La Liga 1939-40
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La Liga 1939-40 season started December 3, 1939 and finished April 28, 1940.
La Liga 1939-40 season was composed of the following clubs:
[edit] Final table
| P | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletic Aviación Club1 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 29 | +14 | Champion of La Liga |
| 2 | Sevilla FC | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 44 | 28 | +16 | |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 44 | 26 | +13 | |
| 4 | Madrid CF | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 25 | +12 | |
| 5 | CE Espanyol | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 0 | |
| 6 | Hércules CF | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 23 | +7 | |
| 7 | Zaragoza | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 21 | -10 | |
| 8 | Valencia CF | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 21 | +4 | |
| 9 | FC Barcelona | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 19 | -6 | |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 50 | 19 | -5 | |
| 11 | Betis Balompié | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 16 | -25 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 12 | Racing de Santander | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 57 | 13 | -20 | Relegated to Segunda División |
1 Oviedo CF did not play in the first division 1939/40 due to the poor condition of their field at Buenavista after the Civil War.It was decided to allow Oviedo CF one season to improve their pitch, automatically allowing them to play in the first division in 1940/41. For the open place in the first division in 1939/40 a playoff between Athletic Aviación Club (in 1936, Atlético de Madrid) and Atlético Osasuna, the two teams relegated after the 1935/36 season was organized. Athletic Aviación Club won 3-1.
[edit] Results Table
- Please note that the home teams are read down the left hand side while the away teams are indicated along the top.
| Ath | AtM | Bar | Bet | Cel | Esp | Hér | Mad | Rac | Sev | Val | Zar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1-3 | 7-5 | 6-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | |
| Athletic Aviación Club | 3-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 5-1 | |
| FC Barcelona | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 2-1 | |
| Betis Balompié | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-3 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 2-4 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 5-1 | |
| CE Espanyol | 3-4 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 4-1 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | |
| Hércules CF | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 6-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 5-1 | |
| Madrid CF | 4-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 5-1 | |
| Racing de Santander | 3-0 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| Sevilla FC | 3-3 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 1-4 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 8-2 | 4-2 | 3-0 | |
| Valencia CF | 3-4 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Zaragoza | 1-1 | 4-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
[edit] Pichichi Trophy
| Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Víctor Unamuno |
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Athletic Bilbao |
| Raimundo |
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Sevilla FC |
| Vilanova |
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Hércules CF |
| Campanal I |
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Sevilla CF |
| La Liga 1939-40 Winners |
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| Athletic Aviación Club 1st Title |
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