The 2023–24 La Liga, also known as LaLiga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, was the 93rd season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 11 August 2023 and ended on 26 May 2024. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 27th title the previous season.
On 4 May 2024, Real Madrid were officially confirmed as champions with four matches to spare following Barcelona's 4–2 defeat to Girona, securing a record-extending 36th title.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2022–23 season and three promoted from the 2022–23 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.
Teams relegated to Segunda División The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Elche, after a 2–1 loss to Almería on 2 May 2023, ending their three-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Espanyol, after a 2–2 draw against Valencia on 28 May 2023, ending their two-year stay in top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Valladolid, after a 0–0 draw against Getafe on 4 June 2023, ending their one year stay in top tier.
Teams promoted from Segunda División The first two teams to earn automatic promotion from Segunda División were Granada and Las Palmas, who were first and second respectively. Granada returned to La Liga after a one-year absence, while Las Palmas came back after a five-year absence. The third and final team to be promoted were Alavés, after winning the play-off final against Levante on 17 June 2023, returning after a onе-year absence.
Promoted from2022–23 Segunda División Relegated from2022–23 La Liga Granada Las Palmas Alavés Valladolid Espanyol Elche
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity AlavésVitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorroza AlmeríaAlmeríaPower Horse StadiumAthletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés Atlético Madrid Madrid (San Blas-Canillejas) Cívitas MetropolitanoBarcelonaBarcelonaEstadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysCádizCádizNuevo MirandillaCelta VigoVigoABANCA BalaídosGetafeGetafeColiseumGironaGironaMontilivi GranadaGranada Nuevo Los Cármenes Las PalmasLas Palmas Gran Canaria MallorcaPalmaMallorca Son Moix OsasunaPamplonaEl SadarRayo VallecanoMadrid (Puente de Vallecas)VallecasReal BetisSevilleBenito VillamarínReal MadridMadrid (Chamartín)Santiago BernabéuReal SociedadSan SebastiánReale ArenaSevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez-PizjuánValenciaValenciaMestallaVillarrealVillarrealEstadio de la Cerámica
Personnel and sponsorship + Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s),
1. On the back of shirt. 2. On the sleeves. 3. On the shorts.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPositionin tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentAlmería RubiEnd ofcontract30 June 2023Pre-season Vicente Moreno17 June 2023Celta Vigo Carlos Carvalhal Rafael Benítez23 June 2023Rayo Vallecano Andoni Iraola Francisco28 June 2023Villarreal Quique SetiénSacked5 September 202315th Pacheta9 September 2023Almería Vicente Moreno29 September 202320th Alberto Lasarte(caretaker)29 September 2023Sevilla José Luis Mendilibar8 October 202314th Diego Alonso10 October 2023Almería Alberto LasarteEnd ofcaretakerspell20th Gaizka Garitano8 October 2023Villarreal PachetaSacked10 November 202313th Miguel Ángel Tena(caretaker)10 November 2023 Miguel Ángel TenaEnd ofcaretakerspell13 November 202314th Marcelino13 November 2023Granada Paco LópezSacked26 November 202319th Alexander Medina27 November 2023Sevilla Diego Alonso16 December 202316th Quique Sánchez Flores18 December 2023Cádiz Sergio González23 January 202418th Mauricio Pellegrino24 January 2024Rayo Vallecano Francisco13 February 202414th Iñigo Pérez15 February 2024Celta Vigo Rafael Benítez12 March 202417th Claudio Giráldez12 March 2024Almería Gaizka Garitano13 March 202420th Pepe Mel13 March 2024Granada Alexander Medina19 March 202419th José Ramón Sandoval19 March 2024
League table
Results
Season statistics
Scoring First goal of the season: Isi Palazón for Rayo Vallecano against Almería (11 August 2023) Final goal of the season: Fermín López for Barcelona against Sevilla (26 May 2024)
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Artem DovbykGirona242 Alexander SørlothVillarreal233 Jude BellinghamReal Madrid19 Robert LewandowskiBarcelona5 Ante BudimirOsasuna176 Youssef En-NesyriSevilla16 Antoine GriezmannAtlético Madrid8 Borja MayoralGetafe15 Álvaro MorataAtlético Madrid Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Round Luis SuárezAlmeríaGranada3–3 (H)1 October 20238 Antoine GriezmannAtlético MadridCelta Vigo3–0 (A)21 October 202310 José Luis MoralesVillarrealOsasuna3–1 (H)26 November 202314 Álvaro MorataAtlético MadridGirona3–4 (A)3 January 202419 Ferran TorresBarcelonaReal Betis4–2 (A)21 January 202421 Artem DovbykGironaSevilla5–1 (H)21 January 202421 Alexander SørlothVillarrealGranada5–1 (H)3 March 202427 Robert LewandowskiBarcelonaValencia4–2 (H)29 April 202433 Antoine GriezmannAtlético MadridGetafe3–0 (A)15 May 202436 Alexander Sørloth4Villarreal Real Madrid4–4 (H)19 May 202437 Artem DovbykGironaGranada7–0 (H)24 May 202438 4 – Player scored four goals.
