2007–08 La Liga
The 2007–08 La Liga season, the 77th since its establishment, started on 25 August 2007 and finished on 18 May 2008.
Real Madrid defended their La Liga title successfully after a 2–1 victory over Osasuna. This season, all European leagues ended earlier than the previous season, due to the UEFA Euro 2008 championship. It also was the first year of the new La Liga television agreement that had La Sexta mark its first year of television broadcasting.
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2007 – 18 May 2008 |
| Champions | Real Madrid 31st title |
| Relegated | Zaragoza Murcia Levante |
| Champions League | Real Madrid (group stage) Villarreal (group stage) Barcelona (playoff round) Atlético Madrid (playoff round) |
| UEFA Cup | Sevilla (playoff round) Racing Santander (playoff round) Valencia (playoff round) (via Copa del Rey) |
| Intertoto Cup | Deportivo (third round) |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,021 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Daniel Güiza (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid (10 February 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Villarreal 0–5 Real Madrid (2 September 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Madrid 6–3 Almería (6 April 2008) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
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 Valladolid, Almería and Murcia. Valladolid and Murcia returned to the top flight after an absence of three years while UD Almería were promoted for the first time. However, since AD Almería played in the 1980–81 La Liga, the city of Almería returned to the top fight after an absence of twenty six years. They replaced Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnàstic, ending their top flight spells of two, forty and one year respectively.
Location of teams in La Liga 2007–08
Stadiums
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
| Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Espanyol | Lluís Companys | 55,926 |
| Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
| Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
| Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
| Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
| Murcia* | Nueva Condomina | 33,045 |
| Valladolid* | José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
| Levante | Ciutat de València | 25,354 |
| Mallorca | ONO Estadi | 23,142 |
| Villarreal | El Madrigal | 23,000 |
| Racing Santander | El Sardinero | 22,400 |
| Recreativo | Nuevo Colombino | 21,600 |
| Osasuna | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,553 |
| Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 16,300 |
| Almería* | Estadio del Mediterráneo | 15,000 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
Personnel and kits
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Villarreal | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 77 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 64 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Racing Santander | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 60 | |
| 7 | Mallorca | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 59 | |
| 8 | Almería | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 52 | |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 52 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 10 | Valencia | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 50 | |
| 12 | Espanyol | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 48 | |
| 13 | Betis | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | |
| 14 | Getafe | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 47 | |
| 15 | Valladolid | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 45 | |
| 16 | Recreativo | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 44 | |
| 17 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 43 | |
| 18 | Zaragoza (R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 42 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 19 | Murcia (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 30 | |
| 20 | Levante (R) | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 26 |
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
Notes:
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:
| La Liga 2007–08 winners |
|---|
| Real Madrid 31st title |
Results
Awards
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| Goalscorers | Goals | Penalties | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Güiza | 27 | 0 | Mallorca |
 Luís Fabiano | 24 | 2 | Sevilla |
 Sergio Agüero | 19 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| Raúl | 18 | 3 | Real Madrid |
| David Villa | 18 | 2 | Valencia |
 Nihat Kahveci | 18 | 0 | Villarreal |
| Ricardo Oliveira | 17 | 1 | Zaragoza |
 Ruud van Nistelrooy | 16 | 3 | Real Madrid |
 Diego Forlán | 16 | 2 | Atlético Madrid |
 Frédéric Kanouté | 16 | 1 | Sevilla |
 Samuel Eto'o | 16 | 0 | Barcelona |
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iker Casillas | 32 | 36 | 0.89 | Real Madrid |
| Víctor Valdés | 35 | 35 | 1 | Barcelona |
| Toño | 31 | 30 | 1.03 | Racing Santander |
| Ricardo | 38 | 36 | 1.06 | Osasuna |
| Miguel Ángel Moyà | 34 | 29 | 1.17 | Mallorca |
| Roberto Abbondanzieri | 42 | 34 | 1.24 | Getafe |
| Carlos Kameni | 38 | 29 | 1.31 | Espanyol |
| Andrés Palop | 41 | 30 | 1.37 | Sevilla |
 Stefano Sorrentino | 60 | 38 | 1.58 | Recreativo |
| César | 56 | 35 | 1.6 | Zaragoza |
Assists table
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guti | Real Madrid | 17 |
| 2 | Ariel Ibagaza | Mallorca | 15 |
| 3 | Dani Alves | Sevilla | 14 |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 |
| 5 |  Juan Arango | Mallorca | 9 |
| Sergio García | Zaragoza | 9 | |
| Luis García | Espanyol | 9 | |
 Thierry Henry | Barcelona | 9 | |
| 9 | Robinho | Real Madrid | 8 |
| Marcos Senna | Villarreal | 8 |
- Source: ESPN Soccernet Archived 11 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Fair Play award
| Rank | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo | 89 |
| 2 | Villarreal | 92 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 93 |
| 4 | Valladolid | 99 |
| 5 | Racing Santander | 107 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 109 |
| 7 | Getafe | 117 |
| 8 | Levante | 123 |
| Mallorca | 123 | |
| Valencia | 123 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 127 |
| 12 | Zaragoza | 129 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 140 |
| 14 | Almería | 141 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 143 |
| 16 | Atlético Madrid | 157 |
| 17 | Recreativo | 158 |
| 18 | Murcia | 159 |
| 19 | Athletic Bilbao | 160 |
| 20 | Betis | 178 |
- Source: 2007–08 Fair Play Rankings Season.
Pedro Zaballa award
Spain supporters
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Sergio Agüero for Atlético Madrid against Real Madrid (25 August 2007)
- Fastest goal in a match: 7 seconds – Joseba Llorente for Valladolid against Espanyol (20 January 2008)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes
- Manu for Getafe against Recreativo (2 September 2007)
- Ebi Smolarek for Racing Santander against Recreativo (23 March 2008)
- Roberto Ayala for Zaragoza against Deportivo (3 May 2008)
- Widest winning margin: 7 – Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid (10 February 2008)
- Most goals in a match: 9 – Atlético Madrid 6–3 Almería (6 April 2008)
- First own goal of the season: Daniel Jarque for Sevilla against Espanyol (25 September 2007)
- First hat-trick of the season:
Thierry Henry for Barcelona against Levante (29 September 2007)
- Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals
- Hat-tricks of the season:
- Thierry Henry for Barcelona against Levante (29 September 2007)
Christian Riganò for Levante against Almería (4 November 2007)
Joseba Llorente for Valladolid against Recreativo (13 January 2008)
Samuel Eto'o for Barcelona against Levante (24 February 2008)
Juan Arango for Mallorca against Recreativo (9 March 2008)- Xisco for Deportivo against Murcia (30 March 2008)
- Daniel Güiza for Mallorca against Murcia (20 April 2008)
- David Villa for Valencia against Levante (11 May 2008)
Giovani dos Santos for Barcelona against Murcia (17 May 2008)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Goals
- Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid (10 February 2008)
- Mallorca 7–1 Recreativo (9 March 2008)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 5
- Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid (10 February 2008)
- Mallorca 7–1 Recreativo (9 March 2008)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 Goals
- Atlético Madrid 4–3 Sevilla (31 October 2007)
- Atlético Madrid 3–4 Villarreal (4 November 2007)
- Real Madrid 4–3 Mallorca (11 November 2007)
- Atlético Madrid 4–3 Valladolid (25 November 2007)
- Levante 4–3 Betis (25 November 2007)
- Villarreal 4–3 Deportivo (13 January 2008)
- Atlético Madrid 6–3 Almería (6 April 2008)
- Murcia 3–5 Barcelona (17 May 2008)
Cards
- First yellow card: Luis Perea for Atlético Madrid against Real Madrid (25 August 2007)
- First red card: David Cortés for Getafe against Sevilla (25 August 2007)
Average home attendance
- Highest average home attendance: 76,234 (Real Madrid)
- Lowest average home attendance: 10,658 (Getafe)
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets – Villarreal (17)
- Fewest clean sheets – Levante (4)
Overall
- Most wins – Real Madrid (27)
- Fewest wins – Murcia and Levante (7)
- Most draws – Mallorca (14)
- Fewest draws – Real Madrid and Sevilla (4)
- Most losses – Levante (26)
- Fewest losses – Real Madrid (7)
- Most goals scored – Real Madrid (84)
- Fewest goals scored – Levante (33)
- Most goals conceded – Levante (75)
- Fewest goals conceded – Real Madrid (36)
Home
- Most wins – Real Madrid (17)
- Fewest wins – Levante (5)
- Most draws – Valladolid (9)
- Fewest draws – Real Madrid (0)
- Most losses – Levante (10)
- Fewest losses – Real Madrid and Villarreal(2)
- Most goals scored – Real Madrid (53)
- Fewest goals scored – Almería (18)
- Most goals conceded – Levante (34)
- Fewest goals conceded – Barcelona (12)
Away
- Most wins – Villarreal(12)
- Fewest wins – Murcia and Zaragoza (1)
- Most draws – Mallorca and Barcelona (8)
- Fewest draws – Villarreal (0)
- Most losses – Levante (16)
- Fewest losses – Real Madrid and Mallorca (5)
- Most goals scored – Mallorca (34)
- Fewest goals scored – Levante (11)
- Most goals conceded – Levante (41)
- Fewest goals conceded – Real Madrid (18)
See also
References
External links
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