2019–20 La Liga
89th season of La Liga
Football league season
The 2019–20 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 89th since its establishment. The season began on 16 August 2019 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 24 May 2020.
Barcelona were the two-time defending champions, after winning their 26th title in the previous season. Osasuna , Granada and Mallorca joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Segunda División . They replaced Rayo Vallecano , Huesca and Girona , who were relegated to the 2019–20 Segunda División .
On 12 March 2020, both La Liga and the Segunda División were suspended for at least two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The league became suspended indefinitely on 23 March.[ 2] The season recommenced on 11 June, with matches being played every single day until 13 July; all games in the penultimate round were held on 16 July, with all final round matches being played on 19 July.[ 3] [ 4]
On 16 July, Real Madrid secured a record-extending 34th league title in their penultimate match of the season, following their 2-1 victory against Villarreal .[ 5]
Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2018–19 season and three promoted from the 2018–19 Segunda División . This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the play-offs .
Teams relegated to Segunda Division
The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Rayo Vallecano . Their relegation was ensured on 5 May 2019, after Valladolid beat Athletic Bilbao 1−0, suffering an immediate return to the Segunda División.[ 6] The second team to be relegated were Huesca , who were also relegated on 5 May 2019 after a 2−6 home defeat to Valencia , also suffering an immediate return to the second tier.[ 7] The third and final relegated club were Girona , who concluded their two-year stay in La Liga in a 1−2 away loss at Alavés on 18 May 2019.[ 8]
Teams promoted from Segunda División
Osasuna (on 20 May 2019) and Granada (on 4 June 2019) were the two teams directly promoted from Segunda División , both after a two-year absence.[ 9] [ 10] The third and final team to earn promotion to La Liga was play-offs winner Mallorca, after coming back from a 2-goal deficit against Deportivo La Coruña on 23 June 2019. Mallorca returned after a six-year absence from Spain's top flight, spending one of those years in the Segunda División B and achieving two consecutive promotions.[ 11]
Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in
2019–20 La Liga
Location of Community of Madrid teams in
2019–20 La Liga
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Alavés
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Mendizorrotza
19,840 [ 12]
Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao
San Mamés
53,289 [ 13]
Atlético Madrid
Madrid
Wanda Metropolitano
68,456 [ 14]
Barcelona
Barcelona
Camp Nou
99,354 [ 15]
Celta Vigo
Vigo
Abanca-Balaídos
29,000 [ 16]
Eibar
Eibar
Ipurua
8,164 [ 17]
Espanyol
Barcelona
RCDE Stadium
40,000 [ 18]
Getafe
Getafe
Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
17,393 [ 19]
Granada
Granada
Nuevo Los Cármenes
19,336 [ 20]
Leganés
Leganés
Butarque
12,450 [ 21]
Levante
Valencia
Ciutat de València
26,354 [ 22]
Camilo Cano , at La Nucía [ a]
3,000
Mallorca
Palma
Visit Mallorca Stadium
24,262 [ 23]
Osasuna
Pamplona
El Sadar
18,570 [ 24]
Real Betis
Seville
Benito Villamarín
60,721 [ 25]
Real Madrid
Madrid
Santiago Bernabéu
81,044 [ 26]
Alfredo Di Stéfano [ a]
6,000
Real Sociedad
San Sebastián
Reale Arena
39,500 [ 27]
Sevilla
Seville
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
43,883 [ 28]
Valencia
Valencia
Mestalla
55,000 [ 29]
Valladolid
Valladolid
José Zorrilla
28,012 [ 30]
Villarreal
Villarreal
Estadio de la Cerámica
24,890 [ 31]
Team
Manager
Captain
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor(s)
Alavés
Juan Muñiz
Manu García
Kelme
Betway , Zotapay,1 Araba-Álava ,2 Euskaltel,3 Integra Energía3
Athletic Bilbao
Gaizka Garitano
Iker Muniain
New Balance
Kutxabank
Atlético Madrid
Diego Simeone
Koke
Nike
Plus500 , Ria Money Transfer ,1 Hyundai 2
Barcelona
Quique Setién
Lionel Messi
Nike
Rakuten , UNICEF ,1 Beko 2
Celta Vigo
Óscar García
Hugo Mallo
Adidas
Estrella Galicia 0,0 , Abanca ,1 Grupo Recalvi3
Eibar
José Luis Mendilibar
Iván Ramis
Joma
AVIA , BOJ1
Espanyol
Francisco Rufete (interim)
Javi López
Kelme
LD Sports, InnJoo,1 3 Riviera Maya 2
Getafe
José Bordalás
Jorge Molina
Joma
Tecnocasa Group, Reale Seguros,2 El Brillante,3 Libertex3
Granada
Diego Martínez
Víctor Díaz
Nike
Winamax , Caja Rural2
Leganés
Javier Aguirre
Unai Bustinza
Joma
Betway, Laboratorios Ynsadiet,1 Dione Ice Cream,2 KFC ,3 Vitaldent3
Levante
Paco López
José Luis Morales
Macron
Betway, Baleària ,1 La Nucía 1
Mallorca
Vicente Moreno
Xisco Campos
Umbro
Betfred, Blau Hotels,1 Roc Hotels,1 OK Cars,2 Air Europa ,3 Juaneda3
Osasuna
Jagoba Arrasate
Oier Sanjurjo
Hummel
Kirolbet, Victorino Vicente,1 Selk,2 Acunsa3
Real Betis
Alexis Trujillo (interim)
Joaquín
Kappa
easyMarkets, #welcometoSeville ,1 Reale Seguros,2 BeSoccer3
Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane
Sergio Ramos
Adidas
Emirates
Real Sociedad
Imanol Alguacil
Asier Illarramendi
Macron
GoodBall.com, Kutxabank ,1 Reale Seguros2
Sevilla
Julen Lopetegui
Jesús Navas
Nike
Marathonbet , #welcometoSeville ,1 Valvoline ,2 EverFX3
Valencia
Voro (interim)
Dani Parejo
Puma
bwin , Libertex,1 Sailun Tyres,2 Škoda 3
Valladolid
Sergio González
Javi Moyano
Adidas
Estrella Galicia 0,0 , Cuatro Rayas,1 Integra Energía,2 Air Europa 3
Villarreal
Javier Calleja
Bruno
Joma
Pamesa Cerámica
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
Managerial changes
League table
Standings
Source:
La Liga ,
Soccerway 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)
[ 59] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ The 2020 Copa del Rey Final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, so the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in the 2019–20 La Liga, Villarreal and Real Sociedad, entered the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League at the group stage, and the seventh-placed team, Granada, entered at the second qualifying round.[ 58]
Results
Source:
La Liga ,
Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Scoring
First goal of the season: Aritz Aduriz for Athletic Bilbao against Barcelona (16 August 2019)[ 60]
Last goal of the season: Coke for Levante against Getafe (19 July 2020)[ 61]
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Zamora Trophy
The Ricardo Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.[ 64]
Hat-tricks
4 – Player scored four goals.
Discipline
[ 65] [ 66] [ 67]
Player
Most yellow cards: 15
Most red cards: 2
Team
Most yellow cards: 130
Most red cards: 9
Fewest yellow cards: 71
Fewest red cards: 0
Match ball
On 15 April 2019, Puma announced their official partnership with La Liga to manufacture the official match ball for the Liga de Fútbol Profesional . This ended La Liga's 23-year partnership with Nike .[ 68]
Average attendances
Matches played under closed doors are not included in the table.
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Barcelona
1,014,604
93,426
58,198
72,472
−3.6% †
2
Real Madrid
867,570
78,237
53,870
66,736
+10.1% †
3
Atlético Madrid
801,127
67,942
45,944
57,223
+2.1% †
4
Real Betis
671,130
54,426
42,578
47,938
+8.6% †
5
Athletic Bilbao
533,364
47,693
33,364
41,028
+0.6% †
6
Valencia
566,772
45,961
37,570
40,484
+2.3% †
7
Sevilla
475,811
42,375
31,453
36,601
+1.4% †
8
Real Sociedad
398,165
36,730
26,446
30,628
+37.6% †
9
Espanyol
296,935
32,084
17,390
22,841
+19.8% †
10
Valladolid
260,496
23,680
16,333
20,038
+6.3% †
11
Levante
243,632
22,543
14,886
18,741
−4.7% †
12
Celta Vigo
229,137
23,614
11,983
17,626
−0.4% †
13
Villarreal
213,788
19,753
12,067
16,445
−1.3% †
14
Granada
212,074
18,895
14,127
16,313
+41.0% 1
15
Osasuna
218,165
17,000
13,993
15,583
+5.0% 1
16
Mallorca
198,228
19,503
8,174
14,159
+58.6% 1
17
Alavés
188,205
17,089
10,053
13,443
−8.6% †
18
Getafe
157,601
15,426
6,536
11,257
+3.9% †
19
Leganés
139,569
11,742
6,404
9,969
−0.5% †
20
Eibar
78,992
7,222
5,350
6,076
+24.6% †
League total
7,765,365
93,426
5,341
28,868
+7.6% †
Updated to games played on 8 March 2020 Source: World Football Notes: 1: Team played last season in Segunda División.
Awards
Monthly
Notes
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