# List of La Liga winning managers

This is a list of La Liga winning football managers.
Miguel Muñoz has won the tournament on a record nine occasions, all with Real Madrid. Enrique Fernández, Helenio Herrera and Johan Cruyff have each won the title on four occasions.

## Seasons and winning managers

| Season | Country | Winning manager | Club | Ref. |
| 1929 | Spain | Romà Forns | Barcelona | |
| 1929–30 | England | Fred Pentland | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1930–31 | England | Fred Pentland (2) | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1931–32 | Hungary | Lippo Hertzka | Madrid FC | |
| 1932–33 | England | Robert Firth | Madrid FC | |
| 1933–34 | Spain | Patricio Caicedo | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1934–35 | Ireland | Patrick O'Connell | Real Betis | |
| 1935–36 | England | William Garbutt | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1936–39 | Cancelled due to Civil War | Cancelled due to Civil War | Cancelled due to Civil War | Cancelled due to Civil War |
| 1939–40 | Spain | Ricardo Zamora | Atlético Aviación | |
| 1940–41 | Spain | Ricardo Zamora (2) | Atlético Aviación | |
| 1941–42 | Spain | Ramón Encinas | Valencia | |
| 1942–43 | Spain | Juan Urquizu | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1943–44 | Spain | Eduardo Cubells | Valencia | |
| 1944–45 | Spain | Josep Samitier | Barcelona | |
| 1945–46 | Spain | Ramón Encinas (2) | Sevilla | |
| 1946–47 | Spain | Luis Pasarín | Valencia | |
| 1947–48 | Uruguay | Enrique Fernández | Barcelona | |
| 1948–49 | Uruguay | Enrique Fernández (2) | Barcelona | |
| 1949–50 | Argentina | Helenio Herrera | Atlético Madrid | |
| 1950–51 | Argentina | Helenio Herrera (2) | Atlético Madrid | |
| 1951–52 | Czechoslovakia | Ferdinand Daučík | Barcelona | |
| 1952–53 | Czechoslovakia | Ferdinand Daučík (2) | Barcelona | |
| 1953–54 | Uruguay | Enrique Fernández (3) | Real Madrid | |
| 1954–55 | Spain | José Villalonga | Real Madrid | |
| 1955–56 | Czechoslovakia | Ferdinand Daučík (3) | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1956–57 | Spain | José Villalonga (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 1957–58 | Argentina | Luis Carniglia | Real Madrid | |
| 1958–59 | Argentina | Helenio Herrera (3) | Barcelona | |
| 1959–60 | Argentina | Helenio Herrera (4) | Barcelona | |
| 1960–61 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz | Real Madrid | |
| 1961–62 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 1962–63 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (3) | Real Madrid | |
| 1963–64 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (4) | Real Madrid | |
| 1964–65 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (5) | Real Madrid | |
| 1965–66 | Spain | Domènec Balmanya | Atlético Madrid | |
| 1966–67 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (6) | Real Madrid | |
| 1967–68 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (7) | Real Madrid | |
| 1968–69 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (8) | Real Madrid | |
| 1969–70 | France | Marcel Domingo | Atlético Madrid | |
| 1970–71 | Argentina | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Valencia | |
| 1971–72 | Spain | Miguel Muñoz (9) | Real Madrid | |
| 1972–73 | Austria | Max Merkel | Atlético Madrid | |
| 1973–74 | Netherlands | Rinus Michels | Barcelona | |
| 1974–75 | Yugoslavia | Miljan Miljanić | Real Madrid | |
| 1975–76 | Yugoslavia | Miljan Miljanić (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 1976–77 | Spain | Luis Aragonés | Atlético Madrid | |
| 1977–78 | Spain | Luis Molowny | Real Madrid | |
| 1978–79 | Spain | Luis Molowny (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 1979–80 | Yugoslavia | Vujadin Boškov | Real Madrid | |
| 1980–81 | Spain | Alberto Ormaetxea | Real Sociedad | |
| 1981–82 | Spain | Alberto Ormaetxea (2) | Real Sociedad | |
| 1982–83 | Spain | Javier Clemente | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1983–84 | Spain | Javier Clemente (2) | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1984–85 | England | Terry Venables | Barcelona | |
| 1985–86 | Spain | Luis Molowny (3) | Real Madrid | |
| 1986–87 | Netherlands | Leo Beenhakker | Real Madrid | |
| 1987–88 | Netherlands | Leo Beenhakker (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 1988–89 | Netherlands | Leo Beenhakker (3) | Real Madrid | |
| 1989–90 | Wales | John Toshack | Real Madrid | |
| 1990–91 | Netherlands | Johan Cruyff | Barcelona | |
| 1991–92 | Netherlands | Johan Cruyff (2) | Barcelona | |
| 1992–93 | Netherlands | Johan Cruyff (3) | Barcelona | |
| 1993–94 | Netherlands | Johan Cruyff (4) | Barcelona | |
| 1994–95 | Argentina | Jorge Valdano | Real Madrid | |
| 1995–96 | FR Yugoslavia | Radomir Antić | Atlético Madrid | |
| 1996–97 | Italy | Fabio Capello | Real Madrid | |
| 1997–98 | Netherlands | Louis van Gaal | Barcelona | |
| 1998–99 | Netherlands | Louis van Gaal (2) | Barcelona | |
| 1999–2000 | Spain | Javier Irureta | Deportivo La Coruña | |
| 2000–01 | Spain | Vicente del Bosque | Real Madrid | |
| 2001–02 | Spain | Rafael Benítez | Valencia | |
| 2002–03 | Spain | Vicente del Bosque (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 2003–04 | Spain | Rafael Benítez (2) | Valencia | |
| 2004–05 | Netherlands | Frank Rijkaard | Barcelona | |
| 2005–06 | Netherlands | Frank Rijkaard (2) | Barcelona | |
| 2006–07 | Italy | Fabio Capello (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 2007–08 | Germany | Bernd Schuster | Real Madrid | |
| 2008–09 | Spain | Pep Guardiola | Barcelona | |
| 2009–10 | Spain | Pep Guardiola (2) | Barcelona | |
| 2010–11 | Spain | Pep Guardiola (3) | Barcelona | |
| 2011–12 | Portugal | José Mourinho | Real Madrid | |
| 2012–13 | Spain | Tito Vilanova | Barcelona | |
| 2013–14 | Argentina | Diego Simeone | Atlético Madrid | |
| 2014–15 | Spain | Luis Enrique | Barcelona | |
| 2015–16 | Spain | Luis Enrique (2) | Barcelona | |
| 2016–17 | France | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | |
| 2017–18 | Spain | Ernesto Valverde | Barcelona | |
| 2018–19 | Spain | Ernesto Valverde (2) | Barcelona | |
| 2019–20 | France | Zinedine Zidane (2) | Real Madrid | |
| 2020–21 | Argentina | Diego Simeone (2) | Atlético Madrid | |
| 2021–22 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid | |
| 2022–23 | Spain | Xavi | Barcelona | |
| 2023–24 | Italy | Carlo Ancelotti (2) | Real Madrid | |

