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The 2013–14 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd since its establishment. Matchdays were drawn on 9 July 2013. The season began on 17 August 2013 and concluded on 18 May 2014; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup. Elche, Villarreal and Almería competed in La Liga this season after being promoted from the second tier.
Season | 2013–14 |
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Dates | 17 August 2013 – 18 May 2014 |
Champions | Atlético Madrid 10th title |
Relegated | Real Betis Osasuna Valladolid |
Champions League | Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao |
Europa League | Sevilla Real Sociedad Villarreal |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,045 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cristiano Ronaldo (31 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Barcelona 7–0 Levante (18 August 2013)[2] Atlético Madrid 7–0 Getafe (23 November 2013)[2] Barcelona 7–0 Osasuna (16 March 2014)[2] |
Biggest away win | Real Betis 0–5 Real Madrid (19 January 2014)[2] Almería 0–5 Real Madrid (23 November 2013)[2] Málaga 0–5 Celta Vigo (27 October 2013)[2] |
Highest scoring | Real Madrid 7–3 Sevilla (30 October 2013)[2] |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Atlético Madrid |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Real Madrid[2] |
Longest winless run | 14 matches Real Betis[2] |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Rayo Vallecano[2] |
Highest attendance | 98,761[2] Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid (26 October 2013) |
Lowest attendance | 500[2] Getafe 2–2 Real Sociedad (19 January 2014) |
Average attendance | 26,702[2] |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona traded the lead several times throughout the season. Entering the final weekend of play, Atlético Madrid were three points ahead of 2013 champions Barcelona. However, with the two teams facing off, Barcelona could claim the title with a win. The game ended in a draw, giving the Colchoneros their first league title in eighteen years, and their tenth overall. It was the first time since the 2003–04 season that a club other than Barcelona or Real Madrid, who finished second and third respectively, had won the title. Osasuna, Valladolid and Real Betis finished in the bottom three and were relegated.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the La Liga Award for Best Player for the first time. As the top scorer with 31 goals, Ronaldo also won the Pichichi Trophy, along with sharing the European Golden Shoe. Ángel Di María had the most assists, with 17. Thibaut Courtois won the Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper.
A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2012–13 season and three promoted from the 2012–13 Segunda División. This included the top two ranked teams from the Segunda División, and the victorious team of the play-offs.
Mallorca, Deportivo La Coruña and Zaragoza were relegated to the 2013–14 Segunda División at the end of the previous season; Mallorca were relegated after sixteen years in La Liga, the longest period in the club's history, Zaragoza returned to the Segunda División after a four-year tenure in La Liga, and Deportivo made an immediate return to the second tier after being promoted the previous year. All three teams were relegated on the final matchday.[3]
The three relegated teams were replaced by three 2012–13 Segunda División sides: Elche returned to the top level as Segunda División champions, after 24 years of absence and having spent the last fourteen consecutive seasons in the Segunda División.[4] Second-placed Villarreal were also promoted to La Liga, making an immediate return to the top flight[5] after a win over Almería in a decisive match near the end of the season which would see the winners directly promoted to La Liga.[6] Almería themselves also eventually achieved promotion; the club returned to the Spanish top flight after spending two years in the Segunda by defeating Girona in the final of the promotion play-offs.[7]
This was the first season since the 1988–89 campaign without any teams from the archipelagos of Spain (teams located on the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands) in the top flight, as Mallorca were relegated and Las Palmas failed to return to La Liga after losing in the semi-finals of the promotion play-offs.
Team | Location of stadium | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Almería | Almería | Juegos Mediterráneos | 22,000 |
Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,332 |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 54,851 |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,354 |
Celta Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos | 31,800 |
Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 36,017 |
Espanyol | Barcelona | Estadi Cornellà-El Prat | 40,500 |
Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,700 |
Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 22,524 |
Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 25,534 |
Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 19,553 |
Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Campo de Vallecas | 15,489 |
Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín | 52,500 |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 85,454 |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 32,076 |
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
Villarreal | Villarreal | El Madrigal | 24,890 |
As in the previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches, with a new Nike Incyte Liga BBVA model being used throughout the season for all matches.[8]
The 2013–14 La Liga season was the 83rd since its establishment. Match days were drawn on 9 July 2013.[24] The season began on 17 August 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014.[25]
For the first time since 1951 and just the third time in league history, the La Liga title came down to a head-to-head match on the final weekend of play. Atlético Madrid were three points ahead of 2013 champion Barcelona, but had its final game on the road in Barcelona.[26] Barcelona took a 1–0 lead into the half and Atlético lost two starters to injury in the half. A second half header, however, secured a 1–1 draw, earning the Colchoneros their first league title in 18 years, and their 10th overall. It was the first time since the 2003–04 La Liga that a club other than Barcelona or Real Madrid, which finished tied for second, won the title. It was also the first time in the 67-year history of the Camp Nou stadium that a visiting team had clinched the title in the stadium.[27]
The emergence of Diego Costa and Koke was a large part of Atlético Madrid's success. Costa scored 36 goals on the season (27 in league play), including the winner in Atlético's first victory over Real Madrid since 1999. Koke had 18 assists on the year (13 in league play), to go with seven goals.[27]
Earlier in the season, Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona ended a 31-match unbeaten streak for Real Madrid. The same day, Atlético beat Real Betis to claim the league lead. A loss against Levante and draw against Málaga left Atlético vulnerable heading into their final match.[27]
Cristiano Ronaldo won the league scoring title with 31 goals. Messi was second and Costa third.[1] Ángel Di María had most assists with 17.[28] Thibaut Courtois won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper.[29] Barcelona was the least penalised team.[30]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlético Madrid (C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 77 | 26 | +51 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 100 | 33 | +67 | 87[a] | |
3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 104 | 38 | +66 | 87[a] | |
4 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Sevilla | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b] |
6 | Villarreal | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 59[c] | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[d] |
7 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59[c] | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[d] |
8 | Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 49 | |
9 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 49 | |
10 | Levante | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 48 | |
11 | Málaga | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 45 | |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 43 | |
13 | Getafe | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 42 | |
14 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 42 | |
15 | Granada | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 41 | |
16 | Elche | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 40[e] | |
17 | Almería | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 40[e] | |
18 | Osasuna (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 39 | Relegation to Segunda División |
19 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 36 | |
20 | Real Betis (R) | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 25 |
Home \ Away | ALM | ATH | ATM | FCB | CEL | ELC | ESP | GET | GCF | LEV | MCF | OSA | RVA | BET | RMA | RSO | SFC | VCF | VLD | VIL |
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Almería | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
Atlético Madrid | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
Barcelona | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
Celta Vigo | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
Elche | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Espanyol | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | |
Getafe | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Granada | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
Levante | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
Málaga | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Osasuna | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
Rayo Vallecano | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–5 | |
Real Betis | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | |
Real Madrid | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 7–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | |
Real Sociedad | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Sevilla | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
Valencia | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
Valladolid | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Villarreal | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 31 |
2 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 28 |
3 | Diego Costa | Atlético Madrid | 27 |
4 | Alexis Sánchez | Barcelona | 19 |
5 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 17 |
6 | Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | 16 |
Antoine Griezmann | Real Sociedad | ||
Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad | ||
9 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 15 |
Kevin Gameiro | Sevilla | ||
Javi Guerra | Valladolid | ||
Pedro | Barcelona |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[28][33] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ángel Di María | Real Madrid | 17 |
2 | Cesc Fàbregas | Barcelona | 14 |
Koke | Atlético Madrid | ||
4 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 13 |
5 | Markel Susaeta | Athletic Bilbao | 12 |
Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad | ||
7 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 11 |
8 | Ivan Rakitić | Sevilla | 10 |
Alexis Sánchez | Barcelona | ||
10 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 9 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is 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[29] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois | Atlético Madrid | 24 | 37 | 0.65 |
2 | Gorka Iraizoz | Athletic Bilbao | 32 | 33 | 0.97 |
3 | Diego López | Real Madrid | 36 | 36 | 1 |
4 | Keylor Navas | Levante | 39 | 36 | 1.08 |
5 | Sergio Asenjo | Villarreal | 41 | 35 | 1.17 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | 3–2 (A) | 1 September 2013[34] |
Mounir El Hamdaoui | Málaga | Rayo Vallecano | 5–0 (H) | 15 September 2013[35] |
Pedro | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 4–0 (A) | 21 September 2013[36] |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 7–3 (H) | 30 October 2013[37] |
Youssef El-Arabi | Granada | Málaga | 3–1 (H) | 8 November 2013[38] |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | 5–1 (H) | 9 November 2013[39] |
Carlos Vela4 | Real Sociedad | Celta Vigo | 4–3 (H) | 23 November 2013[40] |
Sergio García | Espanyol | Rayo Vallecano | 4–1 (A) | 24 November 2013[41] |
Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | Valladolid | 4–0 (H) | 30 November 2013[42] |
Jonas | Valencia | Osasuna | 3–0 (H) | 1 December 2013[43] |
Javi Guerra | Valladolid | Celta Vigo | 3–0 (H) | 16 December 2013[44] |
Pedro | Barcelona | Getafe | 5–2 (A) | 22 December 2013[45] |
Alexis Sánchez | Barcelona | Elche | 4–0 (H) | 5 January 2014[46] |
Ikechukwu Uche | Villarreal | Rayo Vallecano | 5–2 (A) | 6 January 2014[47] |
Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | Granada | 4–0 (H) | 28 February 2014[48] |
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Osasuna | 7–0 (H) | 16 March 2014[49] |
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | 4–3 (A) | 23 March 2014[50] |
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 1,366,658 | 98,761 | 56,455 | 71,929 | −4.8% |
2 | Real Madrid | 1,356,434 | 85,454 | 51,653 | 71,391 | +2.4% |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 881,149 | 55,000 | 30,000 | 46,376 | +6.5% |
4 | Valencia | 667,663 | 45,000 | 25,860 | 35,140 | +2.0% |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 638,316 | 36,550 | 16,000 | 33,596 | +3.6%2 |
6 | Sevilla | 583,115 | 45,000 | 23,483 | 30,690 | −5.1% |
7 | Real Betis | 574,610 | 42,421 | 12,958 | 30,243 | −19.5% |
8 | Elche | 476,063 | 33,069 | 19,124 | 25,056 | +71.6%1 |
9 | Real Sociedad | 442,275 | 30,485 | 10,492 | 23,278 | +2.8% |
10 | Málaga | 426,762 | 30,377 | 15,102 | 22,461 | −6.1% |
11 | Celta Vigo | 399,849 | 29,457 | 14,636 | 21,045 | +21.0% |
12 | Espanyol | 373,223 | 32,131 | 12,650 | 19,643 | −6.1% |
13 | Villarreal | 309,317 | 23,852 | 8,000 | 16,280 | +52.0%1 |
14 | Valladolid | 293,983 | 25,133 | 6,594 | 15,473 | −6.7% |
15 | Granada | 291,738 | 20,445 | 11,536 | 15,355 | −24.4% |
16 | Levante | 290,664 | 24,102 | 10,115 | 15,298 | −0.7% |
17 | Osasuna | 282,379 | 19,714 | 11,109 | 14,862 | −1.0% |
18 | Almería | 194,111 | 13,605 | 8,692 | 10,216 | +32.4%1 |
19 | Rayo Vallecano | 193,113 | 13,874 | 6,395 | 10,164 | −2.7% |
20 | Getafe | 129,640 | 16,000 | 500 | 6,823 | −32.2% |
League total | 10,171,062 | 98,761 | 500 | 26,766 | −9.1% |
Source: Official websites and other Spanish media[2]
Notes:
Attendance numbers without playoff matches.
1: Team played last season in Segunda División
2: Athletic Bilbao played game 1 in Anoeta, with an attendance of 16,000.
La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.[51]
Award | Recipient |
---|---|
Best Player | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
Best Coach | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
Best Goalkeeper | Keylor Navas (Levante) |
Best Defender | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) |
Best Midfielders | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Best Forward | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
September | Marcelino | Villarreal | Diego Costa | Atlético Madrid | [52] |
October | Diego Simeone | Atlético Madrid | Koke | Atlético Madrid | [53] |
November | Francisco | Almería | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | [54] |
December | Jagoba Arrasate | Real Sociedad | Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad | [55] |
January | Ernesto Valverde | Athletic Bilbao | Ivan Rakitić | Sevilla | [56] |
February | Juan Antonio Pizzi | Valencia | Rafinha | Celta Vigo | [57] |
March | Unai Emery | Sevilla | Keylor Navas | Levante | [58] |
April | Paco Jémez | Rayo Vallecano | Diego Godín | Atlético Madrid | [59] |
May | Francisco | Almería | Diego Godín | Atlético Madrid | [60] |
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