La Liga Spain | 2023 Football Rankings

La Liga 2022/2023

PWDLGFGAFormPts
1Barcelona
37
28
4
5
69
18
WLLWW
88
2Real Madrid
37
24
5
8
74
35
WWLWL
77
3Atletico Madrid
37
23
7
7
68
31
WDWLW
76
4Real Sociedad
37
20
8
9
49
34
LWWDW
68
5Villarreal
37
19
6
12
57
38
LWWWD
63
6Real Betis
37
17
8
12
45
40
WLDWW
59
7Osasuna
37
14
8
15
35
41
LWLWL
50
8Athletic Club
37
14
8
15
46
42
LLWLL
50
9Girona
37
13
10
14
57
53
LDLDW
49
10Rayo Vallecano
37
13
10
14
45
50
WLLLW
49
11Sevilla
37
13
10
14
46
52
LDDWW
49
12Mallorca
37
13
8
16
34
43
LWLWL
47
13Cadiz
37
10
11
16
29
52
WLWLL
41
14Getafe
37
10
11
16
34
45
WWDLW
41
15Valencia
37
11
8
18
41
44
DLWWD
41
16Almeria
37
11
7
19
46
62
DLWLW
40
17Celta de Vigo
37
10
10
17
41
52
LDLLL
40
18Real Valladolid
37
11
6
20
33
63
DWLLL
39
19Espanyol
37
8
12
17
49
66
DDWLL
36
20Elche
37
5
9
23
29
66
WDDWL
24

La Liga Spain

First division football in Spain is known as the Campeonato Nacional de Primera Division or La Liga in Spanish. Although the league is officially known as LaLiga Santander because of its major sponsor, it is stylized LaLiga. It is the highest professional division in the Spanish football league system. For the purposes of this article, we’ll focus on La Liga and its various divisions. Here are some important facts about the league.

While Nunez’s intentions were good, the outcome of the competition had mixed reactions. Many Spaniards were angry, and the Copa de la Liga trophy remained a disappointment for years. As a result, the FEF was under intense pressure to modify or scrap the competition. Moreover, the long season meant that players were exhausted, and there was little time for further honours. Added to the pressure, Spain’s summers are brutal, making television viewing even more unreliable.

The Spanish regulator CNMC has studied La Liga’s audiovisual rights proposals. The regulator recommends a transparent, competitive, non-discriminatory award process. The league’s proposed conditions don’t meet the requirements of the Royal Decree-Law 5/2015, which governs broadcast rights in Spain. First, La Liga must guarantee that the awards are fair and transparent, and must allow for the broadest possible participation. Second, lots must be assessed according to objective criteria, rather than subjective judgments. This will limit the discretion of the LNFP and increase certainty among operators.

Second division football is also highly competitive, and if one team wins the championship, they’ll be able to continue to win it. Real Madrid has won the LaLiga title eight times in the last 15 years. This is the longest tenure for any club in the top tier of Spanish football, and if Real Madrid did win it again, they’d be on their way to Europe. However, at the end of a season, the first team will have been crowned as champion.