La Liga Clubs in Europe. Football clubs from La Liga (Spain) have been among the most successful in Europe. Real Madrid have been crowned champions of Europe on 9 separate occasions. La Liga clubs have won 30 major European trophies between them, more than any other league. Real Madrid have won 11 titles in total while FC Barcelona have won 10. Valencia CF have contributed another 4, while Real Zaragoza, Sevilla FC and Atlético Madrid have 2 each. Deportivo La Coruña have been regulars in the UEFA Champions League while Athletic Bilbao, RCD Espanyol, Alavés and RCD Mallorca have all contested major finals. Even smaller La Liga clubs, like Villarreal CF, Celta Vigo and Málaga CF have found success in Europe, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup. In 2005–06 FC Barcelona won the UEFA Champions League and Sevilla FC won the UEFA Cup. La Liga became the first league to do the Double since 1997.
Real Madrid won the European Cup cup five times in a row between 1956 and 1960 and then for a sixth time in 1966. La Liga clubs also dominated the early Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. FC Barcelona, Valencia CF and Real Zaragoza won this competition six times between 1958 and 1966, resulting in three all-La Liga finals in 1962, 1964 and 1966. La Liga clubs have continued to be successful in Europe ever since.
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