1959–60 Segunda División

The 1959–60 Segunda División season was the 29th since its establishment and was played between 12 September 1959 and 17 April 1960.

Segunda División
Season1959–60
ChampionsReal Santander
Mallorca
PromotedReal Santander
Mallorca
RelegatedAlavés
Recreativo
Avilés
Atlético Almería
Ferrol
Badajoz
Matches played480
Goals scored1,508 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorerJosé Paredes
(25 goals)
Best goalkeeperRicardo Zamora
(0.67 goals/match)
Biggest home winSabadell 7–0 Alavés
(25 October 1959)
Mestalla 7–0 Recreativo
(26 December 1959)
Biggest away winBaracaldo 0–4 Real Gijón
(20 March 1960)
Highest scoringIndauchu 7–4 Ourense
(6 December 1959)

Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1958–59 La Liga and 5 promoted from the 1958–59 Tercera División.

Relegated from La Liga
Promoted from Tercera División

Group North

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Real Santander (P) 30 17 8 5 63 28 +35 42 Promotion to La Liga
2 Celta Vigo 30 18 4 8 63 37 +26 40 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Ourense 30 15 7 8 56 41 +15 37
4 Deportivo La Coruña 30 16 3 11 56 47 +9 35
5 Real Gijón 30 14 4 12 56 44 +12 32
6 Tarrasa 30 12 7 11 47 44 +3 31[lower-alpha 1]
7 Sabadell 30 13 5 12 52 41 +11 31[lower-alpha 1]
8 Indauchu 30 13 3 14 56 54 +2 29[lower-alpha 2]
9 Baracaldo 30 11 7 12 53 51 +2 29[lower-alpha 2]
10 Condal 30 11 7 12 46 45 +1 29[lower-alpha 2]
11 Basconia 30 11 5 14 41 57 −16 27[lower-alpha 3]
12 Cultural Leonesa 30 10 7 13 47 61 −14 27[lower-alpha 3]
13 Alavés (R) 30 8 8 14 44 70 −26 24[lower-alpha 4] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
14 Sestao (O) 30 9 6 15 30 47 −17 24[lower-alpha 4]
15 Avilés (R) 30 6 10 14 38 52 −14 22 Relegation to Tercera División
16 Ferrol (R) 30 9 3 18 50 79 −29 21
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 winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Tarrasa finished ahead of Sabadell on head-to-head points: Tarrasa–Sabadell 1–0, Sabadell–Tarrasa 2–2
  2. Indauchu finished ahead of Baracaldo and Condal on head-to-head points: Indauchu 5 pts, Baracaldo 4 pts, Condal 3 pts
  3. Basconia finished ahead of Cultural Leonesa on head-to-head goal difference: Cultural Leonesa–Basconia 2–1, Basconia–Cultural Leonesa 4–2
  4. Alavés finished ahead of Sestao on head-to-head points: Sestao–Alavés 1–1, Alavés–Sestao 3–1

Group South

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Mallorca (P) 30 16 8 6 44 22 +22 40 Promotion to La Liga
2 Córdoba 30 18 3 9 52 24 +28 39 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Jaén 30 17 3 10 54 37 +17 37
4 Plus Ultra 30 12 11 7 58 43 +15 35
5 Rayo Vallecano 30 15 3 12 47 40 +7 33[lower-alpha 1]
6 Levante 30 15 3 12 57 51 +6 33[lower-alpha 1]
7 Murcia 30 11 10 9 37 34 +3 32
8 Atlético Ceuta 30 13 5 12 41 36 +5 31
9 San Fernando 30 12 4 14 44 48 −4 28[lower-alpha 2]
10 Tenerife 30 11 6 13 41 48 −7 28[lower-alpha 2]
11 Mestalla 30 13 2 15 40 42 −2 28[lower-alpha 2]
12 Extremadura 30 10 7 13 50 49 +1 27
13 Recreativo (R) 30 9 7 14 41 58 −17 25 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
14 Cádiz (O) 30 9 5 16 43 55 −12 23[lower-alpha 3]
15 Atlético Almería (R) 30 7 9 14 24 57 −33 23[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Tercera División
16 Badajoz (R) 30 7 4 19 37 66 −29 18
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 winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Rayo Vallecano finished ahead of Levante on overall goal difference
  2. San Fernando finished ahead of Tenerife and Mestalla on head-to-head points: San Fernando 5 pts, Tenerife 4 pts, Mestalla 3 pts
  3. Cádiz finished ahead of Atlético Almería on head-to-head goal difference: Atlético Almería–Cádiz 3–1, Cádiz–Atlético Almería 4–1

Promotion playoffs

First leg
22 May 1960 Celta Vigo2–2ValladolidVigo
Bayo  52', 88' Report Morollón  49'
Zaldúa  60'		 Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
29 May 1960 Real Sociedad2–1CórdobaSan Sebastián
Azcárate  2'
Paz  34'		 Report Joaquín  68' Stadium: Atocha
Referee: Marrón Martín

Second leg
29 May 1960 Valladolid5–0
(7–2 agg.)		Celta VigoValladolid
Solé  29' (pen.), 69' (pen.)
Zaldúa  32', 51'
Endériz  88'		 Report Stadium: José Zorrilla
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
5 June 1960 Córdoba1–0
(2–2 agg.)		Real SociedadCórdoba
Homar  17' Report Stadium: El Arcángel
Referee: García Fernández

Tiebreaker
7 June 1960 Real Sociedad1–0CórdobaMadrid
Rivera  50' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Caballero Camacho

Relegation playoffs

First leg
19 June 1960 Castellón3–1RecreativoCastellón de la Plana
Duarte  10'
Doménech  44', 70'		 Report Quirro  6' Stadium: Castalia
Referee: Arrese Napal
19 June 1960 Manresa1–1SestaoManresa
Queralt  83' Report Izaguirre  57' Stadium: El Pujolet
Referee: Canera Coscolín
19 June 1960 Salamanca2–0AlavésSalamanca
Toni  46'
Blanco  49'		 Report Stadium: Calvario
Referee: Ruiz Alciturri
19 June 1960 Algeciras1–1CádizAlgeciras
Pepín  40' Report García  79' Stadium: El Mirador
Referee: Clausí

Second leg
25 June 1960 Sestao3–0
(4–1 agg.)		ManresaSestao
Sasia  34', 49', 55' Report Stadium: Las Llanas
Referee: Razquin Antía
26 June 1960 Alavés1–1
(1–3 agg.)		SalamancaVitoria-Gasteiz
Uribe  51' Report Barrado  44' Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Mateu Bernat
26 June 1960 Recreativo1–2
(2–5 agg.)		CastellónHuelva
Víctor  58' Report Vitaller  55'
Duarte  82'		 Stadium: Colombino
Referee: De la O Santiago
26 June 1960 Cádiz2–1
(3–2 agg.)		AlgecirasCádiz
Pedrusco  49'
Sornichero  57'		 Report Soler  87' Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Referee: Pascual Hernández
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