2004–05 La Liga

The 2004–05 La Liga season, the 74th since its establishment, started on 28 August 2004 and finished on 29 May 2005.

La Liga
Season2004–05
Dates28 August 2004 – 29 May 2005
ChampionsBarcelona
17th title
RelegatedLevante
Numancia
Albacete
Champions LeagueBarcelona (group stage)
Real Madrid (group stage)
Villarreal (3rd qualifying round)
Betis (3rd qualifying round)
UEFA CupEspanyol (first round)
Sevilla (first round)
Osasuna (first round) (via Copa del Rey)
Intertoto CupValencia (third round)
Deportivo (second round)
Athletic Bilbao (second round)
Matches played380
Goals scored980 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Eto'o
Diego Forlán
(25 goals each)
Biggest home winReal Madrid 6–1 Albacete
(14 November 2004)[1]
Real Madrid 5–0 Levante
(28 November 2004)[2]
Real Madrid 5–0 Racing
(7 May 2005)[3]
Biggest away winOsasuna 1–6 Málaga
(27 February 2005)[4]
Highest scoringAthletic Bilbao 4–4 Betis
(13 February 2005)[5]

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 Levante (playing top flight football for the first time in thirty nine years), Getafe (playing in the top flight for the first time ever) and Numancia (returning after a three-year absence). They replaced Valladolid, Celta de Vigo and Murcia after spending time in the top flight for eleven, twelve and one years respectively.

TeamStadiumCapacity
BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926
Atlético MadridVicente Calderón55,005
ValenciaMestalla55,000
Real BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132
SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500
Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Deportivo de La CoruñaRiazor34,600
Real ZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Real SociedadAnoeta32,200
MálagaLa Rosaleda30,044
Levante*Ciudad de Valencia25,354
MallorcaSon Moix23,142
VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000
Racing de SantanderEl Sardinero22,400
OsasunaEl Sadar19,553
AlbaceteCarlos Belmonte18,000
Getafe*Coliseum Alfonso Pérez16,300
Numancia*Los Pajaritos8,261

(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Barcelona (C)3825947329+4484Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Real Madrid3825587132+3980
3Villarreal38181196937+3265Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Betis38161486250+1262
5Espanyol381710115446+861Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6Sevilla38179124441+360
7Valencia38141685439+1558Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8Deportivo La Coruña381215114650−451[a]Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
9Athletic Bilbao38149155954+551[a]
10Málaga38156174048−851[a]
11Atlético Madrid381311144034+650[b]
12Zaragoza38148165257−550[b]
13Getafe381211153846−847[c]
14Real Sociedad38138174756−947[c]
15Osasuna381210164665−1946Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[d]
16Racing Santander38128184158−1744
17Mallorca38109194263−2139
18Levante (R)38910193958−1937Relegation to the Segunda División
19Numancia (R)38611213061−3129
20Albacete (R)38610223356−2328
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:

Overall

Results

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Albacete1–00–21–20–00–11–01–13–11–20–01–21–10–01–22–20–20–12–22–1
Athletic Bilbao3–11–01–14–41–21–11–23–11–04–00–24–33–02–13–01–32–22–12–0
Atlético Madrid3–11–11–11–21–00–02–20–02–04–02–03–21–00–31–03–01–01–01–1
Barcelona2–02–00–23–32–10–02–02–14–02–01–03–03–03–01–02–01–13–34–1
Betis2–12–11–02–12–01–42–22–21–12–04–03–12–11–12–31–01–12–13–2
Deportivo La Coruña0–01–12–00–11–14–12–11–01–00–31–11–31–42–02–22–21–51–12–3
Espanyol2–12–02–10–12–21–12–02–11–02–13–04–12–11–02–21–32–20–03–1
Getafe1–03–11–11–20–21–11–01–01–01–21–00–02–02–12–00–01–01–23–0
Levante1–11–01–01–11–20–10–20–00–12–01–14–03–10–22–10–30–02–40–0
Málaga0–21–01–00–41–21–13–21–11–00–04–12–02–00–21–51–00–20–20–0
Mallorca2–14–31–11–31–12–23–23–11–21–23–21–21–20–13–20–10–01–10–2
Numancia0–01–11–01–11–11–10–01–01–30–11–22–22–31–20–22–11–11–12–1
Osasuna3–21–11–00–13–21–11–12–10–11–61–12–01–01–21–04–10–03–22–2
Racing Santander1–00–22–10–21–12–21–32–12–22–13–02–01–12–31–30–01–01–11–0
Real Madrid6–10–20–04–23–10–14–02–05–01–03–11–01–05–02–10–11–02–13–1
Real Sociedad0–23–21–00–01–01–00–21–11–11–32–12–12–00–10–21–03–30–42–1
Sevilla1–02–02–10–42–12–01–00–03–00–21–11–00–12–22–22–12–22–10–1
Valencia2–02–21–10–22–11–23–03–12–12–22–01–01–02–01–13–11–22–10–0
Villarreal1–03–13–23–00–00–24–14–04–13–02–14–03–02–10–00–00–03–12–0
Zaragoza4–30–20–01–41–02–20–13–14–31–00–14–15–11–01–32–13–02–21–0
Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

Pichichi Trophy

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

PositionScorerTeamGoalsPenalties
1 Diego ForlánVillarreal251
2 Samuel Eto'oBarcelona25[6]4
3 Ricardo OliveiraBetis221
4 RonaldoReal Madrid211
5 Júlio BaptistaSevilla182
6 Fernando TorresAtlético Madrid164
7 David VillaZaragoza153
Maxi RodríguezEspanyol151
Juan Román RiquelmeVillarreal158
10 Michael OwenReal Madrid130
Nihat KahveciReal Sociedad130

Assists Table

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 JoaquínBetis15
2 DecoBarcelona11
3 Francisco YesteAthletic Bilbao10
4 Juan Román RiquelmeVillarreal9
RonaldinhoBarcelona

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.

GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam
Víctor Valdés25350.71Barcelona
Iker Casillas30370.81Real Madrid
Leo Franco32370.86Atlético Madrid
Pepe Reina37380.97Villarreal
Santiago Cañizares29291Valencia
Esteban33281.18Sevilla
Carlos Kameni45381.18Espanyol
Toni Doblas35291.21Betis
Daniel Aranzubia52371.41Athletic Bilbao
Luis García52371.41Zaragoza

Fair Play award

This season, the award was not published neither given to any club due to an administrative affair.[7]

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Maxi RodríguezEspanyolBetis4-112 September 2004
Sergio PachónGetafeAthletic Bilbao3-13 October 2004
Juan Román RiquelmeVillarrealValencia3-123 January 2005
Ricardo OliveiraBetisAthletic Bilbao4-413 February 2005
SalvaAtlético MadridMallorca3-13 April 2005
Yossi BenayounRacing SantanderDeportivo La Coruña4-124 April 2005
Diego ForlánVillarrealBarcelona4-422 May 2005

See also

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