LaLiga EA Sports
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Spain
Abbreviation
ESP1
Summary
LaLiga EA Sports (ESP1) is the top league in the Spanish football league system. At the end of the 2025-2026 ESP1 season, the ESP1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - League Phase:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2025-2026 ESP1 teams
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - League Phase:
- 5th place 2025-2026 ESP1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2025-2026 ESP1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Copa del Rey (King's Cup), typically an ESP1 team, also receives a berth in the League Phase of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Spain
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ESP1 | LaLiga EA Sports | 20 |
| ESP2 | Segunda División | 22 |
| ESP3 | Primera Federación | 40 |
| ESP4 | Segunda Federación | 90 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 15 Aug 2025 - 24 May 2026 | 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) Fair-play points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 season, the 18th, 19th, and 20th place ESP1 teams will be relegated to the ESP2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | FC Barcelona | 27 | 22 -1-4 | 67 | - | 72 | 26 | 46 | 13 | 13 -0-0 | 39 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 9 -1-4 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 11 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 27 | 20 -3-4 | 63 | - | 56 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 11 -0-2 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 28 | 17 -4-7 | 55 | - | 51 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 11 -1-2 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | 16 -6-5 | 54 | - | 46 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 12 -1-1 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 27 | 11 -10-6 | 43 | - | 42 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 4 -7-3 | 19 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 27 | 10 -10-7 | 40 | - | 37 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Espanyol | 27 | 10 -7-10 | 37 | - | 34 | 40 | -6 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 27 | 9 -8-10 | 35 | - | 40 | 41 | -1 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 -5-6 | 14 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
| 9 | Getafe | 27 | 10 -5-12 | 35 | - | 23 | 29 | -6 | 14 | 5 -3-6 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 27 | 10 -5-12 | 35 | - | 30 | 37 | -7 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 27 | 9 -7-11 | 34 | - | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 2 -3-9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
| 12 | Valencia | 27 | 8 -8-11 | 32 | - | 30 | 41 | -11 | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 27 | 7 -10-10 | 31 | - | 27 | 33 | -6 | 13 | 4 -7-2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 12 | 23 | -11 |
| 14 | Sevilla FC | 27 | 8 -7-12 | 31 | - | 35 | 42 | -7 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 15 | Girona FC | 27 | 7 -10-10 | 31 | - | 28 | 43 | -15 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alavés | 28 | 7 -7-14 | 28 | - | 26 | 38 | -12 | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 2 -2-10 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -13 |
| 17 | Elche CF | 27 | 5 -11-11 | 26 | - | 35 | 41 | -6 | 14 | 5 -7-2 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 0 -4-9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 27 | 6 -7-14 | 25 | - | 31 | 44 | -13 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 -3-10 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -15 |
| 19 | Levante | 27 | 5 -7-15 | 22 | - | 29 | 45 | -16 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 20 | Real Oviedo | 27 | 3 -9-15 | 18 | - | 17 | 44 | -27 | 13 | 2 -5-6 | 11 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 14 | 1 -4-9 | 7 | 12 | 30 | -18 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
 | Getafe | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
 | Valencia | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
 | Elche CF | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
 | Sevilla FC | Estadi Camp Nou |
 | Celta Vigo | Estadio de La Cartuja |
 | Osasuna | Reale Arena |
Mon - 16 Mar 2026
 | Levante | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Fri - 20 Mar 2026
 | Real Sociedad | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
| Real Oviedo | Estadio Ciudad de València |
| Valencia | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
| Rayo Vallecano | Estadi Camp Nou |
| Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
| Real Betis | Estadio San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Sun - 5 Apr 2026
| Osasuna | Mendizorroza |
Results
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
| 11 | Villarreal | Mendizorroza |
Mon - 9 Mar 2026
 | 11 | Real Oviedo | RCDE Stadium |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
| 32 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Mestalla |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| 20 | Real Betis | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
| 21 | Elche CF | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
| 01 | FC Barcelona | Estadio San Mamés |
| 32 | Real Sociedad | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
Fri - 6 Mar 2026
| 12 | Real Madrid | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
Wed - 4 Mar 2026
| 30 | Real Oviedo | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Mon - 2 Mar 2026
| 01 | Getafe | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Sun - 1 Mar 2026
| 12 | Celta Vigo | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
| 22 | Sevilla FC | Estadio de La Cartuja |
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
| 01 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
 | 01 | Real Sociedad | Estadi Mallorca Son Moix |
| 41 | Villarreal | Estadi Camp Nou |