The La Liga is a Spanish professional league for association football club. At the top of the Spanish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition and is contested by 20 clubs. The competition was formed in 1929, with an initial format of 10 teams.
League records
Records in this section refer to La Liga from its founding in 1929 through to the present.
Titles
Most league titles: 35, Real Madrid (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, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22) Most consecutive league titles: 5, Real Madrid (twice): (1961 to 1965 and 1986 to 1990)
Top-flight appearances
Most appearances: 93, joint record (up to 2023–24) Athletic Bilbao (1929–present) Barcelona (1929–present) Real Madrid (1929–present)
Wins
Most wins overall: 1,791 – Real Madrid
Most wins in a season: 32, Real Madrid (2011–12) and Barcelona (2012–13) Most home wins in a season: 18, Real Madrid (1987–88 and 2009–10) and Barcelona (2009–10) Most away wins in a season: 16, Real Madrid (2011–12) Most consecutive wins: 16, Barcelona (2010–11) and Real Madrid (2016–17) Most consecutive home wins: 39, Barcelona (16 February 1958 to 6 November 1960) Most consecutive away wins: 13, Real Madrid (26 February 2017 to 14 October 2017) Most consecutive wins on season's opening matchday: 10, Barcelona (2009–10 to 2018–19) Fewest wins in a season: 2, joint record: Sporting Gijón (1997–98): final record P38 W2 D7 L29 Logroñés (1994–95): final record P38 W2 D9 L27 Celta Vigo (1943–44): final record P26 W2 D5 L19 Real Betis (1942–43): final record P26 W2 D6 L18 100% home win record in a season: Athletic Bilbao (9 games, 1933–34) Athletic Bilbao (11 games, 1935–36) Barcelona (13 games, 1948–49) Barcelona (15 games, 1952–53) Sevilla (15 games, 1956–57) Barcelona (15 games, 1958–59) Barcelona (15 games, 1959–60) Real Madrid (15 games, 1959–60) Real Madrid (15 games, 1962–63) Real Madrid (17 games, 1985–86) Longest win streak from the start of a season: 9, Real Madrid (1968–69)
Draws
Most draws overall: 707 – Athletic Bilbao
Most draws in a season: 18, Deportivo La Coruña (2015–16) Most consecutive draws: 9, Burgos (30 April 1978 to 28 October 1978)
Losses
Most losses overall: 1,152 – Espanyol
Most losses in a season: 29, Sporting Gijón (1997–98) Most consecutive losses in a season: 11, Las Palmas (13 December 1959 to 28 February 1960) Most consecutive losses at home: 9, Córdoba (24 January 2015 to ongoing) Most consecutive losses away: 25, Hércules (11 September 1955 to 26 February 1967) Fewest losses in a season: 0, (18 games season) joint record: Athletic Bilbao (1929–30; final record P18 W12 D6 L0) Real Madrid (1931–32; final record P18 W10 D8 L0) Fewest losses in a season under current league format (38 games): 1, joint record: Real Madrid (1988–89; final record P38 W25 D12 L1) Barcelona (2009–10; final record P38 W31 D6 L1) Barcelona (2017–18; final record P38 W28 D9 L1) Fewest home losses in a season: 0, joint record: Almería (1979–80) Athletic Bilbao (1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1975–76, 1977–78) Atlético Madrid (1939–40, 1940–41, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1982–83, 2013–14) Barcelona (1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1992–93, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2017–18) Celta Vigo (1947–48, 1954–55, 1970–71) Córdoba (1964–65) Deportivo La Coruña (1949–50, 1954–55) Espanyol (1948–49, 1963–64) Granada (1971–72) Hércules (1954–55) Las Palmas (1954–55, 1967–68) Osasuna (1957–58) Oviedo (1933–34, 1944–45, 1990–91) Pontevedra (1967–68) Racing Santander (1931–32, 1933–34) Real Betis (1934–35, 1983–84) Real Madrid (1931–32, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2012–13, 2019–20) Real Sociedad (1929, 1950–51, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 2002–03) Sevilla (1940–41, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1956–57, 1980–81) Valencia (1931–32, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1979–80) Zaragoza (1961–62, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1974–75)