2022–23 La Liga

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La Liga
Season2022–23
Dates12 August 2022 – 4 June 2023[1]
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 13 August 2022.

The 2022–23 La Liga, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, is the 92nd season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 12 August 2022 and is scheduled to end on 4 June 2023.

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup commencing on 20 November, there will be a mid-season hiatus in the league. The last round before the break is scheduled to be held on 8–9 November, with the league resuming on 31 December. This season is the first since 2012–13 to conclude in June.

Teams[edit]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)[edit]

A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2021–22 season and three promoted from the 2021–22 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.

Teams relegated to Segunda División

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Levante, after a 6–0 loss to Real Madrid on 12 May 2022, ending their five-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Alavés, after a defeat of 1–3 by Levante on 15 May 2022, ending their six-year stay in the top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Granada, who drew against Espanyol, which was coupled with wins of Cádiz and Mallorca on 22 May 2022, the final match day. Granada ended a three-year stay in the top level.

Teams promoted from Segunda División

The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Almería and Real Valladolid, who mathematically secured first and second positions, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Almería returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence, while Valladolid came back after one year. The third and final team to be promoted were Girona after winning the play-off final 3–1 against Tenerife, returning after a three-year absence.

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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Location of teams in 2022–23 La Liga
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Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2022–23 La Liga
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Almería Almería Power Horse Stadium 15,000[2]
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés 53,289[3]
Atlético Madrid Madrid Cívitas Metropolitano 68,456[4]
Barcelona Barcelona Spotify Camp Nou 99,354[5]
Cádiz Cádiz Nuevo Mirandilla 20,724[6]
Celta Vigo Vigo Abanca-Balaídos 29,000[7]
Elche Elche Martínez Valero 33,732[8]
Espanyol Barcelona RCDE Stadium 40,000[9]
Getafe Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Pérez 17,393[10]
Girona Girona Montilivi 11,810[11]
Mallorca Palma Visit Mallorca Estadi 24,262[12]
Osasuna Pamplona El Sadar 23,576[13]
Rayo Vallecano Madrid Vallecas 14,708[14]
Real Betis Seville Benito Villamarín 60,721[15]
Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu 81,044[16]
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Reale Arena 39,500[17]
Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 43,883[18]
Valencia Valencia Mestalla 55,000[19]
Valladolid Valladolid José Zorilla 28,012[20]
Villarreal Villarreal Estadio de la Cerámica 24,890[21]

Personnel and sponsorship[edit]

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor(s)
Almería Saudi Arabia Turki Al-Sheikh Spain Rubi Spain César de la Hoz Castore Khaled Juffali Company, Power Horse,1 Durrat Alarous2
Athletic Bilbao Spain Jon Uriarte Spain Ernesto Valverde Spain Iker Muniain New Balance Kutxabank
Atlético Madrid Spain Enrique Cerezo Argentina Diego Simeone Spain Koke Nike WhaleFin, Ria Money Transfer,1 Hyundai2
Barcelona Spain Joan Laporta Spain Xavi Spain Sergio Busquets Nike Spotify, UNHCR1
Cádiz Spain Manuel Vizcaíno Spain Sergio Spain José Mari Macron Humanox2
Celta Vigo Spain Mexico Carlos Mouriño Argentina Eduardo Coudet Spain Hugo Mallo Adidas Estrella Galicia 0,0, Abanca,1 AIX Investment Group,2 Grupo Recalvi{ref}}
Elche Spain Joaquín Buitrago Marhuenda Spain Francisco Spain Gonzalo Verdú Nike TM Real Estate Group, Sfidante2
Espanyol China Chen Yansheng Spain Diego Martínez Spain Raúl de Tomás Kelme Riviera Maya, Digi Communications,1 Reale Seguros,2 Crypto SNACK3
Getafe Spain Ángel Torres Sánchez Spain Quique Sánchez Flores Togo Djené Joma Tecnocasa Group
Girona Spain Delfí Geli Spain Míchel Uruguay Cristhian Stuani Puma Gosbi, Costa Brava3
Mallorca United States Andy Kohlberg Mexico Javier Aguirre Spain Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Nike αGEL, Alua Hotels & Resorts,1 Juaneda,1 OK Mobility,2 Air Europa,3 Specialized3
Osasuna Spain Luis Sabalza Spain Jagoba Arrasate Spain Roberto Torres Adidas Verleal, Clínica Universidad de Navarra3
Rayo Vallecano Spain Raúl Martín Presa Spain Andoni Iraola Argentina Óscar Trejo Umbro Digi Communications
Real Betis Spain Ángel Haro García Chile Manuel Pellegrini Spain Joaquín Hummel Finetwork, LegacyFX,1 Reale Seguros,2 MuchBetter3
Real Madrid Spain Florentino Pérez Italy Carlo Ancelotti France Karim Benzema Adidas Emirates
Real Sociedad Spain Jokin Aperribay Spain Imanol Alguacil Spain Asier Illarramendi Macron Cazoo, Kutxabank,1 Reale Seguros,2 Finetwork3
Sevilla Spain José Castro Carmona Spain Julen Lopetegui Spain Jesús Navas Castore DEGIRO, Valvoline2
Valencia Singapore Anil Murthy Italy Gennaro Gattuso Spain José Gayà Puma Cazoo, Sailun Tyres,2 Škoda3
Valladolid Brazil Ronaldo Fenômeno Spain Pacheta Spain Jordi Masip Adidas Estrella Galicia 0,0, Herbalife Nutrition,1 INEXO3
Villarreal Spain Fernando Roig Spain Unai Emery Spain Raul Albiol Joma Pamesa Cerámica, Color Star Technology2
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Espanyol Spain Luis Blanco (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 13 May 2022 Pre-season Spain Diego Martínez 31 May 2022
Valencia Spain José Bordalás Sacked 22 May 2022 Italy Gennaro Gattuso 9 June 2022
Athletic Bilbao Spain Marcelino[22] Resigned 24 May 2022 Spain Ernesto Valverde[23] 30 June 2022

