# 1968–69 La Liga

The 1968–69 La Liga was the 38th season since its establishment. The season began on 14 September 1968, and concluded on 20 April 1969.

## Competition format

The relegation playoffs were disestablished and the three last qualified teams were directly relegated to Segunda División.

## Team locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Córdoba | Córdoba | El Arcángel |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor |
| Elche | Elche | Altabix |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarrià |
| Granada | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| Pontevedra | Pontevedra | Pasarón |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Sabadell | Sabadell | Creu Alta |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Las Palmas | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 38 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Barcelona | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 36 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 4 | Sabadell | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 32 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Valencia | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 31 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Granada | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 29 | |
| 9 | Elche | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 28 | |
| 11 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 28 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | Pontevedra | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 27 | |
| 13 | Zaragoza | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 | |
| 14 | Málaga (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 25 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 15 | Español (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 24 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 16 | Córdoba (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 21 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Atlético Bilbao qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

## Results table

| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | CÓR | DEP | ELC | ESP | GRA | LPA | MÁL | PON | RMA | RSO | SAB | VAL | ZAR |
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 4–4 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| CF Barcelona | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Córdoba CF | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo de La Coruña | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Elche CF | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| RCD Español | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Granada CF | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| UD Las Palmas | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| CD Málaga | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Pontevedra CF | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| CE Sabadell FC | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Valencia CF | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Zaragoza | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Amancio | Real Madrid | 14 |
| 1 | José Eulogio Gárate | Atlético Madrid | 14 |
| 3 | Sebastián Fleitas | Málaga | 13 |
| 4 | José Manuel León | Las Palmas | 11 |
| 4 | Antonio Eduardo López Beci | Deportivo La Coruña | 11 |
| 4 | José Antonio Zaldúa | Barcelona | 11 |