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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]
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| Founded | 1929 |
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| Country | Spain |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 20 |
| Current champions | Real Madrid (36th title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Real Madrid (36 titles) |
Real Madrid are the most successful club with 36 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 Real Madrid.
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| † | 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
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Clubs in bold are competing in La Liga as of the 2024–25 season.
Location of Spanish football champions
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 36 | 25 | 10 |
| Barcelona | 27 | 28 | 13 |
| Atlético Madrid | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Valencia | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Real Betis | 1 | – | 2 |
| Racing de Santander | – | 1 | 1 |
| Las Palmas | – | 1 | 1 |
| Zaragoza | – | 1 | 4 |
| Sporting Gijón | – | 1 | 1 |
| Villarreal | – | 1 | 1 |
| Espanyol | – | – | 4 |
| Oviedo | – | – | 3 |
| Mallorca | – | – | 2 |
| Arenas | – | – | 1 |
| Sporting Gijón | – | – | 1 |
| Girona | – | – | 1 |
Titles won by club (%)
Real Madrid – 36 (38.71%)
Barcelona – 27 (29.03%)
Atlético Madrid – 11 (11.83%)
Athletic Bilbao – 8 (8.6%)
Valencia – 6 (6.45%)
Real Sociedad – 2 (2.15%)
Deportivo La Coruña – 1 (1.08%)
Sevilla – 1 (1.08%)
Real Betis - 1 (1.08%)
By city
| City | Championships | Club(s) (titles) |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 47 |
Real Madrid (36), 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
| Community | Championships | Club(s) (titles) |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 47 |
Real Madrid (36), 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) |
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- La Liga
- Copa del Rey
- Supercopa de España
- Football in Spain
- Liga F (Spanish women's championship)
- Real Madrid were known as Madrid FC from 1931 until 1941.
- Atlético Madrid were known as Atlético Aviación from 1939 until 1947.
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