2015–16 La Liga facts for kids
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| Season | 2015–16 |
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| 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 | 1041 (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 |
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← 2014–15
2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2016. |
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The 2015–16 La Liga season was the 85th time this exciting Spanish football league took place. It's also known as the Liga BBVA because of its sponsor. Barcelona was the champion from the year before, and they were ready to defend their title. The season kicked off on August 22, 2015, and wrapped up on May 15, 2016.
Contents
League Standings: How Teams Finished
This section shows how all the teams ranked at the end of the season. It tells you which teams did well and which ones struggled.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | What Happened Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 112 | 29 | +83 | 91 | Qualified for 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 | Qualified for Champions League play-offs |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | Qualified for 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 | Qualified for Champions League group stage (They won 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 | Moved down to Segunda División (second division) |
| 19 | Getafe | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 36 | |
| 20 | Levante (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 32 |
- Pos: Position (where the team finished)
- Pld: Matches Played
- W: Wins
- D: Draws (tied games)
- L: Losses
- GF: Goals For (how many goals they scored)
- GA: Goals Against (how many goals were scored against them)
- GD: Goal Difference (GF minus GA)
- Pts: Points (teams get points for wins and draws)
- (C): Champion (the team that won the league)
- (R): Relegated (the team moved down to a lower league)
Match Results
Player Statistics
Here are some cool facts about the players and their achievements during the season!
Top Goalscorers: Who Scored the Most Goals?
The player who scores the most goals in La Liga wins the Pichichi Trophy. In 2015-16, Luis Suárez was the top scorer!
Barcelona's Luis Suárez won the Pichichi Trophy, scoring 40 goals in the season.
| 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: Who Helped Score the Most Goals?
An "assist" is when a player passes the ball to a teammate who then scores a goal. It's like setting up the perfect shot!
| 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: Best Goalkeeper
The Zamora Trophy is given to the goalkeeper who has the lowest "goals against average." This means they let in the fewest goals per game.
| 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: Scoring Three or More Goals
A "hat-trick" in football is when one player scores three goals in a single game. Sometimes players score even more!
| 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 game ; (A) - Away game
Discipline: Cards Given to Players
In football, referees give out cards to players for breaking rules. A yellow card is a warning, and a red card means a player must leave the game.
- Most yellow cards (club): 131
- Most yellow cards (player): 16
- Rubén Pérez (Granada)
- Recio (Málaga)
- Most red cards (club): 6
- Most red cards (player): 1
- 31 different players
See also
In Spanish: Primera División de España 2015-16 para niños
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