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La Liga

Professional Leagues

La Liga, formally the Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División and also called the Primera División, is the top professional association football league in Spain and the highest level of the Spanish football league system. It is governed by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and contested by 20 teams over 38 matchdays. The first Primera División was played in 1929 with ten teams, and 63 teams have taken part in the championships since. Nine clubs have been Spanish champions, with Real Madrid on 36 titles and Barcelona on 29, and Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona and Real Madrid are the only clubs to have played in every season. Spanish clubs have won more UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup titles than clubs from any other league, and La Liga has led the UEFA coefficient rankings for more years than any other league.

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Founding Year
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La Liga
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Alberto Bueno

La Liga

Alejandro Pozuelo

La Liga

Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990)

La Liga

Bata (footballer)

La Liga

Benoît Trémoulinas

La Liga

Bernd Schuster

La Liga

Carlos Aranda

La Liga

Carlos Merino

La Liga

Dani Parejo

La Liga

Edu Oriol

La Liga

Iulian Filipescu

La Liga

Javier Paredes

La Liga

Jean Marie Dongou

La Liga

Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964)

La Liga

Mikel Balenziaga

La Liga

Paco Campos

La Liga

Patrick Ebert

La Liga

Raúl Albiol

La Liga

Sergio Canales

La Liga

Terry Venables

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Toni Doblas

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Vicente Guaita

La Liga
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Abraham Minero, Athletes
Source Abraham Minero (Wikipedia)
Alberto Bueno, Athletes
Source Alberto Bueno (Wikipedia)
Alejandro Pozuelo, Athletes
Source Alejandro Pozuelo (Wikipedia)
Alexandre Geijo, Athletes
Source Alexandre Geijo (Wikipedia)
Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990), Athletes
Source Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990) (Wikipedia)
Bata (footballer), Athletes
Source Bata (footballer) (source article)
Benoît Trémoulinas, Athletes
Source Benoît Trémoulinas (Wikipedia)
Bernd Schuster, Athletes
Source Bernd Schuster (Wikipedia)
Bertrand Laquait, Athletes
Source Bertrand Laquait (Wikipedia)
Carlos Aranda, Athletes
Source Carlos Aranda (Wikipedia)
Carlos Merino, Athletes
Source Carlos Merino (Wikipedia)
Cicinho (footballer, born 1986), Athletes
Source Cicinho (footballer, born 1986) (Wikipedia)
Dani Parejo, Athletes
Source Dani Parejo (Wikipedia)
Edu Oriol, Athletes
Source Edu Oriol (Wikipedia)
Francisco Montañés, Athletes
Source Francisco Montañés (Wikipedia)
Franco Zuculini, Athletes
Source Franco Zuculini (Wikipedia)
Iulian Filipescu, Athletes
Source Iulian Filipescu (Wikipedia)
Javier Paredes, Athletes
Source Javier Paredes (Wikipedia)
Jean Marie Dongou, Athletes
Source Jean Marie Dongou (source article)
José Luis Panizo, Athletes
Source José Luis Panizo (Wikipedia)
José Mari (footballer, born 1987), Athletes
Source José Mari (footballer, born 1987) (Wikipedia)
Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964), Athletes
Source Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964) (Wikipedia)
Mikel Balenziaga, Athletes
Source Mikel Balenziaga (Wikipedia)
Paco Campos, Athletes
Source Paco Campos (Wikipedia)
Patrick Ebert, Athletes
Source Patrick Ebert (Wikipedia)
Pepe Moré, Athletes
Source Pepe Moré (Wikipedia)
Piti (footballer), Athletes
Source Piti (footballer) (Wikipedia)
Racing de Santander, Teams and Clubs
Source TheSportsDB: Racing de Santander team record (TheSportsDB)
Raúl Albiol, Athletes
Source Raúl Albiol (Wikipedia)
Real Murcia CF, Teams and Clubs
Source Real Murcia CF (Wikipedia)
Roberto Trashorras, Athletes
Source Roberto Trashorras (Wikipedia)
Sergio Canales, Athletes
Source Sergio Canales (Wikipedia)
Sevilla FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Sevilla FC (Wikipedia)
Terry Venables, Athletes
Source Terry Venables (Wikipedia)
Toni Doblas, Athletes
Source Toni Doblas (source article)
Valencia CF, Teams and Clubs
Source Valencia CF (Wikipedia)
Vicente Guaita, Athletes
Source Vicente Guaita (Wikipedia)

Features

Association Football, Sports
Source La Liga (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. La Liga (Wikipedia)
  • History, formation
    the Real Federación Española de Fútbol eventually agreed on the ten teams who would form the first Primera División in 1929
  • Clubs section
    There are 63 teams that have taken part in 96 La Liga championships that were played from the 1929 season until the 2026-27 season.
  • Lead paragraph 1
    is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest level of the Spanish football league system
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Dani Parejo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Dani Parejo, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Dani Parejo, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
he first made a name in La Liga with Getafe
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Terry Venables (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Terry Venables, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Terry Venables, Lead
With Barcelona, he won La Liga in 1985
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Sergio Canales (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sergio Canales, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Sergio Canales, Lead
La Liga club
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Raúl Albiol (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Raúl Albiol, Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Raúl Albiol, Lead, second paragraph
He amassed La Liga totals of 394 matches and eight goals over 16 seasons, and also played several years in Serie A with Napoli.
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Toni Doblas (source article)
Competitors Include: Toni Doblas, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Toni Doblas, Career section
Doblas made his La Liga debut against Getafe on 24 October 2004
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Jean Marie Dongou (source article)
Competitors Include: Jean Marie Dongou, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Jean Marie Dongou, Career section
again coming from the bench away against Levante UD in the La Liga 1-1 draw
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Bata (footballer) (source article)
Competitors Include: Bata (footballer), Lead and international career text
Quote, Competitors Include: Bata (footballer), Lead and international career text
winning four La Liga championships
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Paco Campos (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Paco Campos, Article text
Quote, Competitors Include: Paco Campos, Article text
he is the highest scoring player from the Canary Islands in La Liga
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Javier Paredes (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Javier Paredes, Article text
Quote, Competitors Include: Javier Paredes, Article text
He started at Real Oviedo, and made his La Liga debut with Getafe in 2005.
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Carlos Merino (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carlos Merino, Article text
Quote, Competitors Include: Carlos Merino, Article text
La Liga he played and scored regularly
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Edu Oriol (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Edu Oriol, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Edu Oriol, Career section
he signed for La Liga club Real Zaragoza
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Alberto Bueno (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alberto Bueno, Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Alberto Bueno, Lead, second paragraph
amassing La Liga totals of 164 matches and 36 goals over seven seasons
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Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990), Lead paragraph 2
Quote, Competitors Include: Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990), Lead paragraph 2
had spells at Zaragoza, Espanyol and Villarreal for La Liga totals of 233 matches and five goals
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Vicente Guaita (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Vicente Guaita, Lead paragraph 2
Quote, Competitors Include: Vicente Guaita, Lead paragraph 2
He appeared in 237 La Liga matches over ten seasons with Valencia, Getafe and Celta
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Mikel Balenziaga (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mikel Balenziaga, Club career, Athletic Bilbao
Quote, Competitors Include: Mikel Balenziaga, Club career, Athletic Bilbao
another club graduate, Ander Iturraspe, also made his first La Liga appearance in that game
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Benoît Trémoulinas (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Benoît Trémoulinas, Club career, Abroad
Quote, Competitors Include: Benoît Trémoulinas, Club career, Abroad
Trémoulinas signed a three-year contract with La Liga club Sevilla
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Alejandro Pozuelo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alejandro Pozuelo, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Alejandro Pozuelo, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
he amassed La Liga totals of 40 matches and three goals for that club and Rayo Vallecano.
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Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964), Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964), Lead, second paragraph
he competed solely in La Liga with the club in the former capacity
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Patrick Ebert (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Patrick Ebert, Playing career, Valladolid
Quote, Competitors Include: Patrick Ebert, Playing career, Valladolid
He made his first La Liga appearance on 20 August
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Bernd Schuster (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bernd Schuster, Honours, Player, Barcelona
Quote, Competitors Include: Bernd Schuster, Honours, Player, Barcelona
La Liga: 1984-85
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Iulian Filipescu (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Iulian Filipescu, Club career
Quote, Competitors Include: Iulian Filipescu, Club career
Later he joined Primera División club Real Betis, and played four and a half seasons there before joining FC Zürich.
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Carlos Aranda (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carlos Aranda, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Carlos Aranda, Career section
He amassed La Liga totals of 169 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons
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Sevilla FC (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sevilla FC, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Sevilla FC, Lead
that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football
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Valencia CF (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Valencia CF, Lead, current league
Quote, Competitors Include: Valencia CF, Lead, current league
The team currently competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish league system.
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Real Murcia CF (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Real Murcia CF, History
Quote, Competitors Include: Real Murcia CF, History
achieving its first ever promotion to La Liga in 1939
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TheSportsDB: Racing de Santander team record (TheSportsDB)
TheSportsDBCompetitors Include: Racing de Santander, Team record, English description
Quote, Competitors Include: Racing de Santander, Team record, English description
It is one club of the ten founding clubs of La Liga.
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Roberto Trashorras (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Roberto Trashorras, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Roberto Trashorras, Lead
he amassed La Liga totals of 171 games and seven goals
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Franco Zuculini (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Franco Zuculini, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Franco Zuculini, Lead
He made his La Liga debut 16 days later
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Bertrand Laquait (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bertrand Laquait, Club career, Recreativo
Quote, Competitors Include: Bertrand Laquait, Club career, Recreativo
making his La Liga debut on 14 October 2006
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José Mari (footballer, born 1987) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: José Mari (footballer, born 1987), Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: José Mari (footballer, born 1987), Lead
appearing in La Liga for Zaragoza, Levante and Cádiz
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Abraham Minero (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Abraham Minero, Club career, Real Zaragoza
Quote, Competitors Include: Abraham Minero, Club career, Real Zaragoza
joined La Liga side Real Zaragoza on 2 July, for three years.
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Francisco Montañés (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Francisco Montañés, Club career, Real Zaragoza
Quote, Competitors Include: Francisco Montañés, Club career, Real Zaragoza
Montañés returned to La Liga with Real Zaragoza
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Pepe Moré (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Pepe Moré, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Pepe Moré, Lead
he amassed La Liga totals of 232 games and 19 goals for the club
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José Luis Panizo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: José Luis Panizo, Competition as stated
Quote, Competitors Include: José Luis Panizo, Competition as stated
he would play in 326 La Liga matches
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Cicinho (footballer, born 1986) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Cicinho (footballer, born 1986), Competition as stated
Quote, Competitors Include: Cicinho (footballer, born 1986), Competition as stated
Cicinho signed a four-year deal with La Liga's Sevilla FC
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Piti (footballer) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Piti (footballer), Lead, La Liga
Quote, Competitors Include: Piti (footballer), Lead, La Liga
achieved La Liga totals of 148 games and 29 goals
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Alexandre Geijo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alexandre Geijo, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Alexandre Geijo, Lead
eight goals from 90 appearances in La Liga
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