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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.
−1 56 9 Espanyol: 38 15 7 16 46 44 +2 52 10 Alavés: 38 14 7 17 58 59 −1 49 11 Las Palmas: 38 13 7 18 42 62 −20 46 12 Athletic Bilbao: 38 11 10 17 44 60 −16 43 [b] 13 Real Sociedad: 38 11 10 17 52 68 −16 43 [b] 14 Rayo Vallecano: 38 10 13 15 56 68 −12 43 [b] 15 Osasuna: 38 10 12 16 43 54 −11 42 [c] 16 Valladolid: 38 9 15 14 42 50 ...
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 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 first La Liga player to be involved in a transfer which broke the world record was Luis Suárez in 1961, who moved from Barcelona to Inter Milan for £152,000 (£4.3 million in 2023). 12 years later, Johan Cruyff was the first player to join a club in La Liga for a record fee of £922,000 (£14.1 million in 2023), when he moved from Ajax to ...
Fastest to 100 La Liga goals: 80 games, Isidro Lángara (for Oviedo (matchday 24, 30 March 1947, season 1946–47) [94] Fastest to 150 La Liga goals: 140 games, Cristiano Ronaldo (matchday 5, 22 September 2013, season 2013–14) [92] Fastest to 200 La Liga goals: 178 games, Cristiano Ronaldo (matchday 14, 6 December 2014, season 2014–15) [95 ...
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 Spain national under-15 football team is the national team that represents Spain and the Royal Spanish Football Federation under this age level. [1] It is currently the youngest feeder for the national team and competes in such tournaments as the Under-15 Nations Cup, a competition that is seen as an attempt in creating an Under-15 FIFA World Cup in the near future.