2005–06 La Liga
Season | 2005–06 |
---|---|
Dates | 27 August 2005 – 19 May 2006 |
Champions | Barcelona 18th title |
Relegated | Alavés Cádiz Málaga |
Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Valencia Osasuna |
UEFA Cup | Sevilla Celta Vigo Espanyol (as Copa del Rey winners) |
Intertoto Cup | Villarreal |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 936 (2.46 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Samuel Eto'o (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Málaga 5–0 Real Betis (23 October 2005)[1] Barcelona 5–0 Real Sociedad (30 October 2005)[2] Getafe 5–0 Espanyol (22 January 2006)[3] Atlético Madrid 5–0 Málaga (25 February 2006)[4] Espanyol 5–0 Sevilla (26 February 2006)[5] Cádiz 5–0 Málaga (13 May 2006)[6] |
Biggest away win | Osasuna 0–4 Getafe (2 April 2006)[7] Cádiz 0–4 Sevilla (11 February 2006)[8] |
Highest scoring | Valencia 5–3 Cádiz (2 April 2006)[9] |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → |
The 2005–06 La Liga season was the 75th since its establishment. It began on 27 August 2005, and concluded on 19 May 2006; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the impending 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Teams
[edit]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 Cádiz, Celta de Vigo and Alavés, returning to the top flight after an absence of twelve, one and two years respectively. They replaced Levante, Numancia (both teams relegated after a season's presence) and Albacete (ending their two-year top flight spell).
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 |
Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
Mallorca | Son Moix | 23,142 |
Villarreal | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
Cádiz* | Ramón de Carranza | 23,000 |
Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,400 |
Alavés* | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
Osasuna | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,553 |
Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 16,300 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
Personnel and sponsorships
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 70 | |
3 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Osasuna | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 68 | |
5 | Sevilla | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 64 | |
7 | Villarreal | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 57 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 55 | |
9 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | |
10 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 52 | |
11 | Zaragoza | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 46 | |
12 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 45 | |
13 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 43 | |
14 | Real Betis | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 42 | |
15 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
16 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 40 | |
17 | Racing Santander | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40 | |
18 | Alavés (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 39 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
19 | Cádiz (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 36 | |
20 | Málaga (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Espanyol qualified for the UEFA Cup first round as the 2005–06 Copa del Rey winners.
Results
[edit]Overall
[edit]- Most wins - Barcelona (25)
- Fewest wins - Málaga (5)
- Most draws - Zaragoza (16)
- Fewest draws - Celta de Vigo (4)
- Most losses - Málaga (24)
- Fewest losses - Barcelona (6)
- Most goals scored - Barcelona (80)
- Fewest goals scored - Betis (34)
- Most goals conceded - Málaga (68)
- Fewest goals conceded - Celta de Vigo and Valencia (33)
Awards
[edit]Pichichi Trophy
[edit]The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Eto'o | Barcelona | 26 |
2 | David Villa | Valencia | 25 |
3 | Ronaldinho | Barcelona | 17 |
4 | Diego Milito | Zaragoza | 15 |
5 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 14 |
6 | Fernando Baiano | Celta Vigo | 13 |
Fernando Torres | Atlético Madrid | ||
8 | Éwerthon | Zaragoza | 12 |
Juan Román Riquelme | Villarreal |
Zamora Trophy
[edit]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 | José Manuel Pinto | Celta Vigo | 28 | 37 | 0.76 |
2 | Santiago Cañizares | Valencia | 29 | 36 | 0.81 |
3 | Víctor Valdés | Barcelona | 29 | 35 | 0.83 |
4 | Leo Franco | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 34 | 0.91 |
5 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 38 | 37 | 1.03 |
Andrés Palop | Sevilla | 37 | 36 | ||
Sebastián Viera | Villarreal | 30 | 29 | ||
8 | Toni Prats | Mallorca | 36 | 31 | 1.16 |
9 | Ricardo | Osasuna | 35 | 30 | 1.17 |
10 | José Francisco Molina | Deportivo La Coruña | 45 | 38 | 1.18 |
Fair Play award
[edit]Rank | Club | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 86 |
2 | Valencia | 98 |
3 | Celta Vigo | 99 |
4 | Real Sociedad | 106 |
5 | Alavés | 114 |
6 | Villarreal | 116 |
7 | Espanyol | 124 |
Mallorca | ||
9 | Cádiz | 125 |
10 | Athletic Bilbao | 128 |
11 | Getafe | 130 |
12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 131 |
Real Madrid | ||
14 | Zaragoza | 136 |
15 | Sevilla | 163 |
16 | Osasuna | 171 |
Racing Santander | ||
18 | Málaga | 179 |
19 | Real Betis | 183 |
20 | Atlético Madrid | 187 |
- Source: Guia As de La Liga 2006–07, p. 144 (sports magazine)
Pedro Zaballa award
[edit]Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Juan Arango | Mallorca | Real Sociedad | 5–2 (H) | 17 September 2005 |
Nenê | Alavés | Getafe | 3–4 (H) | 18 September 2005 |
Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 4–2 (H) | 15 January 2006 |
Dani | Real Betis | Zaragoza | 3–4 (A) | 5 February 2006 |
Luis García | Espanyol | Sevilla | 5–0 (H) | 26 February 2006 |
David Villa | Valencia | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 (A) | 23 April 2006 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Málaga 5-0 Betis" (in Spanish). RFEF. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Barcelona 5-0 Real Sociedad" (in Spanish). RFEF. 30 October 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Getafe 5-0 Espanyol" (in Spanish). RFEF. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Atlético Madrid 5-0 Málaga" (in Spanish). RFEF. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Espanyol 5-0 Sevilla" (in Spanish). RFEF. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Cádiz 5-0 Málaga" (in Spanish). RFEF. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Osasuna 0-4 Getafe" (in Spanish). RFEF. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Cádiz 0-4 Sevilla" (in Spanish). RFEF. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Valencia 5-3 Cádiz" (in Spanish). RFEF. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ "Ganadores del Trofeo Pedro Zaballa" [Pedro Zaballa award Winners] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.