2024–25 La Liga
94th season of La Liga
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The 2024–25 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports[1][2] due to sponsorship reasons, was the 94th season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 15 August 2024 and concluded on 25 May 2025. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 36th title the previous season. The fixture schedule was announced on 18 June 2024.[3]
28th title
Las Palmas
Valladolid
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2024 – 25 May 2025 |
| Champions | Barcelona 28th title |
| Relegated | Leganés Las Palmas Valladolid |
| Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao Villarreal |
| Europa League | Real Betis Celta Vigo |
| Conference League | Rayo Vallecano |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 995 (2.62 per match) |
| Best Player | Raphinha |
| Top goalscorer | Kylian Mbappé (31 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (0.83 goals/match) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 7–0 Valladolid (31 August 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Valladolid 0–5 Atlético Madrid (30 November 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Barcelona 7–1 Valencia (26 January 2025) Athletic Bilbao 7–1 Valladolid (23 February 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Barcelona (9 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Barcelona (17 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Valladolid (19 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Valladolid (12 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 78,192 Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona (26 October 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 7,559 Getafe 1–0 Espanyol (9 December 2024) |
| Attendance | 11,392,732 (29,981 per match) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
On 15 May 2025, Barcelona officially secured their 28th title with two matches to spare following a 2–0 win against city rivals Espanyol.[4]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2023–24 season and three promoted from the 2023–24 Segunda División. This includes 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 Almería, after a 1–3 loss to Getafe on 27 April 2024, ending their two-year stay in top tier. The second team to be relegated was Granada, following Mallorca’s 1–0 win against Las Palmas, suffering immediate relegation. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Cádiz, after a 0–0 draw against Las Palmas on 19 May 2024, ending their four-year stay in the top tier.
- Teams promoted from Segunda División
On 26 May 2024, Valladolid became the first side to mathematically be automatically promoted, assured of a return to the top flight following a 3–2 win against Villarreal B, thus returning after a single season absence.[5] The second and final team to earn automatic promotion was Leganés, following a 2–0 win against Elche on 2 June 2024, thus returning after a four-season absence and also being promoted to the top flight for the second time in their history.[6] The third and final team to be promoted was Espanyol, following their win against Oviedo in the promotion play-off final, returning to the top flight after only a single season.[7][8]
| Promoted from 2023–24 Segunda División |
Relegated from 2023–24 La Liga |
|---|---|
| Leganés Valladolid Espanyol |
Almería Granada Cádiz |
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 19,840[9] |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid (San Blas-Canillejas) | Metropolitano | 70,460 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Olímpic Lluís Companys | 55,926 |
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos | 24,870[10] |
| Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat | RCDE Stadium | 42,260[11] |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum | 16,500[12] |
| Girona | Girona | Montilivi | 14,624[13] |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria | 32,392 |
| Leganés | Leganés | Municipal de Butarque | 13,089[14] |
| Mallorca | Palma | Mallorca Son Moix | 23,142[15] |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 23,576[16] |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid (Puente de Vallecas) | Vallecas | 14,708[17] |
| Real Betis | Sevilla (Bellavista-La Palmera) | Benito Villamarín | 60,721[18] |
| Real Madrid | Madrid (Chamartín) | Santiago Bernabéu | 78,297 |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 39,313[19] |
| Sevilla | Sevilla (Nervión) | Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán | 43,883[20] |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 49,430[21] |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,618[22] |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | La Cerámica | 23,008[23] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit maker | Kit sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Alavés | Puma | Dexin News | List
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| Athletic Bilbao | Castore | Kutxabank | |||
| Atlético Madrid | Nike | Riyadh Air | |||
| Barcelona | Nike | Spotify | List
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| Celta Vigo | Hummel | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | List
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| Espanyol | Kelme | Conservas Dani | List
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| Getafe | Joma | Tecnocasa | List
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| Girona | Puma | Etihad Airways | List
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| Las Palmas | Hummel | Gran Canaria | List
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| Leganés | Joma | Ontime Logística | List
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| Mallorca | Nike | αGEL | List
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| Osasuna | Macron | Kosner | List
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| Rayo Vallecano | Umbro | Digi | List
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| Real Betis | Hummel | Gree Electric | List
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| Real Madrid | Adidas | Emirates | List
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| Real Sociedad | Macron | Yasuda Group | List
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| Sevilla | Castore | Midea | List
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| Valencia | Puma | TM Real Estate Group | List
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| Valladolid | Kappa | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | List
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| Villarreal | Joma | Pamesa Cerámica | List
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Sacked | 26 May 2024 | Pre-season | 29 May 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | 10 June 2024 | |||
| Osasuna | 27 May 2024 | |||||
| Sevilla | Mutual consent | 2 June 2024 | ||||
| Las Palmas | 26 June 2024 | |||||
| Sacked | 8 October 2024 | 20th | 9 October 2024 | |||
| Valladolid | 30 November 2024 | 2 December 2024 | ||||
| Alavés | 2 December 2024 | 16th | 2 December 2024 | |||
| Valladolid | End of caretaker spell | 14 December 2024 | 19th | 14 December 2024 | ||
| Valencia | Sacked | 23 December 2024 | 25 December 2024 | |||
| Valladolid | 17 February 2025 | 20th | 19 February 2025 | |||
| Sevilla | 13 April 2025 | 14th | 13 April 2025 | |||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 102 | 39 | +63 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage[a] |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 84 | |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 76 | |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 70[b] | |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 70[b] | |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage[c] |
| 7 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 55 | |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 52[d] | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 9 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 52[d] | |
| 10 | Mallorca | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 48 | |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 46[e] | |
| 12 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 46[e] | |
| 13 | Getafe | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 42[f] | |
| 14 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 42[f] | |
| 15 | Alavés | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42[f] | |
| 16 | Girona | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 41[g] | |
| 17 | Sevilla | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 41[g] | |
| 18 | Leganés (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Las Palmas (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 32 | |
| 20 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 90 | −64 | 16 |
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)[48]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- La Liga gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Spain gaining one of the two European Performance Spots (EPS) awarded to the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2024–25.[47]
- Athletic Bilbao finished ahead of Villarreal on head-to-head points: Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Villarreal, Villarreal 0–0 Athletic Bilbao.
