La Liga

The Primera División (First Division) of the Liga Nacional Futbol Profesional (LFP), commonly known outside Spain as La Liga ( The League) or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA (BBVA League) since 2008, is the Top Professional Association Football Division  of the Spanish Football League System.

In April 1927, José María Acha, a director at Arrenas Club de Getxo, first proposed the idea of a national league in Spain.
After much debate about the size of the league and who would take part, theReal Federacion Espanola de Futbol eventually agreed on the10 teams who would form the first Primera División in 1929 - Barcelona,Real Madrid,Athletic Bilbao,Real Sociedad,Arenas Clun de Getxo and Real Union were all selected as previous winners of the Copa del Rey.
Atletico Madrid,Espanyol and Europa qualified as Copa del Rey runners-up and
Racing de Santander qualified through a knockout competition.

La Liga is currently the2nd strongest league in Europe after the English Premier League as per UEFA League Coefficient
La Liga is the 6th highest of any domestic professional sports league in the world and the third highest of any Professional Association Football League, behind the German Bundesliga and English Premier League.

During the course of a season, which lasts from September to June, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 38 games. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked club at the end of the season crowned champion.
Top 3 Teams in La liga qualify for the UEFA Champions League and directly entering the group stage and the fourth placed team entering the playoff.
The 5th and 6th placed teams qualify for the first round of the UEFA Europa League.

La Liga s contested by 20 teams.The most successful teams are -
Real Madrid - 31 Times
FC Barcelona -21 Times

2011–12 La Liga - Aug 27, 2011 To May 13, 2012

The 2011–12 La Liga Season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) is the 81st since its establishment.FC Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 21st La Liga title in 2010-11,their 3rd title in a row.

 2012 La Liga - Finals Wednesday May 02,2012

   

 

 

 

 

 

Real Madrid Won the 32nd La Liga Title defeating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Wednesday May 02,2012

 

 

Real Madrid's head coach Jose Mourinho celebrates the La Liga title with Cristiano Ronaldo as the team takes a lap of honour at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

Iker Casillas (R) and Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid hold up the La Liga trophy

Real Madrid soccer team is driven on a bus through Cibeles square to celebrate after Real Madrid won the Spanish Soccer La Liga

 

Real Madrid's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho (centre) celebrates with his players after winning the Spanish La Liga