# 2022–23 La Liga

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.
| Promoted from 2021–22 Segunda División | Relegated from 2021–22 La Liga |
| Almería Valladolid Girona | Granada Levante Alavés |

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Almería | Almería | Power Horse Stadium | 15,000 |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Cívitas Metropolitano | 68,456 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Spotify Camp Nou | 99,354 |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Nuevo Mirandilla | 20,724 |
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Abanca-Balaídos | 29,000 |
| Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 31,388 |
| Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat | RCDE Stadium | 40,000 |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 16,500 |
| Girona | Girona | Montilivi | 13,400 |
| Mallorca | Palma | Son Moix | 23,142 |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 23,576 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas | 14,708 |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 60,721 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 65,000 |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Reale Arena | 39,500 |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 43,883 |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 49,430 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 28,012 |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 23,008 |

### 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 | Nike | 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 | Pre-season | Gennaro Gattuso | 9 June 2022 |
| Athletic Bilbao | Marcelino | Resigned | 24 May 2022 | Pre-season | Ernesto Valverde | 30 June 2022 |
| Elche | Francisco | Sacked | 4 October 2022 | 20th | Alberto Gallego (caretaker) | 7 October 2022 |
| Sevilla | Julen Lopetegui | Sacked | 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 | Sacked | 7 November 2022 | 20th | Pablo Machín | 17 November 2022 |
| Valencia | Gennaro Gattuso | Mutual consent | 31 January 2023 | 14th | Voro (interim) | 31 January 2023 |
| Valencia | 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 | Sacked | 21 March 2023 | 14th | José Luis Mendilibar | 21 March 2023 |
| Valladolid | Pacheta | Sacked | 3 April 2023 | 15th | Paulo Pezzolano | 4 April 2023 |
| Espanyol | Diego Martínez | Sacked | 3 April 2023 | 17th | Luis García | 3 April 2023 |
| Getafe | Quique Sánchez Flores | Sacked | 27 April 2023 | 18th | José Bordalás | 29 April 2023 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 20 | +50 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Osasuna | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 51 | |
| 9 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 50 | |
| 10 | Girona | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 49 | |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 49 | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 49 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 43 | |
| 14 | Cádiz | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 42 | |
| 15 | Getafe | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 42 | |
| 16 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 42 | |
| 17 | Almería | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
| 18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Espanyol (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Elche (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 25 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* ↑ 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.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Girona 8, Rayo Vallecano 6, Sevilla 1.
* ↑ Sevilla qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Cádiz 8, Getafe 5, Valencia 3.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | RMA | ATM | RSO | VIL | BET | OSA | ATH | MLL | GIR | RAY | SEV | CEL | CAD | GET | VAL | ALM | VLL | ESP | ELC |
| Barcelona | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Villarreal | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Real Betis | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Osasuna | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Mallorca | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Girona | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Sevilla | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Celta Vigo | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Cádiz | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Getafe | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Valencia | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Almería | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Valladolid | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Espanyol | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Elche | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |

## 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 |
| 4 | Borja Iglesias | Real Betis | 15 |
| 4 | Vedat Muriqi | Mallorca | 15 |
| 7 | Enes Ünal | Getafe | 14 |
| 8 | Taty Castellanos | Girona | 13 |
| 8 | Álvaro Morata | Atlético Madrid | 13 |
| 10 | Iago Aspas | Celta Vigo | 12 |
| 10 | Nicolas Jackson | Villarreal | 12 |
| 10 | Alexander Sørloth | Real Sociedad | 12 |

### 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 |
| 4 | Rodrygo | Real Madrid | 8 |
| 6 | Ousmane Dembélé | Barcelona | 7 |
| 6 | Rodrigo De Paul | Atlético Madrid | 7 |
| 6 | Brian Oliván | Espanyol | 7 |
| 6 | Isi Palazón | Rayo Vallecano | 7 |
| 6 | Yeremy Pino | Villarreal | 7 |
| 6 | Raphinha | Barcelona | 7 |
| 6 | Lucas Robertone | Almería | 7 |
| 6 | Dani Rodríguez | Mallorca | 7 |

### 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 | 20 |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | Valladolid | 6–0 (H) | 2 April 2023 | 27 |
| Taty Castellanos$^4$ | 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 |
$^4$ – 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 | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference |
| 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 |
| GK | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona |
| DF | Nahuel Molina | Atlético Madrid |
| DF | Jules Koundé | Barcelona |
| DF | Éder Militão | Real Madrid |
| DF | David García | Osasuna |
| DF | Alejandro Balde | Barcelona |
| MF | Gabri Veiga | Celta Vigo |
| MF | Federico Valverde | Real Madrid |
| MF | Mikel Merino | Real Sociedad |
| MF | Pedri | Barcelona |
| MF | Luka Modrić | Real Madrid |
| FW | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid |
| FW | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| FW | Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona |
| FW | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid |

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 83,415 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 56,727 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 19 | 55,255 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 19 | 49,015 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 19 | 43,527 |
| 6 | Valencia CF | 19 | 40,688 |
| 7 | Sevilla FC | 19 | 35,589 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 32,265 |
| 9 | RCD Espanyol | 19 | 21,521 |
| 10 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 20,578 |
| 11 | Elche CF | 19 | 19,812 |
| 12 | CA Osasuna | 19 | 19,753 |
| 13 | Cádiz CF | 19 | 17,768 |
| 14 | Villarreal CF | 19 | 16,326 |
| 15 | RCD Mallorca | 19 | 14,778 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 14,339 |
| 17 | UD Almería | 19 | 12,942 |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 12,546 |
| 19 | Getafe CF | 19 | 11,495 |
| 20 | Girona FC | 19 | 11,423 |