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2006–07 La Liga

2006–07 La Liga

The 2006–07 La Liga season, the 76th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2006 and finished on 17 June 2007. Real Madrid won La Liga on the better head to head against Barcelona in one of its most thrilling seasons to date. Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnàstic de Tarragona were relegated.

Barcelona was in first place for much of the season while arch-rivals Real Madrid were six points behind and in fourth. However, Barcelona began playing inconsistently after January, while Madrid's form improved in that same period. On 12 May 2007, Real Madrid took the league lead for the first time all season by defeating Espanyol 4–3, coming back from 3–1 first half deficit. The Sunday after Madrid won their epic battle with Espanyol, Barcelona dropped points with a 1–1 draw to struggling Real Betis. By virtue of their superior head to head record, Madrid sat at the top of La Liga with both teams having four league games left.[1] [19]

On the penultimate day of the season, Barcelona failed to overcome city rivals Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, drawing 2–2.[15] In the final La Liga matches, Barcelona thrashed Gimnàstic 5–1, but Madrid came back from a 1–0 deficit to beat Mallorca 3–1 and clinch the title on head-to-head superiority.

La Liga
Season2006–07
ChampionsReal Madrid
30th title
RelegatedCelta Vigo
Real Sociedad
Gimnàstic
Champions LeagueReal Madrid (group stage)
Barcelona (group stage)
Sevilla (3rd qualifying round)
Valencia (3rd qualifying round)
UEFA CupVillarreal (first round)
Zaragoza (first round)
Getafe (first round) (via Copa del Rey)
Intertoto CupAtlético Madrid (third round)
Matches played380
Goals scored942 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerRuud van Nistelrooy (25)
Biggest home winOsasuna 5–1 Betis
(14 January 2007)[6]
Gimnàstic 4–0 Espanyol
(28 January 2007)[7]
Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal
(25 November 2006)[8]
Sevilla 4–0 Levante
(29 August 2006)[9]
Sevilla 4–0 Deportivo
(20 December 2006)[10]
Valencia 4–0 Gimnàstic
(1 October 2006)[11]
Valencia 4–0 Deportivo
(10 December 2006)[12]
Biggest away winAtlético Madrid 0–6 Barcelona
(20 May 2007)[13]
Highest scoringRacing 5–4 Athletic Bilbao
(1 April 2007)[14]
← 2005–06
2007–08 →

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Recreativo, Gimnàstic and Levante, returning to the top flight after an absence of four, fifty six and one years respectively. They replaced Alaves, Cádiz (both teams relegated after a season's presence) and Málaga (ending their seven-year top flight spell).

Team information

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Real ZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
LevanteCiudad de Valencia25,354
MallorcaONO Estadi23,142
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,400
Recreativo de HuelvaNuevo Colombino19,860
OsasunaEstadio Reyno de Navarra19,553
GetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez16,300
Gimnàstic de TarragonaNou Estadi14,500

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Real Madrid(C)3823786640+2676[1]2007–08 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2Barcelona38221067833+4576[1]
3Sevilla3821896435+29712007–08 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4Valencia38206125742+1566
5Villarreal38188124844+4622007–08 UEFA Cup First round
6Zaragoza381612105543+1260[2]
7Atlético Madrid38179124639+760[2]2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
8Recreativo38159145452+254
9Getafe381410143933+6522007–08 UEFA Cup First round[3]
10Racing Santander381214124248−650
11Espanyol381213134653−749[4]
12Mallorca38147174147−649[4]
13Deportivo La Coruña381211153245−1347
14Osasuna38137185149+246
15Levante381012163753−1642
16Real Betis38816143649−1340[5]
17Athletic Bilbao381010184462−1840[5]
18Celta de Vigo(R)38109194059−1939Relegation to Segunda División
19Real Sociedad(R)38811193247−1535
20Gimnàstic(R)3877243469−3528

