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 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Real Madrid | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | - | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | - | 24 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | - | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 -4-0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Espanyol | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | - | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Elche CF | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | - | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 9 | Sevilla FC | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | - | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Deportivo Alavés | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | - | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Getafe | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | - | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 14 | Valencia | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | - | 10 | 14 | -4 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| 15 | Levante | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | - | 13 | 17 | -4 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | - | 10 | 14 | -4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 0 -7-2 | 7 | - | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 | 0 -5-1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 18 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | - | 8 | 13 | -5 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 19 | Real Oviedo | 9 | 2 -0-7 | 6 | - | 4 | 16 | -12 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 20 | Girona FC | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | - | 6 | 19 | -13 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 24 Oct 2025
 | Sevilla FC | Reale Arena |
Sat - 25 Oct 2025
 | Real Oviedo | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
 | Getafe | Estadio San Mamés |
 | Villarreal | Estadio Mestalla |
Sun - 26 Oct 2025
 | FC Barcelona | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
 | Celta Vigo | Estadio El Sadar |
 | Deportivo Alavés | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Mon - 27 Oct 2025
 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio de La Cartuja |
Fri - 31 Oct 2025
Sat - 1 Nov 2025
| Rayo Vallecano | Estadio de la Cerámica |
| Sevilla FC | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
| Athletic Bilbao | Reale Arena |
| Valencia | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Sun - 2 Nov 2025
 | Celta Vigo | Estadio Ciudad de València |
| Espanyol | Mendizorroza |
| Elche CF | Estadi Camp Nou |
| Mallorca | Estadio de La Cartuja |
Mon - 3 Nov 2025
| Osasuna | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
Results
Mon - 20 Oct 2025
| 00 | Valencia | Mendizorroza |
Sun - 19 Oct 2025
| 01 | Real Madrid | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
| 03 | Rayo Vallecano | Estadio Ciudad de València |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
| 00 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero |
Sat - 18 Oct 2025
| 10 | Osasuna | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
| 22 | Real Betis | Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 21 | Girona FC | Estadi Camp Nou |
| 13 | Mallorca | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Fri - 17 Oct 2025
| 02 | Espanyol | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
Sun - 5 Oct 2025
| 11 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
| 01 | Rayo Vallecano | Reale Arena |
| 12 | Real Betis | RCDE Stadium |
| 41 | FC Barcelona | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| 31 | Elche CF | Mendizorroza |
Sat - 4 Oct 2025
| 31 | Villarreal | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 21 | Mallorca | Estadio San Mamés |
| 02 | Levante | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
Fri - 3 Oct 2025