2009–10 La Liga

The 2009–10 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009 ended on 16 May 2010 due to all top-flight European leagues ending earlier than the previous season because of 2010 FIFA World Cup.A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball – the Nike T90 Ascente – served as the official ball for all matches.

La Liga
Season2009–10
Dates29 August 2009 – 16 May 2010
ChampionsBarcelona
20th title
RelegatedValladolid
Tenerife
Xerez
Champions LeagueBarcelona (group stage)
Real Madrid (group stage)
Valencia (group stage)
Sevilla (playoff round)
Europa LeagueAtlético Madrid (group stage (via UEFA Europa League)
Getafe (playoff round)
Villarreal (playoff round)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,031 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerLionel Messi
(34 goals)
Biggest home winReal Madrid 6–0 Zaragoza
(19 December 2009)[1]
Biggest away winTenerife 0–5 Barcelona
(10 January 2010)[2]
Highest scoringReal Madrid 6–2 Villarreal
(21 February 2010)[3]

On 16 May 2010, Barcelona won their 20th La Liga title with a home 4–0 victory over Valladolid. Lionel Messi won the La Liga award for Best Player for the second consecutive time.

Real Madrid's 96 points made them the runners-up with the highest points total in the history of Europe's top five leagues, until surpassed by Liverpool's 97 points in the 2018–19 Premier League.[4]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Segunda División

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División

Team information

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in La Liga 2009–10 (Canary Islands)
TeamClub home cityVenueCapacity
AlmeríaAlmeríaEstadio del Mediterráneo22,000
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés39,750
Atlético MadridMadridVicente Calderón54,851
BarcelonaBarcelonaCamp Nou98,772
Deportivo La CoruñaA CoruñaRiazor34,600
EspanyolBarcelonaEstadi Cornellà-El Prat40,500
GetafeGetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez17,700
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda28,963
MallorcaPalma de MallorcaONO Estadi23,142
OsasunaPamplonaEstadio Reyno de Navarra19,800
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero22,271
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354
SevillaSevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán48,649
SportingGijónEl Molinón25,885
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López24,000
ValenciaValenciaMestalla55,000
ValladolidValladolidEstadio José Zorrilla26,512
VillarrealVila-realEl Madrigal25,000
XerezJerez de la FronteraChapín20,523
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda34,596

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Almería Alfonso García Juanma LilloUDA
Athletic Bilbao Fernando García Macua Joaquín CaparrósUmbroPetronor
Atlético Madrid Enrique Cerezo Quique Sánchez FloresNikeKia
Barcelona Joan Laporta Pep GuardiolaNikeUNICEF
Deportivo La Coruña Augusto Lendoiro Miguel Ángel LotinaLottoEstrella Galicia
Espanyol Daniel Sánchez Llibre Mauricio PochettinoUhlsportInterapuestas.com
Getafe Ángel Torres MíchelJomaBurger King
Málaga Fernando Sanz Juan MuñizUmbroWilliam Hill
Mallorca Tomeu Vidal Gregorio ManzanoMacronAir Europa
Osasuna Patxi Izco José Antonio CamachoDiadoraYingli Solar
Racing Santander Francisco Pernía Miguel Ángel PortugalJoma
Real Madrid Florentino Pérez Manuel Pellegriniadidasbwin.com
Sevilla José María del Nido Antonio ÁlvarezJoma12BET
Sporting Manuel Vega-Arango Manolo PreciadoAstoreGijón, Asturias
Tenerife Miguel Concepción José Luis OltraPumaCajaCanarias
Valencia Manuel Llorente Unai EmeryKappaUnibet
Valladolid Carlos Suárez Sureda Javier ClementePumaCaja Duero
Villarreal Fernando Roig Juan Carlos GarridoPumaAeroport Castelló
Xerez Federico Souza Néstor GorositoLegeaCajasol
Zaragoza Agapito Iglesias José Aurelio GayadidasTelefónica

