Spanish La Liga Facts: While the majority of the world population is crazy about English Premier League (EPL) and would know everything there is to know about the Football League, true hardcore football fans know that while the actual ‘competitive’ football exists in the England, it’s Spanish Football where all the world renowned football talents are.
We brought few unknown facts about the English Football League last week and thought it would be only logical that we give you details about it Spanish counterpart as well. So here are few unknown facts about Spanish Premier League that is La Liga that we thought you must know.
La Liga Trophy-2015
- Though it is the Spanish Premier League, it is ironic that the oldest footballer to debut in La Liga was an Englishman. 1886 born Harry Lowe debut for Basque side “La Real” came at an impressive age of 48 years and 226 days. But unfortunately, his first match against the Valencia was not only his debut but also his last and the only match that he ever played for the La Liga.
- Lowe, who at his footballing prime played for Spurs and Fulham as a centre-half, had stepped in to play the match at last minute as one of his players had fallen ill right before the game and he had been coaching ‘La Real’ for 5 years at that time. Valencia. Back then teams couldn’t make changes in the team, so Howe decided to put on his boots and endure a 7-1 defeat at the hands of Valencia.
- The Primera Liga popularly known as La Liga or the Spanish Premier League was founded back in 1928 but since its inception nine different clubs have won the prestigious La Liga title.
- While nine different teams might have won La Liga since its inception, its Madrid’s Real Madrid CF who has won the most time with a grand total of 32 La Liga titles under their belt.
Real Madrid CF -Trophies
- While we all know about the success of two La Liga Clubs, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, did you know the fewest number of game wins in a La Liga season is just two games and that record is shared by four La Liga clubs.Also, Sporting Gijon back in La Liga Season 1997-98 recorded the lowest point total in La Liga Premier League history by collecting mere 13 points throughout the La Liga season.
- Many of Spanish known teams have very strange nicknames. Atlético Madrid is known as the 'colchoneros, or the 'mattress men', they got this name supposedly because their striped kit resembled Spain’s mattresses in the early 20th century.
- Espanyol are known as the ‘perriquitos’ or the budgies, most probably because they once played in an area with lots of palm trees filled with the cute birds, Villareal are known as el 'submarino amarillo' that is The Yellow Submarine because of their kit and we by now already know that FC Barcelona are known as ‘culés’ that is Catalan for ‘Bum’ or Ass because only bums of their of their fans were visible to the outsiders whenever FC Barcelona used to play their matches back in the 1920s.
