The winner of the first La Liga was FC Barcelona who won in 1929 beating Real Madrid, lets see the list of all La Liga winners and the most successful club in La Liga.
It is one of the world’s most popular football leagues. The ‘Copa Del Rey’ was Spain’s national championship before the beginning of the Liga. With 20 competing teams, the League’s core structure embeds the dual-round robin format. Every season every team has a total of 38 matches, each with two matches against each other.
The 3 clubs worst in the league were relegated to the Second Division at the end of every season, and the top 3 teams in the division were promoted to the La Liga. There have been a total of 62 teams involved in the league over the years.
On the final day of the Spanish league, Atlético Madrid was crowned as the winner of La Liga 2024-2021. Including Atlético Madrid, only 9 other clubs have previously won La Liga. Let’s find out the most successful team in the history of the Spanish La Liga League.
Who has won most La Liga titles?
| Teams | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 34 | 23 |
| Barcelona | 26 | 26 |
| Atlético Madrid | 11 | 10 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 7 |
| Valencia | 6 | 6 |
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 3 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 5 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 4 |
| Real Betis | 1 | 0 |
In total, there have been nine different LaLiga champions in Spain. These are, in order of number of championships, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético, Athletic, Valencia, Real Sociedad, Betis, Sevilla and Deportivo la Coruña.
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Real Madrid has been 34 times championships of the League and is followed by FC Barcelona with 26 titles. In the previous decade, however, FC Barcelona, with its secret weapon, Lionel Messi, took over the league in a fury.
List of La Liga Winners 2024
| Season | Winner | Runner Up |
| 2020-21 | Atletico Madrid | Real Madrid |
| 2019-20 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2018-19 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 2017-18 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 2016–17 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 2015–16 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2014–15 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2013–14 | Atlético Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 2012–13 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2011–12 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 2010–11 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2009–10 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2008–09 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2007–08 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 2006–07 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 2005–06 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2004–05 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2003–04 | Valencia | FC Barcelona |
| 2002–03 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
| 2001–02 | Valencia | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 2000–01 | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1999–2000 | Deportivo La Coruña | FC Barcelona |
| 1998–99 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1997–98 | FC Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1996–97 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1995–96 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
| 1994–95 | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1993–94 | FC Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1992–93 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1991–92 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1990–91 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 1989–90 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 1988–89 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1987–88 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
| 1986–87 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1985–86 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1984–85 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 1983–84 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
| 1982–83 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
| 1981–82 | Real Sociedad | FC Barcelona |
| 1980–81 | Real Sociedad | Real Madrid |
| 1979–80 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
| 1978–79 | Real Madrid | Sporting de Gijón |
| 1977–78 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1976–77 | Atlético Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1975–76 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1974–75 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| 1973–74 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 1972–73 | Atlético Madrid | FC Barcelona |
| 1971–72 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Over the leagues, many clubs have been part of the La Liga, with Real Madrid have won the most titles, i.e. 34, followed by Barcelona with 26 titles.