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2006–07 La Liga

76th season of La Liga

Field	Value
competition	La Liga
season	2006–07
dates	26 August 2006 – 17 June 2007
winners	Real Madrid
30th title
relegated	Celta Vigo
Real Sociedad
Gimnàstic
continentalcup1	[Champions League](2007-08-uefa-champions-league)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Real Madrid
Barcelona
Sevilla
Valencia
continentalcup2	[UEFA Cup](2007-08-uefa-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Villarreal
Zaragoza
Getafe (as [Copa del Rey](2006-07-copa-del-rey) runners-up)
continentalcup3	[Intertoto Cup](2007-uefa-intertoto-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Atlético Madrid
league topscorer	Ruud van Nistelrooy
(25 goals)
biggest home win	Osasuna 5–1 Real Betis
(14 January 2007)
Gimnàstic 4–0 Espanyol
(28 January 2007)
Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal
(25 November 2006)
Sevilla 4–0 Levante
(29 August 2006)
Sevilla 4–0 Deportivo La Coruña
(20 December 2006)
Valencia 4–0 Gimnàstic
(1 October 2006)
Valencia 4–0 Deportivo La Coruña
(10 December 2006)
biggest away win	Atlético Madrid 0–6 Barcelona
(20 May 2007)
highest scoring	Racing Santander 5–4 Athletic Bilbao
(1 April 2007)
matches	380
total goals	941
prevseason	[2005–06](2005-06-la-liga)
nextseason	[2007–08](2007-08-la-liga)

30th title Real Sociedad Gimnàstic Barcelona Sevilla Valencia Zaragoza Getafe (as Copa del Rey runners-up) (25 goals) (14 January 2007) Gimnàstic 4–0 Espanyol (28 January 2007) Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal (25 November 2006) Sevilla 4–0 Levante (29 August 2006) Sevilla 4–0 Deportivo La Coruña (20 December 2006) Valencia 4–0 Gimnàstic (1 October 2006) Valencia 4–0 Deportivo La Coruña (10 December 2006) (20 May 2007) (1 April 2007) The 2006–07 La 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-up Barcelona. Celta Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnàstic 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 defeating Espanyol 4–3, coming back from a 3–1 first-half deficit. The following Sunday, 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.https://web.archive.org/web/20081002060030/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007688383

On the penultimate day of the season, Barcelona failed to overcome city rivals Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, drawing 2–2. 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 thanks to head-to-head superiority.

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 three, 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).

Stadiums

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 from Segunda División.

Personnel and kits

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (front)	Shirt sponsor (back)	Shirt sponsor (sleeve)	Shorts sponsor
Athletic Bilbao	Fernando García	ESP Mané	100% Athletic	None	None	None	None
	Enrique Cerezo	MEX Javier Aguirre	Nike	Kia	Kyocera	None	Asisa Salud
Barcelona	Joan Laporta	NED Frank Rijkaard	Nike	UNICEF	None	TV3	None
Betis	Leon Gomez	FRA Luis Fernandez	Kappa	Andalucía/Grupo Azabache/Clipeus (in cup matches)	Andalucía	None	Grupo Azabache
Celta de Vigo	Horacio Gómez	BUL Hristo Stoichkov	Umbro	Citroën	None	Televisión de Galicia	Citroën
Deportivo	Augusto Lendoiro	ESP Joaquín Caparrós	Joma	Fadesa	None	None	None
Espanyol		ESP Ernesto Valverde	uhlsport	Quat Inversiones	Interapuestas.com	TV3	Hoteles Hesperia
Getafe	Ángel Torres	GER Bernd Schuster	Joma	Grupo Galco	Opción Centro de Ocio	None	Propietarios del Suelo de Getafe
Gimnàstic	Raül Font	ESP Paco Flores	Nàstic	Tarragona	Pisoperfecto	TV3	Costa Daurada, Hipoteca Mania
Levante	Julio Romero	ESP Abel Resino	Luanvi	Comunitat Valenciana	None	Canal Nou	Top Recambios
Mallorca	Vicenç Grande	ESP Gregorio Manzano	Reial	Viajes Iberia	Construcciones Llabrés Feliu	IB3	Illes Balears
Osasuna	Luis Sabalza	ESP Cuco Ziganda	Astore	Restaura	Reyno de Navarra	Caja Navarra	Yingli Solar
	Francisco Pernía	ESP Miguel Ángel Portugal	Joma	Santander Ciudad Excelente	Cantabria 2006: Liébana Tierra de Júbilo	None	None
Real Sociedad	Miguel Ángel Fuentes	ESP Miguel Ángel Lotina	Astore	FIATC Seguros	NGS Europe	NGS Europe	FIATC Seguros, NGS Europe
Real Madrid	Ramón Calderón	ITA Fabio Capello	Adidas	BenQ Siemens	None	None	None
Recreativo	Francisco Mendoza	ESP Marcelino	Cejudo	Cepsa/Caja San Fernando	Caja San Fernando/Andalucía	None	None
Sevilla	José María del Nido	ESP Juande Ramos	Joma	[888.com](888-com)	Andalucía	Andalucía	[888.com](888-com)
Valencia	Juan Bautista Soler	ESP Quique Sánchez Flores	Nike	Toyota	None	Canal Nou	None
Villarreal	Fernando Roig	CHL Manuel Pellegrini	Puma	Aeroport Castelló	None	Canal Nou	None
Zaragoza	Eduardo Bandrés	ESP Víctor Fernández	Lotto	Expo Zaragoza 2008 Telefónica	None	None	None

