| Season | 1940–41 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético Aviación (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Zaragoza Murcia |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 569 (4.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pruden (33 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sevilla 11–1Barcelona |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Bilbao 0–5Atlético Aviación Hércules 0–5Celta |
| Highest scoring | Sevilla 10–3Valencia |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Atlético Bilbao |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Atlético Aviación |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Zaragoza |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Celta Murcia |
1941–42 → | |
The1940–41La Liga was the tenth season since its establishment.Atlético Aviación retained the title.
Due to the expansion of the league to 14 teams for the next season, the two last qualified teams, instead of being directly relegated toSegunda División, faced the third and fourth qualified teams in a single-game play-off match.
After an absence of one season due to the damages in their stadium,Oviedo came back to La Liga.Murcia made its debut this season.
With the arrival of theFrancoism, in 1941 a law that forbid the use of foreign names likeAthletic,Sporting orRacing was approved. However, the clubs recovered their Royal patronages and started to use again the termReal in their denominations.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Aviación(C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 33 | |
| 2 | Atlético Bilbao | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 31 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 27[a] | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 27[a] | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 26 | |
| 6 | Madrid FC | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 24 | |
| 7 | Español | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 22 | |
| 8 | Oviedo | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 16[b] | |
| 9 | Hércules | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 16[b] | |
| 10 | Celta | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 15 | |
| 11 | Zaragoza(R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 14 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 12 | Murcia(R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | AAV | ATB | BAR | CEL | ESP | HER | RMA | MUR | OVI | SEV | VAL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Aviación | — | 1–1 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Atlético Bilbao | 0–5 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 |
| Barcelona | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| Celta | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 |
| Español | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Hércules | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Madrid FC | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 6–0 |
| Murcia | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 |
| Oviedo | 4–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 |
| Sevilla | 1–1 | 1–0 | 11–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | 10–3 | 4–1 |
| Valencia | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Zaragoza | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
The match between Zaragoza and Castellón was played atEstadio Chamartín inChamartín de la Rosa, while the one between Murcia and Deportivo La Coruña, inCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas, inVallecas.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zaragoza | 2–3 | Castellón |
| Murcia | 1–2 | Deportivo La Coruña |
