# 1962–63 La Liga

The 1962–63 La Liga was the 32nd season since its establishment. The season began on 16 September 1962, and concluded on 21 April 1963.

## Team locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Metropolitano |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Córdoba | Córdoba | El Arcángel |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Estadio Riazor |
| Elche | Elche | Altabix |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| Mallorca | Palma | Lluís Sitjar |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 33 | +50 | 49 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 37 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Oviedo | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 33 | |
| 4 | Valladolid | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 33 | |
| 5 | Zaragoza | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 32 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 6 | Barcelona | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 31 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Valencia | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 31 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 8 | Elche | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Real Betis | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 28 | |
| 10 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Sevilla | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 27 | |
| 12 | Córdoba | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 27 | |
| 13 | Mallorca (R) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Osasuna (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 24 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 16 | Málaga (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 20 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | COR | DEP | ELC | MGA | MLL | OSA | OVI | BET | RMA | SEV | VAL | VAD | ZAR |
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 |
| Barcelona | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Córdoba | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Elche | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Málaga | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–6 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Mallorca | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Osasuna | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Oviedo | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Betis | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Real Madrid | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 |
| Sevilla | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Valencia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 5–3 | 2–1 |
| Valladolid | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Zaragoza | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–2 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

Español won their series against Mallorca after a tie-break match where Catalans won by 1–0.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Español | 3–3 | Mallorca | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–4 | Levante | 1–2 | 1–2 |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 26 |
| 2 | Delio Morollón | Valladolid | 20 |
| 3 | José María Rodilla | Valladolid | 16 |
| 4 | Amancio Amaro | Real Madrid | 14 |
| 4 | Luis Aragonés | Real Betis | 14 |