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2007–08 La Liga
77th season of La Liga
77th season of La Liga
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | La Liga |
| season | 2007–08 |
| dates | 25 August 2007 – 18 May 2008 |
| winners | Real Madrid |
| 31st title | |
| relegated | Zaragoza |
| Murcia | |
| Levante | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2008-09-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Real Madrid |
| Villarreal | |
| Barcelona | |
| Atlético Madrid | |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](2008-09-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Sevilla |
| Racing Santander | |
| Valencia (as [Copa del Rey](2007-08-copa-del-rey) winners) | |
| continentalcup3 | [Intertoto Cup](2008-uefa-intertoto-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Deportivo La Coruña |
| league topscorer | Dani Güiza |
| (27 goals) | |
| biggest home win | Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid |
| (10 February 2008) | |
| biggest away win | Villarreal 0–5 Real Madrid |
| (2 September 2007) | |
| highest scoring | Atlético Madrid 6–3 Almería |
| (6 April 2008) | |
| matches | 380 |
| total goals | 1021 |
| prevseason | [2006–07](2006-07-la-liga) |
| nextseason | [2008–09](2008-09-la-liga) |
31st title Murcia Levante Villarreal Barcelona Atlético Madrid Racing Santander Valencia (as Copa del Rey winners) (27 goals) (10 February 2008) (2 September 2007) (6 April 2008) The 2007–08 La Liga season was the 77th since its establishment. It began on 25 August 2007, and concluded on 18 May 2008.
Real Madrid secured a second consecutive La Liga title following a 2–1 victory over Osasuna on 4 May 2008. This season, all European leagues ended earlier than the previous season, due to the impending UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. It also was the first year of the new La Liga television agreement, which saw La Sexta mark its first year of television broadcasting.
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 Valladolid, Almería, and Murcia. Both Valladolid and Murcia returned to the top flight after a three-year absence while UD Almería were promoted for the first time. However, since AD Almería played in the 1980–81 La Liga, the city of Almería returned to the top fight after an absence of twenty six years. They replaced Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnàstic, ending their top flight spells of two, forty and one year respectively.
Stadiums
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
| Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Espanyol | Lluís Companys | 55,926 |
| Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
| Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
| Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
| Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
| Murcia* | Nueva Condomina | 33,045 |
| Valladolid* | José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
| Levante | Ciutat de València | 25,354 |
| Mallorca | ONO Estadi | 23,142 |
| Villarreal | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
| Racing Santander | El Sardinero | 22,400 |
| Recreativo | Nuevo Colombino | 21,600 |
| Osasuna | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,553 |
| Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 16,300 |
| Almería* | Estadio del Mediterráneo | 15,000 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
Personnel and kits
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almería | Alfonso García | ESP Unai Emery | UDA | Obrascampo | Urcisol, Andalucía | Andalucía, David Bisbal | *None* |
| Athletic Bilbao | Fernando García | ESP Joaquín Caparrós | 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 | ESP Paco Chaparro | Kappa | Andalucía/Garmin | Andalucía | Andalucía | Grupo Azabache |
| Deportivo | Augusto Lendoiro | Canterbury of New Zealand | Fadesa/Martinsa-Fadesa | *None* | *None* | *None* | |
| Espanyol | ESP Ernesto Valverde | uhlsport | Quat Inversiones | *None* | TV3 | Hoteles Hesperia | |
