1952–53 Segunda División

Segunda División
Season1952–53
ChampionsOsasuna
Jaén
PromotedOsasuna
Jaén
RelegatedSan Andrés
Orihuela
Real Córdoba
Gimnástico
Atlético Baleares
Huesca
Plus Ultra
Burgos
Cacereño
Matches played480
Goals scored1,693 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerÁngel Arregui
(30 goals)
Best goalkeeperPrimitivo Eroles
Goyo
(1.11 goals/match)
Biggest home winJaén 9–0 Granada
(28 September 1952)
Biggest away winSan Andrés 0–5 Lérida
(28 September 1952)
Highest scoringHércules 7–5 Orihuela
(9 November 1952)

The 1952–53 Segunda División season was the 22nd since its establishment and was played between 13 September 1952 and 3 May 1953.

Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1951–52 La Liga and 6 promoted from the 1951–52 Tercera División.

Relegated from La Liga
Promoted from Tercera División

Group North

Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1952-53 Group North
Club City Stadium
Deportivo Alavés Vitoria Mendizorroza
Real Avilés CF Avilés Las Arobias
Club Baracaldo Baracaldo Lasesarre
 Burgos CF  Burgos  Zatorre
Caudal Deportivo Mieres El Batán
SD España Industrial Barcelona Les Corts
Club Ferrol Ferrol Inferniño
RS Gimnástica de Torrelavega Torrelavega El Malecón
 Gimnástico de Tarragona  Tarragona Avenida de Cataluña
 UD Huesca  Huesca  San Jorge
UD Lérida Lérida Campo de Deportes
CD Logroñés Logroño Las Gaunas
 CA Osasuna  Pamplona  San Juan
CD Sabadell FC Sabadell Cruz Alta
UD Salamanca Salamanca El Calvario
 CD San Andrés  Barcelona  Santa Coloma

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Osasuna (P) 30 16 8 6 61 37 +24 40 Promotion to La Liga
2 España Industrial (O) 30 16 5 9 65 43 +22 37[a] Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Avilés 30 16 5 9 59 46 +13 37[a]
4 Alavés 30 16 3 11 58 48 +10 35
5 Logroñés 30 14 6 10 59 44 +15 34
6 Lérida 30 14 4 12 48 37 +11 32
7 Baracaldo 30 12 7 11 54 41 +13 31
8 San Andrés[b] 30 13 4 13 50 58 −8 30 Relegation to Tercera División
9 Ferrol 30 11 7 12 49 41 +8 29
10 Caudal 30 11 6 13 45 48 −3 28[c]
11 Sabadell 30 10 8 12 41 55 −14 28[c]
12 Gimnástica Torrelavega (O) 30 12 3 15 41 57 −16 27 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
13 Salamanca (R) 30 11 4 15 42 53 −11 26
14 Gimnástico (R) 30 10 5 15 37 56 −19 25 Relegation to Tercera División
15 Huesca (R) 30 8 7 15 36 48 −12 23
16 Burgos (R) 30 6 6 18 34 67 −33 18
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b España Industrial finished ahead of Avilés on head-to-head goal difference: Avilés–España Industrial 2–0, España Industrial–Avilés 6–2
  2. ^ San Andrés quit Segunda División at the end of the season
  3. ^ a b Caudal finished ahead of Sabadell on head-to-head points: Caudal–Sabadell 3–2, Sabadell–Caudal 0–1

Results

Home \ Away ALA AVI BAR BUR CAU CON NAS GIM HUE LLE LOG OSA RFE SAB SAL STA
Alavés — 4–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–3 1–2 5–0 4–1 4–1 4–1 3–2 3–0 3–0 4–0
Avilés 7–1 — 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 4–1 5–0
Baracaldo 6–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 5–0 1–3
Burgos 2–2 3–0 2–2 — 3–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 3–4 2–3 0–2 2–4
Caudal 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–3 — 5–3 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–2
España Industrial 2–0 6–2 3–1 4–1 6–0 — 0–1 5–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
Gimnástico 5–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 — 4–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
Gimnástica Torrelavega 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 — 4–3 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 4–3 3–1 0–1
Huesca 3–0 0–1 1–1 7–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 — 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1
Lérida 3–2 2–1 2–2 4–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 — 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Logroñés 3–0 7–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–4 3–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 — 0–0 2–1 1–2 4–1 5–0
Osasuna 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 6–1 6–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 — 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–0
Ferrol 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 — 4–0 2–1 4–0
Sabadell 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 4–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 — 3–2 2–1
Salamanca 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 4–1 3–1 — 3–0
San Andrés 0–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–0 0–5 1–3 4–2 2–4 4–1 3–0 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group South

Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1952-53 Group South
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Canary Islands
Club City Stadium
CD Alcoyano Alcoy Estadio El Collao
 CD Atlético Baleares Palma de Mallorca  Son Canals
Atlético Tetuán Tétouan Sania Ramel
 CD Cacereño  Cáceres  Ciudad Deportiva
 RCD Córdoba  Córdoba  El Árcangel
Granada CF Granada Los Cármenes
Hércules CF Alicante La Viña
 Real Jaén CF  Jaén  La Victoria
UD Las Palmas Las Palmas Insular
RB Linense La Línea de la Concepción San Bernardo
RCD Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Es Fortí
UD Melilla Melilla Álvarez Claro
CD Mestalla Valencia Mestalla
Real Murcia Murcia La Condomina
 Orihuela Deportiva CF  Orihuela  Los Arcos
 AD Plus Ultra  Madrid  Campo de Ciudad Lineal

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Jaén (P) 30 19 3 8 85 47 +38 41 Promotion to La Liga
2 Hércules 30 16 6 8 69 49 +20 38 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Atlético Tetuán 30 15 6 9 66 39 +27 36
4 Las Palmas 30 16 3 11 55 38 +17 35
5 Melilla 30 14 5 11 55 53 +2 33[a]
6 Mestalla 30 13 7 10 56 45 +11 33[a]
7 Alcoyano 30 14 2 14 70 64 +6 30[b]
8 Mallorca 30 11 8 11 47 59 −12 30[b]
9 Granada 30 13 4 13 52 55 −3 30[b]
10 Linense 30 13 3 14 53 61 −8 29[c]
11 Murcia 30 11 7 12 53 43 +10 29[c]
12 Orihuela (R) 30 12 2 16 51 75 −24 26[d] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
13 Real Córdoba (R) 30 9 8 13 55 62 −7 26[d]
14 Atlético Baleares (R) 30 10 3 17 50 75 −25 23 Relegation to Tercera División
15 Plus Ultra (R) 30 7 8 15 57 70 −13 22
16 Cacereño (R) 30 7 5 18 40 79 −39 19
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Melilla finished ahead of Mestalla on head-to-head points: Melilla–Mestalla 2–1, Mestalla–Melilla 2–2
  2. ^ a b c Alcoyano finished ahead of Mallorca and Granada on head-to-head goal difference
  3. ^ a b Linense finished ahead of Murcia on head-to-head points: Linense–Murcia 2–1, Murcia–Linense 0–0
  4. ^ a b Orihuela finished ahead of Real Córdoba on head-to-head points: Orihuela–Real Córdoba 0–0, Real Córdoba–Orihuela 1–2

