# 1941–42 Segunda División

The 1941–42 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Betis and Zaragoza was promoted to Primera División. Real Unión, Levante and Cartagena were relegated to Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol.

## Overview before the season

24 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1940–41 La Liga and 5 promoted from Divisiones Regionales.

### Relegated from La Liga

* Zaragoza
* Murcia

### Promoted from Divisiones Regionales

* Alavés
* Constancia
* Ferroviaria
* Ceuta
* Elche

## Group 1
### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Arenas Club | Guecho | Ibaiondo |
| Baracaldo-Oriamendi | Baracaldo | Lasesarre |
| Club Ferrol | Ferrol | Inferniño |
| Real Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Real Unión Club | Irun | Stadium Gal |
| UD Salamanca | Salamanca | El Calvario |
| Real Santander SD | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Real Valladolid Deportivo | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Gijón | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 20 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Salamanca | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 18 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Ferrol | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 17 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 4 | Real Santander | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 5 | Real Valladolid | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 6 | Baracaldo-Oriamendi | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 7 | Arenas | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 10 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Real Unión (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 4 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 Valladolid finished ahead of Baracaldo-Oriamendi on head-to-head goal difference: Baracaldo–Valladolid 1–0, Valladolid–Baracaldo 3–1

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARE | BAR | FER | SPO | RAC | RUN | SAL | VLL |
| Arenas | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 |
| Baracaldo-Oriamendi | 4–1 | — | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Ferrol | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 6–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Real Gijón | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–3 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Santander | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Unión | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Salamanca | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 4–3 |
| Real Valladolid | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | — |

## Group 2
### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria | Mendizorroza |
| CD Constancia | Inca | Camp d’Es Cos |
| AD Ferroviaria | Madrid | Campo de Delicias |
| Gerona CF | Gerona | Vista Alegre |
| UD Levante-Gimnástico | Valencia | Vallejo |
| CA Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sabadell | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 19 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza (O, P) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 16 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Alavés | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 16 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 4 | Constancia | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 5 | Gerona | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 6 | Osasuna | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 13 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 7 | Ferroviaria | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 12 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Levante-Gimnástico (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 6 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 Zaragoza finished ahead of Alavés on overall average: Zaragoza 1.15, Alavés 1.14
* 1 2 Constancia finished ahead of Gerona on head-to-head points: Gerona–Constancia 0–3, Constancia–Gerona 1–1

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | CON | FER | GIR | LEV | OSA | SAB | ZAR |
| Alavés | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Constancia | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| Ferroviaria | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Gerona | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | 6–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Levante-Gimnástico | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Osasuna | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 7–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Sabadell | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–2 |
| Real Zaragoza | 5–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — |

## Group 3
### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Real Betis Balompié | Seville | Heliópolis |
| Cádiz CF | Cádiz | La Mirandilla |
| Cartagena CF | Cartagena | El Almarjal |
| SD Ceuta | Ceuta | Campo de Deportes |
| Elche CF | Elche | Altabix |
| CD Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| Real Murcia | Murcia | Estadio de La Condomina |
| Xerez Club | Jerez de la Frontera | Domecq |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Betis (O, P) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 20 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Real Murcia | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 17 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Cádiz | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 16 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 4 | CD Málaga | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 5 | Ceuta | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 6 | Elche | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 11 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 7 | Xerez Club | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 10 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Cartagena CF (R) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 10 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 Málaga finished ahead of Ceuta on head-to-head points: Málaga–Ceuta 5–0, Ceuta–Málaga 0–1
* 1 2 Jerez finished ahead of Cartagena on head-to-head points: Jerez–Cartagena 8–5, Cartagena–Jerez 2–2

### Top goalscorers

| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
| José Vilanova | 14 | Murcia |
| Paquirri | 13 | Real Betis |
| Saro | 10 | Real Betis |
| Tavilo | 9 | Ceuta |
| Manuel Olivares | 8 | CD Málaga |

### Top goalkeepers

| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
| Joaquín Comas | 12 | 12 | 1 | Ceuta |
| Ramón Mendaro | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | CD Málaga |
| Francisco Suárez | 19 | 12 | 1.58 | Murcia |
| Paquillo | 21 | 13 | 1.62 | Real Betis |
| Francisco Larios | 27 | 11 | 2.45 | Xerez Club |

## Promotion playoffs
### First round
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Betis (C, P) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 15 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza (P) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 13 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 3 | Real Murcia | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 12 | Qualification for the second round |
| 4 | Sabadell | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 9 | Qualification for the second round |
| 5 | Real Gijón | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 8 | |
| 6 | Salamanca | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 | |

### Second round
## Relegation playoffs
### Group 1
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cultural Leonesa (P) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Real Valladolid | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Real Santander | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 11 |
| 4 | Ferrol | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 11 |
| 5 | Coruña | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 8 |
| 6 | Langreano | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 6 |

### Group 2
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arenas | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 17 |
| 2 | Logroñés | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 13 |
| 3 | Baracaldo-Oriamendi | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Rayo Cantabria | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Indauchu | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 4 |
| 6 | Real Unión (R) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 4 |

### Group 3
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Osasuna | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 17 |
| 2 | Ferroviaria | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 13 |
| 3 | Alavés | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 10 |
| 4 | Imperio Madrid | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 10 |
| 5 | Tudelano | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 7 |
| 6 | Atlético Zaragoza | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 3 |

### Group 4
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Tarrasa (P) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 15 |
| 2 | Levante-Gimnástico (R) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 12 |
| 3 | Mallorca | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Constancia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Gerona | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 7 |
| 6 | Martinenc | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 |

### Group 5
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CD Málaga | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 15 |
| 2 | Elche | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | Alcoyano (P) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Eldense | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 11 |
| 5 | Cartagena CF (R) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 |
| 6 | CD Córdoba | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 5 |

### Group 6
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ceuta | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 17 |
| 2 | Xerez Club | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 15 |
| 3 | Recreativo | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 9 |
| 4 | Cádiz | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 8 |
| 5 | Atlético Tetuán | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 6 |
| 6 | Badajoz | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 5 |