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Spain

La Liga

Spain's top division, historically dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, whose meetings are known as El Clasico and are watched worldwide.

How it works

Clubs
20
Matches each
38, playing every other club home and away
Winner decided by
Most points after 38 matches.

The bottom three go down to the Segunda Division. Two clubs come up automatically and a third through a playoff.

The top places qualify for the Champions League, then the Europa League and Conference League below that.

Table

Three points for a win, one for a draw. Goal difference separates clubs level on points.

#ClubPlayedWDLGFGAPoints
1Barça111001461230
2Atleti1191122828
3Real Madrid11902281027
4Real Betis11722181523
5Real Sociedad11614202019
6Sevilla FC11524171917
7Athletic10433141015
8Deportivo11353151414
9Villarreal11335151512
10Celta11263101012
11Alavés11335151712
12Rayo Vallecano10334152012
13Getafe1133581612
14Espanyol11326131411
15Osasuna11326112211
16Santander11326152911
17Elche11245141810
18Levante11245162110
19Valencia112368179
20Málaga110568215

Every club

20 clubs. We have not written primers for these clubs yet, so the club matcher does not recommend from this league.

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