Spain: Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2023/24

Two clubs dominate the football landscape of the country. To the right we have a chart that shows in the far column points allocated for domestic football (Spa) and then including European success (Tot).

Real Madrid is only just ahead of Barcelona at home but the gap widens when Europe is added. Both clubs have done well in Europe but Real Madrid especially so.

So how do the points work? In La Liga (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Copa Del Rey (Cup) 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. The Copa de la Liga (League Cup) was a brief affair but still scored 3 and 1 for the finalists.

In Europe, the Champions League (European Cup) 8, 4 and two from the semi finals forward. The Europa League (UEFA Cup) got 6, 3 and 1. The new Conference League I added to the long defunct Cup Winner's Cup. They get 4 and 2 for the finalists. 

For La Liga the top is Real Madrid with Barcelona the only one close. Atlético Madrid does well in the shadow of RM but the rest are well off. 

The last time a club had consecutive league wins was Barcelona in 2017/18 and 18/19. Atlético Madrid won in 2020/21, RM in 2019/20, 2021/22 and 23/24 with Barca getting its only title in the last ten seasons in 2020/21.

The main cup competition is led by Barcelona. They took the trophy home four consecutive times from the 2013/14 season but then the 202/21 victory is the lone success since.

Recently Valencia, Real Sociadad, Real Betis Real Madrid and in 2024 Atlético Bilbao have each had a turn at winning the cup. 

There is much success in Europe for clubs from Spain, with the usual suspect at the top of the list. RM has won the Champions League twice in the past three years. Barcelona last won in 2025. 

Sevilla hasn't been very successful in Spain but has in Europe in the Europa League. It has won that competition five times since 2014. 

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. 

Madrid is the most successful region with 41.8% of all points. The East which includes Barcelona is closely behind with 39.5%. The other regions are the Basque, South, North West and two islands (Balearic and Canary).