2015–16 La Liga

Spanish football league season September 2020 September 2020 La Liga 2015–16 21 August 2015 – 15 May 2016 Barcelona24th title Rayo VallecanoGetafeLevante Champions League BarcelonaReal MadridAtlético MadridVillarrealSevilla (as Europa League winners) Europa League Athletic BilbaoCelta Vigo Luis Suárez(40 goals) Jan Oblak(0.47 goals per match) Real Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano(20 December 2015) Deportivo La Coruña 0–8 Barcelona(20 April 2016) Real Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano(20 December 2015) 380 1043 12 matcheshttp://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/15/statistics/performance La Liga Statistics – 2015–16 Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) ESPN FC 26 September 2015BarcelonaReal Madrid 23 matchesBarcelona 13 matchesDeportivo La CoruñaGetafe 7 matchesGetafe 98,902Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid(2 April 2016) 4,215Eibar 5–1 Granada(18 January 2016) 10,554,764 27,775 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions. The season began on 21 August 2015, and concluded on 15 May 2016. Barcelona successfully retained the title (their 24th Liga overall) following a 3–0 win against Granada on the final matchday.http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/la-liga-bbva/20160514/401793583944/campeones-a-lo-grande.html El FC Barcelona, campeón a lo grande | Liga BBVA 15 May 2016 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. Barcelona's Luis Suárez finished as the league's top scorer, becoming the first player apart from Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to do so since the 2008–09 season. Teams Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, Real Betis and Sporting Gijón, and the winners of the play-offs, Las Palmas.Segunda División:Season Rules http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=12&view=rules scoresway.com 22 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123202/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=12&view=rules 24 September 2015 dead Almería and Córdoba were relegated to 2015–16 Segunda División in the previous season, after spending two and one years in La Liga, respectively. Elche was administratively relegated despite finishing in 13th.http://www.lfp.es/en/news/official-statement-27 Official statement LFP.es 5 June 2015 Following the competition rules, Eibar, who finished 18th, remained in the league.http://www.lfp.es/en/news/javier-tebas-we-are-certain-the-royal-decree-will-soon-be-signed Javier Tebas: "We are certain the Royal Decree will soon be signed" LFP.es 25 March 2015 Real Betis was the first team from the Segunda División to achieve promotion, after a one-year absence from La Liga, on 24 May 2015 after winning 3–0 over Alcorcón.A Primera por la puerta grande http://www.marca.com/2015/05/24/futbol/2adivision/1432499778.html Marca 24 March 2015 On 7 June 2015, Sporting Gijón secured promotion on the final matchday, after their 3–0 win against Betis allowed the club to leapfrog Girona, who drew their final match and could not retain second place and automatic promotion. Sporting returned to the top level after three years. Las Palmas achieved promotion on 21 June 2015, after defeating Zaragoza in the promotion play-off final on away goals. Las Palmas won the second 2–0 leg at home after losing the first leg away 3–1, and returned to the first division after thirteen years away. They also became the first island team to play in La Liga since Mallorca's relegation from the top flight in the 2012–13 season. During those thirteen seasons, the club spent two of them in the third-tier Segunda División B. Stadiums and locations Spain 500 right Location of teams in 2015–16 La Liga Spain 43.256944 -2.923611 Athletic Bilbao left Spain 40.401703 -3.720628 Atlético Madrid left Spain 41.380889 2.1228167 Barcelona right Spain 42.231356 -8.712447 Celta Vigo right Spain 43.368717 -8.417514 Deportivo La Coruña top Spain 43.181706 -2.475803 Eibar bottom Spain 41.347861 2.0756667 Espanyol left Spain 40.325728 -3.714950 Getafe bottom Spain 37.152925 -3.595744 Granada top Spain 39.494703 -0.363842 Levante Spain 36.734217 -4.426603 Málaga bottom Spain 40.391828 -3.658586 Rayo Vallecano right Spain 37.356419 -5.981750 Real Betis bottom Spain 40.391828 -3.658586 Real Madrid top Spain 43.301364 -1.973536 Real Sociedad right Spain 37.384039 -5.970583 Sevilla top Spain 