| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 2022 – 4 June 2023 [1] |
| Champions | Barcelona 27th title |
| Relegated | Valladolid Espanyol Elche |
| Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla (as Europa League winners) |
| Europa League | Villarreal Real Betis |
| Europa Conference League | Osasuna |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 955 (2.51 per match) |
| Best Player | Marc-André ter Stegen |
| Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (23 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Marc-André ter Stegen (0.49 goals/match) |
| Biggest home win | Real Madrid 6–0 Valladolid (2 April 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Cádiz 0–4 Athletic Bilbao (29 August 2022) Cádiz 0–4 Barcelona (10 September 2022) Elche 0–4 Barcelona (1 April 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Girona 3–5 Real Sociedad (3 October 2022) Girona 6–2 Almería (17 February 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Barcelona (7 matches) (twice) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Atlético Madrid Barcelona (13 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Elche (19 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Elche Espanyol (6 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 95,745 Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid (19 March 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 8,879 Girona 6–2 Almería (17 February 2023) |
| Attendance | 11,236,873 (29,571 per match) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 La Liga, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 92nd season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 12 August 2022 and concluded on 4 June 2023. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 35th title the previous season.
On 14 May, Barcelona were confirmed as champions with four matches to spare following a 4–2 away victory against Espanyol, clinching the club's 27th league title and first since the 2018–19 season. [2] [3]
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup having commenced on 20 November, there was a mid-season hiatus in the league. The last round before the break was held from 8–10 November, with the league resuming on 29 December. This season was the first since 2012–13 to conclude in June.
A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2021–22 season and three promoted from the 2021–22 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.
The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Levante, after a 6–0 loss to Real Madrid on 12 May 2022, ending their five-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Alavés, after a defeat of 1–3 by Levante on 15 May 2022, ending their six-year stay in the top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Granada, who drew against Espanyol, which was coupled with wins of Cádiz and Mallorca on 22 May 2022, the final match day. Granada ended a three-year stay in the top level.
The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Almería and Real Valladolid, who mathematically secured first and second positions, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Almería returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence, while Valladolid came back after one year. The third and final team to be promoted were Girona after winning the play-off final 3–1 against Tenerife, returning after a three-year absence.
| Promoted from 2021–22 Segunda División | Relegated from 2021–22 La Liga |
|---|---|
| Almería Valladolid Girona | Granada Levante Alavés |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almería | Almería | Power Horse Stadium | 15,000 [4] |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 [5] |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Cívitas Metropolitano | 68,456 [6] |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Spotify Camp Nou | 99,354 [7] |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Nuevo Mirandilla | 20,724 [8] |
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Abanca-Balaídos | 29,000 [9] |
| Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 31,388 [10] |
| Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat | RCDE Stadium | 40,000 [11] |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 16,500 [12] |
| Girona | Girona | Montilivi | 13,400 [13] |
| Mallorca | Palma | Son Moix | 23,142 [14] |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 23,576 [15] |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas | 14,708 [16] |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 60,721 [17] |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 65,000 [18] |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Reale Arena | 39,500 [19] |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 43,883 [20] |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 49,430 [21] |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 28,012 [22] |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 23,008 [23] |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor | Other kit sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almería | | | Castore | Khaled Juffali Company | Power Horse 1 , Durrat Al Arous 2 , Kudu Restaurants 3 , TCI GECOMP 3 |
| Athletic Bilbao | | | New Balance | Kutxabank | Digi Communications 1 , B2BinPay 2 |
| Atlético Madrid | | | Nike | WhaleFin | Ria Money Transfer 1 , Hyundai 2 |
| Barcelona | | | Spotify | UNHCR 1 , Ambilight TV 2 | |
| Cádiz | | | Macron | Digi Communications | Humanox 2 , Motoreto 2 , Wehumans 2 3 |
| Celta Vigo | | | Adidas | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Abanca 1 , AIX Investment Group 2 , Grupo Recalvi 3 |
| Elche | | | Nike | TM Real Estate Group | Sfidante 2 |
| Espanyol | | | Kelme | Riviera Maya | Digi Communications 1 , Reale Seguros 2 , Crypto SNACK 3 |
| Getafe | | | Joma | Tecnocasa Group | Motoreto 3 |
| Girona | | | Puma | Gosbi | Open Arms 2 , Costa Brava 3 , Parlem 3 |
| Mallorca | | | Nike | αGEL | Alua Hotels & Resorts 1 , Juaneda 1 , OK Mobility 2 , Air Europa 3 , Specialized 3 |
| Osasuna | | | Adidas | Verleal | HR Motor 1 , Clínica Universidad de Navarra 3 |
| Rayo Vallecano | | | Umbro | Digi Communications | Los Sueños Development Group 1 |
| Real Betis | | | Hummel | Finetwork | LegacyFX 1 , Reale Seguros 2 , MuchBetter 3 |
| Real Madrid | | | Adidas | Emirates | None |
| Real Sociedad | | | Macron | Cazoo | Kutxabank 1 , Reale Seguros 2 , Finetwork 3 |
| Sevilla | | | Castore | DEGIRO | Andex 1 , Valvoline 2 |
| Valencia | | | Puma | Cazoo | Herrero Brigantina 1 , Sailun Tyres 2 , Škoda 3 |
| Valladolid | | | Adidas | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Herbalife Nutrition 1 , JD Sports 2 , INEXO 3 |
| Villarreal | | | Joma | Pamesa Cerámica | Zoomex 1 , Color Star Technology 2 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol | | End of caretaker spell | 13 May 2022 | Pre-season | | 31 May 2022 |
| Valencia | | Sacked | 22 May 2022 | | 9 June 2022 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | | Resigned | 24 May 2022 | | 30 June 2022 | |
| Elche | | Sacked | 4 October 2022 | 20th | | 7 October 2022 |
| Sevilla | | 5 October 2022 | 17th | | 6 October 2022 | |
| Elche | | End of caretaker spell | 12 October 2022 | 20th | | 12 October 2022 |
| Villarreal | | Signed by Aston Villa | 24 October 2022 | 7th | | 25 October 2022 |
| Celta Vigo | | Sacked | 2 November 2022 | 16th | | 2 November 2022 |
| Elche | | 7 November 2022 | 20th | | 17 November 2022 | |
| Valencia | | Mutual consent | 31 January 2023 | 14th | | 31 January 2023 |
| | End of caretaker spell | 14 February 2023 | 18th | | 14 February 2023 | |
| Elche | | Sacked | 20 March 2023 | 20th | | 21 March 2023 |
| Sevilla | | 21 March 2023 | 14th | | ||
| Valladolid | | 3 April 2023 | 15th | | 4 April 2023 | |
| Espanyol | | 17th | | 3 April 2023 | ||
| Getafe | | 27 April 2023 | 18th | | 29 April 2023 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 20 | +50 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 78 | |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 77 | |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 71 | |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 60 | |
| 7 | Osasuna | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round [a] |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 51 | |
| 9 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 50 | |
| 10 | Girona | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 49 [b] | |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 49 [b] | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 49 [b] | Qualification for the Champions League group stage [c] |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 43 | |
| 14 | Cádiz | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 42 [d] | |
| 15 | Getafe | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 42 [d] | |
| 16 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 42 [d] | |
| 17 | Almería | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
| 18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Espanyol (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 37 | |
| 20 | Elche (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 25 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals [47] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Barcelona | 23 |
| 2 | | Real Madrid | 19 |
| 3 | | Espanyol | 16 |
| 4 | | Atlético Madrid | 15 |
| | Real Betis | ||
| | Mallorca | ||
| 7 | | Getafe | 14 |
| 8 | | Girona | 13 |
| | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 10 | | Celta Vigo | 12 |
| | Villarreal | ||
| | Real Sociedad |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists [48] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Atlético Madrid | 16 |
| 2 | | Real Madrid | 10 |
| 3 | | Real Sociedad | 9 |
| 4 | | Barcelona | 8 |
| | Real Madrid | ||
| 6 | | Barcelona | 7 |
| | Atlético Madrid | ||
| | Espanyol | ||
| | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| | Villarreal | ||
| | Barcelona | ||
| | Almería | ||
| | Mallorca |
The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
| Rank | Player | Club | Matches | Goals against | Average [49] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Barcelona | 37 | 18 | 0.49 |
| 2 | | Atlético Madrid | 28 | 20 | 0.71 |
| 3 | | Real Sociedad | 38 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 4 | | Real Madrid | 31 | 29 | 0.94 |
| 5 | | Mallorca | 36 | 40 | 1.11 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Athletic Bilbao | Cádiz | 4–1 (H) | 3 February 2023 | 20 |
| | Elche | Villarreal | 3–1 (H) | 4 February 2023 | |
| | Real Madrid | Valladolid | 6–0 (H) | 2 April 2023 | 27 |
| | Girona | Real Madrid | 4–2 (H) | 25 April 2023 | 31 |
| | Real Madrid | Almería | 4–2 (H) | 29 April 2023 | 32 |
| | Almería | Mallorca | 3–0 (H) | 20 May 2023 | 35 |
4 – Player scored four goals.
| Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Barcelona | [50] |
| Month | Player of the Month | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| August | | Real Betis | [51] |
| September | | Real Madrid | [52] |
| October | | Barcelona | [53] |
| January | | Real Sociedad | [54] |
| February | | Celta Vigo | [55] |
| March | | Atlético Madrid | [56] |
| April | | Sevilla | [57] |
| May | | Villarreal | [58] |
| Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Barcelona | [59] |
| DF | | Atlético Madrid | |
| | Barcelona | ||
| | Real Madrid | ||
| | Osasuna | ||
| | Barcelona | ||
| MF | | Celta Vigo | |
| | Real Madrid | ||
| | Real Sociedad | ||
| | Barcelona | ||
| | Real Madrid | ||
| FW | | Atlético Madrid | |
| | Real Madrid | ||
| | Barcelona | ||
| | Real Madrid |
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance [60] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 83,415 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 56,727 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 19 | 55,255 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 19 | 49,015 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 19 | 43,527 |
| 6 | Valencia CF | 19 | 40,688 |
| 7 | Sevilla FC | 19 | 35,589 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 32,265 |
| 9 | RCD Espanyol | 19 | 21,521 |
| 10 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 20,578 |
| 11 | Elche CF | 19 | 19,812 |
| 12 | CA Osasuna | 19 | 19,753 |
| 13 | Cádiz CF | 19 | 17,768 |
| 14 | Villarreal CF | 19 | 16,326 |
| 15 | RCD Mallorca | 19 | 14,778 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 14,339 |
| 17 | UD Almería | 19 | 12,942 |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 12,546 |
| 19 | Getafe CF | 19 | 11,495 |
| 20 | Girona FC | 19 | 11,423 |