List of Spanish football champions

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]

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

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

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
SeasonWinners[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]
1929Barcelona (1)25Real Madrid (1)23Athletic Bilbao (1)20Paco BienzobasReal Sociedad14
1929–30Athletic Bilbao (1) 30Barcelona (1)23Arenas (1)20Guillermo GorostizaAthletic Bilbao19
1930–31Athletic Bilbao (2) 22Racing Santander (1)22Real Sociedad (1)22 BataAthletic Bilbao27
1931–32Madrid FC[a] (1)28Athletic Bilbao (1)25Barcelona (1)24Guillermo GorostizaAthletic Bilbao12
1932–33Madrid FC[a] (2)28Athletic Bilbao (2)26Espanyol (1)22Manuel OlivaresMadrid FC16
1933–34Athletic Bilbao (3)24Madrid FC (2)22Racing Santander (1)19Isidro LángaraOviedo27
1934–35Real Betis (1)34Madrid FC (3)33Oviedo (1)26Isidro LángaraOviedo26
1935–36Athletic Bilbao (4)31Madrid FC (4)29Oviedo (2)28Isidro LángaraOviedo27
1936–37League suspended due to Spanish Civil War
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40Atlético Aviación[b] (1)29Sevilla (1)28Athletic Bilbao (2)26Víctor UnamunoAthletic Bilbao22
1940–41Atlético Aviación[b] (2)33Athletic Bilbao (3)31Valencia (1)27 PrudenAtlético Aviación30
1941–42Valencia (1)40Real Madrid (5)33Atlético Aviación (1)33Edmundo SuárezValencia27
1942–43Athletic Bilbao (5) 36Sevilla (2)33Barcelona (2)32Mariano MartínBarcelona32
1943–44Valencia (2)40Atlético Aviación (1)34Sevilla (1)32Edmundo SuárezValencia27
1944–45Barcelona (2)39Real Madrid (6)38Atlético Aviación (2)31Telmo ZarraAtlético Bilbao19
1945–46Sevilla (1)36Barcelona (2)35Athletic Bilbao (3)35Telmo ZarraAtlético Bilbao24
1946–47Valencia (3)34Athletic Bilbao (4)34Atlético Aviación (3)32Telmo ZarraAtlético Bilbao34
1947–48Barcelona (3)37Valencia (1)34Atlético Madrid (1)33 PahiñoCelta Vigo23
1948–49Barcelona (4)37Valencia (2)35Real Madrid (1)34César Rodríguez ÁlvarezBarcelona28
1949–50Atlético Madrid (3)33Deportivo La Coruña (1)32Valencia (2)31Telmo ZarraAthletic Bilbao25
1950–51Atlético Madrid (4)40Sevilla (3)38Valencia (3)37Telmo ZarraAthletic Bilbao38
1951–52Barcelona (5) 43Athletic Bilbao (5)40Real Madrid (2)38 PahiñoReal Madrid28
1952–53Barcelona (6) 42Valencia (3)40Real Madrid (3)39Telmo ZarraAthletic Bilbao24
1953–54Real Madrid (3)40Barcelona (3)36Valencia (4)34Alfredo Di StéfanoReal Madrid27
1954–55Real Madrid (4)46Barcelona (4)41Athletic Bilbao (4)39Juan ArzaSevilla28
1955–56Athletic Bilbao (6) 48Barcelona (5)47Real Madrid (4)38Alfredo Di StéfanoReal Madrid24
1956–57Real Madrid (5) 44Sevilla (4)39Barcelona (3)39Alfredo Di StéfanoReal Madrid31
1957–58Real Madrid (6) 45Atlético Madrid (2)42Barcelona (4)38Manuel Badenes
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Ricardo
Valladolid
Real Madrid
Valencia
19
1958–59Barcelona (7) 51Real Madrid (7)47Athletic Bilbao (5)36Alfredo Di StéfanoReal Madrid23
1959–60Barcelona (8)46Real Madrid (8)46Athletic Bilbao (6)39Ferenc PuskásReal Madrid26
1960–61Real Madrid (7)52Atlético Madrid (3)40Zaragoza (1)33Ferenc PuskásReal Madrid27
1961–62Real Madrid (8) 43Barcelona (6)40Atlético Madrid (2)36Juan SeminarioZaragoza25
