1990–91 La Liga

The 1990–91 La Liga season, the 60th since its establishment, started on September 1, 1990, and finished on June 9, 1991. Barcelona ended Real Madrid's five-year run as champions to seal the title.

La Liga
Season1990 (1990)–91
Dates1 September 1990 – 9 June 1991
ChampionsBarcelona
11th title
RelegatedCastellón
Betis
European CupBarcelona
Cup Winners' CupAtlético Madrid
UEFA CupReal Madrid
Osasuna
Sporting de Gijón
Oviedo
Matches played380
Goals scored822 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerEmilio Butragueño
(19 goals)

Team information

Clubs and locations

TeamHome cityStadium
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Atlético MadridMadridVicente Calderón
BarcelonaBarcelonaNou Camp
CádizCádizRamón de Carranza
CastellónCastellón de la PlanaCastalia
EspañolBarcelonaSarrià
LogroñésLogroñoLas Gaunas
MallorcaPalmaLluís Sitjar
OsasunaPamplonaEl Sadar
OviedoOviedoCarlos Tartiere
Real BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín
Real BurgosBurgosEl Plantío
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAtocha
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López
ValenciaValenciaLuis Casanova
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Barcelona (C)3825767433+4157Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Atlético Madrid38171385228+2447Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3Real Madrid38206126337+2646Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4Osasuna38151584334+945
5Sporting Gijón381612105037+1344
6Oviedo38131693635+142
7Valencia381510134440+440
8Sevilla38158154547−238
9Valladolid381213133840−237
10Logroñés381311142835−737
11Real Burgos381017113227+537
12Athletic Bilbao38156174150−936
13Real Sociedad381114133945−636
14Tenerife38147173753−1635
15Mallorca38916133240−834
16Español381210163947−834
17Zaragoza (O)381111163640−433Qualification for the relegation playoffs
18Cádiz (O)38715162941−1229
19Castellón (R)38812182748−2128Relegation to the Segunda División
20Real Betis (R)38613193765−2825
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Promotion playoff

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Murcia2–5Zaragoza0–02–5
Málaga1–1 (4–5 p)Cádiz1–00–1

First leg

12 June 1991 Murcia 0–0 Zaragoza Murcia
21:30Report (in Spanish)Stadium: La Condomina
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega
12 June 1991 Málaga 1–0 Cádiz Málaga
21:30Esteban 61'Report (in Spanish)Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Joaquín Ramos Marcos

Second leg

19 June 1991 Zaragoza 5–2
(5–2 agg.)
Murcia Zaragoza
21:30Poyet 8', 31'
Pardeza 41', 86'
Higuera 78'
Report (in Spanish)Eraña 40'
Juanito 84'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Antonio Martín Navarrete
19 June 1991 Cádiz 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(5–4 p)
Málaga Cádiz
21:30José 57'Report (in Spanish)Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ildefonso Urizar Azpitarte
Penalties
Oliva
Raúl
Poli
José
Carmelo
Juan José
Quino
Txirri
Esteban
Álvarez
Antonio Mata
Emilio

Results

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Athletic Bilbao2–10–64–01–01–11–11–12–02–02–11–02–12–12–01–22–00–20–12–0
Atlético Madrid2–02–12–10–03–14–03–00–12–20–00–30–04–01–03–11–12–02–04–0
Barcelona4–11–14–22–06–05–22–12–12–00–02–10–01–33–03–21–03–11–02–1
Betis1–00–02–33–01–01–23–22–20–10–01–31–11–10–32–21–12–20–01–1
Cádiz2–30–14–01–20–00–02–01–01–10–01–02–11–12–11–11–20–00–02–1
Castellón2–00–00–13–12–01–10–00–11–00–00–31–01–10–03–25–10–24–20–0
Espanyol1–23–10–12–22–11–00–13–00–11–03–15–01–04–00–21–00–02–00–0
Logroñés1–10–10–21–01–12–11–01–22–00–01–01–00–02–11–21–01–01–21–1
Mallorca0–01–01–11–00–00–04–02–01–10–01–11–12–11–11–10–10–10–03–2
Osasuna1–00–30–03–01–12–01–01–11–01–03–30–03–11–02–13–10–22–11–0
Real Burgos2–11–11–31–21–04–00–01–21–11–12–14–02–01–11–12–00–00–10–1
Real Madrid4–10–31–03–02–11–02–10–03–00–40–11–12–37–02–13–04–01–02–0
Oviedo1–13–01–01–01–13–04–10–01–00–01–10–02–10–00–03–12–11–02–1
Real Sociedad0–12–11–11–00–01–10–02–00–01–13–11–13–11–11–01–31–01–11–0
Sevilla3–01–10–13–22–13–01–11–01–02–11–22–03–01–01–02–22–11–01–2
Sporting Gijón3–11–21–04–03–11–03–01–01–11–10–00–20–02–12–02–11–14–01–0
Tenerife1–00–00–11–11–01–02–02–02–12–11–00–11–22–00–40–01–11–00–2
Valencia2–11–12–23–12–11–02–00–11–01–10–12–11–10–12–10–14–22–02–0
Valladolid1–00–01–51–10–00–02–00–05–11–11–00–11–04–22–10–06–23–10–0
Zaragoza1–01–00–22–03–02–01–10–12–20–00–01–30–11–12–04–00–12–12–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: LFP (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pichichi Trophy

RankGoalscorersTeamGoals
1 Emilio ButragueñoReal Madrid19
2 John AldridgeReal Sociedad17
3 ManoloAtlético Madrid16
Milan LuhovýSporting de Gijón
5 Gregorio FonsecaValladolid14
Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Bilbao
Hristo StoichkovBarcelona
Luis EnriqueSporting de Gijón
Pepe MelBetis
Jan UrbanOsasuna