Summary
La Liga Santander (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2019-2020 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2019-2020 ESP1 teams
- 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 5th place 2019-2020 ESP1 team
- 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 6th place 2019-2020 ESP1 team
The winner of the 2019-2020 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Spain
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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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 2019 - 19 Jul 2020 | 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 2019-2020 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 2020-2021 ESP1.
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League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Real Madrid | 38 | 26 -9-3 | 87 | - | 70 | 25 | 45 | 19 | 15 -4-0 | 49 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 11 -5-3 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
2 | FC Barcelona | 38 | 25 -7-6 | 82 | - | 86 | 38 | 48 | 19 | 16 -2-1 | 50 | 52 | 16 | 36 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 12 |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 18 -16-4 | 70 | - | 51 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 12 -6-1 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 6 -10-3 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
4 | Sevilla FC | 38 | 19 -13-6 | 70 | - | 54 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 10 -7-2 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 9 -6-4 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 -6-14 | 60 | - | 63 | 49 | 14 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 9 -1-9 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 -8-14 | 56 | - | 56 | 48 | 8 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
7 | Granada | 38 | 16 -8-14 | 56 | - | 52 | 45 | 7 | 19 | 10 -3-6 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 26 | 29 | -3 |
8 | Getafe | 38 | 14 -12-12 | 54 | - | 43 | 37 | 6 | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 6 -6-7 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
9 | Valencia | 38 | 14 -11-13 | 53 | - | 46 | 53 | -7 | 19 | 11 -7-1 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 17 | 37 | -20 |
10 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 -13-12 | 52 | - | 46 | 54 | -8 | 19 | 7 -7-5 | 28 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 19 | 6 -6-7 | 24 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
11 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 -12-13 | 51 | - | 41 | 38 | 3 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 4 -8-7 | 20 | 20 | 24 | -4 |
12 | Levante | 38 | 14 -7-17 | 49 | - | 47 | 53 | -6 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 5 -2-12 | 17 | 20 | 34 | -14 |
13 | Real Valladolid | 38 | 9 -15-14 | 42 | - | 32 | 43 | -11 | 19 | 5 -10-4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 14 | 28 | -14 |
14 | SD Eibar | 38 | 11 -9-18 | 42 | - | 39 | 56 | -17 | 19 | 8 -3-8 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 3 -6-10 | 15 | 14 | 31 | -17 |
15 | Real Betis | 38 | 10 -11-17 | 41 | - | 48 | 60 | -12 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 1 -7-11 | 10 | 14 | 33 | -19 |
16 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 10 -9-19 | 39 | - | 34 | 59 | -25 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 3 -3-13 | 12 | 14 | 40 | -26 |
17 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 7 -16-15 | 37 | - | 37 | 49 | -12 | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 -8-9 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
18 | CD Leganés | 38 | 8 -12-18 | 36 | - | 30 | 51 | -21 | 19 | 5 -5-9 | 20 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
19 | Mallorca | 38 | 9 -6-23 | 33 | - | 40 | 65 | -25 | 19 | 8 -3-8 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1 -3-15 | 6 | 15 | 43 | -28 |
20 | Espanyol | 38 | 5 -10-23 | 25 | - | 27 | 58 | -31 | 19 | 2 -6-11 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 12 | 27 | -15 |
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Results
Sevilla FC | 10 | Valencia | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
CD Leganés | 22 | Real Madrid | Estadio Municipal de Butarque |
Granada | 40 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes |
Espanyol | 00 | Celta Vigo | RCDE Stadium |
Atlético Madrid | 11 | Real Sociedad | Estadio La Peineta |
Real Valladolid | 20 | Real Betis | Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla |
Villarreal | 40 | SD Eibar | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Deportivo Alavés | 05 | FC Barcelona | Mendizorroza |
Real Sociedad | 00 | Sevilla FC | Reale Arena |
Real Madrid | 21 | Villarreal | Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano |
Getafe | 02 | Atlético Madrid | Coliseum Alfonso Péez |
Celta Vigo | 23 | Levante | Balaídos |
Real Betis | 12 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
FC Barcelona | 12 | Osasuna | Estadi Camp Nou |
Athletic Bilbao | 02 | CD Leganés | Estadio San Mamés |
SD Eibar | 31 | Real Valladolid | Ipurúa |