The 2025–26 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, was the 95th season of La Liga, Spain's top-flight football competition. It began on 15 August 2025 and ended on 24 May 2026. The match schedule was published on 1 July 2025. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 28th title the previous season.
On 10 May 2026, Barcelona officially secured their second consecutive title with three matches to spare following a 2–0 win against El Clásico rivals Real Madrid.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2024–25 season and three promoted from the 2024–25 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 Valladolid, after a 1–5 loss to Real Betis on 25 April 2025, after only a single season stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Las Palmas, after a 0–1 loss to Sevilla on 14 May 2025, after two seasons in the top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Leganés, after just one season in the top tier, after Espanyol managed to survive by beating Las Palmas on the last matchday. Teams promoted from Segunda División On 25 May 2025, Levante became the first side to be promoted, returning after a three-year absence following a 3–2 victory against Burgos. Elche became the second team to be promoted on the last day after defeating Deportivo La Coruña 4–0, returning after a two-year absence. The final team promoted was Oviedo after overcoming Mirandés 3–2 on aggregate in the promotion play-off final on 21 June to return to the top division after a twenty four-year absence.
Promoted from2024–25 Segunda División Relegated from2024–25 La Liga LevanteElcheOviedo LeganésLas PalmasValladolid
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity AlavésVitoria-Gasteiz Campo de Fútbol de Mendizorrotza Athletic BilbaoBilbaoEstadio San Mamés Atlético Madrid Madrid Estadio Riyadh Air MetropolitanoBarcelonaSant Joan DespíEstadi Johan CruyffBarcelonaOlímpic Lluís CompanysCamp NouCelta VigoVigoEstadio ABANCA Balaídos Elche Elche Estadio Martínez Valero EspanyolCornellà de LlobregatRCDE StadiumGetafeGetafeEstadio ColiseumGironaGironaEstadio Municipal de Montilivi Levante Valencia Estadio Ciutat de València MallorcaPalmaEstadi Mallorca Son Moix OsasunaPamplonaEstadio El SadarOviedo Oviedo Estadio Carlos Tartiere Rayo VallecanoMadridEl Campo de Fútbol de VallecasLeganésEstadio Ontime ButarqueReal BetisSevilleEstadio Olímpico de la CartujaReal MadridMadridBernabéu StadiumReal SociedadSan SebastiánReale ArenaSevillaSeville Estadio Ramón Sánchez-PizjuánValenciaValenciaCamp de MestallaVillarrealVillarrealEstadio de la Cerámica Notes
Personnel and sponsorship
+ Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)MK TIYU NEWSEstrella GaliciaElche Eder Sarabia Pedro BigasNikeVega FibraDaniLevante Luís Castro Pablo MartínezMacronMarcos AutomociónαGEL Alessio LisciKosner Guillermo Almada Santi CazorlaAdidasDigiDigiGree ElectricBaghdadi CapitalTM Real Estate Group
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentReal Madrid Carlo AncelottiSigned by Brazil25 May 2025Pre-season Xabi Alonso1 June 2025Sevilla Joaquín CaparrósEnd of caretaker spell30 June 2025 Matías Almeyda1 July 2025Real Sociedad Imanol AlguacilEnd of contract Sergio FranciscoOsasuna Vicente Moreno Alessio LisciOviedo Veljko PaunovićSacked9 October 202517th Luis Carrión9 October 2025Levante Julián Calero30 November 202519th Álvaro del Moral (caretaker)30 November 2025Real Sociedad Sergio Francisco14 December 202515th Ion Ansotegi (caretaker)14 December 2025Oviedo Luis Carrión14 December 202519th Guillermo Almada16 December 2025Real Sociedad Ion AnsotegiEnd of caretaker spell20 December 202516th Pellegrino Matarazzo20 December 2025Levante Álvaro del Moral20th Luís CastroReal Madrid Xabi AlonsoMutual consent12 January 20262nd Álvaro Arbeloa12 January 2026Mallorca Jagoba ArrasateSacked23 February 202618th Martín Demichelis26 February 2026Alavés Eduardo CoudetMutual consent3 March 202616th Quique Sánchez Flores3 March 2026Sevilla Matías AlmeydaSacked23 March 202615th Luis García24 March 2026
League table
Results
Rescheduled matches Round Home team Away team Original date New date Reason 6 Celta Vigo Real Betis 27 August 2025 Match was rescheduled due to a clash with Celta Vigo's and Real Betis' Europa League fixtures against VfB Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest, respectively. 16 Levante Villarreal Match was postponed due to heavy rainfall.19 Barcelona Atlético Madrid 11 January 2026 2 December 2025Match was rescheduled due to both teams playing in the Supercopa de España on the original matchday. Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 11 January 2026 23 Sevilla Girona 7 February 2026 8 February 2026 Match was postponed due to heavy rainfall. Rayo Vallecano Oviedo 7 February 2026 4 March 2026 Match was postponed due to poor pitch conditions.
Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) against Girona (16 August 2025) Last goal of the season: Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) against Atlético Madrid (24 May 2026)
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kylian MbappéReal Madrid252 Vedat MuriqiMallorca233 Ante BudimirOsasuna174 Ferran TorresBarcelona16 Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid Lamine YamalBarcelona7 Mikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad158 Borja IglesiasCelta Vigo14 Robert LewandowskiBarcelona Toni MartínezAlavés
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Round Tajon BuchananVillarrealGirona5–0 (H)24 August 20252 Julián AlvarezAtlético MadridRayo Vallecano3–2 (H)24 September 20256 Robert LewandowskiBarcelonaCelta Vigo4–2 (A)9 November 202512 Ferran TorresBarcelonaReal Betis5–3 (A)6 December 202515 Gonzalo GarcíaReal MadridReal Betis5–1 (H)4 January 202618 Vedat MuriqiMallorcaAthletic Bilbao3–2 (H)17 January 202620 Lamine YamalBarcelonaVillarreal4–1 (H)28 February 202626 RaphinhaBarcelonaSevilla5–2 (H)15 March 202628
Zamora Trophy The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. RankPlayerClubMatchesGoals againstAverage1 Joan GarciaBarcelona30210.702 Thibaut CourtoisReal Madrid32280.883 David SoriaGetafe38381.004 Jan OblakAtlético Madrid30311.035 Luiz JúniorVillarreal28301.07
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 13 José Ángel Carmona (Sevilla)
Most red cards: 3 Federico Viñas (Oviedo)
Team Most yellow cards: 105 Sevilla
Fewest yellow cards: 59 Barcelona
Most red cards: 10 Oviedo
Fewest red cards: 1 Celta Vigo
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthU23 Player of the MonthGoal of the MonthSave of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubAgainstPlayerClubAgainstAugust Xabi AlonsoReal Madrid Nicolas PépéVillarreal Adrián LisoGetafe PedriBarcelonaLevante Joan GarciaBarcelonaRayo VallecanoSeptember Eder SarabiaElche Kylian MbappéReal Madrid Arda GülerReal Madrid Éder MilitãoReal MadridEspanyol Sergio HerreraOsasunaVillarrealOctober Iñigo PérezRayo Vallecano Alberto MoleiroVillarreal Samú CostaMallorcaAthletic Bilbao Jan OblakAtlético MadridOsasunaNovember MarcelinoVillarreal Lamine YamalBarcelona Nico WilliamsAthletic BilbaoOviedo David SoriaGetafeAtlético MadridDecember Manolo GonzálezEspanyol Williot SwedbergCelta Vigo Héctor FortElcheRayo Vallecano Jan OblakAtlético MadridGironaJanuary Pellegrino MatarazzoReal Sociedad Vedat MuriqiMallorca Vitor ReisGirona Gonzalo GarcíaReal MadridReal Betis Joan GarciaBarcelonaEspanyolFebruary Manuel PellegriniReal Betis Georges MikautadzeVillarreal Víctor Muñoz Osasuna Largie RamazaniValenciaLevante Odysseas VlachodimosSevillaGironaMarch Hansi FlickBarcelona Carlos EspíLevante Arda GülerReal MadridElche Marko DmitrovićEspanyolMallorcaApril Martín DemichelisMallorca Lamine YamalBarcelona Pau CubarsíBarcelona Marcus RashfordBarcelonaEspanyol Paulo GazzanigaGironaReal Madrid
Annual awards
AwardWinnerClub Coach of the Season Hansi Flick Barcelona Player of the Season Lamine Yamal Barcelona U23 Player of the Season Carlos Espí Levante Goal of the Season Arda Güler Real Madrid Save of the Season Joan Garcia Barcelona
EA SPORTS Team of the Season PlayerClub Joan GarciaBarcelona Thibaut CourtoisReal Madrid Santiago MouriñoVillarreal Eric GarcíaBarcelona Marcos LlorenteAtlético Madrid Carlos RomeroEspanyol Pau CubarsíBarcelona Marc PubillAtlético Madrid PedriBarcelona Fermín LópezBarcelona Federico ValverdeReal Madrid Aurélien TchouaméniReal Madrid Arda GülerReal Madrid Alberto MoleiroVillarreal Pablo BarriosAtlético Madrid Luis MillaGetafe Pablo FornalsReal Betis Lamine YamalBarcelona Vedat MuriqiMallorca Kylian MbappéReal Madrid RaphinhaBarcelona Mikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad Players in bold are the main eleven.
See also 2025–26 Copa del Rey 2025–26 Segunda División 2025–26 Primera Federación 2025–26 Segunda Federación 2025–26 Tercera Federación
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