2018–19 La Liga
The 2018–19 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 88th since its establishment. The season began on 17 August 2018 and finished on 19 May 2019. Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 24 July 2018. This was the first La Liga season to use the VAR.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August 2018 – 19 May 2019 |
| Champions | Barcelona 26th title |
| Relegated | Girona Huesca Rayo Vallecano |
| Champions League | Barcelona Atlético Madrid Real Madrid Valencia |
| Europa League | Getafe Sevilla Espanyol |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 983 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lionel Messi (36 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (0.73 goals/match) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 8–2 Huesca (2 September 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Levante 0–5 Barcelona (16 December 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Barcelona 8–2 Huesca (2 September 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Barcelona |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 matches Barcelona |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Huesca |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Rayo Vallecano |
| Highest attendance | 93,265 Barcelona 5–1 Real Madrid (28 October 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,652 Eibar 3–0 Espanyol (21 January 2019) |
| Attendance | 10,234,693 (26,933 per match) |
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Barcelona were the defending champions, and they secured a second consecutive title with three games to spare following victory over Levante on 27 April. Huesca, Rayo Vallecano and Valladolid joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Segunda División. They replaced Málaga, Las Palmas and Deportivo La Coruña, who were relegated to the 2018–19 Segunda División.
This is the first season since 2008–09 that did not feature the league's all time second-highest scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 311 goals in 293 La Liga matches.