| Dates | 31 August 1985 – 20 April 1986 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Real Madrid 21st title |
| Relegated | Valencia Hércules Celta Vigo |
| European Cup | Real Madrid |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Zaragoza |
| UEFA Cup | Barcelona Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 798 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hugo Sánchez (22 goals) |
1986–87 → | |
The1985–86La Liga season was the 55th since its establishment. It began on 31 August 1985, and concluded on 20 April 1986.
Barcelona lost their defence of the title toReal Madrid, who won the title by an 11-point margin.
This season markedValencia's only relegation from La Liga to date.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid(C) | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 33 | +50 | 56 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Barcelona | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 45 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 43 | |
| 4 | Zaragoza | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 42 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 41 | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 39 | |
| 8 | Real Betis | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sevilla | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Valladolid | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 32 | |
| 11 | Español | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 31 | |
| 12 | Racing Santander | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 31 | |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 27 | |
| 14 | Osasuna | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 27 | |
| 15 | Cádiz | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 26 | |
| 16 | Valencia(R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 25 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 17 | Hércules(R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 22 | |
| 18 | Celta Vigo(R) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | CÁD | CEL | ESP | HÉR | LPA | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SEV | SPG | VAL | VLD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | |
| FC Barcelona | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Betis | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Cádiz CF | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| RCD Español | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hércules CF | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| UD Las Palmas | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Osasuna | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Racing de Santander | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sevilla FC | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sporting de Gijón | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Valencia CF | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Valladolid | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Zaragoza | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 22 | |
2 | Real Madrid | 16 | |
3 | Zaragoza | 15 | |
4 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 13 |
| La Liga 1985–86 winners |
|---|
| Real Madrid 21st title |