# 2010–11 La Liga

The 2010–11 La Liga (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of La Liga since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010, and concluded on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already partook in the 2009–10 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball – the Nike Total 90 Tracer – served as the official ball for all matches.
Defending champions Barcelona secured a third consecutive and overall 21st La Liga title following a 1–1 draw with Levante on 11 May 2011. The result gave Barcelona a six-point lead with two matches remaining which, combined with their superior head-to-head record against Real Madrid, ensured that they would finish top of the table. Barcelona led the table since defeating Real Madrid 5–0 on 23 November 2010. From that point onwards, they lost only one match en route to winning the title. Barcelona's Lionel Messi won La Liga's Award for Best Player for a third straight year.
The season was again dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid, with second-place Madrid 21 points ahead of third-place Valencia. Having also faced off in the Champions League semi-finals and the Copa del Rey final, the top two rivals met four times over seventeen days, for a total of five meetings this season.

## Teams

Real Valladolid, CD Tenerife and Xerez CD were relegated to the Segunda División after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom three places. Tenerife and Xerez made their immediate return to the second level after just one year in the Spanish top flight, while Valladolid ended a three-year tenure in La Liga.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 Segunda División champions Real Sociedad from San Sebastián, runners-up Hércules CF from Alicante and Levante UD from Valencia. Hércules returned to the highest Spanish football league for the first time after 13 years, while Real Sociedad and Levante terminated their second-level status after three and two years, respectively.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Club home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Almería | Almería | Estadio del Mediterráneo | 22,000 |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 54,851 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Espanyol | Barcelona | Estadi Cornellà-El Prat | 40,500 |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,700 |
| Hércules | Alicante | Estadio José Rico Pérez | 30,000 |
| Levante | Valencia | Estadi Ciutat de València | 25,534 |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 28,963 |
| Mallorca | Palma | Iberostar | 23,142 |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,800 |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero | 22,271 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Estadio Anoeta | 32,076 |
| Sevilla | Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
| Sporting de Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón | 29,800 |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Villarreal | Vila-real | El Madrigal | 25,000 |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
| Almería | Roberto Olabe | José Ortiz | Rasán | Urcisol.com | Andalucía | None | None |
| Athletic Bilbao | Joaquín Caparrós | Pablo Orbaiz | Umbro | Petronor | None | Diputación Foral de Vizcaya | None |
| Atlético Madrid | Quique Sánchez Flores | Antonio López | Nike | Kia | Kyocera | None | Paf |
| Barcelona | Pep Guardiola | Carles Puyol | Nike | UNICEF | None | TV3 | None |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Miguel Ángel Lotina | Manuel Pablo | Lotto | Estrella Galicia | None | None | None |
| Espanyol | Mauricio Pochettino | Iván de la Peña | Li-Ning | InterApuestas.com | None | TV3 | None |
| Getafe | Míchel | Javier Casquero | Joma | Burger King | Nevir | None | MisterApuestas, IG Markets |
| Hércules | Miroslav Đukić | Paco Peña | Nike | Comunitat Valenciana | None | None | None |
| Levante | Luis García Plaza | Sergio Ballesteros | Luanvi | Comunitat Valenciana | València Terra i Mar - Diputació de València, MisterApuestas/BetVictor | None | Grupo Agora, MisterApuestas/BetVictor |
