La Liga 2010-11

The 2010–11 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) is the 80th since its establishment. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 20th La Liga title in the previous season for the second time in a row. The campaign will begin on 28 August 2010 and end on 22 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contest the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball - the Nike T90 Tracer - serves as the official ball for all matches.

Teams
Real Valladolid, CD Tenerife and Xerez CD were relegated to the Segunda División after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom three places. Tenerife and Xerez made their immediate return to the second level after just one year in the Spanish top flight, while Valladolid ended a three-year tenure in La Liga.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 Segunda División champions Real Sociedad from San Sebastián, runners-up Hércules CF from Alicante and Levante UD. Hércules returned to the highest Spanish football league for the first time after 13 years, while Real Sociedad and Levante terminated their second-level status after three and two years, respectively.

Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.


 * Source: futbol.sportec
 * Last updated: 28 August 2010

Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.


 * Source: futbol.sportec
 * Last updated: 28 August 2010

Assists table

 * Source: ESPN Soccernet
 * Last updated: 28 August 2010

Scoring

 * First goal of the season: Fernando Llorente for Athletic Bilbao against Hércules, 45 minutes and 54 seconds (28 August 2010).
 * First penalty kick of the season: 8 minutes and 57 seconds – Rubén Suárez (scored) for Levante against Sevilla (28 August 2010).
 * Fastest goal in a match: 8 minutes and 58 seconds – Aritz Aduriz for Valencia against Málaga (28 August 2010).
 * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 87 minutes and 29 seconds – Renato for Sevilla against Levante (28 August 2010).
 * Widest winning margin: 3 Goals – Levante 1–4 Sevilla (28 August 2010).
 * Most goals in a match by one team: 4 Goals – Levante 1–4 Sevilla (28 August 2010).
 * Most goals scored by losing team: 1 goal
 * Málaga 1–3 Valencia (28 August 2010).Málaga 1–3 Valencia (28 August 2010)
 * Levante 1–4 Sevilla (25 April 2010).
 * Most goals in a match by one player: 2 goals
 * Joaquín Sánchez for Valencia against Málaga (28 August 2010).
 * Abdoulay Konko for Sevilla against Levante (28 August 2010).


 * First own goal of the season:: No own goals scored yet
 * First hat-trick of the season: No hat-tricks scored yet

Discipline

 * First yellow card of the season: Noé Pamarot for Hércules against Athletic Bilbao, 9 minutes and 56 seconds (28 August 2010).
 * First red card of the season: Matías Fritzler for Hércules against Athletic Bilbao, 89 minutes and 41 seconds (28 August 2010).
 * Card given at latest point in a game: Abraham Paz (yellow) at 90+2 minutes and 45 seconds for Hércules against Athletic Bilbao (28 August 2010).

Miscellaneous

 * Longest first half injury time: 2 minutes and 7 seconds – Hércules against Athletic Bilbao (28 August 2010).
 * Longest second half injury time: 3 minutes and 28 seconds – Hércules against Athletic Bilbao (28 August 2010).