Football records and statistics in Spain


This page details football records in Spain. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from Primera División or La Liga. This page also includes records from the Spanish domestic cup competition or Copa del Rey.

League

Records in this section refer to La Liga from its founding in 1929 through to the present.

Titles

Team records

Most points in a La Liga season (at least 90 points)

Most goals in a La Liga season (at least 100 goals)

Individual records

Most championships won

Spanish
Non-Spanish

Top 30 goalscorers, all-time

Players in bold are still active in La Liga. Players in italics are still active outside La Liga.
RankNatNameYears activeGoalsAppsRatio
1Lionel Messi2004–444485
2Cristiano Ronaldo311292
3Telmo Zarra1940–1955251278
4Hugo Sánchez1981–1994234347
5Raúl1994–2010228550
6Alfredo Di Stéfano1953–1966227329
7César Rodríguez1939–1955223353
8Quini1970–1987219448
9Pahiño1943–1956210278
10Edmundo Suárez1939–1950195231
11Santillana1970–1988186461
12David Villa2003–2014185352
13Juan Arza1943–1959182349
14Guillermo Gorostiza1929–1945178256
15Karim Benzema2009–169349
16Samuel Eto'o1998–2009162280
17Luis Aragonés1960–1974160360
18Aritz Aduriz2002–2020158443
19Ferenc Puskás1958–1966156180
20Julio Salinas1982–2000152417
21Adrián Escudero1945–1958150287
22Luis Suárez2014–147191
22Daniel Ruiz1974–1986147303
24Raúl Tamudo1997–2013146407
25Antoine Griezmann2010–143356
26Silvestre Igoa1941–1956141284
27Manuel Badenes1946–1959139201
27Juan Araújo1945–1956139207
27José Mari Bakero1980–1997139483
30László Kubala1951–1965138215

Top 5 goalscorers, still active (Primera División only)

RankAll-time
Rank
NatNameDebut
Year
Current
Club
GoalsAppsGoal per App
11Lionel Messi2004Barcelona444485
215Karim Benzema2009Real Madrid169349
322Luis Suárez2014Barcelona147191
425Antoine Griezmann2010Barcelona143356
549Roberto Soldado2005Granada117278

has scored 36 hat-tricks which is an all-time record in La Liga history.

Most hat-tricks in the League (at least 10)

Three or more goals in a single match.
For the complete list of hat-tricks see List of La Liga hat-tricks.
Players in bold are still active in La Liga. Players in italics are still active outside La Liga.
Players with at least 10 hat-tricks are shown in this table.
RankPlayerHat-TricksLast Hat-Trick
1 Lionel Messi3622 February 2020
2 Cristiano Ronaldo3410 February 2018
3 Telmo Zarra2315 March 1953
4 Alfredo di Stéfano2215 March 1964
5 Mundo194 March 1951
6 César Rodríguez1519 October 1952
7 Isidro Lángara1315 December 1946
8 Ferenc Puskás1215 December 1963
9 László Kubala1119 March 1961
9 Pahiño1111 September 1955
9 Manuel Badenes1129 March 1958
12 Quini107 October 1981
12 Luis Suárez1028 October 2018
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Most goals in a La Liga season (at least 30 goals)

Bold player name denotes current season.
RankNatNameSeasonClubGoalsAppsRatio
1Lionel Messi2011–12Barcelona5037
2Cristiano Ronaldo2014–15Real Madrid4835
3Lionel Messi2012–13Barcelona4632
3Cristiano Ronaldo2011–12Real Madrid4638
5Lionel Messi2014–15Barcelona4338
6Cristiano Ronaldo2010–11Real Madrid4034
6Luis Suárez2015–16Barcelona4035
8Telmo Zarra1950–51Athletic Bilbao3830
8Hugo Sánchez1989–90Real Madrid3835
10Lionel Messi2016–17Barcelona3734
11Lionel Messi2018–19Barcelona3634
12Baltazar1988–89Atlético Madrid3536
12Cristiano Ronaldo2015–16Real Madrid3536
14Cristiano Ronaldo2012–13Real Madrid3434
14Lionel Messi2017–18Barcelona3435
14Lionel Messi2009–10Barcelona3435
14Ronaldo1996–97Barcelona3437
14Hugo Sánchez1986–87Real Madrid3441
19Pruden1940–41Atlético Aviación3322
19Telmo Zarra1946–47Athletic Bilbao3324
19Toni Polster1989–90Sevilla3335
22Diego Forlán2008–09Atlético Madrid3233
23Alfredo Di Stéfano1956–57Real Madrid3130
23Cristiano Ronaldo2013–14Real Madrid3130
23Lionel Messi2010–11Barcelona3133
23Juan Antonio Pizzi1995–96Tenerife3141
27Mariano Martín1942–43Barcelona3023
27Romário1993–94Barcelona3033
27Samuel Eto'o2008–09Barcelona3036

Most goals in a season — all competitions (at least 45 goals)

