# 2001–02 Real Madrid CF season

The 2001–02 season was Real Madrid's 71st season in La Liga. This article lists all matches that the club played in the 2001–02 season, and also shows statistics of the club's players. Although German home appliance giant Teka appeared as a shirt sponsor earlier in the season, Realmadrid.com replaced it as the primary shirt sponsor later in 2001, and there was no shirt sponsor for the second half of the season. The club introduced new grey and black third kits as well.

## Summary

Real Madrid endured its worst domestic league performance under Vicente del Bosque's management, finishing only third in the league standings (with 66 points), as well as losing the Copa del Rey final at the Bernabéu to unheralded Deportivo La Coruña, despite the club's world record signing of Zinedine Zidane from Juventus. On a brighter note, del Bosque delivered La Novena's UEFA Champions League title as a consolation prize, following a 2–1 victory against Bayer Leverkusen in the final thanks to Zidane's volley goal.

### Centennial kit

The club wore a special kit throughout the 2002 year.
* Centennial

## First-team 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 | Iker Casillas |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Míchel Salgado |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Roberto Carlos |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Fernando Hierro |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Zinedine Zidane |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Iván Helguera |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Raúl |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steve McManaman |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Fernando Morientes |
| 10 | MF | POR | Luís Figo |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Sávio |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Iván Campo |
| 13 | GK | ESP | César |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Guti |
| 15 | MF | CMR | Geremi |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Flávio Conceição |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Alberto Rivera |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Aitor Karanka |
| 19 | MF | BIH | Elvir Baljić |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Albert Celades |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Santiago Solari |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Francisco Pavón |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Pedro Munitis |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Claude Makélélé |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Óscar Miñambres |
| 27 | GK | ESP | Carlos Sánchez |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Benito |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Borja |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Raúl Bravo |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Valdo |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Rubén |
| 39 | FW | ESP | Javier Portillo |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | €72,0 million |
| FW | Edwin Congo | Toulouse | loan ended |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Bodo Illgner | | retired |
| DF | Manuel Sanchis | | retired |
| FW | Tote | Real Valladolid | |
| MF | Perica Ognjenović | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Elvir Baljić | Rayo Vallecano | loan |
| DF | Alberto Rivera Pizarro | Marseille | |
| DF | Carlos Aranda | Numancia | |

## Results
### Friendlies

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | Report |
| 1 | 2001-07-27 | Friendly | — | A | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 1 | Referee Markus Nobs Lausanne-Sport Real Madrid 61' Kuzba 3' Raúl 83' Guti |
| 2 | 2001-07-29 | Friendly | — | A | Stade Nyonnais | 12 – 1 | Referee Guido Wildhaber Stade Nyonnais Real Madrid 82' Joly 4' Zidane 8' McManaman 19' Miñambres 33', 55' Baljić 61', 69', 78', 80' Congo 65' Rivera 77' Álvaro 90' Rodrigo |
| 3 | 2001-08-01 | Ciudad de Alicante Trophy | — | N | Montpellier | 1 – 0 | Referee Arcas Piqueres Real Madrid Montpellier 34' Guti |
| 4 | 2001-08-04 | Friendly | — | A | Al Ahly | 0 – 1 | Report Report link Referee Al-Ghandour Al Ahly Real Madrid 50' Sunday |
| 5 | 2001-08-10 | Teresa Herrera Trophy | Semi-final | N | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 (3–1 pen.) | Referee Pérez Burrul Real Madrid Cruz Azul 88' Raúl 56' Zepeda |
| 6 | 2001-08-11 | Teresa Herrera Trophy | Final | A | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 2 | Referee Iturralde González Deportivo La Coruña Real Madrid 52' Makaay 75' Tristán 47' Figo |
| 7 | 2001-08-14 | Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu | — | H | Internazionale | 1 – 2 | Referee Mejuto González Real Madrid Internazionale 80' (pen.) Hierro 5' Vieri 89' Adriano |
| 8 | 2001-08-31 | Ciudad de Cartagena Trophy | — | A | Cartagonova | 5 – 1 | Referee Cerezuela Caravaca Cartagonova Real Madrid 66' Artigas 11', 44' Munitis 19', 85' Geremi 74' Congo |
| 9 | 2002-01-02 | Trofeo Madrid 2012 | — | H | Atlético Madrid | 3 – 2 | Referee Carolina Domenech Real Madrid Atlético Madrid 18' Raúl 52' Helguera 71' Celades 44' Torres 80' Roberto |
| 10 | 2002-05-07 | Ex-Real Madrid players Tribute | — | H | Japan | 1 – 0 | Referee Esquinas Torres Japan Real Madrid 27' Congo |
| 11 | 2002-05-23 | Friendly | — | A | Talavera | 4 – 1 | Referee Jimenez Moreno Talavera Real Madrid 62' Morilla 11', 26' Congo 34' Sestelo 53' Riki |
Last updated: 2008-07-17 Source: Temporada 2001–02 $^1$Real Madrid goals come first. Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Real Madrid. Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Valencia (C) | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Barcelona | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Real Madrid qualified directly for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League as holders.

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

#### Results summary

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

### Champions League
#### First group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | ROM | LMO | AND |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | Advance to second group stage | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Advance to second group stage | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | — |

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | PAN | SPP | POR |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |

#### Final
### FIFA Club World Championship

As winners of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid was one of the 12 teams that were invited to the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which was scheduled to be hosted in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001. However, the tournament was cancelled, primarily due to the collapse of ISL, which was the marketing partner of FIFA at the time.
Since the fixtures were already released prior to the tournament's cancellation, it is known that Real Madrid would have played its group stage matches at the Bernabéu.

#### Group stage
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Casillas | 39 | -11 | 25 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 9 | -6 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Salgado | 54 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Hierro | 47 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Iván Helguera | 44 | 5 | 25+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11+1 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Pavon | 45 | 1 | 26+2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Roberto Carlos | 50 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | POR | Luís Figo | 45 | 11 | 27+1 | 7 | 5+1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Makélélé | 51 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Zidane | 47 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 6+1 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Raul | 53 | 26 | 34+1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Morientes | 49 | 22 | 28+5 | 19 | 3+2 | 0 | 8+3 | 3 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | César | 25 | -12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 9 | -8 |
| 27 | GK | ESP | Carlos Sánchez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Iván Campo | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Aitor Karanka | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Rubén | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Óscar Miñambres | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Raúl Bravo | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | McManaman | 40 | 4 | 13+10 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 6+7 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Sávio | 14 | 2 | 0+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Guti | 45 | 13 | 9+20 | 4 | 5+2 | 6 | 7+2 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | CMR | Geremi | 15 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Flávio Conceição | 20 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Albert Celades | 27 | 2 | 6+8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Solari | 50 | 5 | 14+13 | 1 | 3+6 | 0 | 9+5 | 4 |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Valdo | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Munitis | 39 | 3 | 6+18 | 2 | 4+3 | 0 | 4+4 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | ESP | Javier Portillo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | ESP | Alberto Rivera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BIH | Elvir Baljić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Carlos Aranda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2002 Source: Competitions
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