| Competition: | La Liga |
| Season: | 2006–07 |
| Dates: | 26 August 2006 – 17 June 2007 |
| Winners: | Real Madrid 30th title |
| Relegated: | Celta Vigo Real Sociedad Gimnàstic |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Real Madrid (group stage) Barcelona (group stage) Sevilla (3rd qualifying round) Valencia (3rd qualifying round) |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Villarreal (first round) Zaragoza (first round) Getafe (first round) (via Copa del Rey) |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Atlético Madrid (third round) |
| League Topscorer: | Ruud van Nistelrooy (25 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Osasuna 5–1 Betis (14 January 2007)[1] Gimnàstic 4–0 Espanyol (28 January 2007)[2] Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal (25 November 2006)[3] Sevilla 4–0 Levante (29 August 2006)[4] Sevilla 4–0 Deportivo (20 December 2006)[5] Valencia 4–0 Gimnàstic (1 October 2006)[6] Valencia 4–0 Deportivo (10 December 2006)[7] |
| Biggest Away Win: | Atlético Madrid 0–6 Barcelona (20 May 2007)[8] |
| Highest Scoring: | Racing 5–4 Athletic Bilbao (1 April 2007)[9] |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 942 |
| Prevseason: | 2005–06 |
| Nextseason: | 2007–08 |
The 2006–07 La Liga season, the 76th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2006 and finished on 17 June 2007. Real Madrid won La Liga on the better head-to-head against Barcelona in one of its most thrilling seasons to date. Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnàstic de Tarragona 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 by defeating Espanyol 4–3, coming back from a 3–1 first-half deficit. The Sunday after Madrid won their epic battle with Espanyol, 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.https://web.archive.org/web/20081002060030/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007688383
On the penultimate day of the season, Barcelona failed to overcome city rivals Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, drawing 2–2.[10] 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 on head-to-head superiority.
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).
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98,772 | |||
| 80,354 | |||
| 55,926 | |||
| 55,005 | |||
| 55,000 | |||
| 52,132 | |||
| 45,500 | |||
| 39,750 | |||
| 34,600 | |||
| 34,596 | |||
| 32,500 | |||
| 32,200 | |||
| Levante | 25,354 | ||
| 23,142 | |||
| 23,000 | |||
| 22,400 | |||
| Recreativo de Huelva | 19,860 | ||
| 19,553 | |||
| 16,300 | |||
| Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 14,500 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
LFPThe Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with fewest goals to games ratio.Last updated 17 June 2007 http://www.lfp.es/competiciones/2006-07/primera/menosgoleados.asp
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Abbondanzieri | 30 | 36 | Getafe | ||
 Víctor Valdés | 33 | 38 | Barcelona | ||
| Leo Franco | 28 | 32 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Sebastián Viera | 25 | 28 | Villarreal | ||
| Andrés Palop | 32 | 34 | Sevilla | ||
 Claudio Bravo | 29 | 29 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Santiago Cañizares | 33 | 32 | Valencia | ||
| Iker Casillas | 40 | 38 | Real Madrid | ||
| Toño | 36 | 32 | Racing Santander | ||
| José Francisco Molina | 39 | 34 | Levante |
| Rank | Club | width=50px | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recreativo | 84 | |
| 2 | 103 | ||
| 3 | 104 | ||
| 4 | 106 | ||
| 5 | 108 | ||
| 6 | 110 | ||
| 7 | 116 | ||
| 8 | 125 | ||
| 9 | 126 | ||
| 10 | 129 | ||
| 11 | 131 | ||
| 12 | 133 | ||
| 13 | 135 | ||
| 14 | 137 | ||
| 15 | 139 | ||
| 16 | 144 | ||
| 17 | 145 | ||
| 18 | 150 | ||
| 19 | 151 | ||
| 20 | 189 |
Cuco Ziganda (Osasuna head coach) and David Belenguer (Getafe footballer)[11] [12]
