Spanish football league teams

The Spanish league (Liga) is divided in Divisions. During the season each team plays two times against all the other teams of its division, one time at home and the other in the opponent stadium. First division is the main division.

These are the current divisions:

• First Division (20 teams)
• Second Division (22 teams)
• Second Division B (4 groups of 20 teams each)
• Third Division (18 groups)
• Regional Divisions.

The Spanish league teams also compete for a cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey.

The teams in First Division (2003/2004 season) are:

• Albacete
• Barcelona
• Real Betis Balompié
• Athletic Club de Bilbao
• Deportivo de la Coruña
• RCD Espanyol
• Málaga
• Mallorca
• Osasuna
• Atlético de Madrid
• Real Madrid
• Real Murcia
• Racing de Santander
• Sevilla
• Real Sociedad
• Valencia
• Real Valladolid
• Celta de Vigo
• Villarreal
• Real Zaragoza

Teams in Second Division (2003/2004 season):

• Alavés
• Almería
• Badajoz
• Compostela
• Córdoba
• Eibar
• Polideportivo Ejido
• Elche
• Racing de Ferrol
• Getafe
• Sporting de Gijón
• Recreativo de Huelva
• Leganés
• Levante
• Numancia
• Real Oviedo
• Las Palmas
• Salamanca
• Xerez
• Tenerife
• Terrassa
• Rayo Vallecano

Some teams of Second Division B:

• Burgos
• Cádiz
• Extremadura
• Granada
• Hércules
• Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
• Jaén
• Lleida
• Logroñés
• Mérida
• Ponferradina
• Real Avilés Industrial
• Gimnàstic de Tarragona
• Toledo

Some names are not the complete and official names. Example, the official name for Real Madrid is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.