Activities Sports & Athletics La Liga Winners List: Spanish League Winners and Runners-Up Real Madrid and Barcelona top the list Print Real Madrid are the most successful club in Spanish league history. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Sports & Athletics Soccer Soccer Culture Playing & Coaching Soccer Players Baseball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Extreme Sports Football Golf Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Activities Learn More By Stewart Coggin Stewart Coggin Stewart Coggin has written about the sport of soccer since 2002. He is an expert, and his articles appear on many sports websites. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 11/04/19 Spain’s Primera Division—called La Liga—is made up of 20 teams. The usual round-robin format applies, where teams play each other twice, home and away. At the end of the season, each team will have played 38 games. The team with the most points at the end of the season is the champion. A table below shows the complete breakdown with winners and runners-up every year dating back to the league's inception in 1929. The contests were only interrupted for three years in the late 1930s due to the Spanish Civil War. La Liga differs from some other leagues in that teams’ head-to-head records are used to separate them if they are equal on points. Whichever team has the best goal difference in the two matches will be placed highest if the points are equal. If head-to-head goal difference is the same, goal difference over the entire season is used, and then goals scored. La Liga Champs Since 1929 The dominant clubs in Spain have been Real Madrid (33 title wins), Barcelona (25), Atletico Madrid (10) and Athletic Bilbao (8), as the table below shows. In the deciding match of the 2017/18 contest, Barcelona star Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and Philippe Coutinho added a goal to give their team a 4-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna and an insurmountable 11-point lead over Atletico Madrid, the "Los Angeles Times" reported. La Liga Winners and Runners-Up Year Winners Runners-Up 2018/19 Barcelona Atletico Madrid 2017/18 Barcelona Atletico Madrid 2016/17 Real Madrid Barcelona 2015/16 Barcelona Real Madrid 2014/15 Barcelona Real Madrid 2013/14 Atletico Madrid Barcelona 2012/13 Barcelona Real Madrid 2011/12 Real Madrid Barcelona 2010/11 Barcelona Real Madrid 2009/10 Barcelona Real Madrid 2008/09 Barcelona Real Madrid 2007/08 Real Madrid Villarreal 2006/07 Real Madrid Barcelona 2005/06 Barcelona Real Madrid 2004/05 Barcelona Real Madrid 2003/04 Valencia Barcelona 2002/03 Real Madrid Real Sociedad 2001/02 Valencia Deportivo La Coruna 2000/01 Real Madrid Deportivo La Coruna 1999/00 Deportivo La Coruna Barcelona 1998/99 Barcelona Real Madrid 1997/98 Barcelona Athletic Bilbao 1996/97 Real Madrid Barcelona 1995/96 Atletico Madrid Valencia 1994/95 Real Madrid Deportivo La Coruna 1993/94 Barcelona Deportivo La Coruna 1992/93 Barcelona Real Madrid 1991/92 Barcelona Real Madrid 1990/91 Barcelona Atletico Madrid 1989/90 Real Madrid Valencia 1988/89 Real Madrid Barcelona 1987/88 Real Madrid Real Sociedad 1986/87 Real Madrid Barcelona 1985/86 Real Madrid Barcelona 1984/85 Barcelona Atletico Madrid 1983/84 Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 1982/83 Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 1981/82 Real Sociedad Barcelona 1980/81 Real Sociedad Real Madrid 1979/80 Real Madrid Real Sociedad 1978/79 Real Madrid Sporting Gijon 1977/78 Real Madrid Barcelona 1976/77 Atletico Madrid Barcelona 1975/76 Real Madrid Barcelona 1974/75 Real Madrid Zaragoza 1973/74 Barcelona Atletico Madrid 1972/73 Atletico Madrid Barcelona 1971/72 Real Madrid Valencia 1970/71 Valencia Barcelona 1969/70 Atletico Madrid Athletic Bilbao 1968/69 Real Madrid Las Palmas 1967/68 Real Madrid Barcelona 1966/67 Real Madrid Barcelona 1965/66 Atletico Madrid Real Madrid 1964/65 Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 1963/64 Real Madrid Barcelona 1962/63 Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 1961/62 Real Madrid Barcelona 1960/61 Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 1959/60 Barcelona Real Madrid 1958/59 Barcelona Real Madrid 1957/58 Real Madrid Atletico Madrid 1956/57 Real Madrid Sevilla 1955/56 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona 1954/55 Real Madrid Barcelona 1953/54 Real Madrid Barcelona 1952/53 Barcelona Valencia 1951/52 Barcelona Athletic Bilbao 1950/51 Atletico Madrid Sevilla 1949/50 Atletico Madrid Deportivo La Coruna 1948/49 Barcelona Valencia 1947/48 Barcelona Valencia 1946/47 Valencia Athletic Bilbao 1945/46 Sevilla Barcelona 1944/45 Barcelona Real Madrid 1943/44 Valencia Atletico Aviacion 1942/43 Athletic Bilbao Sevilla 1941/42 Valencia Real Madrid 1940/41 Atletico Aviacion Athletic Bilbao 1939/40 Atletico Aviacion Sevilla 1938/39 Spanish Civil War 1937/38 Spanish Civil War 1936/37 Spanish Civil War 1935/36 Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 1934/35 Real Betis Real Madrid 1933/34 Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 1932/33 Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao 1931/32 Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao 1930/31 Athletic Bilbao Racing Santander 1929/30 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona 1929 Barcelona Real Madrid By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. 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