List of Spanish football teams facts for kids
Spanish football, often called soccer in many parts of the world, is super popular! Spain has some of the most exciting football leagues and teams on the planet. Millions of fans cheer for their favorite clubs every week.
The main football leagues in Spain are like different levels of competition. Teams play to win their league, and some even get to move up to a higher league or compete in big European tournaments!
La Liga: Spain's Top Football League
La Liga, officially known as the Primera División, is the highest level of professional football in Spain. It's one of the best and most watched football leagues in the world! Teams here play amazing football, and many of the world's best players have played in La Liga.
In the 2014/15 season, some of the famous teams playing in La Liga included:
- Athletic Bilbao
- Barcelona (a very famous team with many trophies!)
- Celta de Vigo
- Córdoba
- Deportivo La Coruña
- Eibar
- Elche
- Espanyol
- Getafe
- Granada
- Levante
- Málaga
- Rayo Vallecano
- Real Madrid (another giant of world football!)
- Real Sociedad
- Sevilla
- Valencia
- Villarreal
Teams play each other twice in a season, once at home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season wins the La Liga title!
Segunda División: The Second Tier of Spanish Football
Just below La Liga is the Segunda División. This league is also full of talented teams and exciting matches. Teams in the Segunda División are always trying their best to finish at the top so they can get promoted to La Liga the next season. It's a tough competition, and only a few teams make it to the top league each year.
For the 2014/15 season, some of the teams in the Segunda División were:
- Deportivo Alavés
- Albacete
- Alcorcón
- Barcelona B (this is Barcelona's reserve team!)
- Betis
- Girona
- Las Palmas
- Leganés
- Llagostera
- Lugo
- Mallorca
- Mirandés
- Numancia
- Osasuna
- Ponferradina
- Racing Santander
- Recreativo
- Sabadell
- Sporting de Gijón
- Tenerife
- Valladolid
- Zaragoza
The dream for every team in the Segunda División is to earn a spot in La Liga. It's a big challenge, but the reward of playing against the best teams in Spain is worth it!
