2022–23 La Liga

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The 2022–23 La Liga, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 92nd season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 12 August 2022 and concluded on 4 June 2023. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 35th title the previous season.

Season2022–23
Dates12 August 2022 – 4 June 2023[1]
ChampionsBarcelona
27th title
RelegatedValladolid
Espanyol
Elche
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
La Liga
Season2022–23
Dates12 August 2022 – 4 June 2023[1]
ChampionsBarcelona
27th title
RelegatedValladolid
Espanyol
Elche
Champions LeagueBarcelona
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Real Sociedad
Sevilla (as Europa League winners)
Europa LeagueVillarreal
Real Betis
Europa Conference LeagueOsasuna
Matches380
Goals955 (2.51 per match)
Best PlayerMarc-André ter Stegen
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(23 goals)
Best goalkeeperMarc-André ter Stegen
(0.49 goals/match)
Biggest home winReal Madrid 6–0 Valladolid
(2 April 2023)
Biggest away winCádiz 0–4 Athletic Bilbao
(29 August 2022)
Cádiz 0–4 Barcelona
(10 September 2022)
Elche 0–4 Barcelona
(1 April 2023)
Highest scoringGirona 3–5 Real Sociedad
(3 October 2022)
Girona 6–2 Almería
(17 February 2023)
Longest winning runBarcelona
(7 matches) (twice)
Longest unbeaten runAtlético Madrid
Barcelona
(13 matches)
Longest winless runElche
(19 matches)
Longest losing runElche
Espanyol
(6 matches)
Highest attendance95,745
Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid
(19 March 2023)
Lowest attendance8,879
Girona 6–2 Almería
(17 February 2023)
Attendance11,236,873 (29,571 per match)
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On 14 May, Barcelona were confirmed as champions with four matches to spare following a 4–2 away victory against Espanyol, clinching the club's 27th league title and first since the 2018–19 season.[2][3]

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup having commenced on 20 November, there was a mid-season hiatus in the league. The last round before the break was held from 8–10 November, with the league resuming on 29 December. This season was the first since 2012–13 to conclude in June.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2021–22 season and three promoted from the 2021–22 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.

Teams relegated to Segunda División

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Levante, after a 6–0 loss to Real Madrid on 12 May 2022, ending their five-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Alavés, after a defeat of 1–3 by Levante on 15 May 2022, ending their six-year stay in the top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Granada, who drew against Espanyol, which was coupled with wins of Cádiz and Mallorca on 22 May 2022, the final match day. Granada ended a three-year stay in the top level.

Teams promoted from Segunda División

The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Almería and Real Valladolid, who mathematically secured first and second positions, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Almería returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence, while Valladolid came back after one year. The third and final team to be promoted were Girona after winning the play-off final 3–1 against Tenerife, returning after a three-year absence.

