| Dates | 1 September 1984 – 21 April 1985 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barcelona 10th title |
| Relegated | Málaga Elche Murcia |
| European Cup | Barcelona |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Atlético Madrid |
| UEFA Cup | Athletic Bilbao Sporting Gijón Real Madrid Osasuna |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 662 (2.16 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hugo Sánchez (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 6–0Murcia |
| Biggest away win | Real Madrid 0–4Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad 0–4Atlético Madrid |
1985–86 → | |
The1984–85La Liga season was the 54th since its establishment. It began on 1 September 1984, and concluded on 21 April 1985. The champions wereBarcelona, who won the title by a 10-point margin over second-placedAtlético Madrid in their first season under the management ofEnglish coachTerry Venables.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona(C) | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 25 | +44 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 43 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 41 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 36 | |
| 6 | Osasuna | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Español | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 34 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Zaragoza | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 33 | |
| 11 | Racing Santander | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 32 | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 31 | |
| 13 | Valladolid | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 30 | |
| 14 | Real Betis | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 30 | |
| 15 | Hércules | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 30 | |
| 16 | Málaga(R) | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 17 | Elche(R) | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 26 | |
| 18 | Murcia(R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | ELC | ESP | HÉR | MLG | MUR | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SEV | SPG | VAL | VLD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| FC Barcelona | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| Betis | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Elche CF | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| RCD Español | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Hércules CF | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| CD Málaga | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Murcia | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Osasuna | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Racing de Santander | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Real Madrid | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Real Sociedad | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sevilla FC | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Sporting de Gijón | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Valencia CF | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Valladolid | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zaragoza | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 15 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | |
| Español | 14 |
| La Liga 1984–85 winners |
|---|
| Barcelona 10th title |