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 | ![]() | ![]() | UDA | |
Athletic Bilbao | ![]() | ![]() | Umbro | Petronor |
Atlético Madrid | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Kia |
Barcelona | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | UNICEF |
Deportivo La Coruña | ![]() | ![]() | Lotto | Estrella Galicia |
Espanyol | ![]() | ![]() | Uhlsport | Interapuestas.com |
Getafe | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Burger King |
Málaga | ![]() | ![]() | Umbro | William Hill |
Mallorca | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | Air Europa |
Osasuna | ![]() | ![]() | Diadora | Yingli Solar |
Racing Santander | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | |
Real Madrid | ![]() | ![]() | adidas | bwin.com |
Sevilla | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | 12Bet |
Sporting | ![]() | ![]() | Astore | Gijón / Asturias |
Tenerife | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | CajaCanarias |
Valencia | ![]() | ![]() | Kappa | Unibet |
Valladolid | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | Caja Duero |
Villarreal | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | Aeroport Castelló |
Xerez | ![]() | ![]() | Legea | Cajasol |
Zaragoza | ![]() | ![]() | adidas | Telefónica |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
Málaga | ![]() | Mutual consent | 1 June 2009 | ![]() | 13 June 2009 | 8th |
Real Madrid | ![]() | End of contract | 1 June 2009 | ![]() | 2 June 2009 | 2nd |
Villarreal | ![]() | Signed for Real Madrid and thus purchased rights for €4m | 2 June 2009 | ![]() | 2 June 2009 | 5th |
Racing Santander | ![]() | Mutual consent | 13 June 2009 | ![]() | 26 June 2009 | 12th |
Xerez | ![]() | Mutual consent | 28 June 2009 | ![]() | 8 July 2009 | 1st in Segunda División |
Atlético Madrid | ![]() | Sacked | 23 October 2009 | ![]() | 23 October 2009 | 15th |
Racing Santander | ![]() | Sacked | 9 November 2009 | ![]() | 19 November 2009 | 17th |
Zaragoza | ![]() | Sacked | 12 December 2009 | ![]() | 23 December 2009 | 17th |
Almería | ![]() | Sacked | 20 December 2009 | ![]() | 23 December 2009 | 17th |
Xerez | ![]() | Sacked | 12 January 2010 | ![]() | 19 January 2010 | 20th |
Villarreal | ![]() | Sacked | 31 January 2010 | ![]() | 1 February 2010 | 9th |
Valladolid | ![]() | Sacked | 1 February 2010 | ![]() | 1 February 2010 | 17th |
Sevilla | ![]() | Sacked | 23 March 2010 | ![]() | 26 March 2010 | 5th |
Valladolid | ![]() | Sacked | 5 April 2010 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() |
Best Coach | ![]() |
Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Best Defender | ![]() |
Best Midfielder | ![]() ![]() |
Best Forward | ![]() |
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | ![]() | Barcelona | 34 |
2 | ![]() | Real Madrid | 27 |
3 | ![]() | Real Madrid | 26 |
4 | ![]() | Valencia | 21 |
5 | ![]() | Atlético Madrid | 18 |
6 | ![]() | Barcelona | 16 |
6 | ![]() | Getafe | 16 |
8 | ![]() | Sevilla | 15 |
9 | ![]() | Athletic Bilbao | 14 |
9 | ![]() | Tenerife | 14 |
- Source:
Zamora Trophy
Rank | Name | Club | Goals Against | Matches | Average |
1 | ![]() | Barcelona | 24 | 38 | 0.63 |
2 | ![]() | Real Madrid | 36 | 38 | 0.95 |
3 | ![]() | Valencia | 29 | 30 | 0.97 |
4 | ![]() | Deportivo | 42 | 36 | 1.17 |
5 | ![]() | Osasuna | 45 | 37 | 1.22 |
- Source:
Assists table
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | ![]() | Barcelona | 14 |
2 | ![]() | Barcelona | 10 |
2 | ![]() | Barcelona | 10 |
4 | ![]() | Real Madrid | 9 |
4 | ![]() | Real Madrid | 9 |
4 | ![]() | Getafe | 9 |
4 | ![]() | Sevilla | 9 |
8 | ![]() | Xerez | 8 |
8 | ![]() | Mallorca | 8 |
8 | ![]() | Valencia | 8 |
8 | ![]() | Racing Santander | 8 |
8 | ![]() | Mallorca | 8 |
- Source:
Fair Play award
Rank | Team | Games | Points | |||||||
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Sporting de Gijón | ||||||||||
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Villarreal | ||||||||||
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Zaragoza | ||||||||||
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 |
![]() | Getafe | Racing Santander | 4–1 | 30 August 2009 | |
![]() | Barcelona | Zaragoza | 6–1 | 25 October 2009 | |
![]() | Getafe | Xerez | 5–1 | 29 November 2009 | |
![]() | Barcelona | Tenerife | 5–0 | 10 January 2010 | |
![]() | Barcelona | Valencia | 3–0 | 14 March 2010 | |
![]() | Real Madrid | Valladolid | 4–1 | 14 March 2010 | |
![]() | Barcelona | Zaragoza | 4–2 | 21 March 2010 | |
![]() | 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