Source: AFP
La Liga top six factfiles
Factfiles of the top contenders in La Liga with the new season to start on Saturday:Name: Futbol Club BarcelonaFounded: 1899Stadium: Camp Nou (capacity 99,786)Nickname: BarcaManager: Gerardo MartinoPresident: Sandro RosellCaptain: Carles PuyolHonours: La Liga (22): 1928-1929, 1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13Copa del Rey (26): 1909-10, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1941-42, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2008-09, 2011-12Supercopa de Espana (13): 1948, 1952, 1953, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011Copa de la Liga (2): 1982-83, 1985-86European Cup / UEFA Champions League (4): 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): 1978-79, 1981-82, 1988-89, 1996-97UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup (3): 1955-58, 1958-60, 1965-66UEFA Super Cup (4): 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011Intercontinental Cup/ FIFA Club World Cup (3): 1992, 2009, 2011Last Season: 1stTransfers in: Neymar (Santos)Transfers out: Eric Abidal (Monaco), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), Marc Muniesa (Stoke City), Bojan Krkic (Ajax), Rafinha, Andreu Fontas (Celta Vigo, loan)European Participation: Champions League (Group Stage)Name: Real Madrid Club de FutbolFounded: 1902Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu (capacity 85,454)Nickname: Los Blancos (The Whites)Manager: Carlo AncelottiPresident: Florentino PerezCaptain: Iker CasillasHonours: La Liga (32): 1931-32, 1932-33, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12Copa del Rey (18): 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1917, 1934, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1961-62, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1988-89, 1992-93, 2010-11Supercopa de Espana (10): 1947, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012Copa de La Liga (1):1984-1985European Cup/UEFA Champions League (9): 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup (2): 1984-85, 1985-86UEFA Super Cup (1): 2002Intercontinental Cup (3): 1960, 1998, 2002Last Season: 2ndTransfers in: Dani Carvajal (Bayer Leverkusen), Casemiro (Sao Paulo), Isco (Malaga), Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad)Transfers out: Ricardo Carvalho (released), Gonzalo Higuain, Jose Maria Callejon, Raul Albiol (Napoli)European Participation: Champions League (Group Stage)Name: Club Atletico de MadridFounded: 1903Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon (capacity 54,960)Nickname: Los Colchoneros (The Mattress MakersManager: Diego SimeonePresident: Enrique CerezoCaptain: GabiHonours: La Liga (9): 1939-40, 1940-41, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1976-77, 1995-96Copa del Rey (10): 1959-60, 1960-61, 1964-65, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 2012-13Supercopa de Espana (3): 1940, 1951, 1985UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1961-62UEFA Europa League (2): 2009-10, 2011-12UEFA Super Cup (1): 2010, 2012Intercontinental Cup (1) 1974Last Season: 3rdTransfers in: Leo Baptistao (Rayo Vallecano), David Villa (Barcelona), Martin Demichelis (Malaga), Jose Maria Gimenez (Danubio)Transfers out: Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Cata Diaz (Boca Juniors), Joel Robles (Everton), Sergio Asenjo (Villareal, loan)European Participation: Champions League (Group Stage)Name: Valencia Club de FutbolFounded: 1919Stadium: Mestalla (capacity 55,000)Nickname: Los CheManager: Miroslav DjukicPresident: Amadeo SalvoCaptain: Ricardo CostaHonours: La Liga(6): 1941-42, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1970-71, 2001-02, 2003-04Copa del Rey (7): 1941, 1948-49, 1954, 1966-67, 1978-79, 1998-99, 2007-08Supercopa de Espana (2): 1949, 1999UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1979-80UEFA Cup (3): 1961-62, 1962-63, 2003-04UEFA Super Cup (2): 1980, 2004Last Season: 5thTransfers in: Javi Fuego (Rayo Vallecano), Michel (Levante), Oriol Romeu (Chelsea, loan), Yeray Gomez (Mallorca), Helder Postiga (Real Zaragoza)Transfers out: David Albelda (retired), Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors), Tino Costa (Spartak Moscow), Nelson Valdez (Al Jazira), Roberto Soldado (Tottenham Hotspur)European Participation: UEFA Europa League (Group Stage)Name: Real Sociedad de FutbolFounded: 1909Stadium: Anoeta (capacity 32,200)Nickname: La RealManager: Jagoba ArrasatePresident: Jokin AperribayCaptain: Xabi PreitoHonours: La Liga(2): 1980-81, 1981-82Copa del Rey (2): 1909, 1986-87Supercopa de Espana (1): 1982Last Season: 4thTransfers in: Haris Seferovic (Fiorentina)Transfers out: Joseba Llorente (released), Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid)European Participation: UEFA Champions League (Play-off round)Name: Malaga Club de FutbolFounded: 1904Stadium: La Rosaleda (capacity 30,044)Nickname: Los Boquerones (The Anchovies)Manager: Bernd SchusterPresident: Sheikh Abdullah Al-ThaniCaptain: WeligtonHonours: NoneLast Season: 6thTransfers in: Flavio Ferreira (Academica), Bobley Anderson (Wydad Casablanca), Fernando Tissone (Sampdoria), Marcos Angeleri (Estudiantes), Bartlomiej Pawlowski (Widzew Lodz), Roberto Chen (San Francisco)Transfers out: Manuel Iturra (Granada), Joaquin (Fiorentina), Isco (Real Madrid), Jeremy Toulalan (Monaco), Martin Demichelis (Atletico Madrid), Julio Baptista (Cruzeiro), Ruben Martinez (Rayo VallecanoEuropean Participation: None