2005–06 La Liga

La Liga
Season	2005–06
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)
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 →

La Liga

Season

2005–06

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)

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 →

La Liga 2005-06 season, the 75th since its establishment, started on August 27, 2005 and finished on May 20, 2006.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Barcelona (C)	38	25	7	6	80	35	+45	82	2006–07 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Real Madrid	38	20	10	8	70	40	+30	70	2006–07 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3	Valencia	38	19	12	7	58	33	+25	69	2006–07 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Osasuna	38	21	5	12	49	43	+6	68	2006–07 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round	OSA 1–0 SEV SEV 0–1 OSA
5	Sevilla	38	20	8	10	54	39	+15	68	2006–07 UEFA Cup First round	OSA 1–0 SEV SEV 0–1 OSA
6	Celta de Vigo	38	20	4	14	45	33	+12	64	2006–07 UEFA Cup First round
7	Villarreal	38	14	15	9	50	39	+11	57	2006 UEFA 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	2006–07 UEFA Cup First round ¹
16	Real Sociedad	38	11	7	20	48	65	−17	40		RAC 2–2 RSO RSO 1–0 RAC
17	Racing Santander	38	9	13	16	36	49	−13	40		RAC 2–2 RSO RSO 1–0 RAC
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

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.
¹Espanyol entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2005–06 Copa del Rey.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.

Home \ Away¹

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

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

3–2

2–0

3–1

2–0

3–0

4–1

1–1

5–0

2–1

2–2

1–0

2–2

Betis

1–0

1–1

1–4

1–1

0–2

3–0

0–1

0–0

1–0

1–1

2–1

1–0

0–2

2–0

2–1

0–2

2–3

0–0

Cádiz

1–1

1–0

1–3

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

2–1

0–1

2–1

2–0

2–1

0–3

1–0

2–0

0–1

1–2

1–0

2–1

0–1

1–0

4–0

Deportivo Alavés

0–1

0–0

2–0

0–0

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

1–0

1–2

3–3

1–1

1–0

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

1–2

2–0

0–2

2–0

0–0

1–2

0–2

3–1

2–0

2–4

0–2

1–0

5–0

1–3

1–2

2–2

Getafe

0–3

1–1

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

0–2

2–1

0–0

5–0

0–2

0–0

1–1

1–2

0–2

1–2

2–3

0–2

3–1

0–2

0–0

0–1

Mallorca

2–2

0–1

0–3

1–1

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

2–1

3–2

2–1

0–2

2–0

3–2

1–2

2–0

0–4

1–1

1–0

1–1

0–1

2–0

1–0

2–1

1–1

Racing Santander

0–1

2–2

1–1

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

2–1

3–1

0–3

0–0

3–1

2–3

3–0

4–0

1–0

2–1

4–0

1–1

1–2

1–1

4–2

1–2

3–3

1–0

Real Sociedad

3–2

3–3

0–2

1–1

2–0

2–2

2–1

2–0

0–1

3–0

2–1

1–2

1–0

2–2

1–2

1–3

Sevilla

0–0

2–1

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

1–0

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

1–1

3–1

0–2

1–2

1–1

1–2

3–2

1–1

4–0

2–1

3–0

2–1

2–0

0–0

0–2

1–1

1–0

0–0

Zaragoza

3–2

0–2

4–3

1–2

1–0

3–0

1–1

1–2

1–1

3–1

1–1

0–1

0–2

2–2

0–1

Source: LFP (Spanish)
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

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

Goalscorers

Goal

Team

Samuel Eto'o

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

Goalkeeper

Goals

Matches

Average

Team

José Manuel Pinto

0.76

Celta de Vigo

0.81

0.83

0.91

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.16

1.17

José Francisco Molina

1.18

Deportivo La Coruña

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

Rank

Club

Points

Barcelona

106

114

116

124

124

125

128

130

131

131

136

163

171

171

179

183

187

La Liga · 2011–12 clubs

2011–12 teams

Athletic Bilbao · Atlético Madrid · Barcelona · Betis · Espanyol · Getafe · Granada · Levante · Málaga · Mallorca · Osasuna · Racing Santander · Rayo Vallecano · Real Madrid · Real Sociedad · Sevilla · Sporting Gijón · Valencia · Villarreal · Zaragoza

Former teams

Alavés · Albacete · Alcoyano · AD Almería · UD Almería · Arenas Getxo · Atlético Tetuán · Burgos · Cádiz · Castellón · Celta Vigo · Compostela · Condal · Córdoba · Cultural Leonesa · Deportivo La Coruña · Elche · Europa · Extremadura · Gimnàstic · Hércules · Jaén · Las Palmas · Lleida · CD Logroñés · CD Málaga · CP Mérida · Murcia · Numancia · Real Oviedo · Pontevedra · Real Burgos · Real Unión · Recreativo Huelva · Sabadell · Salamanca · Tenerife · Valladolid · Xerez

Competition

Clubs · Seasons & winners · Players (foreign) · Managers · Stadia · Broadcasters · Referees

Statistics and awards

Records · All-time table · LFP Awards · Top Scorer (Pichichi) · Spanish Top Scorer (Zarra) · Best Goalkeeper (Zamora) · MVP (Di Stéfano) · Best Manager (Miguel Muñoz) · Best referee (Guruceta) · Don Balón Award

Finances

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Associated competitions

Supercopa de España · Copa del Rey · UEFA Champions League · UEFA Europa League

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Club seasons

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