1959–60 Segunda División

Segunda División
Season1959–60
ChampionsReal Santander
Mallorca
PromotedReal Santander
Mallorca
RelegatedAlavés
Recreativo
Avilés
Atlético Almería
Ferrol
Badajoz
Matches played480
Goals scored1,508 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorerJosé Paredes
(25 goals)
Best goalkeeperRicardo Zamora
(0.67 goals/match)
Biggest home winSabadell 7–0 Alavés
(25 October 1959)
Mestalla 7–0 Recreativo
(26 December 1959)
Biggest away winBaracaldo 0–4 Real Gijón
(20 March 1960)
Highest scoringIndauchu 7–4 Ourense
(6 December 1959)

The 1959–60 Segunda División season was the 29th since its establishment and was played between 12 September 1959 and 17 April 1960.

Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1958–59 La Liga and 5 promoted from the 1958–59 Tercera División.

Relegated from La Liga
Promoted from Tercera División

Group North

Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1959-60 Group North
Club City Stadium
 Deportivo Alavés  Vitoria  Mendizorroza
 Real Avilés CF  Avilés La Exposición
Baracaldo Altos Hornos Baracaldo Lasesarre
CD Basconia Basauri Pedro López Cortázar
RC Celta de Vigo Vigo Balaídos
CD Comtal Barcelona Les Corts
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa León La Puentecilla
RC Deportivo La Coruña La Coruña Riazor
 Club Ferrol  Ferrol  Manuel Rivera
Real Gijón CF Gijón El Molinón
SD Indauchu Bilbao Garellano
CD Orense Orense José Antonio
CD Sabadell FC Sabadell Creu alta
 Real Santander SD  Santander El Sardinero
Club Sestao Sestao Las Llanas
CD Terrassa Terrassa Obispo Irurita

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Real Santander (P) 30 17 8 5 63 28 +35 42 Promotion to La Liga
2 Celta Vigo 30 18 4 8 63 37 +26 40 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Ourense 30 15 7 8 56 41 +15 37
4 Deportivo La Coruña 30 16 3 11 56 47 +9 35
5 Real Gijón 30 14 4 12 56 44 +12 32
6 Terrassa 30 12 7 11 47 44 +3 31[a]
7 Sabadell 30 13 5 12 52 41 +11 31[a]
8 Indauchu 30 13 3 14 56 54 +2 29[b]
9 Baracaldo 30 11 7 12 53 51 +2 29[b]
10 Comtal 30 11 7 12 46 45 +1 29[b]
11 Basconia 30 11 5 14 41 57 −16 27[c]
12 Cultural Leonesa 30 10 7 13 47 61 −14 27[c]
13 Alavés (R) 30 8 8 14 44 70 −26 24[d] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
14 Sestao (O) 30 9 6 15 30 47 −17 24[d]
15 Avilés (R) 30 6 10 14 38 52 −14 22 Relegation to Tercera División
16 Ferrol (R) 30 9 3 18 50 79 −29 21
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 Terrassa finished ahead of Sabadell on head-to-head points: Terrassa–Sabadell 1–0, Sabadell–Terrassa 2–2
  2. ^ a b c Indauchu finished ahead of Baracaldo and Comtal on head-to-head points: Indauchu 5 pts, Baracaldo 4 pts, Comtal 3 pts
  3. ^ a b Basconia finished ahead of Cultural Leonesa on head-to-head goal difference: Cultural Leonesa–Basconia 2–1, Basconia–Cultural Leonesa 4–2
  4. ^ a b Alavés finished ahead of Sestao on head-to-head points: Sestao–Alavés 1–1, Alavés–Sestao 3–1

Results

Home \ Away ALA AVI BAR BAS CEL COM CUL DEP FER GIJ IND ORE SAB SAT SES TER
Alavés — 3–3 6–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 5–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1
Avilés 4–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–0
Baracaldo 1–1 3–1 — 1–2 2–0 2–0 6–2 2–0 5–1 0–4 0–0 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 5–1
Basconia 2–0 3–1 1–3 — 0–2 0–1 4–2 0–1 5–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Celta Vigo 5–0 3–0 3–1 5–1 — 2–1 3–1 4–0 5–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 1–0
Comtal 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 — 4–1 2–2 4–1 5–0 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1
Cultural Leonesa 3–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 — 2–3 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 4–1 1–1
Deportivo La Coruña 4–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 — 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 5–1 1–0
Ferrol 5–2 5–2 3–3 5–0 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–5 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–3 2–1
Gijón 3–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 6–1 3–0 4–1 4–1 — 3–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 5–0 2–0
Indauchu 4–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–3 3–1 2–0 — 7–4 4–1 3–1 0–1 1–3
Orense 5–0 3–3 4–0 4–1 1–3 4–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Sabadell 7–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 7–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–1 4–0 2–2
Santander 4–1 4–0 3–2 8–2 1–1 2–0 6–1 3–1 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 — 4–2 1–0
Sestao 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 — 1–0
Terrassa 2–0 1–0 3–1 5–2 4–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 3–3 6–2 3–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 —
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 1959-60 Group South
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Canary Islands
Club City Stadium
 CA Almería  Almería  La Falange
 CD Badajoz  Badajoz  El Vivero
Cádiz CF Cádiz Ramón de Carranza
CA Ceuta Ceuta Alfonso Murube
Córdoba CF Córdoba El Arcángel
CF Extremadura Almendralejo Francisco de la Hera
Real Jaén CF Jaén La Victoria
Levante UD Valencia Vallejo
 RCD Mallorca  Mallorca  Luis Sitjar
CD Mestalla Valencia Mestalla
Real Murcia Murcia La Condomina
AD Plus Ultra Madrid Campo de Ciudad Lineal
AD Rayo Vallecano Vallecas
 Recreativo de Huelva  Huelva  Municipal
CD San Fernando San Fernando Marqués de Varela
CD Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Heliodoro Rodríguez López

