# 1984–85 La Liga

The 1984–85 La Liga season was the 54th since its establishment. It began on 1 September 1984, and concluded on 21 April 1985. The champions were Barcelona, who won the title by a 10-point margin over second-placed Atlético Madrid in their first season under the management of English coach Terry Venables.

## Teams and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Elche | Elche | Manuel Martínez Valero |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 25 | +44 | 53 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 43 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Osasuna | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Español | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 34 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Zaragoza | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 33 | |
| 11 | Racing Santander | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 32 | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 31 | |
| 13 | Valladolid | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 30 | |
| 14 | Real Betis | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 30 | |
| 15 | Hércules | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 30 | |
| 16 | Málaga (R) | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 17 | Elche (R) | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Murcia (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 22 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Atlético Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

## Results table

| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | ELC | ESP | HÉR | MLG | MUR | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SEV | SPG | VAL | VLD | ZAR |
| Athletic Bilbao | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| FC Barcelona | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Betis | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Elche CF | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| RCD Español | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Hércules CF | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| CD Málaga | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Murcia | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Osasuna | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Racing de Santander | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Madrid | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Sevilla FC | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Sporting de Gijón | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Valencia CF | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Valladolid | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Zaragoza | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hugo Sánchez | Atlético Madrid | 19 |
| 2 | Jorge Valdano | Real Madrid | 17 |
| 3 | Steve Archibald | Barcelona | 15 |
| 4 | Mario Cabrera | Atlético Madrid | 14 |
| 4 | Michel Pineda | Español | 14 |
* La Liga 1984–85 winners
* Barcelona 10th title