1986–87 La Liga
Dates | 30 August 1986–21 June 1987 |
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Champions | Real Madrid 22nd title |
Relegated | Racing Santander |
European Cup | Real Madrid |
Cup Winners' Cup | Real Sociedad |
UEFA Cup | Barcelona Español Sporting Gijón |
Matches played | 396 |
Goals scored | 951 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hugo Sánchez (34 goals) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
The 1986–87 La Liga season, the 56th since its establishment, started on August 30, 1986, and finished on June 21, 1987.
Real Madrid retained the title, but this time finished just a single point ahead of Barcelona compared to 11 points a year earlier. It was the last of three seasons as Barcelona manager for the Englishman Terry Venables before his dismissal, the arrival of British strikers Gary Lineker and Mark Hughes not being enough to save his job or bring the title to Camp Nou.
Teams and locations[]
It was composed of the following clubs:
![1986–87 La Liga is located in Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Spain_location_map.svg/400px-Spain_location_map.svg.png)
![Barcelona Barcelona](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Betis Betis](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Español Español](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Mallorca Mallorca](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Murcia Murcia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Osasuna Osasuna](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Racing Racing](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Real Madrid Real Madrid](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Sevilla Sevilla](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Las Palmas is located in Canary Islands](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Canarias-loc.svg/150px-Canarias-loc.svg.png)
![Las Palmas Las Palmas](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Team | Home city | Stadium |
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Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
Cádiz | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
Mallorca | Palma | Lluís Sitjar |
Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar |
Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
Sabadell | Sabadell | Nova Creu Alta |
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |
Competition format[]
It was the longest season ever in Spanish football. The league had two phases. In the first one, all 18 teams played each other twice (home and away). At the end of the first phase, the first six teams qualified for the championship group (Group A), the next six qualified for the intermediate group (Group B) and the last six qualified for the relegation group (Group C). In the second phase, teams played only against teams of the same group twice (home and away) and carried their first phase record. The last three in relegation group should have been relegated at the end of the season, but in the middle of the season it was decided that the Primera División and Segunda División would be expanded to 20 teams. In the end, the last three teams of the relegation group played a playoff and only Racing de Santander was relegated.
Regular season[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Real Madrid | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 50 | Qualification for the championship group |
2 | Barcelona | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 49 | |
3 | Español | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 43 | |
4 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 37 | |
5 | Mallorca | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 36 | |
6 | Zaragoza | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 36 | |
7 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 35 | Qualification for the intermediate group |
8 | Real Betis | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 34 | |
9 | Sevilla | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 34 | |
10 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 34 | |
11 | Murcia | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 32 | |
12 | Valladolid | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 31 | |
13 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation group |
14 | Las Palmas | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 29 | |
15 | Osasuna | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 27 | |
16 | Racing Santander | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 26 | |
17 | Sabadell | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 25 | |
18 | Cádiz | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Results[]
Championship group[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Madrid | 44 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 66 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Barcelona | 44 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Español | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 51 | |
4 | Sporting Gijón | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 45 | |
5 | Zaragoza | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 44 | |
6 | Mallorca | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 42 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Results[]
Intermediate group[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Madrid | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 47 | |
2 | Real Sociedad | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
3 | Real Betis | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 45 | |
4 | Valladolid | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 41 | |
5 | Murcia | 44 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 41 | |
6 | Sevilla | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Real Sociedad qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Rey.
Results[]
Relegation group[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Athletic Bilbao | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 42 | |
2 | Las Palmas | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 41 | |
3 | Sabadell | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 38 | |
4 | Osasuna | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
5 | Racing Santander | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 33 | |
6 | Cádiz | 44 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Results[]
Relegation playoffs[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Osasuna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
2 | Cádiz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Racing Santander (R) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results[]
Racing de Santander | 1-1 | Cádiz CF | Penalties:4-3 |
Cádiz CF | 1-1 | Osasuna | Penalties:4-3 |
Osasuna | 2-0 | Racing de Santander |
Pichichi Trophy[]
Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
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34 | Real Madrid |
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20 | FC Barcelona |
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19 | RCD Mallorca |
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18 | Betis |
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17 | RCD Español |
La Liga 1986–87 Winners |
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Real Madrid 22nd title |
- La Liga seasons
- 1986–87 in Spanish football leagues
- 1986–87 in European association football leagues