1931–32 La Liga

1931–32 La Liga season started November 22, 1931, and finished April 3, 1932. As the Spanish Second Republic all the clubs dropped the Royal patronage from their name and remove the crowns from their crests.

Primera División
Season1931–32
ChampionsMadrid FC (1st title)
RelegatedUnion Club
Matches played90
Goals scored351 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillermo Gorostiza (12)
Biggest home winDonostia 7–0 Arenas
Biggest away winUnion Club 1–5 Athletic Bilbao
Highest scoringValencia 6–4 Racing Santander
Longest winning run5 matches
Madrid FC
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Madrid FC
Longest winless run6 matches
Alavés
Racing Santander
Valencia
Longest losing run5 matches
Alavés

Athletic Bilbao was the defending champion. Madrid FC won its first title after finishing the season unbeaten.

Team information
Location of teams in 1931–32 La Liga
Club City Stadium
AlavésVitoria-GasteizMendizorroza
ArenasGetxoIbaiondo
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
BarcelonaBarcelonaLes Corts
DonostiaSan SebastiánAtocha
EspañolBarcelonaSarriá
Madrid FCMadridChamartín
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero
Unión ClubIrunGal
ValenciaValenciaMestalla

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Madrid FC (C) 18 10 8 0 37 15 +22 28
2 Athletic Bilbao 18 11 3 4 47 23 +24 25
3 Barcelona 18 10 4 4 40 26 +14 24
4 Racing Santander 18 7 6 5 36 35 +1 20
5 Arenas 18 7 3 8 35 42 −7 17
6 Español 18 7 1 10 34 39 −5 15[lower-alpha 1]
7 Valencia 18 6 3 9 38 47 −9 15[lower-alpha 1]
8 Donostia 18 7 0 11 38 35 +3 14
9 Alavés 18 5 1 12 22 44 −22 11[lower-alpha 2]
10 Unión Club (R) 18 4 3 11 24 45 −21 11[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to the Segunda División
Source:
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Español finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head goal difference: Valencia–Español 3–1, Español–Valencia 3–0.
  2. Alavés finished ahead of Unión Club on head-to-head points: Alavés–Unión Club 1–0, Unión Club–Alavés 0–2.

Results
Home \ Away ALA ARE ATH BAR DON ESP MAD RAC UNI VAL
Alavés — 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
Arenas 4–2 — 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 2–2 3–1 5–0 4–1
Athletic Bilbao 3–2 4–1 — 3–0 5–1 4–0 3–3 3–2 2–1 7–2
Barcelona 6–0 2–2 1–3 — 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 3–2 3–2
Donostia 4–1 7–0 3–2 0–1 — 5–2 1–2 1–5 5–0 7–1
Español 4–0 4–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 — 1–2 6–1 3–1 3–0
Madrid FC 5–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 — 0–0 3–2 4–1
Racing Santander 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 — 2–2 4–1
Unión Club 0–2 1–0 1–5 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–2
Valencia 5–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 6–4 5–1 —
Source: BDFútbol.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Goalscorers Goal Team
1 Bata 15 Athletic Bilbao
2 Josep Samitier 11 Barcelona
Cholín Donostia
Manuel Olivares Madrid FC
5 Edelmiro Lorenzo 10 Español
Julio Antonio Elícegui Real Unión
Cisco Racing Santander
8 Guillermo Gorostiza 9 Athletic Bilbao
José Iraragorri Athletic Bilbao
Capillas Valencia

Pichichi Trophy

Note: This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca, it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports

Goalscorers Goal Team
Guillermo Gorostiza
12
 Athletic Bilbao
Bata
11
 Athletic Bilbao
Cholín
10
 Donostia
Cisco
10
 Racing de Santander

References
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