| Málaga | Manuel Pellegrini | Francesc Arnau | Li Ning | WilliamHill.com | Andalucía | None | Málaga Ciudad Genial |
| Mallorca | Michael Laudrup | Nunes | Macron | bet-at-home.com | Air Europa | ib-red | Meliá Hoteles, Illes Balears |
| Osasuna | José Luis Mendilibar | Javad Nekounam | Astore | None | NGS Technology | Caja Navarra | Reyno de Navarra, NGS Technology |
| Racing Santander | Marcelino | Pablo Pinillos | SLAM | Palacios Chorizo | Cantabria Infinita | None | None |
| Real Madrid | José Mourinho | Iker Casillas | Adidas | Bwin.com | None | None | None |
| Real Sociedad | Martín Lasarte | Mikel Aranburu | Astore | Gipuzkoa Euskararekin Bat | Kutxa | None | None |
| Sevilla | Gregorio Manzano | Andrés Palop | Joma | 12BET.com | Andalucía | None | 12BET.com |
| Sporting de Gijón | Manolo Preciado | Rafel Sastre | Astore | Gijón - Asturias | Las Delicias Restaurante | Asturias Paraíso Natural, Deporte Asturiano | Asturias Paraíso Natural, Gijón, Deporte Asturiano |
| Valencia | Unai Emery | Vicente | Kappa | Unibet | None | None | Herbalife |
| Villarreal | Juan Carlos Garrido | Marcos Senna | Puma | Aeroport Castelló | Comunitat Valenciana | Canal Nou | None |
| Zaragoza | Javier Aguirre | Gabi | Adidas | Proniño | None | Aragón TV | None |
^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Mallorca | Gregorio Manzano | End of contract | 19 May 2010 | Pre-season | Michael Laudrup | 2 July 2010 |
| Real Madrid | Manuel Pellegrini | Sacked | 26 May 2010 | Pre-season | José Mourinho | 28 May 2010 |
| Málaga | Juan Muñiz | Sacked | 16 June 2010 | Pre-season | Jesualdo Ferreira | 17 June 2010 |
| Sevilla | Antonio Álvarez | Sacked | 26 September 2010 | 7th | Gregorio Manzano | 26 September 2010 |
| Málaga | Jesualdo Ferreira | Sacked | 2 November 2010 | 18th | Manuel Pellegrini | 2 November 2010 |
| Zaragoza | José Aurelio Gay | Sacked | 17 November 2010 | 20th | Javier Aguirre | 17 November 2010 |
| Almería | Juanma Lillo | Sacked | 20 November 2010 | 19th | José Luis Oltra | 24 November 2010 |
| Racing Santander | Miguel Ángel Portugal | Sacked | 7 February 2011 | 16th | Marcelino | 9 February 2011 |
| Osasuna | José Antonio Camacho | Sacked | 14 February 2011 | 18th | José Luis Mendilibar | 14 February 2011 |
| Hércules | Esteban Vigo | Sacked | 20 March 2011 | 20th | Miroslav Đukić | 23 March 2011 |
| Almería | José Luis Oltra | Sacked | 5 April 2011 | 20th | Roberto Olabe | 5 April 2011 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 95 | 21 | +74 | 96 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 33 | +69 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | Espanyol | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 49 | |
| 9 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 47 | |
| 10 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 47 | |
| 11 | Málaga | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 46 | |
| 12 | Racing Santander | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 46 | |
| 13 | Zaragoza | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 45 | |
| 14 | Levante | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 45 | |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 45 | |
| 16 | Getafe | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 44 | |
| 17 | Mallorca | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 44 | |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 43 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 19 | Hércules (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 35 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Almería (R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 30 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 3 SEV: 7 pts; ATH: 6 pts; ATM: 4 pts
* ↑ The 2010–11 Copa del Rey champions (Real Madrid) and runners-up (Barcelona) qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, thus the 7th-placed team qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
* 1 2 OSA 1–1 SPG; SPG 1–1 OSA
* 1 2 MLG 4–1 RAC; RAC 1–2 MLG
* 1 2 3 ZAR: 9 pts; LEV: 4 pts → LEV 2–1 RSO; RSO: 4 pts → RSO 1–1 LEV
* 1 2 GET 3–0 MLL; MLL 2–0 GET

