| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 August 2005 – 19 May 2006 |
| Champions | Barcelona 18th title |
| Relegated | Alavés Cádiz Málaga |
| Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Valencia Osasuna |
| UEFA Cup | Sevilla Celta Vigo Espanyol (asCopa del Rey winners) |
| Intertoto Cup | Villarreal |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 936 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Samuel Eto'o (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Málaga 5–0Real Betis (23 October 2005)[1] Barcelona 5–0Real Sociedad (30 October 2005)[2] Getafe 5–0Espanyol (22 January 2006)[3] Atlético Madrid 5–0Málaga (25 February 2006)[4] Espanyol 5–0Sevilla (26 February 2006)[5] Cádiz 5–0Málaga (13 May 2006)[6] |
| Biggest away win | Osasuna 0–4Getafe (2 April 2006)[7] Cádiz 0–4Sevilla (11 February 2006)[8] |
| Highest scoring | Valencia 5–3Cádiz (2 April 2006)[9] |
2006–07 → | |
The2005–06La Liga season was the 75th since its establishment. It began on 27 August 2005, and concluded on 19 May 2006; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the impending2006 FIFA World Cup.
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 wereCádiz,Celta de Vigo andAlavés, returning to the top flight after an absence of twelve, one and two years respectively. They replacedLevante,Numancia (both teams relegated after a season's presence) andAlbacete (ending their two-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 |
| Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
| Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
| Villarreal | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
| Cádiz* | Ramón de Carranza | 23,000 |
| Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,400 |
| Alavés* | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Osasuna | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,553 |
| Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 16,300 |
(*) Promoted fromSegunda División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona(C) | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 82 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 70 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Osasuna | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 68 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 64 | |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 57 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 55 | |
| 9 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 52 | |
| 11 | Zaragoza | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 46 | |
| 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 45 | |
| 13 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 43 | |
| 14 | Real Betis | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 42 | |
| 15 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 16 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 40 | |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40 | |
| 18 | Alavés(R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 39 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 19 | Cádiz(R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 36 | |
| 20 | Málaga(R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CÁD | CEL | ALV | RCD | ESP | GET | MCF | MLL | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SFC | VCF | VIL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Barcelona | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Betis | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Cádiz | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Alavés | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Espanyol | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Getafe | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Málaga | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Mallorca | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Osasuna | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Racing Santander | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Sevilla | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Valencia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Villarreal | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Zaragoza | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
ThePichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
TheRicardo Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals against | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celta Vigo | 28 | 37 | 0.76 | |
| 2 | Valencia | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 29 | 35 | 0.83 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 34 | 0.91 | |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 38 | 37 | 1.03 | |
| Sevilla | 37 | 36 | |||
| Villarreal | 30 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Mallorca | 36 | 31 | 1.16 | |
| 9 | Osasuna | 35 | 30 | 1.17 | |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 45 | 38 | 1.18 |
| Rank | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | |
| 2 | 98 | |
| 3 | 99 | |
| 4 | 106 | |
| 5 | 114 | |
| 6 | 116 | |
| 7 | 124 | |
| 9 | 125 | |
| 10 | 128 | |
| 11 | 130 | |
| 12 | 131 | |
| 14 | 136 | |
| 15 | 163 | |
| 16 | 171 | |
| 18 | 179 | |
| 19 | 183 | |
| 20 | 187 |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallorca | Real Sociedad | 5–2 (H) | 17 September 2005 | |
| Alavés | Getafe | 3–4 (H) | 18 September 2005 | |
| Real Madrid | Sevilla | 4–2 (H) | 15 January 2006 | |
| Real Betis | Zaragoza | 3–4 (A) | 5 February 2006 | |
| Espanyol | Sevilla | 5–0 (H) | 26 February 2006 | |
| Valencia | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 (A) | 23 April 2006 |