## By individual

| Rank | Manager | Wins | Club(s) | Winning seasons |
| 1 | Miguel Muñoz | 9 | Real Madrid | 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72 |
| 2 | Enrique Fernández | 4 | Barcelona, Real Madrid | 1947–48, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1954–55 |
| 2 | Helenio Herrera | 4 | Atlético Madrid, Barcelona | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1959–60 |
| 2 | Johan Cruyff | 4 | Barcelona | 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 |
| 5 | Ferdinand Daučík | 3 | Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao | 1951–52, 1952–53, 1955–56 |
| 5 | Luis Molowny | 3 | Real Madrid | 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86 |
| 5 | Leo Beenhakker | 3 | Real Madrid | 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 |
| 5 | Pep Guardiola | 3 | Barcelona | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
| 9 | Fred Pentland | 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 1929–30, 1930–31 |
| 9 | Ricardo Zamora | 2 | Atlético Aviación | 1939–40, 1940–41 |
| 9 | Ramón Encinas | 2 | Valencia, Sevilla | 1941–42, 1945–46 |
| 9 | José Villalonga | 2 | Real Madrid | 1954–55, 1956–57 |
| 9 | Miljan Miljanić | 2 | Real Madrid | 1974–75, 1975–76 |
| 9 | Alberto Ormaetxea | 2 | Real Sociedad | 1980–81, 1981–82 |
| 9 | Javier Clemente | 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 1982–83, 1983–84 |
| 9 | Louis van Gaal | 2 | Barcelona | 1997–98, 1998–99 |
| 9 | Vicente del Bosque | 2 | Real Madrid | 2000–01, 2002–03 |
| 9 | Rafael Benítez | 2 | Valencia | 2001–02, 2003–04 |
| 9 | Frank Rijkaard | 2 | Barcelona | 2004–05, 2005–06 |
| 9 | Fabio Capello | 2 | Real Madrid | 1996–97, 2006–07 |
| 9 | Luis Enrique | 2 | Barcelona | 2014–15, 2015–16 |
| 9 | Ernesto Valverde | 2 | Barcelona | 2017–18, 2018–19 |
| 9 | Zinedine Zidane | 2 | Real Madrid | 2016–17, 2019–20 |
| 9 | Diego Simeone | 2 | Atlético Madrid | 2013–14, 2020–21 |
| 9 | Carlo Ancelotti | 2 | Real Madrid | 2021–22, 2023–24 |

## By nationality

La Liga winning managers by nationality :
| Country | Managers | Total |
| Spain | 24 | 45 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 12 |
| Argentina | 5 | 8 |
| England | 4 | 6 |
| Italy | 2 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 3 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 |