The winners, runners-up and 3rd placed teams in the Spanish Primera Division automatically qualify for the UEFA Champions League, with the 4th placed team entering the qualifying stage of the competition. The teams finishing in 5th to 7th positions are entered into the UEFA Europa League. The teams finishing in the bottom three places will be relegated to the Spanish Segunda Division.
Participating teams:
The 20 clubs currently competing in the 2010–11 Spanish Primera Division are:
Almeria, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruna, Espanyol, Getafe, Hercules, Levante, Malaga, Mallorca, Osasuna, Racing Santander, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijon, Valencia, Villarreal and Zaragoza.
Recent history:
The current champions are Barcelona, who won the 2010-11 Spanish Primera Division title for the 21st time, ahead of Real Madrid in 2nd place.
The most successful club in the competition are Real Madrid, with 31 titles since it became the Spanish Primera Division in 1929.
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