The Spanish football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Spain, La Liga. The league is contested on a round robin basis and the championship awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season. La Liga, first established in 1929, originally contained ten teams. Before La Liga's organisation, the Copa del Rey—a regionalised cup competition—was effectively the national championship.[1] La Liga is contested by 20 teams; the three lowest-placed teams are relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three teams in that division. Of the founding teams in La Liga, only Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona and Real Madrid have not been relegated.[2] The league was cancelled between 1936 and 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War.[3]
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| Founded | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 20 |
| Current champions | Real Madrid (36th title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Real Madrid (36 titles) |
Real Madrid are the most successful club with 36 titles. Barcelona has won the Spanish version of the double the most times, having won the league and cup in the same year eight times in history, three more than Athletic Bilbao's five.[4] Barcelona is one of two UEFA clubs (along with Bayern Munich who joined them in 2020) to have won the treble twice, after accomplishing this feat for a second time in 2015.[5] The current champions are Real Madrid.
Champions
edit| † | Champions also won the Copa del Rey that season |
| † | Champions also won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League that season |
| ‡ | Champions also won the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League that season |
| * | Champions also won the Copa del Rey and the European Cup/UEFA Champions League that season |
- The "Top scorer(s)" column refers to the player who scored the most goals during that season
- The "Goals" column refers to the number of goals scored by the top scorer in the league in that season
Total La Liga titles won
editClubs in bold are competing in La Liga as of the 2024–25 season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 36 | 25 | 10 |
| Barcelona | 27 | 28 | 13 |
| Atlético Madrid | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Valencia | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Real Betis | 1 | – | 2 |
| Racing de Santander | – | 1 | 1 |
| Las Palmas | – | 1 | 1 |
| Zaragoza | – | 1 | 4 |
| Sporting Gijón | – | 1 | 1 |
| Villarreal | – | 1 | 1 |
| Espanyol | – | – | 4 |
| Oviedo | – | – | 3 |
| Mallorca | – | – | 2 |
| Arenas | – | – | 1 |
| Sporting Gijón | – | – | 1 |
| Girona | – | – | 1 |
Titles won by club (%)
By city
edit| City | Championships | Club(s) (titles) |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 47
|
Real Madrid (36), Atlético Madrid (11) |
| Barcelona | 27
|
Barcelona (27) |
| Bilbao | 8
|
Athletic Bilbao (8) |
| Valencia | 6
|
Valencia (6) |
| San Sebastián | 2
|
Real Sociedad (2) |
| Seville | 2
|
Real Betis (1), Sevilla (1) |
| A Coruña | 1
|
Deportivo La Coruña (1) |
By Autonomous Community
edit| Community | Championships | Club(s) (titles) |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 47
|
Real Madrid (36), Atlético Madrid (11) |
| Catalonia | 27
|
Barcelona (27) |
| Basque Country | 10
|
Athletic Bilbao (8), Real Sociedad (2) |
| Valencia | 6
|
Valencia (6) |
| Andalusia | 2
|
Real Betis (1), Sevilla (1) |
| Galicia | 1
|
Deportivo La Coruña (1) |
See also
edit- La Liga
- Copa del Rey
- Supercopa de España
- Football in Spain
- Liga F (Spanish women's championship)
Notes
editReferences
edit- Bibliography
- Cresswell, Peterjon; Simon Evans (1997). European Football, A Fan's Handbook. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-256-X.
- Citations
- ^ Cresswell. European Football, A Fan's Handbook. p. 489.
- ^ Hughes, Rob (8 April 2007). "Athletic Bilbao gets an Easter gift". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Spain – List of Champions". RSSSF. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ "Doing the Double!". RSSSF. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ Ashby, Kevin (27 May 2009). "Guardiola salutes his treble winners". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Spain , Final tables 1928–". RSSSF. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Latest Spanish Primera Liga Table". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "Spain – List of topscorers". RSSSF. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.