LaLiga EA Sports
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Spain
Abbreviation
ESP1
Summary
LaLiga EA Sports (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2025-2026 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - League Phase:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2025-2026 ESP1 teams
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - League Phase:
- 5th place 2025-2026 ESP1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2025-2026 ESP1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the League Phase of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Spain
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ESP1 | LaLiga EA Sports | 20 |
| ESP2 | Segunda División | 22 |
| ESP3 | Primera Federación | 40 |
| ESP4 | Segunda Federación | 90 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 15 Aug 2025 - 24 May 2026 | 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) Fair-play points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 season, the 18th, 19th, and 20th place ESP1 teams will be relegated to the ESP2.
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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 | 36 | 30 -1-5 | 91 | - | 91 | 32 | 59 | 18 | 18 -0-0 | 54 | 54 | 9 | 45 | 18 | 12 -1-5 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 14 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 35 | 24 -5-6 | 77 | - | 70 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 14 -1-2 | 43 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 36 | 21 -6-9 | 69 | - | 67 | 43 | 24 | 18 | 14 -1-3 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | 24 | 25 | -1 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 36 | 20 -6-10 | 66 | - | 60 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 14 -1-3 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 36 | 14 -15-7 | 57 | - | 56 | 44 | 12 | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 5 -9-4 | 24 | 24 | 26 | -2 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 36 | 13 -11-12 | 50 | - | 51 | 47 | 4 | 18 | 5 -5-8 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| 7 | Getafe | 36 | 14 -6-16 | 48 | - | 31 | 37 | -6 | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 35 | 11 -11-13 | 44 | - | 54 | 55 | -1 | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 36 | 13 -5-18 | 44 | - | 40 | 53 | -13 | 18 | 9 -2-7 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 4 -3-11 | 15 | 19 | 33 | -14 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 35 | 10 -13-12 | 43 | - | 36 | 42 | -6 | 18 | 6 -10-2 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 11 | Sevilla FC | 36 | 12 -7-17 | 43 | - | 46 | 58 | -12 | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 5 -3-10 | 18 | 22 | 34 | -12 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 36 | 11 -9-16 | 42 | - | 43 | 47 | -4 | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 2 -4-12 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
| 13 | Valencia | 35 | 11 -9-15 | 42 | - | 38 | 50 | -12 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 36 | 11 -9-16 | 42 | - | 40 | 53 | -13 | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 36 | 10 -10-16 | 40 | - | 42 | 54 | -12 | 18 | 7 -6-5 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 3 -4-11 | 13 | 18 | 31 | -13 |
| 16 | Elche CF | 36 | 9 -12-15 | 39 | - | 47 | 56 | -9 | 18 | 8 -8-2 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 1 -4-13 | 7 | 18 | 37 | -19 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 36 | 10 -9-17 | 39 | - | 44 | 55 | -11 | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 2 -3-13 | 9 | 16 | 34 | -18 |
| 18 | Levante | 36 | 10 -9-17 | 39 | - | 44 | 59 | -15 | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | 20 | 31 | -11 |
| 19 | Girona FC | 35 | 9 -12-14 | 39 | - | 37 | 52 | -15 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 | 3 -8-7 | 17 | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| 20 | Real Oviedo | 35 | 6 -11-18 | 29 | - | 26 | 54 | -28 | 18 | 4 -7-7 | 19 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | -20 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Thu - 14 May 2026
 | Rayo Vallecano | Estadio Mestalla |
 | Real Sociedad | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
 | Real Oviedo | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Sun - 17 May 2026
 | Celta Vigo | Estadio San Mamés |
 | Girona FC | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
 | Real Betis | Estadi Camp Nou |
| Villarreal | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
| Valencia | Reale Arena |
| Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
 | Real Madrid | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Sun - 24 May 2026
| Rayo Vallecano | Mendizorroza |
| Levante | Estadio de La Cartuja |
| Sevilla FC | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
 | Real Sociedad | RCDE Stadium |
 | Real Oviedo | Estadi Mallorca Son Moix |
Results
Wed - 13 May 2026
| 10 | FC Barcelona | Mendizorroza |
| 23 | Sevilla FC | Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 20 | Athletic Bilbao | RCDE Stadium |
Tue - 12 May 2026
 | 12 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio El Sadar |
| 21 | Elche CF | Estadio de La Cartuja |
| 23 | Levante | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
Mon - 11 May 2026
| 11 | Girona FC | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Sun - 10 May 2026
| 20 | Real Madrid | Estadi Camp Nou |
| 00 | Getafe | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| 01 | Valencia | Estadio San Mamés |
| 11 | Villarreal | Estadi Mallorca Son Moix |
Sat - 9 May 2026
| 22 | Real Betis | Reale Arena |
| 01 | Celta Vigo | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
| 21 | Espanyol | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| 11 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero |
Fri - 8 May 2026
Mon - 4 May 2026
| 10 | Real Sociedad | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Sun - 3 May 2026
| 02 | Real Madrid | RCDE Stadium |
| 30 | Real Oviedo | Estadio de La Cartuja |