# 1929–30 La Liga

The 1929–30 Primera División season started 1 December 1929, and finished 30 March 1930. A total of 10 teams contested the league, where Barcelona were the defending champions. As different from the previous season, the last qualified team was directly relegated.
Athletic Bilbao achieved their first title ever after ending the season unbeaten.

## Team information

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Arenas | Getxo | Ibaiondo |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Athletic Madrid | Madrid | Metropolitano |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Les Corts |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Europa | Barcelona | El Guinardó |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Chamartín |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Real Unión | Irun | Gal |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao (C) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 30 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Arenas | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 20 | |
| 4 | Español | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 20 | |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 17 | |
| 6 | Real Unión | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 14 | |
| 8 | Racing Santander | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 14 | |
| 9 | Europa | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 13 | |
| 10 | Athletic Madrid (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 12 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 Arenas finished ahead of Español on head-to-head goal difference: Arenas–Español 2–0, Español–Arenas 1–0
* 1 2 Real Madrid finished ahead of Real Unión on overall goal difference.
* 1 2 Real Sociedad finished ahead of Racing Santander on head-to-head goal difference: Real Sociedad–Racing Santander 7–0, Racing Santander–Real Sociedad 2–0

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARE | ATH | ATM | BAR | ESP | EUR | RAC | RMA | RSO | RUN |
| Arenas | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 5–2 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Athletic Madrid | 1–3 | 3–4 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 5–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| Español | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Europa | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Racing Santander | 2–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Real Madrid | 5–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Real Sociedad | 4–4 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–3 |
| Real Unión | 3–2 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
| 1 | Guillermo Gorostiza | 20 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 2 | Gaspar Rubio | 19 | Real Madrid |
| 3 | Santiago Urtizberea | 18 | Real Unión |
| 4 | Víctor Unamuno | 15 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 5 | Luis Regueiro | 14 | Real Unión |
| 5 | Manuel Gurruchaga | 14 | Arenas |
| 7 | José Iraragorri | 13 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 8 | Luis Marín | 12 | Athletic Madrid |
| 8 | Martín Ventolrà | 12 | Español |
| 10 | Ángel Arocha | 11 | Barcelona |
Source:

### Pichichi Trophy

Note: This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca, it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports
| Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
| Guillermo Gorostiza | 19 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Gaspar Rubio | 18 | Real Madrid |
| Santiago Urtizberea | 18 | Real Unión |
| Víctor Unamuno | 15 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Luis Regueiro | 14 | Real Unión |
| Manuel Gurruchaga | 14 | Arenas Club |