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The Primera División of La Liga, known as La Liga, is sponsored by BBVA. Also known as Liga BBVA and Liga yet the Stars, is contested by twenty clubs, the dispute system is to run points, where the clubs play each other in the round-robin system.

According to the annual ranking of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHF), La Liga is the best football league in the world, is also considered the second strongest league in Europe last decade only surpassed by the English Premier League (Premier League). however the League shows low competitiveness.

The duo Real Madrid and Barcelona holds the vast majority of titles, 54 in total. 9 of the last 10 editions were won by them, with eight Real and Barca took turns as champion and vice, in the last 20, 16 were won by the duo, which makes the league with the most important of the five least competitive league of Europe (England, Italy, France, Germany and Spain).

Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Valencia form a second group of winners over teams from Spain, see rankings of titles and points earned, holding these clubs in the set a total of 24 titles.

The winner at the end of the championship take Faroese Spanish champions, and with the second, third and fourth are classified for the UEFA Champions League. The clubs that finish in fifth and sixth place classified for the UEFA Europa League. The last three are relegated to the Segunda División.

Only Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have never been relegated to the Second Division.

The three major victors League - Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid - are also the only teams of world champions Spain.