La Liga Quiz

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1. Who won the La Liga Pichichi Trophy in 2014-15 with 48 goals — his third top-scorer crown at Real Madrid?

   • Lionel Messi
   • Cristiano Ronaldo
   • Luis Suárez
   • Karim Benzema
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   Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

   Messi finished second with 43, while Neymar added 22 for Barcelona's treble-winning MSN trident.

2. Which Barcelona player scored a hat-trick away to Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 of the 2008-09 Copa del Rey?

   • Ibrahimović
   • Henry
   • Messi
   • Villa
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   Answer: Messi

   Messi scored all three in Barcelona's 3-1 win at the Vicente Calderón on 6 January 2009.

3. Which La Liga club was founded by Swiss businessmen in 1899 — making them one of Spain's oldest?

   • Atlético
   • Real Madrid
   • Barcelona
   • Valencia
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   Answer: Barcelona

   Swiss-born Joan Gamper (born Hans Gamper) placed an advert in Los Deportes and founded FC Barcelona at a Gimnasio Solé meeting in November 1899.

4. Which La Liga player has won the most Pichichi awards — with 8 career top-scorer titles?

   • Lionel Messi
   • Hugo Sánchez
   • Telmo Zarra
   • Cristiano Ronaldo
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   Answer: Lionel Messi

   Messi won 8 Pichichi awards: 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 (5 consecutive from 2016-21). Set record of 50 LL goals in 2011-12.

5. Which of these Real Madrid players scored the most La Liga goals in 2023-24?

   • Kroos
   • Benzema
   • Modrić
   • Bellingham
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   Answer: Bellingham

   Jude Bellingham scored 19 La Liga goals in his debut season as Madrid won the title; Benzema had left for Al-Ittihad the previous summer.

6. How many times did Cristiano Ronaldo win La Liga with Real Madrid?

   • 3
   • 4
   • 2
   • 1
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   Answer: 2

   Ronaldo won La Liga twice with Real Madrid — in 2012 and 2017 — across his nine years at the club.

7. Which La Liga club is based in the Canary Islands?

   • Las Palmas
   • Celta Vigo
   • Malaga
   • Deportivo La Coruna
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   Answer: Las Palmas

   Las Palmas are from the island of Gran Canaria — one of only a few Spanish clubs based off the mainland.

8. In which year did Barcelona famously beat Real Madrid 5-0 in El Clásico at Camp Nou — known as 'La Manita'?

   • 2009
   • 2008
   • 2010
   • 2011
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   Answer: 2010

   José Mourinho's first Clásico as Madrid boss in November 2010 ended in a 5-goal Barcelona rout under Guardiola.

9. Osasuna's stadium El Sadar is located in which Spanish city?

   • Pamplona
   • San Sebastian
   • Bilbao
   • Logrono
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   Answer: Pamplona

   El Sadar is Osasuna's home in Pamplona, capital of Navarre; the steep-standed ground reopened in 2021 after a major renovation and is one of La Liga's most intimidating atmospheres.

10. Which Spanish club came remarkably close to their first La Liga title in 2023-24 before Real Madrid pipped them?

    • Girona
    • Atlético
    • Villarreal
    • Athletic Bilbao
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    Answer: Girona

    In their second straight La Liga season, Girona stunned Spain in 2023-24, topping the table in December before finishing 3rd behind champions Real Madrid — qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in the club's history.

11. Which Spanish club plays at the Estadio de Mestalla?

    • Villarreal
    • Valencia
    • Espanyol
    • Levante
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    Answer: Valencia

    Valencia have played at Mestalla since 1923; with a capacity around 49,000 it is one of Spain's oldest and steepest stadiums, long the home of the club's title-winning sides of the early 2000s.

12. In the famous 2010-11 season, Real Madrid and Barcelona met four times in 18 days across three competitions — which trophy did Real Madrid actually win in that run?

    • Supercopa
    • Copa del Rey
    • La Liga
    • Champions League
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    Answer: Copa del Rey

    Cristiano Ronaldo settled it with an extra-time header in Valencia's Mestalla.

13. Which La Liga goalkeeper won the Zamora Trophy with Atlético Madrid in 2015-16 after conceding an all-time record low of just 18 goals in the season?

    • Thibaut Courtois
    • Diego López
    • Sergio Rico
    • Jan Oblak
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    Answer: Jan Oblak

    The Slovenian's 2015-16 tally of just 18 goals conceded set the lowest single-season total in La Liga history. He had joined Atlético from Benfica in 2014 for €16m.

14. Lionel Messi made his La Liga debut for Barcelona in October 2004 against which city rivals, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 win?

    • Real Madrid
    • Espanyol
    • Sevilla
    • Valencia
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    Answer: Espanyol

    16 October 2004 at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Messi, then 17, came on for goalscorer Deco in the 82nd minute.

15. In which season did La Liga expand from 18 to 20 clubs — its current format?

    • 1987-88
    • 1995-96
    • 1985-86
    • 1999-2000
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    Answer: 1987-88

    The change happened under the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional to boost competitiveness; briefly became 22 clubs between 1995-97 before reverting to 20.

16. Real Madrid's biggest La Liga victory was 11-2 — against which club during the 1959-60 season?

    • Real Oviedo
    • Elche
    • Real Jaen
    • Las Palmas
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    Answer: Elche

    Real Madrid 11-2 Elche (19 Sept 1959). Di Stéfano scored twice.

17. Barcelona holds the record for most Copa del Rey titles won — approximately how many as of 2025?

    • 32
    • 31
    • 38
    • 28
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    Answer: 32

    They added the latest in 2024-25 by beating Real Madrid, leading second-placed Athletic Bilbao (24) comfortably.

18. Atletico Madrid's biggest ever La Liga victory was 9-0 — during the 1962-63 season against which opponent?

    • Celta Vigo
    • Real Oviedo
    • Real Valladolid
    • Real Jaén
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    Answer: Real Jaén

    Atletico Madrid 9-0 Real Jaen (4 Nov 1962). Part of their 1962-63 season where they finished 2nd. Atlético's other big wins: 8-0 vs Osasuna multiple times. Record still stands.

19. Xavi Hernandez made how many appearances for Barcelona (a former club record later surpassed by Messi)?

    • 763
    • 729
    • 767
    • 805
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    Answer: 767

    Xavi made 767 appearances for Barcelona, a club record until Lionel Messi passed it.

20. Which Spanish club beat Barcelona in the final of the January 2021 Supercopa de España?

    • Athletic Bilbao
    • Real Sociedad
    • Atlético
    • Villarreal
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    Answer: Athletic Bilbao

    Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 3-2 after extra time in the 2021 Supercopa final.

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