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List of Spanish football champions
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | List of Spanish football champions |
| image | ESP |
| country | Spain |
| confed | UEFA |
| founded | 1929 |
| teams | 20 |
| champions | Barcelona (28th title) |
| season | 2024–25 |
| most_champs | Real Madrid (36 titles) |
| current | 2025–26 La Liga |
The Spanish football champions are the winners of La Liga, the primary football competition in Spain. The league is contested on a round-robin basis, with the title awarded to the team that finishes top at the end of the season. First established in 1929 with ten teams, La Liga has featured 20 teams since 1997. Before the league's formation, the Copa del Rey—a regionalised cup competition—was effectively considered the national championship. The league was suspended between 1936 and 1939 due to the Spanish Civil War.
Real Madrid are the most successful club, with 36 league titles, followed by Barcelona with 28. Barcelona has won the double (winning the league and cup in the same season) a record nine times, ahead of Athletic Bilbao’s five. Barcelona is also one of only two European clubs—alongside Bayern Munich, who joined them in 2020—to have won the treble twice, most recently in 2015. The current champions are Barcelona, who claimed their 28th title in the 2024–25 season.
The three lowest-placed teams in La Liga are relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three from that division. Of the league’s founding clubs, only Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, and Real Madrid have never been relegated.
Champions
| * | 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
| Season | Winners | Pts | Pts | Pts | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Barcelona (1) | 25 | Madrid FC (1) | 23 | Athletic Bilbao (1) | |
| 1929–30 | Athletic Bilbao (1) | 30 | Barcelona (1) | 23 | Arenas (1) | |
| 1930–31 | Athletic Bilbao (2) | 22 | Racing Santander (1) | 22 | Real Sociedad (1) | |
| 1931–32 | Madrid FC (1) | 28 | Athletic Bilbao (1) | 25 | Barcelona (1) | |
| 1932–33 | Madrid FC (2) | 28 | Athletic Bilbao (2) | 26 | Espanyol (1) | |
| 1933–34 | Athletic Bilbao (3) | 24 | Madrid FC (2) | 22 | Racing Santander (1) | |
| 1934–35 | Real Betis (1) | 34 | Madrid FC (3) | 33 | Oviedo (1) | |
| 1935–36 | Athletic Bilbao (4) | 31 | Madrid FC (4) | 29 | Oviedo (2) | |
| 1936–37 | League suspended due to Spanish Civil War | |||||
| 1937–38 | ||||||
| 1938–39 | ||||||
| 1939–40 | Atlético Aviación (1) | 29 | Sevilla (1) | 28 | Athletic Bilbao (2) | |
| 1940–41 | Atlético Aviación (2) | 33 | Athletic Bilbao (3) | 31 | Valencia (1) | |
| 1941–42 | Valencia (1) | 40 | Real Madrid (5) | 33 | Atlético Aviación (1) | |
| 1942–43 | Athletic Bilbao (5) | 36 | Sevilla (2) | 33 | Barcelona (2) | |
| 1943–44 | Valencia (2) | 40 | Atlético Aviación (1) | 34 | Sevilla (1) | |
| 1944–45 | Barcelona (2) | 39 | Real Madrid (6) | 38 | Atlético Aviación (2) | |
| 1945–46 | Sevilla (1) | 36 | Barcelona (2) | 35 | Athletic Bilbao (3) | |
| 1946–47 | Valencia (3) | 34 | Athletic Bilbao (4) | 34 | Atlético Aviación (3) | |
| 1947–48 | Barcelona (3) | 37 | Valencia (1) | 34 | Atlético Madrid (1) | |
| 1948–49 | Barcelona (4) | 37 | Valencia (2) | 35 | Real Madrid (1) | |
| 1949–50 | Atlético Madrid (3) | 33 | Deportivo La Coruña (1) | 32 | Valencia (2) | |
| 1950–51 | Atlético Madrid (4) | 40 | Sevilla (3) | 38 | Valencia (3) | |
| 1951–52 | Barcelona (5) | 43 | Athletic Bilbao (5) | 40 | Real Madrid (2) | |
| 1952–53 | Barcelona (6) | 42 | Valencia (3) | 40 | Real Madrid (3) | |
| 1953–54 | Real Madrid (3) | 40 | Barcelona (3) | 36 | Valencia (4) | |
