La Liga

Lore & Background

The 2025–26 season saw Barcelona claim back-to-back titles, their 28th and 29th, after a 2–0 win over Real Madrid on 10 May 2026 sealed the championship with three matches left. The season kicked off on 15 August 2025 with Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) scoring the first goal against Girona. Relegation battles were fierce: Valladolid went down after a 1–5 loss to Real Betis on 25 April 2025, Las Palmas followed with a 0–1 defeat to Sevilla on 14 May 2025, and Leganés were the final team relegated after Espanyol survived on the last matchday. Promoted sides included Levante (returning after three years), Elche (after two years), and Oviedo (ending a 24-year absence). The season ended on 24 May 2026 with Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) scoring the last goal against Atlético Madrid.

Reader's Guide

The 2025–26 La Liga season featured twenty teams: seventeen from the previous season and three promoted from Segunda División. The promoted teams were Levante (returning after three years, promoted on 25 May 2025 after a 3–2 win against Burgos), Elche (promoted on the last day after a 4–0 win over Deportivo La Coruña, returning after two years), and Oviedo (promoted after beating Mirandés 3–2 on aggregate in the play-off final on 21 June, ending a 24-year absence). Relegated teams were Valladolid (after a 1–5 loss to Real Betis on 25 April 2025, after one season), Las Palmas (after a 0–1 loss to Sevilla on 14 May 2025, after two seasons), and Leganés (after one season, when Espanyol survived by beating Las Palmas on the last matchday). The season ran from 15 August 2025 to 24 May 2026, with the schedule published on 1 July 2025. The Zamora Trophy went to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio, requiring at least 28 matches of 60+ minutes.

Did You Know?

• The first goal of the season was scored by Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) against Girona on 16 August 2025.
• Sevilla collected the most yellow cards (105), while Barcelona had the fewest (59); Oviedo had the most red cards (10), and Celta Vigo had the fewest (1).