Spanish football
The Spanish football (soccer) league (La Liga) is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the first division. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.
The Spanish league teams compete in Europe under UEFA, most notably in the Champions League. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey. The winners of the Primera Division (first division) play the winners of the Copa del Rey in the Supercopa de España (Super Cup).
Current hierarchical divisional breakdowns
- Primera Division (20 teams)
- Segunda Division A (22 teams)
- Segunda Division B (4 groups of 20 teams each)
- Tercera Division (18 groups)
- Regional Divisions.
For a list of teams, see List of football clubs in Spain
The Spain national football team represents the whole country, although there are unofficial Catalonia and Basque Country teams, not recognised by UEFA or FIFA.
