The 2009–10 La Liga (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009, and concluded on 16 May 2010; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the impending 2010 FIFA World Cup. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball – the Nike T90 Ascente – served as the official ball for all matches.
On 16 May 2010, Barcelona secured a second consecutive La Liga title, and twentieth league title overall, following a 4–0 home victory against Valladolid. Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the La Liga award for Best Player for a second straight season.
Real Madrid's 96 points made them the runners-up with the highest points total in the history of Europe's top five leagues, until this was surpassed by Liverpool's 97 points in the 2018–19 Premier League.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2008–09 Segunda División Xerez CD (debut in top tier) Real Zaragoza CD Tenerife
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División Real Betis CD Numancia Recreativo de Huelva
Team information Stadia and locations
+TeamClub home cityVenueCapacityAlmeríaAlmeríaEstadio del Mediterráneo22,000Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés39,750Atlético MadridMadridVicente Calderón54,851BarcelonaBarcelonaCamp Nou98,772Deportivo La CoruñaA CoruñaRiazor34,600EspanyolBarcelonaEstadi Cornellà-El Prat40,500GetafeGetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez17,700MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda28,963MallorcaPalma de MallorcaONO Estadi23,142OsasunaPamplonaEstadio Reyno de Navarra19,800Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero22,271Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354SevillaSevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán48,649SportingGijónEl Molinón25,885TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López24,000ValenciaValenciaMestalla55,000ValladolidValladolidEstadio José Zorrilla26,512VillarrealVila-realEl Madrigal25,000XerezJerez de la FronteraChapín20,523ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda34,596
Personnel and sponsoring
+TeamChairmanHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsorShirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorSocks sponsorAlmería Alfonso García Juanma LilloUDANoneAndalucíaNoneNoneNoneAthletic Bilbao Fernando García Macua Joaquín CaparrósUmbroPetronorEuskadiDiputación Foral de VizcayaNoneNoneAtlético Madrid Enrique Cerezo Quique Sánchez FloresNikeKiaKyoceraNonePafNoneBarcelona Joan Laporta Pep GuardiolaNikeUNICEFNoneTV3NoneNoneDeportivo La Coruña Augusto Lendoiro Miguel Ángel LotinaLottoEstrella GaliciaNoneNoneNoneNoneEspanyol Daniel Sánchez Llibre Mauricio PochettinoUhlsportInterapuestas.comTrina SolarTV3Abasol NoneGetafe Ángel Torres MíchelJomaBurger KingGrupo GalcoNoneSDS SeguridadNoneMálaga Fernando Sanz Juan MuñizUmbroWilliam HillAndalucíaTesesaClínicas Rincón Torre del Mar, Málaga 2016 Capital Europea de la CulturaNoneMallorca Tomeu Vidal Gregorio ManzanoIn-house/MacronIlles Balears/Air EuropaConstrucciones Llabrés Feliuib-redMeliá Hoteles, Illes BalearsQuelyOsasuna Patxi Izco José Antonio CamachoDiadoraYingli SolarNGS TechnologyCaja NavarraReyno de Navarra, NGS TechnologyNoneRacing Santander Francisco Pernía Miguel Ángel PortugalSLAMNoneNoneFundación Seve BallesterosNoneNoneReal Madrid Florentino Pérez Manuel PellegriniAdidasbwin.comNoneNoneNoneNoneSevilla José María del Nido Antonio ÁlvarezJoma12BETAndalucía12BET12BETNoneSporting Manuel Vega-Arango Manolo PreciadoAstoreGijón, AsturiasVegasolAsturias Paraíso Natural, Deporte AsturianoAsturias Paraíso Natural, Gijón, Deporte AsturianoNoneTenerife Miguel Concepción José Luis OltraPumaCajaCanarias (H)/Tenerife disfruta de todo (A)Televisión Canaria, CepsaTelevisión Canaria (H)/Islas Líneas Aéreas (A), CajaCanariasCajaCanarias, Televisión CanariaNoneValencia Manuel Llorente Unai EmeryKappaUnibetNoneNoneHerbalifeNoneValladolid Carlos Suárez Sureda Javier ClementePumaCaja DueroEn tu corazón ValladolidVino Emina SinBanco de Castilla, Del Cura y Miranda AXANoneVillarreal Fernando Roig Juan Carlos GarridoPumaAeroport CastellóNoneCanal NouNoneNoneXerez Federico Souza Néstor GorositoLegeaCajasolNoneNoneNoneNoneZaragoza Agapito Iglesias José Aurelio GayAdidasTelefónicaNoneNoneNoneNone
Managerial changes +TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in tableMálaga Antonio TapiaMutual consent1 June 2009 Juan Muñiz13 June 20098th (2008–09)Real Madrid Juande RamosEnd of contract Manuel Pellegrini2 June 20092nd (2008–09)Villarreal Manuel PellegriniSigned for Real Madrid and thus purchased rights for €4m2 June 2009 Ernesto Valverde5th (2008–09)Racing Santander Juan MuñizMutual consent13 June 2009 Juan Carlos Mandiá26 June 200912th (2008–09)Xerez Esteban Vigo28 June 2009 José Ángel Ziganda8 July 20091st in Segunda División (2008–09)Atlético Madrid Abel ResinoSacked23 October 2009 Quique Sánchez Flores23 October 200915thRacing Santander Juan Carlos Mandiá9 November 2009 Miguel Ángel Portugal19 November 200917thZaragoza Marcelino12 December 2009 José Aurelio Gay23 December 2009Almería Hugo Sánchez20 December 2009 Juanma Lillo23 December 2009Xerez José Ángel Ziganda12 January 2010 Néstor Gorosito19 January 201020thVillarreal Ernesto Valverde31 January 2010 Juan Carlos Garrido1 February 20109thValladolid José Luis Mendilibar1 February 2010 Onésimo Sánchez1 February 201017thSevilla Manolo Jiménez23 March 2010 Antonio Álvarez26 March 20105thValladolid Onésimo Sánchez5 April 2010 Javier Clemente6 April 201019th
League table
Results
Awards La Liga Awards La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.