League table

Results

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

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

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	NED Ruud van Nistelrooy	Real Madrid	25
2	ARG Diego Milito	Zaragoza	23
3	MLI Frédéric Kanouté	Sevilla	21
BRA Ronaldinho	Barcelona
5	URU Diego Forlán	Villarreal	19
6	ESP David Villa	Valencia	16
7	BRA Fernando Baiano	Celta Vigo	15
ESP Raúl Tamudo	Espanyol
9	ARG Lionel Messi	Barcelona	14
ESP Fernando Torres	Atlético Madrid

Source: LFP

Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. http://www.lfp.es/competiciones/2006-07/primera/menosgoleados.asp

Rank	Player	Club	Goals against	Matches	Average
1	ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri	Getafe	30	36	****
2	ESP Víctor Valdés	Barcelona	33	38
3	ARG Leo Franco	Atlético Madrid	28	32
4	URU Sebastián Viera	Villarreal	25	28
5	ESP Andrés Palop	Sevilla	32	34
6	CHI Claudio Bravo	Real Sociedad	29	29
7	ESP Santiago Cañizares	Valencia	33	32
8	ESP Iker Casillas	Real Madrid	40	38
9	ESP Toño	Racing Santander	36	32
10	ESP José Francisco Molina	Levante	39	34

Fair Play award

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

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)

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)

Attendances

Source:

No.	Club	Average	Change	Highest
1	FC Barcelona	74,078	1,2%	97,823
2	Real Madrid	71,526	0,0%	80,000
3	Sevilla FC	43,632	8,4%	45,500
4	Atlético de Madrid	42,316	9,4%	56,000
5	Valencia CF	40,368	-6,3%	52,000
6	Real Betis	38,737	0,8%	50,000
7	Athletic Club	37,158	0,7%	40,000
8	Real Zaragoza	27,868	-1,0%	34,500
9	Real Sociedad	23,076	2,5%	31,450
10	RCD Espanyol	20,193	-9,6%	33,052
11	Villarreal CF	18,632	0,8%	25,000
12	Recreativo de Huelva	18,225	59,6%	20,096
13	Levante UD	16,799	49,5%	25,000
14	CA Osasuna	16,712	4,0%	18,545
15	Deportivo de La Coruña	16,620	-13,0%	34,600
16	RCD Mallorca	16,605	4,8%	21,000
17	Racing de Santander	16,222	10,2%	21,741
18	Celta de Vigo	14,479	-14,6%	25,000
19	Gimnàstic de Tarragona	12,453	50,3%	14,600
20	Getafe CF	11,053	-13,4%	14,000

References

(14 January 2007). "Osasuna 5-1 Betis". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(28 January 2007). "Nàstic 4-0 Espanyol". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(25 November 2006). "Barcelona 4-0 Villarreal". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(29 August 2006). "Sevilla 4-0 Levante". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(20 December 2006). "Sevilla 4-0 Deportivo". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(1 October 2006). "Valencia 4-0 Gimnàstic". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(10 December 2006). "Valencia 4-0 Deportivo". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(20 May 2007). "Atlético Madrid 0-6 Barcelona". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
(1 April 2007). "Racing Santander 5-4 Athletic Bilbao". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Sharma, Rik. (27 March 2014). "Remembering the Tamudazo When Espanyol Dashed Barcelona's La Liga Title Dream". Bleacher Report.
(July 2007). "Premio a los mejores (RFEF Magazine, page 52)". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
"Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp07.htm

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