2014–15 La Liga

84th season of La Liga

Football league season

La LigaSeason| 2014–15

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Dates| 23 August 2014 – 23 May 2015
Champions| Barcelona
23rd title
Relegated| Elche
Almería
Córdoba
Champions League| Barcelona
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Valencia
Sevilla (as Europa League winners)
Europa League| Villarreal
Athletic Bilbao
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,009 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer| Cristiano Ronaldo
(48 goals)[1]
Best goalkeeper| Claudio Bravo
(0.51 goals/match)
Biggest home win| Real Madrid 9–1 Granada
(5 April 2015)
Biggest away win| Córdoba 0–8 Barcelona
(2 May 2015)
Highest scoring| Deportivo La Coruña 2–8 Real Madrid
(20 September 2014)
Real Madrid 9–1 Granada
(5 April 2015)
Real Madrid 7–3 Getafe
(23 May 2015)
Longest winning run| 12 matches[2]
Real Madrid
Longest unbeaten run| 14 matches[2]
Barcelona
Longest winless run| 20 matches[2]
Córdoba
Longest losing run| 10 matches[2]
Córdoba
Highest attendance| 98,760[3]
Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid
(22 March 2015)
Lowest attendance| 3,500[3]
Getafe 2–1 Celta Vigo
(26 January 2015)
Total attendance| 10,161,726[3]
Average attendance| 26,741[3]

← 2013–14

2015–16 →

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

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### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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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

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Almería

Athletic Bilbao

Atlético Madrid

Barcelona

Córdoba

Celta Vigo

Deportivo La Coruña

Eibar

Elche

Espanyol

Getafe

Granada

Levante

Málaga

Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid

Real Sociedad

Sevilla

Valencia

Villarreal

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Location of teams in 2014–15 La Liga

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity[citation needed]

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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

### Personnel and sponsorship

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Team  | Head Coach  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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Almería  |  Miguel Rivera |  Corona | Nike | Urcisol.com, Costa de Almería1, Vita Hoteliers3
Athletic Bilbao  |  Ernesto Valverde |  Carlos Gurpegui | Nike | Petronor/BBK (only in UEFA matches), BBK2
Atlético Madrid  |  Diego Simeone |  Gabi | Nike | Azerbaijan Land of Fire, Plus5001, Huawei2
Barcelona  |  Luis Enrique |  Xavi | Nike | Qatar Airways, UNICEF1 4, Beko2
Celta Vigo  |  Eduardo Berizzo |  Borja Oubiña | Adidas | Citroën, Estrella Galicia 0,01 3, Abanca3
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, Abanca1
Eibar  |  Gaizka Garitano |  Txema Añibarro | Hummel[9] | Hierros Servando, Gipuzkoa1/Wiko1 3, Eibar Innovación Berrikuntza2
Elche  |  Fran Escribá |  Edu Albácar | Kelme | Gioseppo, Amix1, Modalia3
Espanyol  |  Sergio González |  Sergio García | Puma | Power8, Riviera Maya2 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 | UNESCO5, Benahavis1
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, Kutxa1, Canal+2
Sevilla  |  Unai Emery |  Fernando Navarro | Warrior | Visit Malaysia
Valencia  |  Nuno Espírito Santo |  Dani Parejo | Adidas | Gol Televisión1
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

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in table  | Replaced by  | Date of appointment