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Málaga Antonio TapiaMutual consent1 June 2009[5] Juan Muñiz13 June 2009[6]8th (2008–09)
Real Madrid Juande RamosEnd of contract1 June 2009[7] Manuel Pellegrini2 June 2009[8]2nd (2008–09)
Villarreal Manuel PellegriniSigned for Real Madrid and thus purchased rights for €4m2 June 2009[9] Ernesto Valverde2 June 2009[10]5th (2008–09)
Racing Santander Juan MuñizMutual consent13 June 2009[11] Juan Carlos Mandiá26 June 2009[12]12th (2008–09)
Xerez Esteban VigoMutual consent28 June 2009[13] José Ángel Ziganda8 July 2009[14]1st in Segunda División (2008–09)
Atlético Madrid Abel ResinoSacked23 October 2009[15] Quique Sánchez Flores23 October 2009[16]15th
Racing Santander Juan Carlos MandiáSacked9 November 2009[17] Miguel Ángel Portugal19 November 2009[18]17th
Zaragoza MarcelinoSacked12 December 2009[19] José Aurelio Gay23 December 2009[20]17th
Almería Hugo SánchezSacked20 December 2009[21] Juanma Lillo23 December 2009[22]17th
Xerez José Ángel ZigandaSacked12 January 2010[23] Néstor Gorosito19 January 2010[24]20th
Villarreal Ernesto ValverdeSacked31 January 2010[25] Juan Carlos Garrido1 February 2010[26]9th
Valladolid José Luis MendilibarSacked1 February 2010[27] Onésimo Sánchez1 February 2010[28]17th
Sevilla Manolo JiménezSacked23 March 2010[29] Antonio Álvarez26 March 2010[30]5th
Valladolid Onésimo SánchezSacked5 April 2010[31] Javier Clemente6 April 2010[32]19th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Barcelona (C)3831619824+7499Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Real Madrid38313410235+6796
3Valencia3821895940+1971
4Sevilla38196136549+1663Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5Mallorca38188125944+1562[a]
6Getafe38177145848+1058Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
7Villarreal38168145857+156[a]
8Athletic Bilbao38159145053−354
9Atlético Madrid38138175761−447[b]Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
10Deportivo La Coruña38138173549−1447[b]
11Espanyol381111162946−1744
12Osasuna381110173746−943
13Almería381012164355−1242
14Zaragoza381011174664−1841
15Sporting Gijón38913163651−1540
16Racing Santander38912174259−1739
17Málaga38716154248−637
18Valladolid (R)38715163762−2536[d]Relegation to the Segunda División
19Tenerife (R)3899204074−3436[d]
20Xerez (R)38810203866−2834
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayALMATHATMFCBRCDESPGETMCFMLLOSARACRMASFCRSGTENVCFVLDVILXERZAR
Almería1–41–02–21–10–11–01–01–12–02–21–22–33–11–10–30–04–21–01–0
Athletic Bilbao4–11–01–12–01–02–21–11–32–04–31–00–41–24–11–22–03–23–20–0
Atlético Madrid2–22–02–13–04–00–30–21–11–01–12–32–13–23–14–13–11–21–22–1
Barcelona1–04–15–23–01–02–12–14–22–04–01–04–03–04–13–04–01–13–16–1
Deportivo La Coruña0–03–12–11–32–31–31–01–01–01–11–31–01–13–10–00–21–02–10–1
Espanyol2–01–03–00–02–00–22–11–12–10–40–32–00–02–10–21–10–00–02–1
Getafe2–22–01–00–20–21–12–13–02–10–02–44–31–12–13–11–03–05–10–2
Málaga1–21–13–00–20–02–11–02–11–11–21–11–21–11–10–10–02–02–41–1
Mallorca3–12–04–10–12–02–03–11–12–01–01–41–33–04–03–23–01–02–04–1
Osasuna1–00–03–01–13–12–00–02–20–11–30–00–21–01–01–31–11–11–12–0
Racing Santander0–20–21–11–40–13–11–40–30–01–10–21–52–02–00–11–11–23–20–0
Real Madrid4–25–13–20–23–23–02–02–02–03–21–03–23–13–02–04–26–25–06–0
Sevilla1–00–03–12–31–10–01–22–22–01–01–22–13–03–02–11–13–21–14–1
Sporting Gijón1–00–01–10–12–11–01–02–24–13–20–10–00–10–21–10–21–02–21–1
Tenerife2–21–01–10–50–14–13–22–21–02–12–11–51–22–10–00–02–21–01–3
Valencia2–02–02–20–01–01–02–11–01–13–00–02–32–02–21–02–04–13–13–1
Valladolid1–12–20–40–34–00–00–01–11–21–22–11–42–12–13–32–40–20–01–1
Villarreal1–12–12–11–41–00–03–22–11–10–22–00–23–01–05–02–03–12–04–2
Xerez2–10–10–20–20–31–10–11–12–11–22–20–30–20–02–11–33–02–13–2
Zaragoza2–11–21–12–40–01–03–02–01–10–12–21–22–11–31–03–01–23–30–0
Source: LFP and futbol.sportec (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

