La Liga
Country	Spain
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1929
Number of teams	20
Relegation to	Segunda División
Level on pyramid	Level 1
Domestic cup(s)	Copa del Rey
UEFA cup(s)	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Current champions	Real Madrid (2007-08)
Most successful club	Real Madrid (31 titles)
Website	La Liga home page

Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as the Primera División or simply La Liga, is the top professional football league in Spain. Most European countries have two principal Association football competitions a more prestigious league which is typically a double Round-robin tournament restricted The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The Segunda División (Second Division is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that usually teams can be promoted or relegated between depending on finishing positions or playoffs The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

Nine clubs have been crowned Campeones de Liga. Since the 1950s, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have dominated the competition. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan The former have been champions 31 times while the latter have won it on 18 occasions. However during the 1930s and 1940s and in more recent seasons, the Primera División has been more competitive. Other winners include Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Deportivo de La Coruña, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Real Betis. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907

In addition to their success in Primera División, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are two of the most successful teams in European competition history. This is a list of major records in European football. Most Competition Wins These lists rank the winners of the four main competitions in European football specifically ^[1] In 2005/06 Barça won the UEFA Champions League and Sevilla won the UEFA Cup. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship The Primera División became the first league to do the European "double" since 1997. ^[2]

The Primera División is currently second in the UEFA rankings of European leagues based on their performances in European competitions over a five-year period, behind the English Premier League in first and ahead of Italy's Serie A in third. See also UEFA European Football Championship, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup In European football, the UEFA coefficients The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located ^[3] The 2005–06 average attendance of 29,029 for league matches is the sixth highest of any domestic professional sports league in the world. The table below lists domestic professional Sports leagues from around the world by total attendances for the last completed season for which data is available Among professional football (soccer) leagues,^[4] Primera División was third-highest, behind the Bundesliga in first and the Premier League in second. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. ^[5]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Foundation 1.2 The 1930s 1.3 The 1940s 1.4 Di Stéfano, Puskás, Kubala and Suárez 1.5 The Madrid Years 1.6 The 1980s 1.7 The 1990s Barça years 1.8 The new millennium 2 Stadia 3 La Liga clubs in Europe 4 Champions 4.1 Year By Year 4.2 Performance by club 5 Note on name changes 6 Individual awards 6.1 Top scorer and best goalkeeper 6.2 Best player 7 Selected La Liga Players 7.1 European Footballers of the Year 7.2 FIFA World Players of the Year 7.3 Notable former star players 7.4 Selected current star players 8 See also 9 Notes and references 10 External links

History

Foundation

In April 1927 Jose Maria Acha, a director at Arenas Club de Getxo, first proposed the idea of a national league in Spain. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club from the village of Getxo, near Bilbao in Biscay. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. After much debate about the size of the league and who would take part, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol eventually agreed on the ten teams who would form the first Primera División in 1928. La Liga 1929 season started February 10, 1929 and finished June 23, 1929. FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Arenas Club de Getxo and Real Unión were all selected as previous winners of the Copa del Rey. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club from the village of Getxo, near Bilbao in Biscay. Real Unión Club de Irún were among the early pioneering Spanish football teams and along with fellow Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams Athletic Madrid, RCD Español and CE Europa qualified as Copa del Rey runners-up and Racing Santander qualified through a knockout competition. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. Club Esportiu Europa is a Spanish / Catalan Sports club, based in the Barcelona district of Gràcia The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams Real Racing Club de Santander, sometimes abbreviated to Racing or Racing Santander, is a Spanish La Liga football club Only three of the founding clubs, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, have never been relegated from the Primera División. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.

The 1930s

Although FC Barcelona won the very first Liga in 1929 and Real Madrid won their first titles in 1932 and 1933, it was Athletic Bilbao that set the early pace winning Primera División in 1930, 1931, 1934 and 1936. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1929 season started February 10, 1929 and finished June 23, 1929. La Liga 1931-32 season started November 22, 1931 and finished April 3, 1932. La Liga 1932-33 season started November 27, 1932 and finished March 28, 1933. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. La Liga 1929-30 season started December 1, 1929 and finished March 30, 1930. La Liga 1930-31 season started December 7, 1930 and finished April 5, 1931. La Liga 1933-34 season started November 5, 1933 and finished March 4, 1934. La Liga 1935-36 season started November 10, 1935 and finished April 19, 1936. They were also runners-up in 1932 and 1933. La Liga 1931-32 season started November 22, 1931 and finished April 3, 1932. La Liga 1932-33 season started November 27, 1932 and finished March 28, 1933. In 1935 Real Betis, then known as Betis Balompie, won their only title to date. La Liga 1934-35 season started December 2, 1934 and finished April 28, 1935. Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 Primera División was suspended during the Spanish Civil War, but clubs in the Republican area of Spain, with the notable exception of the two Madrid clubs, competed in the Mediterranean League. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. The Mediterranean League, also referred to as the Lliga Mediterranean ( ''Catalan'') the Liga Mediterránea ( ''Spanish'') or La Liga del FC Barcelona emerged as champions in 1937. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan

The 1940s

When the Primera Liga resumed after the Spanish Civil War it was Atlético Aviación, Valencia CF and Sevilla FC that initially emerged as the strongest clubs. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Atlético Aviación were only awarded a place during the 1939-40 season as a replacement for Real Oviedo, whose ground had been damaged during the war. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1939-40 season started December 3, 1939 and finished April 28, 1940. Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a football team from Oviedo in Spain. The club subsequently won their first Liga title and retained it in 1941. Statistics of La Liga in season 1940 / 1941. La Liga 1940-41 season was composed of the following clubs Final table While other clubs lost players to exile, execution and as casualties of the war, the Atlético Aviación team was reinforced by a merger. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. The young pre-war squad of Valencia CF had also remained intact and in the post-war years matured into champions, gaining three Liga titles in 1942, 1944 and 1947. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Statistics of La Liga in season 1941 / 1942. La Liga 1941-42 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Statistics of La Liga in season 1943 / 1944. La Liga 1943-44 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Statistics of La Liga in season 1946 / 1947. La Liga 1946-47 season was composed of the following clubs Final table They were also runners-up in 1948 and 1949. Statistics of La Liga in season 1947 / 1948. La Liga 1947-48 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Statistics of La Liga in season 1948 / 1949. La Liga 1948-49 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Sevilla FC also enjoyed a brief golden era, finishing as runners-up in 1940 and 1942 before winning their only title to date in 1946. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship La Liga 1939-40 season started December 3, 1939 and finished April 28, 1940. Statistics of La Liga in season 1941 / 1942. La Liga 1941-42 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Statistics of La Liga in season 1945 / 1946. La Liga 1945-46 season was composed of the following clubs Final table By the latter part of the decade FC Barcelona began to emerge as a force when they were crowned champions in 1945, 1948 and 1949. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Statistics of La Liga in season 1944 / 1945. La Liga 1944-45 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Statistics of La Liga in season 1947 / 1948. La Liga 1947-48 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Statistics of La Liga in season 1948 / 1949. La Liga 1948-49 season was composed of the following clubs Final table

Di Stéfano, Puskás, Kubala and Suárez

Although Atlético Madrid, previously known as Atlético Aviación, were champions in 1950 and 1951 under catenaccio mastermind Helenio Herrera, the 1950s saw the beginning of the CF Barcelona/Real Madrid dominance. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Catenaccio is a tactical system in football with an emphasis on defence Helenio Herrera (17 April 1910 in Buenos Aires – 9 November 1997 in Venice) was a French - Argentine football player and manager Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s there were strict limits imposed on foreign players. In most cases clubs could only have three foreign players in their squads, meaning that at least eight local players had to play in every game. During the 1950s, however, these rules were circumnavigated by Real Madrid and CF Barcelona who naturalised Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás and Ladislao Kubala. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé (born 4 July 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine - Spanish former footballer and Ferenc Purczeld Biró ( 2 April 1927 &ndash 17 November 2006) or "Ferenc Puskás", was a legendary Hungarian Ladislao Kubala Stecz ( June 10, 1927 &ndash May 17, 2002) also referred to as Kubala Stécz László or Ladislav Kubala Inspired by Kubala, Barça won the title in 1952 and 1953. Di Stéfano, Puskás and Francisco Gento formed the nucleus of the Real Madrid team that dominated the second half of the 1950s. Francisco "Paco" Gento López (born October 21, 1933in Guarnizo Cantabria) is a former Spanish football player Real won Primera División for the first time as Real Madrid in 1954 and retained it in 1955. They were winners again in 1957 and 1958, with only Athletic Bilbao interrupting their sequence. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. CF Barcelona with a team coached by Helenio Herrera and featuring Luis Suárez gained the title in 1959 and 1960. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Helenio Herrera (17 April 1910 in Buenos Aires – 9 November 1997 in Venice) was a French - Argentine football player and manager Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager .

The Madrid Years

Between 1961 and 1980, Real Madrid dominated the Primera División, being crowned champion 14 times. This included a five-in-a-row sequence from 1961 to 1965 and two three-in-a-row sequences (1967-69 and 1978-1980). During this era only Atlético Madrid offered Real any serious challenge, adding four more titles to their tally in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Of the other clubs, only Valencia CF in 1971 and the Johan Cruyff-inspired FC Barcelona of 1974 managed to break the might of Real Madrid. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan

The 1980s

The Madrid winning sequence was ended more significantly in 1981 when Real Sociedad won their first ever title. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia They retained it in 1982 and their two in a row was followed by another by their fellow Basques, Athletic Bilbao who won back-to-back titles in 1983 and 1984. The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Terry Venables led FC Barcelona to a solitary title in 1985 before Real Madrid won again another five in a row sequence (1986-90) with a team, guided by Leo Beenhakker, and including Hugo Sánchez and the legendary La Quinta del Buitre - Emilio Butragueño, Manolo Sanchís, Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Leo Beenhakker (born August 2, 1942 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is an international Dutch football coach currently Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11 1958 popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, Hugol, was the former coach of the Mexican National Football Team from February 7 La Quinta del Buitre was the name given by Spanish sport journalist Julio César Iglesias to the generation of club grown Real Madrid players that dominated Spanish football Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward who played for Castilla CF Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (born May 23, 1965 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football player Rafael Martín Vázquez (born September 25, 1965 in Madrid) was a Spanish football Midfielder. José Miguel González Martín del Campo, also known as Míchel, (born March 23, 1963 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish football Miguel Pardeza Pichardo (born 8 February 1965, at La Palma del Condado, Huelva) is a Spanish former footballer who

The 1990s Barça years

Johan Cruyff returned to FC Barcelona as manager in 1988, and assembled the legendary Dream Team. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Cruyff introduced players like Josep Guardiola, José Mari Bakero, Txiki Beguiristain, Goikoetxea, Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup, Romario and Hristo Stoichkov. Josep Guardiola i Sala, pron ʑu'zɛp gwəɾ'ð̞jɔɫə (born January 18, 1971) also known as Pep Guardiola is a former Spanish José María Baquero Escudero (or Bakero)(born in Goizueta Navarre, February 11 1963) was a Spanish footballer during the 1980s and 1990s Aitor Begiristain Mújica (born in Olaberria Guipúzcoa, August 12 1964) usually known as Txiki Begiristain, is a Basque former Ion Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa (born October 21 1965, Pamplona, Navarre) is a former Spanish footballer. Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former professional football player Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) better known simply as Romário, is a former Brazilian football Center Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (Христо Стоичков Стоичков (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv This team won Primera División four times between 1991 and 1994 and won the European Cup in 1992. Laudrup then moved to arch-rivals Real Madrid after a fall-out with Cruyff, and helped them end Barcelona's run in 1995. Atlético Madrid won their ninth Primera División title in 1996 before Real Madrid added another Liga trophy to their cabinet in 1997. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. After the success of Cruyff, another Dutchman - Ajax manager Louis van Gaal - arrived at the Camp Nou, and with the talents of Luís Figo, Luis Enrique and Rivaldo, Barcelona again won the title in 1998 and 1999. Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (born August 8, 1951 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager currently in charge The Camp Nou (kam ˈnɔw Catalan for "new field" often erroneously called the Nou Camp in both Spanish and English) is a football Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer Luis Enrique, full name Luis Enrique Martínez García (born May 8, 1970 in Gijón) is a former Spanish Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco) commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of Meanwhile, Real Madrid also experienced success on the intercontinental stage, winning the UEFA Champions League in 1998. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club

The new millennium

As Primera División entered a new century, the Big Two found themselves facing new challengers. Between 1993 and 2004, Deportivo La Coruña finished in the top three on ten occasions, a better record than either Real Madrid or FC Barcelona, and in 2000, under Javier Irureta, they became the ninth team to be crowned champions. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born April 1, 1948 in Irún, Guipúzcoa) also referred to as Javier Irureta, is a Spanish Real Madrid won two more Liga titles in 2001 and 2003 and also the UEFA Champions League in 2000 and 2002, and won their third league title in 2007 after a three year drought. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club They were challenged by a re-emerging Valencia CF in both competitions. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Under the management of Héctor Cúper, Valencia finished as Champions League runners-up in 2000 and 2001. Héctor Raúl Cúper (born November 16, 1955 in Chabás Santa Fe Province, Argentina) is a former football defender and the His successor, Rafael Benítez, built on this and led the club to a Liga title in 2002 and a Liga/UEFA Cup double in 2004. Rafael " Rafa " Benítez (born April 16 1960) is a Spanish former footballer and has been the manager The 2004-05 season saw a resurgent Barcelona, inspired by the brilliant Ronaldinho, win their first title of the new century, in addition to the Liga-Champions League double in 2005-06. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21 1980 in Porto Alegre) commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer Sevilla FC also won the UEFA Cup in 2006 and again in 2007, when the Andalusians defeated fellow Spaniards RCD Espanyol 3-1 on penalties. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. After 3 years of misery, Real Madrid finally won the La Liga in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 season.

Stadia

Home Club	Stadium Name	Capacity	Notes
FC Barcelona	Camp Nou	98,772	Camp Nou is the biggest football stadium in Europe. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan The Camp Nou (kam ˈnɔw Catalan for "new field" often erroneously called the Nou Camp in both Spanish and English) is a football Expansion has been planned and the club hope to increase the capacity to 100,000 in years to come.
Real Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu	80,400
RCD Espanyol	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys	55,926
Valencia CF	Mestalla	55,000	Valencia CF will move to a new 75,000 seater stadium for 2009-10 season. The Santiago Bernabéu is a football Stadium in Madrid, Spain. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc) is a Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Estadio Mestalla is a football Stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Valencia C
Atlético Madrid	Vicente Calderón Stadium	54,851	Atlético could be moving away from the Vicente Calderón to a renovated stadium, La Peineta, in 2012. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, is the home Stadium of Atlético Madrid football club
Real Betis	Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera	52,700	Plans to upgrade to 64,000 seats
Sevilla FC	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán	45,500	Plans to increase capacity to 66,000 seats
Athletic Bilbao	San Mamés	39,750	Athletic will move to a new 55,000 seater stadium for 2011-12 season
Deportivo de La Coruña	Riazor	34,600
Real Zaragoza	La Romareda	34,594	Plans to move to a new 50,000 seater stadium. Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is a football stadium in Sevilla, Spain. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship The Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is a Stadium in Seville, Spain. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Estadio San Mamés, AKA La Catedral (The Cathedral is a football stadium in Bilbao, Spain. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Estadio Riazor is a football stadium in A Coruña, Galicia. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo de La Coruña. Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. La Romareda is the name of the home stadium of Real Zaragoza, in Zaragoza.
Real Murcia	Estadio Nueva Condomina	33,045
Real Valladolid	Estadio José Zorrilla	26,512
Levante UD	Estadio Ciudad de Valencia	25,354
RCD Mallorca	ONO Estadi	23,142
Villarreal	Estadio El Madrigal	23,000
Racing Santander	Campos de Sport de El Sardinero	22,271
Almería	Mediterraneo Stadium	22,000
Recreativo Huelva	Nuevo Colombino	21,600	Planning permission granted to extend to approximately 26,600
Osasuna	Estadio Reyno de Navarra	19,800
Getafe	Coliseum Alfonso Pérez	16,300

La Liga clubs in Europe

Main article: La Liga clubs in Europe

Champions

Year By Year

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Third Place
1929	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Athletic Bilbao
1929-30	Athletic Bilbao	FC Barcelona	Arenas Club de Getxo
1930-31	Athletic Bilbao	Racing de Santander	Real Sociedad
1931-32	Madrid CF	Athletic Bilbao	FC Barcelona
1932-33	Madrid CF	Athletic Bilbao	CE Espanyol
1933-34	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid CF	Racing de Santander
1934-35	Betis Balompié	Madrid CF	Oviedo CF
1935-36	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid CF	Oviedo CF
1936-39	Civil War
1939-40	Atlético Aviacion	Sevilla FC	Athletic Bilbao
1940-41	Atlético Aviacion	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia CF
1941-42	Valencia CF	Real Madrid	Atlético Aviacion
1942-43	Athletic Bilbao	Sevilla FC	FC Barcelona
1943-44	Valencia CF	Atlético Aviacion	Sevilla FC
1944-45	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Atlético Aviacion
1945-46	Sevilla FC	FC Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao
1946-47	Valencia CF	Athletic Bilbao	Atlético Aviacion
1947-48	FC Barcelona	Valencia CF	Atlético Madrid
1948-49	FC Barcelona	Valencia CF	Real Madrid
1949-50	Atlético Madrid	Deportivo de La Coruña	Valencia CF
1950-51	Atlético Madrid	Sevilla FC	Valencia CF
1951-52	FC Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao	Real Madrid
1952-53	FC Barcelona	Valencia CF	Real Madrid
1953-54	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Valencia CF
1954-55	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao
1955-56	Athletic Bilbao	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid
1956-57	Real Madrid	Sevilla FC	FC Barcelona
1957-58	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid	FC Barcelona
1958-59	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Athletic Bilbao
1959-60	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Athletic Bilbao
1960-61	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid	FC Barcelona
1961-62	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Atlético Madrid
1962-63	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid	Real Oviedo
1963-64	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Real Betis
1964-65	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid	Real Zaragoza
1965-66	Atlético Madrid	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona
1966-67	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	RCD Espanyol
1967-68	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	UD Las Palmas
1968-69	Real Madrid	UD Las Palmas	FC Barcelona
1969-70	Atlético Madrid	Athletic Bilbao	Sevilla FC
1970-71	Valencia CF	FC Barcelona	Atlético Madrid
1971-72	Real Madrid	Valencia CF	FC Barcelona
1972-73	Atlético Madrid	FC Barcelona	RCD Espanyol
1973-74	FC Barcelona	Atlético Madrid	Real Zaragoza
1974-75	Real Madrid	Real Zaragoza	FC Barcelona
1975-76	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Atlético Madrid
1976-77	Atlético Madrid	FC Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao
1977-78	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao
1978-79	Real Madrid	Sporting de Gijón	Atlético Madrid
1979-80	Real Madrid	Real Sociedad	Sporting de Gijón
1980-81	Real Sociedad	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid
1981-82	Real Sociedad	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid
1982-83	Athletic Bilbao	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid
1983-84	Athletic Bilbao	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona
1984-85	FC Barcelona	Atlético Madrid	Athletic Bilbao
1985-86	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao
1986-87	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	RCD Espanyol
1987-88	Real Madrid	Real Sociedad	Atlético Madrid
1988-89	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Valencia CF
1989-90	Real Madrid	Valencia CF	FC Barcelona
1990-91	FC Barcelona	Atlético Madrid	Real Madrid
1991-92	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Atlético Madrid
1992-93	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Deportivo de La Coruña
1993-94	FC Barcelona	Deportivo de La Coruña	Real Zaragoza
1994-95	Real Madrid	Deportivo de La Coruña	Real Betis
1995-96	Atlético Madrid	Valencia CF	FC Barcelona
1996-97	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Deportivo de La Coruña
1997-98	FC Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao	Real Sociedad
1998-99	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Real Mallorca
1999-00	Deportivo de La Coruña	FC Barcelona	Valencia CF
2000-01	Real Madrid	Deportivo de La Coruña	Real Mallorca
2001-02	Valencia CF	Deportivo de La Coruña	Real Madrid
2002-03	Real Madrid	Real Sociedad	Deportivo de La Coruña
2003-04	Valencia CF	FC Barcelona	Deportivo de La Coruña
2004-05	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Villarreal CF
2005-06	FC Barcelona	Real Madrid	Valencia CF
2006-07	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	Sevilla FC
2007-08	Real Madrid	Villarreal CF	FC Barcelona

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Real Madrid	31	17	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
FC Barcelona	18	22	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
Atlético Madrid	9	8	1939-40, 1940-41, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1976-77, 1995-96
Athletic Bilbao	8	7	1929-30, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1942-43, 1955-56, 1982-83, 1983-84
Valencia CF	6	6	1941-42, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1970-71, 2001-02, 2003-04
Real Sociedad	2	3	1980-81, 1981-82
Deportivo de La Coruña	1	5	1999-00
Sevilla FC	1	4	1945-46
Real Betis	1	0	1934-35

