List of Spanish football champions

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List of Spanish football champions
Spain
Founded1929
CountrySpain
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams20
Current championsBarcelona (27th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsReal Madrid
(35 titles)

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]

Real Madrid are the most successful club with 35 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 Barcelona.

Champions[edit]

Key
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
Season Winners[3] Points[6] Runners-up[6][7] Points[6] Third place[6][7] Points[6] Top scorer(s)[8] Top scorer's club(s)[8] Goals[8][9]
1929 Barcelona (1) 25 Real Madrid (1) 23 Athletic Bilbao (1) 20 Paco Bienzobas Real Sociedad 14
1929–30 Athletic Bilbao (1) 30 Barcelona (1) 23 Arenas (1) 20 Guillermo Gorostiza Athletic Bilbao 19
1930–31 Athletic Bilbao (2) 22 Racing Santander (1) 22 Real Sociedad (1) 22 Bata Athletic Bilbao 27
1931–32 Madrid FC[a] (1) 28 Athletic Bilbao (1) 25 Barcelona (1) 24 Guillermo Gorostiza Athletic Bilbao 12
1932–33 Madrid FC[a] (2) 28 Athletic Bilbao (2) 26 Espanyol (1) 22 Manuel Olivares Madrid FC 16
1933–34 Athletic Bilbao (3) 24 Madrid FC (2) 22 Racing Santander (1) 19 Isidro Lángara Oviedo 27
1934–35 Real Betis (1) 34 Madrid FC (3) 33 Oviedo (1) 26 Isidro Lángara Oviedo 26
1935–36 Athletic Bilbao (4) 31 Madrid FC (4) 29 Oviedo (2) 28 Isidro Lángara Oviedo 27
1936–37 League suspended due to Spanish Civil War
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40 Atlético Aviación[b] (1) 29 Sevilla (1) 28 Athletic Bilbao (2) 26 Víctor Unamuno Athletic Bilbao 22
1940–41 Atlético Aviación[b] (2) 33 Athletic Bilbao (3) 31 Valencia (1) 27 Pruden Atlético Aviación 30
1941–42 Valencia (1) 40 Real Madrid (5) 33 Atlético Aviación (1) 33 Edmundo Suárez Valencia 27
1942–43 Athletic Bilbao (5) 36 Sevilla (2) 33 Barcelona (2) 32 Mariano Martín Barcelona 32
1943–44 Valencia (2) 40 Atlético Aviación (1) 34 Sevilla (1) 32 Edmundo Suárez Valencia 27
1944–45 Barcelona (2) 39 Real Madrid (6) 38 Atlético Aviación (2) 31 Telmo Zarra Atlético Bilbao 19
1945–46 Sevilla (1) 36 Barcelona (2) 35 Athletic Bilbao (3) 35 Telmo Zarra Atlético Bilbao 24
1946–47 Valencia (3) 34 Athletic Bilbao (4) 34 Atlético Aviación (3) 32 Telmo Zarra Atlético Bilbao 34
1947–48 Barcelona (3) 37 Valencia (1) 34 Atlético Madrid (1) 33 Pahiño Celta Vigo 23
1948–49 Barcelona (4) 37 Valencia (2) 35 Real Madrid (1) 34 César Rodríguez Álvarez Barcelona 28
1949–50 Atlético Madrid (3) 33 Deportivo La Coruña (1) 32 Valencia (2) 31 Telmo Zarra Athletic Bilbao 25
1950–51 Atlético Madrid (4) 40 Sevilla (3) 38 Valencia (3) 37 Telmo Zarra Athletic Bilbao 38
1951–52 Barcelona (5) 43 Athletic Bilbao (5) 40 Real Madrid (2) 38 Pahiño Real Madrid 28
1952–53 Barcelona (6) 42 Valencia (3) 40 Real Madrid (3) 39 Telmo Zarra Athletic Bilbao 24
1953–54 Real Madrid (3) 40 Barcelona (3) 36 Valencia (4) 34 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 27
1954–55 Real Madrid (4) 46 Barcelona (4) 41 Athletic Bilbao (4) 39 Juan Arza Sevilla 28
1955–56 Athletic Bilbao (6) 48 Barcelona (5) 47 Real Madrid (4) 38 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 24
1956–57 Real Madrid (5) 44 Sevilla (4) 39 Barcelona (3) 39 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 31
1957–58 Real Madrid (6) 45 Atlético Madrid (2) 42 Barcelona (4) 38 Manuel Badenes
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Ricardo
Valladolid
Real Madrid
Valencia
19
1958–59 Barcelona (7) 51 Real Madrid (7) 47 Athletic Bilbao (5) 36 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 23
1959–60 Barcelona (8) 46 Real Madrid (8) 46 Athletic Bilbao (6) 39 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 26
1960–61 Real Madrid (7) 52 Atlético Madrid (3) 40 Zaragoza (1) 33 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 27
1961–62 Real Madrid (8) 43 Barcelona (6) 40 Atlético Madrid (2) 36 Juan Seminario Zaragoza 25
1962–63 Real Madrid (9) 49 Atlético Madrid (4) 37 Oviedo (3) 33 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 26
1963–64 Real Madrid (10) 46 Barcelona (7) 42 Real Betis (1) 37 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 20
1964–65 Real Madrid (11) 47 Atlético Madrid (5) 43 Zaragoza (2) 40 Cayetano Ré Barcelona 25
1965–66 Atlético Madrid (5) 44 Real Madrid (9) 43 Barcelona (5) 38 Vavá II Elche 19
1966–67 Real Madrid (12) 47 Barcelona (8) 42 Espanyol (2) 37 Waldo Machado Valencia 24
1967–68 Real Madrid (13) 42 Barcelona (9) 39 Las Palmas (1) 38 Fidel Uriarte Athletic Bilbao 22
1968–69 Real Madrid (14) 47 Las Palmas (1) 38 Barcelona(6) 36 Amancio Amaro
José Eulogio Gárate
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
14
1969–70 Atlético Madrid (6) 42 Athletic Bilbao (6) 41 Sevilla (2) 35 Amancio Amaro
Luis Aragonés
José Eulogio Gárate
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid
16
1970–71 Valencia (4) 43 Barcelona (10) 43 Atlético Madrid (3) 42 José Eulogio Gárate
Carles Rexach
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
17
1971–72 Real Madrid (15) 47 Valencia (4) 45 Barcelona (7) 43 Enrique Porta Granada 20
1972–73 Atlético Madrid (7) 48 Barcelona (11) 46 Espanyol (3) 45 Marianín Oviedo 19
1973–74 Barcelona (9) 50 Atlético Madrid (6) 42 Zaragoza (3) 40 Quini Sporting Gijón 20
1974–75 Real Madrid (16) 50 Zaragoza (1) 38 Barcelona(8) 37 Carlos Athletic Bilbao 19
1975–76 Real Madrid (17) 48 Barcelona (12) 43 Atlético Madrid (4) 42 Quini Sporting Gijón 21
1976–77 Atlético Madrid (8) 46 Barcelona (13) 45 Athletic Bilbao (7) 38 Mario Kempes Valencia 24
1977–78 Real Madrid (18) 47 Barcelona (14) 41 Athletic Bilbao (8) 40 Mario Kempes Valencia 28
1978–79 Real Madrid (19) 47 Sporting Gijón (1) 43 Atlético Madrid (5) 41 Hans Krankl Barcelona 29
1979–80 Real Madrid (20) 53 Real Sociedad (1) 52 Sporting Gijón (1) 39 Quini Sporting Gijón 24
1980–81 Real Sociedad (1) 45 Real Madrid (10) 45 Atlético Madrid (6) 42 Quini Barcelona 20
1981–82 Real Sociedad (2) 47 Barcelona (15) 45 Real Madrid (5) 44 Quini Barcelona 26
1982–83 Athletic Bilbao (7) 50 Real Madrid (11) 49 Atlético Madrid (7) 46 Hipólito Rincón Real Betis 20
1983–84 Athletic Bilbao (8) 49 Real Madrid (12) 49 Barcelona (9) 48 Jorge da Silva
Juanito
Valladolid
Real Madrid
17
1984–85 Barcelona (10) 53 Atlético Madrid (7) 43 Athletic Bilbao (9) 41 Hugo Sánchez Atlético Madrid 19
1985–86 Real Madrid (21) ‡ 56 Barcelona (16) 45 Athletic Bilbao (10) 43 Hugo Sánchez Real Madrid 22
1986–87 Real Madrid (22) 50 Barcelona (17) 49 Espanyol (4) 43 Hugo Sánchez Real Madrid 34
1987–88 Real Madrid (23) 62 Real Sociedad (2) 51 Atlético Madrid (8) 48 Hugo Sánchez Real Madrid 29
1988–89 Real Madrid (24) 62 Barcelona (18) 57 Valencia (5) 49 Baltazar Atlético Madrid 35
1989–90 Real Madrid (25) 62 Valencia (5) 53 Barcelona(10) 51 Hugo Sánchez Real Madrid 38
1990–91 Barcelona (11) 57 Atlético Madrid (8) 47 Real Madrid (6) 46 Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid 19
1991–92 Barcelona (12) † 55 Real Madrid (13) 54 Atlético Madrid (9) 53 Manolo Atlético Madrid 27
1992–93 Barcelona (13) 58 Real Madrid (14) 57 Deportivo La Coruña (1) 54 Bebeto Deportivo La Coruña 29
1993–94 Barcelona (14) 56 Deportivo La Coruña (2) 56 Zaragoza (4) 46 Romário Barcelona 30
1994–95 Real Madrid (26) 55 Deportivo La Coruña (3) 51 Real Betis (2) 46 Iván Zamorano Real Madrid 28
1995–96 Atlético Madrid (9) 87[10] Valencia (6) 83 Barcelona(11) 80 Juan Antonio Pizzi Tenerife 31
1996–97 Real Madrid (27) 92 Barcelona (19) 90 Deportivo La Coruña (2) 77 Ronaldo Barcelona 34
1997–98 Barcelona (15) 74 Athletic Bilbao (7) 65 Real Sociedad (2) 63 Christian Vieri Atlético Madrid 24
1998–99 Barcelona (16) 79 Real Madrid (15) 68 Mallorca (1) 66 Raúl Real Madrid 25
1999–2000 Deportivo La Coruña (1) 69 Barcelona (20) 64 Valencia (6) 64 Salva Ballesta Racing Santander 27
2000–01 Real Madrid (28) 80 Deportivo La Coruña (4) 73 Mallorca (2) 71 Raúl Real Madrid 24
2001–02 Valencia (5) 75 Deportivo La Coruña (5) 68 Real Madrid (7) 66 Diego Tristán Deportivo La Coruña 21
2002–03 Real Madrid (29) 78 Real Sociedad (3) 76 Deportivo La Coruña (3) 72 Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruña 29
2003–04 Valencia (6) ‡ 77 Barcelona (21) 72 Deportivo La Coruña (4) 71 Ronaldo Real Madrid 25
2004–05 Barcelona (17) 84 Real Madrid (16) 80 Villarreal (1) 65 Diego Forlán Villarreal 25
2005–06 Barcelona (18) † 82 Real Madrid (17) 70 Valencia (7) 69 Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 26
2006–07 Real Madrid (30) 76 Barcelona (22) 76 Sevilla (3) 71 Ruud van Nistelrooy Real Madrid 25
2007–08 Real Madrid (31) 85 Villarreal (1) 77 Barcelona (12) 67 Daniel Güiza Mallorca 27
2008–09 Barcelona (19) * 87 Real Madrid (18) 78 Sevilla (4) 70 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid 32
2009–10 Barcelona (20) 99 Real Madrid (19) 96 Valencia (8) 71 Lionel Messi Barcelona 34
2010–11 Barcelona (21) † 96 Real Madrid (20) 92 Valencia (9) 71 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 40
2011–12 Real Madrid (32) 100 Barcelona (23) 91 Valencia (10) 61 Lionel Messi Barcelona 50
2012–13 Barcelona (22) 100 Real Madrid (21) 85 Atlético Madrid (10) 76 Lionel Messi Barcelona 46
2013–14 Atlético Madrid (10) 90 Barcelona (24) 87 Real Madrid (8) 87 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 31
2014–15 Barcelona (23) * 94 Real Madrid (22) 92 Atlético Madrid (11) 78 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 48
2015–16 Barcelona (24) 91 Real Madrid (23) 90 Atlético Madrid (12) 88 Luis Suárez Barcelona 40
2016–17 Real Madrid (33) † 93 Barcelona (25) 90 Atlético Madrid (13) 78 Lionel Messi Barcelona 37
2017–18 Barcelona (25) 93 Atlético Madrid (9) 79 Real Madrid (9) 76 Lionel Messi Barcelona 34
2018–19 Barcelona (26) 87 Atlético Madrid (10) 76 Real Madrid (10) 68 Lionel Messi Barcelona 36
2019–20 Real Madrid (34) 87 Barcelona (26) 82 Atlético Madrid (14) 70 Lionel Messi Barcelona 25
2020–21 Atlético Madrid (11) 86 Real Madrid (24) 84 Barcelona (13) 79 Lionel Messi Barcelona 30
2021–22 Real Madrid (35) † 86 Barcelona (27) 73 Atlético Madrid (15) 71 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 27
2022–23 Barcelona (27) 88 Real Madrid (25) 78 Atlético Madrid (16) 77 Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 23

Total La Liga titles won[edit]

Clubs in bold are competing in La Liga as of the 2023–24 season.

Club Winners Runners-up
Real Madrid 35 25
Barcelona 27 27
Atlético Madrid 11 10
Athletic Bilbao 8 7
Valencia 6 6
Real Sociedad 2 3
Deportivo La Coruña 1 5
Sevilla 1 4
Real Betis 1 0

Titles won by club (%)

  Real Madrid – 35 (38.04%)
  Barcelona – 27 (29.35%)
  Atlético Madrid – 11 (11.96%)
  Athletic Bilbao – 8 (8.70%)
  Valencia – 6 (6.52%)
  Other clubs – 5 (5.43%)

By city[edit]

City Championships Club(s) (titles)
Madrid
46
Real Madrid (35), 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)
La Coruña
1
Deportivo La Coruña (1)

By Autonomous Community[edit]

Community Championships Club(s) (titles)
Madrid
46
Real Madrid (35), 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]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Real Madrid were known as Madrid FC from 1931 until 1941.
  2. ^ a b Atlético Madrid were known as Atlético Aviación from 1939 until 1947.

References[edit]

Bibliography
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