# 2009–10 La Liga

The 2009–10 La Liga (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009, and concluded on 16 May 2010; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the impending 2010 FIFA World Cup. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball – the Nike T90 Ascente – served as the official ball for all matches.
On 16 May 2010, Barcelona secured a second consecutive La Liga title, and twentieth league title overall, following a 4–0 home victory against Valladolid. Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the La Liga award for Best Player for a second straight season.
Real Madrid's 96 points made them the runners-up with the highest points total in the history of Europe's top five leagues, until this was surpassed by Liverpool's 97 points in the 2018–19 Premier League.

## Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Segunda División
* Xerez CD (debut in top tier)
* Real Zaragoza
* CD Tenerife
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División
* Real Betis
* CD Numancia
* Recreativo de Huelva

## Team information
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Club home city | Venue | 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 | 98,772 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
| Espanyol | Barcelona | Estadi Cornellà-El Prat | 40,500 |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,700 |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 28,963 |
| Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca | ONO Estadi | 23,142 |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | Estadio Reyno de Navarra | 19,800 |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero | 22,271 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
| Sevilla | Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 48,649 |
| Sporting | Gijón | El Molinón | 25,885 |
| Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 24,000 |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | Estadio José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
| Villarreal | Vila-real | El Madrigal | 25,000 |
| Xerez | Jerez de la Frontera | Chapín | 20,523 |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor | Socks sponsor |
| Almería | Alfonso García | Juanma Lillo | UDA | None | Andalucía | None | None | None |
| Athletic Bilbao | Fernando García Macua | Joaquín Caparrós | Umbro | Petronor | Euskadi | Diputación Foral de Vizcaya | None | None |
| Atlético Madrid | Enrique Cerezo | Quique Sánchez Flores | Nike | Kia | Kyocera | None | Paf | None |
| Barcelona | Joan Laporta | Pep Guardiola | Nike | UNICEF | None | TV3 | None | None |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Augusto Lendoiro | Miguel Ángel Lotina | Lotto | Estrella Galicia | None | None | None | None |
| Espanyol | Daniel Sánchez Llibre | Mauricio Pochettino | Uhlsport | Interapuestas.com | Trina Solar | TV3 | Abasol | None |
| Getafe | Ángel Torres | Míchel | Joma | Burger King | Grupo Galco | None | SDS Seguridad | None |
| Málaga | Fernando Sanz | Juan Muñiz | Umbro | William Hill | Andalucía | Tesesa | Clínicas Rincón Torre del Mar, Málaga 2016 Capital Europea de la Cultura | None |
| Mallorca | Tomeu Vidal | Gregorio Manzano | In-house/Macron | Illes Balears/Air Europa | Construcciones Llabrés Feliu | ib-red | Meliá Hoteles, Illes Balears | Quely |
| Osasuna | Patxi Izco | José Antonio Camacho | Diadora | Yingli Solar | NGS Technology | Caja Navarra | Reyno de Navarra, NGS Technology | None |
| Racing Santander | Francisco Pernía | Miguel Ángel Portugal | SLAM | None | None | Cantabria Infinita | None | None |
| Real Madrid | Florentino Pérez | Manuel Pellegrini | Adidas | bwin.com | None | None | None | None |
| Sevilla | José María del Nido | Antonio Álvarez | Joma | 12BET | Andalucía | 12BET | 12BET | None |
| Sporting | Manuel Vega-Arango | Manolo Preciado | Astore | Gijón, Asturias | Vegasol | Asturias Paraíso Natural, Deporte Asturiano | Asturias Paraíso Natural, Gijón, Deporte Asturiano | None |
| Tenerife | Miguel Concepción | José Luis Oltra | Puma | CajaCanarias (H)/Tenerife disfruta de todo (A) | Televisión Canaria, Cepsa | Televisión Canaria (H)/Islas Líneas Aéreas (A), CajaCanarias | CajaCanarias, Televisión Canaria | None |
| Valencia | Manuel Llorente | Unai Emery | Kappa | Unibet | None | None | Herbalife | None |
| Valladolid | Carlos Suárez Sureda | Javier Clemente | Puma | Caja Duero | En tu corazón Valladolid | Vino Emina Sin | Banco de Castilla, Del Cura y Miranda AXA | None |
| Villarreal | Fernando Roig | Juan Carlos Garrido | Puma | Aeroport Castelló | None | Canal Nou | None | None |
| Xerez | Federico Souza | Néstor Gorosito | Legea | Cajasol | None | None | None | None |
| Zaragoza | Agapito Iglesias | José Aurelio Gay | Adidas | Telefónica | None | None | None | None |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Málaga | Antonio Tapia | Mutual consent | 1 June 2009 | Juan Muñiz | 13 June 2009 | 8th (2008–09) |
| Real Madrid | Juande Ramos | End of contract | 1 June 2009 | Manuel Pellegrini | 2 June 2009 | 2nd (2008–09) |
| Villarreal | Manuel Pellegrini | Signed for Real Madrid and thus purchased rights for €4m | 2 June 2009 | Ernesto Valverde | 2 June 2009 | 5th (2008–09) |
| Racing Santander | Juan Muñiz | Mutual consent | 13 June 2009 | Juan Carlos Mandiá | 26 June 2009 | 12th (2008–09) |
| Xerez | Esteban Vigo | Mutual consent | 28 June 2009 | José Ángel Ziganda | 8 July 2009 | 1st in Segunda División (2008–09) |
| Atlético Madrid | Abel Resino | Sacked | 23 October 2009 | Quique Sánchez Flores | 23 October 2009 | 15th |
| Racing Santander | Juan Carlos Mandiá | Sacked | 9 November 2009 | Miguel Ángel Portugal | 19 November 2009 | 17th |
| Zaragoza | Marcelino | Sacked | 12 December 2009 | José Aurelio Gay | 23 December 2009 | 17th |
| Almería | Hugo Sánchez | Sacked | 20 December 2009 | Juanma Lillo | 23 December 2009 | 17th |
| Xerez | José Ángel Ziganda | Sacked | 12 January 2010 | Néstor Gorosito | 19 January 2010 | 20th |
| Villarreal | Ernesto Valverde | Sacked | 31 January 2010 | Juan Carlos Garrido | 1 February 2010 | 9th |
| Valladolid | José Luis Mendilibar | Sacked | 1 February 2010 | Onésimo Sánchez | 1 February 2010 | 17th |
| Sevilla | Manolo Jiménez | Sacked | 23 March 2010 | Antonio Álvarez | 26 March 2010 | 5th |
| Valladolid | Onésimo Sánchez | Sacked | 5 April 2010 | Javier Clemente | 6 April 2010 | 19th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 98 | 24 | +74 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 96 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 62 | |
| 6 | Getafe | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 47 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 44 | |
| 12 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 43 | |
| 13 | Almería | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 42 | |
| 14 | Zaragoza | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 41 | |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 | |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 39 | |
| 17 | Málaga | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 37 | |
| 18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 36 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 19 | Tenerife (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 36 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Xerez (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 34 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.
* 1 2 DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
* ↑ Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
* 1 2 VLD 3–3 TEN; TEN 0–0 VLD. As the aggregate score is a draw (3–3), the team with the higher goal difference between these two teams qualifies first and over the other one (Valladolid 18th, with −25; Tenerife 19th with −34)

