2020–21 La Liga

La Liga
Season	2020–21
Dates	12 September 2020 – 23 May 2021
Champions	Atlético Madrid; 11th title
Relegated	Huesca; Valladolid; Eibar
Champions League	Atlético Madrid; Real Madrid; Barcelona; Sevilla; Villarreal (as Europa League winners)
Europa League	Real Sociedad; Real Betis
Matches played	380
Goals scored	953 (2.51 per match)
Best Player	Jan Oblak
Top goalscorer	Lionel Messi; (30 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Jan Oblak; (0.66 goals/match)
Biggest home win	Atlético Madrid 6–1 Granada; (27 September 2020); Atlético Madrid 5–0 Eibar; (18 April 2021)
Biggest away win	Real Sociedad 1–6 Barcelona; (21 March 2021)
Highest scoring	Atlético Madrid 6–1 Granada; (27 September 2020); Barcelona 5–2 Real Betis; (7 November 2020); Levante 4–3 Real Betis; (29 December 2020); Huesca 3–4 Celta Vigo; (7 March 2021); Real Sociedad 1–6 Barcelona; (21 March 2021); Celta Vigo 3–4 Sevilla; (12 April 2021); Barcelona 5–2 Getafe; (22 April 2021)
Longest winning run	Atlético Madrid; (8 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Barcelona; (19 matches)
Longest winless run	Eibar; Elche; (16 matches)
Longest losing run	Eibar; (5 matches)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 La Liga season, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 90th since its establishment. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 23 May 2021.^[1] The fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[2]^[3]

Real Madrid were the defending champions, after winning a record 34th title in the previous season. Huesca, Cádiz and Elche joined as the promoted clubs from the 2019–20 Segunda División. They replaced Espanyol, Mallorca and Leganés, who were relegated to the 2020–21 Segunda División.

Exceptionally, this season the five substitutions were maintained in a maximum of three rounds per team, adopted in May 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Atlético Madrid won their eleventh La Liga title on the last day of the season, after a 2–1 comeback win against Valladolid, who were relegated with the defeat. It was their first title since 2013–14. Barcelona and Real Madrid were the only other teams to have won the title since Atlético Madrid last did so.^[5]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2019–20 season and three promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División. This included 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 Espanyol, after a 0–1 loss to city rivals Barcelona on 8 July 2020, ending their 26-year stay in the top tier.^[6] The second team to be relegated were Mallorca, following a 1–2 home defeat against Granada on 16 July 2020, suffering an immediate return to the second division.^[7] The third and final team to be relegated were Leganés, after drawing 2–2 against Real Madrid on 19 July 2020 in their final game of the season. This ended Lega's four-year stint in the first tier.^[8]

Teams promoted from Segunda División

On 12 July 2020, Cádiz became the first side to mathematically be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight after a fourteen-year absence following Oviedo's 4–2 win against Zaragoza.^[9] The second team to earn promotion were Huesca, following their 3–0 win against Numancia on 17 July 2020. This marked an immediate return to the first division after a season away.^[10] The final team to achieve promotion were Elche on 23 August 2020, following a 1–0 aggregate victory over Girona in the final of the promotion play-offs, sealing a return to La Liga after a five-year absence.^[11]

Stadiums and locations

Community of Madrid teams:
Atlético Madrid
Getafe
Real Madrid

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Location of teams in 2020–21 La Liga

Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2020–21 La Liga


Teams	Locations	Stadiums	Capacity
Alavés	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Mendizorrotza	19,840^[12]
Athletic Bilbao	Bilbao	San Mamés	53,289^[13]
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Wanda Metropolitano	68,456^[14]
Barcelona	Barcelona	Camp Nou	99,354^[15]
Cádiz	Cádiz	Ramón de Carranza	20,724^[16]
Celta Vigo	Vigo	Abanca-Balaídos	29,000^[17]
Eibar	Eibar	Ipurua	8,164^[18]
Elche	Elche	Martínez Valero	33,732^[19]
Getafe	Getafe	Coliseum Alfonso Pérez	17,393^[20]
Granada	Granada	Nuevo Los Cármenes	19,336^[21]
Huesca	Huesca	El Alcoraz	7,638^[22]
Levante	Valencia	Ciutat de València	26,354^[23]
Osasuna	Pamplona	El Sadar	23,576^[24]
Real Betis	Seville	Benito Villamarín	60,721^[25]
Real Madrid	Madrid	Alfredo Di Stéfano^[a]	6,000
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Anoeta	39,500^[26]
Sevilla	Seville	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán	43,883^[27]
Valencia	Valencia	Mestalla	55,000^[28]
Valladolid	Valladolid	José Zorrilla	28,012^[29]
Villarreal	Villarreal	Estadio de la Cerámica	24,890^[30]

Personnel and sponsorship


Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor(s)
Alavés	Javier Calleja	Manu García	Kelme	Betway, Zotapay,¹ Exiom Group,² InJoo,³ Integra Energía³
Athletic Bilbao	Marcelino	Iker Muniain	New Balance	Kutxabank
Atlético Madrid	Diego Simeone	Koke	Νike	Plus500, Ria Money Transfer,¹ Hyundai², VERSUS³
Barcelona	Ronald Koeman	Lionel Messi	Νike	Rakuten, UNICEF,¹ Beko²
Cádiz	Álvaro Cervera	Jon Ander Garrido	Adidas	Dafabet, Humanox¹
Celta Vigo	Eduardo Coudet	Hugo Mallo	Adidas	Estrella Galicia 0,0, Abanca,¹ Visit Maldives,² Grupo Recalvi³
Eibar	José Luis Mendilibar	Sergi Enrich	Joma	Alyco
Elche	Fran Escribá	Nino	Hummel	TM Grupo Inmobiliario
Getafe	José Bordalás	Djené	Joma	Tecnocasa Group, Reale Seguros,² El Brillante,³ Tejada's Forever³
Granada	Diego Martínez	Víctor Díaz	Νike	Winamax, Caja Rural Granada,² Coviran³
Huesca	Pacheta	Jorge Pulido	Kelme	Huesca La Magia, Apisa,¹ Bodega Sommos,¹ Grupo Cosehisa,² Ambar 0,0³
Levante	Paco López	José Luis Morales	Macron	Betway, Baleària,¹ Sesderma¹
Osasuna	Jagoba Arrasate	Oier Sanjurjo	Adidas	Verleal, Victorino Vicente,¹ Selk,² Clínica Universidad de Navarra³
Real Betis	Manuel Pellegrini	Joaquín	Kappa	Betway, Bitci.com,¹ Reale Seguros,² Turismo de Sevilla³
Real Madrid	Zinedine Zidane	Sergio Ramos	Adidas	Emirates
Real Sociedad	Imanol Alguacil	Asier Illarramendi	Macron	IQONIQ, Kutxabank,¹ Reale Seguros²
Sevilla	Julen Lopetegui	Jesús Navas	Νike	Marathonbet, AliExpress,¹ Valvoline,² EverFX,³ Turismo de Sevilla³
Valencia	Voro (interim)	José Gayà	Puma	bwin, Libertex,¹ Sailun Tyres,² Škoda³
Valladolid	Sergio González	Míchel Herrero	Adidas	Estrella Galicia 0,0, Herbalife Nutrition,¹ Integra Energía,² Inexo³
Villarreal	Unai Emery	Mario Gaspar	Joma	Pamesa Cerámica

1. ^ On the back of shirt.

2. ^ On the sleeves.

3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Villarreal	Javier Calleja^[31]	Sacked	20 July 2020	Pre-season	Unai Emery^[32]	23 July 2020
Alavés	Juan Muñiz^[33]	End of contract			Pablo Machín^[34]	5 August 2020
Real Betis	Alexis Trujillo^[35]	End of interim spell			Manuel Pellegrini^[36]	9 July 2020
Valencia	Voro^[37]	End of interim spell			Javi Gracia^[38]	27 July 2020
Barcelona	Quique Setién^[39]	Sacked	17 August 2020		Ronald Koeman^[40]	19 August 2020
Elche	Pacheta^[41]	Resigned	25 August 2020		Jorge Almirón^[42]	26 August 2020
Celta Vigo	Óscar García	Sacked	9 November 2020	17th	Eduardo Coudet	12 November 2020
Athletic Bilbao	Gaizka Garitano		3 January 2021	9th	Marcelino^[43]	4 January 2021
Huesca	Míchel^[44]		12 January 2021	20th	Pacheta^[45]	12 January 2021
Alavés	Pablo Machín^[46]		12 January 2021	16th	Abelardo^[47]	12 January 2021
Elche	Jorge Almirón^[48]	Resigned	12 February 2021	19th	Fran Escribá^[49]	14 February 2021
Alavés	Abelardo^[50]	Sacked	5 April 2021	20th	Javier Calleja^[51]	5 April 2021
Valencia	Javi Gracia^[52]	Sacked	2 May 2021	14th	Voro (caretaker)^[53]	3 May 2021

