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118-633: It was contested by the champions of the League and the Copa del Rey and the two best teams classified after the champion in the 1940–41 La Liga , being therefore one of the precedents of the Supercopa de España (given its format with four teams, especially the format adopted by it in 2019 ). In the 1940–41 season, the Federations of Spain and Portugal agreed to play annually an international tournament of eight teams,

236-519: A conquistador , followed by reduced size aluminium-bronze Pta 1 coins in 1944 featuring the state crest and national symbols. During the Civil War , a number of local coinages were also issued by both Republican and Nationalist forces. In 1936, the following pieces were issued by the Nationalists: The following issues were made by Republican forces in 1937: The first Pta 1 coins bearing

354-438: A hat-trick for the former and Unamuno for the latter. On the third matchday, the home teams, Atlético-Aviation and Barcelona had to come from behind to get points, with the latter's being a very violent match that saw two red cards in the first half due to mutual aggression, Jaume Sospedra of Barça and Carlos Iturraspe of Valencia, and another one in the second half, Mundo for an attempted attack on Antonio Anguera . There

472-550: A peso . Coins denominated in "pesetas" were briefly issued in 1808 in Barcelona under French occupation; see Catalan peseta . Traditionally, there was never a single symbol or special character for the Spanish peseta. Common abbreviations were "Pta" (plural: "Pts), "Pt", and "Ptas". A common way of representing amounts of pesetas in print was using superior letters : "P " and "P ". Common Spanish models of mechanical typewriters had

590-602: A "Pts" ligature glyph as in IBM code page 437 and an erroneous P with stroke. In Unicode 2.0 the reference glyph P with stroke was erroneously displayed as the only symbol for peseta and was later corrected to the Pts ligature and a separate character code was added for the peso sign. The peseta was subdivided into 100 céntimos or, informally, 4 reales , which are the origin of the American quarter . The last coin of any value under one peseta

708-437: A 5 cts coin was struck in iron and a new Pta 1 in brass. An iron 10 cts coin was also produced in 1938 but never issued into circulation, unknown whether due to its close resemblance to the  5cts or because the government of issue fell before it could be released. All of these replaced symbols and images related to the monarchy. The brass Pta 1 was sometimes nicknamed La Rubia (The Blonde), as it featured

826-448: A La Liga and Copa del Generalísimo double in 1943 and won the Cup again in 1944 , 1945 and 1950 , in addition to an Copa Eva Duarte (official predecessor of the Supercopa ). Sevilla also enjoyed a brief golden era, finishing as runners-up in 1940 and 1942 before winning their only title to date in 1946. Meanwhile, on the other side of Spain, Barcelona began to emerge as a force under

944-454: A back-to-back Liga/Copa Del Rey double, something that had not been achieved since the 1950s. Real Madrid brought back the La Liga title under the management of Zinedine Zidane in 2016–17, but Barcelona won the title again in the 2017–18 season, as well as winning their eighth double, for seven La Liga titles in ten years. Barcelona retained the title yet again and won their 26th La Liga title in

1062-472: A final issue of silver 50 cts was made, followed by the introduction of a holed version of the 25 cts in 1927. In 1934, the Second Spanish Republic issued its first coins in the denomination of 25 cts and 50 cts and Pta 1. The 25 cts and silver Pta 1 were the same size and composition as the earlier Royal issues, whilst the 50 cts was struck in copper. In 1937

1180-691: A ghostly international tournament of which he had not had the slightest news until that moment. In the return international fixture in Bilbao , however, the Portuguese, without explanation (possibly either due to financial problems by the Portuguese Federation or due to the very severe corrective of the 5–1 that Spain had given to the Lusitanians and that made them fear a bad image in said tournament), never mentioned such an international tournament again. Such

1298-456: A hat-trick from Hermenegildo Elices . On the sixth and final matchday, Barcelona, which was already out of reach from the title, defeated Bilbao 3–0 to imprint them the same fate. On the other hand, Valencia defeated Atlético-Aviación 2–0, but both teams could still win the title due to their postponed match. The end of the scheduled days had been reached without there having been an opportunity to resolve that meeting that had been suspended since

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1416-562: A hegemony in Spain not seen since the Real Madrid of the 1960s–70s. Since the start of the new century, Barcelona won ten La Ligas, including two trebles and four doubles . This new century however has also seen new challengers being crowned champions. Between 1999–2000 and 2004, Deportivo La Coruña finished in the top three on five occasions, a better record than either Real Madrid or Barcelona, and in 2000, under Javier Irureta , Deportivo became

1534-463: A hole in the centre. Smaller Pts 50 coins were also issued the same year in cupronickel with the distinct Spanish flower shape that would eventually be used by many countries, most notably the 20-cent coin of the euro. At the same time, the Pts ;200 coin was made larger and included an identifiable edge with incuse lettering. In 1999, a laser-etched hologram was added to the Pts 500 coin as

1652-426: A material coin, Pts 185.29 were needed to buy US$ 1, that is, 1.1743 euros. The peseta was replaced by the euro in 2002, following the establishment of the euro in 1999. The exchange rate was €1 = Pts 166.386. From 1868 to 1982, a unique dating system for Spanish coins was employed. This would be adopted and sometimes abandoned intermittently during various times, and continued through to be used through

1770-606: A place during the 1939–40 season as a replacement for Real Oviedo , whose ground had been damaged during the war. The club subsequently won its first Liga title and retained it in 1941 . While other clubs lost players to exile, execution, and as casualties of the war, the Atlético team was reinforced by a merger. The young, pre-war squad of Valencia had also remained intact and in the post-war years matured into champions, gaining three Liga titles in 1942 , 1944 , and 1947 . They were also runners-up in 1948 and 1949 . Athletic Bilbao

