2020–21 La Liga
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 12 September 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, will be the 90th since its establishment. The season will begin on 12 September 2020 and is scheduled to end on 23 May 2021.[1] Real Madrid are the defending champions.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 20 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2019–20 season and three promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the play-offs.
- Teams relegated to Segunda Division
The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Espanyol. They were relegated on 8 July 2020, after losing 1−0 in the Derbi Barceloní, ending their 26-year stay in the top tier.[2] The second team to be relegated were Mallorca, who were relegated on 16 July 2020 after a 1−2 home defeat against Granada, suffering an immediate return to the second division.[3] The third and final team to be relegated were Leganés on 19 July 2020 after drawing 2−2 against Real Madrid in the final game of the season. This ends Lega's four-year stint in the first tier.[4]
- Teams promoted from Segunda Division
On 12 July 2020, Cádiz were the first to be promoted, after a 14-year absence, following Oviedo's 4−2 win against Zaragoza.[5] The second team to earn promotion was Huesca after their 3−0 win against Numancia on 17 July 2020. This marks an immediate return to the first division.[6]
Stadiums and locations
Teams | Locations | Stadiums | Capacity |
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Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 19,840[7] |
Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289[8] |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Wanda Metropolitano | 68,456[9] |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354[10] |
Cádiz | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza | 20,724[11] |
Celta Vigo | Vigo | Abanca-Balaídos | 29,000[12] |
Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 8,164[13] |
Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,393[14] |
Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 19,336[15] |
Huesca | Huesca | El Alcoraz | 7,638[16] |
Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354[17] |
Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 18,570[18] |
Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 60,721[19] |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 6,000 |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Reale Arena | 39,500[20] |
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 43,883[21] |
Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000[22] |
Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 28,012[23] |
Villarreal | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 24,890[24] |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Villarreal | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 July 2020 | Pre-season | ![]() |
23 July 2020 |
Alavés | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
5 August 2020 | ||
Real Betis | ![]() |
End of interim spell | ![]() |
9 July 2020 | ||
Valencia | ![]() |
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27 July 2020 | |||
Barcelona | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 August 2020 |
League table
Standings
Template:2020–21 La Liga table
Season statistics
Number of teams by autonomous community
Rank | Autonomous Community | Number | Teams |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | Cádiz, Granada, Real Betis and Sevilla |
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Alavés, Athletic Bilbao, Eibar and Real Sociedad | ||
3 | ![]() |
3 | Atlético Madrid, Getafe and Real Madrid |
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Levante, Valencia and Villarreal | ||
5 | ![]() |
1 | Huesca |
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Valladolid | ||
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Barcelona | ||
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Celta Vigo | ||
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Osasuna |
References
- ^ "La Liga to resume on 11 June; 2020-21 season to start in September". May 29, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "European roundup: Suárez's winner for Barça condemns Espanyol to relegation". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Mallorca Set For Relegation With Loss To Granada". beIN Sports USA. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Leganés relegated after holding champions Real Madrid". AS. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Cadiz return to LaLiga Santander". La Liga. 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Huesca returns to the First Division a year later". Sportsfinding. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Mendizorroza" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "The Stadium". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Atlético de Madrid Website - Features". en.atleticodemadrid.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Facilities - Camp Nou". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Estadio Ramón de Carranza" (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Facilities". Celta Vigo. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "El Eibar inicia la próxima semana la reubicación de los abonados para la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Datos Generales" (in Spanish). Getafe CF. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Datos del Club" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 July 2019.
- ^ "El Alcoraz" (in Spanish). SD Huesca. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Estadi Ciutat de Valencia". StadiumDB. 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Instalaciones - Estadio El Sadar" (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Estadio Benito Villamarín" (in Spanish). Real Betis. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Facilities - Anoeta". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Sevilla F.C." (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Facilities - Mestalla". Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Estadio José Zorrilla" (in Spanish). 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.
- ^ "Villarreal dismiss Calleja and opt for Emery". Marca. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "¡BIENVENIDO, UNAI EMERY!". Villarreal Official Website. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "López Muñiz cierra su etapa en el Glorioso" [López Muñiz closes his stage at the Glorioso] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Pablo Machín nuevo entrenador del Deportivo Alavés" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Alexis Trujillo, entrenador del primer equipo" [Alexis Trujillo, first team coach] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Manuel Pellegrini appointed Real Betis manager". BBC Sport. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Valencia sack Albert Celades". MARCA in English. 29 June 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | JAVI GRACIA". Valencia CF. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Gonzalez, Roger (14 August 2020). "Barcelona fire Quique Setien after 8-2 Champions League loss to Bayern Munich". CBS Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2020.