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La Liga de Fútbol Profesional
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Nine clubs have been crowned La Liga Champions. Since the 1950s, Real Madrid and
FC Barcelona have dominated the competition. The former have been champions 29 times
while the latter have won it on 18 occasions. However during the 1930s and 1940s
and in more recent seasons, La Liga has been more competitive. Other winners include
Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Deportivo
La Coruna and Sevilla FC. La Liga is consistently rated as one of the strongest
leagues in Europe, along with Serie A and the English Premiership.
Throughout its history it has featured some of the best players in the world. Alfredo
Di Stéfano, Raymond Kopa, Luis Suarez, Johan Cruyff, Hristo Stoichkov, Rivaldo,
Ronaldinho and Luis Figo, were all elected European Footballer of the Year while
playing for La Liga clubs. Di Stéfano and Cruyff won the award twice while in Spain.
In addition Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho
were all voted FIFA World Player of the Year. Other significant players have included
Ladislao Kubala, Ferenc Puskas, Diego Maradona, Gheorghe Hagi, Michael Laudrup,
Mario Kempes and Hugo Sanchez. Current star players in La Liga include Samuel Eto'o,
Raul, David Beckham, Pablo Aimar, Joaquín and Fernando Torres.
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La Liga Previous winners
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Season |
No. Teams |
Winners |
Runners,up |
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28 - 29 |
10 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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29 - 30 |
10 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Barcelona |
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30 - 31 |
10 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Racing Santander |
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31 - 32 |
10 |
Real Madrid |
Athletic Bilbao |
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32 - 33 |
10 |
Real Madrid |
Athletic Bilbao |
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33 - 34 |
10 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Real Madrid |
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34 - 35 |
12 |
Betis |
Real Madrid |
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35 - 36 |
12 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Real Madrid |
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36 - 37 |
0 |
No competition |
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37 - 38 |
0 |
No competition |
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38 - 39 |
0 |
No competition |
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39 - 40 |
12 |
Atlético Madrid |
Sevilla |
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40 - 41 |
12 |
Atlético Madrid |
Athletic Bilbao |
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41 - 42 |
14 |
Valencia |
Real Madrid |
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42 - 43 |
14 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Sevilla |
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43 - 44 |
14 |
Valencia |
Atlético Madrid |
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44 - 45 |
14 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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45 - 46 |
14 |
Sevilla |
Barcelona |
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46 - 47 |
14 |
Valencia |
Athletic Bilbao |
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47 - 48 |
14 |
Barcelona |
Valencia |
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48 - 49 |
14 |
Barcelona |
Valencia |
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49 - 50 |
14 |
Atlético Madrid |
Deportivo Coruña |
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50 - 51 |
16 |
Atlético Madrid |
Sevilla |
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51 - 52 |
16 |
Barcelona |
Athletic Bilbao |
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52 - 53 |
16 |
Barcelona |
Valencia |
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53 - 54 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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54 - 55 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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55 - 56 |
16 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Barcelona |
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56 - 57 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Sevilla |
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57 - 58 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Atlético Madrid |
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58 - 59 |
16 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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59 - 60 |
16 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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60 - 61 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Atlético Madrid |
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61 - 62 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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62 - 63 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Atlético Madrid |
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63 - 64 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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64 - 65 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Atlético Madrid |
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65 - 66 |
16 |
Atlético Madrid |
Real Madrid |
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66 - 67 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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57 - 68 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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68 - 69 |
16 |
Real Madrid |
Las Palmas |
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69 - 70 |
16 |
Atlético Madrid |
Athletic Bilbao |
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70 - 71 |
16 |
Valencia |
Barcelona |
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71 - 72 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Valencia |
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72 - 73 |
18 |
Atlético Madrid |
Barcelona |
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73 - 74 |
18 |
Barcelona |
Atlético Madrid |
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74 - 75 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Zaragoza |
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75 - 76 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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76 - 77 |
18 |
Atlético Madrid |
Barcelona |
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77 - 78 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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78 - 79 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Sporting Gijon |
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79 - 80 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Real Sociedad |
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80 - 81 |
18 |
Real Sociedad |
Real Madrid |
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81 - 82 |
18 |
Real Sociedad |
Barcelona |
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82 - 83 |
18 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Real Madrid |
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83 - 84 |
18 |
Athletic Bilbao |
Real Madrid |
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84 - 85 |
18 |
Barcelona |
Atlético Madrid |
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85 - 86 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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86 - 87 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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87 - 88 |
18 |
Real Madrid |
Real Sociedad |
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88 - 89 |
20 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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89 - 90 |
20 |
Real Madrid |
Valencia |
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90 - 91 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Atlético Madrid |
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91 - 92 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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92 - 93 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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93 - 94 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Deportivo La Coruña |
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94 - 95 |
20 |
Real Madrid |
Deportivo La Coruña |
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95 - 96 |
22 |
Atlético Madrid |
Valencia |
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96 - 97 |
22 |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
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97 - 98 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Athletic Bilbao |
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98 - 99 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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99 - 00 |
20 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
Barcelona |
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00 - 01 |
20 |
Real Madrid |
Deportivo La Coruña |
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01 - 02 |
20 |
Valencia |
Deportivo La Coruña |
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02 - 03 |
20 |
Real Madrid |
Real Sociedad
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03 - 04 |
20 |
Valencia |
Barcelona |
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04 - 05 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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05 - 06 |
20 |
Barcelona |
Real Madrid |
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Performance by club
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Club |
Winners |
Years |
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Real Madrid
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29 |
1931-32, 1932-33, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63,
1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78,
1978-79, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1996-97,
2000-01, 2002-03
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FC Barcelona
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18 |
1928-29, 1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1973-74,
1984-85, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06
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Atletico Madrid
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9 |
1939-40, 1940-41, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1976-77, 1995-96
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Athletic Bilbao
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8 |
1929-30, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1942-43, 1955-56, 1982-83, 1983-84
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Valencia CF
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6 |
1941-42, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1970-71, 2001-02, 2003-04
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Real Sociedad
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2 |
1980-81, 1981-82
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Sevilla CF
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1 |
1945-46
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Betis Balompie
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1 |
1934-35
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Deportivo de La Coruña
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1 |
1999-2000
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