# 1972–73 Tercera División

The 1972–73 Tercera División was the 39th edition since its establishment.

## League tables
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ourense | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 57 |
| 2 | Ensidesa | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 52 |
| 3 | Palencia | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 52 |
| 4 | Getxo | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 44 |
| 5 | Bilbao Athletic | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 43 |
| 6 | Sestao | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 41 |
| 7 | Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 40 |
| 8 | Langreo | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 40 |
| 9 | Racing de Ferrol | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 40 |
| 10 | Caudal | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Zamora | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 37 |
| 12 | Lemos | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 37 |
| 13 | Real Avilés | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 36 |
| 14 | Ponferradina | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 33 |
| 15 | Baskonia | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 33 |
| 16 | Laredo | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 32 |
| 17 | Gran Peña | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 30 |
| 18 | Compostela | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 28 |
| 19 | Siero | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 27 |
| 20 | Llodio | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 18 |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Salamanca | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 59 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrileño | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 51 |
| 3 | Alavés | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 50 |
| 4 | Castilla | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 49 |
| 5 | Colonia Moscardó | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 46 |
| 6 | Pegaso | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 46 |
| 7 | Tudelano | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 41 |
| 8 | San Sebastián | 38 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 39 |
| 9 | Calvo Sotelo Andorra | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Osasuna Promesas | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 38 |
| 11 | Calvo Sotelo | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 37 |
| 12 | Eibar | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 37 |
| 13 | Huesca | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 36 |
| 14 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 36 |
| 15 | Aretxabaleta | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 35 |
| 16 | Mirandés | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 30 |
| 17 | Torrejón | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 26 |
| 18 | Chantrea | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 26 |
| 19 | Béjar Industrial | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 22 |
| 20 | Ejea | 38 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 92 | −58 | 17 |

### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Levante | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 54 |
| 2 | Girona | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 47 |
| 3 | Calella | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 46 |
| 4 | Lleida | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 42 |
| 5 | Ibiza | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 42 |
| 6 | Menorca | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 |
| 7 | Alcoyano | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 41 |
| 8 | Ontinyent | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 40 |
| 9 | Tortosa | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 39 |
| 10 | Europa | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 39 |
| 11 | Terrassa | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 39 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlètic de Ciutadella | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 37 |
| 14 | Vinaròs | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 |
| 15 | Olímpic de Xàtiva | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 36 |
| 16 | Poblense | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 35 |
| 17 | Júpiter | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 34 |
| 18 | Masnou | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 28 |
| 19 | Atlético Baleares | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 24 |
| 20 | Acero | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 94 | −56 | 21 |

### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Linares | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 50 |
| 2 | Cartagena | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 49 |
| 3 | Badajoz | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 45 |
| 4 | Portuense | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 |
| 5 | Valdepeñas | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 40 |
| 6 | Xerez | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 40 |
| 7 | Melilla | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 40 |
| 8 | Recreativo de Huelva | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 40 |
| 9 | Real Jaén | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 40 |
| 10 | Almería | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 39 |
| 11 | Hellín | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 39 |
| 12 | Ceuta | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 38 |
| 13 | San Fernando | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 37 |
| 14 | Eldense | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 35 |
| 15 | O'Donnell | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 34 |
| 16 | Balompédica Linense | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 34 |
| 17 | Algemesí | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 34 |
| 18 | Extremadura | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 32 |
| 19 | Atlético Malagueño | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 28 |
| 20 | Sevilla Atlético | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 26 |

## Promotion playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tenerife | 6–2 | Ensidesa | 6–2 | 0–0 |
| Osasuna | 3–2 | Cartagena | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Córdoba | 5–3 | Girona | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 5–1 | Atlético Madrileño | 4–0 | 1–1 |

## Relegation playoff

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Avilés | 4–1 | Santurtzi | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Real Unión | 1–1 (p) | Ponferradina | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Artajonés | 2–9 | Baskonia | 1–1 | 1–8 |
| Gijón Industrial | 3–2 | Laredo | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Guadalajara | 3–2 | Huesca | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Getafe | 6–2 | Llerenense | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Maó | (p) 3–3 | Aretxabaleta | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Alicante | 2–5 | Mirandés | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Cacabelense | 2–4 | Atlètic de Ciutadella | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Vinaròs | 2–1 | Jerez Industrial | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Olímpic de Xàtiva | 6–1 | Imperio de Ceuta | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Poblense | 2–3 | Gandía | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Atlético Monzón | 2–7 | San Fernando | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Eldense | 4–0 | Santoña | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Gramenet | 2–3 | O'Donnell | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Arosa | 1–2 | Balompédica Linense | 0–1 | 1–1 |

## Season records

* Most wins: 24, Salamanca.
* Most draws: 16, Pegaso and Xerez.
* Most losses: 25, Llodio and Ejea.
* Most goals for: 82, Salamanca.
* Most goals against: 94, Acero.
* Most points: 59, Salamanca.
* Fewest wins: 4, Ejea.
* Fewest draws: 3, San Sebastián.
* Fewest losses: 3, Salamanca.
* Fewest goals for: 25, Torrejón and Chantrea.
* Fewest goals against: 21, Palencia.
* Fewest points: 17, Ejea.