# 2015–16 La Liga

The 2015–16 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions. The season began on 21 August 2015, and concluded on 15 May 2016.
Barcelona successfully retained the title (their 24th Liga overall) following a 3–0 win against Granada on the final matchday. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid were engaged in an intense title race, with the three teams finishing with 91, 90 and 88 points respectively.
Barcelona's Luis Suárez finished as the league's top scorer, becoming the first player apart from Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to do so since the 2008–09 season.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, Real Betis and Sporting Gijón, and the winners of the play-offs, Las Palmas.
Almería and Córdoba were relegated to 2015–16 Segunda División in the previous season, after spending two and one years in La Liga, respectively. Elche was administratively relegated despite finishing in 13th. Following the competition rules, Eibar, who finished 18th, remained in the league.
Real Betis was the first team from the Segunda División to achieve promotion, after a one-year absence from La Liga, on 24 May 2015 after winning 3–0 over Alcorcón.
On 7 June 2015, Sporting Gijón secured promotion on the final matchday, after their 3–0 win against Betis allowed the club to leapfrog Girona, who drew their final match and could not retain second place and automatic promotion. Sporting returned to the top level after three years.
Las Palmas achieved promotion on 21 June 2015, after defeating Zaragoza in the promotion play-off final on away goals. Las Palmas won the second 2–0 leg at home after losing the first leg away 3–1, and returned to the first division after thirteen years away. They also became the first island team to play in La Liga since Mallorca's relegation from the top flight in the 2012–13 season. During those thirteen seasons, the club spent two of them in the third-tier Segunda División B.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 54,907 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354 |
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos | 30,000 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 6,267 |
| Espanyol | Barcelona | RCDE Stadium | 40,500 |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,393 |
| Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 23,156 |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria | 32,150 |
| Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas | 14,708 |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 52,500 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 85,454 |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 32,076 |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 42,500 |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón | 29,029 |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | El Madrigal | 24,890 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit | Shirt sponsor |
| Athletic Bilbao | Ernesto Valverde | Carlos Gurpegui | Nike | Kutkabank |
| Atlético Madrid | Diego Simeone | Gabi | Nike | Plus500, Azerbaijan Land of Fire, Huawei |
| Barcelona | Luis Enrique | Andrés Iniesta | Nike | Qatar Airways, Beko, UNICEF |
| Celta Vigo | Eduardo Berizzo | Hugo Mallo | Adidas | Citroën, Estrella Galicia 0,0 , Abanca |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Víctor Sánchez | Manuel Pablo | Lotto | Estrella Galicia 0,0, Abanca, 西甲欢乐多 |
| Eibar | José Luis Mendilibar | Daniel García | Puma | AVIA, Wiko , Eibar Energia Hiria |
| Espanyol | Constantin Gâlcă | Javi López | Joma | Power8/Rastar, Riviera Maya |
| Getafe | Juan Esnáider | Pedro León | Joma | Tecnocasa Group, Gedesco |
| Granada | José González | Diego Mainz | Joma | Solver Sports Capital, Banco Mare Nostrum, Coviran, Caja Rural Granada |
| Las Palmas | Quique Setién | David García | Acerbis | Gran Canaria, Grupo DISA, Islas Canarias/Air Europa, CajaSur, BeCordial Hotels & Resorts, Binter/Domingo Alonso, Volkswagen |
| Levante | Rubi | Juanfran | Nike | East United/BetEast, Baleària, Valencia, BetEast |
| Málaga | Javi Gracia | Duda | Nike | Benahavis |
| Rayo Vallecano | Paco Jémez | David Cobeño | Kelme | Qbao.com, Halcón Viajes |
| Real Betis | Gus Poyet | Jorge Molina | Adidas | UED Sports, Wiko |
| Real Madrid | Zinedine Zidane | Sergio Ramos | Adidas | Fly Emirates |
| Real Sociedad | Eusebio Sacristán | Xabi Prieto | Adidas | Qbao.com, Kutxabank, Canal+ |
| Sevilla | Unai Emery | José Antonio Reyes | New Balance | Reale Seguros, Andalucía , ZTE |
| Sporting Gijón | Abelardo Fernández | Alberto Lora | Kappa | Gijón, Ternera Asturiana, Telecable, Nissan |
| Valencia | Pako Ayestarán | Paco Alcácer | Adidas | Codere (only in UEFA matches), Gol Televisión/beIN Sports, Codere |
| Villarreal | Marcelino | Bruno Soriano | Xtep | Pamesa Cerámica, Endavant |
    1. ^ On the back of shirt.
    2. ^ On the sleeves.
    3. ^ On the shorts.
    4. ^ Barcelona made a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the back of the club's kit.
    5. ^ Deportivo had a phrase in Chinese characters on the back of its shorts meaning "La Liga is Diverse".
    6. ^ Sevilla featured these sponsors only for the 2016 Copa del Rey Final.
    7. Additionally, referee kits were now made by Adidas, sponsored by Würth, and Nike had a new match ball, the Ordem LFP.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Real Madrid | Carlo Ancelotti | Sacked | 25 May 2015 | Pre-season | Rafael Benítez | 3 June 2015 |
| Getafe | Pablo Franco | Sacked | 1 June 2015 | Pre-season | Fran Escribá | 26 June 2015 |
| Eibar | Gaizka Garitano | Mutual consent | 30 June 2015 | Pre-season | José Luis Mendilibar | 30 June 2015 |
| Las Palmas | Paco Herrera | Sacked | 19 October 2015 | 19th | Quique Setién | 19 October 2015 |
| Levante | Lucas Alcaraz | Sacked | 26 October 2015 | 20th | Rubi | 27 October 2015 |
| Real Sociedad | David Moyes | Sacked | 9 November 2015 | 16th | Eusebio Sacristán | 9 November 2015 |
| Valencia | Nuno Espírito Santo | Resigned | 29 November 2015 | 9th | Gary Neville | 2 December 2015 |
| Espanyol | Sergio González | Sacked | 14 December 2015 | 12th | Constantin Gâlcă | 14 December 2015 |
| Real Madrid | Rafael Benítez | Sacked | 4 January 2016 | 3rd | Zinedine Zidane | 4 January 2016 |
| Real Betis | Pepe Mel | Sacked | 10 January 2016 | 15th | Juan Merino (caretaker) | 3 February 2016 |
| Granada | José Ramón Sandoval | Sacked | 22 February 2016 | 20th | José González | 22 February 2016 |
| Valencia | Gary Neville | Sacked | 30 March 2016 | 14th | Pako Ayestarán | 30 March 2016 |
| Getafe | Fran Escribá | Sacked | 11 April 2016 | 19th | Juan Esnáider | 12 April 2016 |
| Real Betis | Juan Merino | End of caretaker spell | 9 May 2016 | 14th | Gus Poyet | 9 May 2016 |