1888-451: A player still active in La Liga. Italics indicates a player still active outside La Liga. Boldface indicates a player still active in La Liga. Italics indicates a player still active outside La Liga. Spanish peseta The peseta ( / p ə ˈ s eɪ t ə / , Spanish: [peˈseta] ) was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. Along with the French franc , it

2006-402: A record 100 points, a record 121 goals scored and a record +89 goal difference. The following year, in the 2012–13 season, Barcelona won yet another La Liga title under coach Tito Vilanova , replicating the 100 points record Real Madrid achieved the previous year. Atlético Madrid, under the management of Diego Simeone , won their tenth La Liga title in 2013–14, their first since 1996. They became

2124-587: A restriking of older obverse coin die designs. So, if the coin date shows 1959 up front but a tiny "64" is depicted in the six pointed star on the back, then the actual date of issue is in fact 1964 rather than the date depicted in front. This dating system would be abandoned in the early 1980s anticipating a one-by-one redesign of each coin denomination. In 1869 and 1870, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 céntimos, and Pta 1, Pts 2, and Pts 5. The lowest four denominations were struck in copper (replaced by bronze from 1877), with

2242-421: A row from 1961 to 1965 as well as winning three doubles between 1960 and 1980. During the 1960s and 1970s, only Atlético Madrid offered Real Madrid any serious challenge. Atlético Madrid were crowned La Liga champions four times in 1966, 1970, 1973, and 1977. Atlético Madrid also finished second place in 1961, 1963, and 1965. In 1971, Valencia won their fourth La Liga title in 1971 under Alfredo Di Stéfano , and

2360-616: A security feature to help discourage counterfeiting. During this period, all coins except the Pta ;1 and Pts 500 went through a commemorative redesign each year, in a similar vein to the U.S. State commemorative quarters program, until they were discontinued in 2001 before the introduction of the euro common currency. Until 19 June 2001, the following coins were minted by the Spanish Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre : The Pts 50 coins issued between 1990 and 2000 were

2478-613: A semi-finals appearance in 2003–04 . 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 four times in five seasons: during the 2013–14 season Real Madrid won their tenth Champions League title and Sevilla won their third Europa League , during

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2596-497: A series of play-offs involving the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed clubs. Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history; If points are equal between two or more clubs, the rules are: The top four teams in La Liga qualify for the subsequent season's UEFA Champions League group stage. The winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League also qualify for

2714-439: A single issue of gold Pts 100 was made. Production of gold coins ceased in 1904, followed by that of silver coins in 1910. The last bronze coins were issued in 1912. Starting in 1906 a new series of 1 ctm and 2 cts coins were issued in bronze. Due to a number of economic issues these were the only two coins from this series. Coin production resumed in 1925 with the introduction of cupronickel 25 cts. In 1926,

2832-496: A situation put the Spanish teams in difficulties, as they were going to find themselves with a costly void until those teams entered the Copa del Rey qualifiers. It was the clubs who moved quickly to propose another tournament, only with Spanish clubs, to cover the scheduled dates, but they were unable to reach an agreement due to Athletic Bilbao, who wanted to enjoy in that tournament the same benefits of "the compensations" that it enjoyed in

2950-544: A two-legged affair. The country that was going to host the final had been determined by draw: Lisbon. It was learned that the Portuguese teams, given how their league was going, would be: Benfica and Sporting CP from Lisbon, FC Porto from the city of the same name, and Os Belenenses , also from Lisbon. In Spain, however, it was not so clear because the league was very competitive, but at that time were: Atlético-Aviación , Athletic Bilbao , Real Madrid and Valencia CF . Since RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona were occupying

3068-463: A wholesale redesign in all circulating Spanish coins and abandonment of the "star" dating system. Cupronickel Pts 200 coins were introduced in 1986, followed by aluminium bronze Pts 500 in 1987. In 1989 the biggest changes came. The size of the Pta 1 coin was significantly reduced. The Pts 2 coin was discontinued. Smaller aluminium bronze Pts 5 were introduced, and reduced aluminium bronze Pts 25 were also introduced which had

3186-634: A win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked club crowned champion at the end of the season. A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Primera División and the Segunda División . The three lowest placed teams in La Liga are relegated to the Segunda División , and the top two teams from the Segunda División promoted to La Liga, with an additional club promoted after

3304-461: A woman's face in a gold-coloured alloy. The Nationalists issued their first official coins in 1937. These were holed 25 cts featuring a rising sun and a clutch of arrows. These coins were minted in Vienna . A smaller copper 25 cts followed in 1938. Following the end of the Civil War in 1939, the victorious Nationalist government introduced aluminium 5 cts and 10 cts in 1940 featuring

3422-410: Is contested by 20 teams over a 38-matchday period. Since its inception, 62 teams have competed in La Liga. Nine teams have been crowned champions, with Barcelona winning the inaugural La Liga and Real Madrid winning the title a record 36 times. Real Madrid are also the most recent winners, having won the 2023–24 edition . During the 1940s Valencia , Atlético Madrid and Barcelona were emerged as

3540-641: Is the serial number and the issuing Decree in Catalan, in full on the Blue issues and in an abbreviated form on the Brown issues. Also on the back of the Brown issues is the coat of arms. The peseta was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999 on currency exchange boards. Euro coins and notes were introduced on 1 January 2002, and on 1 March 2002 the peseta lost its legal tender status in Spain, and also in Andorra. The conversion rate

3658-501: The Copa del Rey ) team qualifies for the subsequent season's UEFA Conference League play-off round. The number of places allocated to Spanish clubs in UEFA competitions is dependent upon the position a country holds in the UEFA country coefficients , which are calculated based upon the performance of teams in UEFA competitions in the previous five years. As of the end of the 2023–24 season,

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3776-446: The Copa del Rey . Atlético Madrid , Espanyol and Europa qualified as Copa del Rey runners-up and Racing de Santander qualified through a knockout competition. Only three of the founding clubs (Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Athletic Bilbao) have never been relegated from the Primera División . Although Barcelona won the first Liga in 1929 and Ricardo Zamora 's Real Madrid won their first titles in 1932 and 1933 , it

3894-405: The 1982 FIFA World Cup and depicted football -related themes on the Pta 1, Pts 5, Pts 25, Pts 50, and Pts 100. Shortly afterwards, the large cupronickel Pts 100 was replaced by a smaller aluminium bronze coin, which also replaced the 100 ₧ banknote. A cupronickel Pts 10 was introduced in 1983, a denomination that had not been issued for many decades. This preceded

4012-611: The 2015–16 season . Additional awards relating to La Liga are distributed, some not sanctioned by the Liga de Futbol Profesional or RFEF and therefore not regarded as official. The most notable of these are four awarded by Spain's largest sports paper, Marca , namely the Pichichi Trophy , awarded to the top scorer of the season; the Ricardo Zamora Trophy , for the goalkeeper with the fewest goals allowed per game (minimum 28 games);

4130-822: The ACP countries —countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement —are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling . Until the 2008–09 season, no official individual awards existed in La Liga. In the 2008–09 season, the governing body created the LFP Awards (now called La Liga Awards), awarded each season to individual players and coaches. The majority of these awards were discontinued after

4248-648: The Alfredo Di Stéfano Trophy , for the player judged to be the best overall player in the division; and the Zarra Trophy , for the top scorer among Spanish domestic players. Since the 2013–14 season, La Liga has also bestowed the monthly manager of the month and player of the month awards. The first La Liga player to be involved in a transfer which broke the world record was Luis Suárez in 1961, who moved from Barcelona to Inter Milan for £152,000 (£4.3 million in 2023). 12 years later, Johan Cruyff

4366-473: The Camp Nou , and with the talents of Luís Figo , Luis Enrique , and Rivaldo , Barcelona won the La Liga title in 1998 and 1999, including their fourth double of Liga and Copa Del Rey in 1998. All in all, Barcelona won six La Liga titles in the 1990s. The 21st century continued the success Barcelona had in the 1990s under Johan Cruyff, dominating La Liga. Although Real Madrid had been prominent, Barcelona created

4484-1132: The Johan Cruyff -inspired Barcelona won their ninth La Liga in 1974. Real Madrid's monopoly in La Liga was interrupted significantly in the 1980s. Although Real Madrid won another five La Liga titles from 1986 to 1990 under the brilliance of Emilio Butragueño and Hugo Sánchez , the Basque clubs of Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao also dominated the 1980s. Real Sociedad won their first La Liga titles in 1981 and 1982; Luis Arconada , Roberto López Ufarte and Txiki Begiristain stood out from this team. Later, Athletic Bilbao also managed to win two consecutive La Liga titles in 1983 and 1984, also achieving their fifth La Liga and Copa del Rey double in 1984; The stars Andoni Zubizarreta , Santi Urkiaga , Andoni Goikoetxea , Dani , Manuel Sarabia and Estanislao Argote made this success possible. For its part, Barcelona won their tenth La Liga title in 1985 under coach Terry Venables , their first La Liga win since 1974. Johan Cruyff returned to Barcelona as manager in 1988, and assembled

4602-530: The World War I ) caused the monetary union to break up, although it was not until 1927 that it officially ended. During the Civil War (1936–1939), gold and silver coinage was withdrawn and copper-nickel coins were introduced. In 1959, Spain became part of the Bretton Woods System , pegging the peseta at a value of Pts 60 = US$ 1. In 1967, the peseta followed the devaluation of sterling , maintaining

4720-405: The coaches , and the referee , who was suspended for a month; handing out sanctions to Benito (indefinite suspension until the extent of Poli's injury is known), to Sospedra (two-game suspension and a fine of 250 pesetas), and to Iturraspe (three games and a fine of 250 pesetas). The following matchdays were less notorious, except for Bilbao's 6–2 victory over Atlético-Aviación, partly thanks to

4838-464: The "President Cup", which in Madrid was still called "Tournament of Four"; Valencia lost again, this time 3–2, and was now free to join the tournament. Atlético-Aviación tried to cover the date with a trip to compete against Sevilla FC, but was unsuccessful. In the second matchday, the two Atléticos, Madrid and Bilbao, comfortably defeated Barcelona (6–0) and Valencia (3–0) respectively, with Pruden scoring

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4956-718: The 1 and 2 euros depict the effigy of King Juan Carlos I or King Felipe VI. In 1874, the Bank of Spain ( Banco de España in Spanish) introduced notes for Pts 25, Pts 50, Pts 100, Pts 500 and Pts 1,000. Except for the Pts 250 notes only issued in 1878, the denominations produced by the Central Bank of Spain did not change until the Civil War, when both the Republicans and Nationalists issued Bank of Spain notes. In 1936,

5074-420: The 1930s through the 1950s there were strict limits imposed on foreign players. In most cases, clubs could have only three foreign players in their squads, meaning that at least eight local players had to play in every game. During the 1950s, however, these rules were circumvented by Real Madrid who naturalised Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás . Di Stéfano, Puskás, Raymond Kopa and Francisco Gento formed

5192-635: The 1950s continued the success FC Barcelona had during the late 1940s. During this decade, FC Barcelona's first golden era emerged under coach Ferdinand Daučík , winning back-to-back La Liga and Copa Del Rey doubles in 1951–52 and 1952–53 . In 1952, FC Barcelona made history yet again by winning five distinctive trophies in one year. This team, composed of László Kubala , Mariano Gonzalvo , César Rodríguez Álvarez , and Joan Segarra , won La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Copa Eva Duarte (predecessor of Spanish Super Cup), Latin Cup and Copa Martini & Rossi. Their success in winning five trophies in one year earned them

5310-520: The 1990s onward, Barcelona has dominated La Liga, winning seventeen titles to date. Although Real Madrid has also been prominent, winning eleven titles, La Liga has also seen other champions, including Valencia and Deportivo La Coruña . According to UEFA 's league coefficient rankings, La Liga was the top league in Europe in each of the seven years from 2013 to 2019 (calculated using accumulated figures from five preceding seasons) and led Europe for 22 of

5428-402: The 20 cts, 50 cts, Pta 1 and Pts 2 struck in .835 silver and the Pts 5 struck in .900 silver. 5 cts and 10 cts coins were quickly nicknamed perra chica (small dog) and perra gorda (fat dog) respectively, as people then were unable to recognize the shape of the lion in them, mistaking it for a dog. The Pts 5 coin was nicknamed duro (hard), referencing

5546-475: The 2005–06 season. In 2009–10, Real Madrid achieved a record 96 points but still finished behind Barcelona, who amassed 99 points. Barcelona then won a third straight La Liga title in the 2010–11 season with 96 points to Real's 92, but Real Madrid ended their winning streak in the 2011–12 season under the management of José Mourinho and with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo , Ángel Di María , Mesut Özil and Karim Benzema . Madrid won their 32nd La Liga title with

5664-473: The 2014–15 season Barcelona won their fifth Champions League title and Sevilla won their fourth Europa League , during the 2015–16 season Real Madrid won their eleventh Champions League title and Sevilla won their fifth Europa League (becoming the first team to win the title three times in a row), and during the 2017–18 season Real Madrid won their thirteenth Champions League title and Atlético Madrid won their third Europa League . In 2015, La Liga became

5782-475: The 2018–19 season, for eight La Liga titles in eleven years. Real Madrid reclaimed the title in 2019–20, winning the season that was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic . The 2020–21 season started on 12 September, and was won by Atletico Madrid, with Real Madrid as runners-up. In August 2021, La Liga clubs approved a €2.7 billion deal to sell 10% of the league to CVC Capital Partners . The 2021–22 season

5900-460: The 2023-24 season and for the following four seasons. Following the flash floods disaster that hit Spain at the end of October, claiming the lives of over 200 people, the Spanish league postponed all matches scheduled to be played in the Valencian region on Thursday. The games played after the floods opened in a moment of silence. 20 teams already contest the league in its current season, including

6018-551: The 60 ranked years up to 2019, more than any other country. It also has produced the continent's top-rated club more times (22) than any other league in that period, more than double that of second-placed Serie A (Italy), including the top club in 10 of the 11 seasons between 2009 and 2019; each of these pinnacles was achieved by either Barcelona or Real Madrid. La Liga clubs have won the most UEFA Champions League (20), UEFA Europa League (14), UEFA Super Cup (16) and FIFA Club World Cup (8) titles, and its players have accumulated

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6136-403: The Blue issues and the Brown issues. Both issues are dated 19 Desembre 1936 though the Brown issues were not issued until 19 December 1937. Both issues were withdrawn from circulation by 31 December 1938 and replaced with Spanish pesetas. None of the notes are signed. All notes feature the coat of arms of Andorra on the front, along with text in Catalan indicating the value and issuer. On the back

6254-517: The Latin Monetary Union (set up in 1865), the peseta became a subdivision of the Spanish peso with 1 peso duro = 5 pesetas . The peseta replaced all previous currencies denominated in silver escudos and reales de vellón at a rate of 5 pesetas = 1 peso duro = 2 silver escudos = 20 reales de vellón . The peseta was equal to 4.5 grams of silver , or 0.290322 grams of gold ,

6372-465: The League, which represented no less than 25% of the box office of the venues that Athletic visited (possibly due the limited capacity at San Mamés , which had already led to protests from fans who had not been able to attend the international match with Portugal). The other teams refused such "tax" since they wanted everyone to assume their expenses and income, without any other obligation. During all of this,

6490-672: The Republicans issued Pts 5 and Pts 10 notes. The Ministry of Finance ( Ministerio de Hacienda ) introduced notes for 50 cts, Pta 1 and Pts 2 in 1938, as well as issuing stamp money (consisting of postage or revenue stamps affixed to cardboard discs) in denominations of 5 cts, 10 cts, 15 cts, 20 cts, 25 cts, 30 cts, 40 cts, 45 cts, 50 cts and 60 cts. The first Nationalist Bank of Spain issues were made in 1936, in denominations of Pts 5, Pts 10, Pts 25, Pts 50, Pts 100, Pts 500, and Pts 1,000. Pta 1 and Pts 2 notes were added in 1937. From

6608-698: The Spanish Federation remained on the sidelines. When there was another proposal that it be a tournament of four regional teams, instead of four clubs, the agreement somehow made its way between the teams. In Madrid, it was called "Tournament of Four" and in Barcelona: Copa Clasificados , because the champion of the Copa Generalissimo, Valencia CF, and the top three in the league championship took part: Club Atlético-Aviación as champion, Athletic Bilbao as runner-up and FC Barcelona as fourth in

6726-462: The addition of a cupro-nickel Pts 100 in 1976. 10 cts coins were discontinued. But there were bigger changes to each coin in 1982. Following this redesign the 50 cts was discontinued, and aluminium replaced aluminium bronze in the Pta 1. A Pts 2 coin was also introduced, featuring a map of Spain, though this denomination never became popular. More importantly, nickel-brass Pts 100 were introduced. The redesign centered around

6844-434: The century in 2001 and 2003. With world-class players like Raúl , Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gonzalo Higuaín , Real Madrid won back-to-back La Liga titles in 2006–07 and 2007–08. Barcelona won their first title of the new century after Real Madrid and Valencia had shared the last four titles under the brilliance of Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o in the 2004–05 season. Barcelona retained the title to make it back-to-back wins in

6962-464: The code number 158. This original character set chart later became the MS-DOS code page 437 . Some spreadsheet software for PC under MS-DOS , as Lotus 1-2-3 , employed this character as the peseta symbol in their Spanish editions. Subsequent international MS-DOS code pages , like code page 850 and others, deprecated this character in favour of some other national characters. In order to guarantee

7080-496: The cup to Atlético's team captain , Alfonso Aparicio. La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División , commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga and is officially known as LaLiga EA Sports since 2023 because of sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional football division of the Spanish football league system . It is controlled by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and it

7198-556: The cup; Valencia seemed to have forgotten about such a tournament and was not in a physical condition to generate that interest. The Madrid team thus won by a resounding 4–0 victory, and with a total of eight points, one more than the Valencians, they were declared the winner six years after the start of the tournament. The trophy was presented by Armando Muñoz Calero, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, who handed

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7316-402: The exchange rate of Pts 168 = £1 stg. and establishing a new rate of Pts 70 = US$ 1. High inflation was constant in Spain from the Civil War until the 1990s. After one century with the Pts 1,000 being the largest note, the Pts 5,000 note was introduced in 1976. A series of coins was issued to commemorate the 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain. All the fractional coinage

7434-578: The expression "Pts" on a single type head, as a shorthand intended to fill a single type space ( Pts ) in tables instead of three ( P + t + s ). Later, Spanish models of IBM electric typewriters also included the same type in its repertoire. When the first IBM PC was designed in 1980, it included a "peseta symbol" "Pt" in the ROM of the Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) and Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) video output cards' hardware, with

7552-437: The federation, Armando Muñoz Calero , urged for this to end once and for all. The newspapers had to remember and give their readers the clue of said tournament, its results and the importance of that match that had been so separated from its origins. The "final" was finally scheduled to serve as the opening match of the 1947–48 season on 14 September. Their six years of competition remain in the history of Spanish competitions as

7670-475: The first that featured the Spanish flower shape. Like all member nations, these coins come in denominations of 1, 2, and 5 cents in copper plated brass, 10, 20, and 50 cents in Nordic gold , and bimetallic 1 and 2 euros with a common reverse design. The obverse of the first three denominations feature Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela , the 10, 20, and 50 cents depict Spanish poet-writer Miguel de Cervantes , and

7788-417: The first day, which was decisive for the final classification, with a slight advantage for Valencia, for whom a draw was enough to win the title, but with the disadvantage of having to go to a foreign field. The Copa del Rey began right after the tournament, so the match was postponed to the first stages of the following season, but it ended up not being held. It was only six years later that the new president of

7906-468: The first four classified teams of the Spanish and Portuguese leagues , which would be called the "Iberian Tournament". The dates were established at the end of the respective leagues and, at least in Spain, before the Spanish Championship began, then known as the Copa Generalissimo. As a result, when planning the calendar, the corresponding space was left for this new international tournament between

8024-563: The first league to enter five teams in the Champions League group stage , with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Valencia qualifying via their league position and Sevilla qualifying by virtue of their victory in the Europa League , courtesy of a rule change. In La Liga in 2020, each club is allowed five non-EU players but are only allowed to name three non-EU players in each matchday squad. Players can claim citizenship from

8142-403: The first team since Valencia in 2004 to win La Liga and break Barcelona and Real Madrid's dominion over the league. In the 2014–15 season, under the trio of Messi , Neymar , and Suarez nicknamed 'MSN', Barcelona made history by becoming the first team to achieve a second Treble, and winning a sixth Liga/Copa Del Rey double. Barcelona continued their dominance, and in the 2015–16 season they won

8260-409: The first years of Juan Carlos I 's reign. Although a common "authorization date" will be found on virtually all coins of this period on the obverse (front) of each coin, the actual date for many coins can be found inside a small six pointed star, typically on the reverse (back) of each coin, but sometimes the front. Therefore, the obverse date does not always reflect the actual date of mintage but rather

8378-506: The greatest football teams in the Iberian Peninsula . The international match between Portugal and Spain , held in Lisbon on 12 January 1941, served to clarify the conditions and details of such competition. The first official news was given by the general secretary of the Spanish Federation, Juan Antonio Sánchez Ocaña, through an interview in the Madrid newspaper Gol . In principle, it

8496-500: The highest number of Ballon d'Or awards (24), The Best FIFA Men's Player awards (19) and UEFA Men's Player of the Year awards (12). La Liga is one of the most popular professional sports leagues globally, with an average attendance of 26,933 for league matches in the 2018–19 season. This is the eighth-highest of any domestic professional sports league in the world and the third-highest of any professional association football league in

8614-413: The interchange with previous encodings such as code page 437, the international standard Unicode includes this character as U+20A7 PESETA SIGN in its Currency Symbols block. Other than that, the use of the "peseta symbol" standalone is extremely rare, and has been outdated since the adoption of the euro in Spain. In the version 1.0 of Unicode the character ₧ U+20A7 PESETA SIGN had two reference glyphs:

8732-649: The introduction of the Euro. The last banknotes series (1992) was: The Andorran peseta (ADP) ( pesseta in Catalan ) was pegged at 1:1 to the Spanish peseta. Following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War on 17 July 1936, the Andorran General Council issued Decree No. 112 of 19 December 1936, authorizing the issuance of paper money backed by Spanish banknotes. There are two issues of Andorran pesetas, known as

8850-414: The last six world transfer records have been set by Real Madrid, signing Luís Figo , Zinedine Zidane , Cristiano Ronaldo (plus a deal for Kaká days before Ronaldo which fell just below a world record due to the way the fee was calculated) and finally Gareth Bale , who was bought in 2013 for £85.3m (€103.4m or $ 140m at the time; £123.5m in 2023) from Tottenham Hotspur . Brazilian forward Neymar

