1958–59 La Liga
# 1958–59 La Liga

The 1958–59 La Liga season was the 28th since its establishment. The season started on September 14, 1958, and finished on April 19, 1959.

## Competition format

For this season, the relegation play-offs were re-established. 13th and 14th qualified teams would play a double-legged playoff against the second qualified teams of the two groups of Segunda División.

## Team locations

Sevilla inaugurated this season the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Metropolitano |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Granada | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere |
| Real Betis | Seville | Heliópolis |
| Real Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 26 | +70 | 51 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup round of 16 |
| 3 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 36 | |
| 4 | Valencia | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 32 | |
| 6 | Betis | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Español | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Osasuna | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 28 | |
| 9 | Zaragoza | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 28 | |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Oviedo | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 26 | |
| 13 | Granada (O) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Las Palmas (O) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Real Gijón (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 20 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 16 | Celta (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 59 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to the Segunda División |

* ↑ Real Madrid qualified directly to the round of 16 as title holders.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | CEL | ESP | GRA | LPA | OSA | OVI | BET | GIJ | RMA | RSO | SEV | VAL | ZAR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 9–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 9–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 7–1 |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 |
| Celta | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Español | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Granada | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Las Palmas | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 |
| Osasuna | 1–8 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 |
| Oviedo | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Real Betis | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
| Real Gijón | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Real Madrid | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 10–1 | 8–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — | 6–1 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sevilla | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Valencia | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–3 |
| Zaragoza | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Granada | 6–1 | Sabadell | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Levante | 2–3 | Las Palmas | 1–2 | 1–1 |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 23 |
| 2 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 21 |
| 3 | Evaristo de Macedo | Barcelona | 20 |
| 4 | Justo Tejada | Barcelona | 19 |
| 5 | Vavá | Atlético Madrid | 16 |
| 6 | Antoniet | Sevilla FC | 15 |