43.536256 -5.637419 Sporting Gijón top Spain 39.474616 -0.358219 Valencia bottom Spain 39.944128 -0.103472 Villarreal top Spain 35.0 -9.75 Arrows 12x12 sw.svg 18 Canary Islands (see below) Spain Canary Islands 350 right Location of teams in 2015–16 La Liga (Canary Islands) 28.100367 -15.456714 Las Palmas right Team Location Stadium Capacity Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés 53,289 Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón 54,907 Barcelona Barcelona Camp Nou 99,354 Celta Vigo Vigo Balaídos 30,000 Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor 34,600 Eibar Eibar Ipurua 6,267 Espanyol Barcelona RCDE Stadium 40,500 Getafe Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Pérez 17,393 Granada Granada Nuevo Los Cármenes 23,156 Las Palmas Las Palmas Gran Canaria 32,150 Levante Valencia Ciutat de València 26,354 Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda 30,044 Rayo Vallecano Madrid Vallecas 14,708 Real Betis Seville Benito Villamarín 52,500 Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu 85,454 Real Sociedad San Sebastián Anoeta 32,076 Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 42,500 Sporting Gijón Gijón El Molinón 29,029 Valencia Valencia Mestalla 55,000 Villarreal Villarreal El Madrigal24,890 Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit Shirt sponsor Athletic Bilbao ESP Ernesto Valverde ESP Carlos Gurpegui Nike Kutkabank Atlético Madrid ARG Diego Simeone ESP Gabi Nike Plus500, Azerbaijan Land of Firen1 1, Huawein2 2 Barcelona ESP Luis Enrique ESP Andrés Iniesta Nike Qatar Airways, Bekon2 2, UNICEFn4 4 Celta Vigo ARG Eduardo Berizzo ESP Hugo Mallo Adidas Citroën, Estrella Galicia 0,0n1 1 n3 3, Abancan3 3 Deportivo La Coruña ESP Víctor Sánchez ESP Manuel Pablo LottoEstrella Galicia 0,0, Abancan1 1, 西甲欢乐多n5 5 Eibar ESP José Luis Mendilibar ESP Daniel García Puma AVIA, Wikon1 1 n3 3, Eibar Energia Hirian2 2 Espanyol ROU Constantin Gâlcă ESP Javi López Joma Power8/Rastar, Riviera Mayan2 2 n3 3 Getafe ARG Juan Esnáider ESP Pedro León Joma Tecnocasa Group, Gedescon1 1 Granada ESP José González Spain Diego Mainz Joma Solver Sports Capital, Banco Mare Nostrumn1 1, Covirann1 1, Caja Rural Granadan2 2 Las Palmas ESP Quique Setién ESP David García Acerbis Gran Canaria, Grupo DISAn1 1, Islas Canariasn1 1/Air Europan1 1, CajaSurn2 2, BeCordial Hotels & Resortsn3 3, Bintern3 3/Domingo Alonson3 3, Volkswagenn3 3 Levante ESP Rubi ESP Juanfran Nike East United/BetEast, Baleàrian1 1, Valencian1 1, BetEastn2 2 Málaga ESP Javi Gracia POR Duda NikeBenahavisn1 1 Rayo Vallecano ESP Paco Jémez ESP David Cobeño Kelme Qbao.com, Halcón Viajesn3 3 Real Betis URU Gus Poyet ESP Jorge Molina Adidas UED Sports, Wikon1 1 n3 3 Real Madrid FRA 1974 Zinedine Zidane ESP Sergio Ramos Adidas Fly Emirates Real Sociedad ESP Eusebio Sacristán ESP Xabi Prieto Adidas Qbao.com, Kutxabankn1 1, Canal+n2 2 Sevilla ESP Unai Emery ESP José Antonio ReyesNew BalanceReale Segurosn6 6, Andalucían1 1 n6 6, ZTEn3 3 n6 6 Sporting Gijón ESP Abelardo Fernández ESP Alberto Lora Kappa Gijón, Ternera Asturianan2 2, Telecablen3 3, Nissann3 3 Valencia ESP Pako Ayestarán ESP Paco Alcácer Adidas Codere (only in UEFA matches), Gol Televisión/beIN Sportsn1 1, Coderen2 2 Villarreal ESP Marcelino Spain Bruno Soriano Xtep Pamesa Cerámica, Endavant 1. n1On the back of shirt. 2. n2On the sleeves. 3. n3On the shorts. 4. n4Barcelona made a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the back of the club's kit. 5. n5Deportivo had a phrase in Chinese characters on the back of its shorts meaning "La Liga is Diverse". 6. n5Sevilla featured these sponsors only for the 2016 Copa del Rey Final. 7. Referee kits were made by Adidas, sponsored by Würth, and Nike had a new match ball, the Ordem LFP. 8. Additionally, 14 teams showed the logo of Sockatyes in their socks as a result of a sponsorship agreement with the LFP (all except Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Valencia). Also, in these agreement those teams showed the logo of EA Sports since matchday 13.EA Sports y LaLiga refuerzan su acuerdo de colaboración https://www.laliga.com/noticias/ea-sports-y-laliga-refuerzan-su-acuerdo-de-colaboracion laliga.com 10 August 2026 Madrid es 26 November 2015 Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Real Madrid ITA Carlo AncelottiSacked 25 May 2015https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32877349 BBC Sport Real Madrid sack Carlo Ancelotti; Rafael Benitez tipped to take over 25 May 2015 3 June 2015Pre-season ESP Rafael Benítez 3 June 2015http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11835/9873743/rafa-benitez-named-new-coach-of-real-madrid Rafa Benitez named new coach of Real Madrid Sky Sports 3 June 2015 3 June 2015 Getafe ESP Pablo Franco 1 June 2015http://www.lfp.es/noticias/pablo-franco-no-entrenara-al-getafe-la-proxima-temporada Pablo Franco no entrenará al Getafe la próxima temporada LFP.es es 1 June 2015 ESP Fran Escribá 26 June 2015Fran Escriba named new Getafe coach https://www.espn.com/soccer/getafe/story/2504847/fran-escriba-named-new-getafe-coach ESPN 3 September 2020 26 June 2015 Eibar ESP Gaizka Garitano Mutual consent 30 June 2015http://www.sdeibar.com/-/sd-eibar-y-gaizka-garitano-rescinden-el-contrato https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095942/http://www.sdeibar.com/-/sd-eibar-y-gaizka-garitano-rescinden-el-contrato dead 24 September 2015 SD Eibar y Gaizka Garitano rescinden el contrato SD Eibar es 30 June 2015 ESP José Luis Mendilibar 30 June 2015http://www.sdeibar.com/-/jose-luis-mendilibar-nuevo-entrenador-de-sd-eibar SD Eibar es José Luis Mendilibar nuevo entrenador de SD Eibar 30 June 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095907/http://www.sdeibar.com/-/jose-luis-mendilibar-nuevo-entrenador-de-sd-eibar 24 September 2015 Las Palmas ESP Paco HerreraSacked 19 October 2015http://www.espnfc.com/las-palmas/story/2671604/paco-herrera-sacked-at-las-palmas-after-poor-start Las Palmas sack Paco Herrera as manager after poor start 19 October 2015 ESPN 19th ESP Quique Setién 19 October 2015http://www.laliga.es/noticias/quique-setien-toma-el-mando-en-la-ud-las-palmas Quique Setién toma el mando en la UD Las Palmas LFP es 19 October 2015 Levante Spain Lucas Alcaraz 26 October 2015http://as.com/diarioas/2015/10/26/english/1445860384_083658.html Lucas Alcaraz says goodbye at Levante training ground As 26 October 2015 26 October 2015 28 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028025419/http://as.com/diarioas/2015/10/26/english/1445860384_083658.html dead 20th Spain Rubi 27 October 2015 Real Sociedad SCO David Moyes 9 November 2015https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/09/david-moyes-sacked-real-sociedad David Moyes sacked by Real Sociedad after a year in charge The Guardian 16th ESP Eusebio Sacristán 9 November 2015 Valencia POR Nuno Espírito Santo Resigned 29 November 2015https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/29/nuno-valencia-resigns-sevilla Nuno Espírito Santo resigns as Valencia coach after defeat by Sevilla The Guardian 29 November 2015 29 November 2015 9th ENG Gary Neville 2 December 2015http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/47728/vcf-official-statement.html VCF Official Statement Gary Neville Valencia CF 2 December 2015 13 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313043844/http://en.valenciacf.com/ver/47728/vcf-official-statement.html dead Espanyol ESP Sergio GonzálezSacked 14 December 2015 12th ROU Constantin Gâlcă 14 December 2015http://www.laliga.es/noticias/galca-nuevo-entrenador-del-rcd-espanyol Galca nuevo entrenador del RCD Espanyol es Real Madrid Spain Rafael Benítez 4 January 2016https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35226296 Zinedine Zidane replaces Rafael Benitez as Real Madrid coach BBC Sport 5 January 2016 3rd France 1974 Zinedine Zidane 4 January 2016 Real Betis ESP Pepe Mel 10 January 2016http://www.laliga.es/en/news/betis-part-company-with-coach-pepe-mel LFP.es 10 January 2016 Betis part company with coach Pepe Mel 11 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418234620/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/betis-part-company-with-coach-pepe-mel 18 April 2016 dead 15th ESP Juan Merino (caretaker) 3 February 2016 Granada ESP José Ramón Sandoval 22 February 2016http://usa.laliga.es/en/news/jose-ramon-sandoval-and-granada-cf-part-company LFP.es 22 February 2016 José Ramón Sandoval and Granada CF part company 22 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418173818/http://usa.laliga.es/en/news/jose-ramon-sandoval-and-granada-cf-part-company 18 April 2016 dead 20th ESP José González 22 February 2016http://www.espnfc.us/granada/story/2813030/jose-gonzalez-replaces-jose-ramon-sandoval-as-granada-coach ESPN 22 February 2016 José González replaces José Ramón Sandoval as Granada coach Valencia ENG Gary Neville 30 March 2016http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2016/03/30/56fbf72ce2704eb40f8b45ee.html Valencia give Gary Neville the chop 30 March 2016 30 March 2016 Marca 14th ESP Pako Ayestarán 30 March 2016 Getafe ESP Fran Escribá 11 April 2016http://www.marca.com/futbol/getafe/2016/04/11/570bc5dce2704e2d1c8b466a.html Fran Escribá deja de ser entrenador del Getafe Marca es 11 April 2016 19th ARG Juan Esnáider 12 April 2016 Real Betis ESP Juan Merino End of caretaker spell 9 May 2016http://www.laliga.es/en/news/gustavo-poyet-named-new-betis-coach Gustavo Poyet named new Betis coach LFP.es 9 May 2016 19 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160619185153/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/gustavo-poyet-named-new-betis-coach 19 June 2016 dead 14th URU Gus Poyet 9 May 2016 Overview On 14 May 2016, Barcelona won their second consecutive and 24th overall La Liga title, following a 3–0 win over Granada at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on the final matchday.http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2016/05/14/23516642/barcelona-wins-la-liga-title Barcelona wins La Liga title Goal.com 14 May 2016 30 May 2016 Real Madrid finished one point behind Barcelona as runners-up, having gone on a twelve-match win streak to close out the season.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36250293 BBC Sport Deportivo La Coruna 0–2 Real Madrid 14 May 2016 30 May 2016 Atlético Madrid ended the season three points off the top in third place, having been eliminated from title contention after a loss to Levante on the penultimate matchday.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36187568 BBC Sport Levante 2–1 Atlético Madrid 8 May 2016 30 May 2016 Levante were the first team to be mathematically relegated to the Segunda División, following a 1–3 loss against Málaga on 2 May 2016.http://www.eurosport.com/football/levante-relegated-after-3-1-defeat-at-malaga_sto5558232/story.shtml Levante relegated after 3-1 defeat at Malaga Eurosport 2 May 2016 30 May 2016 On 15 May 2016, Sporting Gijón ensured they would remain in the top flight after defeating Villarreal 2–0 and taking advantage of Getafe's loss against Real Betis, which saw Getafe relegated from La Liga for the first time in club history. Rayo Vallecano also went down despite winning their final match of the season.http://en.as.com/en/2016/05/15/football/1463343024_658570.html Sporting Gijón escape drop as Getafe, Rayo Vallecano go down AS 15 May 2016 30 May 2016 11 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071635/https://en.as.com/en/2016/05/15/football/1463343024_658570.html dead League table Standings main WDL La Liga, Soccerway BAR RMA ATM VIL ATH CEL SEV MLG RSO BET LPA VAL ESP EIB DEP GRA SPO RAY GET LEV CLGS CLGS CLGS CLPO ELGS ELGS ELTH REL REL REL complete 18 8 12 58 45 28 4 6 63 18 29 4 5 112 29 11 12 15 34 52 17 9 12 51 59 8 18 12 45 61 11 10 17 49 61 12 7 19 40 74 9 9 20 37 67 10 9 19 46 69 12 8 18 45 53 8 8 22 37 70 12 12 14 38 35 9 11 18 52 73 28 6 4 110 34 13 9 16 45 48 14 10 14 51 50 10 9 19 40 62 11 11 16 46 48 18 10 10 44 35 Málaga finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga 3–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Málaga. MLG Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia. VAL Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar. ESP Granada finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada 2–0 Sporting Gijón, Sporting Gijón 3–3 Granada. SPO C R R R Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Betis Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Espanyol Getafe Granada Las Palmas Levante Málaga Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Sporting Gijón Valencia Villarreal 5 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off. QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage red1 Relegation to Segunda División Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team. Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations. Results main FBR grey ATH ATM FCB CEL RCD EIB ESP GET GCF LPA LEV MCF RVA RBB RMA RSO SFC RSG VCF VIL Athletic Bilbao 0–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 Atlético Madrid 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 Barcelona 6–0 2–1 6–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 6–0 4–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 5–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 6–0 1–2 3–0 Celta Vigo 0–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–3 4–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–5 0–0 Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 1–1 0–8 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 Eibar 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 5–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 Espanyol 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–3 0–6 0–5 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 Getafe 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 Granada 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–2 5–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 Las Palmas 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 4–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 Levante 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 Málaga 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 Rayo Vallecano 0–3 0–2 1–5 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–3 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 Real Betis 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 Real Madrid 4–2 0–1 0–4 7–1 5–0 4–0 6–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 10–2 5–0 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–2 3–0 Real Sociedad 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 Sevilla 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–2 Sporting Gijón 0–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 3–3 3–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 Valencia 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 Villarreal 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 La Liga complete Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: ESP Salva Sevilla for Espanyol against Getafe (22 August 2015)http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=27683 RFEF actas.rfef.esSeptember 2026 InternetArchiveBot Last goal of the season: ESP Álvaro Medrán for Getafe against Real Betis (15 May 2016)http://www.laliga.es/directo/temporada-2015-2016/liga-bbva/38/betis_getafe Partido R. Betis – Getafe en directo, en vivo. Temporada 2015/2016 - Liga de Fútbol Profesional Liga de Fútbol Profesional 19 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521143828/http://www.laliga.es/directo/temporada-2015-2016/liga-bbva/38/betis_getafe 21 May 2016 dead Top goalscorers thumb|upright|Barcelona's Luis Suárez won the Pichichi Trophy, with his 40 goals in the season also enough for the European Golden Shoe. RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://espnfc.com/stats/scorers/_/league/esp.1/spanish-primera-division?cc=5901 2015–16 La Liga top goalscorers ESPN FC Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 1 November 2015https://www.neogol.com/goleadores-liga-espanola-2015-2016/ Pichichi 2015-16 Neogol 1 November 2015 es1URU Luis SuárezBarcelona402POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid353ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona264FRA 1974 Karim BenzemaReal Madrid24BRA NeymarBarcelona6FRA 1974 Antoine GriezmannAtlético Madrid227ESP Aritz AdurizAthletic Bilbao208WAL Gareth BaleReal Madrid19ESP Rubén CastroReal Betis10ESP Borja BastónEibar18 Top assists RankPlayerClubAssistshttp://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/15/statistics/assists Assists at ESPN ESPN FC Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 1ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona16URU Luis SuárezBarcelona3ESP KokeAtlético Madrid144BRA NeymarBarcelona125POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid116ESP Marco AsensioEspanyol10WAL Gareth BaleReal MadridGER Toni KroosReal MadridESP Roberto SoldadoVillarreal10ESP Jonathan VieraLas Palmas9 Zamora Trophy The Ricardo Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/trofeos/2015-2016/zamora/primera.html Trofeo Zamora La Liga Santander Marca es RankPlayerClubGoalsagainstMatchesAveragehttp://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/trofeos/2015-2016/zamora/primera.html Trofeo Zamora Liga BBVA Marca es1SVN Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid 18380.472CHI Claudio BravoBarcelona22320.693FRA 1974 Alphonse AreolaVillarreal26320.814CRC Keylor NavasReal Madrid28340.825ESP Gorka IraizozAthletic Bilbao37361.03 Hat-tricks List of La Liga hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date ReferencePOR Cristiano Ronaldo5 Real Madrid