In this article, we’ll be taking a look at all La Liga winners since its inception in 1929.
La Liga is the premier soccer league in Spain. It was started in 1929 as a means to bring all the different regional soccer teams in Spain under one umbrella. Since then, La Liga has seen nine different teams win the title. Real Madrid is the most successful team with 35 La Liga titles, followed by FC Barcelona with 27 titles.
In this article, we’ll take a look at all the La Liga winners, the most successful teams, and the table of each season to get a glimpse of that year.
So, let’s get started!
Number of La Liga Titles Won By Teams
Before diving into the list of all the La Liga winners, let’s take a look at the number of titles each team has won.
| Clubs | La Liga Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 35 | 25 |
| Barcelona | 27 | 27 |
| Atletico Madrid | 11 | 10 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 7 |
| Valencia | 6 | 6 |
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 3 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 5 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 4 |
| Real Betis | 1 | 0 |
List of La Liga Winners Since 1929
Here’s the list of all La Liga winners since 1929.
| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1929–30 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 1930–31 | Athletic Bilbao | Racing Santander |
| 1931–32 | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1932–33 | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1933–34 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
| 1934–35 | Real Betis | Real Madrid |
| 1935–36 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
| 1936–37 | Canceled due to Civil War | |
| 1937–38 | Canceled due to Civil War | |
| 1938–39 | Canceled due to Civil War | |
| 1939–40 | Atlético Aviación | Sevilla |
| 1940–41 | Atlético Aviación | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1941–42 | Valencia | Real Madrid |
| 1942–43 | Athletic Bilbao | Sevilla |
| 1943–44 | Valencia | Atlético Aviación |
| 1944–45 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1945–46 | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 1946–47 | Valencia | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1947–48 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 1948–49 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 1949–50 | Atlético Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1950–51 | Atlético Madrid | Sevilla |
| 1951–52 | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1952–53 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 1953–54 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1954–55 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1955–56 | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 1956–57 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| 1957–58 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
| 1958–59 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1959–60 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1960–61 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
| 1961–62 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1962–63 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
| 1963–64 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1964–65 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
| 1965–66 | Atlético Madrid | Real Madrid |
| 1966–67 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1967–68 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1968–69 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas |
| 1969–70 | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1970–71 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 1971–72 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 1972–73 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1973–74 | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 1974–75 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| 1975–76 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1976–77 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1977–78 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1978–79 | Real Madrid | Sporting de Gijón |
| 1979–80 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
| 1980–81 | Real Sociedad | Real Madrid |
| 1981–82 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 1982–83 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
| 1983–84 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
| 1984–85 | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 1985–86 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1986–87 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1987–88 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
| 1988–89 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1989–90 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 1990–91 | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 1991–92 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1992–93 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1993–94 | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1994–95 | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1995–96 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
| 1996–97 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1997–98 | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1998–99 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1999–2000 | Deportivo La Coruna | Barcelona |
| 2000–01 | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 2001–02 | Valencia | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 2002–03 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
| 2003–04 | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 2004–05 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2005–06 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2006–07 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2007–08 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 2008–09 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2009–10 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2010–11 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2011–12 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2012–13 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2013–14 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2014–15 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2015–16 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2016–17 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2017–18 | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 2018-19 | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
| 2019-20 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2020-21 | Atletico Madrid | Real Madrid |
| 2021-22 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2022-23 | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
Other Tournaments/League Winners Lists:
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- English Premier League
- FA Cup
- EFL Cup
- Copa Del Rey
- Serie A
- Bundesliga
- DFB-Pokal
- Ligue 1
- Major League Soccer
- UEFA Euros
- Copa America
- Copa Libertadores
La Liga Table of Every Season Since 1929
1929 Season – FC Barcelona
The 1929 season was the inaugural season of La Liga (known as Primera Division back then). It was a short one, with just 10 participating teams, and lasted from 10 February 1929 to 23 June 1929.
Barcelona won the title on the final day by beating Real Unión and Real Madrid losing to Athletic Bilbao (Athletic Club).
1929/30 Season – Athletic Club
1930/31 Season – Athletic Club
1931/32 Season – Real Madrid
1932/33 Season – Real Madrid
1933/34 Season – Athletic Club
1934/35 Season – Real Betis
1935/36 Season – Athletic Club
The 1935/36 season was the last La Liga season to be played before the start of the Spanish Civil War. The first seven years marked an era of dominance by Athletic Club (Athletic Bilbao), winning four La Liga titles – a dominance they would not be able to replicate post-war.
