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A follow-up from StuW's thread from three seasons ago, from the 2010-11 season. Anything and everything related to Liga BBVA this forthcoming season can and shall be discussed on this thread.
Barcelona are the defending champions once again to a title Real Madrid will be pursuing under the new regime of Carlo Ancelotti, after his departure from Paris Saint-Germain. Gerardo Martino is the new successor at the helm to Tito Villanova, whose forced resignation due to health concerns means it's the club's third managerial change in just over a year.
Elche, Villarreal and Almería are the three promoted teams, whilst Mallorca, Real Zaragoza and Deportivo La Coruña will play their football in the second-tier, Liga Adelante this season. Barcelona, Real and Atlético Madrid all qualified for the group stage of the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League, whilst Real Sociedad clinched a playoff berth in the top European knockout club competition. Valencia, Real Betis and Sevilla all qualified for the UEFA Europa League; Valencia at the group stage, the latter two for the playoffs. Málaga and Rayo Vallecano were both disqualified from competing. Málaga from all UEFA competitions for the rest of the season, Rayo for failing to meet the European governing body's requirements as for obtaining a UEFA license.
You can find the official 2013/14 Liga BBVA fixture list here.
You can also follow news from the league on The Guardian here.
Clubs:
View attachment 375594 UD Almería
Ground: Estadio del Mediterráneo (22,000)
Manager: Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez (shortened to Francisco)
View attachment 375595 Athletic Bilbao
Ground: San Mamés Barria (53,333)
Manager: Ernesto Valverde
View attachment 375596 Atlético Madrid
Ground: Vicente Calderón Stadium (54,851)
Manager: Diego Simeone
View attachment 375602 FC Barcelona
Ground: Camp Nou (99,354)
Manager: Gerardo Martino
View attachment 375604 Real Betis Balompié
Ground: Estadio Benito Villamarín (51,700)
Manager: Pepe Mel
View attachment 375603 Celta de Vigo
Ground: Balaídos (31,800)
Manager: Luis Enrique
View attachment 375605 Elche CF
Ground: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (36,017)
Manager: Fran Escribá
View attachment 375606 RCD Espanyol
Ground: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat (40,500)
Manager: Javier Aguirre
View attachment 375607 Getafe CF
Ground: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez (17,700)
Manager: Luis García Plaza
View attachment 375608 Granada CF
Ground: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (22,524)
Manager: Lucas Alcaraz
View attachment 375609 Levante UD
Ground: Cuitat de València (25,534)
Manager: Joaquín Caparrós
View attachment 375610 Málaga CF
Ground: La Rosaleda (30,044)
Manager: Bernd Schuster
View attachment 375611 Osasuna
Ground: El Sadar (19,553)
Manager: José Luis Mendilibar
View attachment 375612 Rayo Vallecano
Ground: Campo de Vallecas (15,489)
Manager: Paco Jémez
View attachment 375613 Real Madrid CF
Ground: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (85,454)
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
View attachment 375614 Real Sociedad
Ground: San Sebastián (32,076)
Manager: Jagoba Arrasate
View attachment 375616 Real Valladolid
Ground: Nuevo José Zorrilla (26,512)
Manager: Juan Ignacio Martínez
View attachment 375615 Sevilla
Ground: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (45,500)
Manager: Unai Emery
View attachment 375617 Valencia CF
Ground: Mestalla (55,000)
Manager: Miroslav Dukic
View attachment 375618 Villarreal CF
Ground: El Madrigal (24,890)
Manager: Marcelino García Toral (shortened to Marcelino)
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