# 2017–18 La Liga

The 2017–18 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 87th since its establishment. The season began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. The fixtures were released on 21 July 2017.
Real Madrid were the defending champions. Barcelona, under new manager Ernesto Valverde, won the league title on 29 April 2018 with four matches to spare. It was the second part of a double-winning season for Barcelona, who also won the 2018 Copa del Rey final.
Levante, Girona, and Getafe were the newly promoted clubs competing in the season, with Girona entering La Liga for the first time in its history. At the end of the season, Málaga, Las Palmas, and Deportivo La Coruña were all relegated to the Segunda División.

## Summary

Prior to the season, several teams hired new managers, among them the previous season's runners-up Barcelona, who enlisted the services of Ernesto Valverde from Athletic Bilbao after the exit of Luis Enrique. Meanwhile, Valencia, who had struggled in the previous campaign hired Marcelino.
In the transfer window, Barcelona were involved in the new world record transfer, selling Brazilian forward Neymar to French club Paris Saint-Germain for €222 million. They replaced him with young Frenchman Ousmane Dembélé, who signed for an initial €105 million fee that could rise to €150 million. Defending champions Real Madrid sold striker Álvaro Morata to Chelsea for €80 million and lost veteran defender Pepe to Turkey's Beşiktaş on a free transfer, while its largest fee paid during the window was €24 million for young defender Théo Hernandez from city rivals Atlético Madrid.
Barcelona first topped the table on 16 September after winning 5–0 in its third match of the season against neighbours Espanyol, eventually making a run of seven wins from the start of the season that ended with a 1–1 draw at Atlético Madrid. Valencia improved on its previous campaign and began its new season well, with Marcelino getting the best out of players such as Italian striker Simone Zaza and on-loan Portuguese winger Gonçalo Guedes. Real Madrid struggled in the first half of the season, with problems including a smaller squad, injuries and the comparatively poorer goalscoring form of Cristiano Ronaldo relative to recent seasons.
In January 2018, Barcelona added to its attack by spending €160 million on Brazilian Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, while the end of a transfer ban allowed Atlético to register Diego Costa and Vitolo for action. Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane made no signings. Málaga were the first team to be relegated, ending its ten-season stay in La Liga with its descent confirmed after a 0–1 loss against Levante on 19 April. Three days later, Las Palmas' relegation was also confirmed after the Canarian team lost 0–4 at home to Alavés to end its three-year top flight status.
On 29 April, Barcelona sealed its 25th league title with a 4–2 win at Deportivo La Coruña, with Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick. Barcelona still had four matches to play, and it was the second part of its double, having earlier won the 2018 Copa del Rey Final. The result also made Deportivo the final of the three relegated teams, sending them back to Segunda División for the first time in four years.
A day later, Real Betis, under new manager Quique Setién, booked its entry to the UEFA Europa League following a 2–1 win over Málaga. Betis had a chance of occupying Spain's fourth UEFA Champions League spot after Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, but that was soon taken by Valencia, which returned to the competition for the first time in three years. In its second-last match of the season, Sevilla drew 2–2 with city rivals Betis to confirm seventh place and qualification for the UEFA Europa League at the expense of Getafe. Barcelona were on track to complete the first unbeaten La Liga season since the Spanish Civil War (and first in a 38-match season), but surprisingly lost its 37th match 4–5 at Levante, having only conceded 24 goals all season to that point.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 20 teams competed in the league: the 17 sides from the 2016–17 season and the three promoted from the 2016–17 Segunda División. This latter three included the two top teams from the Segunda División and the winners of the play-offs.
Levante was the first team from Segunda División to achieve promotion, after a one-year absence from La Liga, on 29 April 2017 after winning 1–0 against Oviedo. Girona were promoted as the runners-up after drawing 0–0 against Zaragoza on 4 June 2017, this was its first promotion to the top division. It became the 62nd team to participate in the Spanish top level league. Getafe was the last to be promoted after defeating Huesca and Tenerife in the play-offs, one year after its relegation.
The three promoted clubs replaced Sporting Gijón, Osasuna and Granada, which were relegated at the end of the previous season.

### Stadia and locations

Atlético Madrid played for the first season at their new stadium, Wanda Metropolitano, replacing the Vicente Calderón Stadium, where they played since its opening in 1966.
Deportivo La Coruña signed a sponsorship contract with Abanca for renaming their stadium as Abanca-Riazor.
Real Betis completed their stadium renovation and it was grown to 60,720 seats, becoming the fourth biggest stadium in Spain. Meanwhile, after their first promotion ever to La Liga, Girona expanded Estadi Montilivi temporarily for hosting 13,450 spectators.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Wanda Metropolitano | 67,703 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354 |
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos | 29,000 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Abanca-Riazor | 32,912 |
| Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 7,083 |
| Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat | RCDE Stadium | 40,500 |
| Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,000 |
| Girona | Girona | Montilivi | 13,450 |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria | 32,400 |
| Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 11,454 |
| Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 60,720 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 81,044 |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 32,000 |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 42,714 |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 49,500 |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 24,890 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Alavés | Abelardo Fernández | Manu García | Kelme | LEA, Araba-Álava, Qubo, Euskaltel, Integra Energía |
| Athletic Bilbao | José Ángel Ziganda | Markel Susaeta | New Balance | Kutxabank |
| Atlético Madrid | Diego Simeone | Gabi | Nike | Plus500 |
| Barcelona | Ernesto Valverde | Andrés Iniesta | Nike | Rakuten, UNICEF, Beko |
| Celta Vigo | Juan Carlos Unzué | Hugo Mallo | Adidas | Estrella Galicia 0,0, Luckia, Abanca |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Clarence Seedorf | Pedro Mosquera | Macron | Estrella Galicia 0,0, Abanca, Luckia |
| Eibar | José Luis Mendilibar | Dani García | Puma | AVIA, Wiko |
| Espanyol | David Gallego (caretaker) | Javi López | Joma | Riviera Maya, InnJoo, SportyCo |
| Getafe | José Bordalás | Jorge Molina | Joma | Tecnocasa Group, Granitos Buenavista |
| Girona | Pablo Machín | Eloi Amagat | Umbro | Orgull Gironí, Costa Brava |
| Las Palmas | Paco Jémez | David García | Acerbis | Gran Canaria, Grupo DISA, IOC, Kalise Menorquina, beCordial Sports, Binter Canarias, Volkswagen Domingo Alonso |
| Leganés | Asier Garitano | Martín Mantovani | Joma | GoldenPark, Sambil Outlet Madrid, BeSoccer, Elephone |
| Levante | Paco López | Pedro López | Macron | Jawwy, València, Baleària |
| Málaga | José González | Recio | Nike | Marathonbet, Benahavís, BeSoccer |
| Real Betis | Quique Setién | Joaquín | Adidas | Greenearth, Estadio Benito Villamarín, Wiko, Reale Seguros, BeSoccer |
| Real Madrid | Zinedine Zidane | Sergio Ramos | Adidas | Emirates |
| Real Sociedad | Imanol Alguacil | Xabi Prieto | Adidas | Euskaltel, Kutxabank, Reale Seguros |
| Sevilla | Joaquín Caparrós (caretaker) | Nicolás Pareja | New Balance | Playtika, #Cordiality |
| Valencia | Marcelino | Dani Parejo | Adidas | BLU, beIN Sports, Sesderma, Alfa Romeo |
| Villarreal | Javier Calleja | Bruno | Joma | Pamesa Cerámica, Jawwy |
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### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Athletic Bilbao | Ernesto Valverde | Resigned | 23 May 2017 | Pre-season | José Ángel Ziganda | 24 May 2017 |
| Barcelona | Luis Enrique | End of contract | 29 May 2017 | Pre-season | Ernesto Valverde | 29 May 2017 |
| Las Palmas | Quique Setién | End of contract | 30 June 2017 | Pre-season | Manolo Márquez | 3 July 2017 |
| Valencia | Voro | End of interim spell | 11 May 2017 | Pre-season | Marcelino | 11 May 2017 |
| Real Betis | Alexis Trujillo | End of interim spell | 26 May 2017 | Pre-season | Quique Setién | 26 May 2017 |
| Celta Vigo | Eduardo Berizzo | End of contract | 30 June 2017 | Pre-season | Juan Carlos Unzué | 28 May 2017 |
| Sevilla | Jorge Sampaoli | Signed by Argentina | 20 May 2017 | Pre-season | Eduardo Berizzo | 1 June 2017 |
| Alavés | Mauricio Pellegrino | Resigned | 29 May 2017 | Pre-season | Luis Zubeldía | 17 June 2017 |
| Alavés | Luis Zubeldía | Sacked | 17 September 2017 | 20th | Gianni De Biasi | 22 September 2017 |
| Villarreal | Fran Escribá | Sacked | 25 September 2017 | 14th | Javier Calleja | 25 September 2017 |
| Las Palmas | Manolo Márquez | Resigned | 26 September 2017 | 15th | Pako Ayestarán | 27 September 2017 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Pepe Mel | Sacked | 24 October 2017 | 17th | Cristóbal Parralo | 24 October 2017 |
| Alavés | Gianni De Biasi | Sacked | 27 November 2017 | 20th | Abelardo Fernández | 1 December 2017 |
| Las Palmas | Pako Ayestarán | Sacked | 30 November 2017 | 19th | Paco Jémez | 21 December 2017 |
| Sevilla | Eduardo Berizzo | Sacked | 22 December 2017 | 5th | Vincenzo Montella | 28 December 2017 |
| Málaga | Míchel | Sacked | 13 January 2018 | 19th | José González | 13 January 2018 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Cristóbal Parralo | Sacked | 4 February 2018 | 18th | Clarence Seedorf | 5 February 2018 |
| Levante | Juan Muñiz | Sacked | 4 March 2018 | 17th | Paco López | 4 March 2018 |
| Real Sociedad | Eusebio Sacristán | Sacked | 18 March 2018 | 15th | Imanol Alguacil | 18 March 2018 |
| Espanyol | Quique Sánchez Flores | Sacked | 20 April 2018 | 16th | David Gallego (caretaker) | 20 April 2018 |
| Sevilla | Vincenzo Montella | Sacked | 28 April 2018 | 7th | Joaquín Caparrós (caretaker) | 28 April 2018 |

## League table
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 99 | 29 | +70 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 94 | 44 | +50 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Sevilla | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 55 | |
| 9 | Eibar | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 | |
| 10 | Girona | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 51 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 49 | |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 49 | |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 49 | |
| 14 | Alavés | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 47 | |
| 15 | Levante | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 46 | |
| 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 43 | |
| 17 | Leganés | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 43 | |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 76 | −38 | 29 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Las Palmas (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 22 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Málaga (R) | 38 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 20 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
* 1 2 Eibar finished ahead of Girona on head-to-head points: Eibar 4–1 Girona, Girona 1–4 Eibar.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Espanyol 8, Real Sociedad 4, Celta Vigo 4 (Espanyol 2–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 2–1 Celta Vigo, Celta Vigo 2–2 Espanyol, Real Sociedad 1–2 Celta Vigo, Celta Vigo 2–3 Real Sociedad).
* 1 2 Athletic Bilbao finished ahead of Leganés on head-to-head goal difference: Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Leganés, Leganés 1–0 Athletic Bilbao.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | ATH | ATM | BAR | CEL | DEP | EIB | ESP | GET | GIR | LPA | LEG | LEV | MGA | BET | RMA | RSO | SEV | VAL | VIL |
| Alavés | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Celta Vigo | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| Eibar | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Espanyol | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Getafe | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Girona | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Las Palmas | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Leganés | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Levante | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Málaga | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Real Betis | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 2–1 |
| Real Madrid | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Sevilla | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Valencia | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Villarreal | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Gabriel for Leganés against Alavés (18 August 2017)
* Last goal of the season: Philippe Coutinho for Barcelona against Real Sociedad (20 May 2018)

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 34 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 26 |
| 3 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 25 |
| 4 | Iago Aspas | Celta Vigo | 22 |
| 5 | Cristhian Stuani | Girona | 21 |
| 6 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | 19 |
| 7 | Maxi Gómez | Celta Vigo | 17 |
| 8 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 16 |
| 8 | Gerard Moreno | Espanyol | 16 |
| 8 | Rodrigo | Valencia | 16 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Pablo Fornals | Villarreal | 12 |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 |
| 1 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 12 |
| 4 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 10 |
| 5 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | 9 |
| 5 | Gonçalo Guedes | Valencia | 9 |
| 5 | Pione Sisto | Celta Vigo | 9 |
| 5 | Daniel Wass | Celta Vigo | 9 |
| 9 | Jordi Alba | Barcelona | 8 |
| 9 | José Ángel | Eibar | 8 |
| 9 | Andrés Guardado | Real Betis | 8 |
| 9 | José Luis Morales | Levante | 8 |

### Zamora Trophy

The Ricardo Zamora Trophy was 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 | Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 37 | 0.59 |
| 2 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | 28 | 37 | 0.76 |
| 3 | Vicente Guaita | Getafe | 26 | 33 | 0.79 |
| 4 | Neto | Valencia | 33 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Pau López | Espanyol | 31 | 28 | 1.11 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | 5–0 (H) | 9 September 2017 | 3 |
| Simone Zaza | Valencia | Málaga | 5–0 (H) | 19 September 2017 | 5 |
| Lionel Messi$^4$ | Barcelona | Eibar | 6–1 (H) | 19 September 2017 | 5 |
| Cédric Bakambu | Villarreal | Eibar | 3–0 (H) | 1 October 2017 | 7 |
| Iago Aspas | Celta Vigo | Las Palmas | 5–2 (A) | 16 October 2017 | 8 |
| Ibai Gómez | Alavés | Girona | 3–2 (A) | 4 December 2017 | 14 |
| Michael Olunga | Girona | Las Palmas | 6–0 (H) | 13 January 2018 | 19 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | 5–2 (H) | 10 February 2018 | 23 |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Girona | 6–1 (H) | 24 February 2018 | 25 |
| Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | Sevilla | 5–2 (A) | 25 February 2018 | 25 |
| Antoine Griezmann$^4$ | Atlético Madrid | Leganés | 4–0 (H) | 28 February 2018 | 26 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo$^4$ | Real Madrid | Girona | 6–3 (H) | 18 March 2018 | 29 |
| Iago Aspas | Celta Vigo | Sevilla | 4–0 (H) | 7 April 2018 | 31 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Leganés | 3–1 (H) | 7 April 2018 | 31 |
| Carlos Bacca | Villarreal | Celta Vigo | 4–1 (H) | 28 April 2018 | 35 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña | 4–2 (A) | 29 April 2018 | 35 |
| Emmanuel Boateng | Levante | Barcelona | 5–4 (H) | 13 May 2018 | 37 |
| Philippe Coutinho | Barcelona | Levante | 4–5 (A) | 13 May 2018 | 37 |