1962–63Real Madrid (9)49Atlético Madrid (4)37Oviedo (3)33Ferenc PuskásReal Madrid26
1963–64Real Madrid (10)46Barcelona (7)42Real Betis (1)37Ferenc PuskásReal Madrid20
1964–65Real Madrid (11)47Atlético Madrid (5)43Zaragoza (2)40Cayetano RéBarcelona25
1965–66Atlético Madrid (5)44Real Madrid (9)43Barcelona (5)38 Vavá IIElche19
1966–67Real Madrid (12)47Barcelona (8)42Espanyol (2)37Waldo MachadoValencia24
1967–68Real Madrid (13)42Barcelona (9)39Las Palmas (1)38Fidel UriarteAthletic Bilbao22
1968–69Real Madrid (14)47Las Palmas (1)38Barcelona(6)36Amancio Amaro
José Eulogio Gárate
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
14
1969–70Atlético Madrid (6)42Athletic Bilbao (6)41Sevilla (2)35Amancio Amaro
Luis Aragonés
José Eulogio Gárate
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid
16
1970–71Valencia (4)43Barcelona (10)43Atlético Madrid (3)42José Eulogio Gárate
Carles Rexach
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
17
1971–72Real Madrid (15)47Valencia (4)45Barcelona (7)43Enrique PortaGranada20
1972–73Atlético Madrid (7)48Barcelona (11)46Espanyol (3)45 MarianínOviedo19
1973–74Barcelona (9)50Atlético Madrid (6)42Zaragoza (3)40 QuiniSporting Gijón20
1974–75Real Madrid (16) 50Zaragoza (1)38Barcelona(8)37CarlosAthletic Bilbao19
1975–76Real Madrid (17)48Barcelona (12)43Atlético Madrid (4)42 QuiniSporting Gijón21
1976–77Atlético Madrid (8)46Barcelona (13)45Athletic Bilbao (7)38Mario KempesValencia24
1977–78Real Madrid (18)47Barcelona (14)41Athletic Bilbao (8)40Mario KempesValencia28
1978–79Real Madrid (19)47Sporting Gijón (1)43Atlético Madrid (5)41Hans KranklBarcelona29
1979–80Real Madrid (20) 53Real Sociedad (1)52Sporting Gijón (1)39 QuiniSporting Gijón24
1980–81Real Sociedad (1)45Real Madrid (10)45Atlético Madrid (6)42 QuiniBarcelona20
1981–82Real Sociedad (2)47Barcelona (15)45Real Madrid (5)44 QuiniBarcelona26
1982–83Athletic Bilbao (7)50Real Madrid (11)49Atlético Madrid (7)46Hipólito RincónReal Betis20
1983–84Athletic Bilbao (8) 49Real Madrid (12)49Barcelona (9)48Jorge da Silva
Juanito
Valladolid
Real Madrid
17
1984–85Barcelona (10)53Atlético Madrid (7)43Athletic Bilbao (9)41Hugo SánchezAtlético Madrid19
1985–86Real Madrid (21) ‡56Barcelona (16)45Athletic Bilbao (10)43Hugo SánchezReal Madrid22
1986–87Real Madrid (22)50Barcelona (17)49Espanyol (4)43Hugo SánchezReal Madrid34
1987–88Real Madrid (23)62Real Sociedad (2)51Atlético Madrid (8)48Hugo SánchezReal Madrid29
1988–89Real Madrid (24) 62Barcelona (18)57Valencia (5)49 BaltazarAtlético Madrid35
1989–90Real Madrid (25)62Valencia (5)53Barcelona(10)51Hugo SánchezReal Madrid38
1990–91Barcelona (11)57Atlético Madrid (8)47Real Madrid (6)46Emilio ButragueñoReal Madrid19
1991–92Barcelona (12) †55Real Madrid (13)54Atlético Madrid (9)53 ManoloAtlético Madrid27
1992–93Barcelona (13)58Real Madrid (14)57Deportivo La Coruña (1)54 BebetoDeportivo La Coruña29
1993–94Barcelona (14)56Deportivo La Coruña (2)56Zaragoza (4)46 RomárioBarcelona30
1994–95Real Madrid (26)55Deportivo La Coruña (3)51Real Betis (2)46Iván ZamoranoReal Madrid28
1995–96Atlético Madrid (9) 87[10]Valencia (6)83Barcelona(11)80Juan Antonio PizziTenerife31
