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LA LIGA - THE MOST FAMOUS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT IN SPAIN

Spain Primera Liga or La Liga is considered one of the best football tournaments in Europe. It attracts special interests of fans and audiences all over the world with the appearance of the top players, famous European football clubs, and their impressive manners. You will be overwhelmed after knowing more about this competition.

WHAT IS SPAIN PRIMERA LIGA?

The initial name of Spain Primera Liga is The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División. It is now commonly known as La Liga or La Liga Santander. This is the men’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system. La Liga was presented in 1929 and administered by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional ( National Professional Football League). 

La Liga logo

LaLiga is a global, innovative, and socially responsible organization. It’s considered a leader in the leisure and entertainment sector in Europe. The headquarters of LaLiga is located in Madrid- the capital of Spain. The competition is presented in 55 countries through its 11 offices and 46 delegates. In 2018-19, there were more than 2.9 billion people interested in the league. 

Since 2013 and Javier Tebas’s appointment as the president, LaLiga has grown stronger and stronger thanks to the centralized sale of audiovisual rights, a strategy of internationalization, and technological leadership. They have made the institution a role model within the sector and one of the best professional leagues within the world of sport, which is serving to attract the interest of new generations. 

This Spain Primera Liga is the top-ranking tournament in Europe in many years( 2013- 2019). La Liga owns football clubs that have the highest ranks in Europe, especially Real Madrid and Barcelona FC. Besides, many players from Liga are considered the greatest players in global football history. 

WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE SPAIN PRIMERA LIGA?

La Liga’s format follows the usual double round-robin format. A football season lasts from August to May. Each club plays every other team twice, once at home and once away. There are 38 rounds with 380 matches in total. The three lowest-placed teams at the end of the season will be relegated to the Segunda Division and replaced by the top two clubs and a play-off winner in that division. On the other hand, winning teams will have opportunities to participate in bigger championships such as the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Real Madrid win La Liga 2019-20

SCORE CALCULATION OF THE LA LIGA

Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked team at the end of the season crowned champion.

If points are equal between two or more clubs, extra rules are presented. If all clubs involved have played each other twice:

If the tie is between more than two clubs, then the tie is broken using the games the clubs have played against each other:

• Head-to-head points

• Head-to-head goal difference

• Total goal difference

• If two-legged games between all clubs involved have not been played, or the tie is not broken by the rules above, it is broken using:

  •  Total goal difference

  •  Total goals scored

• If the tie is still not broken, the winner will be determined by Fair Play scales. These are:

  • Yellow card, 1 point

  • Double yellow card/ ejection, 2 points

  • Direct red card, 3 points

  • Suspension or disqualification of coach, executive, or other club personnel (outside referees decisions), 5 points

  • Misconduct of the supporters: mild 5 points, serious 6 points, very serious 7 points

  • Stadium closure, 10 points

  • If the Competition Committee removes a penalty, the points are also removed

• If the tie is still not broken, it will be resolved with a tie-break match in a neutral stadium.

LIST OF CLUBS AND STADIUMS  

TOP IMPRESSIVE CLUBS, PLAYERS AND RECORDS IN LALIGA

Top 9 best clubs in LaLiga

Top 10 players having the Most Goals

FAQs OF THE SPAIN PRIMERA LIGA

Why is Santander called La Liga?

At first, the names of Spain Primera Liga and the Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División are too long when mentioning a big football tournament. Thus, the founders decided to call it La Liga Santander because of the sponsorship reasons with the Santander Banking group. 

Gradually, the English and fans all over the world started calling it La Liga as a name and now it becomes the most international name when talking about this Spain Primera Liga.

LA Liga Clubs in Europe Championships?

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two best successful Spain football clubs in the UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid has won 13 times while Barca has got 5 trophies as well. At UEFA Europa League, Sevilla is the club having the best achievement with 5 winning times. In the 2015-1016 season, at the first time, La Liga had 5 teams participating in the group stage of the Champion League (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla).

The updated information of La Liga or the Spain Primera Liga is never out of search with football fans all over the world. How about you? Is this famous Spanish Championship worth your interest?

REFERENCE SOURCES

• https://www.laliga.com/en-GB