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Celta Vigo |  Luis Enrique | Resigned  | 15 May 2014  | Pre-season  |  Eduardo Berizzo | 2 June 2014
Málaga |  Bernd Schuster | End of contract  | 16 May 2014  |  Javi Gracia | 30 May 2014
Espanyol |  Javier Aguirre | 16 May 2014  |  Sergio González Soriano | 28 May 2014
Barcelona |  Gerardo Martino | Resigned  | 17 May 2014  |  Luis Enrique | 19 May 2014
Granada |  Lucas Alcaraz | End of contract  | 28 May 2014  |  Joaquín Caparrós | 28 May 2014
Levante |  Joaquín Caparrós | Signed by Granada  | 28 May 2014  |  José Luis Mendilibar | 30 May 2014
Valencia |  Juan Antonio Pizzi | Sacked  | 2 July 2014  |  Nuno Espírito Santo | 4 July 2014
Deportivo La Coruña |  Fernando Vázquez | 8 July 2014  |  Víctor Fernández | 10 July 2014
Córdoba |  Albert Ferrer | 20 October 2014  | 20th  |  Miroslav Đukić | 20 October 2014[10]
Levante |  José Luis Mendilibar | 20 October 2014  | 19th  |  Lucas Alcaraz | 21 October 2014[11]
Real Sociedad |  Jagoba Arrasate | 2 November 2014  | 19th  |  David Moyes | 10 November 2014[12]
Almería |  Francisco | 9 December 2014[13] | 17th  |  Juan Ignacio Martínez | 12 December 2014[14]
Getafe |  Cosmin Contra | Signed by Guangzhou R&F | 18 December 2014[15] | 13th  |  Quique Sánchez Flores | 5 January 2015[16]
Granada |  Joaquín Caparrós | Sacked  | 13 January 2015[17] | 20th  |  Abel Resino | 19 January 2015[18]
Getafe |  Quique Sánchez Flores | Resigned  | 26 February 2015[19] | 13th  |  Pablo Franco | 11 March 2015[20]
Córdoba |  Miroslav Đukić | Sacked  | 16 March 2015  | 20th  |  José Antonio Romero | 16 March 2015[21]
Almería |  Juan Ignacio Martínez | 5 April 2015[22] | 18th  |  Sergi Barjuán | 6 April 2015[23]
Deportivo La Coruña |  Víctor Fernández | 8 April 2015  | 17th  |  Víctor Sánchez | 8 April 2015
Granada |  Abel Resino | 1 May 2015[24] | 19th  |  José Ramón Sandoval | 1 May 2015[25]

## Overview

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Barcelona (C) | 38  | 30  | 4  | 4  | 110  | 21  | +89  | 94  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2  | Real Madrid | 38  | 30  | 2  | 6  | 118  | 38  | +80  | 92
3  | Atlético Madrid | 38  | 23  | 9  | 6  | 67  | 29  | +38  | 78
4  | Valencia | 38  | 22  | 11  | 5  | 70  | 32  | +38  | 77  | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5  | Sevilla | 38  | 23  | 7  | 8  | 71  | 45  | +26  | 76  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
6  | Villarreal | 38  | 16  | 12  | 10  | 48  | 37  | +11  | 60  | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
7  | Athletic Bilbao | 38  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 42  | 41  | +1  | 55  | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
8  | Celta Vigo | 38  | 13  | 12  | 13  | 47  | 44  | +3  | 51  |
9  | Málaga | 38  | 14  | 8  | 16  | 42  | 48  | −6  | 50
10  | Espanyol | 38  | 13  | 10  | 15  | 47  | 51  | −4  | 49[c]
11  | Rayo Vallecano | 38  | 15  | 4  | 19  | 46  | 68  | −22  | 49[c]
12  | Real Sociedad | 38  | 11  | 13  | 14  | 44  | 51  | −7  | 46
13  | Elche[d] (R) | 38  | 11  | 8  | 19  | 35  | 62  | −27  | 41  | Relegation to Segunda División
14  | Levante | 38  | 9  | 10  | 19  | 34  | 67  | −33  | 37[e] |
15  | Getafe | 38  | 10  | 7  | 21  | 33  | 64  | −31  | 37[e]
16  | Deportivo La Coruña | 38  | 7  | 14  | 17  | 35  | 60  | −25  | 35[f]
17  | Granada | 38  | 7  | 14  | 17  | 29  | 64  | −35  | 35[f]
18  | Eibar | 38  | 9  | 8  | 21  | 34  | 55  | −21  | 35[f]
19  | Almería[g] (R) | 38  | 8  | 8  | 22  | 35  | 64  | −29  | 29  | Relegation to Segunda División
20  | Córdoba (R) | 38  | 3  | 11  | 24  | 22  | 68  | −46  | 20

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:

1. ^ Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
2. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
3. ^ a b Espanyol ahead on head-to-head record; Rayo Vallecano–Espanyol 1–3, Espanyol–Rayo Vallecano 1–1.
4. ^ Elche administratively relegated by the LFP.[35]
5. ^ a b Levante ahead on head-to-head record; Levante–Getafe 1–1, Getafe–Levante 0–1.
6. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Deportivo 7 pts, Granada 6 pts, Eibar 2 pts
7. ^ Almería was docked 3 points due to an unpayment of a transfer.[36]

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ALM | ATH | ATM | FCB | CEL | CÓR | RCD | EIB | ELC | ESP | GET | GCF | LEV | MCF | RVA | RMA | RSO | SFC | VCF | VIL

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Almería |  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–4  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 0–0
Athletic Bilbao | 2–1  |  | 1–4  | 2–5 | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–0
Atlético Madrid | 3–0  | 0–0  |  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 4–0 | 2–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 0–1
Barcelona | 4–0  | 2–0 | 3–1  |  | 0–1  | 5–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 5–1 | 6–0  | 6–0  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 6–1  | 2–1 | 2–0  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 3–2
Celta Vigo | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  |  | 1–0  | 2–1 | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 6–1  | 2–4  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–3
Córdoba | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–8  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–2
Deportivo La Coruña | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 0–2 | 1–1  |  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–8  | 0–0  | 3–4  | 3–0  | 1–1
Eibar | 5–2  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  |  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–1
Elche | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 0–6  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 0–2  |  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–4  | 2–2
Espanyol | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–2 | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  |  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1
Getafe | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–1
Granada | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–0 | 0–1  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0
Levante | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 0–5  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 0–5  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2
Málaga | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 2–1 | 0–0  |  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–1
Rayo Vallecano | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  |  | 0–2  | 2–4  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0
Real Madrid | 3–0  | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 7–3  | 9–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 5–1  |  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1
Real Sociedad | 1–2  | 1–1 | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 4–2  |  | 4–3  | 1–1  | 0–0
Sevilla | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 1–0  |  | 1–1  | 2–1
Valencia | 3–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 3–0 | 3–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  |  | 0–0
Villarreal | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 0–2  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 1–3  |

Source: La Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

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### Scoring

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* 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

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The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[1][38]

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1  |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid  | 48
2  |  Lionel Messi | Barcelona  | 43
3  |  Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid  | 22
Neymar | Barcelona
5  |  Carlos Bacca | Sevilla  | 20
6  |  Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao  | 18
7  |  Alberto Bueno | Rayo Vallecano  | 17
8  |  Luis Suárez | Barcelona  | 16
9  |  Karim Benzema | Real Madrid  | 15
10  |  Sergio García | Espanyol  | 14
Jonathas | Elche

### Top assists

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Assists[39]

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1  |  Lionel Messi | Barcelona  | 18
2  |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid  | 16
3  |  Luis Suárez | Barcelona  | 14
4  |  Nolito | Celta Vigo  | 13
James Rodríguez | Real Madrid
6  |  Karim Benzema | Real Madrid  | 10
Koke | Atlético Madrid
8  |  Gareth Bale | Real Madrid  | 9
Denis Cheryshev | Villarreal
Sergio García | Espanyol
Isco | Real Madrid

### Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of La Liga hat-tricks

Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference

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Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 8–2 (A) | 20 September 2014 | Report
Cristiano Ronaldo4 | Real Madrid | Elche | 5–1 (H) | 23 September 2014 | Report
Neymar | Barcelona | Granada | 6–0 (H) | 27 September 2014 | Report
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 5–0 (H) | 5 October 2014 | Report
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Sevilla | 5–1 (H) | 22 November 2014 | Report
Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad | Elche | 3–0 (H) | 28 November 2014 | Report
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | 3–0 (H) | 6 December 2014 | Report
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | 5–1 (H) | 7 December 2014 | Report
Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 (A) | 21 December 2014 | Report
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña | 4–0 (A) | 18 January 2015 | Report
David Barral | Levante | Málaga | 4–1 (H) | 7 February 2015 | Report
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Levante | 5–0 (H) | 15 February 2015 | Report
Alberto Bueno4 | Rayo Vallecano | Levante | 4–2 (H) | 28 February 2015 | Report
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 6–1 (H) | 8 March 2015 | Report
David Barral | Levante | Almería | 4–1 (A) | 4 April 2015 | Report
Cristiano Ronaldo5 | Real Madrid | Granada | 9–1 (H) | 5 April 2015 | Report
Santi Mina4 | Celta Vigo | Rayo Vallecano | 6–1 (H) | 11 April 2015 | Report
Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Córdoba | 8–0 (A) | 2 May 2015 | Report
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 3–2 (A) | 2 May 2015 | Report
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 4–1 (A) | 17 May 2015 | Report
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Getafe | 7–3 (H) | 23 May 2015 | Report

4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Discipline

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* Most yellow cards (club): 115
* Almería
* Most yellow cards (player): 15
* Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol)
* Most red cards (club): 9
* Almería
* Most red cards (player): 2
* Marcos Angeleri (Málaga)
* Sebastián Dubarbier (Almería)
* Michel (Almería)
* Raúl Navas (Eibar)
* Federico Piovaccari (Eibar)

## Attendance

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Pos  | Team  | Total | High | Low | Average | Change

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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

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### Seasonal

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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]

Award  | Recipient

|

Best Player  |  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Best Coach  |  Luis Enrique (Barcelona)
Best Goalkeeper  |  Claudio Bravo (Barcelona)
Best Defender  |  Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Best Midfielder  |  James Rodríguez (Real Madrid)
Best Forward  |  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

### Team of the Year

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Bravo

Piqué

Dani Alves

Otamendi

Alba

Krychowiak

Rakitić

Ronaldo

Rodríguez

Griezmann

Messi

Team of the Year[43]

Goalkeeper |  Claudio Bravo (Barcelona)
Defence |  Dani Alves (Barcelona)  |  Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)  |  Nicolás Otamendi (Valencia)  |  Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
Midfield |

Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla)

|  James Rodríguez (Real Madrid)  |  Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona)
Attack |  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  |  Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)  |  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

### Monthly

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Month  | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference

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Manager  | Club  | Player  | Club
September  |  Nuno Espírito Santo | Valencia  |  Nolito | Celta Vigo  | [44]
October  |  Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid  |  Karim Benzema | Real Madrid  | [45]
November  |  Ernesto Valverde | Athletic Bilbao  |  Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad  | [46]
December  |  Nuno Espírito Santo | Valencia  |  Luciano Vietto | Villarreal  | [47]
January  |  Unai Emery | Sevilla  |  Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid  | [48]
February  |  Nuno Espírito Santo | Valencia  |  Alberto Bueno | Rayo Vallecano  | [49][50]
March  |  Ernesto Valverde | Athletic Bilbao  |  Vitolo | Sevilla  | [51][52]
April  |  Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid  |  Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid  | [53][54]
May  |  José Ramón Sandoval | Granada  |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid  | [55][56]

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11. ^ Lucas Alcaraz ya es el nuevo entrenador del Levante; As.com, 21 October 2014
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45. ^ BBVA Awards for the best of October; LFP.es 12 November 2014
46. ^ BBVA Awards for the best of November; LFP.es 10 December 2014
47. ^ The BBVA Prizes for December's best; LFP.es 14 January 2015
48. ^ Antoine Griezmann, Liga BBVA player of the month for January; LFP.es, 5 February 2015
49. ^ Alberto Bueno named Liga BBVA player of the month for February; LFP.es, 4 March 2015
50. ^ BBVA Awards: Nuno, Liga BBVA Manager of the month for February; LFP.es, 5 March 2015
51. ^ BBVA Prizes: Vitolo, best Liga BBVA player in March; LFP.es, 1 April 2015
52. ^ BBVA Prizes: Ernesto Valverde, best coach in the Liga BBVA in March; LFP.es, 2 April 2015
53. ^ Carlo Ancelotti named Liga BBVA coach of the month for April; LFP.es, 7 May 2015
54. ^ Antoine Griezmann named April's Liga BBVA player of the month; LFP.es, 6 May 2015
55. ^ BBVA Awards: José Ramón Sandoval, Liga BBVA coach of the month for May; LFP.es, 4 June 2015
56. ^ BBVA Awards: Cristiano Ronaldo chosen as Liga BBVA player of the month for May; LFP.es, 3 June 2015

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