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALM | ATH | ATM | FCB | RCD | ESP | GET | MCF | MLL | OSA | RAC | RMA | SFC | RSG | TEN | VCF | VLD | VIL | XER | ZAR |
| Almería | | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Espanyol | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Getafe | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 |
| Málaga | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Mallorca | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Osasuna | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Racing Santander | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 |
| Sevilla | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Tenerife | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Valencia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Valladolid | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Villarreal | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Xerez | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 3–2 |
| Zaragoza | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | |

## Awards
### La Liga Awards

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 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| Best Coach | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
| Best Goalkeeper | Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) |
| Best Defender | Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) |
| Best Midfielder(s) | Xavi (Barcelona) Jesús Navas (Sevilla) |
| Best Forward | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |

### Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 34 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Real Madrid | 27 |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 26 |
| 4 | David Villa | Valencia | 21 |
| 5 | Diego Forlán | Atlético Madrid | 18 |
| 6 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Barcelona | 16 |
| 6 | Roberto Soldado | Getafe | 16 |
| 8 | Luís Fabiano | Sevilla | 15 |
| 9 | Fernando Llorente | Athletic Bilbao | 14 |
| 9 | Nino | Tenerife | 14 |
* Source: futbol.sportec

### 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 | 24 | 38 | 0.63 |
| 2 | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 36 | 38 | 0.95 |
| 3 | César Sánchez | Valencia | 29 | 30 | 0.97 |
| 4 | Daniel Aranzubia | Deportivo La Coruña | 42 | 36 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Ricardo | Osasuna | 45 | 37 | 1.22 |
* Source: futbol.sportec

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Xavi | Barcelona | 14 |
| 2 | Dani Alves | Barcelona | 10 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 10 |
| 4 | Guti | Real Madrid | 9 |
| 4 | Pedro León | Getafe | 9 |
| 4 | Marcelo | Real Madrid | 9 |
| 4 | Jesús Navas | Sevilla | 9 |
| 8 | Éver Banega | Valencia | 8 |
| 8 | Chory Castro | Mallorca | 8 |
| 8 | Momo | Xerez | 8 |
| 8 | Pedro Munitis | Racing Santander | 8 |
| 8 | Borja Valero | Mallorca | 8 |
* Source: ESPN Soccernet Archived 30 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

