La Liga

La Liga, officially known as the Primera División, is the top professional football (soccer) division in Spain. It is part of the Spanish football league system and is contested by 20 teams. La Liga was founded in 1929 and operates under the governance of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The league is renowned for its high level of competition and has produced some of the most famous football clubs in the world, including FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The teams compete in a round-robin format, where each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away. The season typically runs from August to May, and the team with the most points at the end of the season is crowned the champion. La Liga also features a system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División, meaning that the lowest-performing teams may be relegated to the lower division, while the best teams from that division are promoted to La Liga. The league is known for its stylistic play and has attracted many of the world’s best players and coaches.