The Primera División, also known as La Liga, is the top tier league of Spanish club football. The league was founded in 1929 with 10 founding clubs. Today 20 clubs take part in the league each season, with the top 4 teams qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

The most successful club in the history of La Liga is Real Madrid, which has won the title 32 times. Barcelona FC follows with 22 league titles to its name. The two teams have dominated Spanish football since the League’s inception and are both regarded as two of the greatest clubs in the world. Recently this hegemony has been challenged by Atletico Madrid who won last season’s title after an 18 year hiatus. This remarkable league title was followed by a spectacular run at the UEFA Champions League, during which Atletico reached the final, knocking out football giants, FC Barcelona amongst them, only to lose the final game to its biggest rival, Real Madrid.