1971–72 La Liga

The 1971–72 La Liga was the 41st season since its establishment. The season started on September 4, 1971, and finished on May 14, 1972. It was played by 18 clubs after the expansion from the previous season.

Primera División

Season	1971–72
Champions	Real Madrid (15th title)
Relegated	Sevilla Córdoba Sabadell
European Cup	Real Madrid
Cup Winners' Cup	Atlético Madrid
UEFA Cup	Valencia Barcelona Las Palmas
Matches played	306
Goals scored	675 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Enrique Porta (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Real Sociedad 6–0 Real Betis
Biggest away win	Córdoba 0–4 Valencia
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

Team locations

Bilbao

Atlético

Barcelona

Betis

Burgos

Celta

Córdoba

Deportivo

Español

Granada

Málaga

Real Madrid

Real Sociedad

Sabadell

Sevilla

Sporting

Valencia

Location of teams in La Liga 1971–72

Las Palmas

Canary Islands

Team	Home city	Stadium
Athletic Bilbao	Bilbao	San Mamés
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Vicente Calderón
Barcelona	Barcelona	Nou Camp
Burgos	Burgos	El Plantío
Celta	Vigo	Balaídos
Córdoba	Córdoba	El Arcángel
Deportivo La Coruña	A Coruña	Riazor
Español	Barcelona	Sarriá
Granada	Granada	Los Cármenes
Las Palmas	Las Palmas	Insular
Málaga	Málaga	La Rosaleda
Real Betis	Seville	Benito Villamarín
Real Madrid	Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Atocha
Sabadell	Sabadell	Creu Alta
Sevilla	Seville	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting Gijón	Gijón	El Molinón
Valencia	Valencia	Luis Casanova

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Madrid (C)	34	19	9	6	51	27	+24	47	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Valencia	34	19	7	8	53	30	+23	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Barcelona	34	17	9	8	40	26	+14	43
4	Atlético Madrid	34	14	11	9	45	28	+17	39	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5	Las Palmas	34	15	8	11	40	36	+4	38	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Granada	34	14	8	12	40	34	+6	36
7	Málaga	34	9	17	8	27	31	−4	35
8	Real Sociedad	34	14	6	14	38	36	+2	34
9	Athletic Bilbao	34	15	4	15	39	32	+7	34
10	Celta	34	10	13	11	37	42	−5	33
11	Sporting Gijón	34	12	8	14	41	37	+4	32
12	Español	34	12	8	14	43	43	0	32
13	Real Betis	34	10	10	14	25	45	−20	30
14	Deportivo La Coruña	34	11	8	15	28	38	−10	30
15	Burgos	34	11	7	16	34	42	−8	29
16	Sevilla (R)	34	9	9	16	35	45	−10	27	Relegation to the Segunda División
17	Sabadell (R)	34	6	13	15	32	51	−19	25
18	Córdoba (R)	34	7	9	18	27	52	−25	23

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Atlético Madrid qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Results table

Home \ Away	ATB	ATM	BAR	BET	BUR	CEL	CÓR	DEP	ESP	GRA	LPA	MLG	RGI	RMA	RSO	SAB	SEV	VAL
Atlético Bilbao		0–1	0–1	3–0	1–0	4–0	5–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–2	0–0	3–1	1–0	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1
Atlético Madrid	1–2		1–1	4–1	1–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–0	1–0	4–1	5–0	5–0	0–2	0–1
CF Barcelona	0–1	0–0		2–2	2–1	1–0	4–1	1–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–0	1–0	1–1
Betis	1–0	1–3	0–0		2–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–0
Burgos	1–0	0–0	2–3	0–1		3–2	1–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–2	3–1	4–1	1–0	0–1
Celta de Vigo	2–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	2–0		2–0	3–1	4–2	0–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–1	0–1	4–1	1–3
Córdoba CF	0–1	0–1	1–0	3–1	0–0	0–0		0–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–0	0–1	2–2	1–0	4–1	1–1	0–4
Deportivo de La Coruña	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	3–2		3–1	2–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	3–0
RCD Español	1–2	1–2	3–0	3–0	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–0		2–3	4–0	4–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–1
Granada CF	5–1	1–0	2–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	0–0		3–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	3–0	1–0
UD Las Palmas	2–1	1–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–2		2–0	5–1	2–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–1
CD Málaga	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–0	1–0	0–0		1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–2	0–2
Real Gijón	3–2	1–2	1–0	3–1	0–0	2–2	0–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	0–1	1–2		1–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	4–0
Real Madrid	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–0	4–1	1–0	3–0	4–2	2–0	1–0	1–0		2–1	2–0	4–1	1–1
Real Sociedad	1–0	0–0	2–2	6–0	2–0	0–0	2–1	0–1	4–1	3–1	1–0	1–0	3–1	0–2		2–0	1–1	1–0
CE Sabadell FC	0–0	3–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–0	4–1	0–2	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1		0–0	1–1
Sevilla CF	0–1	3–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	0–2	0–1	1–1		2–0
Valencia CF	2–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	4–0	3–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	3–1	2–0

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pichichi Trophy

Rank	Player	Goals	Team
1	Enrique Porta	20	Granada CF
2	Germán Dévora	15	UD Las Palmas
3	Juan María Amiano	14	RCD Espanyol
4	Joaquín Sierra Gallego	13	Valencia CF
5	Bernardo Acosta	12	Sevilla CF
	Fidel Uriarte	12	Atlético Bilbao
	Fernando Ansola	12	Real Sociedad
8	Pirri	11	Real Madrid
	Luis Aragonés	11	Atlético Madrid

References

• La Liga 1971-1972
• Primera División 1971/72
• Futbolme.com
• All rounds in La Liga 1971-72
• List of La Liga Champions

External links

• (in Spanish) Official LFP Site