Top assists Rank Player Club Assists1 Álex BaenaVillarreal142 SavinhoGirona11 Nico WilliamsAthletic Bilbao4 Iago AspasCelta Vigo105 İlkay GündoğanBarcelona9 RaphinhaBarcelona7 Yan CoutoGirona8 Artem DovbykGirona Miguel GutiérrezGirona Toni KroosReal Madrid Robert LewandowskiBarcelona
Zamora Trophy The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. RankPlayerClubMatchesGoalsagainstAverage1 Unai SimónAthletic Bilbao36330.922 Marc-André ter StegenBarcelona28270.963 Álex RemiroReal Sociedad36361.004 Antonio SiveraAlavés34381.125 Jan OblakAtlético Madrid 38431.13
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 17 Iván Alejo (Cádiz) Most red cards: 3 Chimy Ávila (Osasuna / Real Betis)
Team Most yellow cards: 126 Getafe Fewest yellow cards: 60 Valencia Most red cards: 9 Getafe Fewest red cards: 1 Alavés Girona
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthU23 Player of the MonthGoal of the MonthPlay of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayer(s)ClubAugustReal Madrid Jude BellinghamReal Madrid Lamine YamalBarcelona Memphis DepayAtlético Madrid Gorka Guruzeta Nico WilliamsAthletic BilbaoSeptember MíchelGirona Takefusa KuboReal Sociedad Javi GuerraValencia João CanceloBarcelona Fran García Federico ValverdeReal MadridOctober Diego SimeoneAtlético Madrid Jude BellinghamReal Madrid Bryan ZaragozaGranada Saúl CocoLas Palmas Gerard Gumbau Bryan ZaragozaGranadaNovember MíchelGirona Antoine GriezmannAtlético Madrid RodrygoReal Madrid Ivan RakitićSevilla Alberto Moleiro Kirian RodríguezLas PalmasDecember Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Bilbao Artem DovbykGirona Yan CoutoGirona Aitor RuibalReal Betis Nico Williams Iñigo LekueAthletic BilbaoJanuary MíchelGirona Kirian RodríguezLas Palmas SavinhoGirona Jesús AresoOsasuna Ferran Torres João FélixBarcelonaFebruary Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Bilbao Robert LewandowskiBarcelona Johnny CardosoReal Betis Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid Álex Sola Samu OmorodionAlavésMarch MarcelinoVillarreal Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid Pau CubarsíBarcelona Lamine YamalBarcelona Mikel Oyarzabal Mikel MerinoReal SociedadApril Carlo AncelottiReal Madrid IscoReal Betis Miguel GutiérrezGirona João FélixBarcelona Isco Nabil FekirReal Betis
Annual awards AwardWinnerClub Player of the Season Jude Bellingham Real Madrid U23 Player of the Season Lamine Yamal Barcelona Goal of the Season Jesús Areso Osasuna Coach of the Season Míchel Girona
Team of the Season Ea Sports Team of the Season Goalkeeper Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao) Defenders Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) Midfielders Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) Isco (Real Betis) İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona) Aleix García (Girona) Forwards Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) Sávio (Girona) Artem Dovbyk (Girona)
Attendances
Real Madrid drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of La Liga.
See also 2023–24 Copa del Rey 2023–24 Segunda División 2023–24 Primera Federación 2023–24 Segunda Federación 2023–24 Tercera Federación
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