2015–16 La Liga

The 2015–16 La Liga football season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions. It started on 21 August 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016. Barcelona retained the title (their 24th Liga title) after beating Granada 3–0 on the final matchday.[2]

La Liga
Season2015–16
Dates21 August 2015 – 15 May 2016
ChampionsBarcelona
24th title
RelegatedRayo Vallecano
Getafe
Levante
Champions LeagueBarcelona
Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Villarreal
Sevilla (as Europa League champions)
Europa LeagueAthletic Bilbao
Celta Vigo
Matches played380
Goals scored1,043 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerLuis Suárez
(40 goals)
Best goalkeeperJan Oblak
(0.47 goals/match)
Biggest home winReal Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano
(20 December 2015)
Biggest away winDeportivo La Coruña 0–8 Barcelona
(20 April 2016)
Highest scoringReal Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano
(20 December 2015)
Longest winning run12 matches[1]
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Longest unbeaten run23 matches[1]
Barcelona
Longest winless run13 matches[1]
Deportivo La Coruña
Getafe
Longest losing run7 matches[1]
Getafe
Highest attendance98,902
Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid
(2 April 2016)[1]
Lowest attendance4,215
Eibar 5–1 Granada
(18 January 2016)[1]
Total attendance10,554,764[1]
Average attendance27,775[1]

Luis Suárez finished as top scorer, being the first player apart from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to do so since the 2008–09 season.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División (Real Betis and Sporting de Gijón), and the winners of the play-offs (Las Palmas).[3]

Almería and Córdoba were relegated to 2015–16 Segunda División in the last season, after being two and one years, respectively in La Liga. Elche was administratively relegated despite finishing 13th.[4] Following the competition rules, Eibar, who finished 18th, remained in the league.[5]

Real Betis was the first team from Segunda to achieve promotion, after a one-year absence from La Liga, on 24 May 2015 after winning 3–0 over Alcorcón.[6]

Sporting Gijón, promoted after finishing second, qualified on 7 June 2015, after winning 3–0 against Betis and taking advantage of the draw of Girona, who could not retain the promotion spot on the last match day. Sporting returned to the top level after three years.

Las Palmas achieved promotion on 21 June 2015 after defeating Real Zaragoza in the promotion playoff final on away goals, winning the second leg at home 2–0, after losing the first leg away 3–1. Las Palmas returned to the top level after 13 years. They also became the first island team to play in La Liga since Mallorca's relegation to Segunda Division in the 2012–13 season. During those 13 years, they played two seasons in Segunda División B.

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2015–16 La Liga
Location of teams in 2015–16 La Liga (Canary Islands)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés 53,289
Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón 54,907
Barcelona Barcelona Camp Nou 99,354
Celta Vigo Vigo Balaídos 30,000
Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor 34,600
Eibar Eibar Ipurua 6,267
Espanyol Barcelona RCDE Stadium 40,500
Getafe Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Pérez 17,393
Granada Granada Nuevo Los Cármenes 23,156
Las Palmas Las Palmas Gran Canaria 32,150
Levante Valencia Ciutat de València 26,354
Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda 30,044
Rayo Vallecano Madrid Vallecas 14,708
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 42,500
Sporting Gijón Gijón El Molinón 29,029
Valencia Valencia Mestalla 55,000
Villarreal Villarreal El Madrigal 24,890

