2022–23 La Liga
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 12 August 2022 – 4 June 2023[1] |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 43 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Borja Iglesias (3 goals) |
Biggest home win | Real Betis 3–0 Elche (15 August 2022) |
Biggest away win | Real Valladolid 0–3 Villareal (13 August 2022) Getafe 0–3 Atlético Madrid Celta Vigo 1–4 Real Madrid (20 August 2022) Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona (21 August 2022) |
Highest scoring | Celta Vigo 1–4 Real Madrid CF (20 August 2022) Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona (21 August 2022) |
Highest attendance | 81,104 Barcelona 0–0 Rayo Vallecano (13 August 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 12,235 Getafe 0–3 Atlético Madrid (15 August 2022) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 21 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
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
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
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
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Almería | Rubi | César de la Hoz | Castore | Khaled Juffali Company, Power Horse1, Durrat Alarous2, Kudu Restaurants3 |
Athletic Bilbao | Ernesto Valverde | Iker Muniain | New Balance | Kutxabank |
Atlético Madrid | Diego Simeone | Koke | Nike | WhaleFin, Ria Money Transfer1, Hyundai2 |
Barcelona | Xavi | Sergio Busquets | Nike | Spotify, UNHCR1 |
Cádiz | Sergio | José Mari | Macron | Khalifa Capital, Humanox2 |
Celta Vigo | Eduardo Coudet | Hugo Mallo | Adidas | Estrella Galicia 0,0, Abanca1, AIX Investment Group2, Grupo Recalvi3 |
Elche | Francisco | Gonzalo Verdú | Nike | TM Real Estate Group, Sfidante2 |
Espanyol | Diego Martínez | Raúl de Tomás | Kelme | Riviera Maya, Digi Communications1, Reale Seguros2, Crypto SNACK3 |
Getafe | Quique Sánchez Flores | Djené | Joma | Tecnocasa Group, Motoreto3 |
Girona | Míchel | Cristhian Stuani | Puma | Gosbi, Costa Brava3, Parlem3 |
Mallorca | Javier Aguirre | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | Nike | αGEL, Alua Hotels & Resorts1, Juaneda1, OK Mobility2, Air Europa3, Specialized3 |
Osasuna | Jagoba Arrasate | Roberto Torres | Adidas | Verleal, Clínica Universidad de Navarra3 |
Rayo Vallecano | Andoni Iraola | Óscar Trejo | Umbro | Digi Communications |
Real Betis | Manuel Pellegrini | Joaquín | Hummel | Finetwork, LegacyFX1, Reale Seguros2, MuchBetter3 |
Real Madrid | Carlo Ancelotti | Karim Benzema | Adidas | Emirates |
Real Sociedad | Imanol Alguacil | Asier Illarramendi | Macron | Cazoo, Kutxabank1, Reale Seguros2, Finetwork3 |
Sevilla | Julen Lopetegui | Jesús Navas | Castore | Degiro, Andex1, Valvoline2 |
Valencia | Gennaro Gattuso | José Gayà | Puma | Cazoo, Sailun Tyres2, Škoda3 |
Valladolid | Pacheta | Jordi Masip | Adidas | Estrella Galicia 0,0, Herbalife Nutrition1, JD Sports2, INEXO3 |
Villarreal | Unai Emery | Raul Albiol | Joma | Pamesa Cerámica, Zoomex1, Color Star Technology2 |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Espanyol | Luis Blanco (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 13 May 2022 | Pre-season | Diego Martínez | 31 May 2022 |
Valencia | José Bordalás | Sacked | 22 May 2022 | Gennaro Gattuso | 9 June 2022 | |
Athletic Bilbao | Marcelino[22] | Resigned | 24 May 2022 | Ernesto Valverde[23] | 30 June 2022 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Villarreal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Real Betis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | Osasuna | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
5 | Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
6 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round |
7 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
8 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
9 | Valencia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
11 | Sevilla | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
12 | Mallorca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
13 | Espanyol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
14 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
15 | Valladolid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
16 | Almería | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
17 | Girona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
18 | Cádiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
19 | Elche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
20 | Getafe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
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
Season statistics
Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[25] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Borja Iglesias | Real Betis | 3 |
2 | Ezequiel Ávila | Osasuna | 2 |
Iago Aspas | Celta Vigo | ||
Álex Baena | Villarreal | ||
Juanmi | Real Betis | ||
Álvaro Morata | Atlético Madrid | ||
Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona |
Assists
Zamora Trophy
Hat-tricks
Scoring
First goal of the season:
- Ezequiel Ávila for Osasuna against Sevilla (12 August 2022)
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 2
- 11 players
- Most red cards: 1
- 7 players
Team
- Most yellow cards: 13
- Most red cards: 1
- 7 clubs
Number of teams by autonomous community
References
- ^ 2022-23 La Liga Calender - https://www.laliga.com/en-AU/laliga-santander/calendar
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- ^ "The Stadium". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "A spectacular stadium". Wanda Metropolitano. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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- ^ "Facilities". Celta Vigo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Estadio Martínez Valero" (in Spanish). Elche CF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Facilities - RCDE Stadium". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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- ^ "Instalaciones - Estadio El Sadar" (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Estadio de Vallecas" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Estadio Benito Villamarín" (in Spanish). Real Betis. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Santiago Bernabéu Stadium". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Facilities - Anoeta". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Sevilla F.C." (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Facilities - Mestalla". Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Estadio José Zorrilla". Real Valladolid. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Estadio de la Cerámica" (in Spanish). Estadio de la Cerámica. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Marcelino steps down as Athletic Club head coach". Athletic Bilbao. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Ernesto Valverde appointed Athletic Club head coach". Athletic Bilbao. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Spanish La Liga Top Scorers". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2022.