Espanyol 6–0 (A) 12 September 2015 ReportESP Imanol Agirretxe Real Sociedad Granada 3–0 (A) 22 September 2015 ReportBRA Charles Málaga Real Sociedad 3–1 (H) 3 October 2015 ReportBRA Neymar4 Barcelona Rayo Vallecano 5–2 (H) 17 October 2015 ReportFRA 1974 Kevin Gameiro Sevilla Getafe 5–0 (H) 24 October 2015 ReportURU Luis Suárez Barcelona Eibar 3–1 (H) 25 October 2015 ReportESP Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao Rayo Vallecano 3–0 (A) 29 November 2015 ReportPAR Antonio Sanabria Sporting Gijón Las Palmas 3–1 (H) 6 December 2015 ReportWAL Gareth Bale4 Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano 10–2 (H) 20 December 2015 ReportFRA 1974 Karim Benzema Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano 10–2 (H) ReportARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Granada 4–0 (H) 9 January 2016 ReportWAL Gareth Bale Real Madrid Deportivo La Coruña 5–0 (H) ReportURU Luis Suárez Barcelona Athletic Bilbao 6–0 (H) 17 January 2016 ReportPAR Antonio Sanabria Sporting Gijón Real Sociedad 5–1 (H) 22 January 2016 ReportPOR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Espanyol 6–0 (H) 31 January 2016 Report https://web.archive.org/web/20210924230942/https://rowdie.co.uk/fixtures/404986/2016-01-31-19-30-real-madrid-vs-espanyol 24 September 2021 URU Luis Suárez Barcelona Celta Vigo 6–1 (H) 14 February 2016 ReportESP Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao Deportivo La Coruña 4–1 (H) 2 March 2016 ReportARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Rayo Vallecano 5–1 (A) 3 March 2016 ReportPOR Cristiano Ronaldo4 Real Madrid Celta Vigo 7–1 (H) 5 March 2016 ReportURU Luis Suárez4 Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña 8–0 (A) 20 April 2016 ReportESP Paco Alcácer Valencia Eibar 4–0 (H) ReportMAR Youssef El-Arabi Granada Levante 5–1 (H) 21 April 2016 ReportURU Luis Suárez4 Barcelona Sporting Gijón 6–0 (H) 23 April 2016 ReportURU Luis Suárez Barcelona Granada 3–0 (A) 14 May 2016 Report 4 Player scored four goals5 Player scored five goals(H) – Home; (A) – Away Discipline http://www.laliga.es/en/statistics/liga-bbva/yellow-cards/ Yellow cards 26 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504010154/http://www.laliga.es/en/statistics/liga-bbva/yellow-cards 4 May 2016 deadhttp://www.laliga.es/en/statistics/liga-bbva/red-cards/ Red cards 26 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504010043/http://www.laliga.es/en/statistics/liga-bbva/red-cards 4 May 2016 dead Most yellow cards (club): 136 Granada Most yellow cards (player): 17 Rubén Pérez (Granada) Most red cards (club): 10 Rayo Vallecano Most red cards (player): 2 Aythami Artiles (Las Palmas) Gustavo Cabral (Celta Vigo) Nacho Cases (Sporting Gijón) Deyverson (Levante) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol) Simão (Levante) Overall Most wins - Barcelona (29) Fewest wins - Deportivo La Coruña and Levante (8) Most draws - Deportivo La Coruña (18) Fewest draws - Barcelona and Atlético Madrid (4) Most losses - Levante (22) Fewest losses - Real Madrid (4) Most goals scored - Barcelona (112) Fewest goals scored - Real Betis (34) Most goals conceded - Espanyol (74) Fewest goals conceded - Atlético Madrid (18) Attendance 1 Barcelona 1486763 98902 65531 78251 77632 2 Real Madrid 1286433 80148 61564 67707 73436 3 Atlético Madrid 820812 51933 29737 43201 46532 4 Athletic Bilbao 797268 47785 37552 41961 40634 5 Valencia 709329 47217 27876 37333 43831 6 Real Betis 686700 46061 24879 36142 30640 1 7 Sevilla 646007 40395 21915 34000 31107 8 Sporting Gijón 440723 28140 19536 23196 19318 1 9 Deportivo La Coruña 437148 29666 16185 23008 21275 10 Las Palmas 402922 28414 15819 21206 16019 1 11 Málaga 401292 28290 13909 21121 22248 12 Real Sociedad 386468 27484 12755 20340 22105 13 Espanyol 348353 27395 12461 18334 18691 14 Celta Vigo 342272 24519 13584 18014 19138 15 Villarreal 318573 23450 12843 16767 15965 16 Granada 301361 20552 12711 15861 16482 17 Levante 259258 22424 9225 13645 15264 18 Rayo Vallecano 218308 13775 9301 11490 10631 19 Getafe 138861 12772 4532 7308 7361 20 Eibar 98868 5941 4215 5204 4777 10527719 98902 4215 27705 26741 April 2016 1: Team played last season in Segunda División. August 2015 Awards Seasonal La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.The Premios La Liga gala hailed as a resounding success Liga de Fútbol Profesional 24 October 2016 http://www.laliga.es/en/news/the-premioslaliga-201516-gala-hailed-as-a-resounding-success 