Note on name changes

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Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia La Liga 1951-52 season the twenty-first since its establishment started on 9 September 1951 and finished on April 13, 1952. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. These are the statistics of the spanish football team La Liga 1952-1953. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Statistics of La Liga in season 1953 / 1954. La Liga 1953-54 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Statistics of La Liga in season 1954 / 1955. La Liga 1954-55 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Statistics of La Liga in season 1955 / 1956. La Liga 1955-56 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1956-57 season the twenty-sixth since its establishment started on September 9, 1956 and finished on April 21, 1957. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Statistics of La Liga in season 1957 / 1958. La Liga 1957-58 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Statistics of La Liga in season 1958 / 1959. La Liga 1958-59 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Statistics of La Liga in season 1959 / 1960. La Liga 1959-60 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Statistics of La Liga in season 1960 / 1961. La Liga 1960-61 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Statistics of La Liga in season 1961 / 1962. La Liga 1961-62 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Statistics of La Liga in season 1962 / 1963. La Liga 1962-63 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a football team from Oviedo in Spain. Statistics of La Liga in season 1963 / 1964. La Liga 1963-64 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Relegation Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 Statistics of La Liga in season 1964 / 1965. La Liga 1964-65 season was composed of the following clubs Final table Relegation Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. La Liga 1965-66 season the 35th since its establishment started on 4 September 1965 and finished on 3 April 1966 Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1966-67 season the 36th since its establishment started on September 10, 1966 and finished on April 23, 1967. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. La Liga 1967-68 season the 37th since its establishment started on September 9, 1967 and finished on April 28, 1968. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Unión Deportiva Las Palmas is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. La Liga 1968-69 season the 38th since its establishment started on September 14, 1968 and finished on April 20, 1969. Unión Deportiva Las Palmas is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1969-70 season the 39th since its establishment started on September 13, 1969 and finished on April 19, 1970. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship La Liga 1970-71 season the 40th since its establishment started on September 12, 1970 and finished on April 18, 1971. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1971-72 season the 41st since its establishment started on September 4, 1971 and finished on May 14, 1972. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1972-73 season the 42nd since its establishment started on September 2, 1972 and finished on May 20, 1973. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. La Liga 1973-74 season the 43rd since its establishment started on September 1, 1973 and finished on May 20, 1974. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. La Liga 1974-75 season the 44th since its establishment started on September 7, 1974 and finished on May 25, 1975. Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1975-76 season the 45th since its establishment started on September 6, 1975 and finished on May 16, 1976. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1976-77 season the 46th since its establishment started on September 4, 1976 and finished on May 22, 1977. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. La Liga 1977-78 season the 47th since its establishment started on September 3, 1977 and finished on May 7, 1978. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. La Liga 1978-79 season the 48th since its establishment started on September 2, 1978 and finished on June 3, 1979. Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón, Asturias. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1979-80 season the 49th since its establishment started on September 8, 1979 and finished on May 18, 1980. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón, Asturias. La Liga 1980-81 season the 50th since its establishment started on September 6, 1980 and finished on April 26, 1981. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1981-82 season the 51st since its establishment started on September 19, 1981 and finished on April 25, 1982. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1982-83 season the 52nd since its establishment started on September 4, 1982 and finished on May 1, 1983. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1983-84 season the 53rd since its establishment started on September 3, 1983 and finished on April 29, 1984. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1984-85 season the 54th since its establishment started on September 1, 1984 and finished on April 21, 1985. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. La Liga 1985-86 season the 55th since its establishment started on August 31, 1985 and finished on April 20, 1986. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. La Liga 1986-87 season the 56th since its establishment started on August 30, 1986 and finished on June 21, 1987. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. La Liga 1987-88 season the 67th since its establishment started on August 29, 1987 and finished on May 22, 1988. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1988-89 season the 68th since its establishment started on September 3, 1988 and finished on June 25, 1989. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia La Liga 1989-90 season the 59th since its establishment started on September 2, 1989 and finished on May 6, 1990. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1990-91 season the 60th since its establishment started on September 1, 1990 and finished on June 9, 1991. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1991-92 season the 61st since its establishment started on August 31, 1991 and finished on June 7, 1992. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. La Liga 1992-93 season the 62nd since its establishment started on September 5, 1992 and finished on June 20, 1993. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the La Liga 1993-94 season the 63rd since its establishment started on September 4, 1993 and finished on May 15, 1994. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. La Liga 1994-95 season the 64th since its establishment started on September 3, 1994 and finished on June 18, 1995. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 La Liga 1995-96 season the 65th since its establishment started on September 9, 1995 and finished on May 26, 1996. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan La Liga 1996-97 season the 66th since its establishment started on August 31, 1996 and finished on June 23, 1997. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the La Liga 1997-98 season the 67th since its establishment started on August 30, 1997 and finished on May 16, 1998. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia La Liga 1998-99 season the 68th since its establishment started on August 29, 1998 and finished on June 20, 1999. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team from Palma de Mallorca. La Liga 1999-00 season the 69th since its establishment started on August 21, 1999 and finished on May 20, 2000. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia La Liga 2000-01 season the 70th since its establishment started on September 9, 2000 and finished on June 17, 2001. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team from Palma de Mallorca. La Liga 2001-02 season the 71st since its establishment started on August 25, 2001 and finished on May 11, 2002. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the La Liga 2002-03 season the 72nd since its establishment started on August 27, 2002 and finished on June 26, 2003. Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the La Liga 2003-04 season the 73rd since its establishment started on August 30, 2003 and finished on May 23, 2004. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the La Liga 2004-05 season the 74th since its establishment started on August 28, 2004 and finished on May 29, 2005. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Villarreal Club de Fútbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal La Liga 2005-06 season the 75th since its establishment started on August 27, 2005 and finished on May 20, 2006. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia La Liga 2006-07 season the 76th since its establishment started on August 27, 2006 and finished on June 17, 2007. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Villarreal Club de Fútbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 Real Sociedad de Fútbol (more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad) is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia In 1941, a decree issued by Franco banned the use of non-Spanish language names. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Language politics in Francoist Spain centered on attempts in Spain under Franco to increase the dominance of the Spanish language over the other Languages of FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC became CF Barcelona and Sevilla CF, both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Aviación changed the spelling of their prefix to Atlético, Sporting de Gijón and Racing de Santander became Real Gijón and Real Santander. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón, Asturias. Real Racing Club de Santander, sometimes abbreviated to Racing or Racing Santander, is a Spanish La Liga football club . .

