The Spanish football champions are the winners of La Liga, the primary football competition in Spain. The league is contested on a round-robin basis, with the title awarded to the team that finishes top at the end of the season. First established in 1929 with ten teams, La Liga has featured 20 teams since 1997. Before the league's formation, the Copa del Rey—a regionalised cup competition—was effectively considered the national championship. The league was suspended between 1936 and 1939 due to the Spanish Civil War.
| Founded | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 20 |
| Current champions | Barcelona (28th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Real Madrid (36 titles) |
| Current: 2025–26 | |
Real Madrid are the most successful club, with 36 league titles, followed by Barcelona with 28. Barcelona has won the double (winning the league and cup in the same season) a record nine times, ahead of Athletic Bilbao’s five. Barcelona is also one of only two European clubs—alongside Bayern Munich, who joined them in 2020—to have won the treble twice, most recently in 2015. The current champions are Barcelona, who claimed their 28th title in the 2024–25 season.
The three lowest-placed teams in La Liga are relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three from that division. Of the league’s founding clubs, only Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, and Real Madrid have never been relegated.
Champions
| † | 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 | Pts | Runners-up | Pts | Third place | Pts | Top scorer(s) | Top scorer's club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Barcelona (1) | 25 | Madrid FC (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 (1) | 28 | Athletic Bilbao (1) | 25 | Barcelona (1) | 24 | Guillermo Gorostiza | Athletic Bilbao | 12 |
| 1932–33 | Madrid FC (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 (1) | 29 | Sevilla (1) | 28 | Athletic Bilbao (2) | 26 | Víctor Unamuno | Athletic Bilbao | 22 |
| 1940–41 | Atlético Aviación (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 | 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 | Ricardo Alós Manuel Badenes Alfredo Di Stéfano | 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 | 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 | Poli 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) | 66 | Barcelona (17) | 63 | Espanyol (4) | 51 | 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 | 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 | Dani 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 |
| 2023–24 | Real Madrid (36) † | 95 | Barcelona (28) | 85 | Girona (1) | 81 | Artem Dovbyk | Girona | 24 |
| 2024–25 | Barcelona (28) † | 88 | Real Madrid (26) | 84 | Atlético Madrid (17) | 76 | Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid | 31 |
Total La Liga titles won
Clubs in bold are competing in La Liga as of the 2025–26 season.
Real Betis
Sevilla
Deportivo La Coruña
Real Sociedad
Valencia
Athletic Bilbao
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
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Location of Spanish football champions| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 36 | 26 |
| Barcelona | 28 | 28 |
| 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 |
| Racing de Santander | 0 | 1 |
| Las Palmas | 0 | 1 |
| Zaragoza | 0 | 1 |
| Sporting Gijón | 0 | 1 |
| Villarreal | 0 | 1 |
- Real Madrid – 36 (38.3%)
- Barcelona – 28 (29.8%)
- Atlético Madrid – 11 (11.7%)
- Athletic Bilbao – 8 (8.51%)
- Valencia – 6 (6.38%)
- Real Sociedad – 2 (2.13%)
- Deportivo La Coruña – 1 (1.06%)
- Sevilla – 1 (1.06%)
- Real Betis - 1 (1.06%)
By city
| City | Championships | Club(s) (titles) |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 47 | Real Madrid (36), Atlético Madrid (11) |
| Barcelona | 28 | Barcelona (28) |
| 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
| Community | Championships | Club(s) (titles) |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 47 | Real Madrid (36), Atlético Madrid (11) |
| Catalonia | 28 | Barcelona (28) |
| 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
- La Liga
- Copa del Rey
- Supercopa de España
- Football in Spain
- Liga F (Spanish women's championship)
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