More information Promoted from 2021–22 Segunda División, Relegated from 2021–22 La Liga ...
Promoted from
2021–22 Segunda División		 Relegated from
2021–22 La Liga
Almería
Valladolid
Girona		 Granada
Levante
Alavés
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Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2022–23 La Liga
Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2022–23 La Liga
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AlmeríaAlmeríaPower Horse Stadium15,000[4]
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés53,289[5]
Atlético Madrid Madrid Cívitas Metropolitano 68,456[6]
BarcelonaBarcelonaSpotify Camp Nou99,354[7]
CádizCádizNuevo Mirandilla20,724[8]
Celta VigoVigoAbanca-Balaídos29,000[9]
ElcheElcheMartínez Valero31,388[10]
EspanyolCornellà de LlobregatRCDE Stadium40,000[11]
GetafeGetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez16,500[12]
GironaGironaMontilivi13,400[13]
MallorcaPalmaSon Moix23,142[14]
OsasunaPamplonaEl Sadar23,576[15]
Rayo VallecanoMadridVallecas14,708[16]
Real BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín60,721[17]
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu65,000[18]
Real SociedadSan SebastiánReale Arena39,500[19]
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán43,883[20]
ValenciaValenciaMestalla49,430[21]
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla28,012[22]
VillarrealVillarrealEstadio de la Cerámica23,008[23]
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Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
Almería Spain Rubi Spain César de la Hoz Castore Khaled Juffali Company Power Horse1, Durrat Al Arous2, Kudu Restaurants3, TCI GECOMP3
Athletic Bilbao Spain Ernesto Valverde Spain Iker Muniain New Balance Kutxabank Digi Communications1, B2BinPay2
Atlético Madrid Argentina Diego Simeone Spain Koke Nike WhaleFin Ria Money Transfer1, Hyundai2
Barcelona Spain Xavi Spain Sergio Busquets Spotify UNHCR1, Ambilight TV2
Cádiz Spain Sergio Spain José Mari Macron Digi Communications Humanox2, Motoreto2, Wehumans23
Celta Vigo Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Spain Hugo Mallo Adidas Estrella Galicia 0,0 Abanca1, AIX Investment Group2, Grupo Recalvi3
Elche Argentina Sebastián Beccacece Spain Gonzalo Verdú Nike TM Real Estate Group Sfidante2
Espanyol Spain Luis García Spain Sergi Darder Kelme Riviera Maya Digi Communications1, Reale Seguros2, Crypto SNACK3
Getafe Spain José Bordalás Togo Djené Joma Tecnocasa Group Motoreto3
Girona Spain Míchel Uruguay Cristhian Stuani Puma Gosbi Open Arms2, Costa Brava3, Parlem3
Mallorca Mexico Javier Aguirre Spain Antonio Raíllo Nike αGEL Alua Hotels & Resorts1, Juaneda1, OK Mobility2, Air Europa3, Specialized3
Osasuna Spain Jagoba Arrasate Spain David García Adidas Verleal HR Motor1, Clínica Universidad de Navarra3
Rayo Vallecano Spain Andoni Iraola Argentina Óscar Trejo Umbro Digi Communications Los Sueños Development Group1
Real Betis Chile Manuel Pellegrini Spain Joaquín Hummel Finetwork LegacyFX1, Reale Seguros2, MuchBetter3
Real Madrid Italy Carlo Ancelotti France Karim Benzema Adidas Emirates None
Real Sociedad Spain Imanol Alguacil Spain Asier Illarramendi Macron Cazoo Kutxabank1, Reale Seguros2, Finetwork3
Sevilla Uruguay Diego Alonso Spain Jesús Navas Castore DEGIRO Andex1, Valvoline2
Valencia Spain Rubén Baraja Spain José Gayà Puma Cazoo Herrero Brigantina1, Sailun Tyres2, Škoda3
Valladolid Uruguay Paulo Pezzolano Spain Jordi Masip Adidas Estrella Galicia 0,0 Herbalife Nutrition1, JD Sports2, INEXO3
Villarreal Spain Quique Setién Spain Raúl Albiol Joma Pamesa Cerámica Zoomex1, Color Star Technology2
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1. ^On the back of shirt.
2. ^On the sleeves.
3. ^On the shorts.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Espanyol Spain Luis Blanco End of caretaker spell 13 May 2022 Pre-season Spain Diego Martínez 31 May 2022
Valencia Spain José Bordalás Sacked 22 May 2022 Italy Gennaro Gattuso 9 June 2022
Athletic Bilbao Spain Marcelino[24] Resigned 24 May 2022 Spain Ernesto Valverde[25] 30 June 2022
Elche Spain Francisco[26] Sacked 4 October 2022 20th Spain Alberto Gallego (caretaker)[27] 7 October 2022
Sevilla Spain Julen Lopetegui[28] 5 October 2022 17th Argentina Jorge Sampaoli[29] 6 October 2022
Elche Spain Alberto Gallego End of caretaker spell 12 October 2022 20th Argentina Jorge Almirón[30] 12 October 2022
Villarreal Spain Unai Emery[31] Signed by Aston Villa 24 October 2022 7th Spain Quique Setién[32] 25 October 2022
Celta Vigo Argentina Eduardo Coudet[33] Sacked 2 November 2022 16th Portugal Carlos Carvalhal[34] 2 November 2022
Elche Argentina Jorge Almirón 7 November 2022 20th Spain Pablo Machín[35] 17 November 2022
Valencia Italy Gennaro Gattuso Mutual consent 31 January 2023 14th Spain Voro (interim) 31 January 2023
Spain Voro (interim) End of caretaker spell 14 February 2023 18th Spain Rubén Baraja 14 February 2023
Elche Spain Pablo Machín[36] Sacked 20 March 2023 20th Argentina Sebastián Beccacece 21 March 2023
Sevilla Argentina Jorge Sampaoli[37] 21 March 2023 14th Spain José Luis Mendilibar
Valladolid Spain Pacheta[38] 3 April 2023 15th Uruguay Paulo Pezzolano[39] 4 April 2023
Espanyol Spain Diego Martínez[40] 17th Spain Luis García[41] 3 April 2023
Getafe Spain Quique Sánchez Flores[42] 27 April 2023 18th Spain José Bordalás[43] 29 April 2023
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 28 4 6 70 20 +50 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Real Madrid 38 24 6 8 75 36 +39 78
3 Atlético Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 +37 77
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 +16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 +19 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 +5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 −5 53 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 14 9 15 47 43 +4 51
9 Mallorca 38 14 8 16 37 43 −6 50
10 Girona 38 13 10 15 58 55 +3 49[b]
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 10 15 45 53 −8 49[b]
12 Sevilla 38 13 10 15 47 54 −7 49[b] Qualification for the Champions League group stage[c]
13 Celta Vigo 38 11 10 17 43 53 −10 43
14 Cádiz 38 10 12 16 30 53 −23 42[d]
15 Getafe 38 10 12 16 34 45 −11 42[d]
16 Valencia 38 11 9 18 42 45 −3 42[d]
17 Almería 38 11 8 19 49 65 −16 41
18 Valladolid (R) 38 11 7 20 33 63 −30 40 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Espanyol (R) 38 8 13 17 52 69 −17 37
20 Elche (R) 38 5 10 23 30 67 −37 25
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Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[46]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing.[44] However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.[45]
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head points: Girona 8, Rayo Vallecano 6, Sevilla 1.
  3. [c]
    Sevilla qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head points: Cádiz 8, Getafe 5, Valencia 3.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR RMA ATM RSO VIL BET OSA ATH MLL GIR RAY SEV CEL CAD GET VAL ALM VLL ESP ELC
Barcelona — 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0
Real Madrid 3–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–2 6–0 3–1 4–0
Atlético Madrid 0–1 1–2 — 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 6–1 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0
Real Sociedad 1–4 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0
Villarreal 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 4–0
Real Betis 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 — 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–4 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–0
Osasuna 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–3 3–2 — 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Athletic Bilbao 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 0–0 2–3 3–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 0–1
Mallorca 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1
Girona 0–1 4–2 0–1 3–5 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 — 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 6–2 2–1 2–1 2–0
Rayo Vallecano 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 — 1–1 0–0 5–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1
Sevilla 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 — 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 3–0
Celta Vigo 2–1 1–4 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 — 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–0
Cádiz 0–4 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 — 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Getafe 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–1
Valencia 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–1 5–1 — 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–2
Almería 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 — 0–0 3–1 2–1
Valladolid 3–1 0–2 2–5 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–3 1–0 0–1 0–3 4–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 — 2–1 2–1
Espanyol 2–4 1–3 3–3 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–3 1–0 — 2–2
Elche 0–4 0–3 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 —
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Source: La Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[47]
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 23
2 France Karim Benzema Real Madrid 19
3 Spain Joselu Espanyol 16
4 France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid 15
Spain Borja Iglesias Real Betis
Kosovo Vedat Muriqi Mallorca
7 Turkey Enes Ünal Getafe 14
8 Argentina Taty Castellanos Girona 13
Spain Álvaro Morata Atlético Madrid
10 Spain Iago Aspas Celta Vigo 12
Senegal Nicolas Jackson Villarreal
Norway Alexander Sørloth Real Sociedad
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Top assists

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Rank Player Club Assists[48]
1 France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid 16
2 Brazil Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid 10
3 Spain Mikel Merino Real Sociedad 9
4 Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 8
Brazil Rodrygo Real Madrid
6 France Ousmane Dembélé Barcelona 7
Argentina Rodrigo De Paul Atlético Madrid
Spain Brian Oliván Espanyol
Spain Isi Palazón Rayo Vallecano
Spain Yeremy Pino Villarreal
Brazil Raphinha Barcelona
Argentina Lucas Robertone Almería
Spain Dani Rodríguez Mallorca
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Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Matches Goals
against		 Average[49]
1 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona 37 18 0.49
2 Slovenia Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid 28 20 0.71
3 Spain Álex Remiro Real Sociedad 38 35 0.92
4 Belgium Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid 31 29 0.94
5 Serbia Predrag Rajković Mallorca 36 40 1.11
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Spain Oihan Sancet Athletic Bilbao Cádiz 4–1 (H) 3 February 2023 20
Spain Pere Milla Elche Villarreal 3–1 (H) 4 February 2023
France Karim Benzema Real Madrid Valladolid 6–0 (H) 2 April 2023 27
Argentina Taty Castellanos4 Girona Real Madrid 4–2 (H) 25 April 2023 31
France Karim Benzema Real Madrid Almería 4–2 (H) 29 April 2023 32
Brazil Lázaro Almería Mallorca 3–0 (H) 20 May 2023 35
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4 – Player scored four goals.

Discipline

Player

Team

Awards

Player of the Season

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Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona [50]
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Player of the Month

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Month Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
August Spain Borja Iglesias Real Betis [51]
September Uruguay Federico Valverde Real Madrid [52]
October Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona [53]
January Norway Alexander Sørloth Real Sociedad [54]
February Spain Gabri Veiga Celta Vigo [55]
March France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid [56]
April Morocco Youssef En-Nesyri Sevilla [57]
May Senegal Nicolas Jackson Villarreal [58]
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Team of the season

EA Sports

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona [59]
DF Argentina Nahuel Molina Atlético Madrid
France Jules Koundé Barcelona
Brazil Éder Militão Real Madrid
Spain David García Osasuna
Spain Alejandro Balde Barcelona
MF Spain Gabri Veiga Celta Vigo
Uruguay Federico Valverde Real Madrid
Spain Mikel Merino Real Sociedad
Spain Pedri Barcelona
Croatia Luka Modrić Real Madrid
FW France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid
France Karim Benzema Real Madrid
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona
Brazil Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid
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Attendances

More information #, Football club ...
#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance[60]
1FC Barcelona1983,415
2Real Madrid1956,727
3Atlético de Madrid1955,255
4Real Betis1949,015
5Athletic Club1943,527
6Valencia CF1940,688
7Sevilla FC1935,589
8Real Sociedad1932,265
9RCD Espanyol1921,521
10Real Valladolid1920,578
11Elche CF1919,812
12CA Osasuna1919,753
13Cádiz CF1917,768
14Villarreal CF1916,326
15RCD Mallorca1914,778
16Celta de Vigo1914,339
17UD Almería1912,942
18Rayo Vallecano1912,546
19Getafe CF1911,495
20Girona FC1911,423
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References

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