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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHF) has chosen La Liga, the Spanish league, as the best soccer league in the world in its annual ranking. However, the list of La Liga champions indicates a low level of competitiveness.

As you’ll see throughout this guide, Real Madrid and Barcelona dominate the tournament, with 17 of the last 20 editions won by one of the two teams. In fact, 63 seasons have been won by these teams.

All this means that the best league in European soccer is also the least competitive of the five most important in Europe, which include, in addition to the Spanish league, the Premier League (England), Bundesliga (Germany), and the Italian and French championships.

But those figures don’t diminish the power of this competition. That’s why we’ll take a look at the list of all the La Liga champions below.

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La Liga’s greatest champions

The biggest winner of La Liga, the top division of the Spanish league, is Real Madrid with 36 titles. The Galacticos are followed by their biggest rivals, Barcelona, who have won 27 trophies. In third place is Atlético de Madrid, with 11 championships.

Since 1929, the league has only had nine teams crowned La Liga champions.

By way of comparison, the Campeonato Brasileiro, which was created in 1937, 18 years after the Spanish championship, has seen 17 different clubs crowned champions.

This difference reinforces the hegemony of giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, who are even on the list of the most expensive squads in the world!

Below, we’ve organized the greatest La Liga champions by:

  • number of times they have lifted the trophy;
  • how many times they were runners-up;
  • in which seasons they won the competition.
ClubTitlesVicesChampion seasons
Real Madrid36251931-32, 1932-33, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24
Barcelona27281928-29, 1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2022-23
Atlético de Madrid11101939-40, 1940-41, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1965-66, 1969-70,1972-73, 1976-77, 1995-96, 2013-14, 2020-21
Athletic Bilbao871929-30, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1942-43, 1955-56, 1982-83, 1983-84
Valencia661941-42, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1970-71, 2001-02, 2003-04
Real Sociedad231980-81, 1981-82
Deportivo La Coruña151999-00
Sevilla141945-46
Betis101934-35

Players with the most La Liga titles

The five players with the most La Liga titles are:

  • Gento (12 titles): he is the player with the most La Liga titles, winning 12 leagues in the 18 seasons he played for Real Madrid.
  • Messi (10 titles): on the list of the best footballers of all time, Messi is part of Barcelona’s history and holds the title of the player who has won La Liga the most times for the club.
  • Pirri (10 titles): in sixteen years at Real Madrid, the star won the Spanish league 10 times.
  • Amancio (9 titles): known as “El Brujo”, he played for Madrid for 14 years and won nine league titles.
  • Iniesta (9 titles): the star is the second player with the most La Liga titles for Barcelona, having retired while still playing for the team.

Read also: Champions League winners: 10 greatest teams, players, coaches and countries that have dominated the competition

List of all La Liga champions

Finally, we’ve come to the list of all the La Liga champions, from its creation in 1929 to the 2023/2024 edition. So, which team won the year you were born? Check it out below.

YearChampionRunner-up
2023-24Real MadridBarcelona
2022-23BarcelonaReal Madrid
2021-22Real MadridBarcelona
2020-21Atlético de MadridReal Madrid
2019-20Real MadridBarcelona
2018-19BarcelonaAtlético de Madrid
2017-18BarcelonaAtlético de Madrid
2016-17Real MadridBarcelona
2015-16BarcelonaReal Madrid
2014-15BarcelonaReal Madrid
2013-14Atlético de MadridBarcelona
2012-13BarcelonaReal Madrid
2011-12Real MadridBarcelona
2010-11BarcelonaReal Madrid
2009-10BarcelonaReal Madrid
2008-09BarcelonaReal Madrid
2007-08Real MadridVillareal
2006-07Real MadridBarcelona
2005-06BarcelonaReal Madrid
2004-05BarcelonaReal Madrid
2003-04ValenciaBarcelona
2002-03Real MadridReal Sociedad
2001-02ValenciaDeportivo La Coruña
2000-01Real MadridDeportivo La Coruña
1999-00Deportivo La CoruñaBarcelona
1998-99BarcelonaReal Madrid
1997-98BarcelonaAthletic Bilbao
1996-97Real MadridBarcelona
1995-96Atlético de MadridValencia
1994-95Real MadridDeportivo La Coruña
1993-94BarcelonaDeportivo La Coruña
1992-93BarcelonaReal Madrid
1991-92BarcelonaReal Madrid
1990-91BarcelonaAtlético de Madrid
1989-90Real MadridValencia
1988-89Real MadridBarcelona
1987-88Real MadridReal Sociedad
1986-87Real MadridBarcelona
1985-86Real MadridBarcelona
1984-85BarcelonaAtlético de Madrid
1983-84Athletic BilbaoReal Madrid
1982-83Athletic BilbaoReal Madrid
1981-82Real SociedadBarcelona
1980-81Real SociedadReal Madrid
1979-80Real MadridReal Sociedad
1978-79Real MadridSporting de Gijón
1977-78Real MadridBarcelona
1976-77Atlético de MadridBarcelona
1975-76Real MadridBarcelona
1974-75Real MadridReal Zaragoza
1973-74BarcelonaAtlético de Madrid
1972-73Atlético de MadridBarcelona
1971-72Real MadridValencia
1970-71ValenciaBarcelona
1969-70Atlético de MadridAthletic Bilbao
1968-69Real MadridLas Palmas
1967-68Real MadridBarcelona
1966-67Real MadridBarcelona
1965-66Atlético de MadridReal Madrid
1964-65Real MadridAtlético de Madrid
1963-64Real MadridBarcelona
1962-63Real MadridAtlético de Madrid
1961-62Real MadridBarcelona
1960-61Real MadridAtlético de Madrid
1959-60BarcelonaReal Madrid
1958-59BarcelonaReal Madrid
1957-58Real MadridAtlético de Madrid
1956-57Real MadridSevilla
1955-56Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
1954-55Real MadridBarcelona
1953-54Real MadridBarcelona
1952-53BarcelonaValencia
1951-52BarcelonaAthletic Bilbao
1950-51Atlético de MadridSevilla
1949-50Atlético de MadridDeportivo La Coruña
1948-49BarcelonaValencia
1947-48BarcelonaValencia
1946-47ValenciaAthletic Bilbao
1945-46SevillaBarcelona
1944-45BarcelonaReal Madrid
1943-44ValenciaAtlético Aviación
1942-43Athletic BilbaoSevilla
1941-42ValenciaReal Madrid
1940-41Athletic BilbaoAthletic Bilbao
1939-40Atlético AviaciónSevilla
1935-36Athletic BilbaoMadrid
1934-35BetisMadrid
1933-34Athletic BilbaoMadrid
1932-33MadridAthletic Bilbao
1931-32MadridAthletic Bilbao
1930-31Athletic BilbaoRacing Santander
1929-30Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
1929BarcelonaReal Madrid

The La Liga champions are undoubtedly the best teams in the world today. That’s why the Spanish league attracts so much attention. And while we’re on the subject, what’s your guess for next season?

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