Camp Nou Stadium, FC Barcelona

How much do you know about Spanish football? #SpainQuiz

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Are you a casual fan or a real football fanatic? Find out with this quiz, or pick up some facts to show off your knowledge of Spanish football to your friends later.

Remember, you can share your results on social media or see how much others know using the hashtag #SpainQuiz

13Which clubs do you think have played in every La Liga season?
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium during a match. Madrid

That's right! You're off to a good start!The true historic giants of the league are FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletic de Bilbao. They are the only teams to have always played in the top division ever since the tournament began in 1928.

13In Spain, clubs only get to keep the La Liga trophy permanently if they complete one of these two cycles: 3 consecutive championships or 5 non-consecutive victories before any other team does. Do you know which club has the most trophies in its collection, and how many?
Close-up of trophies from one of the clubs playing in La Liga

That's it!Spain's two football giants have the same number of titles to their name: 5. Did you know you can see Madrid's trophies on the Santiago Bernabéu stadium tour? Meanwhile, at the FC Barcelona Museum you can see their 5 permanent trophies.

13Which Spanish teams did the legendary Maradona play for?
Graffiti of Diego Armando Maradona

Great, that's right!He joined FC Barcelona in 1982 and Seville in 1992.

13Who scored the goal that won Spain the World Cup in 2010?
Andrés Iniesta
Fernando Torres
David Villa

Gooal... correct!In extra time of the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands Iniesta scored the goal that gave Spain its first World Cup title. However, Fernando Torres did the same in the 2008 European Championship final against Germany, whilst David Villa is the national team's all-time leading goalscorer with 59 goals in 98 matches.

13And who scored the goal that won the World Cup for Spain in 2026?
Spain's crest featuring the two stars symbolizing their two World Cup titles

That's right! Ferran Torres scored the goal in the 106th minute of extra time that gave Spain a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final, securing their second World Cup title. Sixteen years after Andrés Iniesta's historic goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Spain were once again crowned world champions.

13In Spain, there's more to football than just La Liga – do you know the popular nickname for the Spanish King's Cup tournament?
Winner's trophy and football with a crown

Congratulations!The tournament is nicknamed the ‘Knockout Tournament' because the competition often produces major upsets in its early stages, when lower-league teams frequently knock out top-flight sides. 

13Teams in Spain and their supporters usually have a nickname. However, do you know which of the following isn't a nickname for anyone?
Fans cheering on their team

That's right! That was an easy one, the paella is absolutely delicious and you r4eally should try it – for example, in the Region of Valencia. However, it is not the nickname of any team.The "periquitos" support Espanyol, and "Leones" is the nickname for Athletic Bilbao fans. Other widely used nicknames include ‘culés' for Barcelona supporters; ‘merengues' or ‘vikingos' for Real Madrid supporters; 'indios' or 'colchoneros' to refer to Atlético de Madrid supporters; 'boquerones' for Málaga supporters; 'armeros' for Eibar supporters, or 'chés' for Valencia supporters.

13"Pichichi" is the player who scores the most goals in a single La Liga season. Can you guess which footballer has scored the most goals in the history of La Liga since 1928?
Players celebrating a goal

That's right! The Argentine star has already smashed every record in Spain.Messi has scored more than 400 goals in La Liga. Cristiano Ronaldo is the second-highest goalscorer of all time, with over 300 goals. For his part, Zarra is the player who has won the Pichichi' trophy the most times – five – and has scored 251 goals. Raúl left the Spanish league having scored 228 goals. Maradona only played here for three seasons and scored 27 goals. Who is Pichichi? It refers to Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, an Athletic Bilbao idol from over a century ago, though he scored far fewer goals.

13Do you know Spain's stadiums? Which one do you think has the largest capacity?
The stands and pitch at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona
Aerial view of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid
Aerial view of the Vicente Calderón Stadium. Madrid

You've got it right!Camp Nou has a capacity of approximately 100,000 people. Santiago Bernabéu has a capacity of around 84,000. San Mamés has a capacity of approximately 53,000 fans.

13Which two teams from the same city in Spain have faced each other in the Champions League final?
Crests of Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid
Crests of FC Barcelona and Real Club Deportivo Español
Crests of Real Betis and Seville

Well done!And not just once. In the 2013–14 Champions League final, Real Madrid and Atlético played in the first final between teams from the same city. Two seasons later, they met again, and on both occasions Real Madrid came out on top.

13How many different teams have managed to win the first-division League championship?
Spanish League Trophy
15
4
9

That's right! You've got it right!Although the League began in 1929, only Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, ​​Atlético de Madrid, Athletic Club, Valencia, Real Sociedad, Deportivo de La Coruña, Sevilla, and Real Betis have won the championship.

13How many teams compete in the Spanish first division?
18
20
22

You've got it right!20 is the correct answer! Although only 10 teams took part in La Liga during its early years, the number gradually increased to the current total of 20, with the exception of the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons, when there were 22 teams.

13Who holds the record for the most points scored in a single League season?
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona supporters

That's right! You've got it right!Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have managed to reach the historic milestone of 100 points in a single La Liga season. The "Blancos" achieved it in the 2011–12 season, and the "Blaugranas" matched that score the following season.

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