Spanish football league La Liga 2010-2011: As it happened!

2011 turned out to be a perfect year for FC Barcelona, as they wrapped up the season with another La Liga title. Leading the table by 96 points and beating archrivals Real Madrid football club by a mere 4 points, Barcelona have been on a roll this year. The 1-1 tie at Levante on 11^th May provided this momentous moment, allowing Barcelona to extend its winning streak to 3 consecutive years.

Here’s why Barcelona are hailed as the undisputed champions of Spain by many, and of Europe by many others so.
This year’s victory was the 21^st one in the history of La Liga as well as the 5^th title for FC Barcelona in the past seven years. A star of unimaginable class and style nonetheless, Spanish footballer and front-man for FC Barcelona, David Villa did struggle slightly at certain points in the League.  Add to that the variation in form of Pedro, and the loss of Eric Abidal because of his liver tumour, prospects weren’t the brightest this year for Barcelona. Yet they emerged victors and clenched the title, adding as a further testimony to their might and class.
Undeniably the biggest asset for FC Barcelona is the famous football player Lionel Messi. The backbone ofBarcelona’s attack, this Argentinian genius has to his name 31 goals this La Liga season.  While the high level of reliance that Barcelona has on Messi could possibly in the future emerge to be fatal, given the occurance of an injury or any other mishap, as of now this star footballer has never provided his team with any reason to cringe.
Coach Josep Guardiola therefore has plenty of reasons to rejoice and celebrate; at the age of only 40, he has to his honour 3 La Liga titles in 3 years of service for FC Barcelona.
Here’s hoping this young coach can guide this team to higher honours, and with the consistency that Barcelona is currently displaying, one has little reason to hope otherwise.

Performance record of Spanish League-La Liga

The Top-division of Spanish league professional football is known as La Liga. It is the top professional football league in Spain. There are twenty teams who participate in the Top-flight, in which the top four teams compete in the UEFA Champions League, while the lowly three teams play in the Second Division and replaced by the top three league teams in the top-division. Real Madrid football club and Barcelona football club, the two most favorite and richest clubs of Europe, have dominated the championship titles in La Liga.  There are total 59 teams those have competed in the top flight and nine of them have honored with the Championship title.  Valenica Football Club, Sevilla Football Club, Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Athletic Bilbao, are also few of the names who have crowned with the La Liga title and amongst top rivals.

La liga is one of the most watched premier league in Europe. It has a huge popularity amongst the football lovers from all over the world. People always love to watch the teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona playing in the top competitions. La Liga is the eighth highest of any domestic professional sports league in the world and the third highest of any professional association football league. According to the current ranking, Spanish La Liga is the second strongest league in Europe based on the performances of European and international level.

Performance Record of Spanish La Liga:

-          Real Madrid football club: Winners (31): 1931–32, 1932–33, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97,2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08

-          Barcelona football club: (20): 1929, 1944–45, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1973–74, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94,1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10

- Atlético Madrid football club: (9): 1939–40, 1940–41, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1995–96

- Athletic football club: (8): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1942–43, 1955–56, 1982–83, 1983–84

- Valencia football club: (6): 1941–42, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1970–71, 2001–02, 2003–04

- Real Sociedad football club: (2): 1980–81, 1981–82

- Deportivo de La Coruñba football club (1): 1999–2000

- Sevilla football club: (1): 1945–46

- Real Betis football club: (1): 1934-35

Top ten players of Osasuna football club

Iranian midfielder, Javad Nekounam is a consistant goal scorer for Osasuna football club for 2010-11 season. He has become an important integral for Osasuna and permanent member of the squad with already 5 goals in his name for the on-going season. Uruguayan, Walter Pandiani had a good last season with 11 goals and still the 34 years old looking in its best shape for current season, scoring 3 goals in the La Liga show and for sure penalty to come from him in the remaining season. Spanish midfielder, Miguel Flano Bezunartea was also a creative force in the Osasuna defence last season and this season he looking even more better with two goals already in his name for current 2010-11 season.