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Madrid (C)	38	26	8	4	67	25	+42	86	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Real Madrid	38	25	9	4	67	28	+39	84
3	Barcelona	38	24	7	7	85	38	+47	79
4	Sevilla	38	24	5	9	53	33	+20	77
5	Real Sociedad	38	17	11	10	59	38	+21	62	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[b]
6	Real Betis	38	17	10	11	50	50	0	61	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[b]
7	Villarreal	38	15	13	10	60	44	+16	58	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[c]
8	Celta Vigo	38	14	11	13	55	57	−2	53
9	Granada	38	13	7	18	47	65	−18	46^[d]
10	Athletic Bilbao	38	11	13	14	46	42	+4	46^[d]
11	Osasuna	38	11	11	16	37	48	−11	44^[e]
12	Cádiz	38	11	11	16	36	58	−22	44^[e]
13	Valencia	38	10	13	15	50	53	−3	43
14	Levante	38	9	14	15	46	57	−11	41
15	Getafe	38	9	11	18	28	43	−15	38
16	Alavés	38	9	11	18	36	57	−21	38
17	Elche	38	8	12	18	34	55	−21	36
18	Huesca (R)	38	7	13	18	34	53	−19	34	Relegation to Segunda División
19	Valladolid (R)	38	5	16	17	34	57	−23	31
20	Eibar (R)	38	6	12	20	29	52	−23	30

Source: La Liga
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)^[54]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Stadium used for games behind closed doors.
^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villarreal.
^ Villarreal qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa Conference League play-off round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
^ ^a ^b Granada finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Granada.
^ ^a ^b Osasuna finished ahead of Cádiz on head-to-head points: Cádiz 0–2 Osasuna, Osasuna 3–2 Cádiz.

Results

Home \ Away	ALA	ATH	ATM	BAR	CAD	CEL	EIB	ELC	GET	GRA	HUE	LEV	OSA	BET	RMA	RSO	SEV	VAL	VLL	VIL
Alavés	—	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–1	0–2	0–0	4–2	1–0	2–2	0–1	0–1	1–4	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–0	2–1
Athletic Bilbao	0–0	—	2–1	2–3	0–1	0–2	1–1	1–0	5–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Atlético Madrid	1–0	2–1	—	1–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	3–1	1–0	6–1	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	0–0
Barcelona	5–1	2–1	0–0	—	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–0	5–2	1–2	4–1	1–0	4–0	5–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–0	4–0
Cádiz	3–1	0–4	2–4	2–1	—	0–0	1–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–1	0–3	0–1	1–3	2–1	0–0	0–0
Celta Vigo	2–0	0–0	0–2	0–3	4–0	—	1–1	3–1	1–0	3–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	2–3	1–3	1–4	3–4	2–1	1–1	0–4
Eibar	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–1	0–2	0–0	—	0–1	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–3	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–1	1–3
Elche	0–2	2–0	0–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–0	—	1–3	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–1	2–2
Getafe	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	—	0–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	3–0	0–1	1–3
Granada	2–1	2–0	1–2	0–4	0–1	0–0	4–1	2–1	0–0	—	3–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–3	0–3
Huesca	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–2	3–4	1–1	3–1	0–2	3–2	—	1–1	0–0	0–2	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–2	0–0
Levante	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	0–2	—	0–1	4–3	0–2	2–1	0–1	1–0	2–2	1–5
Osasuna	1–1	1–0	1–3	0–2	3–2	2–0	2–1	2–0	0–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	—	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–2	3–1	0–0	1–3
Real Betis	3–2	0–0	1–1	2–3	1–0	2–1	0–2	3–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	—	2–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1
Real Madrid	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	0–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–2	2–0	0–0	—	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–0	2–1
Real Sociedad	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–6	4–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	4–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	—	1–2	0–1	4–1	1–1
Sevilla	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–2	3–0	4–2	0–1	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	3–2	—	1–0	1–1	2–0
Valencia	1–1	2–2	0–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	2–2	0–1	—	3–0	2–1
Valladolid	0–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–1	1–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	—	0–2
Villarreal	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–1	2–4	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	—

Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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

Scoring

First goal of the season:
Yangel Herrera for Granada against Athletic Bilbao (12 September 2020)^[55]
Last goal of the season:
Papu Gómez for Sevilla against Alavés (23 May 2021)^[56]

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[57]
1	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	30
2	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	23
2	Gerard Moreno	Villarreal	23
4	Luis Suárez	Atlético Madrid	21
5	Youssef En-Nesyri	Sevilla	18
6	Alexander Isak	Real Sociedad	17
7	Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo	14
8	Antoine Griezmann	Barcelona	13
	Rafa Mir	Huesca
	José Luis Morales	Levante

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists^[58]
1	Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo	13
2	Marcos Llorente	Atlético Madrid	11
3	Yannick Carrasco	Atlético Madrid	10
3	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	10
5	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	9
	Jorge de Frutos	Levante
	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
	Denis Suárez	Celta Vigo
9	Ángel Correa	Atlético Madrid	8
	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad
	Carlos Soler	Valencia

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.^[59]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals against	Matches	Average
1	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid	25	38	0.66
2	Thibaut Courtois	Real Madrid	28	38	0.74
3	Yassine Bounou	Sevilla	28	33	0.85
4	Álex Remiro	Real Sociedad	38	38	1.00
5	Marc-André ter Stegen	Barcelona	32	31	1.03

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Round
Carlos Soler	Valencia	Real Madrid	4–1 (H)	8 November 2020	9
Youssef En-Nesyri	Sevilla	Real Sociedad	3–2 (H)	9 January 2021	18
Youssef En-Nesyri	Sevilla	Cádiz	3–0 (H)	23 January 2021	20
Rafa Mir	Huesca	Valladolid	3–1 (A)	29 January 2021	21
Alexander Isak	Real Sociedad	Alavés	4–0 (H)	21 February 2021	24
Gerard Moreno	Villarreal	Granada	3–0 (A)	3 April 2021	29
Kike García	Eibar	Alavés	3–0 (H)	1 May 2021	34
Carlos Bacca	Villarreal	Sevilla	4–0 (H)	16 May 2021	37

Discipline

Stats from:^[60]^[61]^[62]

Player

Most yellow cards: 15
- Stefan Savić (Atlético Madrid)
Most red cards: 2
- Pape Diop (Eibar)
- Djené (Getafe)
- Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao)
- Clément Lenglet (Barcelona)
- Aïssa Mandi (Real Betis)

Team

Most yellow cards: 114
- Getafe
Most red cards: 8
- Alavés
- Real Betis
Fewest yellow cards: 57
- Real Madrid
Fewest red cards: 0
- Atlético Madrid

Awards

Monthly

Month	Player of the Month		Reference
Month	Player	Club	Reference
September	Ansu Fati	Barcelona	^[63]
October	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	^[64]
November	João Félix	Atlético Madrid	^[65]
December	Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo	^[66]
January	Youssef En-Nesyri	Sevilla	^[67]
February	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	^[68]
March	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	^[69]
April	Fernando	Sevilla	^[70]
May	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid	^[71]

Annual

Award	Winner	Club	Ref.
Player of the Season	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid	^[72]

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[covid-26] Stadium used for games behind closed doors.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.63515543594731-55] Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villarreal.

[table_note_res_ELTH0.63515543594731-56] Villarreal qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa Conference League play-off round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.

[table_hth_GRA0.63515543594731-57] Granada finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Granada.

[table_hth_OSA0.63515543594731-58] Osasuna finished ahead of Cádiz on head-to-head points: Cádiz 0–2 Osasuna, Osasuna 3–2 Cádiz.

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v t e 2020–21 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '20 '21 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '20 '21 Faroe Islands '20 '21 Finland '20 '21 France Georgia '20 '21 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '20 '21 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '20 '21 Kosovo Latvia '20 '21 Lithuania '20 '21 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '20 '21 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '20 '21 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '20 '21 Finland '20 '21 France Georgia '20 '21 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '20 '21 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '21 Kosovo Latvia '20 '21 Liechtenstein Lithuania '20 '21 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '20 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland '19–'20 '20–'21 Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain '19–'20 '20–'21 Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine ~~Wales~~
League cups	England Iceland Israel Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus England Estonia '20 '21 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Lithuania Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup ~~Youth League~~
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