Results

Home \ Away ALC BAL TET CAC GRA HER JAE LPA LNS MAL MEL MES MUR ORI RMC COR
Alcoyano — 4–2 2–3 4–1 5–0 2–4 1–2 5–3 3–2 3–0 6–3 3–1 2–2 5–0 6–1 5–1
Atlético Baleares 3–1 — 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–3 3–4 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 2–0 7–1 2–1 4–1
Atlético Tetuán 1–1 5–0 — 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 7–0 5–1 2–2
Cacereño 1–3 3–1 0–2 — 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 5–1 2–2 5–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–2
Granada 2–0 5–0 1–0 3–1 — 0–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 6–0 4–0 5–1
Hércules 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–3 — 4–0 4–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 5–0 1–1 7–5 4–1 1–0
Jaén 5–0 5–1 1–0 5–0 9–0 2–0 — 5–1 3–1 4–3 5–0 4–2 3–2 5–1 5–2 2–0
Las Palmas 3–0 5–0 3–4 3–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 — 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1
Linense 4–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–2
Mallorca 1–0 1–1 1–3 4–2 4–2 4–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 — 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–3 3–1 2–1
Melilla 5–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–0 4–1 1–1 — 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–0
Mestalla 3–0 6–0 1–4 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–3 3–0 2–2 — 2–0 2–1 3–0 6–2
Murcia 0–1 4–1 2–0 5–0 4–0 1–2 3–3 3–1 0–0 6–1 1–3 2–1 — 3–1 1–1 4–0
Orihuela 1–3 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 5–4 3–3 1–3 — 1–0 0–0
Plus Ultra 4–2 2–0 2–2 9–1 5–0 4–5 2–2 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 — 2–2
Real Córdoba 3–0 4–2 4–1 2–3 1–0 5–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 6–4 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion playoffs

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Deportivo La Coruña (O) 10 5 1 4 15 11 +4 11[a] Remained at La Liga
2 España Industrial[b] (O) 10 4 3 3 20 12 +8 11[a]
3 Celta Vigo 10 4 2 4 18 17 +1 10[c] Remained at La Liga
4 Atlético Tetuán 10 4 2 4 15 13 +2 10[c]
5 Avilés 10 4 1 5 14 22 −8 9[d]
6 Hércules 10 4 1 5 12 19 −7 9[d]
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Deportivo La Coruña finished ahead of España Industrial on head-to-head points: Deportivo La Coruña–España Industrial 0–0, España Industrial–Deportivo La Coruña 1–3
  2. ^ Not promoted after being Barcelona reserve team
  3. ^ a b Celta Vigo finished ahead of Atlético Tetuán on head-to-head points: Celta Vigo–Atlético Tetuán 4–1, Atlético Tetuán–Celta Vigo 0–0
  4. ^ a b Avilés finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head points: Avilés–Hércules 2–0, Hércules–Avilés 1–1

Results

Home \ Away TET AVI CEL DEP CON 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 Vigo 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 3–1 2–0 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoffs

Group 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gimnástica Torrelavega (O) 8 5 0 3 17 11 +6 10
2 Cultural Leonesa (O, P) 8 4 0 4 21 19 +2 8[a] Promotion to Segunda División
3 Mataró 8 4 0 4 17 16 +1 8[a]
4 Salamanca (R) 8 4 0 4 12 10 +2 8[a]
5 Sestao 8 3 0 5 11 22 −11 6
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Cultural Leonesa finished ahead of Mataró and Salamanca on head-to-head points: Cultural Leonesa 6 pts, Mataró 4 pts, Salamanca 2 pts

Results

Home \ Away LEO GIM MAT SAL SES
Cultural Leonesa — 2–4 3–1 3–1 6–0
Gimnástica Torrelavega 1–0 — 2–1 1–0 5–1
Mataró 7–2 3–2 — 1–0 3–1
Salamanca 1–2 2–1 4–1 — 3–1
Sestao 4–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 España Tánger 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 8[a] Promotion to Segunda División
2 Levante 6 3 2 1 15 11 +4 8[a]
3 Real Córdoba 6 1 3 2 13 16 −3 5 Relegation to Tercera División
4 Calvo Sotelo 6 1 1 4 12 20 −8 3
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b España Tánger finished ahead of Levante on overall goal difference

Results

Home \ Away PUE ESP LEV COR
Calvo Sotelo — 2–2 1–3 5–0
España Tánger 5–0 — 1–0 2–0
Levante 5–3 1–0 — 3–3
Real Córdoba 5–1 2–2 3–3 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 3

24 May 1953 Orihuela2–1TenerifeOrihuela
Gallardo 55'
Calabuig 75'		 Report Antonio 35' Stadium: Los Arcos
Referee: Asensi Martín
31 May 1953 Tenerife 3–0
(4–2 agg.)		OrihuelaSanta Cruz de Tenerife
Paquillo 35'
Julito 55', 80'		 Report Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Referee: Azón Roma