# 1951–52 Segunda División

The 1951–52 Segunda División season was the 21st since its establishment and was played between 8 September 1951 and 13 April 1952.

## Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including 4 relegated from the 1950–51 La Liga and 4 promoted from the 1950–51 Tercera División.

### Relegated from La Liga

* Málaga
* Murcia
* Alcoyano
* Lérida

### Promoted from Tercera División

* Atlético Baleares
* Caudal
* Alavés
* Alicante

## Group North
### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria | Mendizorroza |
| CF Badalona | Badalona | Avenida de Navarra |
| Club Baracaldo | Baracaldo | Lasesarre |
| Caudal Deportivo | Mieres | El Batán |
| Club Ferrol | Ferrol | Inferniño |
| RS Gimnástica de Torrelavega | Torrelavega | El Malecón |
| Gimnástico de Tarragona | Tarragona | Avenida de Cataluña |
| UD Huesca | Huesca | San Jorge |
| UD Lérida | Lérida | Campo de Deportes |
| CD Logroñés | Logroño | Las Gaunas |
| SG Lucense | Lugo | Los Miñones |
| UD Orensana | Orense | O Couto |
| CA Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Real Oviedo CF | Oviedo | Buenavista |
| CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |
| CD San Andrés | Barcelona | Santa Coloma |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Oviedo (P) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 39 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Logroñés | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 36 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Ferrol | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 33 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Sabadell | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 33 | |
| 5 | Baracaldo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 33 | |
| 6 | Osasuna | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 33 | |
| 7 | Lérida | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 32 | |
| 8 | Caudal (O) | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 9 | Alavés | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 10 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 11 | Huesca | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 29 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 12 | San Andrés | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 28 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 13 | Gimnástico | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 28 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 14 | Orensana | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 24 | Dissolved |
| 15 | Badalona (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 21 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 16 | Lucense (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Tercera División |
* 1 2 3 4 Ferrol finished ahead of Sabadell, Baracaldo and Osasuna on head-to-head points: Ferrol 8 pts, Sabadell 7 pts, Baracaldo 5 pts, Osasuna 4 pts
* 1 2 Lérida finished ahead of Caudal on head-to-head goal difference: Caudal–Lérida 4–2, Lérida–Caudal 3–0
* 1 2 Gimnástica Torrelavega finished ahead of Huesca on head-to-head goal difference: Huesca–Gimnástica Torrelavega 1–0, Gimnástica Torrelavega–Huesca 4–2
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* 1 2 San Andrés finished ahead of Gimnástico on head-to-head goal difference: San Andrés–Gimnástico 7–2, Gimnástico–San Andrés 2–1
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* ↑ Orensana was dissolved at the end of the season

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | BAD | BAR | CAU | NAS | GIM | HUE | LLE | LOG | LUC | ORE | OSA | OVI | RFE | SAB | STA |
| Alavés | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Badalona | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Baracaldo | 5–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Caudal | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Gimnástico | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 |
| Gimnástica Torrelavega | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Huesca | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 |
| Lérida | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Logroñés | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Lucense | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Orensana | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Osasuna | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Oviedo | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Ferrol | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 8–0 |
| Sabadell | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 |
| San Andrés | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — |

## Group South
### Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| CD Alcoyano | Alcoy | Estadio El Collao |
| Alicante CF | Alicante | Bardín |
| CD Atlético Baleares | Palma de Mallorca | Son Canals |
| Cartagena CF | Cartagena | El Armajarl |
| RCD Córdoba | Córdoba | El Árcangel |
| Granada CF | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Hércules CF | Alicante | La Viña |
| Levante UD | Valencia | Vallejo |
| RB Linense | La Línea de la Concepción | La Balompédica |
| CD Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| RCD Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca | Es Fortí |
| UD Melilla | Melilla | Álvarez Claro |
| CD Mestalla | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Real Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| AD Plus Ultra | Madrid | Campo de Ciudad Lineal |
| UD Salamanca | Salamanca | El Calvario |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Málaga (P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 42 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Mestalla (O) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 40 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Alcoyano | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 36 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Hércules | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 36 | |
| 5 | Murcia | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Mallorca | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 32 | |
| 7 | Salamanca | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Melilla (O) | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 9 | Real Córdoba | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 10 | Atlético Baleares | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 11 | Linense | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 12 | Plus Ultra | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 13 | Granada | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 24 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 14 | Levante (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 24 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 15 | Alicante (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 24 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 16 | Cartagena (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 19 | Relegation to Tercera División |
* 1 2 Alcoyano finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head goal difference: Alcoyano–Hércules 5–2, Hércules–Alcoyano 1–0
* 1 2 Mallorca finished ahead of Salamanca on head-to-head goal difference: Mallorca–Salamanca 5–0, Salamanca–Mallorca 3–2
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* 1 2 3 Granada finished ahead of Levante and Alicante on head-to-head points: Granada 5 pts, Levante 4 pts, Alicante 3 pts

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALC | ALI | BAL | CAR | GRA | HER | LEV | LNS | CDM | MAL | MEL | MES | MUR | RMC | COR | SAL |
| Alcoyano | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Alicante | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Baleares | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Cartagena | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Granada | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Hércules | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Levante | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Linense | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 1–0 |
| Málaga | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 8–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 6–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 |
| Mallorca | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 |
| Melilla | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Mestalla | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Murcia | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| Plus Ultra | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–3 | 4–1 |
| Real Córdoba | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 |
| Salamanca | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | — |

## Promotion playoffs
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mestalla (O) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 14 | |
| 2 | Real Gijón (O) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 13 | Remained at La Liga |
| 3 | Real Santander | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 11 | Remained at La Liga |
| 4 | Alcoyano | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Logroñés | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | |
| 6 | Ferrol | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 5 | |
* ↑ Not promoted after being Valencia reserve team

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALC | LOG | MES | RFE | RAC | SPO |
| Alcoyano | — | 7–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 |
| Logroñés | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Mestalla | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 |
| Ferrol | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–7 | 1–3 |
| Real Santander | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 10–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Real Gijón | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — |

## Relegation playoffs
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Caudal (O) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 14 | |
| 2 | Melilla (O) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 11 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 4 | Atlético Baleares | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 8 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 5 | Alavés | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 8 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 6 | Real Córdoba | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 7 | Relegation to Tercera División |
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* 1 2 Atlético Baleares finished ahead of Alavés on head-to-head points: Alavés–Atlético Baleares 1–2, Atlético Baleares–Alavés 3–1
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring
* ↑ Remained after Segunda División restructuring

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALA | BAL | CAU | GIM | MEL | COR |
| Alavés | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Atlético Baleares | 3–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 |
| Caudal | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Gimnástica Torrelavega | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Melilla | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Real Córdoba | 2–4 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — |