Summary
La Liga Santander (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2020-2021 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2020-2021 ESP1 teams
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 5th place 2020-2021 ESP1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2020-2021 ESP1 team
The winner of the 2020-2021 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2021-2022 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 | ||
11 Sep 2020 - 23 May 2021 | 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 2020-2021 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 2021-2022 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 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 26 -8-4 | 86 | - | 67 | 25 | 42 | 19 | 15 -3-1 | 48 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 11 -5-3 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 25 -9-4 | 84 | - | 67 | 28 | 39 | 19 | 13 -3-3 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 12 -6-1 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
3 | FC Barcelona | 38 | 24 -7-7 | 79 | - | 85 | 38 | 47 | 19 | 11 -5-3 | 38 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 13 -2-4 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 23 |
4 | Sevilla FC | 38 | 24 -5-9 | 77 | - | 53 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 14 -1-4 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 10 -4-5 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 -11-10 | 62 | - | 59 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 9 -6-4 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 8 -5-6 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 -10-11 | 61 | - | 50 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 7 -5-7 | 26 | 23 | 29 | -6 |
7 | Villarreal | 38 | 15 -13-10 | 58 | - | 60 | 44 | 16 | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 7 -7-5 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 10 |
8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 -11-13 | 53 | - | 55 | 57 | -2 | 19 | 9 -3-7 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | 25 | 27 | -2 |
9 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 11 -13-14 | 46 | - | 46 | 42 | 4 | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
10 | Granada | 38 | 13 -7-18 | 46 | - | 47 | 65 | -18 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 4 -3-12 | 15 | 22 | 40 | -18 |
11 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 -11-16 | 44 | - | 37 | 48 | -11 | 19 | 7 -5-7 | 26 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 19 | 4 -6-9 | 18 | 16 | 25 | -9 |
12 | Cádiz CF | 38 | 11 -11-16 | 44 | - | 36 | 58 | -22 | 19 | 5 -5-9 | 20 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 19 | 6 -6-7 | 24 | 19 | 28 | -9 |
13 | Valencia | 38 | 10 -13-15 | 43 | - | 50 | 53 | -3 | 19 | 8 -7-4 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 2 -6-11 | 12 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
14 | Levante | 38 | 9 -14-15 | 41 | - | 46 | 57 | -11 | 19 | 5 -9-5 | 24 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
15 | Getafe | 38 | 9 -11-18 | 38 | - | 28 | 43 | -15 | 19 | 6 -6-7 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | 13 | 30 | -17 |
16 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 9 -11-18 | 38 | - | 36 | 57 | -21 | 19 | 6 -6-7 | 24 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | 15 | 32 | -17 |
17 | Elche CF | 38 | 8 -12-18 | 36 | - | 34 | 55 | -21 | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 16 | 32 | -16 |
18 | SD Huesca | 38 | 7 -13-18 | 34 | - | 34 | 53 | -19 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 19 | 2 -6-11 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
19 | Real Valladolid | 38 | 5 -16-17 | 31 | - | 34 | 57 | -23 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 19 | 2 -9-8 | 15 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
20 | SD Eibar | 38 | 6 -12-20 | 30 | - | 29 | 52 | -23 | 19 | 2 -7-10 | 13 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 17 | 31 | -14 |
2021-2022 UEFACL 2021-2022 UEFAEL 2021-2022 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 |
Results
Sevilla FC | 10 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Elche CF | 20 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero |
Real Valladolid | 12 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla |
Real Madrid | 21 | Villarreal | Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano |
Osasuna | 01 | Real Sociedad | Estadio El Sadar |
SD Eibar | 01 | FC Barcelona | Ipurúa |
Celta Vigo | 23 | Real Betis | Balaídos |
Villarreal | 40 | Sevilla FC | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Real Sociedad | 41 | Real Valladolid | Reale Arena |
Real Betis | 10 | SD Huesca | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
FC Barcelona | 12 | Celta Vigo | Estadi Camp Nou |
Atlético Madrid | 21 | Osasuna | Estadio La Peineta |
Athletic Bilbao | 01 | Real Madrid | Estadio San Mamés |
Deportivo Alavés | 42 | Granada | Mendizorroza |