The 1971–72 La Liga was the 41st season since its establishment. The season began on 4 September 1971, and concluded on 14 May 1972. It was played by 18 clubs after the expansion from the previous season.

Primera División
Season1971–72
ChampionsReal Madrid (15th title)
RelegatedSevilla
Córdoba
Sabadell
European CupReal Madrid
Cup Winners' CupAtlético Madrid
UEFA CupValencia
Barcelona
Las Palmas
Matches played306
Goals scored675 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorerEnrique Porta (20 goals)
Biggest home winReal Sociedad 6–0 Real Betis
Biggest away winCórdoba 0–4 Valencia

Team locations

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Team Home city Stadium
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés
Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón
Barcelona Barcelona Nou Camp
Burgos Burgos El Plantío
Celta Vigo Balaídos
Córdoba Córdoba El Arcángel
Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor
Español Barcelona Sarriá
Granada Granada Los Cármenes
Las Palmas Las Palmas Insular
Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda
Real Betis Seville Benito Villamarín
Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atocha
Sabadell Sabadell Creu Alta
Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting Gijón Gijón El Molinón
Valencia Valencia Luis Casanova

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 34 19 9 6 51 27 +24 47 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Valencia 34 19 7 8 53 30 +23 45 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Barcelona 34 17 9 8 40 26 +14 43
4 Atlético Madrid 34 14 11 9 45 28 +17 39 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Las Palmas 34 15 8 11 40 36 +4 38 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Granada 34 14 8 12 40 34 +6 36
7 Málaga 34 9 17 8 27 31 −4 35
8 Real Sociedad 34 14 6 14 38 36 +2 34
9 Athletic Bilbao 34 15 4 15 39 32 +7 34
10 Celta Vigo 34 10 13 11 37 42 −5 33
11 Sporting Gijón 34 12 8 14 41 37 +4 32
12 Español 34 12 8 14 43 43 0 32
13 Real Betis 34 10 10 14 25 45 −20 30
14 Deportivo La Coruña 34 11 8 15 28 38 −10 30
15 Burgos 34 11 7 16 34 42 −8 29
16 Sevilla (R) 34 9 9 16 35 45 −10 27 Relegation to the Segunda División
17 Sabadell (R) 34 6 13 15 32 51 −19 25
18 Córdoba (R) 34 7 9 18 27 52 −25 23
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Madrid qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Results table

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Home \ Away ATB ATM BAR BET BUR CEL CÓR DEP ESP GRA LPA MLG RGI RMA RSO SAB SEV VAL
Atlético Bilbao 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1
Atlético Madrid 1–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 5–0 5–0 0–2 0–1
CF Barcelona 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Betis 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Burgos 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–1
Celta de Vigo 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 1–3
Córdoba CF 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–4
Deportivo de La Coruña 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
RCD Español 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 4–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
Granada CF 5–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–0
UD Las Palmas 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
CD Málaga 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2
Real Gijón 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 4–0
Real Madrid 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–1
Real Sociedad 1–0 0–0 2–2 6–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0
CE Sabadell FC 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1
Sevilla CF 0–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Valencia CF 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Enrique Porta Granada
20
2   Germán Dévora Las Palmas
15
3   Juan María Amiano Espanyol
14
4   Joaquín Sierra Gallego Valencia
13
5
  Bernardo Acosta Sevilla
12
  Fernando Ansola Real Sociedad
12
  Fidel Uriarte Atlético Bilbao
12
8
  Luis Aragonés Atlético Madrid
11
  Pirri Real Madrid
11

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