| General |
| La Liga | |
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| Country |  Spain
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Relegation to | Segunda División |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa del Rey Supercopa de España |
| UEFA cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions | Barcelona (26th title) (2018–19) |
| Most successful club | Real Madrid (33 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2019-20
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The Primera División (commonly known in the English-speaking world as La Liga, The League), and officially named for sponsorship reasons LaLiga Santander (The Santander League) is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. It is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest placed teams relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top two teams in that division plus the winner of a play-off. A total of 59 teams have competed in La Liga, nine of which have been crowned champions. Since the 1950s, Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated the championship. Real Madrid have won the title a record 32 times and Barcelona 22 times. During the 1930s and 1940s and in the last two decades, however, La Liga has seen other champions, including, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, Real Sociedad, Deportivo, Real Betis, and Sevilla.
La Liga is the strongest league in Europe over the past five years, according to UEFA's league coefficient. La Liga is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 30,275 for league matches in the 2011–12 season. This is the fifth-highest of any domestic professional sports league in the world and the third-highest of any professional association football league in the world, behind the German Bundesliga and English Premier League.
Teams
20 teams contest the league in its current season, including the top 17 sides from the 2017–18 season and three promoted from the 2017–18 Segunda División. Rayo Vallecano and Huesca are the two clubs promoted directly from the second division, and the winner of the play-offs, Valladolid.
Stadiums and locations (2019–20)
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,000 |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Wanda Metropolitano | 68,000 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354 |
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Abanca-Balaídos | 29,000 |
| Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 7,083 |
| Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat | RCDE Stadium | 40,000 |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,000 |
| Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 12,450 |
| Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 18,375 |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 60,721 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 81,044 |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 32,000 |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 42,714 |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 49,500 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 23,500 |
Champions
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 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, 2011–12, 2016–17 | ||
| Barcelona | 1928–29, 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, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 1939–40, 1940–41, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1995–96, 2013–14 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1942–43, 1955–56, 1982–83, 1983–84 | ||
| Valencia | 1941–42, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1970–71, 2001–02, 2003–04 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1980–81, 1981–82 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1999–00 | ||
| Sevilla | 1945–46 | ||
| Real Betis | 1934–35 |
The All-time La Liga table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in La Liga since its inception in 1929. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2017–18 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2018–19 La Liga.
| Pos | Team | S | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | T | Debut | Since/ Last App | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 86 | 4461 | 2800 | 1669 | 562 | 569 | 6041 | 3184 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 1929 | 1929 | 1 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 86 | 4355 | 2800 | 1609 | 582 | 609 | 5999 | 3143 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 1929 | 1929 | 1 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 81 | 3521 | 2652 | 1264 | 608 | 780 | 4592 | 3331 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 1929 | 2002–03 | 1 |
| 4 | Valencia | 83 | 3459 | 2702 | 1209 | 623 | 870 | 4463 | 3507 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 1931–32 | 1987–88 | 1 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 86 | 3411 | 2800 | 1219 | 646 | 935 | 4672 | 3749 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 1929 | 1929 | 1 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 74 | 2877 | 2446 | 1007 | 538 | 901 | 3729 | 3431 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 1934–35 | 2001–02 | 1 |
| 7 | Espanyol | 83 | 2841 | 2664 | 960 | 621 | 1083 | 3645 | 3926 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 1929 | 1994–95 | 3 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 71 | 2622 | 2340 | 878 | 584 | 878 | 3294 | 3289 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1929 | 2010–11 | 1 |
| 9 | Zaragoza | 58 | 2109 | 1986 | 698 | 522 | 766 | 2683 | 2847 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1939–40 | 2012–13 | 2 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 52 | 1945 | 1766 | 624 | 446 | 696 | 2222 | 2552 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1932–33 | 2015–16 | 1 |
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruña | 46 | 1843 | 1568 | 569 | 403 | 596 | 2090 | 2269 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | 1941–42 | 2017–18 | 1 |
| 12 | Celta Vigo | 52 | 1838 | 1736 | 599 | 399 | 738 | 2337 | 2685 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1939–40 | 2012–13 | 4 |
| 13 | Valladolid | 42 | 1471 | 1466 | 463 | 384 | 619 | 1767 | 2180 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1948–49 | 2013–14 | 4 |
| 14 | Racing Santander | 44 | 1416 | 1428 | 453 | 336 | 639 | 1843 | 2368 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 1929 | 2011–12 | 2 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 43 | 1389 | 1458 | 471 | 358 | 629 | 1753 | 2152 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1944–45 | 2016–17 | 2 |
