| Season | 1929–30 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Athletic Bilbao (1st title) |
| Relegated | Athletic Madrid |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 420 (4.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Guillermo Gorostiza (Athletic Bilbao, 20) |
| Biggest home win | Español 8–1Real Madrid Real Sociedad 7–0Racing Santander |
| Biggest away win | Real Sociedad 1–7Athletic Bilbao |
| Highest scoring | Real Unión 8–2Athletic Madrid |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Athletic Bilbao |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Athletic Bilbao |
| Longest winless run | 7 matches Athletic Madrid |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Europa |
←1929 1930–31 → | |
The1929–30Primera División season started 1 December 1929, and finished 30 March 1930. A total of 10 teams contested the league, whereBarcelona were the defending champions. As different from the previous season, the last qualified team was directly relegated.
Athletic Bilbao achieved their first title ever after ending the season unbeaten.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao(C) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 30 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Arenas | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 20[a] | |
| 4 | Español | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 20[a] | |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 17[b] | |
| 6 | Real Unión | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 17[b] | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 14[c] | |
| 8 | Racing Santander | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 14[c] | |
| 9 | Europa | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 13 | |
| 10 | Athletic Madrid(R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 12 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| Home \ Away | ARE | ATH | ATM | BAR | ESP | EUR | RAC | RMA | RSO | RUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenas | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 5–2 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Athletic Madrid | 1–3 | 3–4 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 5–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| Español | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Europa | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Racing Santander | 2–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Real Madrid | 5–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Real Sociedad | 4–4 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–3 |
| Real Unión | 3–2 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — |
| Rank | Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 2 | 19 | Real Madrid | |
| 3 | 18 | Real Unión | |
| 4 | 15 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 5 | 14 | Real Unión | |
| Arenas | |||
| 7 | 13 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 8 | 12 | Athletic Madrid | |
| Español | |||
| 10 | 11 | Barcelona |
Source:[1]
Note:This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca, it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports
| Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
|---|---|---|
19 | Athletic Bilbao | |
18 | Real Madrid | |
18 | Real Unión | |
15 | Athletic Bilbao | |
14 | Real Unión | |
14 | Arenas Club |