1939–40 La Liga
| Season | 1939–40 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Athletic Aviación Club (1st title) |
| Relegated |
Betis Balompié Racing de Santander |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 501 (3.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Víctor Unamuno (20) |
| Biggest home win | Sevilla FC 8-2 Racing de Santander |
| Biggest away win | Betis Balompié 0-4 Madrid CF |
| Highest scoring | Athletic Bilbao 7-5 Barcelona |
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← 1935–36 1940–41 → | |
La Liga 1939–40 season was the ninth since its establishment. The season started on December 3, 1939, and finished on April 28, 1940. It involved the following clubs:
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Team locations
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 | Champion of 1939 Copa del Rey |
| 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 | Champion of 1940 Copa del Rey |
| 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 and Atlético Osasuna, the two teams relegated after the 1935-36 season was organized. Athletic Aviación Club won 3–1.
Since Oviedo CF was promised one spot in the first division in the 1940-41 season, only the first-placed team from the Segunda División in 1939-40 would be given an automatic berth to the first division. The second-placed team could also earn promotion in a special play-off against the 10th-placed team in the first division. Celta de Vigo won the playoff and remained in the top division.
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 | |
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| 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 | 2-0 | 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 | 2-0 | 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 |
Pichichi Trophy
| Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Víctor Unamuno |
Athletic Bilbao | |
| Raimundo Blanco |
Sevilla FC | |
| Vilanova |
Hércules CF | |
| Campanal I |
Sevilla CF |