2025–26 La Liga

The 2025–26 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, is the 95th season of La Liga, Spain's top-flight football competition. It began on 15 August 2025 and will end on 24 May 2026. The match schedule was published on 1 July 2025. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 28th title the previous season.

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2025–26 La Liga

The 2025–26 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, is the 95th season of La Liga, Spain's top-flight football competition. It began on 15 August 2025 and will end on 24 May 2026. The match schedule was published on 1 July 2025. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 28th title the previous season.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2024–25 season and three promoted from the 2024–25 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Valladolid, after a 1–5 loss to Real Betis on 25 April 2025, after only a single season stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Las Palmas, after a 0–1 loss to Sevilla on 14 May 2025, after two seasons in the top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Leganés, after just one season in the top tier, after Espanyol managed to survive by beating Las Palmas on the last matchday,

On 25 May 2025, Levante became the first side to mathematically be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight after a three-year absence following a 3–2 victory against Burgos. Elche became the second team to be promoted on the last day after defeating Deportivo La Coruña 4–0, returning after a two-year absence. The final team promoted was Oviedo after overcoming Mirandés 3–2 on aggregate in the promotion play-off final on 21 June to return to the top division after a twenty four-year absence.

<table><thead><tr><th>Promoted from 2024–25 Segunda División</th><th>Relegated from 2024–25 La Liga</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Levante Elche Oviedo</td><td>Leganés Las Palmas Valladolid</td></tr></tbody></table>

Stadiums and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alavés</td><td>Vitoria-Gasteiz</td><td>Campo de Fútbol de Mendizorrotza</td><td>19,840</td></tr><tr><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>Bilbao</td><td>Estadio San Mamés</td><td>53,289</td></tr><tr><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>Madrid</td><td>Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano</td><td>70,692</td></tr><tr><td>Barcelona</td><td>Sant Joan Despí</td><td>Estadi Johan Cruyff</td><td>6,000</td></tr><tr><td>Barcelona</td><td>Olímpic Lluís Companys</td><td>55,926</td></tr><tr><td>Barcelona</td><td>Camp Nou</td><td>105,000</td></tr><tr><td>Celta Vigo</td><td>Vigo</td><td>Estadio ABANCA Balaídos</td><td>24,870</td></tr><tr><td>Elche</td><td>Elche</td><td>Estadio Martínez Valero</td><td>31,388</td></tr><tr><td>Espanyol</td><td>Cornellà de Llobregat</td><td>RCDE Stadium</td><td>37,776</td></tr><tr><td>Getafe</td><td>Getafe</td><td>Estadio Coliseum</td><td>16,500</td></tr><tr><td>Girona</td><td>Girona</td><td>Estadio Municipal de Montilivi</td><td>14,624</td></tr><tr><td>Levante</td><td>Valencia</td><td>Estadio Ciutat de València</td><td>26,354</td></tr><tr><td>Mallorca</td><td>Palma</td><td>Estadi Mallorca Son Moix</td><td>23,142</td></tr><tr><td>Osasuna</td><td>Pamplona</td><td>Estadio El Sadar</td><td>23,576</td></tr><tr><td>Oviedo</td><td>Oviedo</td><td>Estadio Carlos Tartiere</td><td>30,500</td></tr><tr><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td>Madrid</td><td>El Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas</td><td>14,708</td></tr><tr><td>Leganés</td><td>Estadio Ontime Butarque</td><td>12,450</td></tr><tr><td>Real Betis</td><td>Seville</td><td>Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja</td><td>70,000</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Madrid</td><td>Bernabéu</td><td>83,186</td></tr><tr><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>San Sebastián</td><td>Reale Arena</td><td>39,313</td></tr><tr><td>Sevilla</td><td>Seville</td><td>Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán</td><td>43,883</td></tr><tr><td>Valencia</td><td>Valencia</td><td>Camp de Mestalla</td><td>49,430</td></tr><tr><td>Villarreal</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>Estadio de la Cerámica</td><td>23,008</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and sponsorship

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Main kit sponsor</th><th>Other kit sponsor(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alavés</td><td>Quique Sánchez Flores</td><td>Antonio Sivera</td><td>Puma</td><td>MK TIYU NEWS</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>Ernesto Valverde</td><td>Iñaki Williams</td><td>Castore</td><td>Kutxabank</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>Diego Simeone</td><td>Koke</td><td>Nike</td><td>Riyadh Air</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Barcelona</td><td>Hansi Flick</td><td>Ronald Araújo</td><td>Nike</td><td>Spotify</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Celta Vigo</td><td>Claudio Giráldez</td><td>Iago Aspas</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Estrella Galicia</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Elche</td><td>Eder Sarabia</td><td>Pedro Bigas</td><td>Nike</td><td>Vega Fibra</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Espanyol</td><td>Manolo González</td><td>Javi Puado</td><td>Kelme</td><td>Dani</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Getafe</td><td>José Bordalás</td><td>Djené</td><td>Joma</td><td>Tecnocasa</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Girona</td><td>Míchel</td><td>Cristhian Stuani</td><td>Puma</td><td>Etihad Airways</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Levante</td><td>Luís Castro</td><td>Pablo Martínez</td><td>Macron</td><td>Marcos Automoción</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Mallorca</td><td>Martín Demichelis</td><td>Antonio Raíllo</td><td>Nike</td><td>αGEL</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Osasuna</td><td>Alessio Lisci</td><td>Kike Barja</td><td>Macron</td><td>Kosner</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Oviedo</td><td>Guillermo Almada</td><td>Santi Cazorla</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Digi</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td>Iñigo Pérez</td><td>Óscar Valentín</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Digi</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Real Betis</td><td>Manuel Pellegrini</td><td>Isco</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Gree Electric</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Álvaro Arbeloa</td><td>Dani Carvajal</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Emirates</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>Pellegrino Matarazzo</td><td>Mikel Oyarzabal</td><td>Macron</td><td>Baghdadi Capital</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Sevilla</td><td>Luis García</td><td>Nemanja Gudelj</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Midea</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Valencia</td><td>Carlos Corberán</td><td>José Gayà</td><td>Puma</td><td>TM Real Estate Group</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Villarreal</td><td>Marcelino</td><td>Gerard Moreno</td><td>Joma</td><td>Pamesa Cerámica</td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Carlo Ancelotti</td><td>Signed by Brazil</td><td>25 May 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Xabi Alonso</td><td>1 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sevilla</td><td>Joaquín Caparrós</td><td>End of caretaker spell</td><td>30 June 2025</td><td>Matías Almeyda</td><td>1 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>Imanol Alguacil</td><td>End of contract</td><td>Sergio Francisco</td></tr><tr><td>Osasuna</td><td>Vicente Moreno</td><td>Alessio Lisci</td></tr><tr><td>Oviedo</td><td>Veljko Paunović</td><td>Sacked</td><td>9 October 2025</td><td>17th</td><td>Luis Carrión</td><td>9 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Levante</td><td>Julián Calero</td><td>30 November 2025</td><td>19th</td><td>Álvaro del Moral (caretaker)</td><td>30 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>Sergio Francisco</td><td>14 December 2025</td><td>15th</td><td>Ion Ansotegi (caretaker)</td><td>14 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Oviedo</td><td>Luis Carrión</td><td>14 December 2025</td><td>19th</td><td>Guillermo Almada</td><td>16 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>Ion Ansotegi</td><td>End of caretaker spell</td><td>20 December 2025</td><td>16th</td><td>Pellegrino Matarazzo</td><td>20 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Levante</td><td>Álvaro del Moral</td><td>20th</td><td>Luís Castro</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Xabi Alonso</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>12 January 2026</td><td>2nd</td><td>Álvaro Arbeloa</td><td>12 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Mallorca</td><td>Jagoba Arrasate</td><td>Sacked</td><td>23 February 2026</td><td>18th</td><td>Martín Demichelis</td><td>26 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Alavés</td><td>Eduardo Coudet</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>3 March 2026</td><td>16th</td><td>Quique Sánchez Flores</td><td>3 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Sevilla</td><td>Matías Almeyda</td><td>Sacked</td><td>23 March 2026</td><td>15th</td><td>Luis García</td><td>24 March 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

2025–26 La Liga

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Barcelona (Q)</td><td>29</td><td>24</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>78</td><td>28</td><td>+50</td><td>73</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Real Madrid (X)</td><td>29</td><td>22</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>63</td><td>26</td><td>+37</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>29</td><td>18</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>54</td><td>34</td><td>+20</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>29</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>49</td><td>28</td><td>+21</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>29</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>44</td><td>37</td><td>+7</td><td>44</td><td>Qualification for the Europa League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Celta Vigo</td><td>29</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>41</td><td>35</td><td>+6</td><td>41</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League play-off round</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>29</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>44</td><td>45</td><td>−1</td><td>38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Getafe</td><td>29</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>25</td><td>31</td><td>−6</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>29</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>32</td><td>41</td><td>−9</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Osasuna</td><td>29</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>34</td><td>35</td><td>−1</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Espanyol</td><td>29</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>36</td><td>44</td><td>−8</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Valencia</td><td>29</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>32</td><td>42</td><td>−10</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Girona</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>31</td><td>44</td><td>−13</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td>29</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>28</td><td>35</td><td>−7</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Sevilla</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>37</td><td>49</td><td>−12</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Alavés</td><td>29</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>30</td><td>41</td><td>−11</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Elche</td><td>29</td><td>6</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>38</td><td>46</td><td>−8</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Mallorca</td><td>29</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>34</td><td>47</td><td>−13</td><td>28</td><td>Relegation to Segunda División</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Levante</td><td>29</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>34</td><td>48</td><td>−14</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Oviedo</td><td>29</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>48</td><td>−28</td><td>21</td></tr></tbody></table>

Position by round

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Champions of 2025–26 La Liga and qualification for Champions League</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for Champions League</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for Europa League</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for Conference League</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Relegation to Segunda División</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

Rescheduled matches

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Home team</th><th>Away team</th><th>Original date</th><th>New date</th><th>Reason</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>6</td><td>Celta Vigo</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>20 September 2025</td><td>27 August 2025</td><td>Match was rescheduled due to a clash with Celta Vigo's and Real Betis' Europa League fixtures against VfB Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest, respectively.</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Levante</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>14 December 2025</td><td>17 February 2026</td><td>Match was postponed due to heavy rainfall.</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>11 January 2026</td><td>2 December 2025</td><td>Match was rescheduled due to both teams playing in the Supercopa de España on the original matchday.</td></tr><tr><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>11 January 2026</td><td>3 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Sevilla</td><td>Girona</td><td>7 February 2026</td><td>8 February 2026</td><td>Match was postponed due to heavy rainfall.</td></tr><tr><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td>Oviedo</td><td>7 February 2026</td><td>4 March 2026</td><td>Match was postponed due to poor pitch conditions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) against Girona (16 August 2025)

Top goalscorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Kylian Mbappé</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Vedat Muriqi</td><td>Mallorca</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Ante Budimir</td><td>Osasuna</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Lamine Yamal</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Mikel Oyarzabal</td><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Ferran Torres</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Borja Iglesias</td><td>Celta Vigo</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Lewandowski</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Raphinha</td><td>Barcelona</td></tr><tr><td>Vinícius Júnior</td><td>Real Madrid</td></tr></tbody></table>

Hat-tricks

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>For</th><th>Against</th><th>Result</th><th>Date</th><th>Round</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tajon Buchanan</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>Girona</td><td>5–0 (H)</td><td>24 August 2025</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Julián Alvarez</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td>3–2 (H)</td><td>24 September 2025</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Lewandowski</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Celta Vigo</td><td>4–2 (A)</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Ferran Torres</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>5–3 (A)</td><td>6 December 2025</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Gonzalo García</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>5–1 (H)</td><td>4 January 2026</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Vedat Muriqi</td><td>Mallorca</td><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>3–2 (H)</td><td>17 January 2026</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Lamine Yamal</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>4–1 (H)</td><td>28 February 2026</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Raphinha</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Sevilla</td><td>5–2 (H)</td><td>15 March 2026</td><td>28</td></tr></tbody></table>

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper has to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Matches</th><th>Goals against</th><th>Average</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Joan Garcia</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>23</td><td>17</td><td>0.74</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Thibaut Courtois</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>28</td><td>24</td><td>0.86</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Jan Oblak</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>26</td><td>25</td><td>0.96</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>David Soria</td><td>Getafe</td><td>29</td><td>31</td><td>1.07</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Luiz Júnior</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>26</td><td>28</td><td>1.08</td></tr></tbody></table>

Player

• Most yellow cards: 10 • Lucien Agoumé (Sevilla)

• Most red cards: 3 • Federico Viñas (Oviedo)

Team

• Fewest red cards: 1 • Celta Vigo • Real Betis

Awards

Monthly awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>U23 Player of the Month</th><th>Goal of the Month</th><th>Save of the Month</th><th>References</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manager</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Against</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Against</td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>Xabi Alonso</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Nicolas Pépé</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>Adrián Liso</td><td>Getafe</td><td>Pedri</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Levante</td><td>Joan García</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Eder Sarabia</td><td>Elche</td><td>Kylian Mbappé</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Arda Güler</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Éder Militão</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Espanyol</td><td>Sergio Herrera</td><td>Osasuna</td><td>Villarreal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Iñigo Pérez</td><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td>Alberto Moleiro</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>Samú Costa</td><td>Mallorca</td><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>Jan Oblak</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>Osasuna</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Marcelino</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>Lamine Yamal</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Nico Williams</td><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>Oviedo</td><td>David Soria</td><td>Getafe</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Manolo González</td><td>Espanyol</td><td>Williot Swedberg</td><td>Celta Vigo</td><td>Héctor Fort</td><td>Elche</td><td>Rayo Vallecano</td><td>Jan Oblak</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>Girona</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>Pellegrino Matarazzo</td><td>Real Sociedad</td><td>Vedat Muriqi</td><td>Mallorca</td><td>Vitor Reis</td><td>Girona</td><td>Gonzalo García</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>Joan García</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Espanyol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Manuel Pellegrini</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>Georges Mikautadze</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>Víctor Muñoz</td><td>Osasuna</td><td>Largie Ramazani</td><td>Valencia</td><td>Levante</td><td>Odysseas Vlachodimos</td><td>Sevilla</td><td>Girona</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>Hansi Flick</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Carlos Espí</td><td>Levante</td><td>Arda Güler</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Elche</td><td>Marko Dmitrović</td><td>Espanyol</td><td>Mallorca</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>