1941–42 La Liga
# 1941–42 La Liga

The 1941–42 La Liga was the 11th season of Spanish football league. Valencia won the first top-flight title in club history.

## Team locations

Real Sociedad returned to the first division after a three-season absence. Granada, Deportivo La Coruña and Castellón made their debut in La Liga.

For this season, Hércules played with the denomination of Alicante CF. The namesake club acted as its reserve team with the name of Lucentum CF.

| Club | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Alicante | Alicante | Bardín |
| Atlético Aviación | Madrid | Chamartín |
| Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Les Corts |
| Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | El Sequiol |
| Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Granada | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Buenavista |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Chamartín |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Sevilla | Seville | Nervión |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valencia (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 40 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 33 | |
| 3 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 33 | |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28 | |
| 5 | Celta | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 28 | |
| 6 | Sevilla | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 27 | |
| 7 | Atlético Bilbao | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 27 | |
| 8 | Castellón | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 26 | |
| 9 | Español | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Granada | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 25 | |
| 11 | Oviedo (O) | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Barcelona (O) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Alicante (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 17 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
| 14 | Real Sociedad (R) | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 77 | −46 | 12 | Relegated to the Segunda División |

* 1 2 Real Madrid finished ahead of Atlético Aviación on head-to-head goal difference: Real Madrid–Atlético Aviación 4–1, Atlético Aviación–Real Madrid 2–0.
* 1 2 Deportivo La Coruña finished ahead of Celta on head-to-head goal difference: Deportivo–Celta 4–0, Celta–Deportivo 2–1.
* 1 2 Sevilla finished ahead of Atlético Bilbao on head-to-head points: Sevilla–Atlético Bilbao 2–1, Atlético Bilbao–Sevilla 1–1.
* 1 2 Castellón finished ahead of Español on head-to-head points: Castellón–Español 2–0, Español–Castellón 2–3.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALI | AAV | ATB | BAR | CAS | CEL | DEP | ESP | GRA | RMA | OVI | RSO | SEV | VAL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alicante | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Atlético Aviación | 5–1 | — | 2–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Bilbao | 2–2 | 6–0 | — | 6–3 | 2–2 | 10–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Barcelona | 4–4 | 5–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2–4 |
| Castellón | 4–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Celta | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Español | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Granada | 7–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 9–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–4 | 0–2 | 5–3 |
| Oviedo | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Sevilla | 7–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 10–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 |
| Valencia | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 7–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 8–1 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

Both matches were played at Estadio Chamartín in Chamartín de la Rosa.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Oviedo | 3–1 | Sabadell |
| Barcelona | 5–1 | Murcia |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mundo | Valencia | 27 |
| 2 | César | Granada | 23 |
| 2 | Manuel Alday | Real Madrid | 23 |
| 4 | Juan del Pino | Celta | 22 |
| 5 | Paco Campos | Atlético Aviación | 20 |
| 5 | Guillermo Gorostiza | Valencia | 20 |
| 7 | Basilio | Castellón | 19 |
| 8 | Mariano Martín | Barcelona | 18 |
| 9 | Campanal I | Sevilla | 17 |
| 10 | Zarra | Atlético Bilbao | 15 |
| 10 | Vicente Asensi | Valencia | 15 |
