1971–72 La Liga
# 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.

## Team locations

| 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 39 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 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 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Córdoba (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 23 | Relegation to the Segunda División |

* ↑ 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 | |

## 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 |
| 5 | Fidel Uriarte | 12 | Atlético Bilbao |
| 5 | Fernando Ansola | 12 | Real Sociedad |
| 8 | Pirri | 11 | Real Madrid |
| 8 | Luis Aragonés | 11 | Atlético Madrid |
