1940–41 La Liga
| Season | 1940–41 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Atlético Aviación (2nd title) |
| Relegated |
Zaragoza Murcia |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 569 (4.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Pruden (33 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sevilla 11–1 Barcelona |
| Biggest away win |
Atlético Bilbao 0–5 Atlético Aviación Hércules 0–5 Celta Vigo |
| Highest scoring | Sevilla 10–3 Valencia |
| Longest winning run |
6 matches Atlético Bilbao |
| Longest unbeaten run |
11 matches Atlético Aviación |
| Longest winless run |
9 matches Zaragoza |
| Longest losing run |
6 matches Celta Vigo Murcia |
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← 1939–40 1941–42 → | |
The 1940–41 La Liga was the tenth season since its establishment. Atlético Aviación retained the title.
Format changes
Due to the expansion of the league to 14 teams for the next season, the two last qualified teams, instead of being directly relegated to Segunda División, faced the third and fourth qualified teams in a single-game play-off match.
Team locations
After an absence of one season due to the damages in their stadium, Oviedo came back to La Liga. Murcia made its debut this season.
With the arrival of the Francoism, in 1941 a law that forbid the use of foreign names like Athletic, Sporting or Racing was approved. However, the clubs recovered their Royal patronages and started to use again the term Real in their denominations.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Aviación (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 33 | |
| 2 | Atlético Bilbao | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 31 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 27 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 27 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 26 | |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 24 | |
| 7 | Español | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 22 | |
| 8 | Oviedo | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 16 | |
| 9 | Hércules | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 16 | |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 15 | |
| 11 | Zaragoza (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 14 | Qualification to the relegation play-off |
| 12 | Murcia (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Results
| Home \ Away | AAV | ATB | BAR | CEL | ESP | HER | RMA | MUR | OVI | SEV | VAL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Aviación | — | 1–1 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Atlético Bilbao | 0–5 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Barcelona | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| Celta Vigo | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 |
| Español | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Hércules | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Real Madrid | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 6–0 |
| Murcia | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 |
| Oviedo | 4–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 |
| Sevilla | 1–1 | 1–0 | 11–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | 10–3 | 4–1 |
| Valencia | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Zaragoza | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
The match between Zaragoza and Castellón was played at Estadio Chamartín in Chamartín de la Rosa, while the one between Murcia and Deportivo La Coruña, in Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, in Vallecas.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zaragoza | 2–3 | Castellón |
| Murcia | 1–2 | Deportivo La Coruña |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Pruden | Atlético Aviación | 33 |
| 2 | Mundo | Valencia | 21 |
| 3 | Vicente Martínez Català | Español | 18 |
| 4 | Campanal I | Sevilla | 17 |
| 5 | Paco Campos | Atlético Aviación | 16 |
| 6 | Manuel Alday | Real Madrid | 14 |
| Torrontegui | Sevilla | ||
| Guillermo Gorostiza | Valencia | ||
| 9 | Mariano Martín | Barcelona | 12 |
| Agustín | Celta Vigo | ||
| Del Pino | Celta Vigo |