#### Note

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Discipline

* Most yellow cards (club): 134
** Getafe
* Fewest yellow cards (club): 62
** Real Sociedad
* Most yellow cards (player): 16
** Jefferson Lerma (Levante)
* Most red cards (club): 8
** Málaga
* Fewest red cards (club): 0
** Athletic Bilbao
** Girona
* Most red cards (player): 2
** Jordi Amat (Real Betis)
** Zdravko Kuzmanović (Málaga)
** Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
** Sergi Roberto (Barcelona)

### Overall

* Most wins - Barcelona (28)
* Fewest wins - Las Palmas and Malaga (5)
* Most draws - Espanyol, Levante and Bilbao (13)
* Fewest draws - Alavés (2)
* Most losses - Malaga (28)
* Fewest losses - Barcelona (1)
* Most goals scored - Barcelona (99)
* Fewest goals scored - Las Palmas and Malaga (24)
* Most goals conceded - Deportivo La Coruña (76)
* Fewest goals conceded - Atlético Madrid (22)

## Average attendances

A match played behind closed doors is not included.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Barcelona | 1,248,657 | 97,939 | 49,693 | 69,370 | −9.9%$^3$ |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 1,247,398 | 80,737 | 55,143 | 65,653 | −3.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 1,054,190 | 66,591 | 35,033 | 55,484 | +24.2%$^2$ |
| 4 | Real Betis | 881,198 | 55,453 | 31,311 | 46,379 | +41.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Valencia | 735,187 | 47,794 | 27,930 | 38,694 | +14.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 710,148 | 45,761 | 24,587 | 37,376 | −9.1%$^†$ |
| 7 | Sevilla | 628,281 | 40,385 | 22,643 | 33,067 | +0.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 392,058 | 27,877 | 12,904 | 20,635 | −7.8%$^†$ |
| 9 | Málaga | 387,224 | 27,117 | 10,098 | 20,380 | −7.9%$^†$ |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 374,299 | 24,675 | 15,562 | 19,700 | −8.0%$^†$ |
| 11 | Levante | 335,939 | 23,542 | 12,942 | 17,681 | +45.9%$^1$ |
| 12 | Espanyol | 335,309 | 24,836 | 11,659 | 17,648 | −12.1%$^†$ |
| 13 | Villarreal | 317,267 | 21,087 | 12,398 | 16,698 | −3.8%$^†$ |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 309,098 | 20,895 | 10,840 | 16,298 | −1.0%$^†$ |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 306,535 | 26,163 | 4,624 | 16,133 | −20.9%$^†$ |
| 16 | Alavés | 296,123 | 19,840 | 12,594 | 15,585 | +2.7%$^†$ |
| 17 | Girona | 194,626 | 13,305 | 6,392 | 10,243 | +86.9%$^1$ |
| 18 | Getafe | 194,375 | 15,350 | 5,097 | 10,230 | +43.1%$^1$ |
| 19 | Leganés | 177,382 | 11,454 | 5,970 | 9,336 | +0.2%$^†$ |
| 20 | Eibar | 101,160 | 6,725 | 4,056 | 5,324 | +0.2%$^†$ |
| | League total | 10,226,454 | 97,939 | 4,056 | 26,983 | −2.4%$^†$ |
Source: World Football Notes: 1: Team played last season in Segunda División. 2: Atlético Madrid played the previous season at Vicente Calderón Stadium. 3: Barcelona played its match against Las Palmas behind closed doors.

## Awards
### Monthly

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference |
| September | Simone Zaza | Valencia | |
| October | Cédric Bakambu | Villarreal | |
| November | Iago Aspas | Celta Vigo | |
| December | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | |
| January | Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | |
| February | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | |
| March | Rodrigo | Valencia | |
| April | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | |