Liga de Fútbol Profesional
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The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (National Professional Football League), more commonly known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain
- the Primera
and Segunda División
. The organisation was founded in 1984.
(20 clubs) and Liga Adelante
(22 clubs). In any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. This makes for a total of 38 games played each season in Liga BBVA and 42 in Liga Adelante.
Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a defeat. At the end of each season, the club with the most points in the Liga BBVA is crowned champion. If points are equal, the head-to-head records determine the winner. If still equal, the goal difference and then goals scored become the deciding factors. As for Liga Adelante, at the top end three clubs win promotion to Liga BBVA, with the bottom three Liga BBVA clubs taking their places. At the lower end, four club are relegated to the Segunda División B
, while four teams from the 2ªB join the Liga Adelante in their stead.
of the LFP. It is composed of the 42 football clubs and public limited sports companies that make up the Primera
and Segunda División
. Each club/S.A.D. is usually represented by its respective president.
, who was elected to the post on July 15, 2005 and re-elected in 2009.
Spain
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- the Primera
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
and Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
. The organisation was founded in 1984.
Competition
The 42 member clubs of the LFP are grouped into two divisions: the Liga BBVALa Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
(20 clubs) and Liga Adelante
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
(22 clubs). In any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. This makes for a total of 38 games played each season in Liga BBVA and 42 in Liga Adelante.
Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a defeat. At the end of each season, the club with the most points in the Liga BBVA is crowned champion. If points are equal, the head-to-head records determine the winner. If still equal, the goal difference and then goals scored become the deciding factors. As for Liga Adelante, at the top end three clubs win promotion to Liga BBVA, with the bottom three Liga BBVA clubs taking their places. At the lower end, four club are relegated to the Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
, while four teams from the 2ªB join the Liga Adelante in their stead.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the deliberative assemblyDeliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a "deliberative assembly," and the expression became the basic term for a body of...
of the LFP. It is composed of the 42 football clubs and public limited sports companies that make up the Primera
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
and Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
. Each club/S.A.D. is usually represented by its respective president.
President
The President, along with the other members of the Executive Committee, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. The current president is José Luis AstiazaránJosé Luis Astiazarán
José Luis Astiazarán Iriondo is a Spanish lawyer specializing in sport and commercial and civil law, and the current president of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.-Football career:...
, who was elected to the post on July 15, 2005 and re-elected in 2009.
| President | Club | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Vega-Arango Alvaré | Sporting Gijón | 1983 – 1984 |
| Antonio Baró Armengol | Espanyol | 11 December 1984 – 11 February 2001 |
| Pedro Tomás Marqués | Espanyol | 2001 – 9 June 2004 |
| José Luis Astiazarán José Luis Astiazarán José Luis Astiazarán Iriondo is a Spanish lawyer specializing in sport and commercial and civil law, and the current president of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.-Football career:... (interim) |
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909... |
2004 – 2005 |
| Guillermo Cabello Valero (interim) | Terrassa Terrassa FC Terrassa Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Terrassa, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1906, it currently plays in 3ª - Group 5, holding home matches at Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, with a capacity of 11.500 spectators.-History:In 1914, Terrassa's... |
22 June 2005 |
| Carlos del Campo Cola (interim) | N/A | 2005 |
| José Luis Astiazarán José Luis Astiazarán José Luis Astiazarán Iriondo is a Spanish lawyer specializing in sport and commercial and civil law, and the current president of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.-Football career:... |
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909... |
15 July 2005 – 14 April 2009, 27 April 2009 – present |