| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia (C) | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 75 | 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 68 | ||
| 3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 661 | ||
| 4 | Barcelona | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 64 | 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round | |
| 5 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 60 | 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round | |
| 6 | Betis | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 59 | ||
| 7 | Alavés | 38 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 542 | ||
| 8 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 53 |
SEV: 7 pts → MLG 1–3 SEV
ATH: 7 pts → SEV 0–2 MLG MLG: 3 pts |
|
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 53 | ||
| 10 | Málaga | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 53 | 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round | |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 49 | ||
| 12 | Valladolid | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 48 | ||
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 47 | ESP 1–2 RSO RSO 1–0 ESP |
|
| 14 | Espanyol | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 47 | ||
| 15 | Villarreal | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 43 | 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round | MLL 0–1 VILL VILL 2–1 MLL |
| 16 | Mallorca | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 43 | ||
| 17 | Osasuna | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 42 | ||
| 18 | Las Palmas (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División | |
| 19 | Tenerife (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 38 | ||
| 20 | Zaragoza (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 37 |
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points.
1Real Madrid was qualified directly for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League as holders.
2Since Deportivo and Real Madrid, finalists of 2001–02 Copa del Rey, were qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, Alavés entered UEFA Cup as best qualified in no european places (7th placed)
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.