Carlos Reina Aranda from Spain is also one of the Los Rojillos players to be closely watched for this season. A great player with amazing speed, style and control, has already drawn 4 goals in the current season and still looking hungry for more goals in the rest of the season. The Iranian midfielder, Masoud Shojaei Soleimani is also one of the players in the current Osasuna squad to be watched with great interest. No doubt he is a great player and a great assister for the team.

The top ten best players of C.A. Osasuna for 2010-11 season are:

1-    Javad Nekounam (Iran), Midfielder

2-    Carlos Reina Aranda (Spain), Forward

3-    Walter Pandiani (Uruguay), Forward

4-    Krisztian Vadocz (Hungary), Midfielder

5-    Masoud Shojaei  Soleimani (Iran), Midfielder

6-    Manuel Ortiz Toribio (Lolo) (Spain), Defender

7-    Javier Camunas Gallego (Spain), Midfielder

8-    Miguel Flano Bezunartea (Spain), Defender

9-    Fernando Soriano Marco (Spain), Midfielder

10- Ignacio Monreal Eraso (Spain), Defender

11- Sergio Fernandez Gonzalez(Spain), Defender

Performance record of CA Osasuna football club

Osasuna football club is regarded more often as the mid-table La Liga league team. The club has played successfully 33 seasons in La Liga, 33 seasons in Second Division, 13 seasons in Third Division and one season in Categorias Regionales.

Osasuna football club hasn’t won any major title but still they have many golden moments in the history of club’s football which impressed all of us.  Osauna football club has participated in 4 UEFA Cup competitions and once finshed as Runners-up in 2004-05 season of Spanish Cup.

CA Osasuna achieved the first status of playing in the UEFA Cup in 1985-86 season, losing to KSV Waregem football club in second round on aggregate 3-2 score.

In 1991-92 season, Osasuna showed a great performance in the UEFA Cup and reached the round of 16 (knock-out round) where they unfortunately lose to AFC Ajax football club on aggregate 2-0 score.

Again in 1995-96 season, Osasuna qualified for the UEFA Cup but unfortunately couldn’t make through to round 2 and lose 3-1 on aggregate to Stade Rennais football club.

2006-07 season was regarded as best one for CA Osasuna, as they reached the semi-finals of UEFA Cup but unfortunately could not make it happen either this time to lift the first trophy ever and lose to Sevilla FC on aggregate 2-1 score.

Honours/Achievements

• Spanish Cup: Runners-up 2004/05
• 4 UEFA Cup participations

Statistics

• 33 seasons in La Liga
• 33 seasons in Second Division
• 13 seasons in Third Division
• 1 season in Categorias Regionales

Top 10 players of Real Zaragoza football club

Real Zaragoza Football Club is going through some tough times this season as they lost their three top goal scorers this summer which doesn’t look good for the Los blanquillos at all. Last season they finsished just five points away from the relegation zone and had the third worst goals against in La Liga. Real Zaragoza football club is the most respectable clubs in Spain but only when they are scoring goals in the regular intervals.

Real Zaragoza football club has a talent of great players. There are many players in the midfield and forward area in the current line-up to be watched closely for current 2010-11 season and the Spanish midfielder, Gabriel Fernandez, is amongst of them. He has scored 6 goals so far in this season and looking in great touch for the rest of the season. The Argentinean midfielder, Nicolas Bertolo is also made a good start this season and successfully drawn 4 goals. The French forward, Florent Sinama-Pongolle, is also having a good season at Real Zaragoza and impressing all with his great football skills. Overall the team got an amazing talent but still they are struggling with the current team performance and the manager Jose Aurelio Gay is quite upset with current situation as his side is just 4 points above of the relegation zone lying on the 15^th position of the La Liga table. Personally speaking the team must come with some new plan and win some games to avoid relegation zone for next season. .

The top 10 best players of Real Zaragoza S.A.D. football club for 2010-11 season are:

1-      Gabriel Fernandez (Spain), Midfielder

2-      Nicolas Bertolo  (Argentina), Midfielder

3-      Florent Sinama-Pongolle (France), Forward

4-      Nobrega Braulio (Spain), Forward

5-      Jiri Jarosik (Czechoslovakia), Midfielder

6-      Ander Herrera Aguera (Spain), Midfielder

7-      Said Boutahar (Netherlands), Midfielder

8-      Angel Lafita (Spain), Midfielder

9-      Maurizio Lanzaro (Italy), Defender

10-   Jose Edmilson (Brazil), Midfielder

Performance record of Real Zaragoza football club

Real Zaragoza S.A.D. are one of those Spanish professional league clubs which could surprise you with the biggest up-sets on the field against any European side. They play great football with great techniques. They had a long football history with many historic moments which throw the sufficient light to prove them as one of the best teams in Spain.

Real Zaragoza football club won the first title for club in 1963/64 season by winning the Copa del Rey trophy. The very next season, the club won the same title for two consecutive years and repeated in 1985-86, 1993-94, 2000-01, and 2003-04 seasons.

The club has spent most of its time in the Spanish top-flight, playing 56 seasons in La Liga, while 16 seasons in Second Division and 4 seasons in Third Division.

Real Zaragoza football club is more often regarded as the Spanish mid-table league team and has an honor winning the major trophies like UEFA Cup Winners’s Cup back in 1994-95 season.

Honours

• Copa del Rey: 6 (1963/64, 1965/66, 1985/86, 1993/94, 2000/01, 2003/04)
• Spanish Supercup: 1 (2004)
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1 (1963/64)
• UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1 (1994/95)
• Segunda Division: 1 (1977/78)

Statistics

• 56 seasons in La Liga
• 16 seasons in Segunda Division
• 4 seasons in Tercera Division

Best League position: 2^nd (74/75 season)

Worst place in the league:  20^th (season 01/02)

Overall La Liga historical classification: 9^th

• Most matches: Aguado (473), Violeta (471), Juan Manuel Villa (382)
• Most minutes: Aguado (33,480), Violeta (29,042), Senor (26,984)
• Most goals all time: Marcello (117), Murillo (113), Pichi Alonso (112)
• Most goals in a season: Ewerthon (28), Seminario (25)
• Foreign players with most appearances: Gustavo Povet (239)
• Highest red cards: Aguado (18), Cuartero (8), Belsue (6)

Honours as a Player

• Pichichi Trophy
• Juan Seminario: 24 goals (1961/62)

Real Zaragoza football club profile

Real Zaragoza S.A.D. is a Spanish international league football team, located in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The club was founded on March 18, 1932 and plays in the Spanish top League (La Liga). The club plays home games at “La Romareda” stadium, having capacity of 35,000 people.

Real Zaragoza S.A.D., well known as the “Blanquillos” and “Manos”, plays home games in white jersey with royal blue shorts, and black and yellow away kits.

Real Zaragoza football club has a strong history playing most of the football years in the Spanish top-division.  They are Spain’s 9^th highest ranked team in overall league points, and ranked 6^th overall for cup wins.

The today Real Zaragoza football team was originally a found of two rival teams, Iberia SC and Real Zaragoza CD. By the 1930, the team was doing well in La Liga but the Civil War put a break on their progress.

The club has successfully played 56 seasons in La Liga, 16 in Second Division and 4 seasons in third Division, including 4 appearances in UEFA Championship. 1960’s was the golden era for Real Zaragoza. Though they failed to win their ever league title (La Liga) yet they did succeed in finishing in the top 5 every year from the 1960-61 season up until the 1968-69 season. In 1963-64 and 1965-66 season they also won their two Copa del Rey trophies and repeated in the later years of 1985-86, 1993-94, 2000-01 and 2003-04 season.  In 60s, the club also won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Real Zaragoza football club is regarded as one of the strongest Spanish league team, mostly played in mid-table position of top division. But unfortunately this season they are just hanging on the 15^th position on the La Liga 2010-11 table and four points away from the relegation zone and Almeria football club.

Top ten players of Real Socieded football players

Real Sociedad football club features a team of great skills and perfect finishes, tasty tackles and towering headers; the finest moments from the finest players and if someone ever witnessed, they are irresistible.

Real Sociedad football club is back to the La Liga (1^st division) after topping the Seuganda devision last year and the fans are happy to see their favorites once again playing in the top league. Real Sociedad football club is regarded as the mid-table team mostly playing in the 1^st division and second division. During the 1940s they were relegated and promoted seven times. 1980s was the best period for Real Sociedad as they won the La Liga title two times in a row.

Raul Tamudo from Spain is a top goal scorer for the current 2010-11 on-going season in La Liga along with Xabi prieto with six goals each. The 26 year old Spanish had drawn 7 goals last year in the second division and looking in great touch for the current remaining season.

The French, Antonie Griezmann, is also one of the players to be watched closely for this season. He was a star for the U-19 French team that won the European Championships last year. The 19 year old has already drawn 4 goals in the on-going current La Liga show and looking in his best shape ever.

The top 10 best football players of Real Sociedad football club for 2010-11 season are:

1-      Raul Tamudo (Spain), Forward

2-      Xabi Prieto (Spain), Midfielder

3-      Joseba Llorente (Spain), Forward

4-      Anotnie Griezmann (France), Forward

5-      Mikel Aranburu (Spain), Midfielder

6-      Imanol Agirretxe (Spain), Forward

7-      David Zurutuza (Spain), Midfielder

8-      Diego Rivas (Spain), Midfielder

9-      Dani Estrada (Spain), Midfielder

10-   Ion Ansotegi (Spain), Defender

Performance record of Real Sociedad football Club

Real Sociedad football club has an old football history with many golden moments in it. The club has been promoted to the first division for 2010-11 season after spending three consecutive years in second division. The club is a regular performer and currently holds 9^th position of the La Liga table.

Real Sociedad football club had won their first major trophy “Copa del Rey” in 1908-09 season and repeated in the 1986-87 season.

1980’s was found as the best time in the football history for Real Sociedad, winning La Liga title two times in the 1980-81 and 1981-82 season. In the same 1981-82 season the club won the “Supercopa de Espana” title.

Real Sociedad football club is regarded as one of the best international league club in the history of Spanish football. They are a continuous threat to any European side and have a potential to beat any Spanish giants like Real Madrid football club and Barcelona football club.

Real Sociedad FC has successfully played 64 seasons in the La liga (1^st Division) and 16 seasons in Segunda Division. The honors they achieved in the past few years are:

Honours

• La Liga

• Winners (2): 1980–81, 1981–82
• Runners-up (3): 1979–80, 1987–88, 2002–03
• Winners (2): 1908–09, 1986–87.
• Runners-up (5): 1909–10, 1912–13, 1927–28, 1950–51, 1987–88
• Winners (1): 1982
• Winners (3): 1948–49, 1966–67, 2009–10
• Runners-up (2): 1940–41, 1942–43

• Copa del Rey

• Supercopa de España

• Segunda División

Real Sociedad football club profile

Real Sociedad football club is a Spanish international league club located in San Sebastian, Basque, Spain. The club was originally established on Sep 7, 1909. Real Sociedad football club is a Spanish top-flight league team and plays home matches at “Anoeta” stadium, having capacity of 33,000 people.

Real Sociedad FC well known as the “Erreals” or the “txuri-urdin” which means “White-Blue”, plays home games in the White and Blue vertical stripe jersey with white shorts, which is also the color of their home town flag. At away games, the club wears the Black and Blue stripe jersey with Black shorts.

The entire history of Real Sociedad football club witness the great football played over the years. The Club was officially founded in 1900s, when the club was formed by some students and workers in 1904 as San Sebastian Recreation football club and successfully played the first Cope del Rey competition in 1905. After changing to Real Sociedad football club name, they made their first appearance in the La Liga in 1928. In their very first appearance the team came fourth on the table and Francisco Ocariz Bienzobas commonly known as “Paco”, former Real Sociedad football player” finished as the top goal scorer for that season. Since then the club has made 64 appearances in the La Liga competition and 16 appearances in Sedunda Division (second division).

Real Socieded football club is regarded as mid table league team mostly played in the second and first division. In 2009-10 season the club top the second division and promoted to the 1^st division. The club is playing on the 9^th position for the current 2010-11 on going season in La Liga. The manager and coach of Real Sociedad football club, “Martin Lasarte”, is feeling pretty much satisfied with the team’s performance the current La Liga on-going show and aiming high for the next season.

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