Results

Home \ AwayATHATMFCBBETCELRCDESPGETLEVMLLGIMOSARACRMARSORECSFCVCFVILZAR
Athletic Bilbao1–41–31–20–11–12–12–02–01–00–20–30–01–41–14–21–31–00–10–0
Atlético Madrid1–00–60–02–32–01–21–02–11–10–01–01–11–11–12–12–10–13–10–0
Barcelona3–01–11–13–12–12–21–01–01–03–03–02–03–31–03–03–11–14–03–1
Betis3–00–11–11–01–11–10–22–10–11–10–51–10–10–10–00–02–13–31–1
Celta de Vigo1–11–32–32–11–00–22–11–20–31–10–22–21–20–01–21–23–21–11–1
Deportivo La Coruña0–21–01–10–10–10–01–00–01–01–01–00–02–02–02–51–21–22–03–2
Espanyol3–22–13–12–22–11–31–51–13–10–10–02–20–11–00–12–11–11–11–2
Getafe0–01–41–11–11–02–00–10–01–00–12–01–01–01–01–10–03–03–02–2
Levante0–00–31–11–11–12–00–01–10–12–01–42–01–42–02–12–44–20–20–0
Mallorca1–30–01–42–02–20–01–02–03–11–03–11–20–10–02–10–00–11–22–1
Gimnàstic2–30–21–50–11–20–04–01–32–12–32–32–21–30–11–11–01–10–31–0
Osasuna1–11–20–05–10–14–10–20–22–13–02–00–11–42–01–10–01–11–42–2
Racing Santander5–40–10–30–21–10–01–11–02–30–24–11–02–11–04–30–01–02–10–2
Real Madrid2–11–12–00–01–23–14–31–10–13–12–02–03–12–00–33–22–10–01–0
Real Sociedad0–22–00–20–03–10–11–10–01–03–13–22–10–01–22–31–30–10–11–3
Recreativo0–01–00–42–04–21–10–11–20–11–12–12–04–22–31–01–32–02–11–1
Sevilla4–13–12–13–22–04–03–11–04–01–22–12–00–02–10–02–13–00–13–1
Valencia1–13–12–12–11–04–03–22–03–03–14–01–00–20–13–32–02–02–32–0
Villarreal3–10–12–03–21–00–20–01–01–12–12–01–42–11–01–10–10–00–13–2
Zaragoza4–31–01–02–12–01–13–03–12–22–03–01–20–02–23–20–02–10–11–0

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1NetherlandsRuud van NistelrooyReal Madrid25
2ArgentinaDiego MilitoZaragoza23
3MaliFrédéric KanoutéSevilla21
BrazilRonaldinhoBarcelona21
5UruguayDiego ForlánVillarreal19
6SpainDavid VillaValencia16
7SpainRaúl TamudoEspanyol15
BrazilFernando BaianoCelta Vigo15
9SpainFernando TorresAtlético Madrid14
ArgentinaLionel MessiBarcelona14
11SpainFernando MorientesValencia12
FranceFlorent Sinama PongolleRecreativo12
13SpainDaniel GüizaGetafe11
SpainJavier PortilloGimnàstic11
SerbiaNikola ŽigićRacing Santander11
SpainRoberto SoldadoOsasuna11
CameroonSamuel Eto'oBarcelona11
18BrazilLuís FabianoSevilla10
SpainLuis GarcíaEspanyol10

Source: LFP [22]

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with fewest goals to games ratio. Last updated 17 June 2007 [2] [23]

GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam
ArgentinaRoberto Abbondanzieri
30
36
0.83
Getafe
SpainVíctor Valdés
33
38
0.87
Barcelona
ArgentinaLeo Franco
28
32
0.88
Atlético Madrid
UruguaySebastián Viera
25
28
0.89
Villarreal
SpainAndrés Palop
32
34
0.94
Sevilla
ChileClaudio Bravo
29
29
1
Real Sociedad
SpainSantiago Cañizares
33
32
1.03
Valencia
SpainIker Casillas
40
38
1.05
Real Madrid
SpainToño
36
32
1.13
Racing Santander
SpainJosé Francisco Molina
39
34
1.15
Levante

Assists table

RankPlayerClubAssists
1SpainDavid VillaValencia12
2BrazilDani AlvesSevilla11
SpainPedro MunitisRacing Santander11
4PortugalDecoBarcelona10
5VenezuelaJuan ArangoMallorca9
ArgentinaAndrés D'AlessandroZaragoza9
ArgentinaAriel IbagazaMallorca9
8CameroonSamuel Eto'oBarcelona8
ArgentinaGustavo LópezCelta Vigo8
BrazilRonaldinhoBarcelona8

  • Source: ESPN Soccernet [24]

Fair Play award

RankClubPoints
1Recreativo84
2Getafe103
3Mallorca104
4Barcelona106
5Villarreal108
6Real Sociedad110
7Gimnàstic116
8Zaragoza125
9Valencia126
10Athletic Bilbao129
11Deportivo La Coruña131
12Espanyol133
13Real Madrid135
14Celta Vigo137
15Racing Santander139
16Atlético Madrid144
17Osasuna145
18Levante150
19Sevilla151
20Betis189

  • Source: Guia As de La Liga 2007-08, p. 140 (sports magazine)

Pedro Zaballa award

Cuco Ziganda (Osasuna head coach) and David Belenguer (Getafe footballer)[16][17]

Overall

  • Most wins - Real Madrid (23)

  • Fewest wins - Gimnàstic (7)

  • Most draws - Betis (16)

  • Fewest draws - Valencia (6)

  • Most losses - Gimnàstic (24)

  • Fewest losses - Barcelona (6)

  • Most goals scored - Barcelona (78)

  • Fewest goals scored - Deportivo La Coruña and Real Sociedad (32)

  • Most goals conceded - Gimnàstic (69)

  • Fewest goals conceded - Barcelona and Getafe (33)

See also

  • List of transfers of La Liga – 2006-07 season

  • 2006–07 Segunda División

  • 2006–07 Copa del Rey

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