| Season | 1941–42 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Valencia(1st title) |
| Relegated | Alicante Real Sociedad |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 741 (4.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mundo (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Bilbao 10–0Celta Sevilla 10–0Oviedo |
1942–43 → | |
The1941–42La Liga was the 11th season of Spanish football league.Valencia won the first top-flight title in club history.
Real Sociedad returned to the first division after a three-season absence.Granada,Deportivo La Coruña andCastellón made their debut in La Liga.
For this season,Hércules played with the denomination ofAlicante CF. Thenamesake club acted as its reserve team with the name ofLucentum CF.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia(C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 40 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 33[a] | |
| 3 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 33[a] | |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28[b] | |
| 5 | Celta | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 28[b] | |
| 6 | Sevilla | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 27[c] | |
| 7 | Atlético Bilbao | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 27[c] | |
| 8 | Castellón | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 26[d] | |
| 9 | Español | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 26[d] | |
| 10 | Granada | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 25 | |
| 11 | Oviedo(O) | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 23 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 12 | Barcelona(O) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 19 | |
| 13 | Alicante(R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 17 | Relegated to theSegunda División |
| 14 | Real Sociedad(R) | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 77 | −46 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | ALI | AAV | ATB | BAR | CAS | CEL | DEP | ESP | GRA | RMA | OVI | RSO | SEV | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Atlético Aviación | 5–1 | — | 2–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Bilbao | 2–2 | 6–0 | — | 6–3 | 2–2 | 10–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Barcelona | 4–4 | 5–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2–4 |
| Castellón | 4–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Celta | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Español | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Granada | 7–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 9–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–4 | 0–2 | 5–3 |
| Oviedo | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Sevilla | 7–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 10–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 |
| Valencia | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 7–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 8–1 | — |
Both matches were played atEstadio Chamartín inChamartín de la Rosa.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Oviedo | 3–1 | Sabadell |
| Barcelona | 5–1 | Murcia |