2004–05 La Liga

74th season of La Liga

Football league season

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

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.

Albacete

Athletic    

Atlético

Barcelona

Betis

Deportivo

Espanyol

Getafe

Levante

Málaga

Mallorca

Numancia

Osasuna

Racing    

Real Madrid

Real Sociedad

Sevilla

Valencia

Villarreal

Zaragoza

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Location of teams in La Liga 2004–05

(*) Promoted from Segunda División.

League table

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:

1. DEP: 8 pts; ATH: 4 pts → ATH 1–0 MLG; MLG: 4 pts → MLG 1–0 ATH
2. ATM 1–1 ZAR; ZAR 0–0 ATM
3. RSO 1–1 GET; GET 2–0 RSO
4. Since Betis, winners of 2004–05 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Osasuna earned a spot in the first round of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.

Overall

• Most wins – Barcelona and Real Madrid (25)
• Fewest wins – Numancia and Albacete (6)
• Most draws – Valencia (16)
• Fewest draws – Real Madrid (5)
• Most losses – Albacete (22)
• Fewest losses – Barcelona (4)
• Most goals scored – Barcelona (73)
• Fewest goals scored – Numancia (30)
• Most goals conceded – Osasuna (65)
• Fewest goals conceded – Barcelona (29)

Results

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.

Assists Table

Zamora Trophy

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

Fair Play award

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

Hat-tricks

See also

• 2004–05 Segunda División
• 2004–05 Copa del Rey

References

1. "Real Madrid 6-1 Albacete" (in Spanish). RFEF. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
2. "Real Madrid 5-0 Levante" (in Spanish). RFEF. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
3. "Real Madrid 5-0 Racing" (in Spanish). RFEF. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
4. "Osasuna 1-6 Málaga" (in Spanish). RFEF. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
5. "Athletic Bilbao 4-4 Betis" (in Spanish). RFEF. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
6. Marca did not award the Pichichi to Eto'o, whom they credited with 24 goals.
7. "Recibirá Barcelona premio al Juego Limpio" [Barcelona will receive Fair Play Award] (in Spanish). esmas.com. 12 July 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

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