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head Coach Captain Kit Shirt sponsor
Athletic Bilbao Ernesto Valverde Carlos Gurpegui Nike Kutxabank
Atlético Madrid Diego Simeone Gabi Nike Plus500, Azerbaijan,1 Huawei2
Barcelona Luis Enrique Andrés Iniesta Nike Qatar Airways, UNICEF,4 Beko2
Celta Vigo Eduardo Berizzo Hugo Mallo Adidas Citroën, Abanca, Estrella Galicia3
Deportivo La Coruña Víctor Sánchez Manuel Pablo Lotto Estrella Galicia, Abanca,1 西甲欢乐多5
Eibar José Luis Mendilibar Daniel García Puma AVIA, Wiko1 3
Espanyol Constantin Gâlcă Javi López Joma Rastar
Getafe Juan Esnáider Pedro León Joma Tecnocasa Group
Granada José González Diego Mainz Joma Solver Sports Capital
Las Palmas Quique Setién David García Acerbis Gran Canaria
Levante Rubi Juanfran Nike East United
Málaga Javi Gracia Duda Nike
Rayo Vallecano Paco Jémez David Cobeño Kelme QBAO.com, Nevir1
Real Betis Gus Poyet Jorge Molina Adidas UED Sports, Wiko1 3
Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane Sergio Ramos Adidas Fly Emirates
Real Sociedad Eusebio Sacristán Xabi Prieto Adidas QBAO.com, Kutxabank1
Sevilla Unai Emery José Antonio Reyes New Balance
Sporting Gijón Abelardo Fernández Alberto Lora Kappa Gijón, Telecable,3 Ternera Asturiana2
Valencia Pako Ayestarán Paco Alcácer Adidas beIN Sports1
Villarreal Marcelino Bruno Soriano Xtep Pamesa Cerámica
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
4. ^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the back of the club's kit.
5. ^ Deportivo has a Chinese characters phrase on the back of its shorts meaning "La Liga is Diverse".
6. Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Adidas, sponsored by Würth, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem LFP.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position
in table		 Replaced by Date of appointment
Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti Sacked 25 May 2015[7] Pre-season Rafael Benítez 3 June 2015[8]
Getafe Pablo Franco 1 June 2015[9] Fran Escribá 26 June 2015[10]
Eibar Gaizka Garitano Mutual consent 30 June 2015[11] José Luis Mendilibar 30 June 2015[12]
Las Palmas Paco Herrera Sacked 19 October 2015[13] 19th Quique Setién 19 October 2015[14]
Levante Lucas Alcaraz 26 October 2015[15] 20th Rubi 27 October 2015
Real Sociedad David Moyes 9 November 2015[16] 16th Eusebio Sacristán 9 November 2015
Valencia Nuno Espírito Santo Resigned 29 November 2015[17] 9th Gary Neville 2 December 2015[18]
Espanyol Sergio González Sacked 14 December 2015 12th Constantin Gâlcă 14 December 2015[19]
Real Madrid Rafael Benítez 4 January 2016[20] 3rd Zinedine Zidane 4 January 2016[20]
Real Betis Pepe Mel 10 January 2016[21] 15th Juan Merino 3 February 2016
Granada José Ramón Sandoval 22 February 2016[22] 20th José González 22 February 2016[23]
Valencia Gary Neville 30 March 2016[24] 14th Pako Ayestarán 30 March 2016[24]
Getafe Fran Escribá 11 April 2016[25] 19th Juan Esnáider 12 April 2016
Real Betis Juan Merino End of caretaker spell 9 May 2016[26] 14th Gus Poyet 9 May 2016

Overview

On 14 May 2016, Barcelona won their 24th title with a win over Granada CF by 3–0 at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.[27] Real Madrid finished as runner-up after performing a 12-win streak until the end of the season.[28]

The first team relegated to Segunda División was Levante UD, after losing 1–3 against Málaga CF on 2 May 2016.[29]

On 15 May 2016, Sporting Gijón remained in La Liga after beating Villarreal by 2–0 and taking advantage of Getafe's loss against Real Betis in its separate match, Getafe being relegated from La Liga for the first time in its history. Rayo Vallecano was also relegated despite winning its last season game.[30]

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 for the 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 35 +9 64 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 18 8 12 58 45 +13 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Celta Vigo 38 17 9 12 51 59 −8 60
7 Sevilla 38 14 10 14 51 50 +1 52 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
8 Málaga 38 12 12 14 38 35 +3 48[lower-alpha 3]
9 Real Sociedad 38 13 9 16 45 48 −3 48[lower-alpha 3]
10 Real Betis 38 11 12 15 34 52 −18 45
11 Las Palmas 38 12 8 18 45 53 −8 44[lower-alpha 4]
12 Valencia 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 44[lower-alpha 4]
13 Espanyol 38 12 7 19 40 74 −34 43[lower-alpha 5]
14 Eibar 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 43[lower-alpha 5]
15 Deportivo La Coruña 38 8 18 12 45 61 −16 42
16 Granada 38 10 9 19 46 69 −23 39[lower-alpha 6]
17 Sporting Gijón 38 10 9 19 40 62 −22 39[lower-alpha 6]
18 Rayo Vallecano (R) 38 9 11 18 52 73 −21 38 Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Getafe (R) 38 9 9 20 37 67 −30 36
20 Levante (R) 38 8 8 22 37 70 −33 32
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  2. Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
  3. Málaga ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga–Real Sociedad 3–1, Real Sociedad–Málaga 1–1.
  4. Las Palmas ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia–Las Palmas 1–1, Las Palmas–Valencia 2–1.
  5. Espanyol ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar–Espanyol 2–1, Espanyol–Eibar 4–2.
  6. Granada ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada–Sporting Gijón 2–0, Sporting Gijón–Granada 3–3.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team \ Round 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Barcelona54115243221111111222111111111111111111
Real Madrid105221321112333333333333333333333333322
Atlético Madrid33654554343222222111222222222222222233
Villarreal76433115555465554444444444444444444444
Athletic Bilbao17201013151713141288977977689866787766766556565
Celta Vigo21342432434544445555577866677555665656
Sevilla131718202016121381110111010788977755555555677777777
Málaga915151819181717161717201817161311111012121010111211111298888910888
Real Sociedad111116171112161615161614151313141415141315131110991091011109910121199
Real Betis6189111410810101311121111111112141515141413141313131011131413141213131410
Las Palmas191413161214191918191818192019191616161618161818181715151515121011139101011
Valencia15108710898977798891010111111121412111291112141514128891112
Espanyol4812869109111013101212121213121314131517171614141414121315151515141513
Eibar12568777766689101098666886788889911101111121214
Deportivo La Coruña8979766669985666679899991010121313101112131414151315
Granada207111518202020191819171718171718171717161819192019181817171717171717161616
Sporting Gijón1412171013151112171214151614141617181819191716161718191919191818181818181817
Rayo Vallecano121619129111515141512131416181819191918171915151516161716161616161616171918
Getafe1819201417131411131415161315151515131210101112131415171618181919201919191719
Levante1613141916191818202020192019202020202020202020201920202020202020192020202020

