The 2024–25 La Liga, also known as LALIGA EA SPORTS[1][2] due to sponsorship reasons, is the 94th season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 15 August 2024 and is scheduled to conclude on 25 May 2025. Real Madrid are the defending champions, having won their 36th title the previous season. The fixture schedule was announced on 18 June 2024.[3]

La Liga
Season2024–25
Dates15 August 2024 – 25 May 2025
Matches played80
Goals scored204 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(7 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 7–0 Valladolid
(31 August 2024)
Biggest away winVillarreal 1–5 Barcelona
(22 September 2024)
Highest scoringVillarreal 4–3 Celta Vigo
(26 August 2024)
Barcelona 7–0 Valladolid
(31 August 2024)
Longest winning runBarcelona
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAtlético Madrid
Real Madrid
(8 matches)
Longest winless runLas Palmas
(8 matches)
Longest losing runEspanyol
Las Palmas
Leganés
Valencia
(3 matches)
Highest attendance73,072
Real Madrid 2–0 Real Betis
(1 September 2024)
Lowest attendance8,304
Leganés 0–2 Athletic Bilbao
(19 September 2024)
Attendance2,470,875 (30,886 per match)
All statistics correct as of 30 September 2024.

Teams

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Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2024–25 La Liga
Location of teams in 2024–25 La Liga (Canary Islands)

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2023–24 season and three promoted from the 2023–24 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.

Teams relegated to Segunda División

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Almería, after a 1–3 loss to Getafe on 27 April 2024, ending their two-year stay in top tier. The second team to be relegated was Granada, following Mallorca’s 1–0 win against Las Palmas, suffering immediate relegation. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Cádiz, after a 0–0 draw against Las Palmas on 19 May 2024, ending their four-year stay in the top tier.

Teams promoted from Segunda División

On 26 May 2024, Valladolid became the first side to mathematically be automatically promoted, assured of a return to the top flight following a 3–2 win against Villarreal B, thus returning after a single season absence.[4] The second and final team to earn automatic promotion was Leganés, following a 2–0 win against Elche on 2 June 2024, thus returning after a four-season absence and also being promoted to the top flight for the second time in their history.[5] The third and final team to be promoted was Espanyol, following their win against Oviedo in the promotion play-off final, returning to the top flight after only a single season.[6][7]

Promoted from
2023–24 Segunda División
Relegated from
2023–24 La Liga
Leganés
Valladolid
Espanyol
Almería
Granada
Cádiz


Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Alavés Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza 19,840[8]
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés 53,289
Atlético Madrid Madrid (San Blas-Canillejas) Metropolitano 70,460
Barcelona Barcelona Olímpic Lluís Companys (until 1 December)
Camp Nou (from 15 December)
55,926
105,000
Celta Vigo Vigo Balaídos 29,000[9]
Espanyol Cornellà de Llobregat Stage Front Stadium 40,000[10]
Getafe Getafe Coliseum 16,500[11]
Girona Girona Montilivi 14,624[12]
Las Palmas Las Palmas Gran Canaria 31,250[13]
Leganés Leganés Butarque 12,450[14]
Mallorca Palma Son Moix 23,142[15]
Osasuna Pamplona El Sadar 23,576[16]
Rayo Vallecano Madrid (Puente de Vallecas) Vallecas 14,708[17]
Real Betis Seville (Bellavista-La Palmera) Benito Villamarín 60,721[18]
Real Madrid Madrid (Chamartín) Santiago Bernabéu 83,186
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Anoeta 39,500[19]
Sevilla Seville (Nervión) Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán 43,883[20]
Valencia Valencia Mestalla 49,430[21]
Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla 27,618[22]
Villarreal Villarreal La Cerámica 23,008[23]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
Alavés   Luis García   Antonio Sivera Puma Araba/Álava, Dexin News Digi,1 EBpay,2 Silken Hoteles3
Athletic Bilbao   Ernesto Valverde   Óscar de Marcos Castore Kutxabank Digi,1 B2BinPay2
Atlético Madrid   Diego Simeone   Koke Nike Riyadh Air Hyundai,1 Kraken,2 ComAve3
Barcelona   Hansi Flick   Marc-André ter Stegen Nike Spotify UNHCR,1 Ambilight TV2
Celta Vigo   Claudio Giráldez   Iago Aspas Hummel Estrella Galicia Abanca,1 Grupo Recalvi3
Espanyol   Manolo González   Sergi Gómez Kelme Conservas Dani Rastar Group,1 Škoda3
Getafe   José Bordalás   Djené Joma Tecnocasa ODTY News2
Girona   Míchel   Cristhian Stuani Puma Etihad Airways Marlex,1 HYLO,2 Costa Brava,3 Parlem3
Las Palmas   Luis Carrión   Kirian Rodríguez Hummel Gran Canaria, Cerveza Pío Pío DISA,1 Islas Canarias,1 Kalise,2 BeCordial,3 Binter3
Leganés   Borja Jiménez   Sergio González Joma Ontime Logística Nara Seguros,1 Mercanza2
Mallorca   Jagoba Arrasate   Antonio Raíllo Nike αGEL Alua,1 Juaneda,1 OK Mobility,2 Air Europa,3 Iles Balears3
Osasuna   Vicente Moreno   Sergio Herrera Macron Kosner Digi,1 Celer Light,2 Clínica Universidad de Navarra3
Rayo Vallecano   Iñigo Pérez   Óscar Valentín Umbro Digi Griffin Core Solutions2
Real Betis   Manuel Pellegrini   Aitor Ruibal Hummel Gree Electric Trainline,1 Drive REVEL,2 AUS Global3
Real Madrid   Carlo Ancelotti   Luka Modrić Adidas Emirates HP2
Real Sociedad   Imanol Alguacil   Mikel Oyarzabal Macron Yasuda Group Kutxabank,1 Reale Seguros2
Sevilla   García Pimienta   Jesús Navas Castore None Socios.com,1 JD Sports2
Valencia   Rubén Baraja   José Gayà Puma TM Real Estate Group Divina Seguros,2 Škoda3
Valladolid   Paulo Pezzolano   Javi Sánchez Kappa Estrella Galicia 0,0 JD Sports,2 INEXO3
Villarreal   Marcelino   Raúl Albiol Joma Pamesa Cerámica ASCALE1
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Barcelona   Xavi[24] Mutual Consent 26 May 2024 Pre-season   Hansi Flick[25] 29 May 2024
Mallorca   Javier Aguirre[26] End of contract 30 June 2024   Jagoba Arrasate[27] 10 June 2024
Osasuna   Jagoba Arrasate[28]   Vicente Moreno[29] 27 May 2024
Sevilla   Quique Sánchez Flores[30] Mutual consent   García Pimienta[31] 2 June 2024
Las Palmas   García Pimienta[32]   Luis Carrión[33] 26 June 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona 8 7 0 1 25 9 +16 21 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Real Madrid 8 5 3 0 17 6 +11 18
3 Villarreal 8 5 2 1 17 15 +2 17
4 Atlético Madrid 8 4 4 0 12 4 +8 16
5 Athletic Bilbao 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14 Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6 Mallorca 8 4 2 2 8 6 +2 14 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Osasuna 8 4 2 2 12 13 −1 14
8 Real Betis 8 3 3 2 8 7 +1 12
9 Rayo Vallecano 8 2 4 2 9 8 +1 10
10 Celta Vigo 8 3 1 4 15 15 0 10
11 Alavés 8 3 1 4 11 12 −1 10
12 Girona 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
13 Sevilla 8 2 3 3 8 10 −2 9
14 Real Sociedad 8 2 2 4 6 7 −1 8
15 Getafe 8 1 4 3 5 6 −1 7
16 Leganés 8 1 4 3 5 9 −4 7
17 Espanyol 8 2 1 5 7 12 −5 7
18 Valencia 8 1 2 5 5 13 −8 5 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Valladolid 8 1 2 5 4 17 −13 5
20 Las Palmas 8 0 3 5 9 16 −7 3
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[34]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners will also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five).

Results

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Home \ Away ALA ATH ATM BAR CEL ESP GET GIR LPA LEG MLL OSA RAY BET RMA RSO SEV VAL VLL VIL
Alavés a 2–0 a 0–0 a 2–1
Athletic Bilbao a 0–1 a 3–1 1–1 a a a 1–1 1–0
Atlético Madrid 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–0
Barcelona 2–1 a 1–0 a 7–0
Celta Vigo 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–1
Espanyol 3–2 a 2–1 0–1 1–2
Getafe 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Girona 1–4 4–0 0–0
Las Palmas 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2
Leganés 0–2 a 2–1 0–1
Mallorca 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2
Osasuna a a 4–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 a
Rayo Vallecano 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1
Real Betis 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 a
Real Madrid 3–2 a a a 4–1 2–0 3–0
Real Sociedad 1–2 a a 1–2 0–2 3–0
Sevilla 1–0 0–2 a 2–1 1–2
Valencia 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1
Valladolid 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0
Villarreal 2–2 1–5 4–3 3–1 a
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. Source: La Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

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As of 30 September 2024

Scoring

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  • First goal of the season:
      Oihan Sancet for Athletic Bilbao against Getafe (15 August 2024)

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[35]
1   Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 7
2   Ayoze Pérez Villarreal 6
3   Giovani Lo Celso Real Betis 5
  Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid
  Raphinha Barcelona
6   Iago Aspas Celta Vigo 4
  Lamine Yamal Barcelona
8 Ten players 3

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Round
  Raphinha Barcelona Valladolid 7–0 (H) 31 August 2024 4
  Javi Puado Espanyol Alavés 3–2 (H) 14 September 2024 5

Zamora Trophy

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The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper has to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.

Rank Player Club Matches Goals
against
Average[36]
1   Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid 7 4 0.57
2   Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid 8 6 0.75
  David Soria Getafe 8 6
4   Álex Remiro Real Sociedad 8 7 0.88
  Rui Silva Real Betis 8 7

Discipline

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Player

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  • Most red cards: 1[38]
    • Fourteen players

Team

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  • Most yellow cards: 25[39]
    • Villarreal
  • Fewest yellow cards: 11[39]
    • Atlético Madrid
  • Most red cards: 3[39]
    • Sevilla
  • Fewest red cards: 0[39]
    • Nine teams

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month U23 Player of the Month Goal of the Month Save of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player(s) Club
August   Hansi Flick Barcelona   Raphinha Barcelona   Lamine Yamal Barcelona   Juan Cruz Leganés   Diego Conde Villarreal [40][41][42][43][44]
September   Ernesto Valverde Athletic Bilbao   Alberto Moleiro Las Palmas   Abdul Mumin Rayo Vallecano [45][46][47]

See also

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References

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