LaLiga, officially known as LaLiga EA Sports since 2023 due to sponsorship, is the premier division of men’s professional football in the Spanish football league system.
Governed by the LFP, it features competition among 20 teams across a 38-matchday season.
In this blog post, we will outline the teams participating in the Spanish League for the 2023/24 season and provide detailed insights into each of them.
Let us commence this journey together.
Teams of Spanish League 2023-24 Season
Deportivo Alavés
- Full Name: Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Babazorros, El Glorioso (The glorious one), Los blanquiazules (The Blue and Whites)
- Founded: 23 January 1921; 103 years ago
- Ground: Mendizorroza
- Capacity: 19,840
- Owner: Saski Baskonia (70.44%), José Antonio Querejeta (6.4%)
- President: Alfonso Fernández de Trocóniz
- Head Coach: Luis García Plaza
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 Segunda División, 4th of 22 (promoted via play-offs)
Deportivo Alavés, commonly known as Alavés, is a Spanish football team situated in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, within the Basque Country.
The club, initially established as Sport Friends Club on July 1, 1920, has since evolved into its current identity as Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (Sporting Alavés).
Almería
- Full Name: Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Rojiblancos, La Unión, Almeriensistas, UDA, Indálicos
- Founded: 26 July 1989; 34 years ago as Almería Club de Fútbol
- Ground: Power Horse Stadium
- Capacity: 15,294
- Owner: Turki Al-Sheikh
- President: Turki Al-Sheikh
- Head Coach: Gaizka Garitano
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, finishing 17th out of 20 teams.
Unión Deportiva Almería, commonly known as Almería, is a professional football club based in Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
It was founded on July 26, 1989, initially named Almería Club de Fútbol until it underwent a change in 2001, adopting the current identity of Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D.
Athletic Club
- Name: Athletic Club
- Nicknames: Lehoiak (The Lions), Zuri-gorriak (The Red and Whites), Euskaldunak (The Basques)
- Founded: 18 July 1898; 125 years ago
- Ground: Estadio San Mamés
- Capacity: 53,289
- President: Jon Uriarte
- Head Coach: Ernesto Valverde
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, finishing 8th out of 20 teams.
Atlético Madrid
- Full Name: Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Colchoneros (Mattress Makers), Indios (Indians)
- Founded: 26 April 1903; 120 years ago (originally as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid)
- Ground: Metropolitano Stadium
- Capacity: 70,460
- Owner: Atlético HoldCo (65.98%), Idan Ofer (33%)
- President: Enrique Cerezo
- Head Coach: Diego Simeone
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 3rd position out of 20 teams.
Atlético Madrid, formally known as Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., and often called Atleti, is a professional football club located in Madrid, Spain. The team, commonly recognized as Atlético Madrid on the international stage, competes in La Liga.
Barcelona
- Full Name: Futbol Club Barcelona
- Nicknames: Barça or Blaugrana (for the team), Culers or Barcelonistes (for the supporters), Blaugranes or Azulgranas (for the supporters)
- Founded: 29 November 1899; 124 years ago, initially as Foot-Ball Club Barcelona
- Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
- Capacity: 54,367
- President: Joan Laporta
- Head Coach: Xavi
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 1st position out of 20 teams and becoming champions.
Football Club Barcelona, commonly known as Barcelona or Barça, is a professional football team located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club actively participates in La Liga, the premier division of Spanish football.
Cádiz
- Full Name: Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
- Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine)
- Short Name: CAD
- Founded: 10 September 1910; 113 years ago, originally as Cádiz Foot-ball Club
- Ground: Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla
- Capacity: 20,724
- Owner: Locos por el Balón SL
- President: Manuel Vizcaíno
- Manager: Mauricio Pellegrino
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 14th position out of 20 teams.
Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly referred to as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football team located in Cádiz, Andalusia. Established in 1910, the club participates in La Liga, hosting their matches at Nuevo Mirandilla, a stadium with a seating capacity of 20,724.
Celta de Vigo
- Full Name: Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Los/Os Celestes (The Sky Blues), O Celtiña (dim)
- Short Name: Celta
- Founded: 23 August 1923; 100 years ago (originally as Club Celta)
- Ground: Balaídos
- Capacity: 24,791
- Owner: Grupo Corporativo Ges, S.L.
- President: Marián Mouriño
- Head Coach: Rafael Benítez
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 13th position out of 20 teams.
Real Club Celta de Vigo, often known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football team located in Vigo, Galicia. The club competes in La Liga, the highest division of Spanish football, and is affectionately nicknamed Os Celestes (The Sky Blues).
