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.
| 2002–03 season | |||
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| 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) | ||
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Squad edit
Goalkeepers edit
Defenders edit
Midfielders edit
Txomin Nagore- José Movilla
Demetrio Albertini
Jovan Stanković- Carlos Aguilera
Emerson- Luis García
- Jorge Larena
Attackers edit
Transfers edit
In edit
- 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 edit
La Liga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | 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:
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:
Matches edit
| 1 | Barcelona | 2-2 | Atlético Madrid | |
Luis Enrique 5'Luis Enrique 55' |
Jorge Otero 45' Fernando Correa 86' |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 1-1 | Sevilla | |
| Fernando Torres 58' |
Moisés 45' (pen.) |
| 3 | Mallorca | 0-4 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Fernando Torres 8' (pen.) Fernando Correa 42'Fernando Torres 52'Jorge Larena 66' |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 1-1 | Recreativo Huelva | |
| Luis García 34' |
Raúl Molina 27' |
| 5 | Málaga | 3-1 | Atlético Madrid | |
Julio Dely Valdés 44' (pen.)
|
José Mari 90' |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 1-1 | Valencia | |
| Javi Moreno 75' |
Mauricio Pellegrino 40' |
| 7 | Celta Vigo | 0-0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 8 | Atlético Madrid | 2-0 | Rayo Vallecano | |
| García Calvo 5' Fernando Torres 55' (pen.) |
| 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' |
| 10 | Espanyol | 1-2 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Maxi Rodríguez 48' |
Luis García 75' García Calvo 89' |
| 11 | Atlético Madrid | 1-0 | Betis | |
| Fernando Torres 13' |
| 12 | Osasuna | 1-0 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Rivero 62' |
| 13 | Atlético Madrid | 1-0 | Valladolid | |
| Fernando Torres 61' |
| 14 | Alavés | 2-0 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Rubén Navarro 12' Adrian Ilie 31' |
| 15 | Atlético Madrid | 1-2 | Racing Santander | |
| Emerson 52' |
Pedro Munitis 43' Javi Guerrero 66' |
| 16 | Villarreal | 4-3 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Unai 26' Martín Palermo 28'Víctor 44'Martín Palermo 90' |
Fernando Torres 31' Santi 42'Fernando Torres 90' |
| 17 | Atlético Madrid | 3-1 | Deportivo | |
| José Mari 2' Fernando Torres 78'Fernando Correa 80' |
Roy Makaay 6' |
| 18 | Real Madrid | 2-2 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Luís Figo 33' Luís Figo 44' (pen.) |
Javi Moreno 11' (pen.) Demetrio Albertini 90' |
| 19 | Atlético Madrid | 1-2 | Real Sociedad | |
| Luis García 49' |
Tayfun 46' Darko Kovačević 62' |
| 20 | Atlético Madrid | 3-0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| Fernando Torres 39' Emerson 69'García Calvo 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 21 | Sevilla | 1-1 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Fredi 53' |
Javi Moreno 49' |
| 22 | Atlético Madrid | 2-1 | Mallorca | |
| José Movilla 14' Luis García 59' |
Álvaro Novo 20' |
| 23 | Recreativo Huelva | 3-0 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Quique Romero 67' Xisco 82'Benítez 84' |
| 24 | Atlético Madrid | 2-1 | Málaga | |
| Luis García 13' Fernando Torres 46' |
Darío Silva 60' |
| 25 | Valencia | 0-1 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Carlos Aguilera 72' |
| 26 | Atlético Madrid | 0-1 | Celta Vigo | |
| Eduardo Berizzo 87' |
| 27 | Rayo Vallecano | 0-0 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| Stadium: Campo Vallecas |
| 28 | Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Santiago Ezquerro 83' |
| 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 |
| 30 | Betis | 2-2 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Alfonso 47' Arzu 85' |
Luis García 27' Luis García 75' |
| 31 | Atlético Madrid | 0-1 | Osasuna | |
| Iván Rosado 43' |
| 32 | Valladolid | 3-1 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Fernando Sales 30' David Aganzo 50'David Aganzo 74' |
José Mari 64' |
| 33 | Atlético Madrid | 0-1 | Alavés | |
| Adrian Ilie 55' |
| 34 | Racing Santander | 0-2 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Javi Moreno 63', 76' (pen.) |
| 35 | Atlético Madrid | 3-2 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| Calleja 23' Torres 70'Torres 74' |
Arruabarrena 30' Josico 41' |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 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 |
| 37 | Atlético Madrid | 0-4 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Ronaldo 6' Raúl 18'Ronaldo 31'Raúl 70' |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón |
| 38 | Real Sociedad | 3-0 | Atlético Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Darko Kovačević 5' Javier de Pedro 56'Nihat 74' |
Stadium: Estadio Anoeta |
Statistics edit
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Position | Number | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 |  Fernando Torres
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13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | MF | 20 | Luis García
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9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Javi Moreno
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5 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | FW | 23 | José Mari
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6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 10 |  Fernando Correa
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4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 8 |  Demetrio Albertini
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2 | 1 | 3 |
| DF | 15 | Aguilera
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2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | DF | 5 | García Calvo
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2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 7 | Movilla
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1 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | 18 |  Emerson
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | DF | 3 | Jorge Otero
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1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 4 |  Mirsad Hibić
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 6 | Santi Denia
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 22 |  Fabricio Coloccini
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0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 24 | Jorge Larena
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 51 | 8 | 59 | |||