Portal:Football in Spain
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Introduction
Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, (Spanish: Fútbol asociación) is the most popular sport in Spain, followed by basketball and bullfighting. Football is a widespread passion among the people of Spain. Football is the sport with the most registered players (a total of 942,674 of which 898,551 are men and 44,123 women), and most registered clubs (a total of 20,588) among all Spanish sport federations according to data issued by the sports administration of Spain’s government in 2016.
In a survey of sports habits of the Spanish population made in 2010, football was the second most popular recreational sport practised by the population (17.9%). A total of 75.9% of people said they had ever bought tickets to attend a football match. In addition, a total of 67.3% of the people said that they saw all, almost all, many, or some of the football matches broadcast on television. In another survey made in 2014, the practice of football decreased to 14% of the population, being overtaken by other sports, such as running, cycling and swimming for recreation. However, in this survey football was still the sport that interests the majority of Spain’s people (48%). A total of 67% of the population said they were fans or had sympathy for a particular club. In addition, 74.9% said they watched, whenever possible, the matches broadcast on television regarding their favorite teams; and 42.4% had, flags, badges or objects of their favorite teams. Data of this survey confirmed the widespread impression that most of Spain’s people are supporters of FC Barcelona (37.9%) or Real Madrid (25.4%), and the other teams have fewer supporters nationwide, as Atlético de Madrid (16.1%), Valencia CF (3.5%), Athletic Bilbao (3.3%) or Sevilla FC (3.2%).
Selected general articles
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Castilla-La Mancha :
- Primera Autonómica Preferente, 2 Groups of 18 teams (Level 5)
- Primera División Autonómica, 4 Groups of 18 teams (Level 6)
- Segunda División Autonómica, 6 Groups of 18 teams (Level 7)
- The Spain women's national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football in under-17 categories and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Read more...
- The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa, is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football, organizded by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
The competition was founded in 1903, thus making it the oldest Spanish football competition. Copa del Rey winners qualify for the following season's UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for Europe through their league position, then the Europa League spot is given to the highest-place team in the league who has not yet qualified. Read more... - This page details football records in Spain. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from Primera División or La Liga. This page also include records from the Spanish domestic cup competition or Copa del Rey. Read more...
- The Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, formerly Superliga Femenina, and known for reasons of sponsorship as Liga Femenina Iberdrola is the highest level of league competition for Spanish women's football. It is the women's equivalent of the men's Primera División and is run by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol. It was founded in 1988 and since then it has been celebrated without interruptions although it has undergone several changes of format and denomination.
It is considered one of the most important leagues at European level according to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the top soccer manager at continental level, being the sixth competition with the best coefficient. Read more... - The Spain national under-15 football team is the national team that represents Spain and the Royal Spanish Football Federation under this age level. It is currently the youngest feeder for the national team and competes in such tournaments as the Under-15 Nations Cup, a competition that is seen as an attempt in creating an Under-15 FIFA World Cup in the near future.
As FIFA plan in making a World Cup tournament for players under the age of 15 soon, the Spanish national team returned from a five-year hiatus, (the last time the team played was in 2007 when they were crowned champions in the Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide for the fifth consecutive time) to participate in a tournament that was hosted by Mexico in June 2012, the Nations Cup. Read more... - The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol (in Catalan: Divisions Regionals de Futbol) in Catalonia are organized by the Federació Catalana de Futbol. Read more...
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of Murcia.
- Preferente Autonómica de la Región de Murcia (Level 5)
- Primera Autonómica de Murcia (Level 6)
- Segunda Autonómica de Murcia (Level 7)
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Navarre:
- Primera Autonómica (Level 5)
- Preferente de Navarra (Level 6)
- Primera Regional de Navarra (Level 7)
- The Spain national under-18 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Read more...
The Segunda División, officially known as La Liga 2 and stylized as La Liga 1|2|3 for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to La Liga and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division. Read more...- The Copa de la Liga (League Cup in Spanish) was a Spanish football tournament created in 1982.
Due to time constraints, saturation and club pressure, the competition only lasted four years, being cancelled in 1986. Winning the trophy helped two clubs to complete unique cup doubles: FC Barcelona with the Copa del Rey (1983) and Real Madrid with the UEFA Cup (1985). In all four finals, the team that played the second leg at home won the trophy. Read more... - The Spain women's national under-19 football team represents Spain in international football in under-19 categories and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Read more...
- This is a list of football clubs in Spain. Currently the governing body of football in Spain is the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which in charge its national teams and its leagues, with the highest one being La Liga. RFEF was founded in 1909 and is a member of both FIFA and UEFA. Read more...
