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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.

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.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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.

Teams relegated to Segunda División

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.

Teams promoted from Segunda División

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.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main kit sponsor	Other kit sponsor(s)
Almería	Rubi	César de la Hoz	Castore	Khaled Juffali Company	Power Horse, Durrat Al Arous, Kudu Restaurants, TCI GECOMP
Athletic Bilbao	Ernesto Valverde	Iker Muniain	New Balance	Kutxabank	Digi Communications, B2BinPay
Atlético Madrid	Diego Simeone	Koke	Nike	WhaleFin	Ria Money Transfer, Hyundai
Barcelona	Xavi	Sergio Busquets		Spotify	UNHCR, Ambilight TV
Cádiz	Sergio	José Mari	Macron	Digi Communications	Humanox, Motoreto, Wehumans
Celta Vigo	Carlos Carvalhal	Hugo Mallo	Adidas	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Abanca, AIX Investment Group, Grupo Recalvi
Elche	Sebastián Beccacece	Gonzalo Verdú	Nike	TM Real Estate Group	Sfidante
Espanyol	Luis García	Sergi Darder	Kelme	Riviera Maya	Digi Communications, Reale Seguros, Crypto SNACK
Getafe	José Bordalás	Djené	Joma	Tecnocasa Group	Motoreto
Girona	Míchel	Cristhian Stuani	Puma	Gosbi	Open Arms, Costa Brava, Parlem
Mallorca	Javier Aguirre	Antonio Raíllo	Nike	αGEL	Alua Hotels & Resorts, Juaneda, OK Mobility, Air Europa, Specialized
Osasuna	Jagoba Arrasate	David García	Adidas	Verleal	HR Motor, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Rayo Vallecano	Andoni Iraola	Óscar Trejo	Umbro	Digi Communications	Los Sueños Development Group
Real Betis	Manuel Pellegrini	Joaquín	Hummel	Finetwork	LegacyFX, Reale Seguros, MuchBetter
Real Madrid	Carlo Ancelotti	Karim Benzema	Adidas	Emirates	None
Real Sociedad	Imanol Alguacil	Asier Illarramendi	Macron	Cazoo	Kutxabank, Reale Seguros, Finetwork
Sevilla	Diego Alonso	Jesús Navas	Castore	DEGIRO	Andex, Valvoline
Valencia	Rubén Baraja	José Gayà	Puma	Cazoo	Herrero Brigantina, Sailun Tyres, Škoda
Valladolid	Paulo Pezzolano	Jordi Masip	Adidas	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Herbalife Nutrition, JD Sports, INEXO
Villarreal	Quique Setién	Raúl Albiol	Joma	Pamesa Cerámica	Zoomex, Color Star Technology

1. On the back of shirt.

2. On the sleeves.

3. On the shorts.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Espanyol	Luis Blanco	End of caretaker spell	13 May 2022	Pre-season	Diego Martínez	31 May 2022
Valencia	José Bordalás	Sacked	22 May 2022		Gennaro Gattuso	9 June 2022
Athletic Bilbao	Marcelino	Resigned	24 May 2022		Ernesto Valverde	30 June 2022
Elche	Francisco	Sacked	4 October 2022	20th	Alberto Gallego (caretaker)	7 October 2022
Sevilla	Julen Lopetegui		5 October 2022	17th	Jorge Sampaoli	6 October 2022
Elche	Alberto Gallego	End of caretaker spell	12 October 2022	20th	Jorge Almirón	12 October 2022
Villarreal	Unai Emery	Signed by Aston Villa	24 October 2022	7th	Quique Setién	25 October 2022
Celta Vigo	Eduardo Coudet	Sacked	2 November 2022	16th	Carlos Carvalhal	2 November 2022
Elche	Jorge Almirón		7 November 2022	20th	Pablo Machín	17 November 2022
Valencia	Gennaro Gattuso	Mutual consent	31 January 2023	14th	Voro (interim)	31 January 2023
	Voro (interim)	End of caretaker spell	14 February 2023	18th	Rubén Baraja	14 February 2023
Elche	Pablo Machín	Sacked	20 March 2023	20th	Sebastián Beccacece	21 March 2023
Sevilla	Jorge Sampaoli		21 March 2023	14th	José Luis Mendilibar
Valladolid	Pacheta		3 April 2023	15th	Paulo Pezzolano	4 April 2023
Espanyol	Diego Martínez			17th	Luis García	3 April 2023
Getafe	Quique Sánchez Flores		27 April 2023	18th	José Bordalás	29 April 2023

League table

1. Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing. However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.
2. ^ Head-to-head points: Girona 8, Rayo Vallecano 6, Sevilla 1.
3. Sevilla qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.
4. ^ Head-to-head points: Cádiz 8, Getafe 5, Valencia 3.

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season:
  Ezequiel Ávila for Osasuna against Sevilla (12 August 2022)

• Final goal of the season:
  Adri Embarba for Almería against Espanyol (4 June 2023)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona	23
2	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	19
3	Joselu	Espanyol	16
4	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid	15
	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis
	Vedat Muriqi	Mallorca
7	Enes Ünal	Getafe	14
8	Taty Castellanos	Girona	13
	Álvaro Morata	Atlético Madrid
10	Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo	12
	Nicolas Jackson	Villarreal
	Alexander Sørloth	Real Sociedad

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid	16
2	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid	10
3	Mikel Merino	Real Sociedad	9
4	Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona	8
	Rodrygo	Real Madrid
6	Ousmane Dembélé	Barcelona	7
	Rodrigo De Paul	Atlético Madrid
	Brian Oliván	Espanyol
	Isi Palazón	Rayo Vallecano
	Yeremy Pino	Villarreal
	Raphinha	Barcelona
	Lucas Robertone	Almería
	Dani Rodríguez	Mallorca

Zamora Trophy

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
1	Marc-André ter Stegen	Barcelona	37	18	0.49
2	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid	28	20	0.71
3	Álex Remiro	Real Sociedad	38	35	0.92
4	Thibaut Courtois	Real Madrid	31	29	0.94
5	Predrag Rajković	Mallorca	36	40	1.11

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Round
Oihan Sancet	Athletic Bilbao	Cádiz	4–1 (H)	3 February 2023	20
Pere Milla	Elche	Villarreal	3–1 (H)	4 February 2023
Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	Valladolid	6–0 (H)	2 April 2023	27
Taty Castellanos	Girona	Real Madrid	4–2 (H)	25 April 2023	31
Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	Almería	4–2 (H)	29 April 2023	32
Lázaro	Almería	Mallorca	3–0 (H)	20 May 2023	35

– Player scored four goals.

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 14
  • Fede San Emeterio (Cádiz)
  • Óscar Gil (Espanyol)

• Most red cards: 3
  • Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano)
  • Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
  • Isaac Carcelén (Cádiz)
  • Luiz Felipe (Real Betis)
  • Marcos Acuna (Sevilla)
  • Pape Gueye (Sevilla)

Team

• Most yellow cards: 121
  • Mallorca
• Most red cards: 15
  • Betis
• Fewest yellow cards: 68
  • Real Madrid
• Fewest red cards: 2
  • Real Sociedad

Awards

Player of the Season

Pos.	Player	Club	Ref.
GK	Marc-André ter Stegen	Barcelona

Player of the Month

Month	Player of the Month		Reference
	Player	Club
August	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis
September	Federico Valverde	Real Madrid
October	Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona
January	Alexander Sørloth	Real Sociedad
February	Gabri Veiga	Celta Vigo
March	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid
April	Youssef En-Nesyri	Sevilla
May	Nicolas Jackson	Villarreal

Team of the season

EA Sports

Pos.	Player	Club	Ref.
GK	Marc-André ter Stegen	Barcelona
DF	Nahuel Molina	Atlético Madrid
	Jules Koundé	Barcelona
	Éder Militão	Real Madrid
	David García	Osasuna
	Alejandro Balde	Barcelona
MF	Gabri Veiga	Celta Vigo
	Federico Valverde	Real Madrid
	Mikel Merino	Real Sociedad
	Pedri	Barcelona
	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid
FW	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid
	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid
	Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona
	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid

Attendances

See also

• 2022–23 Segunda División
• 2022–23 Primera Federación
• 2022–23 Segunda Federación
• 2022–23 Tercera Federación

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External links

• Official website

• La Liga seasons
• 2022–23 in European association football leagues
• 2022–23 in Spanish football leagues