1961–62 Segunda División

The 1961–62 Segunda División season was the 31st since its establishment and was played between 3 September 1961 and 1 April 1962.

Segunda División
Season1961–62
ChampionsDeportivo La Coruña
Córdoba
PromotedDeportivo La Coruña
Córdoba
Valladolid
Málaga
RelegatedSan Sebastián
Albacete
Atlético Ceuta
Cultural Leonesa
Villarrobledo
Matches played480
Goals scored1,450 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerAmancio Amaro
(25 goals)
Best goalkeeperJuan María Benegas
(0.73 goals/match)
Biggest home winHércules 9–0 Villarrobledo
(18 March 1962)
Biggest away winRecreativo 0–4 Córdoba
(1 April 1962)
Highest scoringReal Gijón 8–2 Sabadell
(31 December 1961)

Overview before the season

32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1960–61 La Liga and 7 promoted from the 1960–61 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 Deportivo La Coruña (P) 30 17 9 4 68 35 +33 43 Promotion to La Liga
2 Valladolid (O, P) 30 17 6 7 64 31 +33 40 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Orense 30 14 9 7 39 34 +5 37
4 Alavés 30 15 5 10 48 39 +9 35
5 San Sebastián[lower-alpha 1] (R) 30 13 8 9 60 44 +16 34 Relegation to Tercera División
6 Celta Vigo 30 13 7 10 53 36 +17 33
7 Plus Ultra 30 11 7 12 47 40 +7 29
8 Sabadell 30 11 6 13 43 60 −17 28
9 Pontevedra 30 12 3 15 43 44 −1 27[lower-alpha 2]
10 Atlético Baleares 30 10 7 13 41 53 −12 27[lower-alpha 2]
11 Burgos 30 10 7 13 39 47 −8 27[lower-alpha 2]
12 Salamanca 30 11 4 15 46 56 −10 26
13 Real Gijón 30 10 5 15 52 63 −11 25[lower-alpha 3]
14 Indauchu (O) 30 10 5 15 39 50 −11 25[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
15 Basconia (O) 30 8 6 16 33 51 −18 22[lower-alpha 4]
16 Cultural Leonesa (R) 30 8 6 16 34 66 −32 22[lower-alpha 4] Relegation to Tercera División
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. As a reserve team, San Sebastián was relegated to Tercera División after Real Sociedad relegation to Segunda División
  2. Pontevedra finished ahead of Atlético Baleares and Burgos on head-to-head points: Pontevedra 5 pts, Atlético Baleares 4 pts, Burgos 3 pts
  3. Real Gijón finished ahead of Indauchu on head-to-head goal difference: Real Gijón–Indauchu 3–1, Indauchu–Real Gijón 1–0
  4. Basconia finished ahead of Cultural Leonesa on overall goal difference

Group South

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Córdoba (P) 30 16 8 6 48 22 +26 40 Promotion to La Liga
2 Málaga (O, P) 30 14 10 6 52 36 +16 38 Qualification for the promotion playoffs
3 Granada 30 15 6 9 48 34 +14 36
4 Las Palmas 30 15 5 10 47 39 +8 35
5 Recreativo 30 13 7 10 43 42 +1 33
6 Levante 30 14 4 12 49 42 +7 32[lower-alpha 1]
7 Hércules 30 14 4 12 55 46 +9 32[lower-alpha 1]
8 Murcia 30 12 7 11 40 35 +5 31[lower-alpha 2]
9 Jaén 30 14 3 13 58 42 +16 31[lower-alpha 2]
10 Cádiz 30 12 4 14 43 52 −9 28[lower-alpha 3]
11 Cartagena 30 13 2 15 45 56 −11 28[lower-alpha 3]
12 Mestalla 30 11 5 14 50 49 +1 27[lower-alpha 4]
13 Albacete (R) 30 10 7 13 27 32 −5 27[lower-alpha 4] Qualification for the relegation playoffs
14 San Fernando (O) 30 11 5 14 37 47 −10 27[lower-alpha 4]
15 Atlético Ceuta (R) 30 8 7 15 33 48 −15 23 Relegation to Tercera División
16 Villarrobledo (R) 30 4 4 22 26 79 −53 12
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. Levante finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head goal difference: Hércules–Levante 2–1, Levante–Hércules 3–1
  2. Murcia finished ahead of Jaén on head-to-head points: Murcia–Jaén 3–0, Jaén–Murcia 0–0
  3. Cádiz finished ahead of Cartagena on head-to-head goal difference: Cartagena–Cádiz 2–0, Cádiz–Cartagena 5–1
  4. Mestalla finished ahead of Albacete and San Fernando on head-to-head points: Mestalla 5 pts, Albacete 4 pts, San Fernando 3 pts

Promotion playoffs

First leg
22 April 1962 Málaga3–0Real SantanderMálaga
Mendi  14'
Ben Barek  66'
Rovira  67'		 Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
29 April 1962 Español1–0ValladolidBarcelona
Índio  27' Report Stadium: Sarrià
Referee: Gardeazabal Garay

Second leg
29 April 1962 Real Santander1–0
(1–3 agg.)		MálagaSantander
Wilson  22' Report Stadium: El Sardinero
Referee: Lloris Antonino
6 May 1962 Valladolid2–0
(2–1 agg.)		EspañolValladolid
García  74'
Rodilla  88'		 Report Stadium: José Zorrilla
Referee: Birigay Nieva

Relegation playoffs

First leg
27 May 1962 Alcoyano0–0BasconiaAlcoy
Report Stadium: El Collao
Referee: Carbelo Martín
27 May 1962 Melilla0–0AlbaceteMelilla
Report Stadium: Álvarez Claro
Referee: Segrelles del Pilar
27 May 1962 Condal0–3IndauchuBarcelona
Report Urquijo  25'
Abásolo  59', 73'		 Stadium: Les Corts
Referee: Martín Álvarez
27 May 1962 Avilés2–3San FernandoAvilés
Doval  31', 73' Report Aguilera  11'
Cantón  28'
Jesús  66' (o.g.)		 Stadium: La Exposición
Referee: Cerezuela Ruiz

Second leg
3 June 1962 Basconia2–1
(2–1 agg.)		AlcoyanoBasauri
Saiz  70'
Ayarza  88'		 Report Ocaña  22' Stadium: Pedro López Cortázar
Referee: Uría González
3 June 1962 Albacete0–0
(0–0 agg.)		MelillaAlbacete
Report Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Referee: Mateu Bernat
3 June 1962 Indauchu1–1
(4–1 agg.)		CondalBilbao
Díez  87' Report Pons  34' Stadium: Garellano
Referee: Feal Seijas
3 June 1962 San Fernando5–2
(8–4 agg.)		AvilésSan Fernando
Cantón  4', 12'
Alias  30', 78'
Naranjo  88'		 Report Prendes  60'
Doval  65'		 Stadium: Marqués de Varela
Referee: Álvarez Martínez

Tiebreaker
5 June 1962 Melilla2–0AlbaceteMadrid
Rojas  15', 65' Report Stadium: Vallecas
Referee: López Montenegro
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