2023–24 La Liga

The 2023–24 La Liga, also known as LALIGA EA SPORTS[2][3] due to sponsorship reasons, is the 93rd season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 11 August 2023 and is scheduled to end on 26 May 2024. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 27th title the previous season.

La Liga
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 26 May 2024[1]
Matches played99
Goals scored282 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerJude Bellingham
(8 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 5–0 Real Betis
(16 September 2023)
Biggest away winRayo Vallecano 0–7 Atlético Madrid
(28 August 2023)
Highest scoringReal Sociedad 5–3 Granada
(2 September 2023)
Girona 5–3 Mallorca
(23 September 2023)
Longest winning runGirona
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runBarcelona
(10 matches)
Longest winless runAlmería
(10 matches)
Longest losing runGranada
Sevilla
(3 matches)
Highest attendance70,864
Real Madrid 4–0 Osasuna
(7 October 2023)
Lowest attendance9,808
Getafe 3–2 Osasuna
(17 September 2023)
Attendance2,553,998 (25,798 per match)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

Teams
Location of teams in 2023–24 La Liga
Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2023–24 La Liga
Location of teams in 2023–24 LaLiga (Canary Islands)

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2022–23 season and three promoted from the 2022–23 Segunda División. This includes 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 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 from
2022–23 Segunda División		 Relegated from
2022–23 La Liga
Granada
Las Palmas
Alavés		 Valladolid
Espanyol
Elche

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AlavésVitoria-GasteizMendizorrotza19,840[4]
AlmeríaAlmeríaPower Horse Stadium15,000[5]
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés53,289[6]
Atlético Madrid Madrid Cívitas Metropolitano 70,460[7]
BarcelonaBarcelonaEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys49,472[8]
CádizCádizNuevo Mirandilla20,724
Celta VigoVigoAbanca-Balaídos29,000[9]
GetafeGetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez16,500[10]
GironaGironaMontilivi13,400[11]
GranadaGranadaNuevo Los Cármenes19,189[12]
Las PalmasLas PalmasGran Canaria31,250[13]
MallorcaPalmaSon Moix23,142[14]
OsasunaPamplonaEl Sadar23,576[15]
Rayo VallecanoMadridVallecas14,708[16]
Real BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín60,721[17]
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu83,186[18]
Real SociedadSan SebastiánReale Arena39,500[19]
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán43,883[20]
ValenciaValenciaMestalla49,430[21]
VillarrealVillarrealEstadio de la Cerámica23,008[22]

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
Alavés Spain Luis García Plaza Spain Luis Rioja Puma LEA, Araba-Álava Digi,1 OK Mobility,2 Hoteles Silken,3 Integra Energía3
Almería Spain Gaizka Garitano Argentina Lucas Robertone Castore Khaled Juffali Company Ajlan & Brothers,1 Power Horse,1 Durrat Al Arous,2 Kudu3
Athletic Bilbao Spain Ernesto Valverde Spain Iker Muniain Castore Kutxabank Digi,1 B2BinPay2
Atlético Madrid Argentina Diego Simeone Spain Koke Nike Riyadh Air Ria Money Transfer,1 Hyundai2
Barcelona Spain Xavi Hernandez Spain Sergi Roberto Nike Spotify UNHCR1, Ambilight TV2
Cádiz Spain Sergio Spain José Mari Macron Digi Hospitales Pascual,1 Wehumans23
Celta Vigo Spain Rafael Benítez Spain Iago Aspas Adidas Estrella Galicia 0,0 Abanca,1 Recalvi3
Getafe Spain José Bordalás Togo Djené Joma Tecnocasa None
Girona Spain Míchel Uruguay Cristhian Stuani Puma Gosbi Costa Brava,3 Parlem3
Granada Spain Paco López Spain Víctor Díaz Adidas None Greening Group,1 Caja Rural Granada,2 Wiber3
Las Palmas Spain García Pimienta Spain Jonathan Viera Hummel Gran Canaria Disa,1 IOC,1 Kalise,2 Cordial Hotels,3 Volkswagen Domingo Alonso3
Mallorca Mexico Javier Aguirre Spain Antonio Raíllo Nike αGEL Alua,1 Juaneda,1 OK Mobility,2 Air Europa3
Osasuna Spain Jagoba Arrasate Spain David García Adidas Kosner HR Motor,1 Celer,2 Clínica Universidad de Navarra3
Rayo Vallecano Spain Francisco Argentina Óscar Trejo Umbro Digi None
Real Betis Chile Manuel Pellegrini Mexico Andrés Guardado Hummel Finetwork Forever Green,1 Turismo de Sevilla,1 Reale Seguros,2 AUS Global3
Real Madrid Italy Carlo Ancelotti Spain Nacho Adidas Emirates None
Real Sociedad Spain Imanol Alguacil Spain Mikel Oyarzabal Macron None Kutxabank,1 Reale Seguros,2 Finetwork3
Sevilla Uruguay Diego Alonso Spain Jesús Navas Castore None Socios.com,1 JD Sports2
Valencia Spain Rubén Baraja Spain José Gayà Puma TM Real Estate Group Divina Seguros,2 Škoda3
Villarreal Spain Pacheta Spain Raúl Albiol Joma Pamesa Cerámica None
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Almería Spain Rubi[23] End of contract 30 June 2023 Pre-season Spain Vicente Moreno[24] 17 June 2023
Celta Vigo Portugal Carlos Carvalhal[25] Spain Rafael Benítez[26] 23 June 2023
Rayo Vallecano Spain Andoni Iraola[27] Spain Francisco[28] 28 June 2023
Villarreal Spain Quique Setién[29] Sacked 5 September 2023 15th Spain Pacheta[30] 9 September 2023
Almería Spain Vicente Moreno[31] 29 September 2023 20th Spain Alberto Lasarte (caretaker)[32] 29 September 2023
Sevilla Spain José Luis Mendilibar[33] 8 October 2023 14th Uruguay Diego Alonso[34] 10 October 2023
Almería Spain Alberto Lasarte End of caretaker spell 20th Spain Gaizka Garitano[35] 8 October 2023