Bold player name denotes current season.
RankNatNameSeasonClubGoalsAppsRatio
1Lionel Messi2011–12Barcelona7360
2Cristiano Ronaldo2014–15Real Madrid6154
3Lionel Messi2012–13Barcelona6050
3Cristiano Ronaldo2011–12Real Madrid6055
5Luis Suárez2015–16Barcelona5953
6Lionel Messi2014–15Barcelona5857
7Cristiano Ronaldo2012–13Real Madrid5555
8Lionel Messi2016–17Barcelona5452
9Cristiano Ronaldo2010–11Real Madrid5354
9Lionel Messi2010–11Barcelona5355
11Cristiano Ronaldo2013–14Real Madrid5147
11Cristiano Ronaldo2015–16Real Madrid5148
11Lionel Messi2018–19Barcelona5150
14Ferenc Puskás1959–60Real Madrid4738
14Ronaldo1996–97Barcelona4749
14Lionel Messi2009–10Barcelona4753
17Telmo Zarra1950–51Athletic Bilbao4636
18Lionel Messi2017–18Barcelona4554

Goalkeeping

Top 5 longest goalkeeping runs without conceding a goal, all-time
RankNatNameSeasonClubMinutes
1Abel Resino1990–91Atlético Madrid1275
2Miguel Reina1972–73Barcelona824
3Edgardo Madinabeytia1965–66Atlético Madrid793
4Claudio Bravo2013–14 to 2014–15Real Sociedad, Barcelona776
5Luis Arconada1979–80Real Sociedad753

is the all-time record appearance maker in La Liga history. He played a total of 622 matces.

Most appearances

Top 30 most appearances, all-time
Players in bold are still active in La Liga. Players in italics are still active outside La Liga.
RankNatNameYears activeAppsGoals
1Andoni Zubizarreta6220
2Joaquín Sánchez2001–2013
2015–
55276
3Raúl1994–2010550228
4Eusebio Sacristán1983–200254336
5Francisco Buyo1980–19975420
6Manolo Sanchís1983–200152332
7Iker Casillas1999–20155100
8Xavi1998–201550558
9Miquel Soler1983–200350412
10Fernando Hierro1987–2003497104
11Sergio Ramos2004–49372
12Raúl García2004–48598
12Lionel Messi2004–485444
14José Mari Bakero1980–1997483139
15Loren1984–200248254
16Joaquín Alonso1976–199247965
17Esnaola1967–19854690
18Iribar1962–19804660
18Donato1988–200346649
20Nadal1989–200546330
21Santillana1970–1988461186
21Alberto Górriz1979–199346114
23Larrañaga1980–199446015
24Jiménez1979–19924588
25Zamora1974–198945563
26Cristóbal Parralo1987–200145414
27Txiki Begiristain1982–199745390
28Joseba Etxeberria1995–201045290
29Diego1982–199645012
30Quini1970–1987448219

Top 5 most appearances, still active (Primera División)

RankAll-time
Rank
NatNameDebut
Year
Current
Club
AppsGoals
12Joaquín Sánchez2001Real Betis55276
211Sergio Ramos2004Real Madrid49372
312Raúl García2004Athletic Bilbao48598
312Lionel Messi2004Barcelona485444
593Jesús Navas2003Sevilla38125

is the coach with the most games managed in La Liga history. He has coached an all-time record 757 matches.

Coaches

Coaches with most matches managed
Coaches in bold are still active in La Liga.
RankNatNameYearsApps
1Luis Aragonés757
2Javier Irureta1988–2008612
3Miguel Muñoz1958–1982608
4Ernesto Valverde2003–2020599
5Víctor Fernández1990–2015544
6Javier Clemente1981–2012511
7Joaquín Caparrós1999–2015495
8Ferdinand Daučík1950–1971488
9John Toshack1985–2004480
10Marcel Domingo1958–1984455
11José María Maguregui1973–1990417
11Ricardo Zamora1939–1962417
13Miguel Ángel Lotina1992–2012416
14Lorenzo Serra Ferrer1983–2006413
15Gregorio Manzano1999–2013411
16Radomir Antić1988–2004409
17Luis Cid Carriega1970–1986397
18José Manuel Díaz Novoa1979–1998394
19Antonio Barrios1949–1972380
19Pasieguito1963–1982380
21Arsenio Iglesias1971–1996363
22Helenio Herrera1948–1981359
23Fernando Vázquez1995–2013357
24Javier Aguirre2002–2014355
25Roque Olsen1962–1989345
26Jacinto Quincoces1942–1960337
27Manuel Pellegrini2004–2013332
28Víctor Espárrago1987–2006330
29Unai Emery2007–2016323
30Vicente Miera1975–1997321

Copa del Rey

Records in this section refers to Copa del Rey from its founding in 1902 through to the present.

Copa del Rey top goalscorers (top 10)

Players in bold are still active
RankNameNat.Pos.YearsGoalsTotalRef.
1FW81 Athletic Bilbao81
2MF1919–193465 Barcelona + 5 Real Madrid70
3FW1929–194637 Athletic Bilbao + 25 Valencia62
4FW1968–198738 Sporting Gijón + 17 Barcelona55
5FW2005–Present53 Barcelona53
6FW1939–195052 Valencia52
7 FW1958–196249 Real Madrid49
7 FW1951–196549 Barcelona49
9FW1970–198848 Real Madrid48
10FW1939–19603 Granada + 36 Barcelona + 8 Elche47

Individual

The following table includes official Spanish, European and worldwide competitions organized respectively by RFEF, UEFA and FIFA since 1903.

Key

Performance by club

The figures in bold represent the most times this competition has been won by a Spanish team.