Individual awards

Many individual awards are conceded relating to La Liga, although not sanctioned by the LFP nor the RFEF they're widely regarded as official. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or

Top scorer and best goalkeeper

The most notable of them are the Pichichi Trophy, awarded to the top scorer of the season, and the Zamora Trophy for the goalkeeper with the least "goals-to-games" ratio (with some extra rules, see the main article). In Spanish football, the Pichichi is the trophy awarded by Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer for each league season The Ricardo Zamora Trophy (Trofeo Ricardo Zamora is a Football (soccer award established by Spanish newspaper MARCA in 1958 Both trophies are awarded by the biggest sports newspaper in Spain, Marca. Marca is a Spanish daily sports newspaper that deals mostly with Football -related topics from a rather yellow perspective

• 2007-08 winners: Mallorca's Dani Güiza (Pichichi) and Real Madrid's Iker Casillas (Zamora). Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team from Palma de Mallorca. Daniel González Güiza (born August 17, 1980 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz) is a Spanish footballer of Roma Iker Casillas Fernández (ˈiker kaˈsiʎas (born May 20, 1981 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper

Best player

In 2008, a new trophy has been awarded to the best player in the league overall: the Di Stéfano Trophy, also created by Marca. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 50 top players, chosen by visitors to Marca's official website every week of competition, made it into a final ballot, where a specialized jury, which included former football stars Jorge Valdano, Fernando Hierro, Emilio Butragueño, Andoni Zubizarreta, Spain's national team head coach Luis Aragonés and Alfredo Di Stéfano, decided the final winner. Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos (born October 4, 1955 in Las Parejas, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine former Fernando Ruiz Hierro, pron feɾ'nando 'ʝero (born March 23 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward who played for Castilla CF Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (born October 23, 1961 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba) is a former Spanish football goalkeeper The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of José Luis Aragonés Suárez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza Madrid) sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé (born 4 July 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine - Spanish former footballer and The first edition was won by Real Madrid star Raúl González, after three voting rounds since there was a tie between him and runner-up Sergio Agüero. Raúl González Blanco (born June 27, 1977 in Madrid) simply known as Raúl, is a Spanish football Striker Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo

• 2007-08 winner: Real Madrid's Raúl González. Raúl González Blanco (born June 27, 1977 in Madrid) simply known as Raúl, is a Spanish football Striker

Selected La Liga Players

European Footballers of the Year

The following were all elected European Footballer of the Year while playing with La Liga clubs. The "fr '''Ballon d'Or'''" ( French for " Golden Ball " often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award is an association football

• Alfredo Di Stéfano - 1957, 1959
• Raymond Kopa - 1958
• Luis Suárez - 1960
• Johan Cruyff - 1973
• Hristo Stoichkov - 1994
• Rivaldo - 1999
• Luís Figo - 2000
• Ronaldo - 2002
• Ronaldinho - 2005
• Fabio Cannavaro - 2006

FIFA World Players of the Year

The following were all elected FIFA World Player of the Year while playing with La Liga clubs. Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé (born 4 July 1926 in Barracas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine - Spanish former footballer and Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931 in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais) originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (Христо Стоичков Стоичков (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco) commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, (born 4 November 1972 in Almada, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese footballer Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21 1980 in Porto Alegre) commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born September 13, 1973 in Naples) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer The FIFA World Player of the Year is an Association football award given annually to the male and female player who are thought to be the best in the world based In 2006, the three nominees for the award were all La Liga players. Fabio Cannavaro won the award, Zinedine Zidane came second and Ronaldinho came third. The last six awards, before 2007 (Kaka), have all been won by players playing in La Liga.