## Overview

On 14 May 2016, Barcelona won their second consecutive and 24th overall La Liga title, following a 3–0 win over Granada at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on the final matchday. Real Madrid finished one point behind Barcelona as runners-up, having gone on a twelve-match win streak to close out the season. Atlético Madrid ended the season three points off the top in third place, having been eliminated from title contention after a loss to Levante on the penultimate matchday.
Levante were the first team to be mathematically relegated to the Segunda División, following a 1–3 loss against Málaga on 2 May 2016. On 15 May 2016, Sporting Gijón ensured they would remain in the top flight after defeating Villarreal 2–0 and taking advantage of Getafe's loss against Real Betis, which saw Getafe relegated from La Liga for the first time in club history. Rayo Vallecano also went down despite winning their final match of the season.

## League table
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 112 | 29 | +83 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 8 | Málaga | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 48 | |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 48 | |
| 10 | Real Betis | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 45 | |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 44 | |
| 12 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 44 | |
| 13 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 43 | |
| 14 | Eibar | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 43 | |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 42 | |
| 16 | Granada | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 39 | |
| 17 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 39 | |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 38 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Getafe (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 36 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Levante (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 32 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
* ↑ Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
* 1 2 Málaga finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga 3–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Málaga.
* 1 2 Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia.
* 1 2 Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar.
* 1 2 Granada finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada 2–0 Sporting Gijón, Sporting Gijón 3–3 Granada.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | CEL | RCD | EIB | ESP | GET | GCF | LPA | LEV | MCF | RVA | RBB | RMA | RSO | SFC | RSG | VCF | VIL |
| Athletic Bilbao | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Barcelona | 6–0 | 2–1 | | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Celta Vigo | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–8 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Eibar | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Espanyol | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Getafe | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Granada | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Las Palmas | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Levante | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Málaga | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Real Betis | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 7–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 10–2 | 5–0 | | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Sevilla | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Sporting Gijón | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Valencia | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 0–2 |
| Villarreal | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Salva Sevilla for Espanyol against Getafe (22 August 2015)
* Last goal of the season: Álvaro Medrán for Getafe against Real Betis (15 May 2016)

