1952–53 La Liga

Primera División
Season	1952–53
Champions	Barcelona ; (6th title)
Relegated	Málaga ; Zaragoza
Latin Cup	Valencia
Matches played	240
Goals scored	935 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorer	Telmo Zarra; (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Barcelona 8–0 Zaragoza
Biggest away win	Zaragoza 1–5 Barcelona; Zaragoza 0–4 Valladolid; Valladolid 0–4 Sevilla
Highest scoring	Atlético Bilbao 8–2 Deportivo 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
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 La Liga was the 22nd season since its establishment. Barcelona retained the title and achieved their sixth trophy.

Team locations

Location of teams in 1952–53 La Liga

Club	City	Stadium
Atlético Bilbao	Bilbao	San Mamés
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Metropolitano
Barcelona	Barcelona	Les Corts
Celta	Vigo	Balaídos
Deportivo La Coruña	A Coruña	Riazor
Español	Barcelona	Sarriá
Málaga	Málaga	La Rosaleda
Oviedo	Oviedo	Buenavista
Real Gijón	Gijón	El Molinón
Real Madrid	Madrid	Chamartín
Real Santander	Santander	El Sardinero
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Atotxa
Sevilla	Seville	Nervión
Valencia	Valencia	Mestalla
Valladolid	Valladolid	José Zorrilla
Zaragoza	Zaragoza	Torrero

League table

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 the Latin 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 the relegation group
14	Deportivo La Coruña (O)	30	9	6	15	49	78	−29	24	Qualification for the relegation group
15	Málaga (R)	30	10	2	18	47	69	−22	22	Relegation to the Segunda División
16	Zaragoza (R)	30	6	5	19	38	74	−36	17	Relegation to the Segunda División

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ The winner of the 1952–53 La Liga, Barcelona, had to play the 1953 Copa del Generalísimo and had no dates available to play the Latin Cup.

Results

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	—

Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group

Standings

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 to La Liga
2	España Industrial^[a] (O)	10	4	3	3	20	12	+8	11	Qualification to Segunda División
3	Celta	10	4	2	4	18	17	+1	10	Qualification to La Liga
4	Atlético Tetuán	10	4	2	4	15	13	+2	10	Qualification to Segunda División
5	Avilés	10	4	1	5	14	22	−8	9
6	Hércules	10	4	1	5	12	19	−7	9

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ España Industrial was ineligible for promotion, as they were the reserve team of Barcelona.

Results

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	—

Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Telmo Zarra	Atlético Bilbao	24
2	Moreno	Barcelona	22
3	Adrián Escudero	Atlético Madrid	21
3	Julián Arcas	Español	21
5	Silvestre Igoa	Real Sociedad	20
6	Pahiño	Real Madrid	19
6	Hermidita	Celta Vigo	19
8	Juan Arza	Sevilla	16
	Manuel Badenes	Valencia
	Pedro Sará	Oviedo

External links

[1] (in Spanish)
Official LFP Site (in Spanish)

[table_note_res_CL0.4853207969504-1] The winner of the 1952–53 La Liga, Barcelona, had to play the 1953 Copa del Generalísimo and had no dates available to play the Latin Cup.

[table_note_ESP0.90220622900045-2] España Industrial was ineligible for promotion, as they were the reserve team of Barcelona.

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