| Getafe | Ángel Torres | DEN Michael Laudrup | Joma | Galco | Opción Centro de Ocio | *None* | JHK T-Shirt, Thecam |
| Levante | Julio Romero | ESP José Ángel Moreno | Luanvi | Comunitat Valenciana | *None* | Canal Nou | *None* |
| Mallorca | Vicenç Grande | ESP Gregorio Manzano | Reial | Viajes Iberia | Construcciones Llabrés Feliu | IB3 | Illes Balears |
| Murcia | Jesús Samper | ESP Javier Clemente | Real Murcia | Caja Murcia | Asesorías Financieras Centre Finance | La 7 | Grupo Invercon |
| Osasuna | Patxi Izco | ESP Cuco Ziganda | Astore | Restaura | Reyno de Navarra/Yingli Solar | Caja Navarra | Yingli Solar/Reyno de Navarra, NGS Technology |
| Francisco Pernía | ESP Marcelino | Joma | Norquimia | SEOP Obras y Proyectos/Lolin | *None* | SEOP Obras y Proyectos | |
| Real Madrid | Ramón Calderón | GER Bernd Schuster | Adidas | Bwin.com | *None* | *None* | *None* |
| Recreativo | Francisco Mendoza | ESP Lucas Alcaraz | Cejudo | Cepsa/Cajasol | Andalucía | Toyota Niponuba | Condado de Huelva, Fresón de Palos |
| Sevilla | José María del Nido | ESP Manolo Jiménez | Joma | [888.com](888-com) | Andalucía | *None* | [888.com](888-com) |
| Valencia | Vicente Soriano | ESP Voro | Nike | Toyota | Compac Encimeras | Canal Nou | *None* |
| Valladolid | ESP José Luis Mendilibar | Puma | Caja Duero | Asómate a Valladolid/Proinlasa | Collosa | Del Cura y Miranda AXA, Castilla y León es Vida | |
| Villarreal | Fernando Roig | CHL Manuel Pellegrini | Puma | Aeroport Castelló | *None* | Canal Nou | *None* |
| Zaragoza | Eduardo Bandrés | ESP Manolo Villanova | Mercury/Adidas | Expo Zaragoza 2008 Telefónica | *None* | Aragón Televisión | *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** | ESP Dani Güiza | Mallorca | **27** |
| 2 | BRA Luís Fabiano | Sevilla | 24 |
| 3 | ARG Sergio Agüero | Atlético Madrid | 19 |
| 4 | TUR Nihat Kahveci | Villarreal | 18 |
| ESP Raúl | Real Madrid | ||
| ESP David Villa | Valencia | ||
| 7 | BRA Ricardo Oliveira | Zaragoza | 17 |
| 8 | URU Diego Forlán | Atlético Madrid | 16 |
| NED Ruud van Nistelrooy | Real Madrid | ||
| 10 | CMR Samuel Eto'o | Barcelona | 16 |
| MLI Frédéric Kanouté | Sevilla |
Zamora Trophy
The Ricardo 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 | ESP Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 32 | 36 | |
| 2 | ESP Víctor Valdés | Barcelona | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | ESP Toño | Racing Santander | 31 | 30 | |
| 4 | ESP Ricardo | Osasuna | 38 | 36 | |
| 5 | ESP Miguel Ángel Moyà | Mallorca | 34 | 29 | |
| 6 | ARG Roberto Abbondanzieri | Getafe | 42 | 34 | |
| 7 | CMR Carlos Kameni | Espanyol | 38 | 29 | |
| 8 | ESP Andrés Palop | Sevilla | 41 | 30 | |
| 9 | ITA Stefano Sorrentino | Recreativo Huelva | 60 | 38 | |
| 10 | ESP César | Zaragoza | 56 | 35 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP Guti | Real Madrid | 17 |
| 2 | ARG Ariel Ibagaza | Mallorca | 15 |
| 3 | BRA Dani Alves | Sevilla | 14 |
| 4 | ARG Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 |
| 5 | VEN Juan Arango | Mallorca | 9 |
| FRA Thierry Henry | Barcelona | ||
| ESP Luis García | Espanyol | ||
| ESP Sergio García | Zaragoza | ||
| 9 | BRA Robinho | Real Madrid | 8 |
| ESP Marcos Senna | Villarreal |
- Source: ESPN Soccernet
Fair Play award
| Rank | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **Deportivo La Coruña** | **89** |
| 2 | Villarreal | 92 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 93 |
| 4 | Valladolid | 99 |
| 5 | Racing Santander | 107 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 109 |
| 7 | Getafe | 117 |
| 8 | Levante | 123 |
| Mallorca | ||
| Valencia | ||
| 11 | Espanyol | 127 |
| 12 | Zaragoza | 129 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 140 |
| 14 | Almería | 141 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 143 |
| 16 | Atlético Madrid | 157 |
| 17 | Recreativo Huelva | 158 |
| 18 | Murcia | 159 |
| 19 | Athletic Bilbao | 160 |
| 20 | Real Betis | 178 |
- Source: 2007–08 Fair Play Rankings Season.