It originated in August 1923 as Club Celta, emerging from the fusion of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna. Balaídos serves as the club’s home stadium, accommodating 24,791 spectators.
Getafe
- Full Name: Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Geta, Azulones (Deep Blue Ones)
- Founded: 8 July 1983; 40 years ago
- Ground: Estadio Coliseum
- Capacity: 16,500
- Owner: Ángel Torres Sánchez
- President: Ángel Torres Sánchez
- Head Coach: José Bordalás
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 15th position out of 20 teams.
Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D., commonly referred to as Getafe, is a professional football club located in the city of Getafe, part of the Community of Madrid.
The team competes in La Liga, the premier division of Spanish football. Since 1998, Getafe has been hosting its home matches at the Estadio Coliseum, which can accommodate 17,393 spectators.
Girona
- Full Name: Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Blanquivermells (White and Reds), Gironistes
- Founded: 23 July 1930; 93 years ago
- Ground: Estadio Municipal de Montilivi
- Capacity: 14,624
- Owner: City Football Group (47%), Marcelo Claure (35%), Girona Football Group (16%), Others (1–2%)
- President: Delfí Geli
- Head Coach: Míchel Sánchez
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 10th position out of 20 teams.
Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D., a Spanish professional football team situated in Girona, Catalonia, was established on 23 July 1930. Currently competing in La Liga, they secured promotion through the 2022 Segunda División play-offs.
Granada
- Full Name: Granada Club de Fútbol
- Nicknames: Nazaríes (Nasrids)
- Short Name: GCF
- Founded: 6 April 1931; 92 years ago as Club Recreativo Granada
- Ground: Nuevo Los Cármenes
- Capacity: 19,336
- Owner: Daxian 2009 SL
- President: Sophia Yang
- Manager: Alexander Medina
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, promoted from Segunda División as the 1st of 22 teams.
Granada Club de Fútbol, commonly known as Granada or “Graná,” is a professional football club located in the vibrant city of Granada, Andalusia, Spain. Currently competing in La Liga, the club earned promotion from the Segunda División in the 2022–23 season.
The Chinese company Desport is the main shareholder, with Jiang Lizhang serving as the president. Originally founded in 1931 as Club Recreativo Granada, the team hosts its home matches at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes.
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Las Palmas
- Full Name: Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Los Amarillos, La Unión Deportiva, Pío Pío
- Founded: 22 August 1949; 74 years ago
- Ground: Estadio Gran Canaria
- Capacity: 32,400
- President: Miguel Ángel Ramírez Alonso
- Manager: García Pimienta
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, promoted from Segunda División as the 2nd of 22 teams.
Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, commonly known as UD Las Palmas or simply Las Palmas, is a professional football club hailing from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
The team actively participates in La Liga, the premier division of the Spanish football league system. Affectionately called Los Amarillos, the club came into existence on 22 August 1949, a result of the merger of five clubs in the Canary region.
Initially playing at the Estadio Insular, the team shifted its home matches to the Estadio de Gran Canaria in 2003.
Mallorca
- Full Name: Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Los Piratas (The Pirates), Los Bermellones (The Vermilions), Els Barralets (The Barralet)
- Founded: 5 March 1916; 107 years ago, initially as Alfonso XIII Foot-Ball Club
- Ground: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
- Capacity: 23,142
- Owner: Andy Kohlberg (majority), Steve Nash (minority), Steve Kerr (minority)
- President: Andy Kohlberg
- Head Coach: Javier Aguirre
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 9th position out of 20 teams.
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D., widely known as Real Mallorca or simply Mallorca, is a Spanish professional football club situated in Palma on the picturesque island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands.
Established on 5 March 1916, the club currently competes in La Liga, hosting their matches at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, boasting a capacity of 23,142 seats.
Osasuna
- Full Name: Club Atlético Osasuna
- Nicknames: Gorritxoak, Los Rojillos
- Short Name: OSA
- Founded: 24 October 1920; 103 years ago
- Ground: El Sadar
- Capacity: 23,516
- President: Luis Sabalza
- Head Coach: Jagoba Arrasate
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 7th position out of 20 teams.
Club Atlético Osasuna, commonly referred to as Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club located in Pamplona, Navarre. Established on 24 October 1920, the club currently competes in La Liga, hosting their matches at the 23,516-capacity El Sadar Stadium.
The team’s traditional home kit features a red shirt paired with navy blue shorts. Osasuna stands out as one of the four La Liga clubs owned by its members, with an elected president.