LaLiga Awards

La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the LaLiga Awards.[33]

Recipient
Best Player Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Best Coach Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
Best Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Best Defender Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Best Midfielder(s) Xavi (Barcelona)
Jesús Navas (Sevilla)
Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Pichichi Trophy

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Lionel MessiBarcelona34
2 Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid27
3 Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid26
4 David VillaValencia21
5 Diego ForlánAtlético Madrid18
6 Zlatan IbrahimovićBarcelona16
Roberto SoldadoGetafe16
8 Luís FabianoSevilla15
9 Fernando LlorenteAthletic Bilbao14
NinoTenerife14

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.

RankNameClubGoals
Against
MatchesAverage
1 Víctor ValdésBarcelona24380.63
2 Iker CasillasReal Madrid36380.95
3 César SánchezValencia29300.97
4 Daniel AranzubiaDeportivo42361.17
5 RicardoOsasuna45371.22

Assists table

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 XaviBarcelona14
2 Lionel MessiBarcelona10
Dani AlvesBarcelona10
4 GutiReal Madrid9
MarceloReal Madrid9
Pedro LeónGetafe9
Jesús NavasSevilla9
8 MomoXerez8
Chory CastroMallorca8
Éver BanegaValencia8
Pedro MunitisRacing Santander8
Borja ValeroMallorca8

Fair Play award

This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects[34] such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.

RankTeamGames Points
1Real Madrid38852398
2Tenerife388622113101
3Deportivo386813410, 21, 28, 281 Mild17104
4Barcelona38732345, 18, 21, 25106
5Mallorca38931226, 11111
6Almería3898321 Mild36115
7Atlético Madrid38904321, 231 Mild10122
8Osasuna3883362 Milds7, 11, 1 Serious14123
Sporting de Gijón3898221342 Milds20, 34123
10Espanyol3811061125
11Racing Santander381041145, 20, 24, 29129
12Villarreal389554152 Milds8, 37132
13Athletic Bilbao3896451222 Milds7, 11134
Getafe381072135, 27, 281 Mild22134
Valladolid3810036210, 20134
16Valencia38113341242 Milds3, 23146
17Sevilla3810146212 Milds12, 19147
18Xerez3810045510, 23, 25, 31, 321 Mild22153
19Zaragoza3812922210, 271 Mild34154
20Málaga38135181 Mild23166

Source: RFEF Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions, Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play RankingsLegend:[34]

IconTermPoints of sanctionDescription
Yellow Card1 point/yellow card
Double Yellow Card/Ejection2 points/double yellow card
Direct Red Card3 points/red card
Games of Suspension (Player)As many as banned gamesWhen a player is banned for play more than 3 future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction
Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel)5 points/banned gameWhen some person of the club (not player) is banned for x future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction
Audience BehaviourMild (5 points)
Serious (6 points)
Very Serious (7 points)
When the audience makes some altercations such as explosions, flares, throwing objects to the ground, racist chanting, etc.
Closure of Stadium10 points/match with closured stadiumWhen serious incidents happen which are punished by the closure of the stadium
It also accounts cards to non-players
The number in superscript is the corresponding round to the sanction
Important note: This table is not a count of cards and sanctions resulting from the matches, this table takes into account the removal or application of some cards and sanctions by the competent bodies (Competition Committee, Appeal Committee and Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee)

Pedro Zaballa award

Atlético Madrid and Sevilla supporters[35][36]

Season statistics

Scoring

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateReference
Roberto SoldadoGetafeRacing Santander4–1 (A)30 August 2009[1]
Seydou KeitaBarcelonaZaragoza6–1 (H)25 October 2009[2]
Roberto SoldadoGetafeXerez5–1 (H)29 November 2009[3]
Lionel MessiBarcelonaTenerife5–0 (A)10 January 2010[4]
Lionel MessiBarcelonaValencia3–0 (H)14 March 2010[5]
Gonzalo HiguaínReal MadridValladolid4–1 (A)14 March 2010[6]
Lionel MessiBarcelonaZaragoza4–2 (A)21 March 2010[7]
Cristiano RonaldoReal MadridMallorca4–1 (A)5 May 2010[8]

Discipline

See also

References

External links