2014-15_La_Liga

2014–15 La Liga

2014–15 La Liga

84th season of La Liga


The 2014–15 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the premier association football league in Spain. The campaign began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 24 May 2015.

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Barcelona won its 23rd title on 17 May 2015 after defeating defending champions Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, and also equalled the all-time record goal difference of +89 (110 goals scored and 21 conceded), originally set by Real Madrid in the 2011–12 season. Barcelona won the title with 94 points, two more than Real Madrid.[4][5]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 20 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams (Eibar and Deportivo La Coruña) from the Segunda División, and the winner of the play-offs, Córdoba.

Eibar became the first club from Segunda División to achieve promotion to La Liga after its 1–0 victory over Alavés on 25 May 2014. Eibar made their La Liga debut in the 2014–15 season.[6]

Deportivo La Coruña won promotion back to La Liga after one season in Segunda División with a 1–0 victory over Real Jaén on 31 May 2014.[7]

Córdoba won the promotion play-off against Las Palmas and returned to the top level after 42 years.[8]

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

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1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
4. ^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
5. ^ Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
6. Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Adidas, sponsored by Würth, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem LFP

Managerial changes

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Overview

On 2 May, Córdoba were relegated with three games left to play in the season, after losing 0–8 at home against Barcelona.[26] Eight days later, Villarreal confirmed sixth place and an entry into the UEFA Europa League with Joel Campbell's winning goal against Elche.[27]

Barcelona, playing with a three-man attack of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez under new manager Luis Enrique,[28] won the title on 17 May with a goal by Messi to defeat holders Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium. It came exactly a year after Atlético had won their league title at Barcelona's Camp Nou.[29] Real Madrid secured second place on the same day as Barcelona won the title, with a 1–4 win at Espanyol.[30] In the end, Barcelona amassed 94 points, while Real Madrid finished just two points behind, with 92.

The battle for the Champions League was settled in the last ten minutes of the season. Valencia, in fourth place with 74 points, went into the last match of the season at relegation-threatened Almería, facing all three possibilities of direct qualification to the group stage of the Champions League, qualification to the play-off round, or missing out on the Champions League altogether. Valencia won the match 3–2 to secure fourth place, as Atlético Madrid, three points ahead, drew at Granada. Sevilla, with a 3–2 win at Málaga, achieved a record 76 points total without Champions League qualification, finishing fifth.[31][32][33] Sevilla however qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final.

Earlier in the season, on 7 February, Atlético Madrid achieved a 4–0 victory over city rivals Real Madrid. It was Real's biggest loss since a 5–0 loss to Barcelona in November 2010.[34]

Despite finishing the season in the 13th position, on 5 June, Elche was relegated to Segunda División due to its financial struggles.[35] Newcomers Eibar, who finished the season in the 18th position, took Elche's place in 2015–16 La Liga.

League table

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Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[37]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
  2. Since the winners of the 2014–15 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.
  3. Espanyol ahead on head-to-head record; Rayo Vallecano–Espanyol 1–3, Espanyol–Rayo Vallecano 1–1.
  4. Elche administratively relegated by the LFP.[35]
  5. Levante ahead on head-to-head record; Levante–Getafe 1–1, Getafe–Levante 0–1.
  6. Head-to-head record: Deportivo 7 pts, Granada 6 pts, Eibar 2 pts
  7. Almería was docked 3 points due to an unpayment of a transfer.[36]

Results

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Source: La Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season:
    Spain Luis Alberto for Málaga against Athletic Bilbao (23 August 2014)
  • Last goal of the season:
    Brazil Marcelo for Real Madrid against Getafe (23 May 2015)

Top goalscorers

The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.

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Hat-tricks

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4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Discipline

As of 26 April 2015.[39]

Attendances

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Updated to games played on 23 May 2015
Source: [3][40]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Segunda División

LaLiga 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.[41]

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Team of the Year

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Monthly

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References

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  2. "Spanish Primera Division 2014–15". statto.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. "Spanish Primera División Statistics – 2014–15". ESPN FC. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. "Barcelona clinch title with Lionel Messi magic against Atlético Madrid". The Guardian. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. "Lionel Messi hands Barcelona 23rd La Liga title". The Daily Telegraph. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. "Las Palmas-Cordoba La Liga play-off ends with pitch invasion". Goal.com. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. "La S.D. Eibar vestirá Hummel la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  8. Djukic será el entrenador del Córdoba; Marca (Spain), 20 October 2014
  9. "Francisco deja de ser entrenador del Almería". UD Almería (in Spanish). 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  10. "Juan Ignacio Martínez, nuevo técnico del Almería". LFP (in Spanish). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  11. "Guangzhou R&F names Getafe's Cosmin Contra coach". The New Zealand Herald. Associated Press. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  12. "Getafe names Quique Sanchez Flores as new coach". Yahoo!. Associated Press. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  13. "Getafe names Quique Sanchez Flores as new coach". Marca. Spain. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  14. "El Granada hace oficial el fichaje de Abel Resino". AS (in Spanish). 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  15. "Quique Sánchez Flores quits as Getafe coach". Marca. Spain. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  16. "Pablo Franco entrenador del Getafe". Getafe's official website. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  17. "Comunicado Oficial". Córdoba's official website. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  18. "El Almería decide destituir a Juan Ignacio Martínez como entrenador del primer equipo". Almería's official website. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  19. "Sergi Barjuan es el nuevo entrenador del Almería por lo que resta de temporada". Almería's official website. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  20. "El Granada destituye a Abel Resino". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  21. "El Granada CF ficha a José Ramón Sandoval hasta final de temporada". Ideal.es (in Spanish). 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  22. "Villarreal head into Europa League". Marca. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  23. West, Andy (17 May 2015). "Barcelona win La Liga: 10 key factors behind their revival". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  24. "Atl Madrid 0–1 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  25. McMath, James (17 May 2015). "Espanyol 1–4 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  26. "Official statement". LFP.es. 5 June 2015.
  27. "El Almería retira el recurso y acaba la Liga con 29 puntos". Super Deporte. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  28. "Reglamento General" (PDF). www.[[LNFS|publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation|trans-title=General Regulations|access-date=26 March 2015|lnfs]].es (in Spanish).
  29. "Pichichi 2014/2015". Pichichi (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  30. "Attendance data: La Liga". attendancedata.blogspot.com.es. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  31. "Premios La Liga Gala, the confirmation of a resounding success". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  32. "The 2014–15 Liga BBVA Ideal XI". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

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