• Romario - 1994 (FC Barcelona)
• Ronaldo - 1996 (PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) 1997 (FC Barcelona, Inter) 2002 (Inter, Real Madrid)
• Rivaldo - 1999 (FC Barcelona)
• Luís Figo - 2001 (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid)
• Zinedine Zidane - 1998, 2000 (Juventus), 2003 (Real Madrid)
• Ronaldinho - 2004, 2005 (FC Barcelona)
• Fabio Cannavaro - 2006 (Juventus, Real Madrid)

Notable former star players

José Mari Bakero César Josep Guardiola Julen Guerrero Fernando Hierro José Ángel Iribar Juanito Luis Enrique Rafael Martín Vázquez Míchel Quini Manuel Sanchís Martínez Fernando Torres Urruti Velasco Ricardo Zamora Zarra Andoni Zubizarreta Mario Kempes Alfredo Di Stéfano Diego Maradona Juan Riquelme Mauricio Pochettino

Fernando Redondo Héctor Rial Santiago Solari Jorge Valdano Hans Krankl Bebeto Donato Evaristo Giovanni Mauro Silva Roberto Carlos Romario Ronaldo Rivaldo Iván Zamorano Robert Prosinečki Davor Šuker Michael Laudrup John Lauridsen Allan Simonsen Jorge “El Mágico" González David Beckham

Gary Lineker Steve Mcmanaman Michael Owen Nicolas Anelka Didier Deschamps Claude Makélélé Zinedine Zidane Paul Breitner Günter Netzer Bernd Schuster Ulrich Stielike Zoltán Czibor Sándor Kocsis Ladislao Kubala Franz Platko Ferenc Puskás John Aldridge Ian Harte Kevin Moran Michael Robinson Hugo Sánchez

Johan Cruyff Ronald Koeman Patrick Kluivert Roy Makaay Johan Neeskens John Carew Hugo Sotil Paulo Futre Victor Baia Fernando Couto Pauleta Ricardo Quaresma Luis Figo Jorge Andrade Gheorghe Hagi Aleksandr Mostovoi Predrag Mijatović Miroslav Đukić Darko Kovačević Savo Milošević Henrik Larsson José Santamaría Darío Silva Gustavo Poyet Julio Dely Valdés

Selected current star players

Andrés Iniesta Andres Palop Carles Puyol Dani Güiza David Silva David Villa Fernando Navarro Joan Capdevila Juanito Ignacio Camacho Raul Garcia Raúl González

Iker Casillas Vicente Rodriguez Marcos Senna Raul Albiol Rubén de la Red Marchena Santi Cazorla Sergio García Sergio Ramos Xavi Sergio Agüero

Pablo Aimar Roberto Ayala Gabriel Heinze Maxi Rodríguez Lionel Messi Diego Milito Gabi Milito Javier Saviola Daniel Alves Edmílson

Júlio Baptista Robinho Ronaldinho Luis Fabiano Samuel Eto'o Carlos Kameni Éric Abidal Thierry Henry Robert Pirès Lilian Thuram

Christoph Metzelder Fabio Cannavaro Mahamadou Diarra Frédéric Kanouté Juan Arango Fernando Amorebieta Frédéric Kanouté Ruud van Nistelrooy Arjen Robben

Wesley Sneijder Jerzy Dudek Deco Simão Nihat Kahveci Diego Forlán Rafael Marquez Guillermo Franco Andres Guardado Omar Bravo Jozy Altidore

See also

• List of football clubs in Spain
• List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues — the attendance of La Liga compared with other domestic leagues around the world
• List of transfers of La Liga - 2005-06 season
• List of transfers of La Liga - 2006-07 season
• List of transfers of La Liga - 2007-08 season
• List of transfers of La Liga - 2008-09 season
• List of transfers of La Liga - 2009-10 season

Notes and references

External links

• Map to all Spain clubs
• (Spanish) Official La Liga Site
• (Spanish) Official RFEF Site
• (Spanish) RFEF site
• (Spanish) Marca
• (Spanish) La Liga on Futbol.com
• (Spanish) As
• (Spanish) Spanish Liga Goals (Video)
• (Spanish) El Mundo Deportivo
• (Spanish) Sport
• (English) Soccer Spain
• (English) La Liga Review
• (English) Unofficial Fan Reviews
• (English) La Division
• (English) La Liga Odds and News
• (English) La Liga Live Odds
• (English) 2005-2006 Spanish La Liga Final Season, Team, and Player Statistics in .PDF format - (www.worldcupadvice.com)
• (English) Spanish Soccer Glossary
• Tables and Fixtures on aragon.ws
• (English) La Liga Football News
• (English) La Liga Table, Fixtures & Results
• (English) Spanish Football Database
• (English) All time statistics with link to all results

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