Source: BDFutbol

Leader
2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage
2016–17 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2016–17 Segunda División

Results
Home \ Away ATH ATM FCB CEL RCD EIB ESP GET GCF LPA LEV MCF RVA RBB RMA RSO SFC RSG VCF VIL
Athletic Bilbao 0–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 0–0
Atlético Madrid 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0
Barcelona 6–0 2–1 6–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 6–0 4–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 5–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 6–0 1–2 3–0
Celta Vigo 0–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–3 4–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–5 0–0
Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 1–1 0–8 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2
Eibar 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 5–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2
Espanyol 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–3 0–6 0–5 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2
Getafe 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0
Granada 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–2 5–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–3
Las Palmas 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 4–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0
Levante 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Málaga 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1
Rayo Vallecano 0–3 0–2 1–5 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–3 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1
Real Betis 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Real Madrid 4–2 0–1 0–4 7–1 5–0 4–0 6–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 10–2 5–0 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–2 3–0
Real Sociedad 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2
Sevilla 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–2
Sporting Gijón 0–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 3–3 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 2–1 0–1 2–0
Valencia 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2
Villarreal 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: La Liga
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers
As of 15 May 2016.[33][34]
Barcelona's Luis Suárez won the Pichichi Trophy, scoring 40 goals in the season.
Rank Player Club 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
Rubén Castro Real Betis
10 Borja Bastón Eibar 18

Top assists
As of 15 May 2016.[35]
Rank Player Club Assists
1

Luis Suárez

 Barcelona 18
2 Lionel Messi Barcelona 16
3 Neymar Barcelona 16
4 Koke Atlético Madrid 15
5 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 11
6 Gareth Bale Real Madrid 10
Roberto Soldado Villarreal
Toni Kroos Real Madrid
Marco Asensio Espanyol
10 Jonathan Viera Las Palmas 9

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca 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.[36]

As of 15 May 2016.[37]
Rank Name Club Goals
Against		 Matches Average
1 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid 18 38 0.47
2 Claudio Bravo Barcelona 22 32 0.69
3 Alphonse Areola Villarreal 26 32 0.81
4 Keylor Navas Real Madrid 28 34 0.82
5 Gorka Iraizoz Athletic Bilbao 37 36 1.03

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateReference
Cristiano Ronaldo5Real MadridEspanyol6–0 (A)12 September 2015Report
Imanol AgirretxeReal SociedadGranada3–0 (A)22 September 2015Report
CharlesMálagaReal Sociedad3–1 (H)3 October 2015Report
Neymar4BarcelonaRayo Vallecano5–2 (H)17 October 2015Report
Kevin GameiroSevillaGetafe5–0 (H)24 October 2015Report
Luis SuárezBarcelonaEibar3–1 (H)25 October 2015Report
Aritz AdurizAthletic BilbaoRayo Vallecano3–0 (A)29 November 2015Report
Antonio SanabriaSporting GijónLas Palmas3–1 (H)6 December 2015Report
Gareth Bale4Real MadridRayo Vallecano10–2 (H)20 December 2015Report
Karim BenzemaReal MadridRayo Vallecano10–2 (H)20 December 2015Report
Lionel MessiBarcelonaGranada4–0 (H)9 January 2016Report
Gareth BaleReal MadridDeportivo La Coruña5–0 (H)9 January 2016Report
Luis SuárezBarcelonaAthletic Bilbao6–0 (H)17 January 2016Report
Antonio SanabriaSporting GijónReal Sociedad5–1 (H)22 January 2016Report
Cristiano RonaldoReal MadridEspanyol6–0 (H)31 January 2016Report
Luis SuárezBarcelonaCelta Vigo6–1 (H)14 February 2016Report
Aritz AdurizAthletic BilbaoDeportivo La Coruña4–1 (H)2 March 2016Report
Lionel MessiBarcelonaRayo Vallecano5–1 (A)3 March 2016Report
Cristiano Ronaldo4Real MadridCelta Vigo7–1 (H)5 March 2016Report
Luis Suárez4BarcelonaDeportivo La Coruña8–0 (A)20 April 2016Report
Paco AlcácerValenciaEibar4–0 (H)20 April 2016Report
Youssef El-ArabiGranadaLevante5–1 (H)21 April 2016Report
Luis Suárez4BarcelonaSporting Gijón6–0 (H)23 April 2016Report
Luis SuárezBarcelonaGranada3–0 (A)14 May 2016Report

