2022–23 La Liga
The 2022–23 La Liga, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 92nd season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It commenced on 12 August 2022 and concluded on 4 June 2023. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 35th title the previous season.
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 12 August 2022 – 4 June 2023 |
Champions | Barcelona 27th title |
Relegated | Valladolid Espanyol Elche |
Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla (as Europa League winners) |
Europa League | Villarreal Real Betis |
Europa Conference League | Osasuna |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 955 (2.51 per match) |
Best Player | Marc-André ter Stegen |
Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (23 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Marc-André ter Stegen (0.49 goals/match) |
Biggest home win | Real Madrid 6–0 Valladolid (2 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Cádiz 0–4 Athletic Bilbao (29 August 2022) Cádiz 0–4 Barcelona (10 September 2022) Elche 0–4 Barcelona (1 April 2023) |
Highest scoring | Girona 3–5 Real Sociedad (3 October 2022) Girona 6–2 Almería (17 February 2023) |
Longest winning run | Barcelona (7 matches) (twice) |
Longest unbeaten run | Atlético Madrid Barcelona (13 matches) |
Longest winless run | Elche (19 matches) |
Longest losing run | Elche Espanyol (6 matches) |
Highest attendance | 95,745 Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid (19 March 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 8,879 Girona 6–2 Almería (17 February 2023) |
Attendance | 11,236,873 (29,571 per match) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
On 14 May, Barcelona were confirmed as champions with four matches to spare following a 4–2 away victory against Espanyol, clinching the club's 27th league title and first since the 2018–19 season.
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup having commenced on 20 November, there was a mid-season hiatus in the league. The last round before the break was held from 8–10 November, with the league resuming on 29 December. This season was the first since 2012–13 to conclude in June.