# 1973–74 La Liga

The 1973–74 La Liga was the 43rd season since its establishment. It began on 1 September 1973, and concluded on 20 May 1974.

## Team locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia |
| Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Elche | Elche | Altabix |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Granada | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 50 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Zaragoza | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 39 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 38 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 37 | |
| 6 | Granada | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Málaga | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 36 | |
| 8 | Real Madrid | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 34 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Español | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Valencia | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 33 | |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 33 | |
| 12 | Celta Vigo | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 30 | |
| 13 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 30 | |
| 14 | Elche | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 29 | |
| 15 | Murcia | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 29 | |
| 16 | Castellón (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 29 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 17 | Oviedo (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 27 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Racing Santander (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 24 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Real Madrid qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

## Results table

| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | CAS | CEL | ELC | ESP | GRA | LPA | MLG | MUR | RGI | RMA | ROV | RSA | RSO | VAL | ZAR |
| Atlético Bilbao | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| FC Barcelona | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| CD Castellón | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Celta de Vigo | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Elche CF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| RCD Español | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Granada CF | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| UD Las Palmas | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| CD Málaga | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Murcia | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Gijón | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Real Oviedo | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Real Santander | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Valencia CF | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | | 0–0 |
| Zaragoza | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Quini | Sporting Gijón | 20 |
| 2 | Marcial Pina | Barcelona | 17 |
| 2 | Saturnino Arrúa | Zaragoza | 17 |
| 4 | Johan Cruyff | Barcelona | 16 |
| 5 | Fernando Ansola | Real Sociedad | 12 |
| 5 | Rafael de Diego | Español | 12 |
| 5 | Enrique Galán | Oviedo | 12 |
| 5 | Marianín | Oviedo | 12 |