25 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405211939/https://www.laliga.es/en/news/the-premioslaliga-201516-gala-hailed-as-a-resounding-success 5 April 2019 dead AwardRecipientBest PlayerFRA 1974 Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)Best CoachARG Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid)Best GoalkeeperSVN Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid)Best DefenderURU Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)Best MidfielderCRO Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)Best ForwardARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Team of the Year Soccer Field Transparant.svg 175 80% 0.45 1.33 175 Red Oblak 0.59 1.13 175 Blue Piqué 0.77 1.00 175 White Ramos 0.24 1.13 175 Red Godín 0.12 1.00 175 White Marcelo 0.25 0.70 175 Blue Busquets 0.60 0.70 175 Blue Iniesta 0.11 0.45 175 White Ronaldo 0.40 0.45 175 White Modrić 0.40 0.30 175 Blue Suárez 0.69 0.45 175 Blue Messi Team of the YearThe Liga BBVA 2015/16 Team of the Season Liga de Fútbol Profesional 1 June 2016 http://www.laliga.es/en/news/the-liga-bbva-201516-team-of-the-season 4 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20181118134749/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/the-liga-bbva-201516-team-of-the-season 18 November 2018 dead Goalkeeper SVN Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) Defence ESP Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) ESP Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) URU Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) BRA Marcelo (Real Madrid) Midfield ESP Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) CRO Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) ESP Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Attack ARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona) URU Luis Suárez (Barcelona) POR Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Monthly MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubSeptemberESP MarcelinoVillarrealESP NolitoCelta VigoMarcelino wins Liga BBVA Manager of the Month for September https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234749/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/marcelino-wins-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-of-september 12 September 2017 ; LFP.es 5 October 2015: Nolito named liga BBVA player of the month for September https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150738/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/nolito-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-of-september 5 July 2018 ; LFP.es 1 October 2015OctoberESP Ernesto ValverdeAthletic BilbaoESP Borja BastónEibarhttp://www.laliga.es/en/news/ernesto-valverde-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-october Ernesto Valverde named Liga BBVA manager of the Month for October 6 November 2015 9 November 2015 La Liga https://web.archive.org/web/20151208232843/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/ernesto-valverde-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-october 8 December 2015 deadBorja Bastón named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for October https://web.archive.org/web/20151208233911/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/borja-baston-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-october 8 December 2015 ; LFP.es 5 November 2015NovemberARG Diego SimeoneAtlético MadridBRA NeymarBarcelonaDiego Simeone named Liga BBVA Manager of the Month for November https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234655/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/diego-pablo-simeone-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-november 12 September 2017 ; LFP.es 8 December 2015Neymar named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for November https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234658/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/neymar-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-november 12 September 2017 ; LFP.es 8 December 2015DecemberESP Javi GraciaMálagaESP Lucas PérezDeportivo La CoruñaLucas Pérez, mejor jugador de la Liga BBVA en diciembre; LaLiga.es, 8 January 2016 (in Spanish); LaLiga.es, 12 January 2016 (in Spanish)JanuaryESP Unai EmerySevillaARG Lionel MessiBarcelonaUnai Emery, Liga BBVA manager of the month for January