For the all time Spanish league statistics, see Football records and statistics in Spain.
The La Liga is a Spanish professional league for association football club. At the top of the Spanish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition and is contested by 20 clubs. The competition was formed in 1929, with an initial format of 10 teams.
Clubs
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See also: List of Spanish football champions
Records in this section refer to La Liga from its founding in 1929 through to the present.
All-time table
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The all-time La Liga table[1] is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in La Liga since its inception in 1929. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season.[2] Teams in bold are part of the 2024–25 La Liga season.
Despite finishing the season in the 13th position in the 2014–15 La Liga, on 5 June, Elche was relegated to Segunda División due to its financial struggles. Newcomers Eibar, who finished the season in the 18th position, took Elche's place in the 2015–16 La Liga.
Most consecutive league games without scoring at home: 7, Athletic Bilbao (6 January 1996 to 7 April 1996)[64]
Most consecutive league games without scoring away: 12, Deportivo La Coruña (17 January 1965 to 4 December 1966)[65]
Most consecutive league games without scoring away in a single season: 11, Hércules (17 November 2010 to 3 April 2011)[61]
Games without conceding a goal
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Most consecutive league games without conceding a goal: 13, Atlético Madrid (2 December 1990 to 17 March 1991)[66]
Most consecutive league games without conceding a goal home: 12, Barcelona (23 April 2011 to 15 January 2012)[58]
Most consecutive league games without conceding a goal away: 7, Barcelona (1 November 1986 to 7 February 1987)[58]
Most games without conceding a goal in a season: 26, Deportivo La Coruña (1993–94),[65] Barcelona (2022–23)
Most consecutive clean sheets from the start of a season: 8, Barcelona (2014–15)
Goals
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Most goals in a La Liga season (at least 100 goals)
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Rank
Club
Season
Goals
Matches
1
Real Madrid
2011–12
121
38
2
Real Madrid
2014–15
118
3
Barcelona
2016–17
116
4
Barcelona
2012–13
115
5
Barcelona
2011–12
114
6
Barcelona
2015–16
112
7
Barcelona
2014–15
110
Real Madrid
2015–16
9
Real Madrid
1989–90
107
10
Real Madrid
2016–17
106
11
Barcelona
2008–09
105
12
Real Madrid
2013–14
104
13
Real Madrid
2012–13
103
14
Real Madrid
2009–10
102
Real Madrid
2010–11
Barcelona
2024–25
Barcelona
1996–97
42
18
Barcelona
2013–14
100
38
Most goals in a season not including Real Madrid or Barcelona: 88 in 30 matches by Athletic Bilbao (1950–51).
Most goals in a season – all competitions (at least 150 goals)
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Rank
Club
Season
Liga
Copa
Europe
Other
Total
Goals
Matches
Goals
Matches
Goals
Matches
Goals
Matches
Goals
Matches
Goals/Game
1
Barcelona
2011–12
114
38
26
9
35
12
15
5
190
64
2.97
2
Barcelona
2014–15
110
38
34
9
31
13
0
0
175
60
2.92
3
Real Madrid
2011–12
121
38
14
6
35
12
4
2
174
58
3
Barcelona
2024–25
102
38
22
6
43
14
7
2
174
60
2.9
5
Real Madrid
2016–17
106
38
22
6
36
13
9
3
173
60
2.88
Barcelona
2015–16
112
38
27
9
22
10
12
5
173
62
2.79
7
Barcelona
2016–17
116
38
24
9
26
10
5
2
171
59
2.9
8
Real Madrid
2014–15
118
38
11
4
24
12
9
5
162
59
2.75
9
Real Madrid
2013–14
104
38
15
9
41
13
0
0
160
60
2.67
10
Real Madrid
1959–60
92
30
35
9
31
7
0
0
158
46
3.43
Barcelona
2008–09
105
38
17
9
36
15
0
0
158
62
2.55
Barcelona
2012–13
115
38
21
8
18
12
4
2
158
60
2.63
13
Real Madrid
2012–13
103
38
20
9
26
12
4
2
153
61
2.51
14
Barcelona
2010–11
95
38
22
9
30
13
5
2
152
62
2.47
First team to score at least 100 goals in a season: Valencia in 1941–42 (111 in 34 matches).
A number of teams managed to score over 100 goals in a season during the 1930s, when the national league and cup were played alongside the regional leagues. Most prolific among those was the Athletic Bilbao team of the early 1930s, who scored 126 goals in 1929–30, 137 goals in 1930–31, 127 goals in 1931–32, 127 goals in 1932–33 and 115 goals in 1933–34; others include Oviedo, who scored 114 goals in 1933–34 and 110 goals in 1935–36.
