In a spherical plain bearing comprising an inner ring (2) configured as a spherical body comprising a through-bore, which inner ring (2) is mounted in an outer ring (1) through a slide bushing (3) that surrounds the inner ring (2), the outer ring (1) comprising a spherical inner surface and two diametrically opposite insertion grooves (4) that start from an end face of the outer ring (1) and enable the insertion of the inner ring (2), the slide bushing (3) is slipped onto the inner ring (2) prior to insertion of the inner ring (2) into the outer ring (1) and then shaped without chip removal, so that the slide bushing (3) comes to bear against the spherical outer surface of the inner ring.