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 | 25 | 20 -1-4 | 61 | - | 67 | 25 | 42 | 12 | 12 -0-0 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 25 | 19 -3-3 | 60 | - | 54 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 11 -0-1 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 25 | 16 -3-6 | 51 | - | 47 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 10 -1-2 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 -2-4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | 14 -6-5 | 48 | - | 42 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 11 -1-1 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 25 | 11 -9-5 | 42 | - | 40 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 7 -2-3 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 -7-2 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 25 | 9 -10-6 | 37 | - | 34 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 -5-2 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Espanyol | 25 | 10 -5-10 | 35 | - | 31 | 37 | -6 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 25 | 10 -4-11 | 34 | - | 29 | 35 | -6 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 25 | 9 -6-10 | 33 | - | 30 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 7 -3-2 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 25 | 8 -8-9 | 32 | - | 37 | 38 | -1 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 2 -5-5 | 11 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| 11 | Sevilla FC | 25 | 8 -5-12 | 29 | - | 32 | 39 | -7 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 12 | Getafe | 25 | 8 -5-12 | 29 | - | 20 | 29 | -9 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 13 | Girona FC | 24 | 7 -8-9 | 29 | - | 24 | 38 | -14 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 6 -8-10 | 26 | - | 22 | 31 | -9 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 24 | 7 -5-12 | 26 | - | 21 | 30 | -9 | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 2 -2-8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -10 |
| 16 | Valencia | 25 | 6 -8-11 | 26 | - | 26 | 39 | -13 | 12 | 4 -5-3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 17 | Elche CF | 25 | 5 -10-10 | 25 | - | 32 | 37 | -5 | 13 | 5 -6-2 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 -4-8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -12 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 25 | 6 -6-13 | 24 | - | 29 | 41 | -12 | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 -2-10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | -15 |
| 19 | Levante | 25 | 4 -6-15 | 18 | - | 26 | 44 | -18 | 12 | 1 -4-7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 20 | Real Oviedo | 24 | 3 -8-13 | 17 | - | 16 | 39 | -23 | 12 | 2 -5-5 | 11 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 12 | 1 -3-8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to ESP2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Mon - 23 Feb 2026
 | Girona FC | Mendizorroza |
Fri - 27 Feb 2026
 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Ciudad de València |
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
 | Athletic Bilbao | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
 | Villarreal | Estadi Camp Nou |
 | Real Sociedad | Estadi Mallorca Son Moix |
 | Atlético Madrid | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
Sun - 1 Mar 2026
 | Sevilla FC | Estadio de La Cartuja |
| Celta Vigo | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
Mon - 2 Mar 2026
 | Getafe | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Wed - 4 Mar 2026
| Real Oviedo | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Fri - 6 Mar 2026
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
| Real Betis | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
| Real Sociedad | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
| Real Madrid | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
| Elche CF | Estadio de la Cerámica |
| FC Barcelona | Estadio San Mamés |
| Rayo Vallecano | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Results
Sun - 22 Feb 2026
| 21 | Valencia | Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 20 | Mallorca | Estadio Abanca-Balaídos |
| 30 | Levante | Estadi Camp Nou |
| 01 | Sevilla FC | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
Sat - 21 Feb 2026
| 42 | Espanyol | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
 | 21 | Real Madrid | Estadio El Sadar |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | Estadio de La Cartuja |
| 33 | Real Oviedo | Reale Arena |
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
| 21 | Elche CF | Estadio San Mamés |
Wed - 18 Feb 2026
| 01 | Villarreal | Estadio Ciudad de València |
Mon - 16 Feb 2026
| 21 | FC Barcelona | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
Sun - 15 Feb 2026
| 12 | Real Betis | Estadi Mallorca Son Moix |
| 30 | Atlético Madrid | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
| 12 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
Sat - 14 Feb 2026
| 41 | Real Sociedad | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 11 | Deportivo Alavés | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| 21 | Villarreal | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
| 22 | Celta Vigo | RCDE Stadium |
Fri - 13 Feb 2026