# 2001–02 Málaga CF season

The 2001–02 season was the 54th season in the history of Málaga CF and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Málaga participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey. The team finished the season in 10th place and as a result qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Rafa |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Roberto Rojas |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Bravo |
| 4 | DF | POR | Litos |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Mikel Roteta |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Manu Sánchez |
| 7 | FW | PAN | Julio Dely Valdés |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Manel Ruano |
| 9 | FW | URU | Darío Silva |
| 10 | FW | POR | Edgar Pacheco |
| 11 | MF | NED | Kiki Musampa |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Vicente Valcarce |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Pedro Contreras |
| 14 | MF | URU | Marcelo Romero |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Gerardo |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Pablo Calandria |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Miguel Ángel |
| 18 | MF | CRO | Ivan Leko |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Fernando Sanz |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Ariel Zárate |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Txomin Larrainzar |
| 22 | MF | POR | Duda |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Sandro |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Manuel Canabal |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Francesc Arnau |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Josemi |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Juanma |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Juanito |

### Transfers
#### Out
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 26 August 2001 | 11 May 2002 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 44 | +0 | 034.21 |
| Copa del Rey | 31 October 2001 | 6 December 2001 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 035.00 |
Source: BDFutbol

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 53 | |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 53 | |
| 10 | Málaga | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 53 | Qualification for the 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 | |
* 1 2 3 SEV: 7 pts → SEV 3–3 ATH; ATH: 7 pts → ATH 0–1 SEV; MLG: 3 pts

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |