LaLiga EA Sports
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
Spain
Abbreviation
ESP1

Summary

La Liga Santander (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2021-2022 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
    • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2021-2022 ESP1 teams
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
    • 5th place 2021-2022 ESP1 team
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - Playoff Round:
    • 6th place 2021-2022 ESP1 team

The winner of the 2021-2022 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Spain

Abbrev League # of Teams
ESP1 La Liga Santander 20
ESP2 LaLiga 2 (Segunda División) 22
ESP3 Primera División RFEF 40
ESP4 Segunda División RFEF 90
ESP5 Tercera División RFEF 90

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

13 Aug 2021 - 22 May 2022  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, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, then (5) Fairplay points.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2021-2022 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 2022-2023 ESP1.


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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Real Madrid 3826 -8-486-8031491913 -5-1444413311913 -3-342361818
2FC Barcelona 3821 -10-773-6838301912 -2-538371918199 -8-235311912
3Atlético Madrid 3821 -8-971-6543221912 -5-241331617199 -3-73032275
4Sevilla FC 3818 -16-470-5330231912 -6-142361719196 -10-32817134
5Real Betis 3819 -8-1165-6240221910 -2-732342212199 -6-433281810
6Real Sociedad 3817 -11-1062-403731910 -5-4351697197 -6-6272428-4
7Villarreal 3816 -11-1159-6337261910 -6-336401822196 -5-82323194
8Athletic Bilbao 3814 -13-1155-433671910 -4-534291811194 -9-6211418-4
9Valencia 3811 -15-1248-4853-5196 -8-52626242195 -7-7222229-7
10Osasuna 3812 -11-1547-3751-14195 -7-7221726-9197 -4-8252025-5
11Celta Vigo 3812 -10-1646-43430197 -4-82526233195 -6-8211720-3
12Rayo Vallecano 3811 -9-1842-3950-11198 -5-62926224193 -4-12131328-15
13Elche CF 3811 -9-1842-4052-12197 -6-62724213194 -3-12151631-15
14Espanyol 3810 -12-1642-4053-13199 -6-43325196191 -6-1291534-19
15Getafe 388 -15-1539-3341-8197 -7-52821156191 -8-10111226-14
16Mallorca 3810 -9-1939-3663-27197 -6-6272025-5193 -3-13121638-22
17Cádiz CF 388 -15-1539-3551-16193 -9-7181924-5195 -6-8211627-11
18Granada 388 -14-1638-4461-17195 -7-7222229-7193 -7-9162232-10
19Levante 388 -11-1935-5176-25195 -7-7222830-2193 -4-12132346-23
20Deportivo Alavés 388 -7-2331-3165-34197 -4-8251721-4191 -3-1561444-30
2022-2023 UEFACL
2022-2023 UEFAEL
2022-2023 UEFAECL
Relegation to ESP2

Results

Sun - 22 May 2022
 Sevilla FC 10 Athletic BilbaoEstadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
 FC Barcelona 02 VillarrealEstadi Camp Nou
 Osasuna 02 MallorcaEstadio El Sadar
 Granada 00 EspanyolEstadio Nuevo Los Cármenes
 Elche CF 31 GetafeEstadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Sat - 21 May 2022
 Valencia 20 Celta VigoEstadio Mestalla
Fri - 20 May 2022
 Rayo Vallecano 24 LevanteCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas
 Real Madrid 00 Real BetisEstadio Santiago Bernabéu
Sun - 15 May 2022
 Villarreal 12 Real SociedadEstadio de la Cerámica
 Levante 31 Deportivo AlavésEstadio Ciudad de València
 Cádiz CF 11 Real MadridNuevo Mirandilla
 Getafe 00 FC BarcelonaColiseum Alfonso Péez
 Mallorca 21 Rayo VallecanoMallorca Estadi
 Celta Vigo 10 Elche CFBalaídos
 Real Betis 20 GranadaEstadio Benito Villamarín
 Atlético Madrid 11 Sevilla FCEstadio La Peineta
 Athletic Bilbao 20 OsasunaEstadio San Mamés
Sat - 14 May 2022
 Espanyol 11 ValenciaRCDE Stadium