About LFP | Introduction
SPANISH PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ,
is a Sporting Association incorporated under private law that, pursuant to the provisions of articles 12 and 41 of Law 10/1990, of 15 October (hereinafter the Spanish Sports Law), shall be composed exclusively and mandatorily of Public Limited Sports Companies (Sociedades Anónimas Deportivas) and Clubs that compete in official professional football competitions of national scale, and shall have legal responsibility for organising such competitions in conjunction with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol, hereinafter the Spanish Football Federation).
The LIGA is a legal entity with full legal capacity to pursue its purpose and full autonomy from the Spanish Football Federation, of which it forms part, with regards to its internal organisation and operation.
The LIGA shall have the following purposes:
To organise and promote official professional football competitions of national scale, and to ensure their proper operation.
To assume responsibility for the commercial exploitation, in the broadest sense, of the competitions it organises, within the limits established in the Spanish Sports Law.