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALM | ATH | ATM | FCB | RCD | ESP | GET | HÉR | LEV | MCF | MLL | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SFC | RSG | VCF | VIL | ZAR |
| Almería | | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–8 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Espanyol | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Getafe | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Hércules | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Levante | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Málaga | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Mallorca | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Osasuna | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Racing Santander | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Real Madrid | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Sevilla | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Valencia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–6 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Villarreal | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Zaragoza | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | |

## Awards
### La Liga Awards

La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with Awards.
| Award | Recipient |
| Best Player | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| Best Coach | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
| Best Goalkeeper | Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) |
| Best Defender | Eric Abidal (Barcelona) |
| Best Midfielder(s) | Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
| Best Forward | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Mesut Özil | Real Madrid | 18 |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 18 |
| 3 | Dani Alves | Barcelona | 15 |
| 4 | Xabi Prieto | Real Sociedad | 13 |
| 5 | Juan Mata | Valencia | 12 |
| 6 | Ángel Di María | Real Madrid | 11 |
| 7 | Santi Cazorla | Villarreal | 10 |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 10 |
| 9 | Valdo | Levante | 8 |
| 9 | Borja Valero | Villarreal | 8 |
* Source: ESPN Soccernet Archived 26 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine

### Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is 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 | Víctor Valdés | Barcelona | 16 | 32 | 0.50 |
| 2 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 32 | 34 | 0.94 |
| 3 | Dani Aranzubia | Deportivo La Coruña | 36 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Diego López | Villarreal | 44 | 38 | 1.16 |
| 5 | Ricardo | Osasuna | 46 | 38 | 1.21 |
* Source: futbol.sportec

### Fair Play award

This award was given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking took into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to know this aspect, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
| Rank | Club | Matches | | | | | | | | Total Points |
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | 95 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 100 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 38 | 90 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 101 |
| 3 | Racing Santander | 38 | 87 | 2 | 4 | – | 1$^{38}$ | – | – | 108 |
| 4 | Hércules | 38 | 94 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 109 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 81 | 0 | 0 | – | 2$^{9,37}$ | 4 Milds$^{3,14,23,36}$ | – | 111 |
| 6 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 96 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 Mild$^{21}$ | – | 112 |
| 7 | Real Madrid | 38 | 94 | 4 | 3 | – | 1$^5$ | – | – | 116 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 38 | 95 | 3 | 2 | – | 2$^{25}$ | – | – | 117 |
| 9 | Almería | 38 | 99 | 1 | 3 | – | 3$^{25,29,35}$ | – | – | 125 |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 105 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 Mild$^{11}$ | – | 125 |
| 11 | Getafe | 38 | 111 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 132 |
| 12 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 110 | 2 | 3 | – | 2$^{27,35}$ | – | – | 133 |
| 13 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 104 | 0 | 5 | – | 3$^{8,13}$ | – | – | 134 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 38 | 119 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 1 Mild$^{36}$ | – | 137 |
| 15 | Málaga | 38 | 104 | 3 | 3 | – | 1$^{20}$ | 3 Milds$^{18,25,38}$ | – | 139 |
| 16 | Osasuna | 38 | 112 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 3 Milds$^{21,36,38}$ | – | 141 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 38 | 102 | 3 | 3 | – | 2$^{16,28}$ | 4 Milds$^{4,6,33,38}$ | – | 147 |
| 18 | Levante | 38 | 125 | 0 | 3 | – | 2$^{36,37}$ | 1 Mild$^{38}$ | – | 149 |
| 18 | Valencia | 38 | 130 | 4 | 2 | – | 1$^{25}$ | – | – | 149 |
| 20 | Zaragoza | 38 | 125 | 3 | 4 | – | 1$^8$ | 1 Mild$^{31}$ | – | 153 |
* Source: 2010–11 Fair Play Rankings Season.
Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings
Legend:
| Icon | Term | Points of sanction | Description |
| | Yellow Card | 1 point/yellow card | |
| | Double Yellow Card/Ejection | 2 points/double yellow card | |
| | Direct Red Card | 3 points/red card | |
| | Games of Suspension (Player) | As many as banned games | When a player is banned for play more than 3 future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction |
| | Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel) | 5 points/banned game | When some person of the club (not player) is banned for x future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction |
| | Audience Behaviour | Mild (5 points) Serious (6 points) Very Serious (7 points) | When the audience makes some altercations such as explosions, flares, throwing objects to the ground, racist chanting, etc. |
| | Closure of Stadium | 10 points/match with closured stadium | When serious incidents happen which are punished by the closure of the stadium |
| It also accounts cards to non-players ||||
| The number in superscript is the corresponding round to the sanction ||||
| Important note: This table is not a count of cards and sanctions resulting from the matches, this table takes into account the removal or application of some cards and sanctions by the competent bodies (Competition Committee, Appeal Committee and Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee) ||||

