Football

2020/21 Season – 12 Sept 2020–23 May 2021

A total of 62 teams have competed in La Liga since its inception. Nine teams have been crowned champions, with Real Madrid winning the title a record 34 times and FC Barcelona 26 times.

From the 1990s onward, Barcelona have dominated La Liga winning 16 titles up to date. Although Real Madrid has been prominent, winning nine titles, La Liga has also seen other champions, including Atlético Madrid, Valencia, and Deportivo La Coruña.

A total of 20 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2019–20 season and three promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the play-offs.

The league's all-time leading goalscorer is Lionel Messi who has (in May 2020) made 438 goals in Barcelona. On the second place among goalscorers is Cristiano Ronaldo who did 311 goals in Real Madrid on 292 appearances (a goal ratio record in the league).