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The league's organizing body filed a complaint
against the RFEF last year over the latter's refusal to
authorize playing regular season matches outside Spain, claiming
the RFEF did not have the authority to block the move.
That complaint will be heard next February.
"Madrid's Mercantile Court No. 12 today decided not to grant
interim measures to stage an official La Liga match in Miami in
a case about the pending authorization from the Spanish Football
Federation (RFEF)," said a statement from La Liga.
"La Liga respects this decision, which does not prejudge the
substance of the matter, which will be permanently settled in
February 2020. Staging an official match abroad is part of a
long-term La Liga strategy for international growth.
"We hope that from February La Liga will be able to organize an
official match beyond Spanish borders."
This is the second time the league has been unsuccessful in its
bid to play regular season matches abroad, after Barcelona
withdrew from plans to play a league game last January against
Girona in Miami, citing a lack of support.
La Liga and the RFEF have been at loggerheads since the league
signed a 15-year deal with US entertainment company Relevent in
2018, which included a commitment to play one regular season
match in North America per year.
The RFEF's president Luis Rubiales has refused to sanction La
Liga's plans as he says world governing body FIFA does not
approve of domestic competition games being played outside their
usual territories.
The RFEF announced on Monday that it is to stage the next three
editions of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, but Rubiales
stated that no other Spanish soccer competitions could be played
abroad.
(Reporting by Richard Martin; Editing by Toby Davis)
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