- The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winner qualified for the Europa League league stage. Since the cup winners (Barcelona) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the Conference League spot was passed to the eighth-placed team.
- Rayo Vallecano finished ahead of Osasuna on head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 3–1 Osasuna, Osasuna 1–1 Rayo Vallecano.
- Real Sociedad finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head goal difference: Real Sociedad 3–0 Valencia, Valencia 1–0 Real Sociedad.
- Head-to-head points: Getafe 9, Espanyol 9, Alavés 0.
- Girona finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head goal difference: Sevilla 0–2 Girona, Girona 1–2 Sevilla.
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao) against Getafe (15 August 2024)[49] - Last goal of the season:
Dani Olmo (Barcelona) against Athletic Bilbao (25 May 2025)[50]
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[51] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 31 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 27 | |
| 3 | Osasuna | 21 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 20 | |
| 5 | Villarreal | 19 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 18 | |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 15 | |
| 9 | Alavés | 13 | |
| 10 | Espanyol | 12 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Valladolid | 7–0 (H) | 31 August 2024 | 4 | |
| Espanyol | Alavés | 3–2 (H) | 14 September 2024 | 5 | |
| Barcelona | Alavés | 3–0 (A) | 6 October 2024 | 9 | |
| Real Madrid | Osasuna | 4–0 (H) | 9 November 2024 | 13 | |
| Villarreal | Leganés | 5–2 (A) | 22 December 2024 | 18 | |
| Alavés | Real Betis | 3–1 (A) | 18 January 2025 | 20 | |
| Real Madrid | Valladolid | 3–0 (A) | 25 January 2025 | 21 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | Girona | 3–0 (H) | 8 February 2025 | 23 | |
| Celta Vigo | Barcelona | 3–4 (A) | 19 April 2025 | 32 | |
| Atlético Madrid | Real Sociedad | 4–0 (H) | 10 May 2025 | 35 | |
| Real Madrid | Barcelona | 3–4 (A) | 11 May 2025 | 35 | |
| Atlético Madrid | Girona | 4–0 (A) | 25 May 2025 | 38 |
4 – Player scored four goals.
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
| Rank | Player | Club | Matches | Goals against |
Average[52] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 36 | 30 | 0.83 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | 29 | 0.97 | |
| 3 | Getafe | 38 | 39 | 1.03 | |
| 4 | Mallorca | 31 | 34 | 1.10 | |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 43 | 1.19 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 14[53]
Yvan Neyou (Leganés)
- Most red cards: 3[54]
Mario Martín (Valladolid)
Team
- Most yellow cards: 107[55]
- Las Palmas
- Fewest yellow cards: 58[55]
- Real Madrid
- Most red cards: 8[55]
- Sevilla
- Fewest red cards: 0[55]
- Osasuna
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Season | Barcelona | [101] | |
| Player of the Season | Barcelona | [102] | |
| U23 Player of the Season | Barcelona | [103] | |
| Goal of the Season | Real Sociedad | [104] | |
| Save of the Season | Atlético Madrid | [105] |
| EA SPORTS Team of the Season[106] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Club |
| GK | Espanyol | |
| Real Madrid | ||
| DF | Real Madrid | |
| Barcelona | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Barcelona | ||
| Barcelona | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | ||
| MF | Barcelona | |
| Real Madrid | ||
| Villarreal | ||
| Real Madrid | ||
| Atlético Madrid | ||
| Real Betis | ||
| FW | Barcelona | |
| Barcelona | ||
| Real Madrid | ||
| Real Madrid | ||
| Atlético Madrid | ||
| Barcelona | ||
| Atlético Madrid | ||
| Celta Vigo | ||
Players in bold are the main eleven.
Attendances
Real Madrid drew the highest average home attendance in the 2024-25 edition of La Liga.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[107] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 19 | 72,701 |
| 2 | Atlético de Madrid | 19 | 60,883 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 19 | 51,542 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 19 | 48,401 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 46,005 |
| 6 | Valencia CF | 19 | 43,042 |
| 7 | Sevilla FC | 19 | 35,574 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 29,877 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 19 | 25,640 |
| 10 | UD Las Palmas | 19 | 23,010 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 21,504 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 19 | 20,476 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 19,829 |
| 14 | RCD Mallorca | 19 | 18,502 |
| 15 | Villarreal CF | 19 | 18,267 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alavés | 19 | 17,318 |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 12,908 |
| 18 | Girona FC | 19 | 11,657 |
| 19 | Getafe CF | 19 | 11,464 |
| 20 | CD Leganés | 19 | 11,135 |