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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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.
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is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest level of the Spanish football league system
View the SourceDani 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
Terry Venables (Wikipedia)
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With Barcelona, he won La Liga in 1985
Sergio Canales (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sergio Canales, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Sergio Canales, Lead
La Liga club
Raúl Albiol (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Raúl Albiol, Lead, second paragraphQuote, 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.
Toni Doblas (source article)
Competitors Include: Toni Doblas, Career sectionQuote, Competitors Include: Toni Doblas, Career section
Doblas made his La Liga debut against Getafe on 24 October 2004
Jean Marie Dongou (source article)
Competitors Include: Jean Marie Dongou, Career sectionQuote, Competitors Include: Jean Marie Dongou, Career section
again coming from the bench away against Levante UD in the La Liga 1-1 draw
Bata (footballer) (source article)
Competitors Include: Bata (footballer), Lead and international career textQuote, Competitors Include: Bata (footballer), Lead and international career text
winning four La Liga championships
Paco Campos (Wikipedia)
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he is the highest scoring player from the Canary Islands in La Liga
Javier Paredes (Wikipedia)
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He started at Real Oviedo, and made his La Liga debut with Getafe in 2005.
Carlos Merino (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carlos Merino, Article textQuote, Competitors Include: Carlos Merino, Article text
La Liga he played and scored regularly
Edu Oriol (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Edu Oriol, Career sectionQuote, Competitors Include: Edu Oriol, Career section
he signed for La Liga club Real Zaragoza
Alberto Bueno (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alberto Bueno, Lead, second paragraphQuote, Competitors Include: Alberto Bueno, Lead, second paragraph
amassing La Liga totals of 164 matches and 36 goals over seven seasons
Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990), Lead paragraph 2Quote, 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
Vicente Guaita (Wikipedia)
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He appeared in 237 La Liga matches over ten seasons with Valencia, Getafe and Celta
Mikel Balenziaga (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mikel Balenziaga, Club career, Athletic BilbaoQuote, Competitors Include: Mikel Balenziaga, Club career, Athletic Bilbao
another club graduate, Ander Iturraspe, also made his first La Liga appearance in that game
Benoît Trémoulinas (Wikipedia)
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Trémoulinas signed a three-year contract with La Liga club Sevilla
Alejandro Pozuelo (Wikipedia)
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he amassed La Liga totals of 40 matches and three goals for that club and Rayo Vallecano.
Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964), Lead, second paragraphQuote, Competitors Include: Manolo Jiménez (footballer, born 1964), Lead, second paragraph
he competed solely in La Liga with the club in the former capacity
Patrick Ebert (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Patrick Ebert, Playing career, ValladolidQuote, Competitors Include: Patrick Ebert, Playing career, Valladolid
He made his first La Liga appearance on 20 August
Bernd Schuster (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bernd Schuster, Honours, Player, BarcelonaQuote, Competitors Include: Bernd Schuster, Honours, Player, Barcelona
La Liga: 1984-85
Iulian Filipescu (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Iulian Filipescu, Club careerQuote, 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.
Carlos Aranda (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carlos Aranda, Career sectionQuote, Competitors Include: Carlos Aranda, Career section
He amassed La Liga totals of 169 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons
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