1929 La Liga
| Season | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barcelona |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 383 (4.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Paco Bienzobas (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Athletic Bilbao 9–0 Europa |
| Biggest away win | Racing Santander 0–4 Athletic Bilbao |
| Longest winning run |
6 matches Arenas Barcelona |
| Longest unbeaten run |
11 matches Barcelona |
| Longest winless run |
7 matches Racing Santander |
| Longest losing run |
7 matches Racing Santander |
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The 1929 Primera División season started February 10, 1929, and finished June 23, 1929. A total of 10 teams participated in the league.
After the failure to create a national league in 1928, that ended with the teams splitted into two unconcluded leagues, finally they agreed with the Royal Spanish Football Federation its creation.
Barcelona won the title after beating Real Unión in the last round and taking advantage of the loss of Real Madrid at Athletic Bilbao. The Catalans were claimed the inaugural champions.
Election of teams
After months of discuss, on 23 November 1928 agreed the creation of a championship divided in divisions.
The first division would be joined by the six teams that won any time the Spanish Championship (Arenas, Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Real Unión) and three teams that qualified for at least one final (Athletic Madrid, Español and Europa).
The tenth place would be decided in a tournament where only the winner would join La Liga, while the rest of the participant teams played the Segunda División with Racing Madrid.
Qualifying tournament
Racing Santander achieved the last place in the inaugural season of La Liga after beating Sevilla in the second tie-break match.
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10–13 January – Chamartín de la Rosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing Santander | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 January – Chamartín de la Rosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Betis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25–26 December – Bilbao | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing Santander | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oviedo | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 January – Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iberia | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oviedo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 December – Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Betis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Betis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3, 6, 9 February – Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alavés | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing Santander | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sevilla | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 January – León | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Celta Vigo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting Gijón | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 January – Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sevilla | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Celta Vigo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 January – Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sevilla | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Team information
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 25 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 23 | |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 20 | |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Arenas | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 19 | |
| 6 | Athletic Madrid | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Español | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 18 | |
| 8 | Europa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 16 | |
| 9 | Real Unión | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 12 | |
| 10 | Racing Santander (O) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 9 | Qualification to the relegation play-off |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Results
| Home \ Away | ARE | ATH | ATM | BAR | ESP | EUR | RAC | RMA | RSO | RUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenas | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Athletic Madrid | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Barcelona | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Español | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Europa | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 |
| Racing Santander | 5–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 6–1 | 1–3 |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 5–4 | — | 3–2 |
| Real Unión | 7–1 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — |
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-off
Last placed team Racing Santander faced Sevilla, winner of the 1929 Segunda División, in a two-legged play-off. Racing won 3–2 on aggregate, thus remaining in La Liga.
| 1929 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Racing Santander | Seville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Racing Santander | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) |
Sevilla | Santander |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Top scorers
| Rank | Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Paco Bienzobas |
17 | Real Sociedad |
| 2 | Cosme Vázquez |
15 | Athletic Madrid |
| 3 | Luis Marín |
12 | Athletic Madrid |
| Lafuente |
Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 5 | Manuel Parera |
11 | Barcelona |
| Manuel Cros |
Europa | ||
| José María Yermo |
Arenas | ||
| Luis Regueiro |
Real Unión | ||
| Santiago Urtizberea |
Real Unión | ||
| Jaime Lazcano |
Real Madrid | ||
| Gaspar Rubio |
Real Madrid |
Source: [1]
Pichichi Trophy
Note: This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca, it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports
| Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Paco Bienzobas |
Real Sociedad | |
| Lafuente |
Athletic Bilbao | |
| Luis Regueiro |
Real Unión | |
| Gaspar Rubio |
Real Madrid |