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 and Málaga.

Stadiums

Promoted from Segunda División.

League table

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

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

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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

Pedro Zaballa award

Cuco Ziganda and David Belenguer

Overall

Most wins – Real Madrid
Fewest wins – Gimnàstic
Most draws – Betis
Fewest draws – Valencia
Most losses – Gimnàstic
Fewest losses – Barcelona
Most goals scored – Barcelona
Fewest goals scored – Deportivo La Coruña and Real Sociedad
Most goals conceded – Gimnàstic
Fewest goals conceded – Barcelona and Getafe

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