La Liga, officially LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Spain. Organized by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it features 20 teams competing in a 38-matchday season. It represents the highest level of Spanish football.
In April 1928, José María Acha, a director at Arenas de Getxo, proposed the idea of a national league in Spain, leading to discussions about its size and participants.
In 1929, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol agreed on the ten teams to form the first Primera División. Arenas, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Real Unión were selected as previous winners of the Copa del Rey. Atlético Madrid, Espanyol and Europa qualified as Copa del Rey runners-up and Racing de Santander qualified through a knockout competition.
In 1929, the first La Liga championship was played.
In 1930, Athletic Bilbao won the La Liga title.
In 1931, Athletic Bilbao won the La Liga title.
In 1932, Real Madrid, with Ricardo Zamora, won their first La Liga title.
In 1933, Real Madrid, with Ricardo Zamora, secured their second La Liga title.
In 1933, the last time Real Madrid won La Liga before their win in 1954.
In 1934, Athletic Bilbao won the La Liga title.
In 1935, Real Betis, known then as Betis Balompié, won their only La Liga title to date.
In 1936, Athletic Bilbao won the La Liga title.
In 1939, Atlético Aviación was awarded a place in the Primera División for the 1939–40 season as a replacement for Real Oviedo, whose ground was damaged during the Spanish Civil War.
In 1940, Sevilla finished as runners-up in La Liga.
In 1941, Atlético Aviación retained their La Liga title, marking their second consecutive win.
In 1942, Sevilla finished as runners-up in La Liga.
In 1943, Athletic Bilbao achieved a La Liga and Copa del Generalísimo double.
In 1944, Athletic Bilbao won the Copa del Generalísimo.
In 1944, Josep Samitier returned to Barcelona as a coach.
In 1945, Athletic Bilbao won the Copa del Generalísimo.
In 1945, Barcelona, guided by coach Josep Samitier, secured their second La Liga title.
In 1946, Sevilla won their only La Liga title to date.
In 1950, Athletic Bilbao won the Copa del Generalísimo.
In 1950, Atlético Madrid, previously known as ''Atlético Aviación'', were champions under coach Helenio Herrera.
In 1951, Atlético Madrid were champions under coach Helenio Herrera.
In 1951, FC Barcelona won the La Liga and Copa Del Rey double under coach Ferdinand Daučík.
In 1952, FC Barcelona won La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Copa Eva Duarte, Latin Cup and Copa Martini & Rossi.
In 1954, Real Madrid won their third La Liga title, marking their first title since 1933.
In 1955, Real Madrid retained their La Liga title.
In 1956, Athletic Bilbao won their sixth La Liga title.
In 1957, Real Madrid won La Liga again.
In 1958, Real Madrid won La Liga again.
In 1959, coached by Helenio Herrera and featuring Luis Suárez, Barcelona won a La Liga and Copa Del Rey double.
From 1960 to 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, being crowned champions 14 times.
In 1960, Barcelona, coached by Helenio Herrera and featuring Luis Suárez, won La Liga.
From 1961 to 1965, Real Madrid won five La Liga titles in a row.
In 1961, Luis Suárez became the first La Liga player involved in a world record transfer, moving from Barcelona to Inter Milan for £152,000 (£4.3 million in 2023).
In 1963, Atlético Madrid finished second place.
From 1961 to 1965, Real Madrid won five La Liga titles in a row.
In 1966, Atlético Madrid were crowned La Liga champions.
In 1970, Atlético Madrid were crowned La Liga champions.
In 1971, Valencia won their fourth La Liga title under Alfredo Di Stéfano.
In 1973, Atlético Madrid were crowned La Liga champions.
In 1974, the Johan Cruyff-inspired Barcelona won their ninth La Liga title.
In 1977, Atlético Madrid were crowned La Liga champions.
From 1960 to 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, being crowned champions 14 times.
In 1981, Real Sociedad won their first La Liga titles.
In 1982, Barcelona set a world record by signing Diego Maradona from Boca Juniors for £5 million (£22 million in 2023).
In 1982, Real Sociedad won their first La Liga titles.
In 1983, Athletic Bilbao also managed to win La Liga titles.
In 1984, Athletic Bilbao also managed to win La Liga and Copa del Rey double.
In 1985, Barcelona won their tenth La Liga title under coach Terry Venables, their first La Liga win since 1974.
In 1986, Real Madrid wins La Liga.
In 1990, Real Madrid wins La Liga.
Between 1991 and 1994, Johan Cruyff's team won four consecutive La Liga titles.
In 1992, Johan Cruyff's team won their first European Cup.
Between 1991 and 1994, Johan Cruyff's team won four consecutive La Liga titles.
In 1995, Real Madrid ended Barcelona's successful run by winning La Liga.
In 1996, Atlético Madrid secured their ninth La Liga title and their only Liga/Copa Del Rey double.
In 1996, Atlético Madrid won their tenth La Liga title.
In 1997, Real Madrid won another La Liga title.
In 1998, Barcelona, under Louis van Gaal and with players like Luís Figo, Luis Enrique, and Rivaldo, won La Liga and their fourth double of Liga and Copa Del Rey.
In 1998, Real Betis set the world record when they signed Denílson from São Paulo for £21.5 million (£47.8 million in 2023).
In 2000, Deportivo La Coruña, managed by Javier Irureta, became the ninth team to win La Liga. Valencia were also runners-up in the UEFA Champions League.
In 2001, Real Madrid secured their first La Liga title of the century.
In 2001, Valencia were runners-up in the UEFA Champions League under Hector Cuper.
In 2003, Real Madrid won another La Liga title.
In the 2003-04 season, Deportivo La Coruña reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
In the 2005-06 season, Barcelona retained the La Liga title, marking back-to-back wins.
In the 2006-07 season, Real Madrid, with players like Raúl, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gonzalo Higuaín, won the La Liga title.
On September 28, 2007, Barcelona requested the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to recognize their 1937 Mediterranean League title as a Liga title, following a similar request from Levante regarding the Copa de la España Libre. The governing body of Spanish football has not yet made a decision.
In the 2007-08 season, Real Madrid won back-to-back La Liga titles.
In 2008, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria began sponsoring La Liga, resulting in the league being known as Liga BBVA.
In the 2008–09 season, the governing body created the LFP Awards (now called La Liga Awards), awarded each season to individual players and coaches.
From 2009, either Barcelona or Real Madrid achieved the continent's top-rated club status in 10 of the 11 seasons up to 2019.
In the 2009-10 season, Real Madrid achieved a record 96 points but still finished behind Barcelona.
In the 2009-10 season, Barcelona amassed 99 points to win La Liga.
In the 2010-11 season, Barcelona won a third straight La Liga title with 96 points.
In the 2011-12 season, Real Madrid, managed by José Mourinho and with players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Ángel Di María, Mesut Özil and Karim Benzema, won their 32nd La Liga title with a record 100 points, 121 goals scored, and a +89 goal difference.
During the 2013–14 season Real Madrid won their tenth Champions League title and Sevilla won their third Europa League
In 2013, Gareth Bale was bought by Real Madrid for £85.3m (€103.4m or $140m at the time; £123.5m in 2023) from Tottenham Hotspur.
In 2013, La Liga began a seven-year stretch as the top league in Europe according to UEFA coefficient rankings.
In the 2012-13 season, Barcelona, under coach Tito Vilanova, won another La Liga title, replicating the 100 points record achieved by Real Madrid the previous year.
Since the 2013–14 season, La Liga has also bestowed the monthly manager of the month and player of the month awards.
During the 2013–14 season Real Madrid won their tenth Champions League title and Sevilla won their third Europa League
In the 2013-14 season, Atlético Madrid, managed by Diego Simeone, won their tenth La Liga title, their first since 1996.
During the 2014–15 season Barcelona won their fifth Champions League title and Sevilla won their fourth Europa League
In 2015, La Liga became the first league to enter five teams in the Champions League group stage due to a rule change allowing the Europa League winner (Sevilla) to qualify alongside Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Valencia.
The majority of the LFP Awards were discontinued after the 2015–16 season.
In 2016, Banco Santander became the sponsor of La Liga, leading to the league's name changing to LaLiga Santander.
In the 2015-16 season, Barcelona won a back-to-back Liga/Copa Del Rey double, a feat not achieved since the 1950s.
During the 2017–18 season Real Madrid won their thirteenth Champions League title and Atlético Madrid won their third Europa League.
In the 2016-17 season, Real Madrid, under the management of Zinedine Zidane, won the La Liga title.
In January 2018, Philippe Coutinho's transfer to Barcelona for €142m.
During the 2018-19 season, La Liga had an average attendance of 26,933 for league matches.
In the 2017-18 season, Barcelona won La Liga and their eighth double, marking seven La Liga titles in ten years.
In 2019, La Liga's seven-year run as the top league in Europe ended. However, La Liga had led Europe for 22 of the 60 ranked years up to 2019, more than any other country.
In the 2018-19 season, Barcelona retained the La Liga title and won their 26th La Liga title, marking eight La Liga titles in eleven years.
In La Liga in 2020, each club is allowed five non-EU players but can only name three in each matchday squad.
In the 2020-21 season, Atlético Madrid won La Liga with Real Madrid as runners-up.
In August 2021, La Liga clubs approved a €2.7 billion deal to sell 10% of the league to CVC Capital Partners.
In the 2021-22 season, Real Madrid won La Liga with four games to spare.
In 2023, La Liga rebranded itself with a new logo and a new sponsor, EA (Electronic Arts), replacing Santander. The Primera and Segunda Divisions were renamed LaLiga EA Sports and LaLiga Hypermotion.
In 2023, Leganés and Real Valladolid were directly promoted to La Liga, and Espanyol won the promotion play-off.
In 2023, Real Madrid won the 2023-24 edition of La Liga, marking their most recent title and a record 36th win overall.
Since 2023, Electronic Arts has sponsored La Liga, and the league is now known as LaLiga EA Sports.
In December 2024, La Liga obtained a court order to compel internet service providers to block access to IP addresses belonging to Cloudflare in Spain to block piracy sites.
As of 2024, La Liga is ranked third in the UEFA coefficient rankings, reflecting performances in European competitions over the previous five seasons, trailing behind the English Premier League and Italian Serie A.
From the 1929 season until the 2024-25 season, 94 La Liga championships have been played.
In February 2025, the blocking order was implemented, causing access issues to websites and services unrelated to piracy concerns within Spain. Several football teams and Movistar Plus+ were affected.
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