# 1945–46 La Liga

The 1945–46 La Liga was the 15th season since its establishment. Sevilla achieved their first title ever, secured with a 1–1 draw on the final matchday away to Barcelona, their direct rivals for the championship who would have taken the trophy with a win.

## Team locations

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Alcoyano | Alcoy | El Collao |
| Atlético Aviación | Madrid | Metropolitano |
| Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Les Corts |
| Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia |
| Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Hércules | Alicante | Bardín |
| Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Buenavista |
| Real Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Chamartín |
| Sevilla | Seville | Nervión |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
Alcoyano made their debut in La Liga.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sevilla (C) | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 36 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 35 | |
| 3 | Atlético Bilbao | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 33 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 31 | |
| 5 | Oviedo | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 30 | |
| 6 | Valencia | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 28 | |
| 7 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Castellón | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 26 | |
| 9 | Real Gijón | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Celta | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Murcia | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 20 | |
| 12 | Español (O) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Alcoyano (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 19 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
| 14 | Hércules (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 15 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 Atlético Aviación finished ahead of Castellón on head-to-head goal difference: Castellón–Atlético Aviación 2–1, Atlético Aviación–Castellón 4–0.
* 1 2 Español finished ahead of Alcoyano on head-to-head points: Español–Alcoyano 2–1, Alcoyano–Español 1–1.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALC | AAV | ATB | BAR | CAS | CEL | ESP | HER | MUR | OVI | RGI | RMA | SEV | VAL |
| Alcoyano | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Atlético Aviación | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Bilbao | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Castellón | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Celta | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Español | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Hércules | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Murcia | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Oviedo | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Real Gijón | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Sevilla | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Valencia | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

The match and the replay match were played at Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Español | 3–0 | Gimnástico | 0–0 | 3–0 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Telmo Zarra | Atlético Bilbao | 24 |
| 2 | Pruden | Real Madrid | 20 |
| 2 | Mundo | Valencia | 20 |
| 4 | Ángel Cabido | Oviedo | 19 |
| 5 | Basilio | Castellón | 15 |
| 5 | José Campos | Sevilla | 15 |
| 5 | Pahiño | Celta | 15 |
| 8 | Juan Arza | Sevilla | 14 |
| 9 | Ángel Calvo | Español | 13 |
| 10 | César Rodríguez | Barcelona | 12 |