La Liga All Time Winners List (Since 1929)
Spanish top-division football league La Liga kicked off for the first time back in 1929. The league took place every year since then only except in 1936-37, 1937-38, and 1938-39 due to civil war. So far, 93 editions have been completed. How many clubs have won La Liga? Which club has the most La Liga titles? Who is the most successful team in La Liga? GoalTheBall answers and lists out all the La Liga Winners By Year.
La Liga Winners List of All Time
9 different clubs had the privilege to clinch the Spanish highest division league title. FC Barcelona won the inaugural campaign in 1929. Atletico won the 1995-96 campaign when the modern “3 points for a win” system was introduced. For the first time in history, Real Madrid claimed 100 points in the 2011-12 season. By the way, Barca matched the record the very next season. Athletic Bilbao used to be a formidable side during the early years but disappeared from the title race during the ongoing century. Valencia too has been a mention-worthy successful side. Real Madrid won the latest edition’s title in 2023-24.
La Liga Winners List By Year
Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
2023-24 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
2022-23 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2021-22 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
2020-21 | Atlético Madrid | Real Madrid |
2019-20 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
2018-19 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
2017-18 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
2016-17 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
2015-16 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2014-15 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2013-14 | Atlético Madrid | FC Barcelona |
2012-13 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2011-12 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
2010-11 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2009-10 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2008-09 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2007-08 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
2006-07 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
2005-06 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2004-05 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
2003-04 | Valencia | FC Barcelona |
2002-03 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
2001-02 | Valencia | Deportivo La Coruña |
2000-01 | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
1999-2000 | Deportivo La Coruña | FC Barcelona |
1998-99 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
1997-98 | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
1996-97 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1995-96 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
1994-95 | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
1993-94 | FC Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña |
1992-93 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
1991-92 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
1990-91 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
1989-90 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
1988-89 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1987-88 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
1986-87 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1985-86 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1984-85 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
1983-84 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
1982-83 | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
1981-82 | Real Sociedad | FC Barcelona |
1980-81 | Real Sociedad | Real Madrid |
1979-80 | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad |
1978-79 | Real Madrid | Sporting Gijon |
1977-78 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1976-77 | Atlético Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1975-76 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1974-75 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
1973-74 | FC Barcelona | Atlético Madrid |
1972-73 | Atlético Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1971-72 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
1970-71 | Valencia | FC Barcelona |
1969-70 | Atlético Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
1968-69 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas |
1967-68 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1966-67 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1965-66 | Atlético Madrid | Real Madrid |
1964-65 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
1963-64 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1962-63 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
1961-62 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1960-61 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
1959-60 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
1958-59 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
1957-58 | Real Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
1956-57 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
1955-56 | Athletic Bilbao | FC Barcelona |
1954-55 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1953-54 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona |
1952-53 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
1951-52 | FC Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
1950-51 | Atlético Madrid | Sevilla |
1949-50 | Atlético Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña |
1948-49 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
1947-48 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
1946-47 | Valencia | Athletic Bilbao |
1945-46 | Sevilla | FC Barcelona |
1944-45 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
1943-44 | Valencia | Atlético Aviación (ATM) |
1942-43 | Athletic Bilbao | Sevilla |
1941-42 | Valencia | Real Madrid |
1940-41 | Atlético Aviación (ATM) | Athletic Bilbao |
1939-40 | Atlético Aviación (ATM) | Sevilla |
1935-36 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid FC (Real) |
1934-35 | Real Betis | Madrid FC (Real) |
1933-34 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid FC (Real) |
1932-33 | Madrid FC (Real) | Athletic Bilbao |
1931-32 | Madrid FC (Real) | Athletic Bilbao |
1930-31 | Athletic Bilbao | Racing Santander |
1929-30 | Athletic Bilbao | FC Barcelona |
1929 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid |
- Real Madrid used to be known as Madrid FC from 1931 to 1941. Atletico Madrid’s name between the 1939-47 period was Atlético Aviación.
La Liga Most Title Winners List
Club | No. Of Titles | No. Of Runners-Up | Winning Years |
Real Madrid | 36 | 25 | 1932, 1933, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
FC Barcelona | 27 | 28 | 1929, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 |
Atletico Madrid | 11 | 10 | 1940, 1941, 1950, 1951, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1996, 2014, 2021 |
Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 7 | 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1956, 1983, 1984 |
Valencia | 6 | 6 | 1942, 1944, 1947, 1971, 2002. 2004 |
Real Sociedad | 2 | 3 | 1981, 1982 |
Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 5 | 2000 |
Sevilla | 1 | 4 | 1946 |
Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 1935 |
Racing Santander | 0 | 1 | N/A |
Las Palmas | 0 | 1 | N/A |
Zaragoza | 0 | 1 | N/A |
Sporting Gijón | 0 | 1 | N/A |
Villarreal | 0 | 1 | N/A |
Undoubtedly, Real Madrid has been the most successful side in Spanish league football history. Los Blancos have taken the trophy home on 36 occasions to date. Meanwhile, their arch-rival FC Barcelona tasted glory 27 times. La Liga has mostly been a race of 2 irresistible forces. Sometimes Atletico Madrid appeared with sheer strength as well. However, the league mostly witnessed domination from these 3 giants. Atletico Madrid won the league 11 times while Bilbao lifted the trophy on 8 occasions. Valencia has 6 La Liga titles and Real Sociedad won twice. Deportivo La Coruña, Sevilla, as well as Real Betis; each won 1 title.
Since the start of the 21st century, only 5 different clubs have won the league. La Coruna grabbed their solitary title while each of Atletico and Valencia prevailed twice since 2000. Barca has been the century’s most successful Spanish side in domestic football with as many as 11 titles in this era. Real Madrid follows with 9 league trophies between 2000-2024.