Pedro Zaballa award
Spain supporters
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Sergio Agüero for Atlético Madrid against Real Madrid (25 August 2007)
- Fastest goal in a match: 7 seconds – Joseba Llorente for Valladolid against Espanyol (20 January 2008)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes
- Manu for Getafe against Recreativo (2 September 2007)
- Ebi Smolarek for Racing Santander against Recreativo (23 March 2008)
- Roberto Ayala for Zaragoza against Deportivo (3 May 2008)
- Widest winning margin: 7 – Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid (10 February 2008)
- Most goals in a match: 9 – Atlético Madrid 6–3 Almería (6 April 2008)
- First own goal of the season: Daniel Jarque for Sevilla against Espanyol (25 September 2007)
- First hat-trick of the season:
- FRA Thierry Henry for Barcelona against Levante (29 September 2007)
- Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals
- Hat-tricks of the season:
- FRA Thierry Henry for Barcelona against Levante (29 September 2007)
- ITA Christian Riganò for Levante against Almería (4 November 2007)
- ESP Joseba Llorente for Valladolid against Recreativo (13 January 2008)
- CMR Samuel Eto'o for Barcelona against Levante (24 February 2008)
- VEN Juan Arango for Mallorca against Recreativo (9 March 2008)
- ESP Xisco for Deportivo against Murcia (30 March 2008)
- ESP Dani Güiza for Mallorca against Murcia (20 April 2008)
- ESP David Villa for Valencia against Levante (11 May 2008)
- MEX Giovani dos Santos for Barcelona against Murcia (17 May 2008)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Goals
- Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid (10 February 2008)
- Mallorca 7–1 Recreativo (9 March 2008)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 5
- Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid (10 February 2008)
- Mallorca 7–1 Recreativo (9 March 2008)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 Goals
- Atlético Madrid 4–3 Sevilla (31 October 2007)
- Atlético Madrid 3–4 Villarreal (4 November 2007)
- Real Madrid 4–3 Mallorca (11 November 2007)
- Atlético Madrid 4–3 Valladolid (25 November 2007)
- Levante 4–3 Betis (25 November 2007)
- Villarreal 4–3 Deportivo (13 January 2008)
- Atlético Madrid 6–3 Almería (6 April 2008)
- Murcia 3–5 Barcelona (17 May 2008)
Cards
- First yellow card: Luis Perea for Atlético Madrid against Real Madrid (25 August 2007)
- First red card: David Cortés for Getafe against Sevilla (25 August 2007)
Average home attendance
Source:
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 76,234 | 2.9% | 80,354 |
| 2 | Real Madrid CF | 67,560 | -5.5% | 98,000 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 45,253 | 6.9% | 55,000 |
| 4 | Valencia CF | 40,711 | 0.8% | 50,000 |
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 39,553 | -9.3% | 45,500 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 37,421 | -3.4% | 48,000 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 36,263 | -2.4% | 40,000 |
| 8 | Real Zaragoza | 30,711 | 10.2% | 35,000 |
| 9 | Real Murcia CF | 23,548 | 92.5% | 32,000 |
| 10 | RCD Espanyol | 21,870 | 8.3% | 40,000 |
| 11 | Villarreal CF | 19,395 | 4.1% | 24,000 |
| 12 | RCD Mallorca | 17,842 | 7.4% | 22,000 |
| 13 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 17,800 | 7.1% | 34,600 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 17,635 | 91.0% | 26,000 |
| 15 | Racing de Santander | 17,521 | 8.0% | 24,000 |
| 16 | Recreativo de Huelva | 17,376 | -4.7% | 20,096 |
| 17 | CA Osasuna | 17,225 | 3.1% | 19,800 |
| 18 | UD Almería | 15,567 | 74.0% | 21,500 |
| 19 | Levante UD | 12,330 | -26.6% | 20,229 |
| 20 | Getafe CF | 10,658 | -3.6% | 16,000 |
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets – Villarreal (17)
- Fewest clean sheets – Levante (4)
Overall
- Most wins – Real Madrid (27)
- Fewest wins – Murcia and Levante (7)
- Most draws – Mallorca (14)
- Fewest draws – Real Madrid and Sevilla (4)
- Most losses – Levante (26)
- Fewest losses – Real Madrid (7)
- Most goals scored – Real Madrid (84)
- Fewest goals scored – Levante (33)
- Most goals conceded – Levante (75)
- Fewest goals conceded – Real Madrid (36)
Home
- Most wins – Real Madrid (17)
- Fewest wins – Levante (5)
- Most draws – Valladolid (9)
- Fewest draws – Real Madrid (0)
- Most losses – Levante (10)
- Fewest losses – Real Madrid and Villarreal(2)
- Most goals scored – Real Madrid (53)
- Fewest goals scored – Almería (18)
- Most goals conceded – Levante (34)
- Fewest goals conceded – Barcelona (12)
Away
- Most wins – Villarreal(12)
- Fewest wins – Murcia and Zaragoza (1)
- Most draws – Mallorca and Barcelona (8)
- Fewest draws – Villarreal (0)
- Most losses – Levante (16)
- Fewest losses – Real Madrid and Mallorca (5)
- Most goals scored – Mallorca (34)
- Fewest goals scored – Levante (11)
- Most goals conceded – Levante (41)
- Fewest goals conceded – Real Madrid (18)
References
References
- (10 February 2007). "Real Madrid 7-0 Valladolid". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
- (2 September 2007). "Villarreal 0-5 Real Madrid". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
- (6 April 2008). "Atlético Madrid 6-3 Almería". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
- (2 June 2008). "Clasificaciones del Premio Juego Limpio". [[Royal Spanish Football Federation.
- (15 July 2008). "El premio Zaballa, a la afición de España". ideal.es.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp08.htm
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