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. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid were engaged in an intense title race, with the three teams finishing with 91, 90 and 88 points respectively.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2015 – 15 May 2016 |
| Champions | Barcelona 24th title |
| Relegated | Rayo Vallecano Getafe Levante |
| Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Villarreal Sevilla (as Europa League winners) |
| Europa League | Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,043 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Suárez (40 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (0.47 goals per match) |
| 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 matches Barcelona Real Madrid |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 matches Barcelona |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Deportivo La Coruña Getafe |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Getafe |
| Highest attendance | 98,902 Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid (2 April 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,215 Eibar 5–1 Granada (18 January 2016) |
| Total attendance | 10,554,764 |
| Average attendance | 27,775 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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.
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