Summary
La Liga Santander (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2018-2019 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2018-2019 ESP1 teams
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 5th place 2018-2019 ESP1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 6th place 2018-2019 ESP1 team
The winner of the 2018-2019 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Spain
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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ESP1 | La Liga Santander | 20 |
ESP2 | LaLiga 1|2|3 (Segunda División) | 22 |
ESP3 | Segunda División B | 80 |
ESP4 | Tercera División | 366 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
17 Aug 2018 - 19 May 2019 | 20: ESP1 (17), ESP2 (3) |
Season Format
Each ESP1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 ESP1 teams for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, then (6) Fairplay points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 season, the 18th, 19th, and 20th place ESP1 teams will be relegated to the ESP2, and the 1st and 2nd place ESP2 teams, and a third ESP2 team that won a promotion playoff are promoted to the 2019-2020 ESP1.
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League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | FC Barcelona | 38 | 26 -9-3 | 87 | - | 90 | 36 | 54 | 19 | 15 -3-1 | 48 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 19 | 11 -6-2 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 20 |
2 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 22 -10-6 | 76 | - | 55 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 15 -3-1 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 7 -7-5 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 -5-12 | 68 | - | 63 | 46 | 17 | 19 | 13 -1-5 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
4 | Valencia | 38 | 15 -16-7 | 61 | - | 51 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 7 -10-2 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
5 | Getafe | 38 | 15 -14-9 | 59 | - | 48 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 11 -3-5 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 4 -11-4 | 23 | 20 | 22 | -2 |
6 | Sevilla FC | 38 | 17 -8-13 | 59 | - | 62 | 47 | 15 | 19 | 12 -3-4 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 5 -5-9 | 20 | 23 | 27 | -4 |
7 | Espanyol | 38 | 14 -11-13 | 53 | - | 48 | 50 | -2 | 19 | 11 -3-5 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 3 -8-8 | 17 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 -14-11 | 53 | - | 41 | 45 | -4 | 19 | 9 -8-2 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 4 -6-9 | 18 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
9 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 -11-14 | 50 | - | 45 | 46 | -1 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
10 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 -8-16 | 50 | - | 44 | 52 | -8 | 19 | 8 -5-6 | 29 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 19 | 6 -3-10 | 21 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
11 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 13 -11-14 | 50 | - | 39 | 50 | -11 | 19 | 7 -8-4 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 6 -3-10 | 21 | 20 | 31 | -11 |
12 | SD Eibar | 38 | 11 -14-13 | 47 | - | 46 | 50 | -4 | 19 | 9 -6-4 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 2 -8-9 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
13 | CD Leganés | 38 | 11 -12-15 | 45 | - | 37 | 43 | -6 | 19 | 7 -8-4 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 -4-11 | 16 | 18 | 27 | -9 |
14 | Villarreal | 38 | 10 -14-14 | 44 | - | 49 | 52 | -3 | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
15 | Levante | 38 | 11 -11-16 | 44 | - | 59 | 66 | -7 | 19 | 6 -7-6 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 5 -4-10 | 19 | 25 | 32 | -7 |
16 | Real Valladolid | 38 | 10 -11-17 | 41 | - | 32 | 51 | -19 | 19 | 5 -5-9 | 20 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 16 | 25 | -9 |
17 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 10 -11-17 | 41 | - | 53 | 62 | -9 | 19 | 8 -5-6 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 2 -6-11 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 |
18 | Girona FC | 38 | 9 -10-19 | 37 | - | 37 | 53 | -16 | 19 | 3 -6-10 | 15 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 | 6 -4-9 | 22 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
19 | SD Huesca | 38 | 7 -12-19 | 33 | - | 43 | 65 | -22 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 19 | 2 -6-11 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -16 |
20 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 8 -8-22 | 32 | - | 41 | 70 | -29 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 19 | 3 -2-14 | 11 | 16 | 38 | -22 |
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Results
SD Eibar | 22 | FC Barcelona | Ipurúa |
Real Madrid | 02 | Real Betis | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
SD Huesca | 21 | CD Leganés | Estadio El Alcoraz |
Celta Vigo | 22 | Rayo Vallecano | Balaídos |
Deportivo Alavés | 21 | Girona FC | Mendizorroza |
Real Valladolid | 02 | Valencia | Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla |
Sevilla FC | 20 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Getafe | 22 | Villarreal | Coliseum Alfonso Péez |
Espanyol | 20 | Real Sociedad | RCDE Stadium |
Levante | 22 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio Ciudad de València |
Real Sociedad | 31 | Real Madrid | Estadio Anoeta |
CD Leganés | 02 | Espanyol | Estadio Municipal de Butarque |
Villarreal | 10 | SD Eibar | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Valencia | 31 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Mestalla |
Rayo Vallecano | 12 | Real Valladolid | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Real Betis | 21 | SD Huesca | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
FC Barcelona | 20 | Getafe | Estadi Camp Nou |
Atlético Madrid | 11 | Sevilla FC | Estadio La Peineta |
Athletic Bilbao | 31 | Celta Vigo | Estadio San Mamés |