The 2009–10

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season (known as the ''Liga BBVA'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th

since its establishment.

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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

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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,

won their 20th La Liga title with a home 4–0 victory over

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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

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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 *

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* 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

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, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the LaLiga Awards.

Pichichi Trophy

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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. * Source
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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:

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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

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against Mallorca (30 August 2009)

References

External links

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