Rayo Vallecano
- Full Name: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, SAD
- Nicknames: Los Franjirrojos (The Red Sashes), Rayito (Little Thunderbolt), Orgullo de la clase obrera (Working class pride)
- Founded: 29 May 1924; 99 years ago
- Ground: Estadio de Vallecas
- Capacity: 14,708
- Owner/President: Raúl Martín Presa
- Manager: Francisco Rodríguez
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 11th position out of 20 teams.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., commonly known as Rayo or “thunderbolt” in Spanish, is a Madrid-based professional football club located in the vibrant Vallecas neighborhood. The club actively participates in La Liga, the premier division of Spanish football.
Real Betis
- Full Name: Real Betis Balompié, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Los Verdiblancos (The Green-and-Whites), Los Verderones (The Greens), Béticos, Heliopolitanos (Heliopolitans), El Glorioso (The Glorious)
- Short Name: Betis
- Founded: 12 September 1907; 116 years ago, initially as España Balompié
- Ground: Estadio Benito Villamarín
- Capacity: 60,720
- President: Ángel Haro García
- Head Coach: Manuel Pellegrini
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 6th position out of 20 teams.
Real Betis Balompié, commonly known as Real Betis or simply Betis, is a professional football club situated in Seville, Andalusia.
Established in 1907, the club currently competes in La Liga, hosting their matches at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in the southern part of the city, boasting a capacity of 60,720 seats.
Real Madrid
- Full Name: Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- Nicknames: Los Blancos (The Whites), Los Merengues (The Meringues), Los Vikingos (The Vikings), La Casa Blanca (The White House)
- Founded: 6 March 1902; 121 years ago, originally as Madrid Football Club
- Ground: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
- Capacity: 83,186
- President: Florentino Pérez
- Head Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 2nd position out of 20 teams.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly known as Real Madrid, stands as a Spanish professional football club headquartered in Madrid. Engaging in the competition of La Liga, the pinnacle of Spanish football.
Real Sociedad
- Full Name: Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Txuri-Urdin (The White and Blues), La Real (The Royal)
- Founded: 7 September 1909; 114 years ago
- Ground: Reale Arena
- Capacity: 39,500
- President: Jokin Aperribay
- Manager: Imanol Alguacil
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 4th position out of 20 teams.
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, commonly known as Real Sociedad, is a Spanish professional sports club situated in the city of Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country. Established on 7 September 1909, the club participates in La Liga, with home matches hosted at the Anoeta Stadium.
Sevilla
- Full Name: Sevilla Fútbol Club, S.A.D.
- Nicknames: Los Nervionenses, Los Hispalenses, Palanganas, Blanquirrojos, Rojiblancos, Sevillistas
- Short Name: Sevilla
- Founded: 25 January 1890; 134 years ago, originally as Sevilla Foot-ball Club
- Ground: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
- Capacity: 42,714
- Owner: Sevillistas de Nervión S. A.
- President: José María del Nido Carrasco
- Head Coach: Quique Sánchez Flores
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, securing the 12th position out of 20 teams.
Sevilla Fútbol Club, based in Seville, the heart of Andalusia, Spain, competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
Known as Los Nervionenses, the club boasts an impressive record, winning the UEFA Cup/Europa League seven times, the highest tally in football history.
Established on 25 January 1890, Sevilla holds the distinction of being Spain’s oldest sports club dedicated exclusively to football.
The club’s home ground, Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, accommodates 42,714 fans. Sevilla maintains a historic rivalry with cross-city counterparts, Real Betis.
Valencia
- Full Name: Valencia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
- Nickname(s): Los Ches
- Short Name: Valencia, VCF
- Founded: 18 March 1919; 104 years ago (originally as Valencia Foot-ball Club)
- Ground: Camp de Mestalla
- Capacity: 49,430
- Owner: Peter Lim
- President: Layhoon Chan
- Head Coach: Rubén Baraja
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, finishing 16th out of 20 teams.
Valencia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as Valencia CF, is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia, Spain.
Competing in La Liga, the premier division of Spanish football, the club was established in 1919 and has called the 49,430-seat Mestalla stadium home since 1923.
Villarreal
- Full Name: Villarreal Club de Fútbol S.A.D.
- Nickname(s): El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine)
- Founded: 10 March 1923; 100 years ago as Club Deportivo Villarreal
- Ground: Estadio de la Cerámica
- Capacity: 23,008
- President: Fernando Roig
- Head Coach: Marcelino
- League: La Liga, 2022–23 season, finishing 5th out of 20 teams.
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, commonly known as Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a Spanish professional football club situated in Villarreal, within the Castellón province of eastern Spain.
Competing in La Liga, the premier tier of Spanish football, the club, founded on 10 March 1923 as Club Deportivo Villarreal, plays its home matches at the Estadio de la Cerámica with a capacity of 23,008.