8968-421: The late 1940s, winning back to back La Liga titles in 1948 and 1949 . The 1940s proved to be a successful season for Barcelona, winning three La Liga titles and one Copa Del Rey, but the 1950s proved to be a decade of dominance, not just from Barcelona, but from Real Madrid . Although Atlético Madrid, previously known as ''Atlético Aviación'', were champions in 1950 and 1951 under mastermind Helenio Herrera ,

9086-439: The league, because the third-place was Valencia. The teams paid for the trophy to be contested, each contributing the amount of 1,000 pesetas to pay the 4,000 that a cup costs in accordance with the entity of such competition. The Portuguese League finished when this "President Cup" was going to start. They also had some empty dates left so they had no choice but to organize a tournament between their aforementioned teams and with

9204-570: The legendary Dream Team . When Cruyff took control of his Barcelona side, they had won only two La Liga titles in the past 20 years. Cruyff decided to build a team composed of international stars and La Masia graduates in order to restore Barcelona to their former glory days. This team was formed by international stars Romario , Michael Laudrup , Hristo Stoichkov and Ronald Koeman . Cruyff's Dream Team also consisted of La Masia graduates Pep Guardiola , Albert Ferrer and Guillermo Amor , as well as Basque Andoni Zubizarreta . Johan Cruyff changed

9322-515: The legendary Josep Samitier . A Spanish footballer for both Barcelona and Real Madrid, Samitier cemented his legacy with Barcelona. During his playing career with Barcelona he scored 133 goals, won the inaugural La Liga title and five Copa Del Rey . In 1944, Samitier returned to Barcelona as a coach and guided them in winning their second La Liga title in 1945 . Under Samitier and legendary players César Rodríguez , Josep Escolà , Estanislau Basora and Mariano Gonzalvo , Barcelona dominated La Liga in

9440-623: The mid-1940s, denominations issued were Pta 1, Pts 5, Pts 25, Pts 50, Pts 100, Pts 500, and Pts 1,000. The Pta 1, Pts 5, Pts 25, and Pts 50 were all replaced by coins by the late 1950s. In 1978, Pts 5,000 notes were introduced. The Pts 100 note was replaced by a coin in 1982, with Pts 1,000 notes introduced in 1983, Pts 200 in 1984 and Pts 10,000 in 1987. The Pts 200 and Pts 500 notes were replaced by coins in 1986 and 1987. The final series of banknotes were introduced between 1982 and 1987 and remained legal tender until

9558-531: The name 'L’equip de les cinc Copes' or The Team of the Five Cups. In the latter parts of the 1950s, coached by Helenio Herrera and featuring Luis Suárez , Barcelona won yet again back-to-back La Liga's, winning them in 1959 and 1960 . In 1959, Barcelona also won another double of La Liga / Copa Del Rey, conquering three doubles in the 1950s. The 1950s also saw the beginning of the Real Madrid dominance. During

9676-451: The nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry, he can claim Spanish citizenship after playing in Spain for five years. Sometimes, this can lead to a triple-citizenship situation; for example, Leo Franco , who was born in Argentina, is of Italian heritage yet can claim a Spanish passport, having played in La Liga for over five years. In addition, players from

9794-407: The ninth team to be crowned champions. Valencia were one of the strongest teams in Europe in the early to mid 2000s; they were crowned La Liga champions in 2002 and 2004 under Rafael Benítez , whilst also being runners-up in the UEFA Champions League in 2000 and 2001 under Hector Cuper and winning the UEFA Cup in 2004 and the Copa del Rey in 1999. Real Madrid won their first Liga titles of

9912-593: The nucleus of the Real Madrid team that dominated the second half of the 1950s. Real Madrid won their third La Liga in 1954 — their first since 1933 — and retained their title in 1955. In 1956, Athletic Bilbao won their sixth La Liga title, but Real Madrid won La Liga again in 1957 and 1958. All in all, Barcelona and Real Madrid won four La Liga titles each in the 1950s, with Atlético Madrid winning two and Athletic Bilbao winning one during this decade. Real Madrid dominated La Liga between 1960 and 1980, being crowned champions 14 times. Real Madrid won five La Liga titles in

10030-401: The old peso duro . Pts 5 coins were called duros by every generation until the withdrawal of the peseta in 2002, and Spaniards would often informally account in that unit (e.g. using '20 duros' for Pts 100). Gold Pts 25 coins were introduced in 1876, followed by Pts 10 in 1878. In 1889, Pts 20 coins were introduced, with production of the Pts 25 ceasing. In 1897,

10148-571: The peseta's introduction in 1868 include: The peseta, previously not a monetary unit but a colloquial name for the coin worth 1 ⁄ 5 of a peso , was formally introduced as a currency unit in 1868, at a time when Spain considered joining the Latin Monetary Union (LMU). Spain eventually decided not to formally join the LMU, although it did achieve alignment with the bloc. The Spanish Law of June 26, 1864 decreed that in preparation for joining

10266-449: The portrait of Francisco Franco were issued in 1947. Cupro-nickel Pts 5 followed in 1949. In 1949, holed cupro-nickel 50 cts were introduced, followed by aluminium-bronze Pts  2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 1954, cupro-nickel Pts 25 and Pts 50 in 1958 and smaller aluminium 10 and 25 céntimos in 1959. Silver Pts 100 were issued between 1966 and 1969, with aluminium 50 céntimos introduced in 1967. In 1966 Franco's profile

