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Currently the governing body of football in Spain is the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which is in charge of its national teams and its leagues, with the highest one being La Liga. RFEF was founded in 1909 and is a member of both FIFA and UEFA .
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional [a] (transl. National Professional Football League), also known as LALIGA (the abbreviation LFP was used until the 2015–16 season), is a sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain, the Primera and Segunda Divisions, or LALIGA EA SPORTS and LALIGA HYPERMOTION for sponsorship reasons. [1]
The top two tiers of the male league pyramid — Primera División (a.k.a. La Liga) and Segunda División (a.k.a. La Liga 2) — are administered by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, a sports association with independent legal status from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body of football in Spain.
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, [a] commonly known as the Primera División [b] or La Liga [c] [2] and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports [d] [3] since 2023 because of sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest level of the Spanish football league system.
Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with 61% of the population interested in it. [1] Spain has some of the most influential teams in Europe (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and others) as well as many players (mostly unprofessional) and teams registered in all categories (1,063,090 players in 21,148 clubs). [2]
The 2024–25 Primera Federación season is the fourth for the Primera Federación, the third-highest level in the Spanish football league system.Forty teams will participate, divided into two groups of twenty clubs each based on geographical proximity.
Primera División de Baloncesto; Sport: Basketball: No. of teams: 271 teams in 15 groups: Country: Spain: Continent: Europe: Most recent champion(s) Náutico Sevilla (Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla), Helios (Aragón), Bàsquet Sa Real (Balearic Islands), Tabirako (Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarre), Felipe Antón (Canary Islands), Solares B (Cantabria), Real Valladolid B (Castile and León ...
The 2024-25 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol season, branded as Liga F, is the 37th and current edition of the Primera División Femenina de España de fútbol. The tournament is organised by the Liga Profesional Femenina de Fútbol (LPFF). Barcelona are the defending champions after winning the previous edition unbeaten (29 wins, 1 draw). [1]