Most goals in a season (all competitions) besides Real Madrid and Barcelona: Sevilla in 2014–15 (119 in 60 matches).
Most effective team in a La Liga season (at least 3 goals per match)
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Rank
Club
Season
Goals
Matches
Goals/Match
1
Athletic Bilbao
1930–31
73
18
4.06
2
Athletic Bilbao
1929–30
63
3.50
Athletic Bilbao
1931–32
4
Athletic Bilbao
1933–34
61
3.39
5
Valencia
1941–42
85
26
3.27
6
Barcelona
1958–59
96
30
3.20
7
Real Madrid
2011–12
121
38
3.18
8
Atlético Aviación
1940–41
70
22
3.18
Sevilla
1940–41
10
Real Madrid
2014–15
118
38
3.10
11
Barcelona
1951–52
92
30
3.07
Real Madrid
1959–60
13
Barcelona
2012–13
115
38
3.02
14
Barcelona
2011–12
114
3.00
Valencia
1948–49
78
26
Others
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Most league goals scored in a season: 121, Real Madrid (2011–12)[67]
Most home league goals scored in a season: 78, Real Madrid (1989–90)[68]
Most away league goals scored in a season: 58, Real Madrid (2016–17)[69]
Most games scored in a season: 38 (scoring in every game in a single La Liga season), Barcelona (2012–13), Real Madrid (2016–17)[70]
Fewest league goals scored in a season: 15, CD Logroñés (1994–95)[71]
Fewest home league goals scored in a season: 8, Granada (1969–70)[citation needed]
Fewest away league goals scored in a season: 2, Deportivo La Coruña (1964–65)[72]
Most league goals conceded in a season: 134, Lleida (1950–51)[73]
Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15, (18 game season) Real Madrid (1931–32)[citation needed]
Fewest league goals conceded in a season at the current format (38 game season): 18, joint record Deportivo La Coruña (1993–94) & Atlético Madrid (2015–16)
Fewest league goals conceded home in a season: 2, joint record:
Córdoba (1964–65)[citation needed]
Pontevedra (1968–69)[citation needed]
Fewest league goals conceded away in a season: 9, joint record:
Real Madrid (1932–33)[citation needed]
Real Madrid (1968–69)[citation needed]
Best conceded goal quota in a season:
0.474 goals per game, Deportivo La Coruña (1993–94), Atlético Madrid (2015–2016) (Real Madrid's record of 15 goals was in an 18-game season and equals 0.833 goals/game; Deportivo and Atlético Madrid's tallies of 18 are from 38-game seasons)[citation needed]
Best goal difference in a season: +89, Real Madrid (2011–12),[74] Barcelona (2014–15)[74]
Worst goal difference in a season: –93, Lleida (1950–51)[73]
Most consecutive games scoring: 64, Barcelona (4 February 2012 to 5 October 2013)[75]
Most consecutive games scoring at home: 88, Barcelona (10 February 1952 to 19 January 1958)[citation needed]
Most consecutive games scoring away: 35, Real Madrid (3 January 2016 to 29 October 2017)[citation needed]
Most goals on one day: 59 goals in 8 games, (17 September 1950)[citation needed]
Fewest goals on one day: 8 goals in 8 games, (18 March 1973)[citation needed]
Most goalscorers in a season: 22, Barcelona (2021–22)
Scorelines
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Record win: Athletic Bilbao 12–1 Barcelona (8 February 1931)[76]
Players in bold are still active in La Liga. Players in italics are still active outside La Liga.
Rank
Nat.
Player
Years active
Apps
Goals
1
Andoni Zubizarreta
1981–1998
622
0
Joaquín
2001–2013 2015–2023
622
77
3
Raúl García
2004–2024
609
112
4
Raúl
1994–2010
550
228
5
Eusebio Sacristán
1983–2002
543
36
6
Francisco Buyo
1980–1997
542
0
7
Sergio Ramos
2004–2021 2023–2024
536
77
8
Antoine Griezmann
2010–
529
198
9
Dani Parejo
2008–
525
77
10
Manolo Sanchís
1983–2001
523
33
11
Lionel Messi
2004–2021
520
474
12
Jesús Navas
2003–2013 2017–2024
516
26
13
Iker Casillas
1999–2015
510
0
14
Xavi
1998–2015
505
58
15
Miquel Soler
1983–2003
504
12
16
Fernando Hierro
1987–2003
497
104
17
Koke
2009–
484
38
18
José Mari Bakero
1980–1997
483
139
19
Loren
1984–2002
482
54
20
Sergio Busquets
2008–2023
481
11
21
Joaquín Alonso
1976–1992
479
65
22
José Ramón Esnaola
1967–1985
469
0
23
José Ángel Iribar
1962–1980
466
0
Donato
1988–2003
466
49
25
Miguel Ángel Nadal
1989–2005
463
30
26
Santillana
1970–1988
461
186
Alberto Górriz
1979–1993
461
14
28
Juan Antonio Larrañaga
1980–1994
460
15
29
Manuel Jiménez
1979–1992
458
8
30
Jesús María Zamora
1974–1989
455
63
Others
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Most career league appearances: 622, Andoni Zubizarreta and Joaquín[81]
Most career league appearances at one club: 550, Raúl (for Real Madrid)[81]
Most career league appearances by a foreign player: 529, Antoine Griezmann[82][83]
Most consecutive league appearances: 251, Iñaki Williams (20 April 2016 to 29 January 2023)[84]
Oldest player: Joaquín, 41 years, 318 days (for Real Betis v. Valencia, 4 June 2023)[85][86]
Oldest player under exceptional circumstances: Harry Lowe, 48 years, 226 days (for Real Sociedad v. Valencia, 24 March 1935) (Real Sociedad's manager played due to a player down to illness, the team did not bring any substitutes to the away game for financial reasons.)[87][85][88]
Youngest player: Luka Romero, 15 years, 219 days (for Mallorca v. Real Madrid, 24 June 2020)[89]
Most appearances with different teams: 8
Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona, Málaga, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Real Valladolid, Huesca, Getafe, Las Palmas)
Carlos Aranda (Villarreal, Albacete, Sevilla, Numancia, Osasuna, Levante, Real Zaragoza, Granada)
Goalscorers
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Top goalscorers
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Argentine Lionel Messi is the all-time top goalscorer and also the all-time top assist maker in La Liga history.
Players in bold are still active in La Liga. Players in italics are still active outside La Liga.
Players with at least 10 hat-tricks are shown in this table.
Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona, Valencia, Alavés, Sevilla, Getafe, Las Palmas, Leganés)
Only player to score 30+ goals in 8 different seasons: Lionel Messi (2004–2021)[129][130]
Only player to score 4 goals (super hat-tricks) in 2 consecutive matches in La Liga history in a single season: 2, Luis Suárez (matchdays 34 and 35, season 2015–16)[131]
Only players to be involved in 7 goals in a single match in La Liga history: joint record:
Agustín Sauto Arana (for Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona, 8 February 1931)[115][116]
László Kubala (for Barcelona v. Sporting Gijón, 10 February 1952)[117]
Luis Suárez, (for Barcelona v. Deportivo de La Coruña, 20 April 2016)[131]
Most opening goals in La Liga history: 103, Lionel Messi[132]
Most stadiums scored at in La Liga history: 37, Lionel Messi[133]
Most goals scored as a substitute: 33, Cristhian Stuani
Most goals scored as a substitute in a season: 12, Alexander Sørloth (2024–25)
Goalkeeping
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longest goalkeeping runs without conceding a goal
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Abel Resino holds the record for the longest minutes without conceding goals in the history of La Liga.
Rank
Nat.
Player
Season(s)
Club(s)
Minutes
1
Abel Resino
1990–91
Atlético Madrid
1,275
2
Miguel Reina
1972–73
Barcelona
824
3
Edgardo Madinabeytia
1965–66
Atlético Madrid
793
4
Claudio Bravo
2013–14 to 2014–15
Real Sociedad, Barcelona
776
5
Luis Arconada
1979–80
Real Sociedad
753
Others
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Most clean sheets: 233, Andoni Zubizarreta (66 for Athletic Bilbao, 123 for Barcelona and 44 for Valencia, 1981–1998)[134]
Most clean sheets in a season: 26, joint record:
Francisco Liaño (for Deportivo La Coruña, 1993–94)[135]
Marc-André ter Stegen (for Barcelona, 2022–23)
Best conceded goal quota in a season (at least 20 matches):[136]
1 – 0.474 goals per game (18 goals in 38 matches), Francisco Liaño (for Deportivo La Coruña, 1993–94), Jan Oblak (for Atlético Madrid, 2015–16), Marc-André ter Stegen (for Barcelona, 2022–23)
4 – 0.5 goals per game (16 goals in 32 matches), Víctor Valdés (for Barcelona, 2010–11)
Longest start to a season with no goals conceded: 754 minutes, Claudio Bravo (for Barcelona, 2014–15)[136]
Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1,275 minutes, Abel Resino (for Atlético Madrid, 1990–91)[137]
Most penalties saved: 22, Diego Alves for Almería and Valencia[138]
Most penalties saved in a single season: 6, Diego Alves for Valencia, 2016–17[139]
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