| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oviedo |
| Promoted | Oviedo Castellón Zaragoza |
| Relegated | Villarreal Ferrol Xerez Langreo |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 801 (2.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Enrique Galán (23 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Alfredo Lombardía (0.5 goals/match) |
| Biggest home win | Cultural Leonesa 5–0Cádiz (17 October 1971) Hércules 5–0San Andrés (31 October 1971) San Andrés 5–0Logroñés (7 May 1972) |
| Biggest away win | Ferrol 0–4Elche (10 October 1971) |
| Highest scoring | Valladolid 6–2Cultural Leonesa (10 October 1971) |
1972–73 → | |
The1971–72 Segunda División season was the 41st since its establishment and was played between 4 September 1971 and 1 June 1972.
20 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the1970–71 La Liga and 5 promoted from the1970–71 Tercera División.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oviedo(P) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 51 | Promotion toLa Liga |
| 2 | Castellón(P) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 50[a] | |
| 3 | Zaragoza(P) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 50[a] | |
| 4 | Elche | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 49 | |
| 5 | Cultural Leonesa | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 42 | |
| 6 | Logroñés | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Valladolid | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 39[b] | |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 39[b] | |
| 9 | Tenerife | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 38[c] | |
| 10 | San Andrés | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 38[c] | |
| 11 | Pontevedra | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 36[d] | |
| 12 | Mallorca | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 36[d] | |
| 13 | Mestalla(O) | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 34[e] | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Hércules(O) | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 34[e] | |
| 15 | Real Santander(O) | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 34[e] | |
| 16 | Cádiz(O) | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 34[e] | |
| 17 | Villarreal(R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 32 | Relegation toTercera División |
| 18 | Ferrol(R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 29 | |
| 19 | Xerez(R) | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 27[f] | |
| 20 | Langreo(R) | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 27[f] |
Top goalscorers[edit]
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| Home \ Away | CÁD | CAS | CUL | ELC | FER | HÉR | LAN | LOG | MLL | MES | OVI | PON | RAY | SAN | SAT | TEN | VLD | VIL | XER | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cádiz | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Castellón | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| Cultural Leonesa | 5–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Elche | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Ferrol | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Hércules | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Langreo | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Logroñés | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Mallorca | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Mestalla | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Oviedo | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Pontevedra | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| San Andrés | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Real Santander | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Tenerife | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Valladolid | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Villarreal | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| Xerez | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Zaragoza | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — |
| 10 June 1972 | Sestao | 1–2 | Cádiz | Sestao |
| Martínez | Report | Baena Machicha | Stadium:Las Llanas Referee: Bobé Frías |
| 11 June 1972 | Real Santander | 2–0 | Salamanca | Santander |
| Chinchurreta | Report | Stadium:El Sardinero Referee: Serrano Belenguer |
| 11 June 1972 | Mestalla | 4–1 | Tarrasa | Valencia |
| Vega Lis | Report | Pons | Stadium:Mestalla Referee: López Montenegro |
| 18 June 1972 | Hércules | 3–1 | Cartagena | Alicante |
| Santamaría Sarrachini Baena | Report | Mendoza | Stadium:La Viña Referee: Juango |
| 18 June 1972 | Cádiz | 2–2 (4–3agg.) | Sestao | Cádiz |
| Otiñano Machicha | Report | Baños | Stadium:Ramón de Carranza Referee: Campillo Llor |
| 18 June 1972 | Salamanca | 0–1 (0–3agg.) | Real Santander | Salamanca |
| Report | Chinchurreta | Stadium:Helmántico Referee: De Andrés Barragán |
| 18 June 1972 | Tarrasa | 1–0 (2–4agg.) | Mestalla | Terrassa |
| Trullás | Report | Stadium:Municipal Referee: Melero Guaza |
| 25 June 1972 | Cartagena | 1–1 (2–4agg.) | Hércules | Cartagena |
| Climent | Report | Baena | Stadium:El Almarjal Referee: Herencia Jurado |