1939/40 Season – Atletico de Madrid (Atlético Aviación)
1940/41 Season – Atletico de Madrid (Atlético Aviación)
1941/42 Season – Valencia CF
1942/43 Season – Athletic Club
1943/44 Season – Valencia CF
1944/45 Season – FC Barcelona
1945/46 Season – Sevilla
1946/47 Season – Valencia CF
1947/48 Season – FC Barcelona
1948/49 Season – FC Barcelona
1949/50 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1950/51 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1951/52 Season – FC Barcelona
1952/53 Season – FC Barcelona
1953/54 Season – Real Madrid
Real Madrid won their third La Liga in the 1953/54 season, 21 years after they last won the title. Though, this time it would be different. A super team led by Alfredo di Stefano, they won 4 titles in the next 5 seasons. Real Madrid went on to dominate the Spanish League for almost three decades.
1954/55 Season – Real Madrid
1955/56 Season – Athletic Club
1956/57 Season – Real Madrid
1957/58 Season – Real Madrid
1958/59 Season – FC Barcelona
1959/60 Season – FC Barcelona
1960/61 Season – Real Madrid
1961/62 Season – Real Madrid
1962/63 Season – Real Madrid
1963/64 Season – Real Madrid
1964/65 Season – Real Madrid
1965/66 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1966/67 Season – Real Madrid
1967/68 Season – Real Madrid
1968/69 Season – Real Madrid
1969/70 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1970/71 Season – Valencia CF
1971/72 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1972/73 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1973/74 Season – FC Barcelona
1974/75 Season – Real Madrid
1975/76 Season – Real Madrid
1976/77 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1977/78 Season – Real Madrid
1978/79 Season – Real Madrid
1979/80 Season – Real Madrid
1980/81 Season – Real Sociedad
The 1980/81 season could be seen as a surprise by some, with Real Sociedad winning La Liga. But it was anything but. Having lost to Real Madrid a year before by a point, Real Sociedad crossed over the line this season by beating Madrid on head-to-heads.
Although Real Sociedad had the same points, and a lower goal difference than Real Madrid, they had a superior head-to-head record.
1981/82 Season – Real Sociedad
1982/83 Season – Athletic Club
1983/84 Season – Athletic Club
1984/85 Season – FC Barcelona
1985/86 Season – Real Madrid
1986/87 Season – Real Madrid
1987/88 Season – Real Madrid
1988/89 Season – Real Madrid
1989/90 Season – Real Madrid
1990/91 Season – FC Barcelona
It was finally time to break Real Madrid’s foothold in La Liga, and Johan Cruyff was the man to do it with his dream team at Barcelona. Although they were always seen as rivals, it was during this era that Barcelona started going toe-to-toe with Madrid in title challenges.
Barcelona went on to win four consecutive titles from 1990 to 1994, a feat they haven’t repeated since.
1991/92 Season – FC Barcelona
1992/93 Season – FC Barcelona
1993/94 Season – FC Barcelona
1994/95 Season – Real Madrid
1995/96 Season – Atletico de Madrid
1996/97 Season – Real Madrid
1997/98 Season – FC Barcelona
1998/99 Season – FC Barcelona
1999/00 Season – Deportivo
The 1999/00 season crowned a first-time La Liga champion in Deportivo de La Coruna. After an impressive 90s run, with close title encounters, Deportivo closed the millennium by finally getting their hands on the La Liga title.
2000/01 Season – Real Madrid
2001/02 Season – Valencia CF
2002/03 Season – Real Madrid
2003/04 Season – Valencia CF
2004/05 Season – FC Barcelona
2005/06 Season – FC Barcelona
2006/07 Season – Real Madrid
2007/08 Season – Real Madrid
2008/09 Season – FC Barcelona
2009/10 Season – FC Barcelona
2010/11 Season – FC Barcelona
2011/12 Season – Real Madrid
2012/13 Season – FC Barcelona
2013/14 Season – Atletico de Madrid
2014/15 Season – FC Barcelona
2015/16 Season – FC Barcelona
2016/17 Season – Real Madrid
2017/18 Season – FC Barcelona
2018/19 Season – FC Barcelona
2019/20 Season – Real Madrid
2020/21 Season – Atletico de Madrid
2021/22 Season – Real Madrid
2022/23 Season – FC Barcelona
FAQs About La Liga Winners
Real Madrid has won the most La Liga titles in history with 35 titles.
In the last 10 years, Barcelona has won the most La Liga titles with 5 wins. Real Madrid has won 3 titles and Atletico Madrid has won 2.
Deportivo La Coruna won La Liga in the 1999/2000 season. It is a team based in La Coruna, Galicia in Spain. This was the first and only La Liga title won by Deportivo.
In his 17 seasons at Barcelona, Messi won 10 La Liga titles.
Yes, two teams have gotten to 100 points in La Liga. Real Madrid won the title with 100 points in the 2011/12 season, and Barcelona did it in the next season.
Other Tournaments/League Winners Lists:
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- English Premier League
- FA Cup
- EFL Cup
- Copa Del Rey
- Serie A
- Bundesliga
- DFB-Pokal
- Ligue 1
- Major League Soccer
- UEFA Euros
- Copa America
- Copa Libertadores
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