| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia (C) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 77 | 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | ||
| 3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 71 | 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round | |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 70 | ||
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round | |
| 6 | Sevilla | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 55 | SEV 2–0 ATM ATM 2–1 SEV |
|
| 7 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 55 | 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round | |
| 8 | Villarreal | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 54 | 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round | |
| 9 | Betis | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 52 | ||
| 10 | Málaga | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 51 | MLG 3–1 MLL MLL 2–1 MLG |
|
| 11 | Mallorca | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 51 | ||
| 12 | Zaragoza | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 48 | 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round 1 | OSA 0–1 ZAR ZAR 1–0 OSA |
| 13 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 48 | ||
| 14 | Albacete | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47 | ||
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 46 | ||
| 16 | Racing Santander | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 43 | RAC 0–1 ESP ESP 0–1 RAC |
|
| 17 | Espanyol | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | ||
| 18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 41 | Relegation to Segunda División | |
| 19 | Celta de Vigo (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 39 | ||
| 20 | Murcia (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 26 |
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
1Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2003–04 Copa del Rey.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
