| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August 2009 – 16 May 2010 |
| Champions | Barcelona 20th title |
| Relegated | Valladolid Tenerife Xerez |
| Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Valencia Sevilla |
| Europa League | Atlético Madrid (asEuropa League winners) Getafe Villarreal |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,031 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lionel Messi (34 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Real Madrid 6–0Zaragoza (19 December 2009)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Tenerife 0–5Barcelona (10 January 2010)[2] |
| Highest scoring | Real Madrid 6–2Villarreal (21 February 2010)[3] |
2010–11 → | |
The2009–10 La Liga (known as theLiga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season ofLa Liga since its establishment.Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title inthe previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009, and concluded on 16 May 2010; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the impending2010 FIFA World Cup.A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season, and three of which were promoted from theSegunda División. In addition, a new match ball – theNike T90 Ascente – served as the official ball for all matches.
On 16 May 2010, Barcelona secured a second consecutive La Liga title, and twentieth league title overall, following a 4–0 home victory againstValladolid. Barcelona'sLionel Messi won theLa Liga award for Best Player for a second straight season.
Real Madrid's 96 points made them the runners-up with the highest points total in the history ofEurope's top five leagues, until this was surpassed byLiverpool's 97 points in the2018–19 Premier League.[4]
Teams promoted from2008–09 Segunda División
Teams relegated to2009–10 Segunda División
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona(C) | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 24 | +74 | 99 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 96 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 71 | |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for theChampions League play-off round |
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 62[a] | |
| 6 | Getafe | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 56[a] | |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47[b] | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[c] |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 47[b] | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 44 | |
| 12 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 43 | |
| 13 | Almería | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 42 | |
| 14 | Zaragoza | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 41 | |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 | |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 39 | |
| 17 | Málaga | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 37 | |
| 18 | Valladolid(R) | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 36[d] | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 19 | Tenerife(R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 36[d] | |
| 20 | Xerez(R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 34 |
| Home \ Away | ALM | ATH | ATM | FCB | RCD | ESP | GET | MCF | MLL | OSA | RAC | RMA | SFC | RSG | TEN | VCF | VLD | VIL | XER | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almería | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Espanyol | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Getafe | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | |
| Málaga | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Mallorca | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Osasuna | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Racing Santander | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| Sevilla | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Tenerife | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Valencia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Valladolid | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Villarreal | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Xerez | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Zaragoza | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
La Liga's governing body, theLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with theLa Liga Awards.[33]
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Best Player | |
| Best Coach | |
| Best Goalkeeper | |
| Best Defender | |
| Best Midfielder(s) | |
| Best Forward |
ThePichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
TheRicardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaperMarca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals against | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | 38 | 0.63 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 35 | 38 | 0.92 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 29 | 30 | 0.97 | |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 42 | 36 | 1.17 | |
| 5 | Osasuna | 45 | 37 | 1.22 |
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into accountaspects[34] such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