| 16 | Osasuna | 37 | 1351 | 1318 | 426 | 327 | 565 | 1497 | 1833 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1935–36 | 2016–17 | 4 |
| 17 | Málaga | 37 | 1334 | 1293 | 395 | 335 | 563 | 1445 | 1824 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1949–50 | 2017–18 | 4 |
| 18 | Oviedo | 38 | 1174 | 1192 | 408 | 292 | 492 | 1642 | 1951 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1933–34 | 2000–01 | 3 |
| 19 | Mallorca | 27 | 1148 | 988 | 333 | 256 | 399 | 1182 | 1371 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1960–61 | 2012–13 | 3 |
| 20 | Las Palmas | 34 | 1042 | 1134 | 372 | 249 | 513 | 1371 | 1820 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1951–52 | 2017–18 | 2 |
| 21 | Villarreal | 18 | 1031 | 684 | 284 | 179 | 221 | 949 | 839 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1998–99 | 2013–14 | 2 |
| 22 | Granada | 23 | 667 | 742 | 218 | 175 | 349 | 819 | 1158 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1941–42 | 2016–17 | 6 |
| 23 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 662 | 652 | 189 | 148 | 305 | 760 | 1088 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1977–78 | 2015–16 | 8 |
| 24 | Getafe | 13 | 608 | 494 | 162 | 122 | 210 | 562 | 662 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2004–05 | 2017–18 | 6 |
| 25 | Elche | 21 | 606 | 678 | 203 | 180 | 295 | 750 | 1022 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1959–60 | 2014–15 | 5 |
| 26 | Hércules | 20 | 538 | 628 | 184 | 149 | 295 | 716 | 1050 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1935–36 | 2010–11 | 5 |
| 27 | Tenerife | 13 | 510 | 494 | 155 | 128 | 211 | 619 | 744 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1961–62 | 2009–10 | 5 |
| 28 | Alavés | 13 | 468 | 418 | 140 | 83 | 195 | 498 | 673 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1930–31 | 2016–17 | 6 |
| 29 | Levante | 12 | 462 | 440 | 124 | 108 | 208 | 474 | 690 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1963–64 | 2017–18 | 6 |
| 30 | Murcia | 18 | 445 | 586 | 145 | 143 | 298 | 607 | 992 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1940–41 | 2007–08 | 11 |
| 31 | Salamanca | 12 | 375 | 423 | 123 | 102 | 198 | 422 | 581 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1974–75 | 1998–99 | 7 |
| 32 | Sabadell | 14 | 353 | 426 | 129 | 95 | 202 | 492 | 720 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1943–44 | 1987–88 | 4 |
| 33 | Cádiz | 12 | 343 | 448 | 104 | 127 | 217 | 393 | 662 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1977–78 | 2005–06 | 12 |
| 34 | Logroñés | 9 | 293 | 346 | 96 | 92 | 158 | 291 | 489 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1987–88 | 1996–97 | 7 |
| 35 | Castellón | 11 | 285 | 334 | 103 | 79 | 152 | 419 | 588 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 1941–42 | 1990–91 | 4 |
| 36 | Albacete | 7 | 277 | 270 | 76 | 76 | 118 | 320 | 410 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1991–92 | 2004–05 | 7 |
| 37 | Almería | 6 | 242 | 228 | 62 | 56 | 110 | 244 | 366 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2007–08 | 2014–15 | 8 |
| 38 | Córdoba | 9 | 230 | 282 | 82 | 63 | 137 | 285 | 430 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1962–63 | 2014–15 | 5 |
| 39 | Compostela | 4 | 190 | 160 | 52 | 45 | 63 | 199 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1994–95 | 1997–98 | 10 |
| 40 | Recreativo | 5 | 188 | 186 | 50 | 46 | 90 | 202 | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1978–79 | 2008–09 | 8 |
| 41 | Eibar | 4 | 183 | 152 | 49 | 36 | 67 | 183 | 217 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | 9 |
| 42 | Burgos CF | 6 | 168 | 204 | 59 | 50 | 95 | 216 | 310 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1971–72 | 1979–80 | 12 |
| 43 | Pontevedra | 6 | 150 | 180 | 53 | 44 | 83 | 165 | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1963–64 | 1969–70 | 7 |
| 44 | Numancia | 4 | 148 | 152 | 37 | 37 | 78 | 155 | 253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1999–00 | 2008–09 | 17 |
| 45 | Arenas | 7 | 107 | 130 | 43 | 21 | 66 | 227 | 308 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | 1929 | 1934–35 | 3 |
| 46 | Real Burgos | 3 | 96 | 114 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 101 | 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1990–91 | 1992–93 | 9 |
| 47 | Gimnàstic | 4 | 91 | 116 | 34 | 16 | 66 | 181 | 295 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1947–48 | 2006–07 | 7 |
| 48 | Extremadura | 2 | 83 | 80 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 62 | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1996–97 | 1998–99 | 17 |
| 49 | Mérida | 2 | 81 | 80 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 70 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1995–96 | 1997–98 | 19 |
| 50 | Leganés | 2 | 78 | 76 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 70 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2016–17 | 2016–17 | 17 |
| 51 | Alcoyano | 4 | 76 | 108 | 30 | 16 | 62 | 145 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1945–46 | 1950–51 | 10 |
| 52 | Jaén | 3 | 71 | 90 | 29 | 13 | 48 | 121 | 183 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1953–54 | 1957–58 | 14 |
| 53 | Real Unión | 4 | 56 | 72 | 21 | 14 | 37 | 153 | 184 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1929 | 1931–32 | 6 |
| 54 | AD Almería | 2 | 52 | 68 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 71 | 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 10 |
| 55 | Girona | 1 | 51 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | 9 |
| 56 | Europa | 3 | 42 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 97 | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1929 | 1930–31 | 8 |
| 57 | Lleida | 2 | 40 | 68 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 70 | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1950–51 | 1993–94 | 16 |
| 58 | Xerez | 1 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 20 |
| 59 | Condal | 1 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1956–57 | 1956–57 | 16 |
| 60 | Atlético Tetuán | 1 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1951–52 | 1951–52 | 16 |
| 61 | Cultural Leonesa | 1 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1955–56 | 1955–56 | 15 |
| 62 | Huesca | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | – |
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| 2017–18 La Liga | |
| 2017–18 Segunda División | |
| 2017–18 Segunda División B | |
| 2017–18 Tercera División | |
| 2017–18 Divisiones Regionales | |
| To be determined | |
| No longer exists |
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