The 2009–10
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
season (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
since its establishment.
Barcelona
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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 due to all top-flight European leagues ending earlier than the previous season because of
2010 FIFA World Cup
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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.
On 16 May 2010,
Barcelona
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won their 20th La Liga title with a home 4–0 victory over
Valladolid
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.
Lionel Messi
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won the
La Liga award for Best Player for the second consecutive time.
Real Madrid's 96 points made them the runners-up with the highest points total in the history of Europe's top five leagues, until surpassed by
Liverpool
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's 97 points in the
2018–19 Premier League.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from
2008–09 Segunda División
*
Xerez CD (debut in top tier)
*
Real Zaragoza
*
CD Tenerife
Teams relegated to
2009–10 Segunda División
*
Real Betis
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*
CD Numancia
Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Lo ...
*
Recreativo de Huelva
Team information
Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Awards
LaLiga Awards
La Liga's governing body, the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
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, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the
LaLiga Awards.
Pichichi Trophy
The
Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
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Source
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Zamora Trophy
The
Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper ''
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'' to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
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Fair Play award
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account
aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
*
Source: Guia As de La Liga 2010–11, p. 129 ( sports magazine)
Source: RFEF
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br>Referee's reports
Competition Committee's Sanctions
Appeal Committee Resolutions
Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee Resolutions
an
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Pedro Zaballa award
Atlético Madrid and
Sevilla supporters
Season statistics
Scoring
* First goal of the season:
Raúl for
Real Madrid against
Deportivo (29 August 2009).
* Last goal of the season:
Rafael van der Vaart for
Real Madrid against
Málaga (16 May 2010).
Hat-tricks
Discipline
* First yellow card of the season:
Daniel Aranzubia for
Deportivo against
Real Madrid (29 August 2009)
* First red card of the season:
Leandro Gioda for
Xerez
Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football.
Founded on 24 ...
against
Mallorca (30 August 2009)
See also
*
List of Spanish football transfers summer 2009
*
List of Spanish football transfers winter 2009–10
*
2009–10 Segunda División
*
2009–10 Copa del Rey
References
External links
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