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 40 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 35 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 26 |
| 4 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 24 |
| 4 | Neymar | Barcelona | 24 |
| 6 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | 22 |
| 7 | Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | 20 |
| 8 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 19 |
| 8 | Rubén Castro | Real Betis | 19 |
| 10 | Borja Bastón | Eibar | 18 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 16 |
| 1 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 16 |
| 3 | Koke | Atlético Madrid | 14 |
| 4 | Neymar | Barcelona | 12 |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 11 |
| 6 | Marco Asensio | Espanyol | 10 |
| 6 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 10 |
| 6 | Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | 10 |
| 6 | Roberto Soldado | Villarreal | 10 |
| 10 | Jonathan Viera | Las Palmas | 9 |

### Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals against | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 18 | 38 | 0.47 |
| 2 | Claudio Bravo | Barcelona | 22 | 32 | 0.69 |
| 3 | Alphonse Areola | Villarreal | 26 | 32 | 0.81 |
| 4 | Keylor Navas | Real Madrid | 28 | 34 | 0.82 |
| 5 | Gorka Iraizoz | Athletic Bilbao | 37 | 36 | 1.03 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference |
| Cristiano Ronaldo$^5$ | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 6–0 (A) | 12 September 2015 | Report |
| Imanol Agirretxe | Real Sociedad | Granada | 3–0 (A) | 22 September 2015 | Report |
| Charles | Málaga | Real Sociedad | 3–1 (H) | 3 October 2015 | Report |
| Neymar$^4$ | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 5–2 (H) | 17 October 2015 | Report |
| Kevin Gameiro | Sevilla | Getafe | 5–0 (H) | 24 October 2015 | Report |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Eibar | 3–1 (H) | 25 October 2015 | Report |
| Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | Rayo Vallecano | 3–0 (A) | 29 November 2015 | Report |
| Antonio Sanabria | Sporting Gijón | Las Palmas | 3–1 (H) | 6 December 2015 | Report |
| Gareth Bale$^4$ | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | 10–2 (H) | 20 December 2015 | Report |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | 10–2 (H) | 20 December 2015 | Report |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Granada | 4–0 (H) | 9 January 2016 | Report |
| Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 5–0 (H) | 9 January 2016 | Report |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | 6–0 (H) | 17 January 2016 | Report |
| Antonio Sanabria | Sporting Gijón | Real Sociedad | 5–1 (H) | 22 January 2016 | Report |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 6–0 (H) | 31 January 2016 | Report Archived 24 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Celta Vigo | 6–1 (H) | 14 February 2016 | Report |
| Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | Deportivo La Coruña | 4–1 (H) | 2 March 2016 | Report |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 5–1 (A) | 3 March 2016 | Report |
| Cristiano Ronaldo$^4$ | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | 7–1 (H) | 5 March 2016 | Report |
| Luis Suárez$^4$ | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña | 8–0 (A) | 20 April 2016 | Report |
| Paco Alcácer | Valencia | Eibar | 4–0 (H) | 20 April 2016 | Report |
| Youssef El-Arabi | Granada | Levante | 5–1 (H) | 21 April 2016 | Report |
| Luis Suárez$^4$ | Barcelona | Sporting Gijón | 6–0 (H) | 23 April 2016 | Report |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Granada | 3–0 (A) | 14 May 2016 | Report |
$^4$ Player scored four goals $^5$ Player scored five goals (H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Discipline

* Most yellow cards (club): 136
** Granada
* Most yellow cards (player): 17
** Rubén Pérez (Granada)
* Most red cards (club): 10
** Rayo Vallecano
* Most red cards (player): 2
** Aythami Artiles (Las Palmas)
** Gustavo Cabral (Celta Vigo)
** Nacho Cases (Sporting Gijón)
** Deyverson (Levante)
** Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
** Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol)
** Simão (Levante)

### Overall

* Most wins - Barcelona (29)
* Fewest wins - Deportivo La Coruña and Levante (8)
* Most draws - Deportivo La Coruña (18)
* Fewest draws - Barcelona and Atlético Madrid (4)
* Most losses - Levante (22)
* Fewest losses - Real Madrid (4)
* Most goals scored - Barcelona (112)
* Fewest goals scored - Real Betis (34)
* Most goals conceded - Espanyol (74)
* Fewest goals conceded - Atlético Madrid (18)

## Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Barcelona | 1,486,763 | 98,902 | 65,531 | 78,251 | +0.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 1,286,433 | 80,148 | 61,564 | 67,707 | −7.8%$^†$ |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 820,812 | 51,933 | 29,737 | 43,201 | −7.2%$^†$ |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 797,268 | 47,785 | 37,552 | 41,961 | +3.3%$^†$ |
| 5 | Valencia | 709,329 | 47,217 | 27,876 | 37,333 | −14.8%$^†$ |
| 6 | Real Betis | 686,700 | 46,061 | 24,879 | 36,142 | +18.0%$^1$ |
| 7 | Sevilla | 646,007 | 40,395 | 21,915 | 34,000 | +9.3%$^†$ |
| 8 | Sporting Gijón | 440,723 | 28,140 | 19,536 | 23,196 | +20.1%$^1$ |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruña | 437,148 | 29,666 | 16,185 | 23,008 | +8.1%$^†$ |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 402,922 | 28,414 | 15,819 | 21,206 | +32.4%$^1$ |
| 11 | Málaga | 401,292 | 28,290 | 13,909 | 21,121 | −5.1%$^†$ |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 386,468 | 27,484 | 12,755 | 20,340 | −8.0%$^†$ |
| 13 | Espanyol | 348,353 | 27,395 | 12,461 | 18,334 | −1.9%$^†$ |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 342,272 | 24,519 | 13,584 | 18,014 | −5.9%$^†$ |
| 15 | Villarreal | 318,573 | 23,450 | 12,843 | 16,767 | +5.0%$^†$ |
| 16 | Granada | 301,361 | 20,552 | 12,711 | 15,861 | −3.8%$^†$ |
| 17 | Levante | 259,258 | 22,424 | 9,225 | 13,645 | −10.6%$^†$ |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano | 218,308 | 13,775 | 9,301 | 11,490 | +8.1%$^†$ |
| 19 | Getafe | 138,861 | 12,772 | 4,532 | 7,308 | −0.7%$^†$ |
| 20 | Eibar | 98,868 | 5,941 | 4,215 | 5,204 | +8.9%$^†$ |
| | League total | 10,527,719 | 98,902 | 4,215 | 27,705 | +3.6%$^†$ |
Source: Notes: 1: Team played last season in Segunda División.

## Awards
### Seasonal

La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.
| Award | Recipient |
| Best Player | Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) |
| Best Coach | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
| Best Goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) |
| Best Defender | Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) |
| Best Midfielder | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) |
| Best Forward | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |

### Team of the Year

Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) |
| Defence | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) | Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) | Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) | Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) | Marcelo (Real Madrid) |
| Midfield | Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) | Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) | Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) | Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) |
| Attack | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Luis Suárez (Barcelona) | Luis Suárez (Barcelona) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |

### Monthly

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| September | Marcelino | Villarreal | Nolito | Celta Vigo | |
| October | Ernesto Valverde | Athletic Bilbao | Borja Bastón | Eibar | |
| November | Diego Simeone | Atlético Madrid | Neymar | Barcelona | |
| December | Javi Gracia | Málaga | Lucas Pérez | Deportivo La Coruña | |
| January | Unai Emery | Sevilla | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | |
| February | Eusebio Sacristán | Real Sociedad | Miku | Rayo Vallecano | |
| March | Quique Setién | Las Palmas | Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | |
| April | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | Koke | Atlético Madrid | |
| May | Luis Enrique | Barcelona | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | |

## Broadcasting rights

Telefónica purchased the exclusive television broadcasting rights to telecast the 2015–16 season in Spain. Sky Sports had exclusive rights in the United Kingdom, and beIN Sports had exclusive rights to air the season in various countries, including the United States, Canada, MENA, France and the Middle East. KBSN Sports had the exclusive television broadcasting rights in South Korea, apart from internet broadcasting.