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| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 August 2006 – 17 June 2007 |
| Champions | Real Madrid 30th title |
| Relegated | Celta Vigo Real Sociedad Gimnàstic |
| Champions League | Real Madrid Barcelona Sevilla Valencia |
| UEFA Cup | Villarreal Zaragoza Getafe (asCopa del Rey runners-up) |
| Intertoto Cup | Atlético Madrid |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 941 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ruud van Nistelrooy (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Osasuna 5–1Real Betis (14 January 2007)[1] Gimnàstic 4–0Espanyol (28 January 2007)[2] Barcelona 4–0Villarreal (25 November 2006)[3] Sevilla 4–0Levante (29 August 2006)[4] Sevilla 4–0Deportivo La Coruña (20 December 2006)[5] Valencia 4–0Gimnàstic (1 October 2006)[6] Valencia 4–0Deportivo La Coruña (10 December 2006)[7] |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Madrid 0–6Barcelona (20 May 2007)[8] |
| Highest scoring | Racing Santander 5–4Athletic Bilbao (1 April 2007)[9] |
2007–08 → | |
The2006–07La Liga season was the 76th since its establishment. It began on 27 August 2006, and concluded on 17 June 2007.
Real Madrid won La Liga thanks to a superior head-to-head record against runners-upBarcelona.Celta Vigo,Real Sociedad andGimnàstic 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 after defeatingEspanyol 4–3, coming back from a 3–1 first-half deficit. The following Sunday, Barcelona dropped points with a 1–1 draw to strugglingReal 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]
On the penultimate day of the season, Barcelona failed to overcome city rivals Espanyol in theBarcelona derby, drawing 2–2.[10] In the final La Liga matches, Barcelona thrashed Gimnàstic 5–1, but Madrid came back from a 1–0 deficit to beatMallorca 3–1 and clinch the title thanks to head-to-head superiority.
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from theSegunda División. The promoted teams wereRecreativo,Gimnàstic andLevante, returning to the top flight after an absence of three, fifty-six and one years respectively. They replacedAlaves,Cádiz (both teams relegated after a season's presence) andMálaga (ending their seven-year top flight spell).
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
| Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Espanyol | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 55,926 |
| Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
| Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
| Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
| Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
| Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
| Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
| Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
| Levante* | Ciudad de Valencia | 25,354 |
| Mallorca | ONO Estadi | 23,142 |
| Villarreal | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
| Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,400 |
| Recreativo de Huelva* | Nuevo Colombino | 19,860 |
| Osasuna | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,553 |
| Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 16,300 |
| Gimnàstic de Tarragona* | Nou Estadi | 14,500 |
(*) Promoted fromSegunda División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid(C) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 76[a] | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 76[a] | |
| 3 | Sevilla | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 71 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 66 | |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 62 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Zaragoza | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 60[b] | |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 60[b] | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Recreativo | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 54 | |
| 9 | Getafe | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 52 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[c] |
| 10 | Racing | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 50 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 49[d] | |
| 12 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 49[d] | |
| 13 | RC Deportivo | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 47 | |
| 14 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 46 | |
| 15 | Levante | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 42 | |
| 16 | Real Betis | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40[e] | |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40[e] | |
| 18 | Celta(R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 39 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 19 | Real Sociedad(R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 35 | |
| 20 | Gimnàstic(R) | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 28 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CEL | RCD | ESP | GET | LEV | MLL | GIM | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | REC | SFC | VCF | VIL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| Betis | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Espanyol | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Getafe | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Levante | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Mallorca | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Gimnàstic | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Osasuna | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
| Racing Santander | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Recreativo | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sevilla | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Valencia | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Villarreal | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Zaragoza | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
ThePichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Source:LFP
TheRicardo Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played.[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals against | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getafe | 30 | 36 | 0.83 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 33 | 38 | 0.87 | |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | 32 | 0.88 | |
| 4 | Villarreal | 25 | 28 | 0.89 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 32 | 34 | 0.94 | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 29 | 1 | |
| 7 | Valencia | 33 | 32 | 1.03 | |
| 8 | Real Madrid | 40 | 38 | 1.05 | |
| 9 | Racing Santander | 36 | 32 | 1.13 | |
| 10 | Levante | 39 | 34 | 1.15 |
| Rank | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recreativo Huelva | 84 |
| 2 | Getafe | 103 |
| 3 | Mallorca | 104 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 106 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 108 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 110 |
| 7 | Gimnàstic | 116 |
| 8 | Zaragoza | 125 |
| 9 | Valencia | 126 |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 129 |
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruña | 131 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 133 |
| 13 | Real Madrid | 135 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 137 |
| 15 | Racing Santander | 139 |
| 16 | Atlético Madrid | 144 |
| 17 | Osasuna | 145 |
| 18 | Levante | 150 |
| 19 | Sevilla | 151 |
| 20 | Real Betis | 189 |
Cuco Ziganda (Osasuna head coach) andDavid Belenguer (Getafe footballer)[11][12]
There was a national record