Tercera División (English: Third Division) is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B. Read more...- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in La Rioja includes only the Regional Preferente, a group of 14 teams. Read more...
- The following is a list of Stadiums in Spain, ordered by capacity.
Only stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more are included in this list. Read more... - The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Galicia, are organized by Federación Gallega de Fútbol :
- Preferente Autonómica de Galicia (Level 5)
- Primeira Autonómica de Galicia (Level 6)
- Segunda Autonómica de Galicia (Level 7)
- Terceira Autonómica de Galicia (Level 8)
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Cantabria, are organized by Cantabrian Football Federation:
- Regional Preferente (Level 5)
- Primera Regional (Level 6)
- Segunda Regional (Level 7)
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Valencian Community, are organized by Valencian Football Federation:
- Regional Preferente (Level 5)
- Primera Regional (Level 6)
- Segunda Regional (Level 7)
- Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol is a youth football tournament in Spain, which is contested by sixteen teams from the División de Honor Juvenil. It is organised by the RFEF. Read more...
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Aragón :
- Regional Preferente, 2 Groups of 18 teams (Level 5)
- Primera Regional, 4 Groups of 18 teams (Level 6)
- Segunda Regional, 5 Groups of 18 teams (Level 7)
- Segunda Regional B, 1 Group of 18 teams (Level 8)
- Tercera Regional, 3 Groups of 18 teams (Level 9)
- The Liga Nacional Juvenil is the second level of the Spanish football league system for youth players 18 years old and under. It is administered by the RFEF and regional football federations. Currently the Liga Nacional has seventeen regional groups plus four groups from the autonomous region of the Canarias. Each Liga Nacional group has 16 to 18 teams with the winner (except for the 2nd or B teams) of each group promoted to the División de Honor and the last three placed teams are relegated to their respective regional group. The runners-up of the stronger groups are also promoted. Read more...
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Castile and León:
- Primera División Regional Aficionados (Level 5)
- Primera División Provincial Aficionados (Level 6)
- Segunda División Provincial Aficionados (Level 7)
- The Spain national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol) represents Spain in international men's association football since 1920, and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
Spain is one of the eight national teams to have been crowned FIFA World Cup champions, having participated in a total of 15 of 21 FIFA World Cups and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain also have won three continental titles, having appeared at 10 of 15 UEFA European Championships. Read more...
The Spanish Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Español, COE) is responsible for Spain's participation in the Olympic Games. Members of the committee are 35 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and 23 members. Read more...- The División de Honor Juvenil is the top level of the Spanish football league system for youth players 18 years old and under. The División de Honor is administered by the RFEF through the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado (LNFA). Real Madrid are the current champions after winning the championship in the 2016–17 season. Read more...
The Spain national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita (The Little Red [One]), competes in the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Spanish under-21 team was formed. Spain has a fantastic record (competition winners four times and runners-up twice); having consecutively won the 2011 and 2013 Championships. Only Italy with five titles has won the competition more often than Spain. Read more...- This is a list of foreign players in La Liga. The following players:
- have played at least one La Liga game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Spanish national team on any level, independently from the birthplace, except for players of Spanish formation born abroad from Spanish parents and players who have been capped for Spanish national team and also for other national teams.
- have been born in Spain and were capped by a foreign national team. This includes players who have dual citizenship with Spain.
In bold: players that played at least one La Liga game in 2018–19 season, and the clubs they have played for. Read more... - The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Extremadura:
- Regional Preferente (Level 5)
- Primera Regional (Level 6)
- Spain's national under-16 football team represents Spain in international football for children under 16 and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which is the governing body for football in Spain. Read more...
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Madrid, are organized by Madrid Football Federation :
- Categoría Preferente de Aficionados, 2 Groups of 18 teams (Level 5)
- Primera Categoría de Aficionados, 4 Groups of 18 teams (Level 6)
- Segunda Categoría de Aficionados, 8 Groups of 18 teams (Level 7)
- Tercera Categoría de Aficionados, 11 Groups of 18 teams (Level 8)
- The Spain national under-20 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body for football in Spain. Read more...
- The Supercopa de España or the Spanish Super Cup is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
In the event that a team wins both La Liga and the Copa del Rey, the runners up of the Copa del Rey will play against the winner of La Liga. Read more... - The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol are the Spanish football regional divisions. They are administered by the Autonomous football federations. The level immediately above is the Tercera División. The autonomous regional divisions include: Read more...
- Football clubs from La Liga (Spain) have been the most successful in Europe. Real Madrid have been crowned champions of Europe on 13 separate occasions. La Liga clubs have won 60 major European trophies between them, more than any other league. Real Madrid have won 22 titles in total while Barcelona have won 14, and Atlético Madrid have contributed another 8 , while Sevilla have won 6. Deportivo La Coruña have been regulars in the UEFA Champions League while Athletic Bilbao, RCD Espanyol, Alavés and RCD Mallorca have all contested major finals. Even smaller La Liga clubs, like Villarreal, Celta Vigo and Málaga have found success in Europe, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
During the 2005–06 European season La Liga became the first league to have its clubs win both the Champions League and UEFA Cup since 1997, as Barcelona won the UEFA Champions League and Sevilla won the UEFA Cup. This feat was repeated three times in a row: during the 2013–14 season as Real Madrid won their tenth European Cup/UEFA Champions League title and Sevilla won their third UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League; during the 2014–15 season as Barcelona won their fifth European Cup/UEFA Champions League title and Sevilla won their fourth UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League; during the 2015–16 season as Real Madrid won their eleventh European Cup/UEFA Champions League title and Sevilla won their fifth UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (first team to win three consecutive editions of this competition). Read more...
Spain's Olympic football team (also known as Spain Under-23, or Spain U-23) represents Spain in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1992, Spain has won one gold medal (1992) and one silver medal (2000). It is the second most successful Olympic team after Argentina. Read more...- The Spanish football champions are the winners of the primary football competition in Spain, La Liga. The league is contested on a round robin basis and the championship awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season. La Liga, first established in 1929, originally contained ten teams. Before La Liga's organization, the Copa del Rey—a regionalised cup competition—was effectively the national championship. La Liga is contested in by 20 teams; the three lowest-placed teams are relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three teams in that division. Of the founding teams in La Liga, only Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona and Real Madrid have not been relegated. The league was cancelled between 1936 and 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War.
Real Madrid is the most successful club with 33 titles. The most recent club other than Real Madrid and Barcelona to win the league is Atlético Madrid in the 2013–14 season. With their 30 May Copa del Rey defeat of Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona has won the Spanish version of the double the most times, having won the league and cup in the same year eight times in its history, breaking its tie with Athletic's five. Barcelona is the only Spanish team that has won the treble, which includes the UEFA Champions League along with the league and Copa del Rey, and the only UEFA club to have won the treble twice after accomplishing that feat in 2015. The current champions are Barcelona, who won the 2017–18 competition. Read more... - The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
Considered one of the strongest national team in under 17 level, Spain has participated in 9 out of 14 World Cup tournaments. Spain hold the record of playing the most finals without ever winning the tournament, having finished as runners-up on four occasions. Read more... - The Copa de Campeones de Juvenil is the tournament created by the RFEF to determine the overall youth champion of Spain.
Since the 2014–15 season, the winner of this competition will qualify to the UEFA Youth League. Read more... - The Segunda División, formerly Primera Nacional Femenina de Fútbol, is the second level of league competition for Spanish women's football. It is the female equivalent of the men's La Liga 1|2|3 (Segunda División) and is run by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol. Read more...
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Asturias, organized by Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias:
- Regional Preferente de Asturias (Level 5)
- Primera Regional de Asturias (Level 6)
- Segunda Regional de Asturias (Level 7)
- Segunda División B (English: Second Division B) is the third level of the Spanish football league system currently divided into 4 groups of 20 teams each. It is administered by the RFEF. It is below the top two levels of the league, the Primera División (also known as La Liga) and the Segunda División, and above the Tercera División. The Segunda División B includes the reserve teams of several La Liga and Segunda División teams. Read more...
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Canary Islands, are organized by Federación Canaria de Fútbol :
- Preferente de las Islas Canarias (Level 5)
- Primera Regional Aficionado Gran Canaria (Level 6)
- Primera Regional Aficionado Fuerteventura (Level 6)
- Primera Regional Aficionado Lanzarote (Level 6)
- Primera Interinsular Tenerife (Level 6)
- Primera Insular La Palma (Level 6)
- Segunda Regional Aficionado Gran Canaria (Level 7)
- Segunda Interinsular Tenerife (Level 7)
- Segunda Insular-El Hierro (Level 7)
- Segunda Insular-La Gomera (Level 7)
- The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Balearic Islands, are organized by Balearic Football Federation :
- Primera Regional Preferente de Mallorca (Level 5)
- Regional Preferente de Menorca (Level 5)
- Regional de Ibiza y Formentera (Level 5)
- Primera Regional de las Islas Baleares (Level 6)
- Segunda Regional de las Islas Baleares (Level 7)
- Tercera Regional de las Islas Baleares (Level 8)
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