2009–10 La Liga

The 2009–10 La Liga was the 79th season of La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009, and concluded on 16 May 2010; all top-flight European leagues ended earlier than the previous season due to the impending 2010 FIFA World Cup. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball – the Nike T90 Ascente – served as the official ball for all matches.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Segunda División • Xerez CD (debut in top tier) • Real Zaragoza • CD Tenerife Teams relegated to 2009–10 Segunda División • Real Betis • CD Numancia • Recreativo de Huelva == Team information ==

Team information

Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsoring == Managerial changes ==

Awards

La Liga Awards La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards. Pichichi Trophy The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season. • Source: futbol.sportec Zamora Trophy The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. • Source: futbol.sportec Top assists • Source: ESPN Soccernet Fair Play award This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects == Season statistics ==

Season statistics

Scoring • First goal of the season: Raúl for Real Madrid against Deportivo (29 August 2009). • Last goal of the season: Rafael van der Vaart for Real Madrid against Málaga (16 May 2010). Hat-tricks Discipline • First yellow card of the season: Dani Aranzubia for Deportivo La Coruña against Real Madrid (29 August 2009) ==Attendances==

Attendances

FC Barcelona drew the highest average home attendance in the 2009-10 edition of La Liga. ==See also==

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