos Valerón 85'		Demetrio Albertini 7' Fernando Correa 77'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

37	Atlético Madrid	0-4	Real Madrid	Madrid
			Ronaldo 6' Raúl 18' Ronaldo 31' Raúl 70'	Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

Real Sociedad v Atlético Madrid

38	Real Sociedad	3-0	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
	Darko Kovačević 5' Javier de Pedro 56' Nihat 74'			Stadium: Estadio Anoeta

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Player	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Total
1	FW	9	Fernando Torres	13	1	14
2	MF	20	Luis García	9	0	9
3	FW	19	Javi Moreno	5	2	7
4	FW	23	José Mari	6	0	6
5	FW	10	Fernando Correa	4	1	5
6	MF	8	Demetrio Albertini	2	1	3
6	DF	15	Aguilera	2	1	3
8	DF	5	García Calvo	2	0	2
	MF	7	Movilla	1	1	2
	MF	18	Emerson	2	0	2
11	DF	3	Jorge Otero	1	0	1
	DF	4	Mirsad Hibić	1	0	1
	DF	6	Santi Denia	1	0	1
	DF	22	Fabricio Coloccini	0	1	1
	MF	24	Jorge Larena	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
Totals				51	8	59

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2002–03 in Spanish football

Domestic leagues

Domestic cups

Women's football

Superliga
Primera Nacional
Copa de la Reina

Club seasons
La Liga	Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Betis Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Espanyol Málaga Mallorca Osasuna Racing de Santander Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid Real Sociedad Recreativo Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Villarreal
Segunda División	Albacete Almería Badajoz Compostela Córdoba Eibar Elche Getafe Las Palmas Leganés Levante Murcia Numancia Oviedo Poli Ejido Racing Ferrol Salamanca Sporting Gijón Tenerife Terrassa Xerez Zaragoza