La Liga 2021–22 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Dates | 13 August 2021–22 May 2022 | |
Winners | Real Madrid 35th title | |
Relegated | Granada Levante Alavés | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | Real Madrid Barcelona | |
Europa League | Real Betis Real Sociedad | |
Europa Conference League | Villarreal | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 380 | |
Goals scored | 945 | |
Top goalscorer | Karim Benzema (27 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Real Madrid 6–1 Mallorca (22 September 2021) Villarreal 5–0 Levante (2 January 2022) | |
Biggest away win | Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona (20 March 2022) | |
Highest scoring | Sevilla 5–3 Levante (24 October 2021) | |
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The 2021–22 La Liga, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 91st season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and will conclude on 22 May 2022. The fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.
On 24 June 2021, the Spanish Council of Ministers resolved that spectators could return to stadiums at full capacity by means of a modification of the royal decree regulating the 'new normality', in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Atlético Madrid were the defending champions, having won their eleventh title the previous season. Espanyol, Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano join as the promoted clubs from the 2020–21 Segunda División. They replace Huesca, Valladolid and Eibar, which were relegated to Segunda the previous season.
Real Madrid secured a record 35th title with four matches to go on 30 April, following a 4–0 victory over Espanyol.
This is the first La Liga season since 2003–04 that does not feature the league all-time top goalscorer Lionel Messi, or Sergio Ramos.
Teams[]
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)[]
A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2020–21 season and three promoted from the 2020–21 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.
- Teams relegated to Segunda División
The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Eibar, after a 1–4 loss to Valencia on 16 May 2021, ending their seven-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated were Valladolid, following a 1–2 home defeat against Atlético Madrid on 22 May 2021, in their final game of the season, ending their three-year stay in the top tier. The third and final team to be relegated were Huesca, after drawing 0–0 against Valencia on 22 May 2021 in their final game of the season, suffering an immediate return to the second division.
- Teams promoted from Segunda División
On 8 May 2021, Espanyol became the first side to mathematically be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight following a 0–0 draw against Zaragoza. The second team to earn promotion was Mallorca, following Almería's 2-3 loss to Cartagena on 18 May 2021. Both teams made an immediate return to the first division after a season away.
Stadiums and locations[]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorroza | 19,840 |
Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Wanda Metropolitano | 68,456 |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354 |
Cádiz | Cádiz | Nuevo Mirandilla | 20,724 |
Celta Vigo | Vigo | Abanca-Balaídos | 29,000 |
Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 33,732 |
Espanyol | Barcelona | RCDE Stadium | 40,000 |
Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,393 |
Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 19,336 |
Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
Mallorca | Palma | Visit Mallorca Estadi | 24,262 |
Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 23,576 |
Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas | 14,708 |
Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 60,721 |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 81,044 |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 39,500 |
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 43,883 |
Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Villarreal | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 24,890 |
Personnel and sponsorship[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
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Alavés | ![]() |
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Kelme | |
Athletic Bilbao | ![]() |
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New Balance | Kutxabank |
Atlético Madrid | ![]() |
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Νike | Plus500 |
Barcelona | ![]() |
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Nike | Rakuten |
Cádiz | ![]() |
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Macron | Bitci, Jobchain, Floki Inu |
Celta Vigo | ![]() |
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Adidas | Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
Elche | ![]() |
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Νike | TM Grupo Inmobiliario |
Espanyol | ![]() |
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Kelme | Riviera Maya, Digi Communications, Reale Seguros, Global Racing Oil |
Getafe | ![]() |
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Joma | Tecnocasa Group |
Granada | ![]() |
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Νike | Platzi, Caja Rural Granada |
Levante | ![]() |
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Macron | |
Mallorca | ![]() |
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Nike | Gedesco, Baleària, Sesderma |
Osasuna | ![]() |
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Adidas | |
Rayo Vallecano | ![]() |
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Umbro | |
Real Betis | ![]() |
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Kappa | |
Real Madrid | ![]() |
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Adidas | Emirates |
Real Sociedad | ![]() |
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Macron | |
Sevilla | ![]() |
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Νike | |
Valencia | ![]() |
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Puma | Socios.com |
Villarreal | ![]() |
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Joma |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Valencia | ![]() |
End of interim spell | 22 May 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
27 May 2021 |
Getafe | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 26 May 2021 | ![]() | ||
Real Madrid | ![]() |
Resigned | 27 May 2021 | ![]() |
1 June 2021 | |
Granada | ![]() |
27 May 2021 | ![]() |
18 June 2021 | ||
Levante | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 October 2021 | 18th | ![]() |
7 October 2021 |
Getafe | ![]() |
4 October 2021 | 20th | ![]() |
6 October 2021 | |
Barcelona | ![]() |
27 October 2021 | 9th | ![]() |
5 November 2021 | |
Elche | ![]() |
21 November 2021 | 18th | ![]() |
28 November 2021 | |
Levante | ![]() |
29 November 2021 | 20th | ![]() |
7 December 2021 | |
Alavés | ![]() |
28 December 2021 | 18th | ![]() |
28 December 2021 | |
Cádiz | ![]() |
11 January 2022 | 19th | ![]() |
11 January 2022 | |
Granada | ![]() |
6 March 2022 | 17th | ![]() |
6 March 2022 | |
Mallorca | ![]() |
22 March 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
24 March 2022 | |
Alavés | ![]() |
3 April 2022 | 20th | ![]() |
5 April 2022 | |
Granada | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 18 April 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
18 April 2022 |
League table[]
Standings[]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 73 | |
4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 71 | |
3 | Sevilla | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 70 | |
5 | Betis | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 62 | |
7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 59 | Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round |
8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 55 | |
9 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 48 | |
10 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 47 | |
11 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 46 | |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 42 | |
13 | Elche | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 42 | |
14 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 42 | |
15 | Getafe | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 39 | |
16 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 39 | |
17 | Cádiz | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 39 | |
18 | Granada (R) | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 38 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
19 | Levante (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 35 | |
20 | Alavés (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 31 |
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Results[]
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La Liga 2021-22 |
Alavés · Athletic Bilbao · Atlético Madrid · Barcelona · Betis · Cádiz · Celta · Elche · Espanyol · Getafe · Granada · Levante · Mallorca · Osasuna · Rayo Vallecano · Real Madrid · Real Sociedad · Sevilla · Valencia · Villarreal |
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Domestic leagues |
La Liga · Segunda División (Play-Off 2ª) · 1ª División RFEF (Play-Off 1ª RFEF) · 2ª División RFEF (Play-Off 2ª RFEF) · 3ª División RFEF (Play-Off 3ª RFEF) |
Domestic cups |
Copa del Rey (Final) · Copa Federación de España (Final) |
National teams |
National team: UEFA Euro 2020 (Qualifying Group F) · 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualifying Group B) |
European competitions |
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Europa Conference League (Final) · Super Cup |
Club seasons |
La Liga |
Alavés · Atlético Madrid · Athletic Bilbao · Barcelona · Cádiz · Celta Vigo · Elche · Espanyol · Getafe · Granada · Levante · Mallorca · Osasuna · Rayo Vallecano · Real Betis · Real Madrid · Real Sociedad · Sevilla · Valencia · Villarreal |
2020-21 2022-23 |
2021–22 in European football (UEFA) |
Domestic leagues |
Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus '21 '22 · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · England · Estonia '21 '22 · Faroe Islands '21 '22 · Finland '21 '22 · France · Georgia '21 '22 · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '21 '22 · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan '21 '22 · Kosovo · Latvia '21 '22 · Lithuania '21 '22 · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova · Montenegro · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Northern Ireland · Norway '21 '22 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '21 '22 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Scotland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden '21 '22 · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · Wales |
Domestic cups |
Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · England · Estonia · Faroe Islands '21 '22 · Finland '21 '22 · France · Georgia '21 '22 · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '21 '22 · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan '21 '22 · Kosovo · Latvia '21 '22 · Liechtenstein · Lithuania '21 '22 · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova · Montenegro · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Northern Ireland · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '21 '22 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Scotland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · Wales |
League cups |
England · Iceland · Israel · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '22 · Scotland · Wales |
Supercups |
Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · England · Estonia · Faroe Islands · France · Georgia · Germany · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan · Kosovo · Lithuania · Malta · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '21 '22 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Spain · Turkey · Ukraine |
UEFA competitions |
Champions League (qualifying phase and play-off round, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Europa League (qualifying phase and play-off round, Champions Path, Main Path, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Europa Conference League (qualifying phase and play-off round, Champions Path, Main Path, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Super Cup |
International competitions |
2022 FIFA World Cup (qualification) · 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (League C relegation play-offs · Finals) · 2023 Euro Under-21 (qualification) · 2022 Euro Under-19 (qualification) · 2022 Euro Under-17 (qualification) |