2016–17 La Liga
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The 2016–17 La Liga season was the 86th season of La Liga. It was also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons.[2] The season began on 19 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017.
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Dates | 20 August 2016 – 21 May 2017 |
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Champions | Real Madrid 33rd title |
Relegated | Sporting Gijón Osasuna Granada |
Champions League | Real Madrid Barcelona Atlético Madrid Sevilla |
Europa League | Villarreal Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,118 (2.94 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lionel Messi (37 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Marc-André ter Stegen (0.72 goals/match) |
Biggest home win | Atlético Madrid 7–1 Granada (15 October 2016) Barcelona 7–1 Osasuna (26 April 2017) |
Biggest away win | Alavés 0–6 Barcelona (11 February 2017) |
Highest scoring | Sevilla 6–4 Espanyol (20 August 2016) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches[1] Barcelona |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches[1] Barcelona |
Longest winless run | 21 matches[1] Osasuna |
Longest losing run | 8 matches[1] Granada |
Highest attendance | 95,961 Barcelona 1–1 Real Madrid (3 December 2016)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 3,576 Eibar 1–0 Valencia (27 August 2016)[1] |
Total attendance | 10,557,782[1] |
Average attendance | 27,859[1] |
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Real Madrid won the title after their victory against Málaga on the final matchday. This win gave Them their record 33rd title, and their first since the 2011–12 season.[3] They also became only the second side, after Barcelona in 2012–13, to score in all 38 games of a La Liga season.[4]