https://web.archive.org/web/20170913043804/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/unai-emery-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-january 13 September 2017 ; LFP.es, 12 February 2016Messi named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for January https://web.archive.org/web/20190801144755/https://www.laliga.es/en/news/lionel-messi-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-january 1 August 2019 ; LFP.es 12 February 2016FebruaryESP Eusebio SacristánReal SociedadVEN MikuRayo VallecanoEusebio Sacristan named Liga BBVA Manager of the Month for February https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234316/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/eusebio-sacristan-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-february 12 September 2017 ; LFP.es, 4 March 2016Miku named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for February https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234638/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/miku-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-february 12 September 2017 ; LFP.es, 4 March 2016MarchESP Quique SetiénLas PalmasESP Aritz AdurizAthletic Bilbaohttp://www.laliga.es/en/news/quique-setien-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-march Quique Setien named Liga BBVA Manager of the Month for March 1 April 2016 LaLiga.es 1 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170913044018/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/quique-setien-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-march 13 September 2017 deadhttp://www.laliga.es/en/news/aduriz-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-march Aduriz named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for March 1 April 2016 LaLiga.es 1 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160417065829/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/aduriz-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-march 17 April 2016 deadAprilFRA 1974 Zinedine ZidaneReal MadridESP KokeAtlético Madridhttp://www.laliga.es/en/news/zinedine-zidane-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-april Zinedine Zidane named Liga BBVA Manager of the Month for April 19 May 2016 19 May 2016 LFP.es https://web.archive.org/web/20170725094558/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/zinedine-zidane-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-april 25 July 2017 deadhttp://www.laliga.es/en/news/koke-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-april Koke named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for April 19 May 2016 19 May 2016 LFP.es https://web.archive.org/web/20170814055120/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/koke-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-april 14 August 2017 deadMayESP Luis EnriqueBarcelonaURU Luis SuárezBarcelonahttp://www.laliga.es/en/news/luis-enrique-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-may Luis Enrique named Liga BBVA Manager of the Month for May 21 May 2016 21 May 2016 LaLiga.es https://web.archive.org/web/20160624112012/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/luis-enrique-named-liga-bbva-manager-of-the-month-for-may 24 June 2016 deadhttp://www.laliga.es/en/news/luis-suarez-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-may Luis Suarez named Liga BBVA Player of the Month for May 21 May 2016 21 May 2016 LaLiga.es https://web.archive.org/web/20160624092351/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/luis-suarez-named-liga-bbva-player-of-the-month-for-may 24 June 2016 dead Broadcasting rights Telefónica purchased the exclusive television broadcasting rights to telecast the 2015–16 season in Spain. Sky Sports had exclusive rights in the United Kingdom, and beIN Sports had exclusive rights to air the season in various countries, including the United States, Canada, MENA, France and the Middle East.Spanish La Liga 2015-16 TV Channels Broadcast, Coverage http://www.sportsmirchi.com/spanish-la-liga-2015-16-tv-channels-broadcast-coverage/ Sports Mirchi 13 July 2015 KBSN Sports had the exclusive television broadcasting rights in South Korea, apart from internet broadcasting.http://www.kbsn.co.kr/sports/program_self_intro.do?pageIndex=1&searchBrdcstSn=0000000184&searchBdcstCode=sports&searchOnslfMnfctAt=N&searchMenuSn=110&searchMenuKnd=0001&searchCondition=0&searchKeyword= KBSN ko 프로그램 소개 References External links http://www.laliga.es/en 2015–16 1 Spain