1950–51 La Liga
Season | 1950–51 |
---|---|
Champions | Atlético Madrid (4th title) |
Relegated | Málaga Murcia Alcoyano Lérida |
Latin Cup | Atlético Madrid |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 1,038 (4.33 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Telmo Zarra (38 goals) |
Biggest home win | Atlético Bilbao 10–0 Lérida |
Biggest away win | Lérida 1–6 Real Madrid Lérida 1–6 Valencia |
Highest scoring | Atlético Bilbao 9–4 Celta |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Barcelona Valladolid |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches Valladolid |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Alcoyano Lérida |
Longest losing run | 10 matches Alcoyano |
← 1949–50 1951–52 → |
The 1950–51 La Liga season was the 20th edition of the Spanish football top division. Defending champions Atlético Madrid achieved their fourth title, securing it with a 1–1 draw on the final matchday away to Sevilla, their direct rivals for the championship who would have taken the trophy with a win, had a 100% home record up to that point, and who won the league five years earlier in almost identical circumstances.[1]
Format[]
This was the first season after the expansion of the league to 16 teams. The two last qualified teams were directly relegated to Segunda División and teams in the 13th and 14th position joined the relegation play-offs with the second and third qualified teams of each one of the two groups of the Segunda División.
Team locations[]
![1950–51 La Liga is located in Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Spain_location_map_with_provinces.svg/400px-Spain_location_map_with_provinces.svg.png)
![Real Madrid Real Madrid](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Celta Celta](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![R. Santander R. Santander](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Barcelona Barcelona](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Lérida made their debut in La Liga.
Club | City | Stadium |
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Alcoyano | Alcoy | El Collao |
Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Metropolitano |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Les Corts |
Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor |
Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
Lérida | Lérida | Campo de los Deportes |
Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Chamartín |
Real Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atotxa |
Sevilla | Seville | Nervión |
Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
Valladolid | Valladolid | Municipal |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlético Madrid (C) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 87 | 50 | +37 | 40 | Qualification for the Latin Cup |
2 | Sevilla | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 38 | |
3 | Valencia | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 37 | |
4 | Barcelona | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 35 | |
5 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 35 | |
6 | Valladolid | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 33 | |
7 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 33 | |
8 | Celta | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 33 | |
9 | Real Madrid | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 31 | |
10 | Real Santander | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 30 | |
11 | Español | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 82 | 72 | +10 | 30 | |
12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 30 | |
13 | Málaga (R) | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation group |
14 | Murcia (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 86 | −46 | 19 | |
15 | Alcoyano (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 92 | −56 | 14 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
16 | Lérida (R) | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 134 | −93 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Results[]
Relegation group[]
Teams qualified in the 13th and 14th position joined the relegation group with the teams qualified in the second and third group of each one of the two groups of the Segunda División. The two top teams would play the next La Liga season.
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Las Palmas (O, P) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 16 | Qualification to La Liga |
2 | Zaragoza (O, P) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 15 | |
3 | Málaga (R) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 15 | Qualification to Segunda División |
4 | Murcia (R) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 6 | |
5 | Sabadell | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 5 | |
6 | Salamanca | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Atlético Bilbao | 38 |
2 | ![]() |
Barcelona | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | 21 |
4 | ![]() |
Valencia | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
Atlético Madrid | 19 |
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Sevilla | ||
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Valladolid | ||
8 | ![]() |
Español | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
Real Sociedad | 17 |
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Real Sociedad |
References[]
- ^ Michael Yokhin (16 May 2014). "Last day drama in Spain". ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links[]
- [1] (in Spanish)
- Official LFP Site (in Spanish)
- La Liga seasons
- 1950–51 in Spanish football leagues
- 1950–51 in European association football leagues