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Mallorca (P) 30 16 8 6 44 22 +22 40 Promotion to La Liga
2 Córdoba 30 18 3 9 52 24 +28 39 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Jaén 30 17 3 10 54 37 +17 37
4 Plus Ultra 30 12 11 7 58 43 +15 35
5 Rayo Vallecano 30 15 3 12 47 40 +7 33[a]
6 Levante 30 15 3 12 57 51 +6 33[a]
7 Murcia 30 11 10 9 37 34 +3 32
8 Atlético Ceuta 30 13 5 12 41 36 +5 31
9 San Fernando 30 12 4 14 44 48 −4 28[b]
10 Tenerife 30 11 6 13 41 48 −7 28[b]
11 Mestalla 30 13 2 15 40 42 −2 28[b]
12 Extremadura 30 10 7 13 50 49 +1 27
13 Recreativo (R) 30 9 7 14 41 58 −17 25 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
14 Cádiz (O) 30 9 5 16 43 55 −12 23[c]
15 Atlético Almería (R) 30 7 9 14 24 57 −33 23[c] Relegation to Tercera División
16 Badajoz (R) 30 7 4 19 37 66 −29 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 Rayo Vallecano finished ahead of Levante on overall goal difference
  2. ^ a b c San Fernando finished ahead of Tenerife and Mestalla on head-to-head points: San Fernando 5 pts, Tenerife 4 pts, Mestalla 3 pts
  3. ^ a b Cádiz finished ahead of Atlético Almería on head-to-head goal difference: Atlético Almería–Cádiz 3–1, Cádiz–Atlético Almería 4–1

Results

Home \ Away ALM BAD CÁD CEU CÓR EXT JAÉ LEV MLL MES MUR PLU RAY REC SFE TEN
Atlético Almería — 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–2
Badajoz 3–0 — 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 4–2 2–1 1–4 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2
Cádiz 4–1 3–1 — 2–2 1–3 6–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0
Atlético Ceuta 5–0 5–1 1–1 — 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0
Córdoba 4–0 6–1 3–0 3–1 — 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–0
Extremadura 0–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 2–0 — 3–0 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 5–1 1–2 2–0
Real Jaén 7–1 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 — 4–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–1
Levante 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 — 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–3 2–0 4–2 3–2 8–2
Mallorca 6–0 2–0 6–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Mestalla 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 — 3–1 2–1 1–3 7–0 1–0 0–0
Real Murcia 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0
Plus Ultra 4–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 — 2–3 4–1 4–2 1–0
Rayo Vallecano 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–4 2–0 2–1 5–3 1–0 4–1 4–2 1–2 — 1–0 4–0 2–1
Recreativo 4–1 6–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–2 2–1 — 3–0 1–1
San Fernando 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 3–2 — 1–1
Tenerife 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 4–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion playoffs

First leg

22 May 1960 Celta Vigo 2–2 Valladolid Vigo
Bayo 52', 88' Report Morollón 49'
Zaldúa 60'		 Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
29 May 1960 Real Sociedad 2–1 Córdoba San Sebastián
Azcárate 2'
Paz 34'		 Report Joaquín 68' Stadium: Atocha
Referee: Marrón Martín

Second leg

29 May 1960 Valladolid 5–0
(7–2 agg.)		Celta VigoValladolid
Solé 29' (pen.), 69' (pen.)
Zaldúa 32', 51'
Endériz 88'		 Report Stadium: José Zorrilla
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
5 June 1960 Córdoba 1–0
(2–2 agg.)		 Real Sociedad Córdoba
Homar 17' Report Stadium: El Arcángel
Referee: García Fernández

Tiebreaker

7 June 1960 Real Sociedad 1–0CórdobaMadrid
Rivera 50' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Caballero Camacho

Relegation playoffs

First leg

19 June 1960 Castellón 3–1 Recreativo Castellón de la Plana
Duarte 10'
Doménech 44', 70'		 Report Quirro 6' Stadium: Castalia
Referee: Arrese Napal
19 June 1960 Manresa 1–1 Sestao Manresa
Queralt 83' Report Izaguirre 57' Stadium: El Pujolet
Referee: Canera Coscolín
19 June 1960 Salamanca 2–0 Alavés Salamanca
Toni 46'
Blanco 49'		 Report Stadium: Calvario
Referee: Ruiz Alciturri
19 June 1960 Algeciras 1–1 Cádiz Algeciras
Pepín 40' Report García 79' Stadium: El Mirador
Referee: Clausí

Second leg

25 June 1960 Sestao 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		ManresaSestao
Sasia 34', 49', 55' Report Stadium: Las Llanas
Referee: Razquin Antía
26 June 1960 Alavés1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Salamanca Vitoria-Gasteiz
Uribe 51' Report Barrado 44' Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Mateu Bernat
26 June 1960 Recreativo1–2
(2–5 agg.)		 Castellón Huelva
Víctor 58' Report Vitaller 55'
Duarte 82'		 Stadium: Colombino
Referee: De la O Santiago
26 June 1960 Cádiz 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		AlgecirasCádiz
Pedrusco 49'
Sornichero 57'		 Report Soler 87' Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Referee: Pascual Hernández