# 2006–07 La Liga

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

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Sevilla | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 62 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Zaragoza | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 60 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Recreativo Huelva | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 54 | |
| 9 | Getafe | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 10 | Racing Santander | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 50 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 49 | |
| 12 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 49 | |
| 13 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 47 | |
| 14 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 46 | |
| 15 | Levante | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 42 | |
| 16 | Real Betis | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40 | |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
| 18 | Celta Vigo (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 39 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 19 | Real Sociedad (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Gimnàstic (R) | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 28 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 RMA 2–0 BAR; BAR 3–3 RMA
* 1 2 ATM 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 ATM
* ↑ 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.
* 1 2 MLL 1–0 ESP; ESP 3–1 MLL
* 1 2 BET 3–0 ATH; ATH 1–2 BET

## Results

| Home \ Away | 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 | 0–0 |
| 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 | |

## Awards
### Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Real Madrid | 25 |
| 2 | Diego Milito | Zaragoza | 23 |
| 3 | Frédéric Kanouté | Sevilla | 21 |
| 3 | Ronaldinho | Barcelona | 21 |
| 5 | Diego Forlán | Villarreal | 19 |
| 6 | David Villa | Valencia | 16 |
| 7 | Fernando Baiano | Celta Vigo | 15 |
| 7 | Raúl Tamudo | Espanyol | 15 |
| 9 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 14 |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Atlético Madrid | 14 |
Source: LFP

### 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 | Roberto Abbondanzieri | Getafe | 30 | 36 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Víctor Valdés | Barcelona | 33 | 38 | 0.87 |
| 3 | Leo Franco | Atlético Madrid | 28 | 32 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Sebastián Viera | Villarreal | 25 | 28 | 0.89 |
| 5 | Andrés Palop | Sevilla | 32 | 34 | 0.94 |
| 6 | Claudio Bravo | Real Sociedad | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 7 | Santiago Cañizares | Valencia | 33 | 32 | 1.03 |
| 8 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 40 | 38 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Toño | Racing Santander | 36 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 10 | José Francisco Molina | Levante | 39 | 34 | 1.15 |

### 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)