2023–24 La Liga

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The 2023–24 La Liga, also known as LaLiga EA Sports[3][4] due to sponsorship reasons, was the 93rd season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 11 August 2023 and ended on 26 May 2024. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 27th title the previous season.

Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 26 May 2024[1]
ChampionsReal Madrid
36th title
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
La Liga
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 26 May 2024[1]
ChampionsReal Madrid
36th title
RelegatedCádiz
Almería
Granada
Champions LeagueReal Madrid
Barcelona
Girona
Atlético Madrid
Europa LeagueAthletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad
Conference LeagueReal Betis
Matches380
Goals1,005 (2.64 per match)
Best PlayerJude Bellingham
Top goalscorerArtem Dovbyk
(24 goals)
Best goalkeeperUnai Simón
(0.92 goals/match)
Biggest home winGirona 7–0 Granada
(24 May 2024)
Biggest away winRayo Vallecano 0–7 Atlético Madrid
(28 August 2023)
Highest scoringReal Sociedad 5–3 Granada
(2 September 2023)
Girona 5–3 Mallorca
(23 September 2023)
Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal
(27 January 2024)
Villarreal 4–4 Real Madrid
(19 May 2024)
Longest winning runReal Madrid
(9 matches)[2]
Longest unbeaten runReal Madrid
(32 matches)[2]
Longest winless runAlmería
(28 matches)[2]
Longest losing runLas Palmas
(8 matches)[2]
Highest attendance77,981
Real Madrid 3–2 Barcelona
(21 April 2024)[2]
Lowest attendance7,558
Almería 6–1 Cádiz
(25 May 2024)[2]
Attendance11,024,398 (29,012 per match)
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On 4 May 2024, Real Madrid were officially confirmed as champions with four matches to spare following Barcelona's 4–2 defeat to Girona, securing a record-extending 36th title.[5]

Teams

Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2023–24 La Liga
Location of teams in 2023–24 La Liga (Canary Islands)

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2022–23 season and three promoted from the 2022–23 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 Elche, after a 2–1 loss to Almería on 2 May 2023, ending their three-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Espanyol, after a 2–2 draw against Valencia on 28 May 2023, ending their two-year stay in top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Valladolid, after a 0–0 draw against Getafe on 4 June 2023, ending their one year stay in top tier.

Teams promoted from Segunda División

The first two teams to earn automatic promotion from Segunda División were Granada and Las Palmas, who were first and second respectively. Granada returned to La Liga after a one-year absence, while Las Palmas came back after a five-year absence.[6][7] The third and final team to be promoted were Alavés, after winning the play-off final against Levante on 17 June 2023, returning after a onе-year absence.[8]

More information Promoted from 2022–23 Segunda División, Relegated from 2022–23 La Liga ...
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Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
Alavés Spain Luis García Spain Rubén Duarte Puma LEA, Araba-Álava Digi,1 OK Mobility,2 Hoteles Silken,3 Integra Energía3
Almería Spain Pepe Mel Spain Fernando Castore Khaled Juffali Company Ajlan & Brothers,1 Power Horse,1 Durrat Al Arous,2 Kudu3
Athletic Bilbao Spain Ernesto Valverde Spain Iker Muniain Castore Kutxabank Digi,1 B2BinPay,2 Vueling3
Atlético Madrid Argentina Diego Simeone Spain Koke Nike Riyadh Air Ria Money Transfer,1 Hyundai2
Barcelona Spain Xavi Spain Sergi Roberto Nike Spotify UNHCR,1 Ambilight TV2
Cádiz Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino Spain José Mari Macron Digi, Turismo de Cádiz Hospitales Pascual,1 Wehumans23
Celta Vigo Spain Claudio Giráldez Spain Iago Aspas Adidas Estrella Galicia 0,0 Abanca,1 EBPay,2 Recalvi3
Getafe Spain José Bordalás Togo Djené Joma Tecnocasa Realme,1 TBTY News2
Girona Spain Míchel Uruguay Cristhian Stuani Puma Gosbi Marlex,1 HYLO,2 Costa Brava,3 Parlem3
Granada Spain José Ramón Sandoval Spain Víctor Díaz Adidas Wiber Greening Group,1 Caja Rural Granada2
Las Palmas Spain García Pimienta Spain Kirian Rodríguez Hummel Gran Canaria Disa,1 IOC,1 Kalise,2 Cordial Hotels,3 Volkswagen Domingo Alonso3
Mallorca Mexico Javier Aguirre Spain Antonio Raíllo Nike αGEL Alua,1 Juaneda,1 OK Mobility,2 Air Europa,3 Formentera3
Osasuna Spain Jagoba Arrasate Spain David García Adidas Kosner HR Motor,1 Celer,2 Clínica Universidad de Navarra3
Rayo Vallecano Spain Iñigo Pérez Argentina Óscar Trejo Umbro Digi GCS2
Real Betis Chile Manuel Pellegrini France Nabil Fekir Hummel Finetwork Forever Green,1 Reale Seguros,2 AUS Global3
Real Madrid Italy Carlo Ancelotti Spain Nacho Adidas Emirates HP2
Real Sociedad Spain Imanol Alguacil Spain Mikel Oyarzabal Macron Yasuda Group Kutxabank,1 Reale Seguros,2 Finetwork3
Sevilla Spain Quique Sánchez Flores Spain Jesús Navas Castore None Socios.com,1 JD Sports2
Valencia Spain Rubén Baraja Spain José Gayà Puma TM Real Estate Group Divina Seguros,2 Škoda3
Villarreal Spain Marcelino Spain Raúl Albiol Joma Pamesa Cerámica Ascale1
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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
Almería Spain Rubi[28] End of
contract
30 June 2023 Pre-season Spain Vicente Moreno[29] 17 June 2023
Celta Vigo Portugal Carlos Carvalhal[30] Spain Rafael Benítez[31] 23 June 2023
Rayo Vallecano Spain Andoni Iraola[32] Spain Francisco[33] 28 June 2023
Villarreal Spain Quique Setién[34] Sacked 5 September 2023 15th Spain Pacheta[35] 9 September 2023
Almería Spain Vicente Moreno[36] 29 September 2023 20th Spain Alberto Lasarte
(caretaker)[37]
29 September 2023
Sevilla Spain José Luis Mendilibar[38] 8 October 2023 14th Uruguay Diego Alonso[39] 10 October 2023
Almería Spain Alberto Lasarte End of
caretaker
spell
20th Spain Gaizka Garitano[40] 8 October 2023
Villarreal Spain Pacheta[41] Sacked 10 November 2023 13th Spain Miguel Ángel Tena
(caretaker)[41]
10 November 2023
Spain Miguel Ángel Tena End of
caretaker
spell
13 November 2023 14th Spain Marcelino[42] 13 November 2023
Granada Spain Paco López[43] Sacked 26 November 2023 19th Uruguay Alexander Medina[44] 27 November 2023
Sevilla Uruguay Diego Alonso[45] 16 December 2023 16th Spain Quique Sánchez Flores[46] 18 December 2023
Cádiz Spain Sergio González[47] 23 January 2024 18th Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino[48] 24 January 2024
Rayo Vallecano Spain Francisco[49] 13 February 2024 14th Spain Iñigo Pérez[50] 15 February 2024
Celta Vigo Spain Rafael Benítez[51] 12 March 2024 17th Spain Claudio Giráldez[52] 12 March 2024
Almería Spain Gaizka Garitano[53] 13 March 2024 20th Spain Pepe Mel[54] 13 March 2024
Granada Uruguay Alexander Medina[55] 19 March 2024 19th Spain José Ramón Sandoval[56] 19 March 2024
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 29 8 1 87 26 +61 95 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Barcelona 38 26 7 5 79 44 +35 85
3 Girona 38 25 6 7 85 46 +39 81
4 Atlético Madrid 38 24 4 10 70 43 +27 76
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 19 11 8 61 37 +24 68 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Real Sociedad 38 16 12 10 51 39 +12 60
7 Real Betis 38 14 15 9 48 45 +3 57 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Villarreal 38 14 11 13 65 65 0 53
9 Valencia 38 13 10 15 40 45 5 49
10 Alavés 38 12 10 16 36 46 10 46
11 Osasuna 38 12 9 17 45 56 11 45
12 Getafe 38 10 13 15 42 54 12 43
13 Celta Vigo 38 10 11 17 46 57 11 41[b]
14 Sevilla 38 10 11 17 48 54 6 41[b]
15 Mallorca 38 8 16 14 33 44 11 40[c]
16 Las Palmas 38 10 10 18 33 47 14 40[c]
17 Rayo Vallecano 38 8 14 16 29 48 19 38
18 Cádiz (R) 38 6 15 17 26 55 29 33 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Almería (R) 38 3 12 23 43 75 32 21[d]
20 Granada (R) 38 4 9 25 38 79 41 21[d]
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Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[57]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegation
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2023–24 Copa del Rey, Athletic Bilbao, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  2. Celta Vigo finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Celta Vigo 1–1 Sevilla, Sevilla 1–2 Celta Vigo.
  3. Mallorca finished ahead of Las Palmas on head-to-head points: Las Palmas 1–1 Mallorca, Mallorca 1–0 Las Palmas.
  4. Tied on head-to-head points. Almería finished ahead of Granada on overall goal difference.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALA ...
Home \ Away ALA ALM ATH ATM BAR CAD CEL GET GIR GRA LPA MLL OSA RAY BET RMA RSO SEV VAL VIL
Alavés 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–3 1–0 1–1
Almería 0–3 0–0 2–2 0–2 6–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 3–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–2
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 4–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 4–0 4–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Atlético Madrid 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–3 3–2 1–0 3–3 3–1 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Barcelona 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–5
Cádiz 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–4 3–1
Celta Vigo 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–2
Getafe 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–3 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0
Girona 3–0 5–2 1–1 4–3 4–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 7–0 1–0 5–3 2–0 3–0 3–2 0–3 0–0 5–1 2–1 0–1
Granada 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 0–3 0–1 2–3
Las Palmas 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
Mallorca 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1
Osasuna 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–3 3–2 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1
Rayo Vallecano 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–7 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1
Real Betis 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–3
Real Madrid 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 5–1 4–1
Real Sociedad 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 5–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–3
Sevilla 2–3 5–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–1
Valencia 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–1
Villarreal 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 3–4 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 5–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 4–4 0–3 3–2 1–0
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Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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

  • First goal of the season:
    Spain Isi Palazón for Rayo Vallecano against Almería (11 August 2023)
  • Final goal of the season:
    Spain Fermín López for Barcelona against Sevilla (26 May 2024)

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[58]
1 Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Girona 24
2 Norway Alexander Sørloth Villarreal 23
3 England Jude Bellingham Real Madrid 19
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona
5 Croatia Ante Budimir Osasuna 17
6 Morocco Youssef En-Nesyri Sevilla 16
France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid
8 Spain Borja Mayoral Getafe 15
Spain Álvaro Morata Atlético Madrid
Brazil Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Colombia Luis Suárez Almería Granada 3–3 (H) 1 October 2023 8
France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid Celta Vigo 3–0 (A) 21 October 2023 10
Spain José Luis Morales Villarreal Osasuna 3–1 (H) 26 November 2023 14
Spain Álvaro Morata Atlético Madrid Girona 3–4 (A) 3 January 2024 19
Spain Ferran Torres Barcelona Real Betis 4–2 (A) 21 January 2024 21
Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Girona Sevilla 5–1 (H) 21 January 2024 21
Norway Alexander Sørloth Villarreal Granada 5–1 (H) 3 March 2024 27
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona Valencia 4–2 (H) 29 April 2024 33
France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid Getafe 3–0 (A) 15 May 2024 36
Norway Alexander Sørloth4 Villarreal Real Madrid 4–4 (H) 19 May 2024 37
Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Girona Granada 7–0 (H) 24 May 2024 38
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4 – Player scored four goals.

Top assists

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Assists[59]
1 Spain Álex Baena Villarreal 14
2 Brazil Savinho Girona 11
Spain Nico Williams Athletic Bilbao
4 Spain Iago Aspas Celta Vigo 10
5 Germany İlkay Gündoğan Barcelona 9
Brazil Raphinha Barcelona
7 Brazil Yan Couto Girona 8
Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Girona
Spain Miguel Gutiérrez Girona
Germany Toni Kroos Real Madrid
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona
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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[60]
1 Spain Unai Simón Athletic Bilbao 36 33 0.92
2 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona 28 27 0.96
3 Spain Álex Remiro Real Sociedad 36 36 1.00
4 Spain Antonio Sivera Alavés 34 38 1.12
5 Slovenia Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid 38 43 1.13
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Discipline

Player

Team

  • Most yellow cards: 126[63]
    • Getafe
  • Fewest yellow cards: 60[63]
    • Valencia
  • Most red cards: 9[63]
    • Getafe
  • Fewest red cards: 1[63]
    • Alavés
    • Girona

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month U23 Player of the Month Goal of the Month Play of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player(s) Club
August Italy Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid England Jude Bellingham Real Madrid Spain Lamine Yamal Barcelona Netherlands Memphis Depay Atlético Madrid Spain Gorka Guruzeta
Spain Nico Williams
Athletic Bilbao [64][65][66][67][68]
September Spain Míchel Girona Japan Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad Spain Javi Guerra Valencia Portugal João Cancelo Barcelona Spain Fran García
Uruguay Federico Valverde
Real Madrid [69][70][71][72][73]
October Argentina Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid England Jude Bellingham Real Madrid Spain Bryan Zaragoza Granada Equatorial Guinea Saúl Coco Las Palmas Spain Gerard Gumbau
Spain Bryan Zaragoza
Granada [74][75][76][77][78]
November Spain Míchel Girona France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid Brazil Rodrygo Real Madrid Croatia Ivan Rakitić Sevilla Spain Alberto Moleiro
Spain Kirian Rodríguez
Las Palmas [79][80][81][82][83]
December Spain Ernesto Valverde Athletic Bilbao Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Girona Brazil Yan Couto Girona Spain Aitor Ruibal Real Betis Spain Nico Williams
Spain Iñigo Lekue
Athletic Bilbao [84][85][86][87][88]
January Spain Míchel Girona Spain Kirian Rodríguez Las Palmas Brazil Savinho Girona Spain Jesús Areso Osasuna Spain Ferran Torres
Portugal João Félix
Barcelona [89][90][91][92][93]
February Spain Ernesto Valverde Athletic Bilbao Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona United States Johnny Cardoso Real Betis Brazil Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid Spain Álex Sola
Spain Samu Omorodion
Alavés [94][95][96][97][98]
March Spain Marcelino Villarreal Brazil Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid Spain Pau Cubarsí Barcelona Spain Lamine Yamal Barcelona Spain Mikel Oyarzabal
Spain Mikel Merino
Real Sociedad [99][100][101][102][103]
April Italy Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid Spain Isco Real Betis Spain Miguel Gutiérrez Girona Portugal João Félix Barcelona Spain Isco
France Nabil Fekir
Real Betis [104][105][106][107][108]
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Annual awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season England Jude Bellingham Real Madrid [109]
U23 Player of the Season Spain Lamine Yamal Barcelona [110]
Goal of the Season Spain Jesús Areso Osasuna [111]
Coach of the Season Spain Míchel Girona [111]
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More information EA SPORTS Team of the Season, Pos. ...
EA SPORTS Team of the Season[112]
Pos. Player Club
GK Spain Unai Simón Athletic Bilbao
DF Germany Antonio Rüdiger Real Madrid
Uruguay Ronald Araújo Barcelona
Spain Dani Carvajal Real Madrid
Spain Miguel Gutiérrez Girona
MF England Jude Bellingham Real Madrid
Uruguay Federico Valverde Real Madrid
Spain Isco Real Betis
Germany İlkay Gündoğan Barcelona
Spain Aleix García Girona
FW Brazil Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid
France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona
Brazil Savinho Girona
Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Girona
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Attendances

Real Madrid drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of La Liga.

More information #, Football club ...
#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance[113]
1Real Madrid1972,061
2Atlético de Madrid1959,731
3Real Betis1951,175
4Athletic Club1946,112
5Valencia CF1943,420
6FC Barcelona1939,846
7Sevilla FC1935,494
8Real Sociedad1931,710
9UD Las Palmas1925,041
10Celta de Vigo1920,039
11Osasuna1919,703
12Cádiz CF1918,016
13Villarreal CF1917,957
14RCD Mallorca1917,767
15Deportivo Alavés1917,391
16Granada CF1916,350
17UD Almería1912,893
18Rayo Vallecano1912,758
19Girona FC1912,520
20Getafe CF1911,456
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