# 2009–10 in Spanish football

The 2009–10 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Spain.

## Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams promoted to 2009–10 La Liga
* Xerez CD
* Real Zaragoza
* CD Tenerife
Teams relegated from 2008–09 La Liga
* Real Betis
* CD Numancia
* Recreativo Huelva
Teams promoted to 2009–10 Segunda División
* Cádiz CF
* FC Cartagena
* Villarreal B
* Real Unión
Teams relegated from 2008–09 Segunda División
* CD Alavés
* Alicante CF
* SD Eibar
* Sevilla Atlético
Teams promoted to 2009–10 Segunda División B
* Gimnástica de Torrelavega
* Unión Estepona CF
* Villajoyosa CF
* CD Varea
* RCD Espanyol B
* Real Oviedo
* CD Toledo
* CF Palencia
* SD Compostela
* CD Izarra
* CD San Roque de Lepe
* RSD Alcalá
* AD Cerro Reyes
* CF Sporting Mahonés
* CP Cacereño
* Caravaca CF
* RCD Mallorca B
* CD Mirandés
Teams relegated from 2008–09 Segunda División B
* SD Ciudad de Santiago
* Deportivo B
* Real Sociedad B
* Real Valladolid B
* Marino de Luanco
* Lorca Deportiva CF
* Mérida UD
* UD Fuerteventura
* Las Palmas Atlético
* CDA Navalcarnero
* Pájara Playas
* CD Alfaro
* Villa Santa Brígida
* UD Alzira
* UD Ibiza-Eivissa
* Santa Eulàlia
* CD Atlético Baleares
* Antequera CF
* Real Balompédica Linense
* Racing Club Portuense

## National team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

### World Cup qualifiers

Spain was in Group 5 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process.

### Friendly matches
## Honors
### Trophy and League Champions

| Competition | Winner | Details | At |
| La Liga | FC Barcelona | 2009–10 La Liga. Beat Real Valladolid 4-0. | Camp Nou |
| Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 2009–10 Copa del Rey. Beat Atlético Madrid 2-0. | Camp Nou |
| Copa Federación | CD San Roque de Lepe | 2009–10 Copa Federación Beat Lorca 1-0 and 2-0 agg. | Estadio Municipal de Lepe |
| Segunda División | Real Sociedad | 2009–10 Segunda División. Beat Celta Vigo 2-0. | Estadio Anoeta |
| Segunda División B | Granada CF | Segunda División B | Los Cármenes |
| Supercopa de España | FC Barcelona | 2009 Supercopa de España Beat Athletic Bilbao 5–1 on agg. (2-1 away and 3-0 home) | Camp Nou |

## League tables
### La Liga

| Pos | Teamvte | 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)

### Segunda División

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Real Sociedad (C, P) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 74 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Hércules (P) | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 71 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 3 | Levante (P) | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 71 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 4 | Betis | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 71 | |
| 5 | Cartagena | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 65 | |
| 6 | Elche | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 63 | |
| 7 | Villarreal B | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 61 | |
| 8 | Numancia | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 59 | |
| 9 | Recreativo | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 57 | |
| 10 | Córdoba | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 55 | |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 53 | |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 52 | |
| 13 | Huesca | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 52 | |
| 14 | Girona | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 52 | |
| 15 | Albacete | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 52 | |
| 16 | Salamanca | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 52 | |
| 17 | Las Palmas | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 | |
| 18 | Gimnàstic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 51 | |
| 19 | Cádiz (R) | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 50 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 20 | Murcia (R) | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 50 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 21 | Real Unión (R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 46 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 22 | Castellón (R) | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
* 1 2 3 HÉR: 7 pts; LEV: 6 pts; BET: 4 pts
* 1 2 3 4 5 CEL: 13 pts; HUE: 12 pts; GIR: 11 pts; ALB: 9 pts; SAL: 8 pts
* 1 2 GIM 2–1 LPA; LPA 1–0 GIM
* 1 2 MUR 2–2 CAD; CAD 1–0 MUR