| Rank | Club | Matches | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 38 | 85 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 98 |
| 2 | Tenerife | 38 | 86 | 2 | 2 | – | 113 | – | – | 101 |
| 3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 68 | 1 | 3 | – | 410, 21, 28, 28 | 1 Mild17 | – | 104 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 38 | 73 | 2 | 3 | – | 45, 18, 21, 25 | – | – | 106 |
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 93 | 1 | 2 | – | 26, 11 | – | – | 111 |
| 6 | Almería | 38 | 98 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 Mild36 | – | 115 |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 90 | 4 | 3 | – | 21, 23 | 1 Mild10 | – | 122 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 38 | 83 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 2 Milds7, 11, 1 Serious14 | – | 123 |
| Sporting Gijón | 38 | 98 | 2 | 2 | – | 134 | 2 Milds20, 34 | – | 123 | |
| 10 | Espanyol | 38 | 110 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 125 |
| 11 | Racing Santander | 38 | 104 | 1 | 1 | – | 45, 20, 24, 29 | – | – | 129 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 38 | 95 | 5 | 4 | – | 15 | 2 Milds8, 37 | – | 132 |
| 13 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 96 | 4 | 5 | – | 122 | 2 Milds7, 11 | – | 134 |
| Getafe | 38 | 107 | 2 | 1 | – | 35, 27, 28 | 1 Mild22 | – | 134 | |
| Valladolid | 38 | 100 | 3 | 6 | – | 210, 20 | – | – | 134 | |
| 16 | Valencia | 38 | 113 | 3 | 4 | – | 124 | 2 Milds3, 23 | – | 146 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 38 | 101 | 4 | 6 | – | 21 | 2 Milds12, 19 | – | 147 |
| 18 | Xerez | 38 | 100 | 4 | 5 | – | 510, 23, 25, 31, 32 | 1 Mild22 | – | 153 |
| 19 | Zaragoza | 38 | 129 | 2 | 2 | – | 210, 27 | 1 Mild34 | – | 154 |
| 20 | Málaga | 38 | 135 | 1 | 8 | – | – | 1 Mild23 | – | 166 |
Source:RFEFReferee's reports,Competition Committee's Sanctions,Appeal Committee Resolutions,Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee Resolutions andRFEF's Directory about Fair Play RankingsLegend:[34]
| Icon | Term | Points of sanction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Card | 1 point/yellow card | ||
| Double Yellow Card/Ejection | 2 points/double yellow card | ||
| DirectRed Card | 3 points/red card | ||
| Games of Suspension (Player) | As many as banned games | When a player is banned for play more than 3 future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction | |
| Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel) | 5 points/banned game | When some person of the club (not player) is banned forx future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction | |
| Audience Behaviour | Mild (5 points) Serious (6 points) Very Serious (7 points) | When the audience makes some altercations such as explosions, flares, throwing objects to the ground, racist chanting, etc. | |
| Closure of Stadium | 10 points/match with closured stadium | When serious incidents happen which are punished by the closure of the stadium | |
| It also accounts cards to non-players | |||
| The number insuperscript is the corresponding round to the sanction | |||
| Important note: This table is not a count of cards and sanctions resulting from the matches, this table takes into account the removal or application of some cards and sanctions by the competent bodies (Competition Committee, Appeal Committee and Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee) | |||
Atlético Madrid andSevillasupporters[35][36]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getafe | Racing Santander | 4–1 (A) | 30 August 2009 | [1] | |
| Barcelona | Zaragoza | 6–1 (H) | 25 October 2009 | [2] | |
| Getafe | Xerez | 5–1 (H) | 29 November 2009 | [3] | |
| Barcelona | Tenerife | 5–0 (A) | 10 January 2010 | [4] | |
| Barcelona | Valencia | 3–0 (H) | 14 March 2010 | [5] | |
| Real Madrid | Valladolid | 4–1 (A) | 14 March 2010 | [6] | |
| Barcelona | Zaragoza | 4–2 (A) | 21 March 2010 | [7] | |
| Real Madrid | Mallorca | 4–1 (A) | 5 May 2010 | [8] |
FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2009-10 edition of La Liga.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[40] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 78,097 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 74,921 |
| 3 | Valencia CF | 19 | 41,642 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 19 | 40,815 |
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 19 | 37,830 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 19 | 36,642 |
| 7 | RCD Espanyol | 19 | 27,229 |
| 8 | Real Zaragoza | 19 | 24,632 |
| 9 | Málaga CF | 19 | 23,918 |
| 10 | Real Sporting de Gijón | 19 | 20,329 |
| 11 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 19 | 18,932 |
| 12 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 18,285 |
| 13 | CD Tenerife | 19 | 18,082 |
| 14 | Villarreal CF | 19 | 17,263 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 19 | 17,008 |
| 16 | Xerez CD | 19 | 16,708 |
| 17 | Racing de Santander | 19 | 16,515 |
| 18 | RCD Mallorca | 19 | 13,036 |
| 19 | UD Almería | 19 | 12,486 |
| 20 | Getafe CF | 19 | 11,347 |