La Liga 2009-10

The 2009–10 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009 ended on 16 May 2010.
A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball - the Nike T90 Ascente - served as the official ball for all matches.
==Promotion and relegation==
===Start of season===
Teams promoted from Segunda 2008-09
* Xerez CD
* Real Zaragoza
* CD Tenerife
===End of season===
Teams relegated to Segunda 2010-11
* Real Betis
* CD Numancia
* Recreativo de Huelva
==Final league table==
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==Top goalscorers==
Position	Player 	Club 	Goals
1 	Lionel Messi 	Barcelona 	34
2 	Gonzalo Higuaín 	Real Madrid 	27
3 	Cristiano Ronaldo 	Real Madrid 	26
4 	David Villa 	Valencia 	21
5 	Diego Forlán 	Atlético Madrid	18
6 	Roberto Soldado 	Getafe 	16
6 	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Barcelona 	16
8 	Luís Fabiano 	Sevilla 	15
9 	Fernando Llorente 	Athletic Bilbao	14
9 	Nino 	Tenerife 	14
*Source: futbol.sportec
==External links and references==
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