| Season | 1950–51 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético Madrid (4th title) |
| Relegated | Málaga Murcia Alcoyano Lérida |
| Latin Cup | Atlético Madrid |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 1,038 (4.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Telmo Zarra (38 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Bilbao 10–0Lérida |
| Biggest away win | Lérida 1–6Real Madrid Lérida 1–6Valencia |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Bilbao 9–4Celta |
| 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 |
1951–52 → | |
The1950–51La Liga season was the 20th edition of the Spanish football top division. Defending championsAtlético Madrid achieved their fourth title, securing it with a 1–1 draw on the final matchday away toSevilla, 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 leaguefive years earlier in almost identical circumstances.[1]
This was the first season after the expansion of the league to 16 teams. The two last qualified teams were directly relegated toSegunda 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.
Lérida made their debut in La Liga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid(C) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 87 | 50 | +37 | 40 | Qualification for theLatin 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 therelegation 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 theSegunda División |
| 16 | Lérida(R) | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 134 | −93 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | ALC | ATB | ATM | BAR | MAL | CEL | DEP | ESP | LER | MUR | RSA | RMA | RSO | SEV | VAL | VAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoyano | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Atlético Bilbao | 8–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 9–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 5–1 | 2–0 | — | 6–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 9–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 |
| Barcelona | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Málaga | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 9–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Celta | 6–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 4–1 | 10–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Español | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 8–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Lérida | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–4 | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 2–2 |
| Murcia | 3–1 | 3–6 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 |
| Real Santander | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Real Madrid | 7–0 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | — | 7–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 6–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 |
| Sevilla | 7–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| Valencia | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 4–1 |
| Valladolid | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | — |
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 theSegunda División. The two top teams would playthe next La Liga season.
| 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 toLa 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 toSegunda 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 |
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