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 | 16 | 13 -1-2 | 40 | - | 47 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 8 -0-0 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 16 | 11 -3-2 | 36 | - | 32 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 6 -0-1 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | - | 31 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 7 -1-0 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 16 | 9 -4-3 | 31 | - | 28 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 -1-0 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 5 | Espanyol | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | - | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | - | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 -5-0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | - | 15 | 20 | -5 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
| 8 | Getafe | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | - | 13 | 17 | -4 | 7 | 3 -2-2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 -0-5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
| 9 | Elche CF | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | - | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 4 -4-0 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 -3-4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | - | 18 | 19 | -1 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | Deportivo Alavés | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | - | 13 | 15 | -2 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 -1-5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | - | 13 | 16 | -3 | 6 | 1 -4-1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 13 | Sevilla FC | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | - | 20 | 24 | -4 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | - | 19 | 22 | -3 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | - | 14 | 18 | -4 | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| 16 | Valencia | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | - | 14 | 23 | -9 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 -3-4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -12 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | - | 15 | 22 | -7 | 7 | 2 -4-1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| 18 | Girona FC | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | - | 13 | 29 | -16 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 | 0 -3-4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -10 |
| 19 | Real Oviedo | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | - | 7 | 22 | -15 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 7 | 1 -1-5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
| 20 | Levante | 15 | 2 -3-10 | 9 | - | 16 | 28 | -12 | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 12 Dec 2025
 | Girona FC | Reale Arena |
Sat - 13 Dec 2025
 | Valencia | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
 | Osasuna | Estadi Camp Nou |
Sun - 14 Dec 2025
 | Real Oviedo | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
 | Villarreal | Estadio Ciudad de València |
 | Real Madrid | Mendizorroza |
Mon - 15 Dec 2025
 | Real Betis | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Sun - 21 Dec 2025
| Espanyol | Estadio San Mamés |
| Getafe | Estadio de La Cartuja |
 | Rayo Vallecano | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero |
| Atlético Madrid | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
| Real Sociedad | Estadio Ciudad de València |
| Deportivo Alavés | Estadio El Sadar |
| Sevilla FC | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| Celta Vigo | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| FC Barcelona | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Results
Mon - 8 Dec 2025
Sun - 7 Dec 2025
| 02 | Celta Vigo | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | RCDE Stadium |
| 11 | Sevilla FC | Estadio Mestalla |
Sat - 6 Dec 2025
| 10 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio San Mamés |
| 35 | FC Barcelona | Estadio de La Cartuja |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | Mendizorroza |
| 20 | Getafe | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Fri - 5 Dec 2025
| 00 | Mallorca | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
Wed - 3 Dec 2025
| 03 | Real Madrid | Estadio San Mamés |
Tue - 2 Dec 2025
| 31 | Atlético Madrid | Estadi Camp Nou |
Mon - 1 Dec 2025
| 11 | Valencia | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Sun - 30 Nov 2025
| 11 | Real Madrid | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
| 01 | Espanyol | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
| 02 | Real Betis | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| 23 | Villarreal | Reale Arena |
Sat - 29 Nov 2025
| 20 | Real Oviedo | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
| 02 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Ciudad de València |
| 31 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadi Camp Nou |