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La Liga, the second most popular football league is known for its technical football and European dominance. The top football league in Spain is contested every year among the 20 best football clubs in Spain. If you are looking for the nicknames of the La Liga football clubs, then you are at the right place. Here is the complete list of Spanish League teams currently playing in La Liga or in the competition for at least one season.
La Liga Football Clubs Nicknames
The league was founded in 1929 and since then, 62 teams have played in La Liga. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two most popular and successful football clubs. Barcelona are known as Barca or Blaugrana as their nicknames whereas the nicknames of Real Madrid are Los Blancos, Los Merengues, etc. Given below is the list of all clubs with their nicknames and formation dates.
| Club | Nickname(s) | Formation Date |
| Real Madrid | Los Blancos, Los Merengues, Los Vikingos, La Casa Bla, Reyes de Europa | 6 March 1902 |
| Barcelona | Barca, Blaugrana | 29 November 1899 |
| Atletico Madrid | Colchoneros, Indios | 26 April 1903 |
| Valencia | Los Ches | 18 March 1919 |
| Athletic Bilbao | Lehoiak, Zuri Gorriak, Euskaldunak | 18 July 1898 |
| Sevilla | Los Nervionenses, Los Hispalenses, Palanganas, Blanquirrojos, Sevillistas | 1890 |
| Espanyol | Periquitos, Blanquiazules | 28 October 1900 |
| Real Sociedad | Txuri Urdin, La Real | 7 September 1909 |
| Real Betis | Los Verdiblancos, Los Verderones, Beticos, El Glorioso, Heliopolitanos | 12 September 1907 |
| Zaragoza | Los Manos, Los Blanquillos | 18 March 1932 |
| Celta Vigo | Los Celestes, O Celtina | 23 August 1923 |
| Deportivo La Coruna | Os Brancoazuis, Herculinos, Turcos | 2 March 1906 |
| Valladolid | Pucela, Blanquivioletas | 20 June 1928 |
| Osasuna | Gorritxoak, Los Rojillos | 24 October 1920 |
| Racing Santander | Los Racinguistas, Los Verdiblancos, Los Montaneses | 23 February 1913 |
| Sporting Gijon | Rojiblancos | 1 July 1905 |
| Malaga | Los Albiceleste, Los Blanquiazules, Los Boquerones | 25 May 1948 |
| Villarreal | El Submarino Amarillo | 10 March 1923 |
| Mallorca | Los Piratas, Los Bermellones, Els Barralets | 5 March 1916 |
| Oviedo | Carbayones, Los Azules, Oviedistas | 26 March 1926 |
| Las Palmas | Los Amarillos, La Union Deportiva, Pio Pio | 22 August 1949 |
| Getafe | Geta, Azulones | 8 July 1983 |
| Granada | Nazaries | 6 April 1931 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Los Franjirrojo, Rayito, Orgullo de la calse obrera | 29 May 1924 |
| Elche | Los Franjiverdes, Los Illicitanos | 10 January 1923 |
| Levante | Granotes, Los Azulgranas | 9 September 1909 |
| Alaves | Babazorros, El Glorioso, Los Blanquiazules | 23 January 1921 |
| Hercules | Los Herculanos, Los Gregos, Los Blanquiazules | 25 October 1922 |
| Tenerife | Tete, Chicharreros, Tinerfenos, Blanquiazules | 8 August 1922 |
| Cadiz | El Submarino Amarillo | 10 September 1910 |
| Murcia | Pimentoneros | 6 December 1919 |
| Salamanca | Charros, Unionistas | 9 February 1923 |
| Sabadell | Arlequinats, Saballuts, Llaners, Catalan Gas | 11 December 1903 |
| Eibar | Armaginak, Azulgranas | 30 November 1940 |
| Castellon | Orelluts, Albinegres, Albinegros | 20 July 1922 |
| Almeria | Rojiblancos, La Union, Almeriensistas, UDA, Indalicos | 26 July 1989 |
| Albacete | Queso Mecanico | 5 July 1939 |
| Cordoba | Los Califas, Los Blanquiverdes | 6 August 1954 |
| Compostela | Compos, Esede | 1928 |
| Recreativo | Recre, Decano, Abuelo, Los Blanquiazules | 23 December 1889 |
| Burgos | Dissolved | 3 May 1936 |
| Leganes | Los Pepineros, El Lega | 23 June 1928 |
| Pontevedra | Pontevedrina, Ponte, Os Granates, O Hai que Roelo, Atila rey de los Hunos | 16 October 1941 |
| Numancia | Numantinos | 9 April 1945 |
| Girona | Blanquivermells, Gironistes | 23 July 1930 |
| Arenas | El Historico | 1909 |
| Real Burgos | Rojipardillos | 4 August 1983 |
| Gimnastic | Nastic, Granes, Tarraconenses | 1914 |
| Extremadura | Dissolved | 1924 |
| Merida | Romanos, Pecholatas | 1912 |
| Alcoyano | Deportivo | 13 September 1928 |
| Jaen | Los Blancos, Los Lagartos | 13 August 1922 |
| Huesca | Oscenses, Azulgranas | 29 March 1960 |
| Real Union | Txuri Beltz | 15 May 1915 |
| AD Almeria | Dissolved | 1971 |
| Europa | Escapulats, Europeistes, Gracienos | 5 June 1907 |
| Lleida | Els Blaus, Els de la Terra | 1939 |
| Xerez | Xerecistas, La buleria mecanica | 1947 |
| Condal | Dissolved | 1970 |
| Atletico Tetuan | Dissolved | 1959 |
| Cultural Leonesa | La Cultu, La Leonesa | 5 August 1923 |
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There are some dissolved clubs in the above list. These clubs do not compete anymore in any of the football competitions.
