2005–06 La Liga
The 2005–06 La Liga season, the 75th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2005 and finished on 20 May 2006 due to all top-flight European leagues ending earlier than the previous season because of 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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 Cádiz, Celta de Vigo and Alavés, returning to the top flight after an absence of twelve, one and two years respectively. They replaced Levante, Numancia and Albacete.Team information
Clubs and locations
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 |
League table
Results
Overall
- Most wins - Barcelona
- Fewest wins - Málaga
- Most draws - Zaragoza
- Fewest draws - Celta de Vigo
- Most losses - Málaga
- Fewest losses - Barcelona
- Most goals scored - Barcelona
- Fewest goals scored - Betis
- Most goals conceded - Málaga
- Fewest goals conceded - Celta de Vigo and Valencia
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
Samuel Eto'o | Barcelona | |
David Villa | Valencia | |
Ronaldinho | Barcelona | |
Diego Milito | Zaragoza | |
Ronaldo | Real Madrid | |
Fernando Baiano | Celta de Vigo | |
Fernando Torres | Atlético Madrid | |
Juan Román Riquelme | Villarreal CF | |
Éwerthon | Zaragoza |
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
José Manuel Pinto | Celta de Vigo | |||
Santiago Cañizares | Valencia | |||
Víctor Valdés | Barcelona | |||
Leo Franco | Atlético Madrid | |||
Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | |||
Andrés Palop | Sevilla | |||
Sebastián Viera | Villarreal | |||
Toni Prats | Mallorca | |||
Ricardo | Osasuna | |||
José Francisco Molina | Deportivo La Coruña |
Fair Play award
Rank | Club | Points |
1 | Barcelona | 86 |
2 | Valencia | 98 |
3 | Celta Vigo | 99 |
4 | Real Sociedad | 106 |
5 | Alavés | 114 |
6 | Villarreal | 116 |
7 | Espanyol | 124 |
7 | Mallorca | 124 |
9 | Cádiz | 125 |
10 | Athletic Bilbao | 128 |
11 | Getafe | 130 |
12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 131 |
12 | Real Madrid | 131 |
14 | Zaragoza | 136 |
15 | Sevilla | 163 |
16 | Osasuna | 171 |
16 | Racing Santander | 171 |
18 | Málaga | 179 |
19 | Betis | 183 |
20 | Atlético Madrid | 187 |
- Source: Guia As de La Liga 2006-07, p. 144
Pedro Zaballa award