Spanish La Liga

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Established
1929 (96 years old)

First Recorded Event
2003-01-05

Current Season
2025-2026

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Level Below
Spanish La Liga 2

Sport
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Soccer

Location
Spain

Gender
Male

TV Rights
ES - Movistar LaLiga [2019-2027]
ES - GOL [2019-2025]
ES - DAZN [2022-2027]
US - ESPN [2021-2029]

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Upcoming
15 Aug	Girona	5:00pm	Rayo Vall
15 Aug	Villarrea	7:30pm	Real Ovie
16 Aug	Deportivo	7:30pm	Levante
16 Aug	Mallorca	5:30pm	Barcelona
16 Aug	Valencia	7:30pm	Real Soci
17 Aug	Athletic	5:30pm	Sevilla
17 Aug	Celta Vig	3:00pm	Getafe
17 Aug	Espanyol	7:30pm	Atlético
18 Aug	Elche	7:00pm	Real Beti
19 Aug	Real Madr	7:00pm	Osasuna
Results
25 May	Villarrea	4 - 2	Sevilla
25 May	Girona	0 - 4	Atletico
25 May	Athletic	0 - 3	Barcelona
24 May	Espanyol	2 - 0	Las Palma
24 May	Vallecano	0 - 0	Mallorca
24 May	Getafe	1 - 2	Celta Vig
24 May	Leganes	3 - 0	Valladoli
24 May	Alaves	1 - 1	Osasuna
24 May	Real Madr	2 - 0	Real Soci
23 May	Real Beti	1 - 1	Valencia

Description

The Primera División, commonly known as La Liga and as La Liga Santander for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), La Liga 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 60 teams have competed in La Liga since its inception. Nine teams have been crowned champions, with Real Madrid winning the title a record 32 times and Barcelona 24 times. Real Madrid dominated the championship from the 1950s through the 1980s. From the 1990s onwards, Barcelona (14 titles) and Real Madrid (7 titles) both dominated, though La Liga also saw other champions, including Atlético Madrid, Valencia, and Deportivo de La Coruña. In more recent years, Atlético Madrid has joined a coalition of now three teams dominating La Liga alongside Real Madrid and Barcelona.

According to UEFA's league coefficient, La Liga has been the top league in Europe over the last five years, and has produced the continent's top-rated club more times (18) than any other league, double that of second-placed Serie A. Its clubs have won the most UEFA Champions League (16), UEFA Europa League (10), UEFA Super Cup (13), and FIFA Club World Cup (5) titles, and its players have accumulated the highest number of (FIFA) Ballon d'Or awards (19).

La Liga is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 26,741 for league matches in the 2014–15 season. This is the sixth-highest of any domestic professional sports league in the world and the fourth-highest of any professional association football league in the world, behind the Bundesliga, the Premier League, and the Indian Super League.

Seasons

Teams

Athletic Bilbao	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona	Celta Vigo
Deportivo Alavés	Elche	Espanyol	Getafe
Girona	Leganés	Levante	Mallorca
Osasuna	Rayo Vallecano	Real Betis	Real Madrid
Real Oviedo	Real Sociedad	Sevilla	Valencia
Villarreal