
Summary
La Liga Santander (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2022-2023 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2022-2023 ESP1 teams
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 5th place 2022-2023 ESP1 team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2022-2023 ESP1 team
The winner of the 2022-2023 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Spain
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
---|---|---|
ESP1 | La Liga Santander | 20 |
ESP2 | LaLiga 2 (Segunda División) | 22 |
ESP3 | Primera División RFEF | 40 |
ESP4 | Segunda División RFEF | 90 |
ESP5 | Tercera División RFEF | 90 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
29 Jul 2022 - 4 Jun 2023 | 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, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, then (5) Fairplay points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2022-2023 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 2023-2024 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 | 28 -4-6 | 88 | - | 70 | 20 | 50 | 19 | 15 -3-1 | 48 | 37 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 13 -1-5 | 40 | 33 | 16 | 17 |
2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 24 -6-8 | 78 | - | 75 | 36 | 39 | 19 | 13 -5-1 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 11 -1-7 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 11 |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 -8-7 | 77 | - | 70 | 33 | 37 | 19 | 13 -3-3 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 11 |
4 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 21 -8-9 | 71 | - | 51 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 11 -5-3 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 10 -3-6 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
5 | Villarreal | 38 | 19 -7-12 | 64 | - | 59 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 12 -3-4 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 -9-12 | 60 | - | 46 | 41 | 5 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | 20 | 23 | -3 |
7 | Osasuna | 38 | 15 -8-15 | 53 | - | 37 | 42 | -5 | 19 | 11 -1-7 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 4 -7-8 | 19 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 -9-15 | 51 | - | 47 | 43 | 4 | 19 | 8 -3-8 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 6 -6-7 | 24 | 25 | 28 | -3 |
9 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 -8-16 | 50 | - | 37 | 43 | -6 | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 4 -3-12 | 15 | 15 | 31 | -16 |
10 | Girona FC | 38 | 13 -10-15 | 49 | - | 58 | 55 | 3 | 19 | 10 -3-6 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 23 | 29 | -6 |
11 | Sevilla FC | 38 | 13 -10-15 | 49 | - | 47 | 54 | -7 | 19 | 7 -5-7 | 26 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 23 | 29 | -6 |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 -10-15 | 49 | - | 45 | 53 | -8 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 17 | 31 | -14 |
13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 11 -10-17 | 43 | - | 43 | 53 | -10 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 4 -4-11 | 16 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
14 | Valencia | 38 | 11 -9-18 | 42 | - | 42 | 45 | -3 | 19 | 8 -5-6 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
15 | Getafe | 38 | 10 -12-16 | 42 | - | 34 | 45 | -11 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 3 -6-10 | 15 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
16 | Cádiz CF | 38 | 10 -12-16 | 42 | - | 30 | 53 | -23 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 19 | 3 -6-10 | 15 | 11 | 30 | -19 |
17 | UD Almería | 38 | 11 -8-19 | 41 | - | 49 | 65 | -16 | 19 | 10 -3-6 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 1 -5-13 | 8 | 20 | 43 | -23 |
18 | Real Valladolid | 38 | 11 -7-20 | 40 | - | 33 | 63 | -30 | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 19 | 3 -3-13 | 12 | 12 | 38 | -26 |
19 | Espanyol | 38 | 8 -13-17 | 37 | - | 52 | 69 | -17 | 19 | 4 -7-8 | 19 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 19 | 4 -6-9 | 18 | 25 | 34 | -9 |
20 | Elche CF | 38 | 5 -10-23 | 25 | - | 30 | 67 | -37 | 19 | 3 -6-10 | 15 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 19 | 2 -4-13 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -26 |
2023-2024 UEFACL 2023-2024 UEFAEL 2023-2024 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 |
Results
![]() | 33 | UD Almería![]() | RCDE Stadium |
![]() | 11 | Valencia![]() | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
![]() | 00 | Getafe![]() | Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla |
![]() | 21 | FC Barcelona![]() | Balaídos |
![]() | 11 | Athletic Bilbao![]() | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
![]() | 21 | Sevilla FC![]() | Reale Arena |
![]() | 30 | Rayo Vallecano![]() | Mallorca Estadi |
![]() | 22 | Atlético Madrid![]() | Estadio de la Cerámica |
![]() | 12 | Real Betis![]() | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
![]() | 00 | Real Valladolid![]() | Power Horse Stadium |
![]() | 21 | Villarreal![]() | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
![]() | 10 | Celta Vigo![]() | Nuevo Mirandilla |
![]() | 30 | Mallorca![]() | Estadi Camp Nou |
![]() | 21 | Real Sociedad![]() | Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano |
![]() | 01 | Elche CF![]() | Estadio San Mamés |
![]() | 12 | Real Madrid![]() | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |