1941–42 Segunda División

The 1941–42 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Betis and Zaragoza was promoted to Primera División. Real Unión, Levante and Cartagena were relegated to Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol.

Segunda División
Season1941–42
ChampionsReal Betis
PromotedReal Betis
Real Zaragoza
RelegatedReal Unión
Levante-Gimnástico
Cartagena CF
Matches played168
Goals scored655 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorerJosé Mijares
(18 goals)
Best goalkeeperRicardo Pujol
(0.81 goals/match)
Biggest home winCádiz 7–0 Cartagena
(19 October 1941)
Real Gijón 8–1 Real Unión
(2 November 1941)
Osasuna 7–0 Levante-Gimnástico
(16 November 1941)
Biggest away winLevante-Gimnástico 0–4 Ferroviaria
(26 October 1941)
Highest scoringJerez 8–5 Cartagena
(9 November 1941)

Overview before the season

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24 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1940–41 La Liga and 5 promoted from Divisiones Regionales.

Relegated from La Liga
Promoted from Divisiones Regionales

Group 1

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Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1941-42 G-1
Club City Stadium
Arenas Club Guecho Ibaiondo
Baracaldo-Oriamendi Baracaldo Lasesarre
Club Ferrol Ferrol Inferniño
Real Gijón Gijón El Molinón
Real Unión Club Irun Stadium Gal
UD Salamanca Salamanca El Calvario
Real Santander SD Santander El Sardinero
Real Valladolid Deportivo Valladolid José Zorrilla

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Gijón 14 8 4 2 37 23 +14 20 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
2 Salamanca 14 9 0 5 31 25 +6 18
3 Ferrol 14 7 3 4 34 20 +14 17 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
4 Real Santander 14 5 5 4 26 26 0 15
5 Real Valladolid 14 6 2 6 32 21 +11 14[a]
6 Baracaldo-Oriamendi 14 6 2 6 32 29 +3 14[a]
7 Arenas 14 5 0 9 24 38 −14 10
8 Real Unión (R) 14 1 2 11 16 50 −34 4
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Valladolid finished ahead of Baracaldo-Oriamendi on head-to-head goal difference: Baracaldo–Valladolid 1–0, Valladolid–Baracaldo 3–1

Results

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Home \ Away ARE BAR FER SPO RAC RUN SAL VLL
Arenas 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 4–3 2–3 1–4
Baracaldo-Oriamendi 4–1 3–4 3–3 3–2 6–1 4–1 1–0
Ferrol 3–1 3–0 6–1 5–0 5–1 3–1 1–1
Real Gijón 5–1 2–0 3–2 3–3 8–1 3–1 2–1
Real Santander 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–0
Real Unión 2–3 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–4
Salamanca 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 3–1 5–0 4–3
Real Valladolid 4–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 5–1 1–3
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

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Teams

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Club City Stadium
Deportivo Alavés Vitoria Mendizorroza
CD Constancia Inca Camp d’Es Cos
AD Ferroviaria Madrid Campo de Delicias
Gerona CF Gerona Vista Alegre
UD Levante-Gimnástico Valencia Vallejo
CA Osasuna Pamplona San Juan
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atocha
CD Sabadell FC Sabadell Cruz Alta

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sabadell 14 6 7 1 26 13 +13 19 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
2 Real Zaragoza (O, P) 14 6 4 4 30 26 +4 16[a]
3 Alavés 14 7 2 5 32 28 +4 16[a] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
4 Constancia 14 5 5 4 28 18 +10 15[b]
5 Gerona 14 6 3 5 24 20 +4 15[b]
6 Osasuna 14 5 3 6 29 24 +5 13
7 Ferroviaria 14 5 2 7 18 23 −5 12
8 Levante-Gimnástico (R) 14 2 2 10 17 52 −35 6
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zaragoza finished ahead of Alavés on overall average: Zaragoza 1.15, Alavés 1.14
  2. ^ a b Constancia finished ahead of Gerona on head-to-head points: Gerona–Constancia 0–3, Constancia–Gerona 1–1

Results

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Home \ Away ALA CON FER GIR LEV OSA SAB ZAR
Alavés 2–2 3–0 1–0 7–1 3–1 2–1 2–0
Constancia 3–0 1–0 1–1 6–1 2–2 1–2 5–1
Ferroviaria 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–1
Gerona 2–1 0–3 4–1 6–2 0–2 0–1 3–2
Levante-Gimnástico 4–2 0–0 0–4 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–3
Osasuna 6–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 7–0 1–1 0–0
Sabadell 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 4–2
Real Zaragoza 5–3 3–0 3–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 2–2
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 3

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Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1941-42 G-3
Club City Stadium
Real Betis Balompié Seville Heliópolis
Cádiz CF Cádiz La Mirandilla
Cartagena CF Cartagena El Almarjal
SD Ceuta Ceuta Campo de Deportes
Elche CF Elche Altabix
CD Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda
Real Murcia Murcia Estadio de La Condomina
Xerez Club Jerez de la Frontera Domecq

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Betis (O, P) 14 8 4 2 39 22 +17 20 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
2 Real Murcia 14 8 1 5 37 28 +9 17
3 Cádiz 14 7 2 5 30 19 +11 16 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
4 CD Málaga 14 5 4 5 19 21 −2 14[a]
5 Ceuta 14 5 4 5 27 19 +8 14[a]
6 Elche 14 4 3 7 23 35 −12 11
7 Xerez Club 14 3 4 7 25 36 −11 10[b]
8 Cartagena CF (R) 14 3 4 7 19 39 −20 10[b]
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Málaga finished ahead of Ceuta on head-to-head points: Málaga–Ceuta 5–0, Ceuta–Málaga 0–1
  2. ^ a b Jerez finished ahead of Cartagena on head-to-head points: Jerez–Cartagena 8–5, Cartagena–Jerez 2–2

Top goalscorers

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Goalscorers Goals Team
  José Vilanova 14 Murcia
  Paquirri 13 Real Betis
  Saro 10 Real Betis
  Tavilo 9 Ceuta
  Manuel Olivares 8 CD Málaga

Top goalkeepers

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Goalkeeper Goals Matches Average Team
  Joaquín Comas 12 12 1 Ceuta
  Ramón Mendaro 21 14 1.5 CD Málaga
  Francisco Suárez 19 12 1.58 Murcia
  Paquillo 21 13 1.62 Real Betis
  Francisco Larios 27 11 2.45 Xerez Club


Promotion playoffs

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First round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Betis (C, P) 10 7 1 2 21 17 +4 15 Promotion to La Liga
2 Real Zaragoza (P) 10 6 1 3 19 13 +6 13
3 Real Murcia 10 6 0 4 17 11 +6 12 Qualification for the second round
4 Sabadell 10 3 3 4 16 22 −6 9
5 Real Gijón 10 3 2 5 25 19 +6 8
6 Salamanca 10 1 1 8 8 24 −16 3
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Second round

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4 June 1942 Oviedo 3–1SabadellMadrid
Soladrero   56', 74'
Goyín   81'
Report Polo   88' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Escartín
28 June 1942 Barcelona 5–1MurciaMadrid
Martín   28', 61', 72', 77'
Sospedra   89'
Report Huguet   23' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Escartín

Relegation playoffs

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Group 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cultural Leonesa (P) 10 5 2 3 24 18 +6 12
2 Real Valladolid 10 6 0 4 19 15 +4 12
3 Real Santander 10 5 1 4 26 13 +13 11
4 Ferrol 10 5 1 4 23 19 +4 11
5 Coruña 10 4 0 6 25 26 −1 8
6 Langreano 10 3 0 7 13 39 −26 6
Source: Arquero
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(P) Promoted

Group 2

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arenas 10 8 1 1 31 4 +27 17
2 Logroñés 10 6 1 3 24 17 +7 13
3 Baracaldo-Oriamendi 10 6 1 3 22 16 +6 13
4 Rayo Cantabria 10 4 1 5 20 20 0 9
5 Indauchu 10 2 0 8 20 36 −16 4
6 Real Unión (R) 10 2 0 8 8 32 −24 4
Source: Arquero
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Group 3

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Osasuna 10 8 1 1 33 10 +23 17
2 Ferroviaria 10 5 3 2 19 12 +7 13
3 Alavés 10 4 2 4 26 21 +5 10
4 Imperio Madrid 10 4 2 4 18 19 −1 10
5 Tudelano 10 3 1 6 16 31 −15 7
6 Atlético Zaragoza 10 1 1 8 10 29 −19 3
Source: Arquero
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored

Group 4

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tarrasa (P) 10 6 3 1 24 7 +17 15
2 Levante-Gimnástico (R) 10 5 2 3 23 20 +3 12
3 Mallorca 10 4 2 4 20 17 +3 10
4 Constancia 10 4 2 4 19 19 0 10
5 Gerona 10 3 1 6 18 23 −5 7
6 Martinenc 10 3 0 7 10 28 −18 6
Source: Arquero
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 5

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CD Málaga 10 6 3 1 22 17 +5 15
2 Elche 10 5 2 3 24 13 +11 12
3 Alcoyano (P) 10 5 1 4 17 13 +4 11
4 Eldense 10 5 1 4 22 20 +2 11
5 Cartagena CF (R) 10 2 2 6 11 21 −10 6
6 CD Córdoba 10 2 1 7 11 23 −12 5
Source: Arquero
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 6

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ceuta 10 8 1 1 26 7 +19 17
2 Xerez Club 10 7 1 2 27 15 +12 15
3 Recreativo 10 4 1 5 21 22 −1 9
4 Cádiz 10 3 2 5 20 21 −1 8
5 Atlético Tetuán 10 3 0 7 13 24 −11 6
6 Badajoz 10 2 1 7 11 29 −18 5
Source: Arquero
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
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