Editing La Liga (section)

===1950s: FC Barcelona and Real Madrid Dominate ===
[[File:Di stefano real madrid cf (cropped).png|thumb|Naturalised Argentine [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] was part of a dominant Real Madrid side in the 1950s|307x307px]]
[[File:Kubala.jpg|right|thumb|During the 1950s, [[László Kubala]] was a leading member of Barcelona, scoring 194 goals in 256 appearances.]]
Although Atlético Madrid, previously known as <nowiki>''Atlético Aviación''</nowiki>, were champions in 1950 and 1951 under mastermind [[Helenio Herrera]], the 1950s continued the success FC Barcelona had during the late 1940s.

During this decade, FC Barcelona's first golden era emerged under coach [[Ferdinand Daučík]], winning back-to-back La Liga and Copa Del Rey doubles in [[1951–52 La Liga|1951–52]] and [[1952–53 La Liga|1952–53]]. In 1952, FC Barcelona made history yet again by winning five distinctive trophies in one year. This team, composed of [[László Kubala]], [[Mariano Gonzalvo]], [[César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920)|César Rodríguez Álvarez]], and [[Joan Segarra]], won La Liga, Copa Del Rey, [[Copa Eva Duarte]] (predecessor of Spanish Super Cup), [[Latin Cup]] and Copa Martini & Rossi. Their success in winning five trophies in one year earned them the name 'L’equip de les cinc Copes'<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-30 |title=El 'Barça de les Cinc Copes' rompió con la furia española |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20090831/53775349865/el-barca-de-les-cinc-copes-rompio-con-la-furia-espanola.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref> or The Team of the Five Cups.

In the latter parts of the 1950s, coached by Helenio Herrera and featuring [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]], Barcelona won yet again back-to-back La Liga's, winning them in [[1958–59 La Liga|1959]] and [[1959–60 La Liga|1960]]. In 1959, Barcelona also won another double of La Liga / Copa Del Rey, conquering three doubles in the 1950s.

The 1950s also saw the beginning of the [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] dominance. During the 1930s through the 1950s there were strict limits imposed on foreign players. In most cases, clubs could have only three foreign players in their squads, meaning that at least eight local players had to play in every game. During the 1950s, however, these rules were circumvented by Real Madrid who naturalised [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] and [[Ferenc Puskás]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-11-17 |title=Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/17/newsstory.sport6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016081037/http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1950418,00.html |archive-date=2007-10-16 |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-07-07 |title=Alfredo Di Stéfano obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/07/alfredo-di-stefano |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917100444/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/07/alfredo-di-stefano |archive-date=2014-09-17 |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref> Di Stéfano, Puskás, [[Raymond Kopa]] and [[Francisco Gento]] formed the nucleus of the Real Madrid team that dominated the second half of the 1950s. Real Madrid won their third La Liga in [[1953–54 La Liga|1954]] — their first since 1933 — and retained their title in [[1954–55 La Liga|1955]]. In [[1955–56 La Liga|1956]], [[Athletic Bilbao]] won their sixth La Liga title, but Real Madrid won La Liga again in [[1956–57 La Liga|1957]] and [[1957–58 La Liga|1958]].

All in all, Barcelona and Real Madrid won four La Liga titles each in the 1950s, with Atlético Madrid winning two and Athletic Bilbao winning one during this decade.