### Pedro Zaballa award

Real Madrid

### Overall

* Most wins - Barcelona (30)
* Fewest wins - Almería (6)
* Most draws - Sporting Gijón (14)
* Fewest draws - Real Sociedad (3)
* Most losses - Real Sociedad and Hércules (21)
* Fewest losses - Barcelona (2)
* Most goals scored - Real Madrid (102)
* Fewest goals scored - Deportivo La Coruña (31)
* Most goals conceded - Almería (70)
* Fewest goals conceded - Barcelona (21)

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Fernando Llorente for Athletic Bilbao against Hércules (28 August 2010).
* Last goal of the season: Kennedy Bakircioglu for Racing Santander against Athletic Bilbao (21 May 2011).

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Cristiano Ronaldo$^4$ | Real Madrid | Racing Santander | 6–1 (H) | 23 October 2010 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Almería | 8–0 (A) | 20 November 2010 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 (H) | 20 November 2010 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Villarreal | 4–2 (H) | 9 January 2011 |
| Luís Fabiano | Sevilla | Levante | 4–1 (H) | 22 January 2011 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 (H) | 5 February 2011 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Málaga | 7–0 (H) | 3 March 2011 |
| Roberto Soldado$^4$ | Valencia | Getafe | 4–2 (A) | 2 April 2011 |
| Diego Costa | Atlético Madrid | Osasuna | 3–2 (A) | 3 April 2011 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | Real Madrid | Valencia | 6–3 (A) | 23 April 2011 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo$^4$ | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 6–2 (A) | 7 May 2011 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Getafe | 3–0 (H) | 10 May 2011 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | Real Madrid | Almeria | 8–1 (H) | 21 May 2011 |
| Sergio Agüero | Atlético Madrid | Mallorca | 4–2 (A) | 21 May 2011 |
$^4$ Player scored four goals (H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Discipline

* First yellow card of the season: Noé Pamarot for Hércules against Athletic Bilbao (28 August 2010)
* First red card of the season: Matías Fritzler for Hércules against Athletic Bilbao (28 August 2010)

## Attendances

FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2010-11 edition of La Liga.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 79,268 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 71,289 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 19 | 41,526 |
| 4 | Valencia CF | 19 | 39,963 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 19 | 36,042 |
| 6 | Sevilla FC | 19 | 35,789 |
| 7 | RCD Espanyol | 19 | 26,873 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 25,227 |
| 9 | Málaga CF | 19 | 24,904 |
| 10 | Real Zaragoza | 19 | 21,654 |
| 11 | Hércules CF | 19 | 21,452 |
| 12 | Real Sporting de Gijón | 19 | 21,310 |
| 13 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 19 | 19,984 |
| 14 | Villarreal CF | 19 | 18,826 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 19 | 16,109 |
| 16 | Racing de Santander | 19 | 15,228 |
| 17 | RCD Mallorca | 19 | 14,453 |
| 18 | UD Almería | 19 | 11,759 |
| 19 | Levante UD | 19 | 11,622 |
| 20 | Getafe CF | 19 | 11,132 |