2009–10 La Liga
The 2009–10 La Liga season was the 79th La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009 ended on 16 May 2010 due to all top-flight European leagues ending earlier than the previous season because of 2010 FIFA World Cup.
A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball - the Nike T90 Ascente - served as the official ball for all matches.
On 16 May 2010, Barcelona were declared champions after their 4-0 victory over Valladolid, their 20th La Liga title. Lionel Messi won the LFP Award for Best Player for the second consecutive time.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2008–09 Segunda DivisiónTeams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División
- Real Betis
- CD Numancia
- Recreativo de Huelva
Team Information
Stadia and locations
Team | Club home city | Venue | Capacity |
Almería | Almería | Estadio del Mediterráneo | 22,000 |
Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 54,851 |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Espanyol | Barcelona | Estadi Cornellà-El Prat | 40,500 |
Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,700 |
Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 28,963 |
Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca | ONO Estadi | 23,142 |
Osasuna | Pamplona | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,800 |
Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero | 22,271 |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
Sevilla | Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 48,649 |
Sporting | Gijón | El Molinón | 25,885 |
Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 24,000 |
Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Valladolid | Valladolid | Estadio José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
Villarreal | Vila-real | El Madrigal | 25,000 |
Xerez | Jerez de la Frontera | Chapín | 20,523 |
Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
Almería | Alfonso García | Juanma Lillo | UDA | |
Athletic Bilbao | Fernando García Macua | Joaquín Caparrós | Umbro | Petronor |
Atlético Madrid | Enrique Cerezo | Quique Sánchez Flores | Nike | Kia |
Barcelona | Joan Laporta | Pep Guardiola | Nike | UNICEF |
Deportivo La Coruña | Augusto Lendoiro | Miguel Ángel Lotina | Lotto | Estrella Galicia |
Espanyol | Daniel Sánchez Llibre | Mauricio Pochettino | Uhlsport | Interapuestas.com |
Getafe | Ángel Torres | Míchel | Joma | Burger King |
Málaga | Fernando Sanz | Juan Muñiz | Umbro | William Hill |
Mallorca | Tomeu Vidal | Gregorio Manzano | Macron | Air Europa |
Osasuna | Patxi Izco | José Antonio Camacho | Diadora | Yingli Solar |
Racing Santander | Francisco Pernía | Miguel Ángel Portugal | Joma | |
Real Madrid | Florentino Pérez | Manuel Pellegrini | adidas | bwin.com |
Sevilla | José María del Nido | Antonio Álvarez | Joma | 12Bet |
Sporting | Manuel Vega-Arango | Manolo Preciado | Astore | Gijón / Asturias |
Tenerife | Miguel Concepción | José Luis Oltra | Puma | CajaCanarias |
Valencia | Manuel Llorente | Unai Emery | Kappa | Unibet |
Valladolid | Carlos Suárez Sureda | Javier Clemente | Puma | Caja Duero |
Villarreal | Fernando Roig | Juan Carlos Garrido | Puma | Aeroport Castelló |
Xerez | Federico Souza | Néstor Gorosito | Legea | Cajasol |
Zaragoza | Agapito Iglesias | José Aurelio Gay | adidas | Telefónica |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
Málaga | Antonio Tapia | Mutual consent | 1 June 2009 | Juan Muñiz | 13 June 2009 | 8th |
Real Madrid | Juande Ramos | End of contract | 1 June 2009 | Manuel Pellegrini | 2 June 2009 | 2nd |
Villarreal | Manuel Pellegrini | Signed for Real Madrid and thus purchased rights for €4m | 2 June 2009 | Ernesto Valverde | 2 June 2009 | 5th |
Racing Santander | Juan Muñiz | Mutual consent | 13 June 2009 | Juan Carlos Mandiá | 26 June 2009 | 12th |
Xerez | Esteban Vigo | Mutual consent | 28 June 2009 | José Ángel Ziganda | 8 July 2009 | 1st in Segunda División |
Atlético Madrid | Abel Resino | Sacked | 23 October 2009 | Quique Sánchez Flores | 23 October 2009 | 15th |
Racing Santander | Juan Carlos Mandiá | Sacked | 9 November 2009 | Miguel Ángel Portugal | 19 November 2009 | 17th |
Zaragoza | Marcelino | Sacked | 12 December 2009 | José Aurelio Gay | 23 December 2009 | 17th |
Almería | Hugo Sánchez | Sacked | 20 December 2009 | Juanma Lillo | 23 December 2009 | 17th |
Xerez | José Ángel Ziganda | Sacked | 12 January 2010 | Néstor Gorosito | 19 January 2010 | 20th |
Villarreal | Ernesto Valverde | Sacked | 31 January 2010 | Juan Carlos Garrido | 1 February 2010 | 9th |
Valladolid | José Luis Mendilibar | Sacked | 1 February 2010 | Onésimo Sánchez | 1 February 2010 | 17th |
Sevilla | Manolo Jiménez | Sacked | 23 March 2010 | Antonio Álvarez | 26 March 2010 | 5th |
Valladolid | Onésimo Sánchez | Sacked | 5 April 2010 | Javier Clemente | 6 April 2010 | 19th |
League table
Positions by round
Results
Awards
LFP Awards
La Liga's governing body, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the LFP Awards.Recipient | |
Best Player | Lionel Messi |
Best Coach | Pep Guardiola |
Best Goalkeeper | Víctor Valdés |
Best Defender | Gerard Piqué |
Best Midfielder | Xavi Jesús Navas |
Best Forward | Lionel Messi |
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 34 |
2 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Real Madrid | 27 |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 26 |
4 | David Villa | Valencia | 21 |
5 | Diego Forlán | Atlético Madrid | 18 |
6 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Barcelona | 16 |
6 | Roberto Soldado | Getafe | 16 |
8 | Luís Fabiano | Sevilla | 15 |
9 | Fernando Llorente | Athletic Bilbao | 14 |
9 | Nino | Tenerife | 14 |
- Source:
Zamora Trophy
Rank | Name | Club | Goals Against | Matches | Average |
1 | Víctor Valdés | Barcelona | 24 | 38 | 0.63 |
2 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 36 | 38 | 0.95 |
3 | César Sánchez | Valencia | 29 | 30 | 0.97 |
4 | Daniel Aranzubia | Deportivo | 42 | 36 | 1.17 |
5 | Ricardo | Osasuna | 45 | 37 | 1.22 |
- Source:
Assists table
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | Xavi | Barcelona | 14 |
2 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 10 |
2 | Dani Alves | Barcelona | 10 |
4 | Guti | Real Madrid | 9 |
4 | Marcelo | Real Madrid | 9 |
4 | Pedro León | Getafe | 9 |
4 | Jesús Navas | Sevilla | 9 |
8 | Momo | Xerez | 8 |
8 | Chory Castro | Mallorca | 8 |
8 | Éver Banega | Valencia | 8 |
8 | Pedro Munitis | Racing Santander | 8 |
8 | Borja Valero | Mallorca | 8 |
- Source:
Fair Play award
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Málaga |
- Source: Guia As de La Liga 2010-11, p. 129
Pedro Zaballa award
and Sevilla supportersSeason statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
- Last goal of the season:
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference |
Roberto Soldado | Getafe | Racing Santander | 4–1 | 30 August 2009 | |
Seydou Keita | Barcelona | Zaragoza | 6–1 | 25 October 2009 | |
Roberto Soldado | Getafe | Xerez | 5–1 | 29 November 2009 | |
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Tenerife | 5–0 | 10 January 2010 | |
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | 3–0 | 14 March 2010 | |
Gonzalo Higuaín | Real Madrid | Valladolid | 4–1 | 14 March 2010 | |
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Zaragoza | 4–2 | 21 March 2010 | |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Mallorca | 4–1 | 5 May 2010 |
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Daniel Aranzubia for Deportivo against Real Madrid
- First red card of the season: Leandro Gioda for Xerez against Mallorca