AwardRecipientBest Player Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Best Coach Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)Best Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)Best Defender Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)Best Midfielder(s) Xavi (Barcelona) Jesús Navas (Sevilla)Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Team of the Year UEFA La Liga Team of the Year Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) Defenders Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Midfielders Pedro León (Getafe) Jesús Navas (Sevilla) David Silva (Valencia) Xavi (Barcelona) Forwards Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Pichichi Trophy The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank Player Club Goals1 Lionel Messi Barcelona342 Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid273 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid264 David Villa Valencia215 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid186 Zlatan Ibrahimović Barcelona16 Roberto Soldado Getafe8 Luís Fabiano Sevilla159 Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao14 Nino Tenerife
Source: futbol.sportec
Zamora Trophy The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
RankPlayerClubGoals againstMatchesAverage1 Víctor Valdés Barcelona24380.632 Iker CasillasReal Madrid35380.923 César SánchezValencia29300.974 Daniel AranzubiaDeportivo La Coruña42361.175 RicardoOsasuna45371.22 Source: futbol.sportec
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 XaviBarcelona142 Dani AlvesBarcelona10 Lionel MessiBarcelona4 GutiReal Madrid9 Pedro LeónGetafe MarceloReal Madrid Jesús NavasSevilla8 Éver BanegaValencia8 Chory CastroMallorca MomoXerez Pedro MunitisRacing Santander Borja ValeroMallorca
Source: ESPN Soccernet
Fair Play award This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
RankClubMatches Points 1Real Madrid 38 85 2 3 – – – – 98 2Tenerife 38 86 2 2 – 113 – – 101 3Deportivo La Coruña 38 68 1 3 – 410, 21, 28, 28 1 Mild17 – 104 4Barcelona 38 73 2 3 – 45, 18, 21, 25 – – 106 5Mallorca 38 93 1 2 – 26, 11 – – 111 6Almería 38 98 3 2 – – 1 Mild36 – 115 7Atlético Madrid 38 90 4 3 – 21, 23 1 Mild10 – 122 8Osasuna 38 83 3 6 – – 2 Milds7, 11, 1 Serious14 – 123Sporting Gijón 38 98 2 2 – 134 2 Milds20, 34 – 123 10Espanyol 38 110 6 1 – – – – 125 11Racing Santander 38 104 1 1 – 45, 20, 24, 29 – – 129 12Villarreal 38 95 5 4 – 15 2 Milds8, 37 – 132 13Athletic Bilbao 38 96 4 5 – 122 2 Milds7, 11 – 134Getafe 38 107 2 1 – 35, 27, 28 1 Mild22 – 134Valladolid 38 100 3 6 – 210, 20 – – 134 16Valencia 38 113 3 4 – 124 2 Milds3, 23 – 146 17Sevilla 38 101 4 6 – 21 2 Milds12, 19 – 147 18Xerez 38 100 4 5 – 510, 23, 25, 31, 32 1 Mild22 – 153 19Zaragoza 38 129 2 2 – 210, 27 1 Mild34 – 154 20Málaga 38 135 1 8 – – 1 Mild23 – 166
Source: Guia As de La Liga 2010–11, p. 129 (sports magazine)
Source: RFEF Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions, Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings
Pedro Zaballa award Atlético Madrid and Sevilla supporters
Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Raúl for Real Madrid against Deportivo (29 August 2009). Last goal of the season: Rafael van der Vaart for Real Madrid against Málaga (16 May 2010).
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Reference Roberto Soldado Getafe Racing Santander 4–1 (A) 30 August 2009 Seydou Keita Barcelona Zaragoza 6–1 (H) 25 October 2009 Roberto Soldado Getafe Xerez 5–1 (H) 29 November 2009 Lionel Messi Barcelona Tenerife 5–0 (A) 10 January 2010 Lionel Messi Barcelona Valencia 3–0 (H) 14 March 2010 Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid Valladolid 4–1 (A) 14 March 2010 Lionel Messi Barcelona Zaragoza 4–2 (A) 21 March 2010 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Mallorca 4–1 (A) 5 May 2010
Discipline First yellow card of the season: Dani Aranzubia for Deportivo La Coruña against Real Madrid (29 August 2009) First red card of the season: Leandro Gioda for Xerez against Mallorca (30 August 2009)
Attendances
FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2009-10 edition of La Liga.
See also List of Spanish football transfers summer 2009 List of Spanish football transfers winter 2009–10 2009–10 Segunda División 2009–10 Copa del Rey
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