| Season | 1952–53 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barcelona (6th title) |
| Relegated | Málaga Zaragoza |
| Latin Cup | Valencia |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 935 (3.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Telmo Zarra (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 8–0Zaragoza |
| Biggest away win | Zaragoza 1–5Barcelona Zaragoza 0–4Valladolid Valladolid 0–4Sevilla |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Bilbao 8–2Deportivo La Coruña |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Español |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Valencia |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Atlético Madrid |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Zaragoza |
1953–54 → | |
The1952–53La Liga was the 22nd season since its establishment.Barcelona retained the title and achieved their sixth trophy.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona(C) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 42 | |
| 2 | Valencia | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 40 | Qualification for theLatin Cup[a] |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Español | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 36 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 34 | |
| 6 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 32 | |
| 7 | Real Gijón | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 30 | |
| 8 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Oviedo | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Real Santander | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 27 | |
| 12 | Valladolid | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 25 | |
| 13 | Celta Vigo(O) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 25 | Qualification for therelegation group |
| 14 | Deportivo La Coruña(O) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 24 | |
| 15 | Málaga(R) | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 22 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 16 | Zaragoza(R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 74 | −36 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | CEL | DEP | ESP | MAL | OVI | RGI | RMA | RSA | RSO | SEV | VAL | VAD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 5–0 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 8–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Barcelona | 3–2 | 6–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–0 |
| Celta | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Español | 6–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 7–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Málaga | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Oviedo | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | — | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–3 | 3–2 |
| Real Gijón | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Real Madrid | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Santander | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 7–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Sevilla | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 |
| Valencia | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Valladolid | 1–0 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Zaragoza | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña(O) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 11 | Qualification toLa Liga |
| 2 | España Industrial[a](O) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 11 | Qualification toSegunda División |
| 3 | Celta | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 10 | Qualification toLa Liga |
| 4 | Atlético Tetuán | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | Qualification toSegunda División |
| 5 | Avilés | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 9 | |
| 6 | Hércules | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | TET | AVI | CEL | DEP | ESP | HER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Tetuán | — | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Avilés | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Celta | 4–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| España Industrial | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | 4–1 |
| Hércules | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — |