Season 2009–10 Top goalscorer Lionel Messi (34) Period 2009 – 2010 Matches played 380 | Champions Barcelona
20th title Champion FC Barcelona Goals scored 1,031 | |
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Champions League Barcelona (group stage)
Real Madrid (group stage)
Valencia (group stage)
Sevilla (playoff round) Europa League Atlético Madrid (group stage (via UEFA Europa League)
Getafe (playoff round)
Villarreal (playoff round) Biggest home win Real Madrid 6–0 Zaragoza
(19 December 2009) Relegated Real Valladolid, CD Tenerife, Xerez CD Similar 2004–05 La Liga, 2003–04 La Liga, 2002–03 La Liga, 1996–97 La Liga, 2001–02 La Liga | ||
The 2009–10 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) 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. 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.
Contents
- Promotion and relegation
- Positions by round
- Results
- LFP Awards
- Pichichi Trophy
- Zamora Trophy
- Assists table
- Fair Play award
- Pedro Zaballa award
- Scoring
- Discipline
- References
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 División
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División
Positions by round
Source: kicker.de (German)
Results
Source: LFP and futbol.sportec (Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
LFP Awards
La Liga's governing body, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the LFP Awards.
Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
Assists table
Fair Play award
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
Source: RFEF Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions, Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings
Legend:
Pedro Zaballa award
Atlético Madrid and Sevilla supporters
Scoring
Raúl for Real Madrid against Deportivo (29 August 2009).
Rafael van der Vaart for Real Madrid against Málaga (16 May 2010).