Welcome to our guide to the La Liga teams competing in the current season. The Spanish top flight always has plenty of excitement in it. This article contains everything you need to know about Primera División clubs including a full list of La Liga teams, so read on to find out more.
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Current La Liga Teams in Alphabetical Order
Below are a List of Spanish La Liga teams that will fight it out over the 2022-23 season
- Almeria
- Athletic Bilbao
- Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona
- Cadiz
- Celta Vigo
- Elche
- Espanyol
- Getafe
- Girona
- Mallorca
- Osasuna
- Rayo Vallecano
- Real Betis
- Real Madrid
- Real Sociedad
- Sevilla
- Valencia
- Valladolid
- Villarreal
Now it’s time to delve into that La Liga teams list, with some additional information about each club in the Spanish top flight.
Almeria
- Location: Almeria
- Manager: Rubi
- Captain: Cesar de la Hoz (midfielder)
- Ground: Estadio de los Mediterra
- Finish Last Season: Winners of Segunda División
Athletic Bilbao
- Location: Bilbao
- Manager: Ernesto Valverde
- Captain: Iker Muniain (forward)
- Ground: San Mames
- Finish Last Season: 8th
Atletico Madrid
- Location: Madrid
- Manager: Diego Simeone
- Captain: Koke (midfielder)
- Ground: Estadio Metropolitano
- Finish Last Season: 3rd
Barcelona
- Location: Barcelona
- Manager: Xavi
- Captain: Sergio Busquets (midfielder)
- Ground: Camp Nou
- Finish Last Season: 2nd
Cadiz
- Location: Cadiz
- Manager: Sergio Gonzalez
- Captain: Jose Mari (midfielder)
- Ground: Nuevo Mirandilla
- Finish Last Season: 17th
Celta Vigo
- Location: Vigo
- Manager: Eduardo Coudet
- Captain: Hugo Mallo (defender)
- Ground: Balaidos
- Finish Last Season: 11th
Elche
- Location: Elche
- Manager: Francinsco
- Captain: Gonzalo Verdu (defender)
- Ground: Estadio Martínez Valero
- Finish Last Season: 13th
Espanyol
- Location: Barcelona
- Manager: Diego Martinez
- Captain: N/A
- Ground: RCDE Stadium
- Finish Last Season: 14th
Getafe
- Location: Madrid
- Manager: Quique Sanchez Flores
- Captain: Djene (defender)
- Ground: Coliseum Alfonso Perez
- Finish Last Season: 15th
Girona
- Location: Girona
- Manager: Michel
- Captain: Cristhian Stuani (forward)
- Ground: Estadi Montilivi
- Finish Last Season: Segunda División Play-Off Winners
Mallorca
- Location: Mallorca
- Manager: Javier Aguirre
- Captain: Antonio Raillo (defender)
- Ground: Visit Mallorca Stadium
- Finish Last Season: 16th
Osasuna
- Location: Pamplona
- Manager: Jagoba Arrasate
- Captain: Roberto Torres (midfielder)
- Ground: El Sadar
- Finish Last Season: 10th
Rayo Vallecano
- Location: Madrid
- Manager: Andoni Iraola
- Captain: Oscar Trejo (forward)
- Ground: Campo de Futbol de Vallecas
- Finish Last Season: 12th
Real Betis
- Location: Seville
- Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
- Captain: Joaquin (forward)
- Ground: Estadio Benito Villamarin
- Finish Last Season: 5th
Real Madrid
- Location: Madrid
- Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
- Captain: Karim Benzema (forward)
- Ground: Santiago Bernabeu
- Finish Last Season: 1st
Real Sociedad
- Location: San Sebastian
- Manager: Imanol Alguacil
- Captain: Asier Illarramendi (midfielder)
- Ground: Anoeta Stadium
- Finish Last Season: 6th
Sevilla
- Location: Seville
- Manager: Julen Lopetegui
- Captain: Jesus Navas (defender)
- Ground: Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
- Finish Last Season: 4th
Valencia
- Location: Valencia
- Manager: Gennaro Gattuso
- Captain: Jose Gaya (defender)
- Ground: Mestella
- Finish Last Season: 9th
Valladolid
- Location: Valladolid
- Manager: Pacheta
- Captain: Jordi Masip (goalkeeper)
- Ground: Jose Zorrilla
- Finish Last Season: Segunda División Runners-Up
Villarreal
- Location: Villarreal
- Manager: Unai Emery
- Captain: Raul Albiol (defender)
- Ground: Estadio de la Ceramica
- Finish Last Season: 7th
La Liga Odds Winner & Outright Prices for Teams
Here are the latest La Liga odds outright for clubs in the division this year:
| Bookies | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | Sevilla | Villarreal | Real Sociedad |
| 888sport | 11/10 | 7/5 | 11/2 | 20/1 | 40/1 | 66/1 |
| bet365 | 11/10 | 11/8 | 11/2 | 16/1 | 40/1 | 50/1 |
| Betfred | 11/10 | 11/8 | 11/2 | 20/1 | 50/1 | 66/1 |
| BoyleSports | 11/10 | 11/8 | 9/2 | 16/1 | 40/1 | 66/1 |
| VirginBet | 11/10 | 7/5 | 11/2 | 20/1 | 40/1 | 66/1 |
| FansBet | 11/10 | 7/5 | 11/2 | 20/1 | 40/1 | 66/1 |
| QuinnBet | 21/20 | 11/8 | 11/2 | 18/1 | 40/1 | 60/1 |
| Spreadex | 11/10 | 7/5 | 11/2 | 20/1 | 40/1 | 66/1 |
| SBK | 21/20 | 11/8 | 26/5 | 35/2 | 41/1 | 54/1 |
| BetUK | 6/5 | 29/20 | 6/1 | 25/1 | 40/1 | 80/1 |
Newly Promoted La Liga Teams
In each season in Spain, there are three La Liga teams relegated to the Segunda División. There are also three teams promoted from the Segunda División to La Liga, also called the Primera División. The three teams promoted to La Liga for the 2022-23 season are as follows.
- Almeria – Champions of the Segunda División in 2021-21
- Real Valladolid – Runners-Up in the Segunda División in 2021-22
- Girona – Play-Off Winners from the Segunda División in 2021-22
Most Promoted La Liga Teams
Valladolid’s promotion last season was the ninth time that they have climbed up to La Liga. Here are the La Liga teams that have been promoted on the most occasions.
| La Liga Club | Promotions | Seasons Promoted |
| Malaga | 13 | 1948-49, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1961-62, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1987-88, 1998-99, 2007-08 |
| Real Betis | 12 | 1931-32, 1941-42, 1957-58, 1966-67, 1970-71, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2000-01, 2010-11, 2014-15 |
| Murcia | 11 | 1939-40, 1943-44, 1949-50, 1954-55, 1962-63, 1972-73, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1985-86, 2002-03, 2006-07 |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 11 | 1940-41, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1990-91, 2011-12, 2013-14 |
| Celta Vigo | 11 | 1935-36, 1944-45, 1968-69, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1991-92, 2004-05, 2011-12 |
| Mallorca | 9 | 1959-60, 1964-65, 1968-69, 1982-83, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1996-97, 2018-19, 2020-21 |
| Real Valladolid | 9 | 1947-48, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1979-80, 1992-93, 2006-07, 2011-12, 2017-18, 2021-22 |
| Hercules | 8 | 1934-35, 1944-45, 1953-54, 1965-66, 1973-74, 1983-84, 1995-96, 2009-10 |
| Osasuna | 8 | 1934-35, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1960-61, 1979-80, 1999-2000, 2015-16, 2018-19 |
| Racing Santander | 8 | 1949-50, 1959-60, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1992-93, 2001-02 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 1976-77, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1994-95, 1998-99, 2010-11, 2017-18, 2020-21 |
| Zaragoza | 8 | 1935-36, 1941-42, 1950-51, 1955-56, 1971-72, 1977-78, 2002-03, 2008-09 |
Recently Relegated La Liga Teams
Three teams go up to La Liga each season and three go down. Here are the three sides that were relegated from La Liga in the 2021-22 season.
- Granada
- Levante
- Alaves
La Liga Clubs Never Relegated
Since La Liga was formed in 1929, there have only been three teams that have never experienced relegation:
- Athletic Bilbao
- FC Barcelona
- Real Madrid
All La Liga Teams in History
We’ve shown you the 20 teams that are currently competing in La Liga. Below is an A-Z list of all 62 clubs that have played in La Liga since the league was founded in 1929. Current sides are highlighted in bold.
A-B
- Almeria
- Alaves
- Albacete
- Alcoyano
- Almeria
- Arenas
- Athletic Bilbao
- Atletico Madrid
- Atletico Tetuan
- Barcelona
- Burgos
C-E
- Cadiz
- Castellon
- Celta Vigo
- Compostela
- Condal
- Cordoba
- Cultural Leonesa
- Deportivo La Coruna
- Eibar
- Elche
- Espanyol
- Europa
- Extremadura
F-L
- Getafe
- Gimnastic
- Girona
- Granada
- Hercules
- Huesca
- Jaen
- Las Palmas
- Leganes
- Levante
- Lleida
- Logrones
M-P
- Malaga
- Mallorca
- Merida
- Murcia
- Numancia
- Osasuna
- Oviedo
- Pontevedra
R-S
- Racing Santander
- Rayo Vallecano
- Real Betis
- Real Burgos
- Real Madrid
- Real Sociedad
- Real Union
- Recreativo
- Sabadell
- Salamanca
- Sevilla
- Sporting Gijon
T-Z
- Tenerife
- Valencia
- Valladolid
- Villarreal
- Xerez
- Zaragoza
Spanish La Liga Teams to Win the Title
In the history of La Liga, only nine teams have ever won the title. It’s the current holders Real Madrid that have won it more often than any other club. Check out the full list of the best La Liga teams below.
| La Liga Winners | Titles | Seasons Champions |
| Real Madrid | 35 | 1931-32, 1932-33, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22 |
| FC Barcelona | 26 | 1929, 1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| Atletico Madrid | 11 | 1939-40, 1940-41, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1976-77, 1995-96, 2013-14, 2020-21 |
| Athletic Club / Bilbao | 8 | 1929-30, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1942-43, 1955-56, 1982-83, 1983-84 |
| Valencia CF | 6 | 1941-42, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1970-71, 2001-02, 2003-04 |
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 1980-81, 1981-82 |
| Real Betis | 1 | 1934-35 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 1945-46 |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 1999-2000 |
Location of La Liga Teams
La Liga is host to a number of derby games and local rivalries. There are several hotbeds of football within Spain and in this section we’re going to take a look at La Liga teams and their cities.
We will go on to discuss the La Liga clubs that play in Madrid and Barcelona. The other big city derby that we will see in La Liga this season is the Seville derby between Real Betis and Sevilla.
Then there are the regional derbies, of which the biggest is the Basque derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. There are other Basque teams not currently in La Liga, such as Alaves and Eibar, while Osasuna are another nearby club who have some rivalries with these teams.
The Derbi de la Comunitat is the Valencian Country derby between Valencia and Villarreal. Historically it’s Valencia that are the more significant club in Spain, but in recent years it’s often been Villarreal that have been the better team.
La Liga Teams in Madrid
The Madrid derby is contested by Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. This has always been a big fixture, but has become even more significant during Diego Simeone’s time at Atletico Madrid, during which they have been battling with Real for major honours. The rivals even met in the Champions League final in both 2014 and 2016.
Getafe are another top flight team based in Madrid. Historically their biggest rivalry is with Leganes, but with that side currently in the Segunda División, Getafe’s most important games are with Real and Atletico. The fourth Madrid based club are Rayo Vallecano, who have minor rivalries with all of the other Madrid sides.
Here are the clubs from Madrid, past and present, that have competed in La Liga.
- Atletico Madrid
- Getafe
- Leganes
- Rayo Vallecano
- Real Madrid
La Liga Teams in Barcelona
The derbi Barcelona is played between FC Barcelona and Espanyol. As one of the biggest clubs in Europe, Barcelona are of course dominant in the fixture, but Espanyol have made things very difficult for them over the years.
Here are the clubs from Barcelona, past and present, that have competed in La Liga.
- Barcelona
- Condal
- Espanyol
- Europa
- Sabadell
