Pick of the facts and figures ahead of the 2016/17 LaLiga season

3 The number of managers who are set to coach in LaLiga for the very first time this coming season.

4 The amount of clubs who will fly the flag for Andalusia and the Basque Country in the top tier, making these two the best-represented autonomous communities.

5  For the second season in a row, there will be five Spanish representatives in the Champions League.

6  A total of six non-Spanish coaches will take charge of LaLiga sides this term, four of whom are Argentines.

9  The number of clubs to have won the domestic title since the league's formation.

19 UD Las Palmas need to collect a further 19 points to take their top-flight tally to 1,000.

41 The age of the division's youngest coach, RC Deportivo's Gaizka Garitano.

45.4  The average age of the coaches plying their trade in the league.

51  The 2016/2017 season will mark the 51st in which RC Celta have taken their place in the top tier of Spanish football.

61  The age of the division's most senior coach, Malaga CF's Juande Ramos.

312  The number of LaLiga goals that Leo Messi has chalked up during his career. The FC Barcelona forward is the league's all-time top goalscorer.

1,000  The combined aged of LaLiga's 20 coaches.  

2,724  The number of LaLiga fixtures contested by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Club, the only three clubs to have been ever-present since the league's inception.