2006–07 La Liga


The 2006–07 La Liga season, the 76th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2006 and finished on 17 June 2007. Real Madrid won La Liga on the better head to head against Barcelona in one of its most thrilling seasons to date. Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnàstic de Tarragona 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 by defeating Espanyol 4–3, coming back from 3–1 first half deficit. The Sunday after Madrid won their epic battle with Espanyol, 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.
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 on 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 and Málaga.

Team information

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Real ZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Celta de VigoEstadio Balaídos32,500
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
LevanteCiudad de Valencia25,354
MallorcaONO Estadi23,142
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,400
Recreativo de HuelvaNuevo Colombino19,860
OsasunaEstadio Reyno de Navarra19,553
GetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez16,300
Gimnàstic de TarragonaNou Estadi14,500

League table


Results

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ruud van NistelrooyReal Madrid25
2 Diego MilitoZaragoza23
3 Frédéric KanoutéSevilla21
3 RonaldinhoBarcelona21
5 Diego ForlánVillarreal19
6 David VillaValencia16
7 Raúl TamudoEspanyol15
7 Fernando BaianoCelta Vigo15
9 Fernando TorresAtlético Madrid14
9 Lionel MessiBarcelona14
11 Fernando MorientesValencia12
11 Florent Sinama PongolleRecreativo12
13 Daniel GüizaGetafe11
13 Javier PortilloGimnàstic11
13 Nikola ŽigićRacing Santander11
13 Roberto SoldadoOsasuna11
13 Samuel Eto'oBarcelona11
18 Luís FabianoSevilla10
18 Luis GarcíaEspanyol10

Source:

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with fewest goals to games ratio.
Last updated 17 June 2007
GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam
Roberto Abbondanzieri
30
36
Getafe
Víctor Valdés
33
38
Barcelona
Leo Franco
28
32
Atlético Madrid
Sebastián Viera
25
28
Villarreal
Andrés Palop
32
34
Sevilla
Claudio Bravo
29
29
Real Sociedad
Santiago Cañizares
33
32
Valencia
Iker Casillas
40
38
Real Madrid
Toño
36
32
Racing Santander
José Francisco Molina
39
34
Levante

Assists table

RankClubPoints
1Recreativo84
2Getafe103
3Mallorca104
4Barcelona106
5Villarreal108
6Real Sociedad110
7Gimnàstic116
8Zaragoza125
9Valencia126
10Athletic Bilbao129
11Deportivo La Coruña131
12Espanyol133
13Real Madrid135
14Celta Vigo137
15Racing Santander139
16Atlético Madrid144
17Osasuna145
18Levante150
19Sevilla151
20Betis189

and David Belenguer

Overall