1952–53 La Liga

Primera División
Season1952–53
ChampionsBarcelona
(6th title)
RelegatedMálaga
Zaragoza
Latin CupValencia
Matches played240
Goals scored935 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorerTelmo Zarra
(24 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 8–0 Zaragoza
Biggest away winZaragoza 1–5 Barcelona
Zaragoza 0–4 Valladolid
Valladolid 0–4 Sevilla
Highest scoringAtlético Bilbao 8–2 Deportivo La Coruña
Longest winning run7 matches
Español
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Valencia
Longest winless run9 matches
Atlético Madrid
Longest losing run8 matches
Zaragoza

The 1952–53 La Liga was the 22nd season since its establishment. Barcelona retained the title and achieved their sixth trophy.

Team locations

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Location of teams in 1952–53 La Liga
Club City Stadium
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
Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda
Oviedo Oviedo Buenavista
Real Gijón Gijón El Molinón
Real Madrid Madrid Chamartín
Real Santander Santander El Sardinero
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atotxa
Sevilla Seville Nervión
Valencia Valencia Mestalla
Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla
Zaragoza Zaragoza Torrero

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 30 19 4 7 82 43 +39 42
2 Valencia 30 16 8 6 66 42 +24 40 Qualification for the Latin Cup[a]
3 Real Madrid 30 18 3 9 67 49 +18 39
4 Español 30 16 4 10 64 40 +24 36
5 Sevilla 30 16 2 12 70 57 +13 34
6 Atlético Bilbao 30 14 4 12 83 52 +31 32
7 Real Gijón 30 11 8 11 39 54 −15 30
8 Atlético Madrid 30 13 4 13 65 70 −5 30
9 Oviedo 30 12 5 13 63 62 +1 29
10 Real Sociedad 30 10 8 12 54 61 −7 28
11 Real Santander 30 11 5 14 46 61 −15 27
12 Valladolid 30 10 5 15 48 54 −6 25
13 Celta Vigo (O) 30 10 5 15 54 69 −15 25 Qualification for the relegation group
14 Deportivo La Coruña (O) 30 9 6 15 49 78 −29 24
15 Málaga (R) 30 10 2 18 47 69 −22 22 Relegation to the Segunda División
16 Zaragoza (R) 30 6 5 19 38 74 −36 17
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The winner of the 1952–53 La Liga, Barcelona, had to play the 1953 Copa del Generalísimo and had no dates available to play the Latin Cup.

Results

Home \ Away ATB ATM BAR CEL DEP ESP MAL OVI RGI RMA RSA RSO SEV VAL VAD ZAR
Atlético Bilbao — 5–0 4–3 5–0 8–2 1–0 6–1 3–3 6–1 2–2 5–2 6–1 6–1 1–1 4–2 3–0
Atlético Madrid 2–3 — 2–1 4–1 4–1 4–1 1–3 5–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 4–3 4–2 3–3 2–2 4–1
Barcelona 3–2 6–1 — 4–0 4–3 2–1 6–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 8–0
Celta 2–2 3–2 3–3 — 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 6–1
Deportivo La Coruña 3–2 5–1 1–1 3–2 — 2–2 1–0 2–2 5–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–4 0–0
Español 6–2 2–0 0–2 6–1 7–1 — 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–4 3–1 2–0 6–2 2–1 1–0 3–2
Málaga 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 — 4–2 2–3 6–0 4–2 2–4 0–3 3–3 3–0 1–0
Oviedo 2–1 5–0 2–1 4–0 3–3 1–0 6–1 — 2–4 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 6–3 3–2
Real Gijón 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 — 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3
Real Madrid 3–2 2–0 2–1 5–1 5–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 — 2–1 5–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 2–1
Real Santander 2–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 — 1–1 4–1 1–2 2–2 3–1
Real Sociedad 3–1 0–2 0–2 7–3 6–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 3–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Sevilla 1–0 3–1 4–2 4–2 6–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 7–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 — 4–2 3–0 5–2
Valencia 3–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–2 7–1 5–2 1–0 — 2–0 3–1
Valladolid 1–0 4–4 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 — 3–1
Zaragoza 2–0 4–2 1–5 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 4–0 3–3 1–2 0–2 0–4 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo La Coruña (O) 10 5 1 4 15 11 +4 11 Qualification to La Liga
2 España Industrial[a] (O) 10 4 3 3 20 12 +8 11 Qualification to Segunda División
3 Celta 10 4 2 4 18 17 +1 10 Qualification to La Liga
4 Atlético Tetuán 10 4 2 4 15 13 +2 10 Qualification to Segunda División
5 Avilés 10 4 1 5 14 22 −8 9
6 Hércules 10 4 1 5 12 19 −7 9
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ España Industrial was ineligible for promotion, as they were the reserve team of Barcelona.

Results

Home \ Away TET AVI CEL DEP ESP HER
Atlético Tetuán — 6–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
Avilés 1–0 — 4–1 1–0 1–3 2–0
Celta 4–1 4–2 — 1–3 1–1 5–1
Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 1–0 1–2 — 0–0 3–1
España Industrial 1–1 6–1 3–0 1–3 — 4–1
Hércules 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Telmo Zarra Atlético Bilbao 24
2 Spain Moreno Barcelona 22
3 Spain Adrián Escudero Atlético Madrid 21
Spain Julián Arcas Español
5 Spain Silvestre Igoa Real Sociedad 20
6 Spain Pahiño Real Madrid 19
Spain Hermidita Celta Vigo
8 Spain Juan Arza Sevilla 16
Spain Manuel Badenes Valencia
Argentina Pedro Sará Oviedo