LaLiga EA Sports
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2018-2019
Location
Spain
Abbreviation
ESP1

Summary

La Liga Santander (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2018-2019 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
    • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2018-2019 ESP1 teams
  • 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
    • 5th place 2018-2019 ESP1 team
  • 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 6th place 2018-2019 ESP1 team

The winner of the 2018-2019 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Spain

Abbrev League # of Teams
ESP1 La Liga Santander 20
ESP2 LaLiga 1|2|3 (Segunda División) 22
ESP3 Segunda División B 80
ESP4 Tercera División 366

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

17 Aug 2018 - 19 May 2019  20: ESP1 (17), ESP2 (3)

Season Format

Each ESP1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 ESP1 teams for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, then (6) Fairplay points.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2018-2019 season, the 18th, 19th, and 20th place ESP1 teams will be relegated to the ESP2, and the 1st and 2nd place ESP2 teams, and a third ESP2 team that won a promotion playoff are promoted to the 2019-2020 ESP1.


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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1FC Barcelona 3826 -9-387-9036541915 -3-1485117341911 -6-239391920
2Atlético Madrid 3822 -10-676-5529261915 -3-148321022197 -7-52823194
3Real Madrid 3821 -5-1268-6346171913 -1-540321517198 -4-72831310
4Valencia 3815 -16-761-513516197 -10-231241212198 -6-53027234
5Getafe 3815 -14-959-4835131911 -3-536281315194 -11-4232022-2
6Sevilla FC 3817 -8-1359-6247151912 -3-439392019195 -5-9202327-4
7Espanyol 3814 -11-1353-4850-21911 -3-53628226193 -8-8172028-8
8Athletic Bilbao 3813 -14-1153-4145-4199 -8-23526197194 -6-9181526-11
9Real Sociedad 3813 -11-1450-4546-1197 -6-62723203196 -5-8232226-4
10Real Betis 3814 -8-1650-4452-8198 -5-6292526-1196 -3-10211926-7
11Deportivo Alavés 3813 -11-1450-3950-11197 -8-42919190196 -3-10212031-11
12SD Eibar 3811 -14-1347-4650-4199 -6-433312110192 -8-9141529-14
13CD Leganés 3811 -12-1545-3743-6197 -8-42919163194 -4-11161827-9
14Villarreal 3810 -14-1444-4952-3195 -8-62328262195 -6-8212126-5
15Levante 3811 -11-1644-5966-7196 -7-62534340195 -4-10192532-7
16Real Valladolid 3810 -11-1741-3251-19195 -5-9201626-10195 -6-8211625-9
17Celta Vigo 3810 -11-1741-5362-9198 -5-62931256192 -6-11122237-15
18Girona FC 389 -10-1937-3753-16193 -6-10151728-11196 -4-9222025-5
19SD Huesca 387 -12-1933-4365-22195 -6-8212430-6192 -6-11121935-16
20Rayo Vallecano 388 -8-2232-4170-29195 -6-8212532-7193 -2-14111638-22
UEFACL
UEFACL (Copa del Rey Winner)
UEFAEL
Relegation

Results

Sun - 19 May 2019
 Real Madrid 02 Real BetisEstadio Santiago Bernabéu
Sat - 18 May 2019
 SD Huesca 21 CD LeganésEstadio El Alcoraz
 Real Valladolid 02 ValenciaEstadio Nuevo José Zorrilla
 Sevilla FC 20 Athletic BilbaoEstadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
 Getafe 22 VillarrealColiseum Alfonso Péez
 Espanyol 20 Real SociedadRCDE Stadium
 Levante 22 Atlético MadridEstadio Ciudad de València
Sun - 12 May 2019
 Real Sociedad 31 Real MadridEstadio Anoeta
 CD Leganés 02 EspanyolEstadio Municipal de Butarque
 Villarreal 10 SD EibarEstadio de la Cerámica
 Valencia 31 Deportivo AlavésEstadio Mestalla
 Rayo Vallecano 12 Real ValladolidCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas
 Girona FC 12 LevanteEstadi Municipal de Montilivi
 Real Betis 21 SD HuescaEstadio Benito Villamarín
 FC Barcelona 20 GetafeEstadi Camp Nou
 Atlético Madrid 11 Sevilla FCEstadio La Peineta
 Athletic Bilbao 31 Celta VigoEstadio San Mamés