La Liga Winners & Runners-Up: Year-by-Year Breakdown

La Liga winners

In Spain, La Liga is one of the top-level soccer leagues that takes place every year with the exception of three years between 1936 and 1939 due to the Spanish Civil War. FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the first edition of Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional (LFP) Primera Devision in 1929.

A number of Liga BBVA titles have been won by Real Madrid and FC Barcelona over the years. The La Liga trophy has been claimed by nine clubs to date, and Real Madrid C.F. has won the league 34 times, whereas FC Barcelona has won it 26 times.

Check out the complete list of La Liga BBVA winners and runners-up.

Spain La Liga Primera Champions

SeasonChampionRunner‑up
1928–29BarcelonaReal Madrid
1929–30Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
1930–31Athletic BilbaoRacing Santander
1931–32Real MadridAthletic Bilbao
1932–33Real MadridAthletic Bilbao
1933–34Athletic BilbaoReal Madrid
1934–35Real BetisReal Madrid
1935–36Athletic BilbaoReal Madrid
1936–39Canceled (Spanish Civil War)
1939–40Atlético AviaciónSevilla
1940–41Atlético AviaciónAthletic Bilbao
1941–42ValenciaReal Madrid
1942–43Athletic BilbaoSevilla
1943–44ValenciaAtlético Aviación
1944–45BarcelonaReal Madrid
1945–46SevillaBarcelona
1946–47ValenciaAthletic Bilbao
1947–48BarcelonaValencia
1948–49BarcelonaValencia
1949–50Atlético MadridDeportivo La Coruña
1950–51Atlético MadridSevilla
1951–52BarcelonaAthletic Bilbao
1952–53BarcelonaValencia
1953–54Real MadridBarcelona
1954–55Real MadridBarcelona
1955–56Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
1956–57Real MadridSevilla
1957–58Real MadridAtlético Madrid
1958–59BarcelonaReal Madrid
1959–60BarcelonaReal Madrid
1960–61Real MadridAtlético Madrid
1961–62Real MadridBarcelona
1962–63Real MadridAtlético Madrid
1963–64Real MadridBarcelona
1964–65Real MadridAtlético Madrid
1965–66Atlético MadridReal Madrid
1966–67Real MadridBarcelona
1967–68Real MadridBarcelona
1968–69Real MadridLas Palmas
1969–70Atlético MadridAthletic Bilbao
1970–71ValenciaBarcelona
1971–72Real MadridValencia
1972–73Atlético MadridBarcelona
1973–74BarcelonaAtlético Madrid
1974–75Real MadridZaragoza
1975–76Real MadridBarcelona
1976–77Atlético MadridBarcelona
1977–78Real MadridBarcelona
1978–79Real MadridSporting Gijón
1979–80Real MadridReal Sociedad
1980–81Real SociedadReal Madrid
1981–82Real SociedadBarcelona
1982–83Athletic BilbaoReal Madrid
1983–84Athletic BilbaoReal Madrid
1984–85BarcelonaAtlético Madrid
1985–86Real MadridBarcelona
1986–87Real MadridBarcelona
1987–88Real MadridReal Sociedad
1988–89Real MadridBarcelona
1989–90Real MadridValencia
1990–91BarcelonaAtlético Madrid
1991–92BarcelonaReal Madrid
1992–93BarcelonaReal Madrid
1993–94BarcelonaDeportivo La Coruña
1994–95Real MadridDeportivo La Coruña
1995–96Atlético MadridValencia
1996–97Real MadridBarcelona
1997–98BarcelonaAthletic Bilbao
1998–99BarcelonaReal Madrid
1999–2000Deportivo La CoruñaBarcelona
2000–01Real MadridDeportivo La Coruña
2001–02ValenciaDeportivo La Coruña
2002–03Real MadridReal Sociedad
2003–04ValenciaBarcelona
2004–05BarcelonaReal Madrid
2005–06BarcelonaReal Madrid
2006–07Real MadridBarcelona
2007–08Real MadridVillarreal
2008–09BarcelonaReal Madrid
2009–10BarcelonaReal Madrid
2010–11BarcelonaReal Madrid
2011–12Real MadridBarcelona
2012–13BarcelonaReal Madrid
2013–14Atlético MadridBarcelona
2014–15BarcelonaReal Madrid
2015–16BarcelonaReal Madrid
2016–17Real MadridBarcelona
2017–18BarcelonaAtlético Madrid
2018–19BarcelonaAtlético Madrid
2019–20Real MadridBarcelona
2020–21Atlético MadridReal Madrid
2021–22Real MadridBarcelona
2022–23BarcelonaReal Madrid
2023–24Real MadridBarcelona
2024–25BarcelonaReal Madrid

Number of wins by clubs

RankClubTitlesRunners-up
1Real Madrid3625
2Barcelona2828
3Atlético Madrid1110
4Athletic Bilbao87
5Valencia66
6Real Sociedad23
7Deportivo La Coruña15
8Sevilla14
9Real Betis10

Top Matches in La Liga History

MatchScoreDateNotable For
Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid5–0Nov 29, 2010Pep Guardiola’s masterclass; Messi & Xavi brilliance; Mourinho humbled
Real Madrid 2–6 Barcelona2–6May 2, 2009Messi’s false 9 revolution; humiliation at Bernabéu
Barcelona 3–3 Real Madrid3–3Mar 10, 2007Messi hat-trick in first El Clásico goal-fest
Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona0–4Nov 21, 2015Neymar, Suárez & Iniesta shine; Bernabéu silenced
Deportivo 5–4 Albacete5–41993Deportivo comeback in a 9-goal thriller
Villarreal 4–4 Barcelona4–4Apr 2, 2019Barcelona came back from 4–2 down in stoppage time
Real Madrid 7–3 Sevilla7–3Oct 30, 2013Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema & Rakitic all score
Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Barcelona12–1Feb 8, 1931Biggest defeat in La Liga history
Barcelona 5–4 Atlético Madrid5–41993–94A rollercoaster of goals and momentum shifts
Real Madrid 10–1 Elche10–1Feb 7, 1960One of Real Madrid’s biggest wins ever

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