1961–62 Segunda División
# 1961–62 Segunda División

The 1961–62 Segunda División season was the 31st since its establishment and was played between 3 September 1961 and 1 April 1962.

## Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1960–61 La Liga and 7 promoted from the 1960–61 Tercera División.

### Relegated from La Liga

* Valladolid
* Granada

### Promoted from Tercera División

* Alavés
* Atlético Baleares
* Albacete
* Recreativo
* Cartagena
* Burgos
* Villarrobledo

## Group North

### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria | Mendizorroza |
| CD Atlético Baleares | Palma de Mallorca | Balear |
| CD Basconia | Basauri | Pedro López Cortázar |
| Burgos CF | Burgos | Zatorre |
| RC Celta de Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | León | La Puentecilla |
| RC Deportivo La Coruña | La Coruña | Riazor |
| Real Gijón CF | Gijón | El Molinón |
| SD Indauchu | Bilbao | Garellano |
| CD Orense | Orense | José Antonio |
| AD Plus Ultra | Madrid | Campo de Ciudad Lineal |
| Pontevedra CF | Pontevedra | Pasarón |
| CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |
| Salamanca | Salamanca | El Calvario |
| San Sebastián CF | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Real Valladolid Deportivo | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña (P) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 43 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Valladolid (O, P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 40 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Orense | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 37 | |
| 4 | Alavés | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 35 | |
| 5 | San Sebastián (R) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 34 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 33 | |
| 7 | Plus Ultra | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Sabadell | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 28 | |
| 9 | Pontevedra | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Atlético Baleares | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 27 | |
| 11 | Burgos | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | Salamanca | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 26 | |
| 13 | Real Gijón | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 25 | |
| 14 | Indauchu (O) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Basconia (O) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 16 | Cultural Leonesa (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 22 | Relegation to Tercera División |

* ↑ As a reserve team, San Sebastián was relegated to Tercera División after Real Sociedad relegation to Segunda División
* 1 2 3 Pontevedra finished ahead of Atlético Baleares and Burgos on head-to-head points: Pontevedra 5 pts, Atlético Baleares 4 pts, Burgos 3 pts
* 1 2 Real Gijón finished ahead of Indauchu on head-to-head goal difference: Real Gijón–Indauchu 3–1, Indauchu–Real Gijón 1–0
* 1 2 Basconia finished ahead of Cultural Leonesa on overall goal difference

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | BAL | BAS | BUR | CEL | CUL | DEP | GIJ | IND | ORE | PLU | PON | SAB | SAL | SSE | VLD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavés | — | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Baleares | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Basconia | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Burgos | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Celta Vigo | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | — | 7–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Cultural Leonesa | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Gijón | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 8–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Indauchu | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Orense | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Plus Ultra | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Pontevedra | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Sabadell | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Salamanca | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–0 |
| San Sebastián | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 |
| Valladolid | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | — |

## Group South

### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Albacete Balompié | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte |
| Cádiz CF | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
| CD Cartagena | Cartagena | El Almarjal |
| CA Ceuta | Ceuta | Alfonso Murube |
| Córdoba CF | Córdoba | El Arcángel |
| Granada CF | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Hércules CF | Alicante | La Viña |
| Real Jaén CF | Jaén | La Victoria |
| UD Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Levante UD | Valencia | Vallejo |
| CD Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| CD Mestalla | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Real Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Recreativo de Huelva | Huelva | Municipal |
| CD San Fernando | San Fernando | Marqués de Varela |
| CD Villarrobledo | Villarrobledo | Nuestra Señora de la Caridad |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Córdoba (P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 40 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Málaga (O, P) | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 38 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Granada | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 36 | |
| 4 | Las Palmas | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 35 | |
| 5 | Recreativo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Levante | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hércules | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 32 | |
| 8 | Murcia | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 31 | |
| 9 | Jaén | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 31 | |
| 10 | Cádiz | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 28 | |
| 11 | Cartagena | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 28 | |
| 12 | Mestalla | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 27 | |
| 13 | Albacete (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 14 | San Fernando (O) | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Atlético Ceuta (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 23 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 16 | Villarrobledo (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 79 | −53 | 12 | Relegation to Tercera División |

* 1 2 Levante finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head goal difference: Hércules–Levante 2–1, Levante–Hércules 3–1
* 1 2 Murcia finished ahead of Jaén on head-to-head points: Murcia–Jaén 3–0, Jaén–Murcia 0–0
* 1 2 Cádiz finished ahead of Cartagena on head-to-head goal difference: Cartagena–Cádiz 2–0, Cádiz–Cartagena 5–1
* 1 2 3 Mestalla finished ahead of Albacete and San Fernando on head-to-head points: Mestalla 5 pts, Albacete 4 pts, San Fernando 3 pts

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | CÁD | CAR | CEU | CÓR | GRA | HÉR | JAÉ | LPA | LEV | MGA | MES | MUR | REC | SFE | VRB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Albacete | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Cádiz | 0–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Cartagena | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Atlético Ceuta | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Córdoba | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Granada | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Hércules | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 9–0 |
| Real Jaén | 3–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| Las Palmas | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Levante | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Málaga | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Mestalla | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 |
| Real Murcia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Recreativo | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| San Fernando | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–2 |
| Villarrobledo | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — |
