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2009–10 La Liga

La Liga
Season 2009–10
Champions Barcelona
20th title
Relegated Valladolid
Tenerife
Xerez
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)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1031 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Lionel Messi (34)
Biggest home win Real Madrid 6–0 Zaragoza
(19 December 2009)
Biggest away win Tenerife 0–5 Barcelona
(10 January 2010)
Highest scoring Real Madrid 6–2 Villarreal
(21 February 2010)
Leader
2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2010–11 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2010–11 Segunda División

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.

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.

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Segunda División

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División

Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.

2Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.


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