List of Spanish football champions

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List of Spanish fotball champions
Founded1929
CountrySpain
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams20
Current championsAtlético Madrid
(11th title)
(2020–21)
Most championshipsReal Madrid
(34 titles)
Current: 2020–21 La Liga

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 34 titles. The most recent club other than Real Madrid and Barcelona to win the league was Atlético Madrid in the 2013–14 season and again in 2020–21. 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 Atlético Madrid, who won the 2020–21 title.

Champions[]

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

Total La Liga titles won[]

Clubs in bold are competing in La Liga as of the 2020–21 season.

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Real Betis
Real Betis
Sevilla
Sevilla
Deportivo La Coruña
Real Sociedad
Valencia
Valencia
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Location of Spanish football champions
Club Winners Runners-up
Real Madrid 34 24
Barcelona 26 26
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 Santander 0 1
Las Palmas 0 1
Zaragoza 0 1
Sporting Gijón 0 1
Villarreal 0 1

Titles won by club (%)

  Real Madrid – 34 (37%)
  Barcelona – 26 (30%)
  Atlético Madrid – 11 (11%)
  Athletic Bilbao – 8 (9%)
  Valencia – 6 (7%)
  Other clubs – 5 (6%)

By city[]

City Championships Club(s) (titles)
Madrid
45
 Real Madrid (34), Atlético Madrid (11)
Barcelona
26
 Barcelona (26)
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
45
 Real Madrid (34), Atlético Madrid (11)
Catalonia
26
 Barcelona (26)
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[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Atlético Madrid were known as Atlético Aviación from 1939 until 1947.

References[]

Bibliography
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  10. ^ The first season with a modern three points-for-a-win format.

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