# 1981–82 La Liga

The 1981–82 La Liga season was the 51st since its establishment. It began on 19 September 1981, and concluded on 25 April 1982.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
| Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| 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 | Real Sociedad (C) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Barcelona | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 45 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 44 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Valencia | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 39 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Real Betis | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Sevilla | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Valladolid | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 34 | |
| 10 | Osasuna | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 34 | |
| 11 | Zaragoza | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 34 | |
| 12 | Racing Santander | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 32 | |
| 13 | Español | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 32 | |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 29 | |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 29 | |
| 16 | Cádiz (R) | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 29 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 17 | Hércules (R) | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 18 | Castellón (R) | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 82 | −49 | 12 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey, while Barcelona for the tournament as title holders.

## Results table

| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | CÁD | CAS | ESP | HÉR | LPA | OSA | RAC | RMA | RSO | SEV | SPG | VAL | VLD | ZAR |
| Athletic Bilbao | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| FC Barcelona | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Betis | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Cádiz CF | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| CD Castellón | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| RCD Español | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Hércules CF | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| UD Las Palmas | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Osasuna | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Racing de Santander | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Real Madrid | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Sevilla FC | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 |
| Sporting de Gijón | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Valencia CF | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Valladolid | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| Zaragoza | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Quini | Barcelona | 27 |
| 2 | Pichi Alonso | Zaragoza | 16 |
| 3 | Carlos Diarte | Real Betis | 14 |
| 3 | Pedro Uralde | Real Sociedad | 14 |
| 5 | Raúl Amarilla | Zaragoza | 13 |
| 5 | Frank Arnesen | Valencia | 13 |
| 5 | Santi Lorente | Sevilla | 13 |
| 5 | Manuel Sarabia | Athletic Bilbao | 13 |
| 5 | Jesús María Satrústegui | Real Sociedad | 13 |
| 5 | Segundo | Hércules | 13 |