Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the
2014–15 season and three promoted from the
2014–15 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División,
Real Betis and
Sporting Gijón, and the winners of the
play-offs,
Las Palmas.
Almería and
Córdoba were relegated to
2015–16 Segunda División in the previous season, after spending two and one years in La Liga, respectively.
Elche was administratively relegated despite finishing in 13th. Following the competition rules,
Eibar, who finished 18th, remained in the league.
Real Betis was the first team from the
Segunda División to achieve promotion, after a one-year absence from La Liga, on 24 May 2015 after winning 3–0 over
Alcorcón. On 7 June 2015,
Sporting Gijón secured promotion on the final matchday, after their 3–0 win against Betis allowed the club to leapfrog
Girona, who drew their final match and could not retain second place and automatic promotion. Sporting returned to the top level after three years.
Las Palmas achieved promotion on 21 June 2015, after defeating
Zaragoza in the promotion play-off final on away goals. Las Palmas won the second 2–0 leg at home after losing the first leg away 3–1, and returned to the first division after thirteen years away. They also became the first island team to play in La Liga since
Mallorca's relegation from the top flight in the
2012–13 season. During those thirteen seasons, the club spent two of them in the third-tier
Segunda División B.
Stadiums and locations Personnel and sponsorship :1. On the back of shirt. :2. On the sleeves. :3. On the shorts. :4. Barcelona made a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the back of the club's kit. :5. Deportivo had a phrase in Chinese characters on the back of its shorts meaning "La Liga is Diverse". :6. Sevilla featured these sponsors only for the
2016 Copa del Rey Final. :7. Additionally, referee kits were now made by Adidas, sponsored by
Würth, and Nike had a new match ball, the Ordem LFP.
Managerial changes ==Overview==