La Liga: Everything You Need To Know

 

Do you profoundly love Lionel Messi? Of course, you do. Have you heard that he possesses nearly all goalscoring records in La Liga? Well, La Liga is more than just the one who hosts this superstar. Let's find out more about it!

 

What is La Liga?

 

Established in 1992, La Liga is the Spanish football league system's top men's professional football division. The Liga Nacional de Ftbol Profesional manages the competition, which features 20 teams. At the end of every season, the three lowest-ranked teams are accredited to the Segunda División, where they are substituted by the top two teams and a play-off victor.

 

Ever since commencement, La Liga has hosted a total of 62 teams. There have been 9 title holders, with 2 heavyweights in the world: Real Madrid and Barcelona, the former having won the title a history 34 times and the latter having won the title 26 times.

 

La Liga’s History

 

In the 1940s, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, and Barcelona emerged as the strongest clubs, earning multiple championships. In the 1950s, Real Madrid and Barcelona won the league, each gaining four La Liga trophies in ten years. Real Madrid ruled La Liga in the 1960s and 1970s, earning 14 trophies and Atlético Madrid 4. Real Madrid dominated La Liga in the 1980s and 1990s, yet Basque clubs Athletic Club and Real Sociedad also had accomplishments, receiving 2 Liga titles both.

 

Since the 1990s, Barcelona has shown an outstanding performance in La Liga, gaining 16 titles until now.  Even though Real Madrid has been the most successful club in La Liga, other champions have also included Atlético Madrid, Valencia, and Deportivo La Coruña.

 

La Liga has been the premier league in Europe from 2013 to 2019, as per UEFA's league coefficient ranking list, and has dominated Europe for a record 22 of the 60 ranked years until 2019. 

 

The Rules of La Liga

 

Each team plays each other twice during the season in a double round-robin format. The team with the most points at the end of the season is awarded the title champion. It operates on a relegation and advancement system, with three teams being relegated from La Liga at the end of each season. Three new teams elevated from the first division league will take their place. La Liga can earn up to 7 spots for each of the two continental championships in Europe for every season. 

 

The top four teams qualify for UEFA's top club competition, the Champions League, while the fifth and sixth teams compete in the Europa League. The Copa Del Rey, Spain's primary cup competition, provides another venue for Europa League football. This is only feasible if the contest is won by a club that has already qualified for the Champions League through La Liga. In that scenario, the seventh-placed team in the league earns the place.

Laliga's Glamour And Popularity

 

• An average attendance of 26,933 for league games in the 2018–19 season.

• Eighth-highest of any national professional sports league and the third-highest of any professional association football league around the globe

• Sixth-richest professional sports league all over the world.

• Home to some of the finest football legends like Luis Enrique, Rivaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyo, and the notorious rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

 

Final Thoughts

 

The Barcelona and Real Madrid duopoly is a major concern in this La Liga, so were Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo until 2008 when Ronaldo left Barcelona. Yet, there is more you can discover about this incredible league. 

 

We hope this article has provided you with valuable information about La Liga. Please feel free to leave comments below for a further discussion on this topic!