2016–17 in Spanish football

Football in Spain
Season2016–17
Men's football
La LigaReal Madrid
Segunda DivisiónLevante
Segunda División BCultural Leonesa
Copa del ReyBarcelona
Copa FederaciónAtlético Saguntino
SupercopaBarcelona
Women's football
Primera DivisiónAtlético Madrid
Copa de la ReinaBarcelona
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The 2016–17 season is the 115th season of competitive association football in Spain.

Promotion and relegation

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Pre-season

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
La Liga
Segunda División
Segunda División B
Primera División (women)

National teams

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Spain national football team

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Results and fixtures

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2016
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1 September 2016 Friendly Belgium  0–2  Spain Brussels, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Silva 34', 62' (pen.) Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
5 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Spain  8–0  Liechtenstein León, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Costa 10', 66'
Roberto 55'
Silva 59', 90+1'
Vitolo 60'
Morata 82', 83'
Report Stadium: Estadio Reino de León
Attendance: 12,139
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
6 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Italy  1–1  Spain Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) De Rossi 82' (pen.) Report Vitolo 55' Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,470
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
9 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Albania  0–2  Spain Shkodër, Albania
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
15 November 2016 Friendly England  2–2  Spain London, England
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lallana 9' (pen.)
Vardy 48'
Report Aspas 89'
Isco 90+6'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 83,716
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
2017
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24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Spain  4–1  Israel El Molinón, Gijón
20:45
(20:45 UTC+1)
Silva 13'
Vitolo 45+1'
Costa 51'
Isco 88'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Refaelov 76' Attendance: 20,321
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) Friendly France  0–2  Spain Stade de France, Paris
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Report (UEFA) Silva 68' (pen.)
Deulofeu 77'
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
7 June 2017 (2017-06-07) Friendly Spain  2–2  Colombia Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia
20:30
(20:30 UTC+2)
Silva 22'
Morata 87'
Report (Goal.com) Cardona 39'
Falcao 55'
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
11 June 2017 (2017-06-11) 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Macedonia  1–2  Spain Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Ristovski 66' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Silva 15'
Costa 27'
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Managerial changes

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Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
Spain Vicente del Bosque Retired 30 June 2016[1] Spain Julen Lopetegui 21 July 2016[2]
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 1 0 36 3 +33 28 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup 3–0 3–0 4–1 4–0 8–0
2  Italy 10 7 2 1 21 8 +13 23 Advance to second round 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–0
3  Albania 10 4 1 5 10 13 −3 13 0–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
4  Israel 10 4 0 6 10 15 −5 12 0–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–1
5  Macedonia 10 3 2 5 15 15 0 11 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 4–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 0 10 1 39 −38 0 0–8 0–4 0–2 0–1 0–3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[3]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Spain women's national football team

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Results and fixtures

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2016
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15 Sep 2016 Netherlands 2017 EC Q Spain  13–0  Montenegro Spain Las Rozas de Madrid
19:00 Boquete 2', 7', 45', 46'
Bermúdez 10', 20', 23', 52', 90+3'
Sampedro 16'
Corredera 25'
Losada 74'
Putellas 80'
Report Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Slovakia Zuzana Valentová
20 Sep 2016 Netherlands 2017 EC Q Spain  5–0  Finland Spain Leganés
19:00 Torrejón 28'
Paredes 66' (p), 82'
Sampedro 88' (p)
Hermoso 90+1'
Report Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Poland Monika Mularczyk
25 Oct 2016 Friendly Spain  1–2  England Spain Guadalajara
18:00 Torrejón 19' Torrejón 14' (o.g.)
Houghton 17'
Stadium: Estadio Pedro Escartín
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Spain Elia María Martínez
26 Nov 2016 Friendly France  1–0  Spain France Le Mans
21:00 Le Sommer 54' Report Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 11,521
Referee: Hungary Gyöngyi Gaal
2017
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1 Mar 2017 Portugal 2017 Algarve Cup Japan  1–2  Spain Portugal Parchal
14:45 Yokoyama 81' Report Meseguer 59'
O. García 72'
Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium
Referee: Brazil Edina Alves Batista
3 Mar 2017 Portugal 2017 Algarve Cup Spain  3–0  Norway Portugal Faro/Loulé
18:30 Thorisdottir 25' (o.g.)
Hermoso 39'
O. García 42'
Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Argentina Laura Fortunato
6 Mar 2017 Portugal 2017 Algarve Cup Iceland  0–0  Spain Portugal Vila Real de Santo António
14:45 Report Stadium: VRSA Sports Complex
Referee: Rwanda Mukansanga Salima
8 Mar 2017 Portugal 2017 Algarve Cup Spain  1–0  Canada Portugal Faro/Loulé
18:30 Ouahabi 4' Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Japan Yoshimi Yamashita
8 Apr 2017 Friendly Belgium  1–4  Spain Belgium Eupen
15:00 Cayman 71' Losada 34'
Vilas 42'
Hermoso 75' (pen.), 79'
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: France Solen Dallongeville
19 Jul 2017 Netherlands 2017 EC GS Spain  2–0  Portugal Netherlands Doetinchem
18:00 Losada 23'
Sampedro 42'
Report Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Sweden Pernilla Larsson
23 Jul 2017 Netherlands 2017 EC GS England  2–0  Spain Netherlands Breda
20:45 Kirby 2'
Taylor 85'
Report Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 4,879
Referee: Italy Carina Vitulano
27 Jul 2017 Netherlands 2017 EC GS Scotland  1–0  Spain Netherlands Deventer
20:45 Weir 42' Report Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Czech Republic Jana Adámková

FIFA competitions

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2016 FIFA Club World Cup

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Semifinals

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América Mexico0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report Benzema 45+2'
Ronaldo 90+3'

Final

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Real Madrid Spain4–2 (a.e.t.)Japan Kashima Antlers
Report

UEFA competitions

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2016–17 UEFA Champions League

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Play-off round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Villarreal Spain 1–3 France Monaco 1–2 0–1

Group stage

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Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR MCI BMG CEL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 20 4 +16 15 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 4–0 7–0
2 England Manchester City 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 3–1 4–0 1–1
3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 1–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 5 16 −11 3 0–2 3–3 0–2
Source: UEFA
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATM BAY RST PSV
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 5 0 1 7 2 +5 15 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–1 2–0
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12 1–0 5–0 4–1
3 Russia Rostov 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 3–2 2–2
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 0–1 1–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR RMA LEG SPO
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 21 9 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 8–4 1–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 3 0 16 10 +6 12 2–2 5–1 2–1
3 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 1 1 4 9 24 −15 4 Transfer to Europa League 0–6 3–3 1–0
4 Portugal Sporting CP 6 1 0 5 5 8 −3 3 1–2 1–2 2–0
Source: UEFA
Group H
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV SEV LYO DZG
1 Italy Juventus 6 4 2 0 11 2 +9 14 Advance to knockout phase 0–0 1–1 2–0
2 Spain Sevilla 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11 1–3 1–0 4–0
3 France Lyon 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–0 3–0
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 0 6 0 15 −15 0 0–4 0–1 0–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 6–2 Italy Napoli 3–1 3–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–4 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–4 0–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 5–6 Spain Barcelona 4–0 1–6
Sevilla Spain 2–3 England Leicester City 2–1 0–2
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 England Leicester City 1–0 1–1
Bayern Munich Germany 3–6 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 2–4 (a.e.t.)
Juventus Italy 3–0 Spain Barcelona 3–0 0–0
Semi-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 4–2 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–0 1–2
Final
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The final will be played on 3 June 2017 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[6] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

Juventus Italy1–4Spain Real Madrid
Mandžukić 27' Report
Attendance: 65,842[7]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

2016–17 UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNK ATH RW SAS
1 Belgium Genk 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 1–0 3–1
2 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 3 1 2 10 11 −1 10 5–3 1–0 3–2
3 Austria Rapid Wien 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 3–2 1–1 1–1
4 Italy Sassuolo 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 0–2 3–0 2–2
Source: UEFA
Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AJX CLT STL PAN
1 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 1–0 2–0
2 Spain Celta Vigo 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 2–2 1–1 2–0
3 Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 4 1 8 6 +2 7 1–1 1–1 2–2
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1 1–2 0–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Group L
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OSM VIL ZUR STE
1 Turkey Osmanlıspor 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 2–0 2–0
2 Spain Villarreal 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 1–2 2–1 2–1
3 Switzerland Zürich 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 2–1 1–1 0–0
4 Romania Steaua București 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 2–1 1–1 1–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout Phase

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Round of 32
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–4 Cyprus APOEL 3–2 0–2
Villarreal Spain 1–4 Italy Roma 0–4 1–0
Celta Vigo Spain 2–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celta Vigo Spain 4–1 Russia Krasnodar 2–1 2–0
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celta Vigo Spain 4–3 Belgium Genk 3–2 1–1
Semi-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celta Vigo Spain 1–2 England Manchester United 0–1 1–1

2016 UEFA Super Cup

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Real Madrid Spain3–2 (a.e.t.)Spain Sevilla
Asensio 21'
Ramos 90+3'
Carvajal 119'
Report Vázquez 41'
Konoplyanka 72' (pen.)

2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League

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Knockout phase

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Round of 32
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletic Club Spain 3–4 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
FC Minsk Belarus 1–5 Spain Barcelona 0–3 1–2
Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 5–0 Netherlands Twente 1–0 4–0
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosengård Sweden 0–3 Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–2
Semi-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 1–5 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 0–2

Men's football

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League season

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La Liga

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 29 6 3 106 41 +65 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 28 6 4 116 37 +79 90
3 Atlético Madrid 38 23 9 6 70 27 +43 78
4 Sevilla 38 21 9 8 69 49 +20 72 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Villarreal 38 19 10 9 56 33 +23 67 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Real Sociedad 38 19 7 12 59 53 +6 64
7 Athletic Bilbao 38 19 6 13 53 43 +10 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
8 Espanyol 38 15 11 12 49 50 −1 56
9 Alavés 38 14 13 11 41 43 −2 55
10 Eibar 38 15 9 14 56 51 +5 54
11 Málaga 38 12 10 16 49 55 −6 46[b]
12 Valencia 38 13 7 18 56 65 −9 46[b]
13 Celta Vigo 38 13 6 19 53 69 −16 45
14 Las Palmas 38 10 9 19 53 74 −21 39[c]
15 Real Betis 38 10 9 19 41 64 −23 39[c]
16 Deportivo La Coruña 38 8 12 18 43 61 −18 36
17 Leganés 38 8 11 19 36 55 −19 35
18 Sporting Gijón (R) 38 7 10 21 42 72 −30 31 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Osasuna (R) 38 4 10 24 40 94 −54 22
20 Granada (R) 38 4 8 26 30 82 −52 20
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Málaga ahead of Valencia on head-to-head points: Valencia–Málaga 2–2, Málaga–Valencia 2–0
  3. ^ a b Las Palmas ahead of Real Betis on head-to-head goal difference: Las Palmas–Real Betis 4–1, Real Betis–Las Palmas 2–0

Segunda División

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Levante (C, P) 42 25 9 8 57 32 +25 84 Promotion to La Liga
2 Girona (P) 42 20 10 12 65 45 +20 70
3 Getafe (O, P) 42 18 14 10 55 43 +12 68 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Tenerife 42 16 18 8 50 37 +13 66
5 Cádiz 42 16 16 10 55 40 +15 64
6 Huesca 42 16 15 11 53 43 +10 63[a]
7 Valladolid 42 18 9 15 52 47 +5 63[a]
8 Oviedo 42 17 10 15 47 47 0 61
9 Lugo 42 14 13 15 49 52 −3 55[b]
10 Córdoba 42 14 13 15 42 52 −10 55[b]
11 Reus 42 13 16 13 31 29 +2 55[b]
12 Rayo Vallecano 42 14 11 17 44 44 0 53[c]
13 Sevilla Atlético 42 13 14 15 55 56 −1 53[c] Ineligible for promotion and the Copa del Rey
14 Gimnàstic 42 12 16 14 47 51 −4 52
15 Almería 42 14 9 19 44 49 −5 51
16 Zaragoza 42 12 14 16 50 52 −2 50[d]
17 Numancia 42 11 17 14 40 49 −9 50[d]
18 Alcorcón 42 13 11 18 32 43 −11 50[d]
19 UCAM Murcia (R) 42 11 15 16 42 51 −9 48 Relegation to Segunda División B
20 Mallorca (R) 42 9 18 15 42 50 −8 45
21 Elche (R) 42 11 10 21 49 63 −14 43
22 Mirandés (R) 42 9 14 19 40 66 −26 41
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Huesca finished ahead of Valladolid on head-to-head points: Valladolid 1–2 Huesca, Huesca 1–0 Valladolid
  2. ^ a b c Lugo and Córdoba finished ahead of Reus on head-to-head points: Lugo 7 pts, Córdoba 7 pts, Reus 3 pts. Lugo finished ahead of Córdoba on head-to-head points: Córdoba 3–3 Lugo, Lugo 1–0 Córdoba
  3. ^ a b Rayo Vallecano finished ahead of Sevilla Atlético on head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Sevilla Atlético, Sevilla Atlético 1–2 Rayo Vallecano
  4. ^ a b c Zaragoza and Numancia finished ahead of Alcorcón on head-to-head points: Zaragoza 7 pts, Numancia 7 pts, Alcorcón 2 pts. Zaragoza finished ahead of Numancia on head-to-head goal difference: Numancia 2–1 Zaragoza, Zaragoza 3–0 Numancia
Promotion play-offs
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Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Cádiz10 1
 
 
 
Tenerife (b.p.)01 1
 
Tenerife11 2
 
 
 
Getafe03 3
 
Huesca20 2
 
 
Getafe23 5
 


Segunda División B

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Group champions' play-offs
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SemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
Albacete10 1
 
 
 
Lorca FC (a)10 1
 
Lorca FC 11 2
 
 
 
Cultural Leonesa 13 4
 
Barcelona B01 1
 
 
Cultural Leonesa22 4
 
Promoted to Segunda División
Albacete
(One year later)
Barcelona B
(2 years later)
Cultural Leonesa
(42 years later)[11]
Lorca FC
(First time ever)[12]

Cup competitions

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Copa del Rey

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Final
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Barcelona3–1Alavés
Report

Supercopa de España

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Sevilla0–2Barcelona
Report

Barcelona3–0Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 71,803
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández[15]

Copa Federación de España

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Final
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Fuenlabrada0–0Atlético Saguntino
Report
Fernando Torres, Fuenlabrada
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Patiño Álvarez

Atlético Saguntino3–0Fuenlabrada
Óscar López 18'
Gámez 38'
Néstor 90+3'
Report
Morvedre, Sagunto
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: García Gallegos

Women's football

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League season

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Primera División

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético de Madrid (C) 30 24 6 0 91 17 +74 78 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League and Copa de la Reina
2 Barcelona 30 24 3 3 98 13 +85 75
3 Valencia 30 20 8 2 69 11 +58 68 Qualification for the Copa de la Reina
4 Levante 30 18