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 TeamChairmanHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorAthletic BilbaoFernando García Mané100% AthleticNoneNoneNoneNoneEnrique Cerezo Javier AguirreNikeKiaKyoceraNoneAsisa SaludBarcelonaJoan Laporta Frank RijkaardNikeUNICEFNoneTV3NoneBetisLeon Gomez Luis FernandezKappaAndalucía/Grupo Azabache/Clipeus (in cup matches)AndalucíaNoneGrupo AzabacheCelta de VigoHoracio Gómez Hristo StoichkovUmbroCitroënNoneTelevisión de GaliciaCitroënDeportivoAugusto Lendoiro Joaquín CaparrósJomaFadesaNoneNoneNoneEspanyol Ernesto ValverdeuhlsportQuat InversionesInterapuestas.comTV3Hoteles HesperiaGetafeÁngel Torres Bernd SchusterJomaGrupo GalcoOpción Centro de OcioNonePropietarios del Suelo de GetafeGimnàsticRaül Font Paco FloresNàsticTarragonaPisoperfectoTV3Costa Daurada, Hipoteca ManiaLevanteJulio Romero Abel ResinoLuanviComunitat ValencianaNoneCanal NouTop RecambiosMallorcaVicenç Grande Gregorio ManzanoReialViajes IberiaConstrucciones Llabrés FeliuIB3Illes BalearsOsasunaLuis Sabalza Cuco ZigandaAstoreRestauraReyno de NavarraCaja NavarraYingli SolarFrancisco Pernía Miguel Ángel PortugalJomaSantander Ciudad ExcelenteCantabria 2006: Liébana Tierra de JúbiloNoneNoneReal SociedadMiguel Ángel Fuentes Miguel Ángel LotinaAstoreFIATC SegurosNGS EuropeNGS EuropeFIATC Seguros, NGS EuropeReal MadridRamón Calderón Fabio CapelloAdidasBenQ SiemensNoneNoneNoneRecreativoFrancisco Mendoza MarcelinoCejudoCepsa/Caja San FernandoCaja San Fernando/AndalucíaNoneNoneSevillaJosé María del Nido Juande RamosJoma888.comAndalucíaAndalucía888.comValenciaJuan Bautista Soler Quique Sánchez FloresNikeToyotaNoneCanal NouNoneVillarrealFernando Roig Manuel PellegriniPumaAeroport CastellóNoneCanal NouNoneZaragozaEduardo Bandrés Víctor FernándezLottoExpo Zaragoza 2008 TelefónicaNoneNoneNone

League table

Results

Awards Annual awards Don Balón Awards Award Winner ClubBest Team Sevilla FCSevillaBest Player Santi CazorlaRecreativoBest Spanish Player Santi CazorlaRecreativoBest Foreign Player Lionel MessiBarcelonaBest Passer David BeckhamReal MadridBest Veteran Roberto AbbondanzieriGetafeRevelation Player Alexis RuanoGetafeBest Manager Juande RamosSevillaBest Referee Alberto Undiano MallencoBest Director Ángel TorresGetafe Team of the Season

Don Balón Team of the SeasonGoalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe)Defenders Dani Alves (Sevilla) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) José Enrique (Villarreal)Midfielders Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Javier Casquero (Getafe) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Santi Cazorla (Recreativo)Forwards Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid) Frédéric Kanouté (Sevilla)

Pichichi Trophy The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season. Rank Player Club Goals1 Ruud van NistelrooyReal Madrid252 Diego MilitoZaragoza233 Frédéric KanoutéSevilla21 RonaldinhoBarcelona5 Diego ForlánVillarreal196 David VillaValencia167 Fernando BaianoCelta Vigo15 Raúl TamudoEspanyol9 Lionel MessiBarcelona14 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 1 Roberto AbbondanzieriGetafe 30 36 2 Víctor ValdésBarcelona 33 38 3 Leo FrancoAtlético Madrid 28 32 4 Sebastián VieraVillarreal 25 28 5 Andrés PalopSevilla 32 34 6 Claudio BravoReal Sociedad 29 29 7 Santiago CañizaresValencia 33 32 8 Iker CasillasReal Madrid 40 38 9 ToñoRacing Santander 36 32 10 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)

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:

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

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