| Season | 1951–52 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barcelona (5th title) |
| Relegated | Las Palmas Atlético Tetuán |
| Latin Cup | Barcelona |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 987 (4.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pahiño (28 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Bilbao 10–1Zaragoza Barcelona 9–0Real Gijón |
| Biggest away win | Zaragoza 0–5Atlético Madrid |
| Highest scoring | Zaragoza 5–6Español Atlético Bilbao 10–1Zaragoza |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Barcelona |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Real Madrid |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Real Santander |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Real Santander |
1952–53 → | |
The1951–52La Liga was the 21st season since its establishment. The season started on 9 September 1951 and finished on 13 April 1952.Barcelona achieved their fifth title.
Las Palmas andAtlético Tetuán made their debut in La Liga. The former became the first team from theCanary Islands to play in the top tier while the latter, asTetouan were part of theSpanish protectorate in Morocco, were the first team based in the continental Africa to play in a European top division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona(C) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 92 | 43 | +49 | 43 | Qualification for theLatin Cup |
| 2 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 40 | |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 38 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 37 | |
| 5 | Valencia | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sevilla | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 32 | |
| 7 | Español | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Valladolid | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 26 | |
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 25 | |
| 12 | Zaragoza | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 25 | |
| 13 | Real Gijón(O) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 25 | Qualification for therelegation group |
| 14 | Real Santander(O) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 25 | |
| 15 | Las Palmas(R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 85 | −49 | 22 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 16 | Atlético Tetuán(R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 85 | −34 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | TET | BAR | CEL | DEP | ESP | LPA | RGI | RMA | RSA | RSO | SEV | VAL | VAD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 7–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 10–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | — | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Tetuán | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 9–0 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Celta | 4–1 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | — | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Español | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Las Palmas | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Real Gijón | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Real Madrid | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Real Santander | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–4 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Sevilla | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | — | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Valencia | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Valladolid | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Zaragoza | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–6 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mestalla[a](O) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 14 | Qualification toSegunda División |
| 2 | Real Gijón(O) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 13 | Qualification toLa Liga |
| 3 | Real Santander | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 11 | |
| 4 | Alcoyano | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | Qualification toSegunda División |
| 5 | Logroñés | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | |
| 6 | Ferrol | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 5 |
| Home \ Away | ALC | FER | LOG | MES | RGI | RSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoyano | — | 4–3 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 |
| Ferrol | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–7 |
| Logroñés | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Mestalla | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | — | 2–2 | 6–1 |
| Real Gijón | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Real Santander | 3–1 | 10–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |