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What is the greatest La Liga club of all time?

by YPB Team

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 — ranked #11
    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 — ranked #22
    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 — ranked #33
    Atlético Madrid
    The perpetual challengers with 11 La Liga titles who have consistently disrupted the Madrid-Barcelona duopoly under Diego Simeone.
  4. Athletic Bilbao — ranked #44
    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 — ranked #55
    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 — ranked #66
    Sevilla
    Andalusia's pride who became serial Europa League conquerors and frequent La Liga top-four finishers over two decades.
  7. Real Sociedad — ranked #77
    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 — ranked #88
    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 — ranked #99
    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 — ranked #1010
    Villarreal
    The Yellow Submarine who rose from lower leagues to Champions League semi-finals and reached the Europa League final, punching above their weight.
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Barcelona hold the oldest Spanish championship, 1928-29, and the two newest. Real Madrid hold 36 titles to their 29: https://youpick.best/articles/real-madrid-vs-barcelona-ranked

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