2015–16 La Liga:
The 2015–16 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) is the 85th since its establishment.
Barcelona are the defending champions. The season started on 22 August 2015 and will conclude on 15 May 2016.
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| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Relegated | Rayo Vallecano Getafe Levante |
| Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Villarreal |
| Europa League | Athletic Bilbao Celta de Vigo Sevilla |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,041 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Suárez (40 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Real Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano (20 December 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Deportivo La Coruña 0–8 Barcelona (20 April 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Real Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano (20 December 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 12 games Barcelona Real Madrid |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 games Barcelona |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Deportivo La Coruña Getafe |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Getafe |
| Highest attendance | 98,902 Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid (2 April 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,215 Eibar 5–1 Granada (18 January 2016) |
| Average attendance | 27,658 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 14 May 2016. | |
League table
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 112 | 29 | +83 | 91 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 90 | |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 88 | |
| 4 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League play-offs |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 58 | -8 | 60 | |
| 7 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League group stage (As winner of the 2015-16 Europa League) |
| 8 | Málaga | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 48 | |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 48 | |
| 10 | Real Betis | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 45 | |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 44 | |
| 12 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 44 | |
| 13 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 72 | -36 | 43 | |
| 14 | Eibar | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 43 | |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 42 | |
| 16 | Granada | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 68 | -22 | 39 | |
| 17 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 39 | |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 38 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Getafe | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 36 | |
| 20 | Levante (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 32 |
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 40 |
| 2 |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 35 |
| 3 |  Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 26 |
| 4 |  Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 24 |
 Neymar | Barcelona | ||
| 6 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | 22 |
| 7 |  Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | 20 |
| 8 |  Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 19 |
| 9 | Rubén Castro | Real Betis | 18 |
| 10 | Borja Bastón | Eibar | 17 |
| Lucas Pérez | Deportivo La Coruña |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 16 |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | ||
| 3 | Koke | Atlético Madrid | 14 |
| Neymar | Barcelona | ||
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 11 |
| Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | ||
| 6 | Roberto Soldado | Villarreal | 10 |
| 7 | Marco Asensio | Espanyol | 9 |
 Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | ||
| Jonathan Viera | Las Palmas | ||
| 11 |  James Rodríguez | Real Madrid | 8 |
| Lucas Pérez | Deportivo La Coruña |
Zamora Trophy
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals Against | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Oblak | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 37 | 0.49 |
| 2 |  Claudio Bravo | Barcelona | 22 | 32 | 0.69 |
| 3 | Alphonse Areola | Villarreal | 26 | 32 | 0.81 |
| 4 |  Keylor Navas | Real Madrid | 28 | 33 | 0.85 |
| 5 | Gorka Iraizoz | Athletic Bilbao | 36 | 35 | 1.03 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo5 | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 6–0 (A) | 12 September 2015 |
| Imanol Agirretxe | Real Sociedad | Granada | 3–0 (A) | 22 September 2015 |
| Charles | Málaga | Real Sociedad | 3–1 (H) | 3 October 2015 |
| Neymar4 | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 5–2 (H) | 17 October 2015 |
| Kévin Gameiro | Sevilla | Getafe | 5–0 (H) | 24 October 2015 |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Eibar | 3–1 (H) | 25 October 2015 |
| Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | Rayo Vallecano | 3–0 (A) | 29 November 2015 |
 Antonio Sanabria | Sporting Gijón | Las Palmas | 3–1 (H) | 6 December 2015 |
| Gareth Bale4 | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | 10–2 (H) | 20 December 2015 |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | 10–2 (H) | 20 December 2015 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Granada | 4–0 (H) | 9 January 2016 |
| Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruña | 5–0 (H) | 9 January 2016 |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | 6–0 (H) | 17 January 2016 |
| Antonio Sanabria | Sporting Gijón | Real Sociedad | 5–1 (H) | 22 January 2016 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 6–0 (H) | 31 January 2016 |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Celta de Vigo | 6–1 (H) | 14 February 2016 |
| Aritz Aduriz | Athletic Bilbao | Deportivo La Coruña | 4–1 (H) | 2 March 2016 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 5–1 (A) | 3 March 2016 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo4 | Real Madrid | Celta de Vigo | 7–1 (H) | 5 March 2016 |
| Luis Suárez4 | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruña | 8–0 (A) | 20 April 2016 |
| Paco Alcácer | Valencia | Eibar | 4–0 (H) | 20 April 2016 |
 Youssef El-Arabi | Granada | Levante | 5–1 (H) | 21 April 2016 |
| Luis Suárez4 | Barcelona | Sporting Gijón | 6–0 (H) | 23 April 2016 |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Granada | 3–0 (A) | 14 May 2016 |
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
(H) - Home ; (A) - Away
Discipline
- Most yellow cards (club): 131
- Granada
- Most yellow cards (player): 16
- Rubén Pérez (Granada)
- Recio (Málaga)
- Most red cards (club): 6
- Rayo Vallecano
- Most red cards (player): 1
- 31 players
References
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