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2009–10 La Liga

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The 2009–10 La Liga (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009, and concluded on 16 May 2010; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the impending 2010 FIFA World Cup. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball – the Nike T90 Ascente – served as the official ball for all matches.

Season2009–10
Dates29 August 2009 – 16 May 2010
ChampionsBarcelona
20th title
RelegatedValladolid
Tenerife
Xerez
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
La Liga
Season2009–10
Dates29 August 2009 – 16 May 2010
ChampionsBarcelona
20th title
RelegatedValladolid
Tenerife
Xerez
Champions LeagueBarcelona
Real Madrid
Valencia
Sevilla
Europa LeagueAtlético Madrid (as Europa League winners)
Getafe
Villarreal
Matches380
Goals1,031 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerLionel Messi
(34 goals)
Biggest home winReal Madrid 6–0 Zaragoza
(19 December 2009)[1]
Biggest away winTenerife 0–5 Barcelona
(10 January 2010)[2]
Highest scoringReal Madrid 6–2 Villarreal
(21 February 2010)[3]
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On 16 May 2010, Barcelona secured a second consecutive La Liga title, and twentieth league title overall, following a 4–0 home victory against Valladolid. Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the La Liga award for Best Player for a second straight season.

Real Madrid's 96 points made them the runners-up with the highest points total in the history of Europe's top five leagues, until this was surpassed by Liverpool's 97 points in the 2018–19 Premier League.[4]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Segunda División

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División

Team information

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in La Liga 2009–10
Location of teams in La Liga 2009–10 (Canary Islands)
More information Team, Club home city ...
Team Club home city Venue Capacity
Almería Almería Estadio del Mediterráneo 22,000
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés 39,750
Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón 54,851
Barcelona Barcelona Camp Nou 98,772
Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor 34,600
Espanyol Barcelona Estadi Cornellà-El Prat 40,500
Getafe Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Pérez 17,700
Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda 28,963
Mallorca Palma de Mallorca ONO Estadi 23,142
Osasuna Pamplona Estadio Reyno de Navarra 19,800
Racing Santander Santander El Sardinero 22,271
Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu 80,354
Sevilla Sevilla Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 48,649
Sporting Gijón El Molinón 25,885
Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Heliodoro Rodríguez López 24,000
Valencia Valencia Mestalla 55,000
Valladolid Valladolid Estadio José Zorrilla 26,512
Villarreal Vila-real El Madrigal 25,000
Xerez Jerez de la Frontera Chapín 20,523
Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda 34,596
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Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Chairman ...
Team Chairman Head Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor Socks sponsor
Almería Spain Alfonso García Spain Juanma Lillo UDA None Andalucía None None None
Athletic Bilbao Spain Fernando García Macua Spain Joaquín Caparrós Umbro Petronor Euskadi Diputación Foral de Vizcaya None None
Atlético Madrid Spain Enrique Cerezo Spain Quique Sánchez Flores Nike Kia Kyocera None Paf None
Barcelona Spain Joan Laporta Spain Pep Guardiola Nike UNICEF None TV3 None None
Deportivo La Coruña Spain Augusto Lendoiro Spain Miguel Ángel Lotina Lotto Estrella Galicia None None None None
Espanyol Spain Daniel Sánchez Llibre Argentina Mauricio Pochettino Uhlsport Interapuestas.com Trina Solar TV3 Abasol None
Getafe Spain Ángel Torres Spain Míchel Joma Burger King Grupo Galco None SDS Seguridad None
Málaga Spain Fernando Sanz Spain Juan Muñiz Umbro William Hill Andalucía Tesesa Clínicas Rincón Torre del Mar, Málaga 2016 Capital Europea de la Cultura None
Mallorca Spain Tomeu Vidal Spain Gregorio Manzano In-house/Macron Illes Balears/Air Europa Construcciones Llabrés Feliu ib-red Meliá Hoteles, Illes Balears Quely
Osasuna Spain Patxi Izco Spain José Antonio Camacho Diadora Yingli Solar NGS Technology Caja Navarra Reyno de Navarra, NGS Technology None
Racing Santander Spain Francisco Pernía Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal SLAM None None Fundación Seve Ballesteros None None
Real Madrid Spain Florentino Pérez Chile Manuel Pellegrini Adidas bwin.com None None None None
Sevilla Spain José María del Nido Spain Antonio Álvarez Joma 12BET Andalucía 12BET 12BET None
Sporting Spain Manuel Vega-Arango Spain Manolo Preciado Astore Gijón, Asturias Vegasol Asturias Paraíso Natural, Deporte Asturiano Asturias Paraíso Natural, Gijón, Deporte Asturiano None
Tenerife Spain Miguel Concepción Spain José Luis Oltra Puma CajaCanarias (H)/Tenerife disfruta de todo (A) Televisión Canaria, Cepsa Televisión Canaria (H)/Islas Líneas Aéreas (A), CajaCanarias CajaCanarias, Televisión Canaria None
Valencia Spain Manuel Llorente Spain Unai Emery Kappa Unibet None None Herbalife None
Valladolid Spain Carlos Suárez Sureda Spain Javier Clemente Puma Caja Duero En tu corazón Valladolid Vino Emina Sin Banco de Castilla, Del Cura y Miranda AXA None
Villarreal Spain Fernando Roig Spain Juan Carlos Garrido Puma Aeroport Castelló None Canal Nou None None
Xerez Argentina Federico Souza Argentina Néstor Gorosito Legea Cajasol None None None None
Zaragoza Spain Agapito Iglesias Spain José Aurelio Gay Adidas Telefónica None None None None
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Málaga Spain Antonio Tapia Mutual consent 1 June 2009[5][6] Spain Juan Muñiz 13 June 2009[7] 8th (2008–09)
Real Madrid Spain Juande Ramos End of contract Chile Manuel Pellegrini 2 June 2009[8][9] 2nd (2008–09)
Villarreal Chile Manuel Pellegrini Signed for Real Madrid and thus purchased rights for €4m 2 June 2009[10] Spain Ernesto Valverde 5th (2008–09)
Racing Santander Spain Juan Muñiz Mutual consent 13 June 2009[11] Spain Juan Carlos Mandiá 26 June 2009[12] 12th (2008–09)
Xerez Spain Esteban Vigo 28 June 2009[13] Spain José Ángel Ziganda 8 July 2009[14] 1st in Segunda División (2008–09)
Atlético Madrid Spain Abel Resino Sacked 23 October 2009[15] Spain Quique Sánchez Flores 23 October 2009[16] 15th
Racing Santander Spain Juan Carlos Mandiá 9 November 2009[17] Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal 19 November 2009[18] 17th
Zaragoza Spain Marcelino 12 December 2009[19] Spain José Aurelio Gay 23 December 2009[20]
Almería Mexico Hugo Sánchez 20 December 2009[21] Spain Juanma Lillo 23 December 2009[22]
Xerez Spain José Ángel Ziganda 12 January 2010[23] Argentina Néstor Gorosito 19 January 2010[24] 20th
Villarreal Spain Ernesto Valverde 31 January 2010[25] Spain Juan Carlos Garrido 1 February 2010[26] 9th
Valladolid Spain José Luis Mendilibar 1 February 2010[27] Spain Onésimo Sánchez 1 February 2010[28] 17th
Sevilla Spain Manolo Jiménez 23 March 2010[29] Spain Antonio Álvarez 26 March 2010[30] 5th
Valladolid Spain Onésimo Sánchez 5 April 2010[31] Spain Javier Clemente 6 April 2010[32] 19th
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 31 6 1 98 24 +74 99 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Real Madrid 38 31 3 4 102 35 +67 96
3 Valencia 38 21 8 9 59 40 +19 71
4 Sevilla 38 19 6 13 65 49 +16 63 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Mallorca 38 18 8 12 59 44 +15 62[a]
6 Getafe 38 17 7 14 58 48 +10 58 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
7 Villarreal 38 16 8 14 58 57 +1 56[a]
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 9 14 50 53 −3 54
9 Atlético Madrid 38 13 8 17 57 61 −4 47[b] Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
10 Deportivo La Coruña 38 13 8 17 35 49 −14 47[b]
11 Espanyol 38 11 11 16 29 46 −17 44
12 Osasuna 38 11 10 17 37 46 −9 43
13 Almería 38 10 12 16 43 55 −12 42
14 Zaragoza 38 10 11 17 46 64 −18 41
15 Sporting Gijón 38 9 13 16 36 51 −15 40
16 Racing Santander 38 9 12 17 42 59 −17 39
17 Málaga 38 7 16 15 42 48 −6 37
18 Valladolid (R) 38 7 15 16 37 62 −25 36[d] Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Tenerife (R) 38 9 9 20 40 74 −34 36[d]
20 Xerez (R) 38 8 10 20 38 66 −28 34
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Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.
  2. [b]
    DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
  3. [c]
    Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
  4. [d]
    VLD 3–3 TEN; TEN 0–0 VLD. As the aggregate score is a draw (3–3), the team with the higher goal difference between these two teams qualifies first and over the other one (Valladolid 18th, with −25; Tenerife 19th with −34)

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALM ...
Home \ Away ALM ATH ATM FCB RCD ESP GET MCF MLL OSA RAC RMA SFC RSG TEN VCF VLD VIL XER ZAR
Almería 1–4 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–0
Athletic Bilbao 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 4–3 1–0 0–4 1–2 4–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–2 0–0
Atlético Madrid 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 3–1 4–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–1
Barcelona 1–0 4–1 5–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 6–1
Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1
Espanyol 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–4 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Getafe 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–4 4–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 5–1 0–2
Málaga 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–4 1–1
Mallorca 3–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–4 1–3 3–0 4–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–1
Osasuna 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Racing Santander 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–1 3–1 1–4 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–0
Real Madrid 4–2 5–1 3–2 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–2 6–2 5–0 6–0
Sevilla 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 4–1
Sporting Gijón 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1
Tenerife 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–5 0–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–5 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–3
Valencia 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 3–1 3–1
Valladolid 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–3 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 3–3 2–4 0–2 0–0 1–1
Villarreal 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–2
Xerez 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–2
Zaragoza 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–3 0–0
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Source: LFP and futbol.sportec (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

La Liga Awards

La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.[33]

More information Award, Recipient ...
Award Recipient
Best Player Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Best Coach Spain Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
Best Goalkeeper Spain Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Best Defender Spain Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Best Midfielder(s) Spain Xavi (Barcelona)
Spain Jesús Navas (Sevilla)
Best Forward Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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Team of the Year

More information UEFA La Liga Team of the Year, Goalkeeper ...
UEFA La Liga Team of the Year[34]
Goalkeeper Spain Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Defenders Spain Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Spain Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Midfielders Spain Pedro León (Getafe) Spain Jesús Navas (Sevilla) Spain David Silva (Valencia) Spain Xavi (Barcelona)
Forwards Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
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Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Barcelona 34
2 Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid 27
3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 26
4 Spain David Villa Valencia 21
5 Uruguay Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid 18
6 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Barcelona 16
Spain Roberto Soldado Getafe
8 Brazil Luís Fabiano Sevilla 15
9 Spain Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao 14
Spain Nino Tenerife
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Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
against		 Matches Average
1 Spain Víctor Valdés Barcelona 24 38 0.63
2 Spain Iker Casillas Real Madrid 35 38 0.92
3 Spain César Sánchez Valencia 29 30 0.97
4 Spain Daniel Aranzubia Deportivo La Coruña 42 36 1.17
5 Spain Ricardo Osasuna 45 37 1.22
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Top assists

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Spain Xavi Barcelona 14
2 Brazil Dani Alves Barcelona 10
Argentina Lionel Messi Barcelona
4 Spain Guti Real Madrid 9
Spain Pedro León Getafe
Brazil Marcelo Real Madrid
Spain Jesús Navas Sevilla
8 Argentina Éver Banega Valencia 8
Uruguay Chory Castro Mallorca
Spain Momo Xerez
Spain Pedro Munitis Racing Santander
Spain Borja Valero Mallorca
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Fair Play award

This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects[35] such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.

More information Rank, Club ...
Rank Club Matches Yellow card Double Yellow Card/Ejection Double Yellow Card/Ejection Direct Red Card Games of Suspension (Player, only when +3) Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel) Audience Behavior Points
1 Real Madrid 38 85 2 3 – – – – 98
2 Tenerife 38 86 2 2 – 113 – – 101
3 Deportivo La Coruña 38 68 1 3 – 410, 21, 28, 28 1 Mild17 – 104
4 Barcelona 38 73 2 3 – 45, 18, 21, 25 – – 106
5 Mallorca 38 93 1 2 – 26, 11 – – 111
6 Almería 38 98 3 2 – – 1 Mild36 – 115
7 Atlético Madrid 38 90 4 3 – 21, 23 1 Mild10 – 122
8 Osasuna 38 83 3 6 – – 2 Milds7, 11, 1 Serious14 – 123
Sporting Gijón 38 98 2 2 – 134 2 Milds20, 34 – 123
10 Espanyol 38 110 6 1 – – – – 125
11 Racing Santander 38 104 1 1 – 45, 20, 24, 29 – – 129
12 Villarreal 38 95 5 4 – 15 2 Milds8, 37 – 132
13 Athletic Bilbao 38 96 4 5 – 122 2 Milds7, 11 – 134
Getafe 38 107 2 1 – 35, 27, 28 1 Mild22 – 134
Valladolid 38 100 3 6 – 210, 20 – – 134
16 Valencia 38 113 3 4 – 124 2 Milds3, 23 – 146
17 Sevilla 38 101 4 6 – 21 2 Milds12, 19 – 147
18 Xerez 38 100 4 5 – 510, 23, 25, 31, 32 1 Mild22 – 153
19 Zaragoza 38 129 2 2 – 210, 27 1 Mild34 – 154
20 Málaga 38 135 1 8 – – 1 Mild23 – 166
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Source: RFEF Referee's reports[dead link], Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions, Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings Legend:[35]

More information Icon, Term ...
Icon Term Points of sanction Description
Yellow Card 1 point/yellow card
Double Yellow Card/Ejection 2 points/double yellow card
Direct Red Card 3 points/red card
Games of Suspension (Player) As many as banned games When a player is banned for play more than 3 future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction
Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel) 5 points/banned game When some person of the club (not player) is banned for x future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction
Audience Behaviour Mild (5 points)
Serious (6 points)
Very Serious (7 points)		 When the audience makes some altercations such as explosions, flares, throwing objects to the ground, racist chanting, etc.
Closure of Stadium 10 points/match with closured stadium When serious incidents happen which are punished by the closure of the stadium
It also accounts cards to non-players
The number in superscript is the corresponding round to the sanction
Important note: This table is not a count of cards and sanctions resulting from the matches, this table takes into account the removal or application of some cards and sanctions by the competent bodies (Competition Committee, Appeal Committee and Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee)
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Pedro Zaballa award

Atlético Madrid and Sevilla supporters[36][37]

Season statistics

Scoring

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateReference
Spain Roberto SoldadoGetafeRacing Santander4–1 (A)30 August 2009 Archived 3 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Mali Seydou KeitaBarcelonaZaragoza6–1 (H)25 October 2009 Archived 30 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Spain Roberto SoldadoGetafeXerez5–1 (H)29 November 2009[dead link]
Argentina Lionel MessiBarcelonaTenerife5–0 (A)10 January 2010[dead link]
Argentina Lionel MessiBarcelonaValencia3–0 (H)14 March 2010[dead link]
Argentina Gonzalo HiguaínReal MadridValladolid4–1 (A)14 March 2010[dead link]
Argentina Lionel MessiBarcelonaZaragoza4–2 (A)21 March 2010 Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Portugal Cristiano RonaldoReal MadridMallorca4–1 (A)5 May 2010[dead link]
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Discipline

Attendances

FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2009-10 edition of La Liga.

More information #, Football club ...
#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance[41]
1FC Barcelona1978,097
2Real Madrid1974,921
3Valencia CF1941,642
4Atlético de Madrid1940,815
5Sevilla FC1937,830
6Athletic Club1936,642
7RCD Espanyol1927,229
8Real Zaragoza1924,632
9Málaga CF1923,918
10Real Sporting de Gijón1920,329
11Deportivo de La Coruña1918,932
12Real Valladolid1918,285
13CD Tenerife1918,082
14Villarreal CF1917,263
15Osasuna1917,008
16Xerez CD1916,708
17Racing de Santander1916,515
18RCD Mallorca1913,036
19UD Almería1912,486
20Getafe CF1911,347
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See also

References

External links

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