


Lionel Messi for Barcelona against Eibar () Juanpi for Málaga against Osasuna (19 August 2016) La Liga champions Real Madrid celebrate their win with Community of Madrid President Cristina Cifuentes. Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round Qualification for the Europa League group stage Qualification for the Champions League play-off round Qualification for the Champions League group stage Gijón, Nissan, 3 Telecable, 3 CMP, 1 Ternera Asturiana 2ġ. Royal Jordanian, MBuzz Sport, GoldenPark 1 Gran Canaria, IOC, 1 beCordial Sports, 3 Volkswagen, 3 Domingo Alonso 3 LEA, Álava, 1, Kutxabank 2, Euskaltel 3, Heraclio Fournier 3 The three promoted clubs replaced Rayo Vallecano, Getafe, and Levante, who were relegated at the end of the previous season after five, twelve, and six years respectively. The Reds returned to La Liga two years after their last relegation. CA Osasuna was the last to be promoted after beating Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Girona FC in the play-offs. This was Leganés' first promotion to the top division. CD Leganés was promoted as the runners-up after winning 1–0 at CD Mirandés in the last match-day, on 4 June 2016. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the play-offs.ĭeportivo Alavés was the first team from Segunda División to achieve promotion, after a ten-year absence from La Liga, on after winning 2–0 against CD Numancia. Class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 La Liga (Canary Islands) Promotion and relegation (pre-season) Ī total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2015–16 season and three promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División.