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Villarreal 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Osasuna 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 Celta Vigo 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Espanyol 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Barcelona 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Rayo Vallecano 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Almería 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Athletic Bilbao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Atlético Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cádiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Elche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Girona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Sevilla 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
20 Valladolid 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2022. Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[24]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ALM ATH ATM BAR CAD CEL ELC ESP GET GIR MLL OSA RAY BET RMA RSO SEV VAL VLL VIL
Almería —
Athletic Bilbao — a a a
Atlético Madrid — a
Barcelona a — a 0–0 a
Cádiz —
Celta Vigo — 2–2
Elche —
Espanyol a —
Getafe —
Girona —
Mallorca —
Osasuna — 2–1
Rayo Vallecano —
Real Betis — a
Real Madrid a a a —
Real Sociedad a —
Sevilla a —
Valencia — a
Valladolid — 0–3
Villarreal a —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2022. Source: La Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals[25]
1 Spain Álex Baena Villarreal 2
2 Spain Edu Expósito Espanyol 1
Spain Rafa Mir Sevilla 1
Portugal Gonçalo Paciência Celta Vigo 1
Argentina Ezequiel Ávila Osasuna 1
Spain Aimar Oroz Osasuna 1
Spain Iago Aspas Celta Vigo 1
Senegal Nicolas Jackson Villarreal 1
Spain Joselu Espanyol 1

Assists[edit]

Zamora Trophy[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Scoring[edit]

First goal of the season:

Discipline[edit]

Player[edit]

  • Most yellow cards: 1
    • 8 players

Team[edit]

Number of teams by autonomous community[edit]

Rank Autonomous Community Number Teams
1 Andalusia Andalusia 4 Almería, Cádiz, Real Betis, Sevilla
Community of Madrid Community of Madrid Atlético Madrid, Getafe, Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid
3 Catalonia Catalonia 3 Barcelona, Girona, Espanyol
Valencian Community Valencian Community Elche, Valencia, Villarreal
5 Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country 2 Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad
6  Balearic Islands 1 Mallorca
 Castile and León Real Valladolid
Galicia (Spain) Galicia Celta Vigo
Navarre Navarre Osasuna

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2022-23 La Liga Calender - https://www.laliga.com/en-AU/laliga-santander/calendar
  2. ^ "Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo". UD Almería. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "The Stadium". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ "A spectacular stadium". Wanda Metropolitano. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Facilities - Camp Nou". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla" (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. Retrieved 19 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Facilities". Celta Vigo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Estadio Martínez Valero" (in Spanish). Elche CF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Facilities - RCDE Stadium". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Datos Generales" (in Spanish). Getafe CF. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. ^ "ENTIDAD | Girona - Web Oficial". ENTIDAD | Girona - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  12. ^ "Son Moix Iberostar Estadi (Son Moix)". StadiumDB. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Instalaciones - Estadio El Sadar" (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Estadio de Vallecas" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Estadio Benito Villamarín" (in Spanish). Real Betis. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Santiago Bernabéu Stadium". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Facilities - Anoeta". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Sevilla F.C." (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Facilities - Mestalla". Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Estadio José Zorrilla". Real Valladolid. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Estadio de la Cerámica" (in Spanish). Estadio de la Cerámica. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Marcelino steps down as Athletic Club head coach". Athletic Bilbao. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Ernesto Valverde appointed Athletic Club head coach". Athletic Bilbao. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Spanish La Liga Top Scorers". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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