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid 10 8 1 1 21 7 +14 25 Qualification to the Champions League league stage
2 Girona 10 8 1 1 24 13 +11 25
3 Barcelona 10 7 3 0 22 10 +12 24
4 Atlético Madrid 9 7 1 1 23 8 +15 22
5 Real Sociedad 10 5 3 2 18 12 +6 18 Qualification to the Europa League league stage
6 Athletic Bilbao 10 5 2 3 16 10 +6 17 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Rayo Vallecano 10 4 4 2 12 13 −1 16
8 Valencia 10 4 2 4 12 11 +1 14
9 Real Betis 10 3 5 2 12 14 −2 14
10 Osasuna 10 4 1 5 11 14 −3 13
11 Getafe 10 2 5 3 13 16 −3 11
12 Las Palmas 10 3 2 5 6 9 −3 11
13 Sevilla 9 2 3 4 14 13 +1 9
14 Villarreal 10 2 3 5 12 16 −4 9
15 Alavés 10 2 3 5 8 14 −6 9
16 Cádiz 10 2 3 5 8 14 −6 9
17 Mallorca 10 1 5 4 12 16 −4 8
18 Celta Vigo 10 1 3 6 10 18 −8 6 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Granada 10 1 3 6 15 25 −10 6
20 Almería 10 0 3 7 13 29 −16 3
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[36]

Results
Home \ Away ALA ALM ATH ATM BAR CAD CEL GET GIR GRA LPA MLL OSA RAY BET RMA RSO SEV VAL VIL
Alavés — 0–2 0–2 1–1 a 4–3 1–0
Almería — 2–3 3–3 0–2 1–3 2–2
Athletic Bilbao a 3–0 — a 3–0 2–2 4–2 0–2 a
Atlético Madrid — 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–1
Barcelona 1–0 — 2–0 3–2 5–0 a 1–0
Cádiz 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 0–0 3–1
Celta Vigo 1–1 0–3 — 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–1
Getafe 1–0 0–0 — 3–2 1–1 0–0
Girona 5–2 3–0 — 1–0 5–3 0–3
Granada 2–2 2–4 — 3–2 0–2 1–1
Las Palmas 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 0–1 0–0
Mallorca 0–0 2–2 — 1–1 0–1
Osasuna 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 — 0–0
Rayo Vallecano 2–0 0–7 2–2 — 1–1
Real Betis 0–0 1–1 1–0 — a 3–0
Real Madrid a a a 2–1 2–0 4–0 — 2–1
Real Sociedad a 3–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 5–3 1–0 —
Sevilla 5–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 a 1–1 — 1–2
Valencia 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 — a
Villarreal 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–2 1–2 1–2 a —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: La Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics
As of 21 October 2023

Scoring

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[37]
1 England Jude Bellingham Real Madrid 8
2 France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid 7
3 Spain Joselu Real Madrid 5
Japan Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona
Spain Borja Mayoral Getafe
Spain Álvaro Morata Atlético Madrid
Spain Bryan Zaragoza Granada
9 Nine players 4

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Colombia Luis Suárez Almería Granada 3–3 (H) 1 October 2023 8
France Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid Celta Vigo 3–0 (A) 21 October 2023 10

Top assists
Rank Player Club Assists[38]
1 Spain Saúl Ñíguez Atlético Madrid 5
Spain Diego Rico Getafe
3 Spain Álex Baena Villarreal 4
Belgium Largie Ramazani Almería
Brazil Sávio Girona
6 Spain Sergi Darder Mallorca 3
Spain Óscar de Marcos Athletic Bilbao
Germany Toni Kroos Real Madrid
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona
Spain Brais Méndez Real Sociedad

Player

Team
  • Most yellow cards: 46[41]
    • Getafe
  • Fewest yellow cards: 15[41]
    • Valencia
  • Most red cards: 3[41]
    • Cádiz
    • Getafe
    • Osasuna
    • Villarreal
  • Fewest red cards: 0[41]
    • Girona
    • Real Sociedad

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month U23 Player of the Month Goal of the Month Play of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player(s) Club
August Italy Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid England Jude Bellingham Real Madrid Spain Lamine Yamal Barcelona Netherlands Memphis Depay Atlético Madrid Spain Gorka Guruzeta
Spain Nico Williams		 Athletic Bilbao [42][43][44][45][46]
September Spain Míchel Girona Japan Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad Spain Javi Guerra Valencia Portugal João Cancelo Barcelona Spain Fran García
Uruguay Federico Valverde		 Real Madrid [47][48][49][50][51]

See also

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