List of Spanish football champions
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]
| Founded | 1928–1929 |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Current champions | Real Madrid (34th title) (2019–20) |
| Most championships | Real Madrid (34 titles) |
| Current: 2020–21 season | |
Real Madrid is the most successful club with 34 titles. The most recent club other than Real Madrid and Barcelona to win the league is Atlético Madrid in the 2013–14 season. 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 its 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 that feat in 2015.[5] The current champions are Real Madrid, who won the 2019–20 title.
Champions
| * | Champions also won the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League that season |
| † | Champions also won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League that season |
| ‡ | Champions also won the UEFA Cup that season |
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Champions also won the Copa del Rey 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
In bold those clubs competing in La Liga as of 2020–21 season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 34 | 23 |
| Barcelona | 26 | 26 |
| Atlético Madrid | 10 | 10 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 7 |
| Valencia | 6 | 6 |
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 3 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 5 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 4 |
| Real Betis | 1 | 0 |
| Racing Santander | 0 | 1 |
| Las Palmas | 0 | 1 |
| Zaragoza | 0 | 1 |
| Sporting Gijón | 0 | 1 |
| Villarreal | 0 | 1 |
Titles won by club (%)
By city
| City | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | Real Madrid (34), Atlético Madrid (10) | |
| Barcelona | Barcelona (26) | |
| Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao (8) | |
| Valencia | Valencia (6) | |
| San Sebastián | Real Sociedad (2) | |
| Seville | Real Betis (1), Sevilla (1) | |
| A Coruña | Deportivo La Coruña (1) |
By Autonomous Community
| Community | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | Real Madrid (34), Atlético Madrid (10) | |
| Catalonia | Barcelona (26) | |
| Basque Country | Athletic Bilbao (8), Real Sociedad (2) | |
| Valencia | Valencia (6) | |
| Andalusia | Real Betis (1), Sevilla (1) | |
| Galicia | Deportivo La Coruña (1) |
Notes
- Atlético Madrid were known as Atlético Aviación from 1939 until 1947.
See also
- La Liga
- Supercopa de España
- Football in Spain
- Primera División (women) (Spanish women's champions)
References
- 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.
- "Spain - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- "Doing the Double!". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 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.
- "Spain , Final tables 1928–". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- "Latest Spanish Primera Liga Table". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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