# 1970–71 Tercera División

The 1970–71 Tercera División season was the 37th since its establishment.

## League tables
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cultural Leonesa | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 31 | +59 | 61 |
| 2 | Ourense | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 60 |
| 3 | Sestao | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 56 |
| 4 | Barakaldo | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 55 |
| 5 | Bilbao Athletic | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 52 |
| 6 | Baskonia | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 42 |
| 7 | Real Avilés | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 42 |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 41 |
| 9 | Ensidesa | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 40 |
| 10 | Lugo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 38 |
| 11 | Caudal | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 38 |
| 12 | Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 33 |
| 13 | Candás | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 32 |
| 14 | San Martín | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 30 |
| 15 | Siero | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 27 |
| 16 | Lemos | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 23 |
| 17 | Barreda | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 23 |
| 18 | Toluca | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 89 | −57 | 23 |
| 19 | Vetusta | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 21 |
| 20 | La Bañeza | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 81 | −49 | 19 |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Tenerife | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 53 |
| 2 | Valladolid | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 52 |
| 3 | Palencia | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 |
| 4 | Osasuna | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 50 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrileño | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 48 |
| 6 | Talavera | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 43 |
| 7 | Eibar | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 42 |
| 8 | San Sebastián | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 40 |
| 9 | Mirandés | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 39 |
| 10 | Salamanca | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 38 |
| 11 | Plus Ultra | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 38 |
| 12 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 37 |
| 13 | Huesca | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 35 |
| 14 | Real Unión | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 35 |
| 15 | Calvo Sotelo Andorra | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 35 |
| 16 | Tudelano | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 34 |
| 17 | Chantrea | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 33 |
| 18 | Michelín | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 25 |
| 19 | Carabanchel | 38 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 20 |
| 20 | Ejea | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 87 | −63 | 13 |

### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mestalla | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 55 |
| 2 | Girona | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 52 |
| 3 | Terrassa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 49 |
| 4 | FC Barcelona Atlético | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 49 |
| 5 | Europa | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 44 |
| 6 | Alcoyano | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 43 |
| 7 | Calella | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 42 |
| 8 | Gandía | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 41 |
| 9 | Algemesí | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Poblense | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 37 |
| 11 | Badalona | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 36 |
| 12 | Levante | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 35 |
| 13 | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 35 |
| 14 | Tortosa | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 34 |
| 15 | Acero | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 34 |
| 16 | Ibiza | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 34 |
| 17 | Atlético Baleares | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 31 |
| 18 | Júpiter | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 27 |
| 19 | Paiporta | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 79 | −41 | 23 |
| 20 | Mataró | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 20 |

### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Xerez | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 55 |
| 2 | Cartagena | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 54 |
| 3 | Recreativo de Huelva | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 52 |
| 4 | Portuense | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 44 |
| 5 | Sevilla Atlético | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 44 |
| 6 | Ceuta | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 43 |
| 7 | Triana | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 41 |
| 8 | Real Jaén | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 40 |
| 9 | Real Murcia | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 39 |
| 10 | Valdepeñas | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 38 |
| 11 | Melilla | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 37 |
| 12 | Badajoz | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 37 |
| 13 | Atlético Malagueño | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 36 |
| 14 | Español de San Vicente | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 35 |
| 15 | Ilicitano | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 33 |
| 16 | Balompédica Linense | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 33 |
| 17 | Mérida Industrial | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 31 |
| 18 | Imperial | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 26 |
| 19 | Recreativo de Granada | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 24 |
| 20 | Llerenense | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 18 |

## Promotion playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Logroñés | 3–2 | Cartagena | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Girona | 1–4 | Villarreal | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Real Oviedo | 4–1 | Palencia | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Ourense | 2–4 | Langreo | 1–1 | 1–3 |

## Relegation playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Júpiter Leonés | 4–3 | San Martín | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Olímpic de Xàtiva | (t) 2–2 | Siero | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| El Entrego | 1–5 | Lemos | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Barreda | 0–4 | Fabril Deportivo | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Huesca | 5–4 | Ilintxa | 5–1 | 0–3 |
| Real Unión | 5–2 | Muskaria | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Calvo Sotelo Andorra | 2–1 | Pegaso | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Tudelano | 8–1 | Murense | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| Gramenet | 2–5 | Tortosa | 0–0 | 2–5 |
| Acero | 7–0 | Extremadura | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Santoña | 2–5 | Ibiza | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| Alicante | 3–4 | Atlético Baleares | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Atlético Malagueño | 3–1 | Jerez Industrial | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Getxo | 1–2 | Español de San Vicente | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Ilicitano | 4–2 | Binéfar | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Balompédica Linense | 8–1 | Real Melilla | 7–0 | 1–1 |

## Season records

* Most wins: 28, Cultural Leonesa and Ourense.
* Most draws: 15, Mirandés.
* Most losses: 29, Ejea.
* Most goals for: 90, Cultural Leonesa.
* Most goals against: 89, Toluca.
* Most points: 61, Cultural Leonesa.
* Fewest wins: 4, Ejea.
* Fewest draws: 4, Ourense, Sestao, Carabanchel and Tortosa.
* Fewest losses: 5, Cultural Leonesa and Xerez.
* Fewest goals for: 24, Ejea.
* Fewest goals against: 20, Ourense and Tenerife.
* Fewest points: 13, Ejea.