What is the greatest La Liga club of all time?

Global superpowers, romantic underdogs, and Basque purists — the Spanish top flight has produced some of the world's most storied clubs. Which one is truly the greatest?

1

Real Madrid

Spain's most decorated club with 36 La Liga titles and 15 Champions League trophies — the benchmark of global footballing success.

2

FC Barcelona

Catalonia's iconic club with 28 La Liga titles, the Pep Guardiola treble era, and home to Messi's record-breaking career.

3

Atlético Madrid

The perpetual challengers with 11 La Liga titles who have consistently disrupted the Madrid-Barcelona duopoly under Diego Simeone.

4

Athletic Bilbao

The Basque pioneers with eight La Liga titles who play exclusively with Basque players, a unique romantic tradition in world football.

5

Valencia

The Mediterranean giants with six La Liga titles, two Champions League finals in 2000-01, and a golden era under Rafa Benítez.

6

Sevilla

Andalusia's pride who became serial Europa League conquerors and frequent La Liga top-four finishers over two decades.

7

Real Sociedad

The Basque club who claimed back-to-back La Liga titles in 1981-82 as surprise champions in one of the division's great underdog eras.

8

Deportivo La Coruña

Galicia's giant-killers who shockingly won La Liga in 2000 and reached the Champions League semi-finals, ending Madrid and Barcelona's duopoly.

9

Real Betis

The beloved Seville club who won their only La Liga title in 1935 but have cultivated one of Spain's most passionate and loyal fan bases.

10

Villarreal

The Yellow Submarine who rose from lower leagues to Champions League semi-finals and reached the Europa League final, punching above their weight.