2014–15 La Liga
84th season of La Liga
Football league season
The 2014–15 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the premier association football league in Spain. The campaign began on 23 August 2014, and concluded on 24 May 2015.
Barcelona won its 23rd title on 17 May 2015 after defeating defending champions Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium , and also equalled the all-time record goal difference of +89 (110 goals scored and 21 conceded), originally set by Real Madrid in the 2011–12 season. Barcelona won the title with 94 points, two more than Real Madrid.[ 4] [ 5]
Teams
A total of 20 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Segunda División . This includes the two top teams (Eibar and Deportivo La Coruña ) from the Segunda División, and the winner of the play-offs , Córdoba .
Eibar became the first club from Segunda División to achieve promotion to La Liga after its 1–0 victory over Alavés on 25 May 2014. Eibar made their La Liga debut in the 2014–15 season.[ 6]
Deportivo La Coruña won promotion back to La Liga after one season in Segunda División with a 1–0 victory over Real Jaén on 31 May 2014.[ 7]
Córdoba won the promotion play-off against Las Palmas and returned to the top level after 42 years.[ 8]
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in
2014–15 La Liga
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity[citation needed ]
Almería
Almería
Juegos Mediterráneos
21,350
Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao
San Mamés
53,289
Atlético Madrid
Madrid
Vicente Calderón
54,907
Barcelona
Barcelona
Camp Nou
99,786
Celta Vigo
Vigo
Balaídos
31,800
Córdoba
Córdoba
El Arcángel
21,822
Deportivo La Coruña
A Coruña
Riazor
34,600
Eibar
Eibar
Ipurua
6,000
Elche
Elche
Martínez Valero
36,017
Espanyol
Barcelona
Power8 Stadium
40,500
Getafe
Getafe
Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
17,393
Granada
Granada
Nuevo Los Cármenes
23,156
Levante
Valencia
Ciutat de València
26,354
Málaga
Málaga
La Rosaleda
30,044
Rayo Vallecano
Madrid
Vallecas
14,708
Real Madrid
Madrid
Santiago Bernabéu
81,044
Real Sociedad
San Sebastián
Anoeta
32,076
Sevilla
Seville
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
45,500
Valencia
Valencia
Mestalla
55,000
Villarreal
Villarreal
El Madrigal
25,000
Team
Head Coach
Captain
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
Almería
Miguel Rivera
Corona
Nike
Urcisol.com, Costa de Almería 1 , Vita Hoteliers3
Athletic Bilbao
Ernesto Valverde
Carlos Gurpegui
Nike
Petronor /BBK (only in UEFA matches), BBK 2
Atlético Madrid
Diego Simeone
Gabi
Nike
Azerbaijan Land of Fire , Plus500 1 , Huawei 2
Barcelona
Luis Enrique
Xavi
Nike
Qatar Airways , UNICEF 1 4 , Beko 2
Celta Vigo
Eduardo Berizzo
Borja Oubiña
Adidas
Citroën , Estrella Galicia 0,0 1 3 , Abanca 3
Córdoba
José Antonio Romero
Abel Gómez
Acerbis
RD Impagos, Supermercados Piedra1 , Diputación de Córdoba3
Deportivo La Coruña
Víctor Fernández
Manuel Pablo
Lotto
Estrella Galicia 0,0 , Abanca 1
Eibar
Gaizka Garitano
Txema Añibarro
Hummel [ 9]
Hierros Servando, Gipuzkoa 1 /Wiko 1 3 , Eibar Innovación Berrikuntza 2
Elche
Fran Escribá
Edu Albácar
Kelme
Gioseppo, Amix1 , Modalia3
Espanyol
Sergio González
Sergio García
Puma
Power8, Riviera Maya 2 3
Getafe
Pablo Franco
Jaime Gavilán
Joma
Tecnocasa Group, UEDBet/UED1 3
Granada
José Ramón Sandoval
Diego Mainz
Joma
Solver Sports Capital, Banco Mare Nostrum1 , Doyen Sports1 3 , Coviran1 , Caja Rural Granada2 , Herogra3 , Tejidos Malagón3
Levante
Lucas Alcaraz
Juanfran
Nike
East United, Diputació de València1
Málaga
Javi Gracia
Duda
Nike
UNESCO 5 , Benahavis 1
Rayo Vallecano
Paco Jémez
Roberto Trashorras
Erreà
Qbao.com, Nevir1 , Halcon Viajes3
Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti
Iker Casillas
Adidas
Fly Emirates
Real Sociedad
David Moyes
Xabi Prieto
Adidas
Qbao.com, Kutxa 1 , Canal+ 2
Sevilla
Unai Emery
Fernando Navarro
Warrior
Visit Malaysia
Valencia
Nuno Espírito Santo
Dani Parejo
Adidas
Gol Televisión 1
Villarreal
Marcelino
Bruno
Xtep
Pamesa Cerámica, Endavant
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
4. ^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
5. ^ Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
6. Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Adidas, sponsored by Würth , and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem LFP
Managerial changes
Overview
On 2 May, Córdoba were relegated with three games left to play in the season, after losing 0–8 at home against Barcelona.[ 26] Eight days later, Villarreal confirmed sixth place and an entry into the UEFA Europa League with Joel Campbell 's winning goal against Elche.[ 27]
Barcelona, playing with a three-man attack of Lionel Messi , Neymar and Luis Suárez under new manager Luis Enrique ,[ 28] won the title on 17 May with a goal by Messi to defeat holders Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium . It came exactly a year after Atlético had won their league title at Barcelona's Camp Nou .[ 29] Real Madrid secured second place on the same day as Barcelona won the title, with a 1–4 win at Espanyol.[ 30] In the end, Barcelona amassed 94 points, while Real Madrid finished just two points behind, with 92.
The battle for the Champions League was settled in the last ten minutes of the season. Valencia, in fourth place with 74 points, went into the last match of the season at relegation-threatened Almería, facing all three possibilities of direct qualification to the group stage of the Champions League, qualification to the play-off round, or missing out on the Champions League altogether. Valencia won the match 3–2 to secure fourth place, as Atlético Madrid, three points ahead, drew at Granada. Sevilla, with a 3–2 win at Málaga, achieved a record 76 points total without Champions League qualification, finishing fifth.[ 31] [ 32] [ 33] Sevilla however qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final .
Earlier in the season, on 7 February, Atlético Madrid achieved a 4–0 victory over city rivals Real Madrid. It was Real's biggest loss since a 5–0 loss to Barcelona in November 2010.[ 34]
Despite finishing the season in the 13th position, on 5 June, Elche was relegated to Segunda División due to its financial struggles.[ 35] Newcomers Eibar , who finished the season in the 18th position, took Elche's place in 2015–16 La Liga .
League table
Source:
La Liga Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match
[ 37] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Source:
La Liga Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Scoring
First goal of the season : Luis Alberto for Málaga against Athletic Bilbao (23 August 2014 )
Last goal of the season : Marcelo for Real Madrid against Getafe (23 May 2015 )
Top goalscorers
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Top assists
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals 5 Player scored five goals (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Discipline
[ 40]
Most yellow cards (club): 115
Most yellow cards (player): 15
Most red cards (club): 9
Most red cards (player): 2
Attendance
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Barcelona
1,475,013
98,760
60,005
77,632
+7.9% †
2
Real Madrid
1,395,280
85,450
63,634
73,436
+2.9% †
3
Atlético Madrid
884,106
54,069
37,000
46,532
+0.3% †
4
Valencia
832,798
51,200
36,763
43,831
+24.7% †
5
Athletic Bilbao
772,054
48,437
28,000
40,634
+20.9% †
6
Sevilla
591,030
40,355
19,925
31,107
+1.4% †
7
Málaga
422,714
29,025
16,181
22,248
−0.9% †
8
Real Sociedad
419,996
28,748
14,836
22,105
−5.0% †
9
Elche
411,691
31,512
14,162
21,668
−13.5% †
10
Deportivo La Coruña
404,223
30,334
14,167
21,275
−4.0% 1
11
Celta de Vigo
363,629
25,274
14,386
19,138
−9.1% †
12
Espanyol
355,128
30,253
12,710
18,691
−4.8% †
13
Granada
313,151
20,848
14,338
16,482
+7.3% †
14
Villarreal
303,336
23,000
9,788
15,965
−1.9% †
15
Córdoba
296,721
21,495
7,619
15,617
+39.2% 1
16
Levante
290,022
23,506
10,558
15,264
−0.2% †
17
Rayo Vallecano
201,988
14,070
7,776
10,631
+4.6% †
18
Almería
198,238
13,950
8,575
10,434
+2.1% †
19
Getafe
139,854
10,591
4,570
7,361
+7.9% †
20
Eibar
90,754
6,065
4,008
4,777
+58.1% 1
League total
10,161,726
98,760
4,008
26,741
+1.5% †
Updated to games played on 23 May 2015 Source: [ 3] [ 41] Notes: 1: Team played last season in Segunda División
Awards
Seasonal
La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards .[ 42]
Team of the Year
Bravo
Piqué
Dani Alves
Otamendi
Alba
Krychowiak
Rakitić
Ronaldo
Rodríguez
Griezmann
Messi
Monthly
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^ BBVA Awards for the best of November ; LFP.es 10 December 2014
^ The BBVA Prizes for December's best ; LFP.es 14 January 2015
^ Antoine Griezmann, Liga BBVA player of the month for January ; LFP.es, 5 February 2015
^ Alberto Bueno named Liga BBVA player of the month for February ; LFP.es, 4 March 2015
^ BBVA Awards: Nuno, Liga BBVA Manager of the month for February ; LFP.es, 5 March 2015
^ BBVA Prizes: Vitolo, best Liga BBVA player in March ; LFP.es, 1 April 2015
^ BBVA Prizes: Ernesto Valverde, best coach in the Liga BBVA in March ; LFP.es, 2 April 2015
^ Carlo Ancelotti named Liga BBVA coach of the month for April ; LFP.es, 7 May 2015
^ Antoine Griezmann named April's Liga BBVA player of the month ; LFP.es, 6 May 2015
^ BBVA Awards: José Ramón Sandoval, Liga BBVA coach of the month for May ; LFP.es, 4 June 2015
^ BBVA Awards: Cristiano Ronaldo chosen as Liga BBVA player of the month for May ; LFP.es, 3 June 2015
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