| Competition: | La Liga |
| Season: | 2004–05 |
| Dates: | 28 August 2004 – 29 May 2005 |
| Winners: | Barcelona 17th title |
| Relegated: | Levante Numancia Albacete |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Barcelona (group stage) Real Madrid (group stage) Villarreal (3rd qualifying round) Betis (3rd qualifying round) |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Espanyol (first round) Sevilla (first round) Osasuna (first round) (via Copa del Rey) |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Valencia (third round) Deportivo (second round) Athletic Bilbao (second round) |
| League Topscorer: | Samuel Eto'o Diego Forlán (25 goals each) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Real Madrid 6–1 Albacete (14 November 2004)[1] Real Madrid 5–0 Levante (28 November 2004)[2] Real Madrid 5–0 Racing (7 May 2005)[3] |
| Biggest Away Win: | Osasuna 1–6 Málaga (27 February 2005)[4] |
| Highest Scoring: | Athletic Bilbao 4–4 Betis (13 February 2005)[5] |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 980 |
| Prevseason: | 2003–04 |
| Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 La Liga season, the 74th since its establishment, started on 28 August 2004 and finished on 29 May 2005.
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Levante (playing top flight football for the first time in thirty nine years), Getafe (playing in the top flight for the first time ever) and Numancia (returning after a three-year absence). They replaced Valladolid, Celta de Vigo and Murcia after spending time in the top flight for eleven, twelve and one years respectively.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98,772 | |||
| 80,354 | |||
| 55,926 | |||
| 55,005 | |||
| 55,000 | |||
| 52,132 | |||
| 45,500 | |||
| 39,750 | |||
| 34,600 | |||
| 34,596 | |||
| 32,200 | |||
| 30,044 | |||
| Levante | 25,354 | ||
| 23,142 | |||
| 23,000 | |||
| 22,400 | |||
| 19,553 | |||
| 18,000 | |||
| Getafe | 16,300 | ||
| Numancia | 8,261 |
(*) Promoted from Segunda División.
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
| Position | Scorer | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Diego Forlán | Villarreal | 25 | 1 |
| 2 |  Samuel Eto'o | Barcelona | 25[6] | 4 |
| 3 |  Ricardo Oliveira | Betis | 22 | 1 |
| 4 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | Júlio Baptista | Sevilla | 18 | 2 |
| 6 |  Fernando Torres | Atlético Madrid | 16 | 4 |
| 7 | David Villa | Zaragoza | 15 | 3 |
 Maxi Rodríguez | Espanyol | 15 | 1 | |
| Juan Román Riquelme | Villarreal | 15 | 8 | |
| 10 | Michael Owen | Real Madrid | 13 | 0 |
 Nihat Kahveci | Real Sociedad | 13 | 0 |
| 1 | Joaquín | Betis | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Deco | Barcelona | 11 |
| 3 | Francisco Yeste | Athletic Bilbao | 10 |
| 4 | Juan Román Riquelme | Villarreal | 9 |
| Ronaldinho | Barcelona |
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víctor Valdés | 25 | 35 | Barcelona | ||
| Iker Casillas | 30 | 37 | Real Madrid | ||
| Leo Franco | 32 | 37 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Pepe Reina | 37 | 38 | Villarreal | ||
| Santiago Cañizares | 29 | 29 | Valencia | ||
| Esteban | 33 | 28 | Sevilla | ||
| Carlos Kameni | 45 | 38 | Espanyol | ||
| Toni Doblas | 35 | 29 | Betis | ||
| Daniel Aranzubia | 52 | 37 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Luis García | 52 | 37 | Zaragoza |
This season, the award was not published neither given to any club due to an administrative affair.[7]