1996–97Real Madrid (27)92Barcelona (19)90Deportivo La Coruña (2)77 RonaldoBarcelona34
1997–98Barcelona (15) 74Athletic Bilbao (7)65Real Sociedad (2)63Christian VieriAtlético Madrid24
1998–99Barcelona (16)79Real Madrid (15)68Mallorca (1)66 RaúlReal Madrid25
1999–2000Deportivo La Coruña (1)69Barcelona (20)64Valencia (6)64Salva BallestaRacing Santander27
2000–01Real Madrid (28)80Deportivo La Coruña (4)73Mallorca (2)71 RaúlReal Madrid24
2001–02Valencia (5)75Deportivo La Coruña (5)68Real Madrid (7)66Diego TristánDeportivo La Coruña21
2002–03Real Madrid (29)78Real Sociedad (3)76Deportivo La Coruña (3)72Roy MakaayDeportivo La Coruña29
2003–04Valencia (6) ‡77Barcelona (21)72Deportivo La Coruña (4)71 RonaldoReal Madrid25
2004–05Barcelona (17)84Real Madrid (16)80Villarreal (1)65Diego ForlánVillarreal25
2005–06Barcelona (18) †82Real Madrid (17)70Valencia (7)69Samuel Eto'oBarcelona26
2006–07Real Madrid (30)76Barcelona (22)76Sevilla (3)71Ruud van NistelrooyReal Madrid25
2007–08Real Madrid (31)85Villarreal (1)77Barcelona (12)67Daniel GüizaMallorca27
2008–09Barcelona (19) *87Real Madrid (18)78Sevilla (4)70Diego ForlánAtlético Madrid32
2009–10Barcelona (20)99Real Madrid (19)96Valencia (8)71Lionel MessiBarcelona34
2010–11Barcelona (21) †96Real Madrid (20)92Valencia (9)71Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid40
2011–12Real Madrid (32)100Barcelona (23)91Valencia (10)61Lionel MessiBarcelona50
2012–13Barcelona (22)100Real Madrid (21)85Atlético Madrid (10)76Lionel MessiBarcelona46
2013–14Atlético Madrid (10)90Barcelona (24)87Real Madrid (8)87Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid31
2014–15Barcelona (23) *94Real Madrid (22)92Atlético Madrid (11)78Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid48
2015–16Barcelona (24) 91Real Madrid (23)90Atlético Madrid (12)88Luis SuárezBarcelona40
2016–17Real Madrid (33) †93Barcelona (25)90Atlético Madrid (13)78Lionel MessiBarcelona37
2017–18Barcelona (25) 93Atlético Madrid (9)79Real Madrid (9)76Lionel MessiBarcelona34
2018–19Barcelona (26)87Atlético Madrid (10)76Real Madrid (10)68Lionel MessiBarcelona36
2019–20Real Madrid (34)87Barcelona (26)82Atlético Madrid (14)70Lionel MessiBarcelona25
2020–21Atlético Madrid (11)86Real Madrid (24)84Barcelona (13)79Lionel MessiBarcelona30
2021–22Real Madrid (35) †86Barcelona (27)73Atlético Madrid (15)71Karim BenzemaReal Madrid27
2022–23Barcelona (27)88Real Madrid (25)78Atlético Madrid (16)77Robert LewandowskiBarcelona23

Total La Liga titles won

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

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Real Madrid3525
Barcelona2727
Atlético Madrid1110
Athletic Bilbao87
Valencia66
Real Sociedad23
Deportivo La Coruña15
Sevilla14
Real Betis10

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

CityChampionshipsClub(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)
A Coruña
1
Deportivo La Coruña (1)

By Autonomous Community

CommunityChampionshipsClub(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

Notes

References

Bibliography
  • Cresswell, Peterjon; Simon Evans (1997). European Football, A Fan's Handbook. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-256-X.
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