2006–07 La Liga

76th season of La Liga May 2018 September 2021 La Liga 2006–07 26 August 2006 – 17 June 2007 Real Madrid30th title Celta VigoReal SociedadGimnàstic Champions League Real MadridBarcelonaSevillaValencia UEFA Cup VillarrealZaragozaGetafe (as Copa del Rey runners-up) Intertoto Cup Atlético Madrid Ruud van Nistelrooy(25 goals) Osasuna 5–1 Real Betis(14 January 2007)Osasuna 5-1 Betis http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=2956 RFEF 14 January 2007 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Gimnàstic 4–0 Espanyol(28 January 2007)Nàstic 4-0 Espanyol http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=2982 RFEF 28 January 2007 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal(25 November 2006)Barcelona 4-0 Villarreal http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=2896 RFEF 25 November 2006 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Sevilla 4–0 Levante(29 August 2006)Sevilla 4-0 Levante http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=2786 RFEF 29 August 2006 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Sevilla 4–0 Deportivo La Coruña(20 December 2006)Sevilla 4-0 Deportivo http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=2941 RFEF 20 December 2006 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Valencia 4–0 Gimnàstic(1 October 2006)Valencia 4-0 Gimnàstic http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=2830 RFEF 1 October 2006 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Valencia 4–0 Deportivo La Coruña(10 December 2006)Valencia 4-0 Deportivo http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=2920 RFEF 10 December 2006 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Atlético Madrid 0–6 Barcelona(20 May 2007)Atlético Madrid 0-6 Barcelona http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=3124 RFEF 20 May 2007 7 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Racing Santander 5–4 Athletic Bilbao(1 April 2007)Racing Santander 5-4 Athletic Bilbao http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=3061 RFEF 1 April 2007 6 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 380 941 2005–06 2007–08 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. On the penultimate day of the season, Barcelona failed to overcome city rivals Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, drawing 2–2.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2007666-remembering-the-tamudazo-when-espanyol-dashed-barcelonas-la-liga-title-dream Remembering the Tamudazo When Espanyol Dashed Barcelona's La Liga Title Dream Sharma Rik Bleacher Report 27 March 2014 18 June 2018 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). Spain 400 right Location of teams in La Liga 2006–07 Spain 43.263506 -2.948392 Athletic     bottom Spain 40.401719 -3.720606 Atlético left Spain 41.380889 2.122831 Barcelona left Spain 37.356419 -5.981750 Betis bottom Spain 42.211842 -8.739706 Celta top Spain 43.36875 -8.417286 Deportivo Spain 41.364794 2.1557139 Espanyol right Spain 40.325556 -3.714722 Getafe bottom Spain 41.127039 1.2728472 Gimnàstic bottom Spain 39.494703 -0.363842 Levante Spain 39.589936 2.6300778 Mallorca bottom Spain 42.796667 -1.636944 Osasuna bottom Spain 43.476389 -3.793333 Racing     top Spain 40.452778 -3.688056 Real Madrid Spain 43.301364 -1.973536 Real Sociedad right Spain 37.246517 -6.954050 Recreativo left Spain 37.384064 -5.9705 Sevilla top Spain 39.474656 -0.358361 Valencia bottom Spain 39.944167 -0.103611 Villarreal Spain 41.636472 -0.901828 Zaragoza top 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 TeamChairmanHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorAthletic BilbaoFernando GarcíaESP Mané100% AthleticNoneNoneNoneNoneAtlético MadridEnrique CerezoMEX Javier AguirreNikeKiaKyoceraNoneAsisa SaludBarcelonaJoan LaportaNED Frank RijkaardNikeUNICEFNoneTV3NoneBetisLeon GomezFRA Luis FernandezKappaAndalucía/Grupo Azabache/Clipeus (in cup matches)AndalucíaNoneGrupo AzabacheCelta de VigoHoracio GómezBUL Hristo StoichkovUmbroCitroënNoneTelevisión de GaliciaCitroënDeportivoAugusto LendoiroESP Joaquín CaparrósJomaFadesaNoneNoneNoneEspanyolDaniel Sánchez LlibreESP Ernesto ValverdeuhlsportQuat InversionesInterapuestas.comTV3Hoteles HesperiaGetafeÁngel TorresGER Bernd SchusterJomaGrupo GalcoOpción Centro de OcioNonePropietarios del Suelo de GetafeGimnàsticRaül FontESP Paco FloresNàsticTarragonaPisoperfectoTV3Costa Daurada, Hipoteca ManiaLevanteJulio RomeroESP Abel ResinoLuanviComunitat ValencianaNoneCanal NouTop RecambiosMallorcaVicenç GrandeESP Gregorio ManzanoReialViajes IberiaConstrucciones Llabrés FeliuIB3Illes BalearsOsasunaLuis SabalzaESP Cuco ZigandaAstoreRestauraReyno de NavarraCaja NavarraYingli SolarRacing SantanderFrancisco PerníaESP Miguel Ángel PortugalJomaSantander Ciudad ExcelenteCantabria 2006: Liébana Tierra de JúbiloNoneNoneReal SociedadMiguel Ángel FuentesESP Miguel Ángel LotinaAstoreFIATC SegurosNGS EuropeNGS EuropeFIATC Seguros, NGS EuropeReal MadridRamón CalderónITA Fabio CapelloAdidasBenQ SiemensNoneNoneNoneRecreativoFrancisco MendozaESP MarcelinoCejudoCepsa/Caja San FernandoCaja San Fernando/AndalucíaNoneNoneSevillaJosé María del NidoESP Juande RamosJoma888.comAndalucíaAndalucía888.comValenciaJuan Bautista SolerESP Quique Sánchez FloresNikeToyotaNoneCanal NouNoneVillarrealFernando RoigCHL Manuel PellegriniPumaAeroport CastellóNoneCanal NouNoneZaragozaEduardo BandrésESP Víctor FernándezLottoExpo Zaragoza 2008 TelefónicaNoneNoneNone League table main WDL 5 QR RMA Real Madrid FCB Barcelona SFC Sevilla VCF Valencia VIL Villarreal ZAR Zaragoza ATM Atlético Madrid REC Recreativo GET Getafe RAC Racing ESP Espanyol MLL Mallorca RCD RC Deportivo OSA Osasuna LEV Levante BET Real Betis ATH Athletic Bilbao CEL Celta RSO Real Sociedad GIM Gimnàstic 23 7 8 66 40 C 22 10 6 78 33 21 8 9 64 35 20 6 12 57 42 18 8 12 48 44 16 12 10 55 43 17 9 12 47 40 15 9 14 54 52 14 10 14 39 33 12 14 12 42 48 12 13 13 46 53 14 7 17 41 47 12 11 15 32 45 13 7 18 51 49 10 12 16 38 54 8 16 14 36 49 10 10 18 44 62 10 9 19 40 59 R 8 11 19 30 46 R 7 7 24 33 67 R RMA 2–0 BAR; BAR 3–3 RMA RMA ATM 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 ATM ATM MLL 1–0 ESP; ESP 3–1 MLL MLL BET 3–0 ATH; ATH 1–2 BET BET green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round CL3 CL3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round UC1 UC1 #CCCCFF Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round IC3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round Since Sevilla, winners of 2006–07 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, so losing cup finalists Getafe earned a spot in the first round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. UC1b red1 Relegation to the Segunda División R R R 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points complete LFP Results main FBR grey ATH ATM FCB BET CEL RCD ESP GET LEV MLL GIM OSA RAC RMA RSO REC SFC VCF VIL ZAR Athletic Bilbao 1–4 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–4 1–1 4–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 Atlético Madrid 1–0 0–6 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 Barcelona 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 Betis 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 Celta de Vigo 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 Deportivo La Coruña 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–5 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 Espanyol 3–2 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–5 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 Getafe 0–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 Levante 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–4 2–0 2–1 2–4 4–2 0–2 0–0 Mallorca 1–3 0–0 1–4 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 Gimnàstic 2–3 0–2 1–5 0–1 1–2 0–0 4–0 1–3 2–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 Osasuna 1–1 1–2 0–0 5–1 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 2–2 Racing Santander 5–4 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 Real Madrid 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 4–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–3 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 Real Sociedad 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–3 Recreativo 0–0 1–0 0–4 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–3 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 Sevilla 4–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 Valencia 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 Villarreal 3–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 Zaragoza 4–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 complete LFP Awards Annual awards Don Balón Awards Award Winner ClubBest TeamESP Sevilla FCSevillaBest PlayerESP Santi CazorlaRecreativoBest Spanish PlayerESP Santi CazorlaRecreativoBest Foreign PlayerARG Lionel MessiBarcelonaBest PasserENG David BeckhamReal MadridBest VeteranARG Roberto AbbondanzieriGetafeRevelation PlayerESP Alexis RuanoGetafeBest ManagerESP Juande RamosSevillaBest RefereeESP Alberto Undiano MallencoBest DirectorESP Ángel TorresGetafe Team of the Season left ARG Abbondanzieri BRA Alves ESP Ramos ESP Puyol ESP Enrique ESP Casquero ESP Iniesta ESP Cazorla ARG Messi NED Van Nistelrooy MLI Kanouté Don Balón Team of the SeasonGoalkeeperARG Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe)DefendersBRA Dani Alves (Sevilla)ESP Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)ESP Carles Puyol (Barcelona)ESP José Enrique (Villarreal)MidfieldersESP Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)ESP Javier Casquero (Getafe)ARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona)ESP Santi Cazorla (Recreativo)ForwardsNED Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid)MLI Frédéric Kanouté (Sevilla) Pichichi Trophy The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season. Rank Player Club Goals1NED Ruud van NistelrooyReal Madrid252ARG Diego MilitoZaragoza233MLI Frédéric KanoutéSevilla21BRA RonaldinhoBarcelona5URU Diego ForlánVillarreal196ESP David VillaValencia167BRA Fernando BaianoCelta Vigo15ESP Raúl TamudoEspanyol9ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona14ESP Fernando TorresAtlético Madrid Source: LFP Zamora Trophy The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. RankPlayerClubGoals againstMatchesAverage 1ARG Roberto AbbondanzieriGetafe 30 36 2ESP Víctor ValdésBarcelona 33 38 3ARG Leo FrancoAtlético Madrid 28 32 4URU Sebastián VieraVillarreal 25 28 5ESP Andrés PalopSevilla 32 34 6CHI Claudio BravoReal Sociedad 29 29 7ESP Santiago CañizaresValencia 33 32 8ESP Iker CasillasReal Madrid 40 38 9ESP ToñoRacing Santander 36 32 10ESP José Francisco MolinaLevante 39 34 Fair Play award Rank Club Points1Recreativo Huelva 842Getafe 1033Mallorca 1044Barcelona 1065Villarreal 1086Real Sociedad 1107Gimnàstic 1168Zaragoza 1259Valencia 12610Athletic Bilbao 12911Deportivo La Coruña 13112Espanyol 13313Real Madrid 13514Celta Vigo 13715Racing Santander 13916Atlético Madrid 14417Osasuna 14518Levante 15019Sevilla 15120Real 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)Premio a los mejores (RFEF Magazine, page 52) Prize for the best http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/noticias/Rev%20RFEF%2099.pdf RFEF July 2007 5 September 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20101205065710/http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/noticias/Rev%20RFEF%2099.pdf 5 December 2010 dead Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa Pedro Zaballa award Winners http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=298#ancla8 RFEF 5 September 2010 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100407195555/http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=298 7 April 2010 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:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp07.htm Attendances: Archive Spain 2006-2007 European Football Statistics 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 See also List of transfers of La Liga – 2006-07 season 2006–07 Segunda División References External links 2006–07 1 Spain