2007–08 La Liga Explained

Competition:La Liga
Season:2007–08
Dates:25 August 2007 – 18 May 2008
Winners:Real Madrid
31st title
Relegated:Zaragoza
Murcia
Levante
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Real Madrid
Villarreal
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Sevilla
Racing Santander
Valencia (as Copa del Rey winners)
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Deportivo La Coruña
League Topscorer:Dani Güiza
(27 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Real Madrid 7–0 Valladolid
(10 February 2008)[1]
Biggest Away Win:Villarreal 0–5 Real Madrid
(2 September 2007)[2]
Highest Scoring:Atlético Madrid 6–3 Almería
(6 April 2008)[3]
Matches:380
Total Goals:1021
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

The 2007–08 La Liga season was the 77th since its establishment. It began on 25 August 2007, and concluded on 18 May 2008.

Real Madrid secured a second consecutive La Liga title following a 2–1 victory over Osasuna on 4 May 2008. This season, all European leagues ended earlier than the previous season, due to the impending UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. It also was the first year of the new La Liga television agreement, which saw La Sexta mark its first year of television broadcasting.

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. Both Valladolid and Murcia returned to the top flight after a three-year absence 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.

Stadiums

TeamStadiumCapacity
98,772
80,354
55,926
55,005
55,000
52,132
45,500
39,750
34,600
34,596
Murcia33,045
Valladolid26,512
25,354
23,142
23,000
22,400
21,600
19,553
16,300
Almería15,000

(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

Personnel and kits

TeamChairmanHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsor
AlmeríaAlfonso García Unai EmeryUDAObrascampoUrcisol, AndalucíaAndalucía, David BisbalNone
Athletic BilbaoFernando García Joaquín Caparrós100% AthleticNoneNoneNoneNone
Enrique Cerezo Javier AguirreNikeKiaKyoceraNoneAsisa Salud
BarcelonaJoan Laporta Frank RijkaardNikeUNICEFNoneTV3None
BetisLeon Gomez Paco ChaparroKappaAndalucía/GarminAndalucíaAndalucíaGrupo Azabache
DeportivoAugusto LendoiroCanterbury of New ZealandFadesa/Martinsa-FadesaNoneNoneNone
Espanyol Ernesto ValverdeuhlsportQuat InversionesNoneTV3Hoteles Hesperia
GetafeÁngel Torres Michael LaudrupJomaGalcoOpción Centro de OcioNoneJHK T-Shirt, Thecam
LevanteJulio Romero José Ángel MorenoLuanviComunitat ValencianaNoneCanal NouNone
MallorcaVicenç Grande Gregorio ManzanoReialViajes IberiaConstrucciones Llabrés FeliuIB3Illes Balears
MurciaJesús Samper Javier ClementeReal MurciaCaja MurciaAsesorías Financieras Centre FinanceLa 7Grupo Invercon
OsasunaPatxi Izco Cuco ZigandaAstoreRestauraReyno de Navarra/Yingli SolarCaja NavarraYingli Solar/Reyno de Navarra, NGS Technology
Francisco Pernía MarcelinoJomaNorquimiaSEOP Obras y Proyectos/LolinNoneSEOP Obras y Proyectos
Real MadridRamón Calderón Bernd SchusterAdidasBwin.comNoneNoneNone
RecreativoFrancisco Mendoza Lucas AlcarazCejudoCepsa/CajasolAndalucíaToyota NiponubaCondado de Huelva, Fresón de Palos
SevillaJosé María del Nido Manolo JiménezJoma888.comAndalucíaNone888.com
ValenciaVicente Soriano VoroNikeToyotaCompac EncimerasCanal NouNone
Valladolid José Luis MendilibarPumaCaja DueroAsómate a Valladolid/ProinlasaCollosaDel Cura y Miranda AXA, Castilla y León es Vida
VillarrealFernando Roig Manuel PellegriniPumaAeroport CastellóNoneCanal NouNone
ZaragozaEduardo Bandrés Manolo VillanovaMercury/AdidasExpo Zaragoza 2008 TelefónicaNoneAragón TelevisiónNone

League table

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Dani GüizaMallorca27
2 Luís FabianoSevilla24
3 Sergio AgüeroAtlético Madrid19
4 Nihat KahveciVillarreal18
RaúlReal Madrid
David VillaValencia
7 Ricardo OliveiraZaragoza17
8 Diego ForlánAtlético Madrid16
Ruud van NistelrooyReal Madrid
10 Samuel Eto'oBarcelona16
Frédéric KanoutéSevilla

Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played.

RankPlayerClubGoals againstMatchesAverage
1 Iker CasillasReal Madrid3236
2 Víctor ValdésBarcelona3535
3 ToñoRacing Santander3130
4 RicardoOsasuna3836
5 Miguel Ángel MoyàMallorca3429
6 Roberto AbbondanzieriGetafe4234
7 Carlos KameniEspanyol3829
8 Andrés PalopSevilla4130
9 Stefano SorrentinoRecreativo Huelva6038
10 CésarZaragoza5635

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 GutiReal Madrid17
2 Ariel IbagazaMallorca15
3 Dani AlvesSevilla14
4 Lionel MessiBarcelona12
5 Juan ArangoMallorca9
Thierry HenryBarcelona
Luis GarcíaEspanyol
Sergio GarcíaZaragoza
9 RobinhoReal Madrid8
Marcos SennaVillarreal

Fair Play award

RankClubwidth=50px Points
1Deportivo La Coruña 89
292
393
499
5107
6109
7117
8123
Mallorca
Valencia
11127
12129
13140
14141
15143
16157
17158
18159
19160
20178

Pedro Zaballa award

Spain supporters[5]

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Average home attendance

Clean sheets

Overall

Home

Away

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real Madrid 7-0 Valladolid. RFEF. 10 February 2007 . 7 September 2010. es.
  2. Web site: Villarreal 0-5 Real Madrid. RFEF. 2 September 2007 . 7 September 2010. es.
  3. Web site: Atlético Madrid 6-3 Almería. RFEF. 6 April 2008 . 7 September 2010. es.
  4. Web site: Clasificaciones del Premio Juego Limpio. RFEF. 2 June 2008. 4 September 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055822/http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/Juego%20Limpio/Clasificaciones%20del%20Premio%20Juego%20Limpio%20final%20de%20temporada.pdf. 16 July 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: El premio Zaballa, a la afición de España . Zaballa award, to the Spain supporters . ideal.es . 15 July 2008 . 4 September 2010. es.
  6. Web site: Attendances Spain average 2007-08 . European Football Statistics . 2008-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613220015/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/current/aveesp.htm . 13 June 2008 . dead .