La Liga 2014-15

The 2014–15 Primera División season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) will be the 84th since its establishment. The campaign will begin on 24 August 2014 and end on 24 May 2015. Atlético Madrid will be the defending champions.
==Teams==
===Promotion and relegation (pre-season)===
A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Segunda División. This will include the two top teams (Eibar and Deportivo) from the Segunda División, and the play-offs winning team, Córdoba CF.
Eibar became the first club from Segunda División to achieve promotion to La Liga after its 1–0 victory over Deportivo Alavés on 25 May 2014. Eibar will make its debut in the 2014–15 La Liga.
Deportivo La Coruña won promotion back to La Liga after one season in Segunda División with a 1-0 victory over Real Jaén on 31 May 2014. Córdoba CF won the promotion play-off against UD Las Palmas and returned to the top level after 42 years.
===Stadia and locations===
Team 	Location of stadium	Stadium 	Capacity
Almería 	Almería 	Juegos Mediterráneos 	21,350
Athletic Bilbao 	Bilbao 	San Mamés 	53,332
Atlético Madrid 	Madrid 	Vicente Calderón 	54,960
Barcelona 	Barcelona 	Camp Nou 	99,786
Celta de Vigo 	Vigo 	Balaídos 	31,800
Córdoba 	Córdoba 	El Arcángel 	21,822
Deportivo La Coruña	A Coruña 	Riazor 	34,600
Eibar 	Eibar 	Ipurua 	5,250
Elche 	Elche 	Martínez Valero 	36,017
Espanyol 	Barcelona 	Power8 Stadium 	40,500
Getafe 	Getafe 	Coliseum Alfonso Pérez	17,393
Granada 	Granada 	Nuevo Los Cármenes 	23,156
Levante 	Valencia 	Ciutat de València 	26,354
Málaga 	Málaga 	La Rosaleda 	30,044
Rayo Vallecano 	Madrid 	Campo de Vallecas 	14,708
Real Madrid 	Madrid 	Santiago Bernabéu 	81,044
Real Sociedad 	San Sebastián 	Anoeta 	32,076
Sevilla 	Seville 	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 	45,500
Valencia 	Valencia 	Mestalla 	55,000
Villarreal 	Vila-real 	El Madrigal 	25,000
===Personnel and sponsorship===
Team 	Chairman 	Head Coach 	Captain 	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Almería 	Alfonso García 	Francisco 	Corona 	Nike 	Urcisol.com
Athletic Bilbao 	Josu Urrutia 	Ernesto Valverde 	Carlos Gurpegui 	Nike 	Petronor and BBK
Atlético Madrid 	Enrique Cerezo 	Diego Simeone 	Gabi 	Nike 	Azerbaijan
Barcelona 	Josep Maria Bartomeu 	Luis Enrique 	Xavi 	Nike 	Qatar Airways and UNICEF
Celta de Vigo 	Carlos Mouriño 	Eduardo Berizzo 	Borja Oubiña 	Adidas 	Citroën and Estrella Galicia
Córdoba 	Carlos González 	Albert Ferrer 	Abel Gómez 	Nike 	RD Impagos
Deportivo La Coruña	Constantino Fernández Pico 	Víctor Fernández 	Manuel Pablo 	Lotto 	Estrella Galicia
Eibar 	Alex Aranzabal 	Gaizka Garitano 	Txema Añibarro 	Hummel 	Hierros Servando
Elche 	José Sepulcre 	Fran Escribá 	Sergio Mantecón 	Kelme 	Gioseppo
Espanyol 	Ramón Condal 	Sergio González Soriano	Sergio García 	Puma 	Power8
Getafe 	Ángel Torres 	Cosmin Contra 	Jaime Gavilán 	Joma 	Tecnocasa Group
Granada 	Quique Pina 	Joaquín Caparrós 	Diego Mainz 	Joma 	Solver Sports Capital
Levante 	Quico Catalán 	José Luis Mendilibar 	Juanfran García 	Nike 	—
Málaga 	Sheikh</small> Abdullah Al Thani	Javi Gracia 	Duda 	Nike 	UNESCO
Rayo Vallecano 	Raúl Martín Presa 	Paco Jémez 	Roberto Trashorras	Erreà 	QBAO.com and Nevir
Real Madrid 	Florentino Pérez 	Carlo Ancelotti 	Iker Casillas 	Adidas 	Fly Emirates
Real Sociedad 	Jokin Aperribay 	Jagoba Arrasate 	Xabi Prieto 	Adidas 	QBAO.com and Kutxa
Sevilla 	José Castro Carmona 	Unai Emery 	TBA 	Warrior 	Malaysia
Valencia 	Amadeo Salvo 	Nuno Espirito Santo 	TBA 	Adidas 	Gol Televisión
Villarreal 	Fernando Roig Alfonso 	Marcelino García Toral 	Bruno Soriano 	Xtep 	Pamesa Cerámica
===Managerial changes===
Team 	Outgoing manager 	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by 	Date of appointment
Celta de Vigo 	Luis Enrique 	Resigned 	15 May 2014 	Pre-season 	Eduardo Berizzo 	2 June 2014
Málaga 	Bernd Schuster 	End of contract 	16 May 2014 	Pre-season 	Javi Gracia 	30 May 2014
Espanyol 	Javier Aguirre 	End of contract 	16 May 2014 	Pre-season 	Sergio González 	28 May 2014
Barcelona 	Gerardo Martino 	Resigned 	17 May 2014 	Pre-season 	Luis Enrique 	19 May 2014
Granada 	Lucas Alcaraz 	End of contract 	28 May 2014 	Pre-season 	Joaquín Caparrós 	28 May 2014
Levante 	Joaquín Caparrós 	Signed by Granada 	28 May 2014 	Pre-season 	Jose Luis Mendilibar	30 May 2014
Valencia 	Juan Antonio Pizzi	Sacked 	2 July 2014 	Pre-season 	Nuno Espírito Santo 	4 July 2014
Deportivo La Coruña	Fernando Vázquez 	Sacked 	8 July 2014 	Pre-season 	Víctor Fernández 	10 July 2014
==League table==
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== Number of teams by autonomous community ==
 	Autonomous Community	Number of teams	Teams
1	 	5 	Almería, Granada, Málaga, Córdoba and Sevilla
2	 	4 	Atlético Madrid, Getafe, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid
2	 	4 	Elche, Levante, Valencia and Villarreal
4	 	3 	Athletic Bilbao, Eibar and Real Sociedad
5	 	2 	Barcelona and Espanyol
5	 	2 	Celta and Deportivo La Coruña
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