1985–86 La Liga

The 1985–86 La Liga season, the 55th since its establishment, started on August 31, 1985, and finished on April 20, 1986.

La Liga
Hércules line-up in a preseason match. The Valencian team would be relegated that year.
Dates31 August 1985–20 April 1986
ChampionsReal Madrid
21st title
RelegatedValencia
Hércules
Celta
European CupReal Madrid
Cup Winners' CupZaragoza
UEFA CupBarcelona
Athletic Bilbao
Atlético Madrid
Matches played306
Goals scored798 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerHugo Sánchez
(22 goals)

Barcelona lost their defence of the title to Real Madrid, who won the title by an 11-point margin.

This season marked Valencia CF's only relegation from La Liga.[1]

Teams and locations
Location of teams in La Liga 1985–86
Canary Islands
Team Home city Stadium
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Atlético MadridMadridVicente Calderón
BarcelonaBarcelonaNou Camp
CádizCádizRamón de Carranza
CeltaVigoBalaídos
EspañolBarcelonaSarriá
HérculesAlicanteJosé Rico Pérez
Las PalmasLas PalmasInsular
OsasunaPamplonaEl Sadar
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero
Real BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAtocha
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón
ValenciaValenciaLuis Casanova
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 34 26 4 4 83 33 +50 56 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Barcelona 34 18 9 7 61 36 +25 45 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Athletic Bilbao 34 17 9 8 44 31 +13 43
4 Zaragoza 34 15 12 7 51 34 +17 42 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Atlético Madrid 34 17 8 9 53 38 +15 42 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Sporting Gijón 34 13 15 6 37 27 +10 41
7 Real Sociedad 34 17 5 12 64 51 +13 39
8 Real Betis 34 11 13 10 40 40 0 35
9 Sevilla 34 12 10 12 39 34 +5 34
10 Valladolid 34 13 6 15 54 48 +6 32
11 Español 34 11 9 14 43 40 +3 31
12 Racing Santander 34 10 11 13 33 34 −1 31
13 Las Palmas 34 9 9 16 37 65 −28 27
14 Osasuna 34 9 9 16 24 33 −9 27
15 Cádiz 34 9 8 17 30 58 −28 26
16 Valencia (R) 34 8 9 17 38 62 −24 25 Relegation to the Segunda División
17 Hércules (R) 34 8 6 20 35 62 −27 22
18 Celta (R) 34 5 4 25 32 72 −40 14
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Zaragoza qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Rey.

Results table
Home \ Away ATH ATM BAR BET CÁD CEL ESP HÉR LPA OSA RAC RMA RSO SEV SPG VAL VLD ZAR
Athletic Bilbao 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–3 1–1
Atlético Madrid 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–4 0–2
FC Barcelona 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–0
Betis 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Cádiz CF 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 0–4 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–3
Celta de Vigo 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–5 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–2
RCD Español 1–0 1–2 5–3 2–0 5–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 4–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Hércules CF 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–2
UD Las Palmas 2–2 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–3 1–2 2–5 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–2
Osasuna 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–1
Racing de Santander 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–3
Real Madrid 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 4–0 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–0
Real Sociedad 1–0 2–3 1–5 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 6–0 6–0 1–0 1–1 5–3 1–0 2–1 6–0 2–1 2–0
Sevilla FC 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0
Sporting de Gijón 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–2
Valencia CF 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–2
Valladolid 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–1
Zaragoza 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 6–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pichichi Trophy
Goalscorers Goal Team
Mexico Hugo Sánchez
22
 Real Madrid
Argentina Jorge Valdano
16
 Real Madrid
Spain Juan Antonio Señor
15
 Zaragoza
Argentina Luis Mario Cabrera
13
 Atlético Madrid
Uruguay Jorge da Silva
13
 Atlético Madrid
 La Liga 1985–86 winners 
Real Madrid
21st title

References
  1. "La peor temporada del Valencia desde el descenso de 1986". 11 May 2014.
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