# 1951–52 La Liga

The 1951–52 La Liga was the 21st season since its establishment. The season started on 9 September 1951 and finished on 13 April 1952. Barcelona achieved their fifth title.

## Team locations

Las Palmas and Atlético Tetuán made their debut in La Liga. The former became the first team from the Canary Islands to play in the top tier while the latter, as Tetouan were part of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, were the first team based in the continental Africa to play in a European top division.
| Club | City | Stadium |
| Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Metropolitano |
| Atlético Tetuán | Tetuán | Varela |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Les Corts |
| Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Real Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Chamartín |
| Real Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atotxa |
| Sevilla | Seville | Nervión |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Torrero |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 92 | 43 | +49 | 43 | Qualification for the Latin Cup |
| 2 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 40 | |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 38 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 37 | |
| 5 | Valencia | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sevilla | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 32 | |
| 7 | Español | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Valladolid | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 26 | |
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 25 | |
| 12 | Zaragoza | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 25 | |
| 13 | Real Gijón (O) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 14 | Real Santander (O) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 15 | Las Palmas (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 85 | −49 | 22 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 16 | Atlético Tetuán (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 85 | −34 | 19 | Relegation to the Segunda División |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | TET | BAR | CEL | DEP | ESP | LPA | RGI | RMA | RSA | RSO | SEV | VAL | VAD | ZAR |
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 7–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 10–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | — | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Tetuán | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 9–0 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Celta | 4–1 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | — | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Español | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Las Palmas | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Real Gijón | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Real Madrid | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Real Santander | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–4 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Sevilla | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | — | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Valencia | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Valladolid | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Zaragoza | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–6 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — |

## Relegation group
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mestalla (O) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 14 | Qualification to Segunda División |
| 2 | Real Gijón (O) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 13 | Qualification to La Liga |
| 3 | Real Santander | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 11 | Qualification to La Liga |
| 4 | Alcoyano | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | Qualification to Segunda División |
| 5 | Logroñés | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | Qualification to Segunda División |
| 6 | Ferrol | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 5 | Qualification to Segunda División |
* ↑ Mestalla was ineligible for promotion, as they were the reserve team of Valencia.

### Results

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

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Pahiño | Real Madrid | 28 |
| 2 | László Kubala | Barcelona | 26 |
| 3 | César Rodríguez | Barcelona | 23 |
| 4 | Hermidita | Celta Vigo | 21 |
| 5 | Juan Araujo | Sevilla | 20 |
| 5 | Adolfo Atienza | Celta Vigo | 18 |
| 5 | Manuel Badenes | Valencia | 18 |
| 7 | Roque Olsen | Real Madrid | 17 |
| 8 | José Juncosa | Atlético Madrid | 16 |
| 8 | Venancio | Atlético Bilbao | 16 |
| 10 | José Egea | Español | 15 |
| 10 | Luis Molowny | Real Madrid | 15 |