| 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 La Liga | |
The Spanish football champions are the winners ofLa Liga, the primary football competition inSpain. The league is contested on around-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, theCopa del Rey—a regionalised cup competition—was effectively considered the national championship.[1] The league was suspended between 1936 and 1939 due to theSpanish Civil War.[2]
Real Madrid are the most successful club, with 36 league titles, followed byBarcelona with 28. Barcelona has won thedouble (winning the league and cup in the same season) a record nine times, ahead ofAthletic Bilbao’s five.[3] Barcelona is also one of only twoEuropean clubs—alongsideBayern Munich, who joined them in2020—to have won thetreble twice, most recently in2015.[4] The current champions are Barcelona, who claimed their 28th title in the2024–25 season.
The three lowest-placed teams in La Liga are relegated to theSegunda 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.[5]
| † | Champions also won theCopa del Rey that season |
| † | Champions also won theEuropean Cup/UEFA Champions League that season |
| ‡ | Champions also won theUEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League that season |
| * | Champions also won the Copa del Reyand theEuropean Cup/UEFA Champions League that season |
Clubs inbold are competing in La Liga as of the2025–26 season.
| 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 |
| Real Zaragoza | 0 | 1 |
| Sporting Gijón | 0 | 1 |
| Villarreal | 0 | 1 |
| 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) |
| 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) |