| 1954–55 | Real Madrid (4) | 46 | Barcelona (4) | 41 | Athletic Bilbao (4) | |
| 1955–56 | Athletic Bilbao (6) | 48 | Barcelona (5) | 47 | Real Madrid (4) | |
| 1956–57 | Real Madrid (5) † | 44 | Sevilla (4) | 39 | Barcelona (3) | |
| 1957–58 | Real Madrid (6) † | 45 | Atlético Madrid (2) | 42 | Barcelona (4) | |
| 1958–59 | Barcelona (7) | 51 | Real Madrid (7) | 47 | Athletic Bilbao (5) | |
| 1959–60 | Barcelona (8) | 46 | Real Madrid (8) | 46 | Athletic Bilbao (6) | |
| 1960–61 | Real Madrid (7) | 52 | Atlético Madrid (3) | 40 | Zaragoza (1) | |
| 1961–62 | Real Madrid (8) | 43 | Barcelona (6) | 40 | Atlético Madrid (2) | |
| 1962–63 | Real Madrid (9) | 49 | Atlético Madrid (4) | 37 | Oviedo (3) | |
| 1963–64 | Real Madrid (10) | 46 | Barcelona (7) | 42 | Real Betis (1) | |
| 1964–65 | Real Madrid (11) | 47 | Atlético Madrid (5) | 43 | Zaragoza (2) | |
| 1965–66 | Atlético Madrid (5) | 44 | Real Madrid (9) | 43 | Barcelona (5) | |
| 1966–67 | Real Madrid (12) | 47 | Barcelona (8) | 42 | Espanyol (2) | |
| 1967–68 | Real Madrid (13) | 42 | Barcelona (9) | 39 | Las Palmas (1) | |
| 1968–69 | Real Madrid (14) | 47 | Las Palmas (1) | 38 | Barcelona (6) | |
| 1969–70 | Atlético Madrid (6) | 42 | Athletic Bilbao (6) | 41 | Sevilla (2) | |
| 1970–71 | Valencia (4) | 43 | Barcelona (10) | 43 | Atlético Madrid (3) | |
| 1971–72 | Real Madrid (15) | 47 | Valencia (4) | 45 | Barcelona (7) | |
| 1972–73 | Atlético Madrid (7) | 48 | Barcelona (11) | 46 | Espanyol (3) | |
| 1973–74 | Barcelona (9) | 50 | Atlético Madrid (6) | 42 | Zaragoza (3) | |
| 1974–75 | Real Madrid (16) | 50 | Zaragoza (1) | 38 | Barcelona (8) | |
| 1975–76 | Real Madrid (17) | 48 | Barcelona (12) | 43 | Atlético Madrid (4) | |
| 1976–77 | Atlético Madrid (8) | 46 | Barcelona (13) | 45 | Athletic Bilbao (7) | |
| 1977–78 | Real Madrid (18) | 47 | Barcelona (14) | 41 | Athletic Bilbao (8) | |
| 1978–79 | Real Madrid (19) | 47 | Sporting Gijón (1) | 43 | Atlético Madrid (5) | |
| 1979–80 | Real Madrid (20) | 53 | Real Sociedad (1) | 52 | Sporting Gijón (1) | |
| 1980–81 | Real Sociedad (1) | 45 | Real Madrid (10) | 45 | Atlético Madrid (6) | |
| 1981–82 | Real Sociedad (2) | 47 | Barcelona (15) | 45 | Real Madrid (5) | |
| 1982–83 | Athletic Bilbao (7) | 50 | Real Madrid (11) | 49 | Atlético Madrid (7) | |
| 1983–84 | Athletic Bilbao (8) | 49 | Real Madrid (12) | 49 | Barcelona (9) | |
| 1984–85 | Barcelona (10) | 53 | Atlético Madrid (7) | 43 | Athletic Bilbao (9) | |
| 1985–86 | Real Madrid (21) ‡ | 56 | Barcelona (16) | 45 | Athletic Bilbao (10) | |
| 1986–87 | Real Madrid (22) | 66 | Barcelona (17) | 63 | Espanyol (4) | |
| 1987–88 | Real Madrid (23) | 62 | Real Sociedad (2) | 51 | Atlético Madrid (8) | |
| 1988–89 | Real Madrid (24) | 62 | Barcelona (18) | 57 | Valencia (5) | |
| 1989–90 | Real Madrid (25) | 62 | Valencia (5) | 53 | Barcelona (10) | |
| 1990–91 | Barcelona (11) | 57 | Atlético Madrid (8) | 47 | Real Madrid (6) | |
| 1991–92 | Barcelona (12) † | 55 | Real Madrid (13) | 54 | Atlético Madrid (9) | |
| 1992–93 | Barcelona (13) | 58 | Real Madrid (14) | 57 | Deportivo La Coruña (1) | |
| 1993–94 | Barcelona (14) | 56 | Deportivo La Coruña (2) | 56 | Zaragoza (4) | |
| 1994–95 | Real Madrid (26) | 55 | Deportivo La Coruña (3) | 51 | Real Betis (2) | |
| 1995–96 | Atlético Madrid (9) | 87 | Valencia (6) | 83 | Barcelona (11) | |
| 1996–97 | Real Madrid (27) | 92 | Barcelona (19) | 90 | Deportivo La Coruña (2) | |
| 1997–98 | Barcelona (15) | 74 | Athletic Bilbao (7) | 65 | Real Sociedad (2) | |
| 1998–99 | Barcelona (16) | 79 | Real Madrid (15) | 68 | Mallorca (1) | |
| 1999–2000 | Deportivo La Coruña (1) | 69 | Barcelona (20) | 64 | Valencia (6) | |
