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 |
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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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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 -8-4 | 86 | - | 80 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 13 -5-1 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 31 | 19 | 13 -3-3 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 18 |
2 | FC Barcelona | 38 | 21 -10-7 | 73 | - | 68 | 38 | 30 | 19 | 12 -2-5 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 9 -8-2 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 12 |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 21 -8-9 | 71 | - | 65 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 12 -5-2 | 41 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 9 -3-7 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 5 |
4 | Sevilla FC | 38 | 18 -16-4 | 70 | - | 53 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 12 -6-1 | 42 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 6 -10-3 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
5 | Real Betis | 38 | 19 -8-11 | 65 | - | 62 | 40 | 22 | 19 | 10 -2-7 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 9 -6-4 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 -11-10 | 62 | - | 40 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 24 | 28 | -4 |
7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 -11-11 | 59 | - | 63 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 10 -6-3 | 36 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 -13-11 | 55 | - | 43 | 36 | 7 | 19 | 10 -4-5 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 4 -9-6 | 21 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
9 | Valencia | 38 | 11 -15-12 | 48 | - | 48 | 53 | -5 | 19 | 6 -8-5 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 22 | 29 | -7 |
10 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 -11-15 | 47 | - | 37 | 51 | -14 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
11 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 12 -10-16 | 46 | - | 43 | 43 | 0 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 11 -9-18 | 42 | - | 39 | 50 | -11 | 19 | 8 -5-6 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 13 | 28 | -15 |
13 | Elche CF | 38 | 11 -9-18 | 42 | - | 40 | 52 | -12 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 4 -3-12 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -15 |
14 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 -12-16 | 42 | - | 40 | 53 | -13 | 19 | 9 -6-4 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 1 -6-12 | 9 | 15 | 34 | -19 |
15 | Getafe | 38 | 8 -15-15 | 39 | - | 33 | 41 | -8 | 19 | 7 -7-5 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 1 -8-10 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -14 |
16 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 -9-19 | 39 | - | 36 | 63 | -27 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 19 | 3 -3-13 | 12 | 16 | 38 | -22 |
17 | Cádiz CF | 38 | 8 -15-15 | 39 | - | 35 | 51 | -16 | 19 | 3 -9-7 | 18 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
18 | Granada | 38 | 8 -14-16 | 38 | - | 44 | 61 | -17 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
19 | Levante | 38 | 8 -11-19 | 35 | - | 51 | 76 | -25 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 23 | 46 | -23 |
20 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 8 -7-23 | 31 | - | 31 | 65 | -34 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 19 | 1 -3-15 | 6 | 14 | 44 | -30 |
2022-2023 UEFACL 2022-2023 UEFAEL 2022-2023 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 |
Results
Sevilla FC | 10 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Real Sociedad | 12 | Atlético Madrid | Reale Arena |
FC Barcelona | 02 | Villarreal | Estadi Camp Nou |
Deportivo Alavés | 01 | Cádiz CF | Mendizorroza |
Valencia | 20 | Celta Vigo | Estadio Mestalla |
Rayo Vallecano | 24 | Levante | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Real Madrid | 00 | Real Betis | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Villarreal | 12 | Real Sociedad | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Levante | 31 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Ciudad de València |
Cádiz CF | 11 | Real Madrid | Nuevo Mirandilla |
Getafe | 00 | FC Barcelona | Coliseum Alfonso Péez |
Mallorca | 21 | Rayo Vallecano | Mallorca Estadi |
Celta Vigo | 10 | Elche CF | Balaídos |
Real Betis | 20 | Granada | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
Atlético Madrid | 11 | Sevilla FC | Estadio La Peineta |
Athletic Bilbao | 20 | Osasuna | Estadio San Mamés |