La Liga Trivia
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59 free La Liga trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
La Liga has been played since 1929, and only nine clubs have ever won it. This quiz covers the whole story of the Primera División: the ten founding clubs and the three that have never been relegated, Athletic Bilbao's early dominance and their 12-1 win over Barcelona, Real Madrid's fourteen titles in twenty years, Cruyff's Dream Team, Deportivo's one championship, the 100-point seasons of 2012 and 2013, and Atlético's two titles under Diego Simeone. It also digs into the awards and the numbers: the Pichichi, Zamora and Zarra trophies, Telmo Zarra's 251 goals, Zubizarreta's 622 appearances, Hugo Sánchez's four Pichichis in a row, Lionel Messi's 474 goals and eight Pichichis, Cristiano Ronaldo's penalties, and the derbies of Madrid, Seville and the Basque Country. If you want the continental picture, our Champions League quiz picks up where this one leaves off. About a third of the questions are easy for anyone who watches Spanish football, a third are medium and the rest are for people who know which club has lost the most top-flight games. Every answer is checked against the league's reference and record pages, and each question carries its source.
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Q 01What is Villarreal's nickname?
The Yellow Submarine
The Yellow Submarine comes from the Beatles song, a hit in Spain in a Spanish-language version when Villarreal were still a small club.
Q 02Which academy striker starred in Real Madrid's five straight league titles from 1986 to 1990?
Emilio Butragueño
Emilio Butragueño came on at Cádiz on his 1984 debut with Real Madrid 2-0 down, and scored twice in a 3-2 comeback win.
Q 03Which Dane won league titles for both Barcelona and Real Madrid?
Laudrup
Michael Laudrup was on the winning side of 5-0 Clásicos in consecutive seasons, first for Barcelona and then for Real Madrid.
Q 04Nine of the ten clubs in La Liga's first season earned their places through their record in which competition?
The Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey decided it: six past winners and three runners-up went in, while Racing Santander won a knockout for the last place.
Q 05Which Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper became the world's most expensive keeper when Chelsea paid his release clause in 2018?
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Kepa Arrizabalaga cost Chelsea €80m, and in the 2019 League Cup final he refused to be substituted before the penalty shootout, which Chelsea lost.
Q 06Which club finished third in 2023-24 to reach the Champions League for the first time?
Girona
Girona had been in the second division only two seasons earlier, going up through the play-offs after finishing sixth in 2021-22.
Q 07Which Brazilian completed a hat-trick with an 89th-minute bicycle kick for Barcelona against Valencia in June 2001?
Rivaldo
Rivaldo's overhead kick won the match 3-2 and lifted Barcelona above Valencia into the next season's Champions League.
Q 08Which bowler-hatted Englishman coached Athletic Bilbao to league and cup doubles in 1930 and 1931?
Fred Pentland
Fred Pentland taught Athletic a short-passing game, and his side thrashed Barcelona 12-1 at San Mamés in 1931.
Q 09Which former Real Madrid midfielder coached the club to La Liga titles in 2016-17 and 2019-20?
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane resigned five days after winning a third straight Champions League in 2018, then returned in March 2019.
Q 10Atlético Madrid's fans are nicknamed after which household item their red-and-white stripes resembled?
Mattress covers
Mattress covers in post-war Madrid had the same stripes, and some say leftover mattress ticking was the cheapest cloth for the shirts.
Q 11Which club won its only La Liga title in 1946?
Sevilla
Sevilla had let the 1939-40 title slip on the final day with a draw against Hércules, six years before they finally won it.
Q 12Which Hungarian-born forward starred in Barcelona's 1951-52 'team of the five cups'?
László Kubala
László Kubala had fled communist Hungary in the back of a truck in 1949, and Barcelona signed him in June 1950.
Q 13Which Hungarian joined Real Madrid in 1958, aged 31, after Italian clubs judged him too old and too heavy?
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás repaid Real Madrid by scoring four goals in their 7-3 European Cup final win over Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960.
Q 21Which midfielder moved from Real Madrid to Barcelona on a free transfer in 1996?
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique had scored in Real Madrid's 5-0 rout of Barcelona in January 1995, then crossed to Barcelona when his contract ran out.
Q 22Which manager led Real Madrid to La Liga's first 100-point season?
Mourinho
José Mourinho's side also scored a record 121 goals, but he left Real Madrid by mutual agreement a year later, in 2013.
Q 23Who coached Barcelona to the 100-point 2012-13 title?
Tito Vilanova
Tito Vilanova stepped down in July 2013 because his cancer treatment clashed with the job, and he died in April 2014.
Q 14Which goalkeeper helped Real Sociedad win their first two league titles, in 1981 and 1982?
Luis Arconada
Luis Arconada won both titles, but in the Euro 84 final a Michel Platini free kick slid under him into the net.
Q 15Which English manager led Barcelona to the 1985 title, their first since 1974?
Terry Venables
Terry Venables also took Barcelona to the 1986 European Cup final, where Steaua goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam saved all four of their penalties.
Q 16Which Mexican striker won five Pichichi trophies, one with Atlético Madrid and four with Real Madrid?
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez crossed Madrid from Atlético to Real in July 1985, straight after winning his first Pichichi.
Q 17Real Madrid lost the 1992 and 1993 league titles on the final day at which club?
Tenerife
Tenerife were coached by former Real Madrid striker Jorge Valdano, whom Real Madrid hired in 1994 and who won them the 1995 title.
Q 18Which Dutch manager followed Cruyff's success by winning the 1998 and 1999 titles at Barcelona?
Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal won a league and cup double in his first season, then resigned in 2000 after Barcelona lost the title.
Q 19Which club became the ninth different champion when it won the title in 2000?
Deportivo
Deportivo, under Javier Irureta, also beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabéu in the 2002 cup final, on Real's 100th anniversary.
Q 20Which manager led Valencia to league titles in 2002 and 2004?
Rafael Benítez
Rafael Benítez left for Liverpool in June 2004, and a year later his side came back from 3-0 down at half-time to win the Champions League.
Q 24Whose header at the Camp Nou clinched Atlético's 2013-14 title?
Godín
Diego Godín's header cancelled out Barcelona's first-half opener, and the 1-1 draw was enough for the title.
Q 25Barcelona's treble-winning 2014-15 forward line was known by what nickname?
MSN
MSN stood for Messi, Suárez and Neymar, though Suárez could not play until late October 2014 because of his ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini.
Q 26Who managed Atlético Madrid to the 2020-21 title, their second in eight seasons?
Diego Simeone
Diego Simeone's side clinched it on the final day at Valladolid with a winner from Luis Suárez, whom Barcelona had let go before the season.
Q 27Which company became La Liga's title sponsor in 2023, replacing Banco Santander?
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts put its name on the league the same year it relaunched its FIFA games as EA Sports FC, after its FIFA licence ended.
Q 28Which newspaper awards La Liga's Pichichi Trophy to the top scorer?
Marca
Marca named it after Rafael 'Pichichi' Moreno, and teams playing at San Mamés for the first time lay flowers at his bust.
Q 29Which striker, nicknamed 'El Niño', was made Atlético Madrid captain at just 19?
Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres left for Liverpool and Chelsea, then came home on loan in 2015 and was unveiled before a packed Vicente Calderón.
Q 30The trophy for La Liga's top-scoring Spanish player was first awarded in 2006 to whom?
David Villa
David Villa, then of Valencia, later scored Barcelona's third goal in their 3-1 Champions League final win over Manchester United in 2011.