| 2000–01 | Real Madrid (28) | 80 | Deportivo La Coruña (4) | 73 | Mallorca (2) | |
| 2001–02 | Valencia (5) | 75 | Deportivo La Coruña (5) | 68 | Real Madrid (7) | |
| 2002–03 | Real Madrid (29) | 78 | Real Sociedad (3) | 76 | Deportivo La Coruña (3) | |
| 2003–04 | Valencia (6) ‡ | 77 | Barcelona (21) | 72 | Deportivo La Coruña (4) | |
| 2004–05 | Barcelona (17) | 84 | Real Madrid (16) | 80 | Villarreal (1) | |
| 2005–06 | Barcelona (18) † | 82 | Real Madrid (17) | 70 | Valencia (7) | |
| 2006–07 | Real Madrid (30) | 76 | Barcelona (22) | 76 | Sevilla (3) | |
| 2007–08 | Real Madrid (31) | 85 | Villarreal (1) | 77 | Barcelona (12) | |
| 2008–09 | Barcelona (19) * | 87 | Real Madrid (18) | 78 | Sevilla (4) | |
| 2009–10 | Barcelona (20) | 99 | Real Madrid (19) | 96 | Valencia (8) | |
| 2010–11 | Barcelona (21) † | 96 | Real Madrid (20) | 92 | Valencia (9) | |
| 2011–12 | Real Madrid (32) | 100 | Barcelona (23) | 91 | Valencia (10) | |
| 2012–13 | Barcelona (22) | 100 | Real Madrid (21) | 85 | Atlético Madrid (10) | |
| 2013–14 | Atlético Madrid (10) | 90 | Barcelona (24) | 87 | Real Madrid (8) | |
| 2014–15 | Barcelona (23) * | 94 | Real Madrid (22) | 92 | Atlético Madrid (11) | |
| 2015–16 | Barcelona (24) | 91 | Real Madrid (23) | 90 | Atlético Madrid (12) | |
| 2016–17 | Real Madrid (33) † | 93 | Barcelona (25) | 90 | Atlético Madrid (13) | |
| 2017–18 | Barcelona (25) | 93 | Atlético Madrid (9) | 79 | Real Madrid (9) | |
| 2018–19 | Barcelona (26) | 87 | Atlético Madrid (10) | 76 | Real Madrid (10) | |
| 2019–20 | Real Madrid (34) | 87 | Barcelona (26) | 82 | Atlético Madrid (14) | |
| 2020–21 | Atlético Madrid (11) | 86 | Real Madrid (24) | 84 | Barcelona (13) | |
| 2021–22 | Real Madrid (35) † | 86 | Barcelona (27) | 73 | Atlético Madrid (15) | |
| 2022–23 | Barcelona (27) | 88 | Real Madrid (25) | 78 | Atlético Madrid (16) | |
| 2023–24 | Real Madrid (36) † | 95 | Barcelona (28) | 85 | Girona (1) | |
| 2024–25 | Barcelona (28) | 88 | Real Madrid (26) | 84 | Atlético Madrid (17) |
Total La Liga titles won
Clubs in bold are competing in La Liga as of the 2025–26 season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia | Real Sociedad | Deportivo La Coruña | Sevilla | Real Betis | Racing de Santander | Las Palmas | Zaragoza | Sporting Gijón | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 |
By city
| City | Championships | Club(s) (titles) | Madrid | Barcelona | Bilbao | Valencia | San Sebastián | Seville | A Coruña |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid (36), Atlético Madrid (11) | |||||||||
| Barcelona (28) | |||||||||
| Athletic Bilbao (8) | |||||||||
| Valencia (6) | |||||||||
| Real Sociedad (2) | |||||||||
| Real Betis (1), Sevilla (1) | |||||||||
| Deportivo La Coruña (1) |
By Autonomous Community
| Community | Championships | Club(s) (titles) | Madrid | Catalonia | Basque Country | Valencia | Andalusia | Galicia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid (36), Atlético Madrid (11) | ||||||||
| Barcelona (28) | ||||||||
| Athletic Bilbao (8), Real Sociedad (2) | ||||||||
| Valencia (6) | ||||||||
| Real Betis (1), Sevilla (1) | ||||||||
| Deportivo La Coruña (1) |
Notes
References
;Bibliography
;Citations
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- (4 September 2008). "Spain – List of Champions".
- (27 November 2008). "Doing the Double!". [[RSSSF]].
- Ashby, Kevin. (27 May 2009). "Guardiola salutes his treble winners". [[UEFA.
- Hughes, Rob. (8 April 2007). "Athletic Bilbao gets an Easter gift". [[The New York Times]].
- (28 September 2000). "Spain , Final tables 1928–".
- "Latest Spanish Primera Liga Table". Soccerbase.
- (12 June 2009). "Spain – List of topscorers".
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