2005–06_La_Liga
2005–06 La Liga
75th season of La Liga
The 2005–06 La Liga season, the 75th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2005 and finished on 19 May 2006 due to all top-flight European leagues ending earlier than the previous season because of 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 August 2005 – 19 May 2006 |
| Champions | Barcelona 18th title |
| Relegated | Alavés Cádiz Málaga |
| Champions League | Barcelona (group stage) Real Madrid (group stage) Valencia (3rd qualifying round) Osasuna (3rd qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Sevilla (first round) Celta Vigo (first round) Espanyol (first round) (via Copa del Rey) |
| Intertoto Cup | Villarreal (third round) |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 936 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Samuel Eto'o (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Málaga 5–0 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 → | |
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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).
More information Team, Stadium ...
| 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 |
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(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 de 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 | 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
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Source: LFP
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
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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.
More information Home \ Away, ATH ...
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CÁD | CEL | ALV | RCD | ESP | GET | MCF | MLL | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SFC | VCF | VIL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Barcelona | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Betis | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Cádiz | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Alavés | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Espanyol | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Getafe | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Málaga | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Mallorca | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Osasuna | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Racing Santander | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Sevilla | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Valencia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Villarreal | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Zaragoza | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
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- 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)
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
More information Goalscorers, Goal ...
| Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Samuel Eto'o |
26 | Barcelona |
 David Villa |
25 | Valencia |
 Ronaldinho |
17 | Barcelona |
 Diego Milito |
15 | Zaragoza |
| Ronaldo |
14 | Real Madrid |
| Fernando Baiano |
13 | Celta de Vigo |
| Fernando Torres |
13 | Atlético Madrid |
| Juan Román Riquelme |
12 | Villarreal CF |
| Éwerthon |
12 | Zaragoza |
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Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
More information Goalkeeper, Goals ...
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Manuel Pinto |
28 | 37 | 0.76 | Celta de Vigo |
| Santiago Cañizares |
29 | 36 | 0.81 | Valencia |
| Víctor Valdés |
29 | 35 | 0.83 | Barcelona |
| Leo Franco |
31 | 34 | 0.91 | Atlético Madrid |
| Iker Casillas |
38 | 37 | 1.03 | Real Madrid |
| Andrés Palop |
37 | 36 | 1.03 | Sevilla |
 Sebastián Viera |
30 | 29 | 1.03 | Villarreal |
| Toni Prats |
36 | 31 | 1.16 | Mallorca |
| Ricardo |
35 | 30 | 1.17 | Osasuna |
| José Francisco Molina |
45 | 38 | 1.18 | Deportivo La Coruña |
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Fair Play award
More information Rank, Club ...
| 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 | 124 | |
| 9 |  Cádiz | 125 |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 128 |
| 11 |  Getafe | 130 |
| 12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 131 |
| Real Madrid | 131 | |
| 14 |  Zaragoza | 136 |
| 15 | Sevilla | 163 |
| 16 |  Osasuna | 171 |
 Racing Santander | 171 | |
| 18 | Málaga | 179 |
| 19 | Betis | 183 |
| 20 | Atlético Madrid | 187 |
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- Source: Guia As de La Liga 2006–07, p. 144 (sports magazine)
Pedro Zaballa award
Hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Juan Arango |
Mallorca | Real Sociedad | 5-2 | 17 September 2005 |
| Nenê |
Alavés | Getafe | 3-4 | 18 September 2005 |
 Zinedine Zidane |
Real Madrid | Sevilla | 4-2 | 15 January 2006 |
| Dani |
Betis | Zaragoza | 3-4 | 5 February 2006 |
| Luis García |
Espanyol | Sevilla | 5-0 | 26 February 2006 |
| David Villa |
Valencia | Athletic Bilbao | 3-0 | 23 April 2006 |
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- "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.
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