La Liga 2006-07

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 match, 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.
==Promotion and relegation==
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Segunda División
* Recreativo de Huelva
* Gimnàstic de Tarragona
* Levante UD
Teams relegated to 2006–07 Segunda División
* Deportivo Alavés
* Cádiz CF
* Málaga CF
==Team information==
===Stadia 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
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
==League table==
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==Results==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==External links==
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