### Fair Play award

This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, 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 | | | | | | | | Points |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 38 | 85 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 98 |
| 2 | Tenerife | 38 | 86 | 2 | 2 | – | 1$^{13}$ | – | – | 101 |
| 3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 68 | 1 | 3 | – | 4$^{10,21,28,28}$ | 1 Mild$^{17}$ | – | 104 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 38 | 73 | 2 | 3 | – | 4$^{5,18,21,25}$ | – | – | 106 |
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 93 | 1 | 2 | – | 2$^{6,11}$ | – | – | 111 |
| 6 | Almería | 38 | 98 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 Mild$^{36}$ | – | 115 |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 90 | 4 | 3 | – | 2$^{1,23}$ | 1 Mild$^{10}$ | – | 122 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 38 | 83 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 2 Milds$^{7,11}$, 1 Serious$^{14}$ | – | 123 |
| 8 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 98 | 2 | 2 | – | 1$^{34}$ | 2 Milds$^{20,34}$ | – | 123 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 38 | 110 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 125 |
| 11 | Racing Santander | 38 | 104 | 1 | 1 | – | 4$^{5,20,24,29}$ | – | – | 129 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 38 | 95 | 5 | 4 | – | 1$^5$ | 2 Milds$^{8,37}$ | – | 132 |
| 13 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 96 | 4 | 5 | – | 1$^{22}$ | 2 Milds$^{7,11}$ | – | 134 |
| 13 | Getafe | 38 | 107 | 2 | 1 | – | 3$^{5,27,28}$ | 1 Mild$^{22}$ | – | 134 |
| 13 | Valladolid | 38 | 100 | 3 | 6 | – | 2$^{10,20}$ | – | – | 134 |
| 16 | Valencia | 38 | 113 | 3 | 4 | – | 1$^{24}$ | 2 Milds$^{3,23}$ | – | 146 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 38 | 101 | 4 | 6 | – | 2$^1$ | 2 Milds$^{12,19}$ | – | 147 |
| 18 | Xerez | 38 | 100 | 4 | 5 | – | 5$^{10,23,25,31,32}$ | 1 Mild$^{22}$ | – | 153 |
| 19 | Zaragoza | 38 | 129 | 2 | 2 | – | 2$^{10,27}$ | 1 Mild$^{34}$ | – | 154 |
| 20 | Málaga | 38 | 135 | 1 | 8 | – | – | 1 Mild$^{23}$ | – | 166 |
* Source: Guia As de La Liga 2010–11, p. 129 (sports magazine)
Source: RFEF Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions, Spanish Sports Disciplinary 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

Atlético Madrid and Sevilla supporters

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Raúl for Real Madrid against Deportivo (29 August 2009).
* Last goal of the season: Rafael van der Vaart for Real Madrid against Málaga (16 May 2010).

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Roberto Soldado | Getafe | Racing Santander | 4–1 (A) | 30 August 2009 |
| Seydou Keita | Barcelona | Zaragoza | 6–1 (H) | 25 October 2009 |
| Roberto Soldado | Getafe | Xerez | 5–1 (H) | 29 November 2009 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Tenerife | 5–0 (A) | 10 January 2010 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | 3–0 (H) | 14 March 2010 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | Real Madrid | Valladolid | 4–1 (A) | 14 March 2010 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Zaragoza | 4–2 (A) | 21 March 2010 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Mallorca | 4–1 (A) | 5 May 2010 |

### Discipline

* First yellow card of the season: Dani Aranzubia for Deportivo La Coruña against Real Madrid (29 August 2009)
* First red card of the season: Leandro Gioda for Xerez against Mallorca (30 August 2009)

## Attendances

FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2009-10 edition of La Liga.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 78,097 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 74,921 |
| 3 | Valencia CF | 19 | 41,642 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 19 | 40,815 |
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 19 | 37,830 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 19 | 36,642 |
| 7 | RCD Espanyol | 19 | 27,229 |
| 8 | Real Zaragoza | 19 | 24,632 |
| 9 | Málaga CF | 19 | 23,918 |
| 10 | Real Sporting de Gijón | 19 | 20,329 |
| 11 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 19 | 18,932 |
| 12 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 18,285 |
| 13 | CD Tenerife | 19 | 18,082 |
| 14 | Villarreal CF | 19 | 17,263 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 19 | 17,008 |
| 16 | Xerez CD | 19 | 16,708 |
| 17 | Racing de Santander | 19 | 16,515 |
| 18 | RCD Mallorca | 19 | 13,036 |
| 19 | UD Almería | 19 | 12,486 |
| 20 | Getafe CF | 19 | 11,347 |