10384-411: The previous Sunday where they won 2–1 and the second leg was to be played on 6 April. Valencia tried to fix the return fixture, but the price demanded was too high since Madrid had already launched, several days before, all the advertising and ticketing; it was more economical to hold the match than to pay all those expenses incurred by Madrid. Valencia came to Madrid, thus postponing its participation in

10502-577: The ranking of Spain (and de facto La Liga) is second. In April 1928, José María Acha, a director at Arenas de Getxo , first proposed the idea of a national league in Spain. After much debate about the size of the league and who would take part, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol eventually agreed on the ten teams who would form the first Primera División in 1929 . Arenas, Barcelona , Real Madrid , Athletic Bilbao , Real Sociedad and Real Unión were all selected as previous winners of

10620-414: The record for the duration of a tournament, exactly six years and five months from the first match, which was played on 6 April 1941, to the last, on 14 September 1947. Notably, it must be noted that almost everything was new. New Federation, since Saura had started it and Muñoz Calero finished it, leaving in between no less than two presidents, Javier Barroso and Jesús Rivero . One of the teams had started

10738-404: The record was broken by his protégé Pep Guardiola two decades later. Barcelona's run ended with Real Madrid winning La Liga in 1995. Atlético Madrid won their ninth La Liga title in 1996, as well as their only Liga/Copa Del Rey double, before Real Madrid added another league title to their cabinet in 1997. After the success of Cruyff, another Dutchman – Ajax manager, Louis van Gaal – arrived at

10856-537: The seventh and eighth position respectively, the Barcelona press did not even allude to such an "Iberian Tournament", but when Barcelona began its comeback in the last stretch of the league, things changed; and when they beat Madrid in Estadio Chamartín by 2–1 and ousted them from fourth place, they began to talk about it in the Mundo Deportivo , probably to the astonishment of their readers at whose eyes appeared

10974-539: The standard used by all the currencies of the Latin Monetary Union. From 1873, only the gold standard applied. In 1883 the peseta went off the gold standard and traded below parity with the gold French franc . However, as the free minting of silver was suspended to the general public, the peseta had a floating exchange rate between the value of the gold franc and the silver franc. The Spanish government captured all profits from minting duros (5-peseta coins) out of silver bought for less than Pts 5. While total issuance

11092-523: The strongest clubs, winning several titles. Real Madrid and Barcelona dominated the championship in the 1950s, each winning four La Liga titles during the decade. During the 1960s and 1970s, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, winning fourteen titles, with Atlético Madrid winning four. During the 1980s and 1990s Real Madrid were prominent in La Liga, but the Basque clubs of Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad had their share of success, each winning two Liga titles. From

11210-421: The subsequent season's UEFA Champions League group stage. The fifth place team in La Liga and the winner of the Copa del Rey also qualify for the subsequent season's UEFA Europa League group stage. However, if the winner also finished in the top five places in La Liga, then this place reverts to the team that finished sixth in La Liga. Furthermore, the sixth place (or seventh if sixth already qualifies due to

11328-496: The time, most players had extra pounds and less shape at the start of the season, and in Valencia, these defects were exacerbated by fatigue from a trip to Morocco from which they had just arrived. Both teams took advantage of the opportunity to test some recently acquired players, with Valencia testing goalkeeper Candi while Atlético tested José Luis Prado and Carlos Basabe . Atlético was better because they were interested in winning

11446-582: The title of "Easter Cup". It was played in a round-trip league format, with a total of twelve games (six per participating team). On the first matchday on 6 April 1941, the tournament already presented two extreme opposites, the thrill of an 8-goal classic between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona and the disappointment of a postponement between Atlético-Aviación and Valencia CF. While the directors were discussing "whether they were greyhounds or hounds", Real Madrid and Valencia reached an agreement to hold two friendly matches , one in each city. Madrid went to Valencia

11564-590: The top 17 sides from the 2023–24 season and three promoted from the 2023–24 Segunda División . Leganés and Real Valladolid were promoted directly, and Espanyol won the promotion play-off . The Primera División is currently third in the UEFA rankings of European leagues based on their performances in European competitions over a five-year period, behind England's Premier League and Italy's Serie A , but ahead of Germany's Bundesliga and France's Ligue 1 . Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid have been in

11682-457: The top ten most successful clubs in European football in terms of total European trophies. These three clubs, along with Sevilla and Valencia, are the only Spanish clubs to have won five or more international trophies. Deportivo La Coruña are the joint fifth-most participating Spanish team in the Champions League with Sevilla — after Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Atlético Madrid — with five consecutive Champions League appearances, including

11800-413: The tournament with the name Atlético-Aviación and ended it by calling itself Atlético Madrid , and the protagonists only had five "survivors": Alfonso Aparicio for the people of Madrid, and Juan Ramón , Asensi, Amadeo , and Mundo for the people of Valencia. The initial coaches were Ricardo Zamora and Ramón Encinas , but now they were led by Emilio Vidal  [ es ] and Luis Pasarín . At

11918-403: The way modern football was played, and incorporated the principles of Total Football into this team. The success of possession-based football was revolutionary, and Cruyff's team won their first European Cup in 1992 and four consecutive La Liga titles between 1991 and 1994. In total, Cruyff won eleven trophies in eight years, making him the most successful manager in Barcelona's history, until

12036-671: The world, behind fellow big five leagues Bundesliga and Premier League , and above Serie A and Ligue 1 . La Liga is also the seventh wealthiest professional sports league in the world by revenue , after the NFL , MLB , the NBA , the Premier League , the NHL , and the Bundesliga . From 2008 to 2016, it was sponsored by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and known as Liga BBVA . Then, from 2016 to 2023, it

12154-539: Was Athletic Bilbao that set the early pace winning La Liga in 1930 , 1931 , 1934 and 1936 (in addition to four Copa trophies), and they also achieved the biggest win in La Liga history by beating Barcelona 12-1; This team, coached by Fred Pentland , is known by the nickname First historic squad , notably forming an attacking partnership with Bata , Guillermo Gorostiza , José Iraragorri , Chirri II and Lafuente . In 1935 , Real Betis , then known as Betis Balompié , won their only title to date. Primera División

12272-426: Was a 50 cts coin issued in 1980 to celebrate Spain's hosting of the 1982 FIFA World Cup . The last 25-céntimo coin (or real) was dated 1959, the ten céntimos also dated 1959; both coins bore the portrait of Franco. The 1-céntimo coin was last minted in 1913 and featured King Alfonso XIII . The 1 ⁄ 2 -céntimo coin was last minted in 1868 and featured Queen Isabel II . Currencies used in Spain before

12390-473: Was a time when the teams were playing with just eight players on the field due to injuries. Two of them, Josep Valle and Poli, did not come out again, while the others, Mariano Martín , Vicente Asensi , and Lelé , spent several minutes on the sideline nursing the wounds, curiously, all to their heads. Naturally, the Competition Committee took action on the matter and financially sanctioned the clubs,

12508-544: Was agreed that it would be played by the Cup-type qualifying system. Groups would be formed for the first from one country would face the fourth from the other; the second with the third, and so on. In March 1941, the Spanish Federation completely ruled out going to a single eliminatory round, since this did not entail economic correspondence, which would be necessary to delve into the difficult problems of economic compensation in terms of box office and travel; each round would thus be

12626-504: Was also a de facto currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender ). The name of the currency derives from peceta , a Catalan word meaning little piece, from of the Catalan word peça (lit. piece , "coin"). Its etymology has wrongly been attributed to the Spanish peso . The word peseta has been known as early as 1737 to colloquially refer to the coin worth 2 reales provincial or 1 ⁄ 5 of

12744-413: Was hit heavily by the early 1990s recession and the peseta was devalued three times, the first of them being just after Black Wednesday , plummeting from Pts 100 to Pts 130 per US$ 1. All Franco era coinage was withdrawn in 1997. The peseta linked its value with the euro coin on 1 January 1999, and hit rock bottom that year when Pts 200 were required to buy US$ 1. At the time Euro became

12862-413: Was limited to prevent the peseta from falling below the silver franc, the abundance of duros in circulation prevented the peseta from returning to par with the gold franc. Spain's system where the silver duro trades at a premium above its metallic value due to relative scarcity is called the fiduciary standard . The political turbulence of the early twentieth century (especially during the years after

12980-577: Was one of the clubs most affected by the war, since many of its players (sympathizers of the Republican faction ) went into exile in Latin America and very few returned. But thanks to a search for young talents, they managed to form the well-known Second historic squad made up of Rafael Iriondo , Venancio Pérez , José Luis Panizo , Agustín Gaínza and the mythical scorer Telmo Zarra (Spanish top scorer in La Liga history, among other records). They won

13098-479: Was redesigned to depict a more recent representation of the dictator. In the sport of 43-man squamish , developed in 1965 during the Francoist era and well before Spain's transition to the euro, gameplay commences with the toss of "a new Spanish peseta." When Juan Carlos became king, there were a few changes: the replacement of Franco's portrait with that of Juan Carlos on the 50 cts and Pta 1 in 1975 and

13216-408: Was sponsored by Banco Santander and known as LaLiga Santander . Since 2023, it has been sponsored by Electronic Arts and is known as LaLiga EA Sports . The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for 38 matches. Teams receive three points for

13334-607: Was suspended during the Spanish Civil War . In 1937, the teams in the Republican area of Spain, with the notable exception of the two Madrid clubs, competed in the Mediterranean League and Barcelona emerged as champions. Seventy years later, on 28 September 2007, Barcelona requested the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish acronym RFEF) to recognise that title as a Liga title. This action

13452-436: Was taken after RFEF was asked to recognise Levante 's Copa de la España Libre win as equivalent to Copa del Rey trophy. Nevertheless, the governing body of Spanish football has not made an outright decision yet. When the Primera División resumed after the Spanish Civil War , it was Atlético Aviación (nowadays Atlético Madrid ), Valencia , and Barcelona that emerged as the strongest clubs. Atlético were only awarded

13570-421: Was the first player to join a club in La Liga for a record fee of £922,000 (£14.1 million in 2023), when he moved from Ajax to Barcelona. In 1982, Barcelona again set the record by signing Diego Maradona from Boca Juniors for £5 million (£22 million in 2023). Real Betis set the world record in 1998 when they signed Denílson from São Paulo for £21.5 million (£47.8 million in 2023). Four of

13688-568: Was the subject of an expensive and complicated transfer arrangement when he joined Barcelona from Santos in 2013, and his outgoing transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 set a new world record fee at €222m via his buyout clause . Barcelona soon invested a large amount of the money received from this transfer in a replacement, Ousmane Dembélé , whose deal – €105m – was the second most expensive ever before Philippe Coutinho 's transfer to Barcelona for €142m in January 2018. Boldface indicates

13806-504: Was withdrawn in 1983; at the same time, Pts 2,000 and Pts 10,000 notes were introduced. Pts 200 and Pts 500 notes were withdrawn in 1992 and replaced by coins, leaving Pts 1,000 as the smallest note. Coins ranged from Pta 1 to Pts 500. In that year, a series of coins commemorating 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and Expo '92 in Seville were issued. Spain

13924-486: Was won by Real Madrid with four games to spare, while the 2022–23 season was won by Barcelona with four games to spare. In 2023, La Liga rebranded itself with a new logo and new sponsor. EA ( Electronic Arts ) replaced the Spanish financial services giant Santander that was the title sponsor of the league for seven years. LaLiga EA Sports and LaLiga Hypermotion are the names of the Primera and Segunda Divisions, starting in

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