4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Discipline
As of 12 May 2016[38][39]

Overall

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Barcelona 1,486,763 98,902 65,531 78,251 +0.8%†
2 Real Madrid 1,286,433 80,148 61,564 67,707 −7.8%†
3 Atlético Madrid 820,812 51,933 29,737 43,201 −7.2%†
4 Athletic Bilbao 797,268 47,785 37,552 41,961 +3.3%†
5 Valencia 709,329 47,217 27,876 37,333 −14.8%†
6 Real Betis 686,700 46,061 24,879 36,142 +18.0%1
7 Sevilla 646,007 40,395 21,915 34,000 +9.3%†
8 Sporting Gijón 440,723 28,140 19,536 23,196 +20.1%1
9 Deportivo La Coruña 437,148 29,666 16,185 23,008 +8.1%†
10 Las Palmas 402,922 28,414 15,819 21,206 +32.4%1
11 Málaga 401,292 28,290 13,909 21,121 −5.1%†
12 Real Sociedad 386,468 27,484 12,755 20,340 −8.0%†
13 Espanyol 348,353 27,395 12,461 18,334 −1.9%†
14 Celta Vigo 342,272 24,519 13,584 18,014 −5.9%†
15 Villarreal 318,573 23,450 12,843 16,767 +5.0%†
16 Granada 301,361 20,552 12,711 15,861 −3.8%†
17 Levante 259,258 22,424 9,225 13,645 −10.6%†
18 Rayo Vallecano 218,308 13,775 9,301 11,490 +8.1%†
19 Getafe 138,861 12,772 4,532 7,308 −0.7%†
20 Eibar 98,868 5,941 4,215 5,204 +8.9%†
League total 10,527,719 98,902 4,215 27,705 +3.6%†

Updated to games played on 15 May 2016
Source:
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Segunda División.

LFP Awards

Seasonal

La Liga's governing body, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.[40]

Recipient
Best Player Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
Best Coach Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid)
Best Goalkeeper Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid)
Best Defender Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)
Best Midfielder Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Monthly
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
September Marcelino Villarreal Nolito Celta Vigo [41][42]
October Ernesto Valverde Athletic Bilbao Borja Bastón Eibar [43][44]
November Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid Neymar Barcelona [45][46]
December Javi Gracia Málaga Lucas Pérez Deportivo La Coruña [47][48]
January Unai Emery Sevilla Lionel Messi Barcelona [49][50]
February Eusebio Sacristán Real Sociedad Miku Rayo Vallecano [51][52]
March Quique Setién Las Palmas Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao [53][54]
April Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid Koke Atlético Madrid [55][56]
May Luis Enrique Barcelona Luis Suárez Barcelona [57][58]

Number of teams by autonomous community
Autonomous Community Number of teams Teams
1  Andalusia4Granada, Málaga, Real Betis and Sevilla
 Community of MadridAtlético Madrid, Getafe, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid
3  Basque Country3Athletic Bilbao, Eibar and Real Sociedad
 Valencian CommunityLevante, Valencia and Villarreal
5  Catalonia2Barcelona and Espanyol
 GaliciaCelta Vigo and Deportivo La Coruña
7  Asturias1Sporting Gijón
 Canary IslandsLas Palmas

Broadcasting rights

Telefónica purchased the exclusive television broadcasting rights to telecast the 2015–16 season in Spain. Sky Sports have exclusive rights in the United Kingdom and beIN Sports have exclusive rights to air the season in various countries, including the United States, Canada, MENA, France and the Middle East.[59] KBSN Sports have the exclusive television broadcasting rights in South Korea except internet broadcasting.[60]

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