| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barcelona (8th title) |
| Relegated | Osasuna Las Palmas |
| European Cup | Barcelona Real Madrid (as title holders) |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Barcelona |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 807 (3.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ferenc Puskás (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Real Madrid 11–2 Elche |
| Biggest away win | Las Palmas 0–8 Barcelona |
| Highest scoring | Real Madrid 11–2 Elche |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Barcelona |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Barcelona |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Las Palmas |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Las Palmas |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → | |
The 1959–60 La Liga was the 29th season since its establishment. The season began on 13 September 1959, and concluded on 17 April 1960.
Team locations
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League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 86 | 28 | +58 | 46 | Qualified for the European Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 2 | Real Madrid[a] | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 46 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 3 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 39 | |
| 4 | Sevilla | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 36 | |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 33 | |
| 6 | Oviedo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 33 | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
| 8 | Español | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 30 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Elche | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 27 | |
| 11 | Zaragoza | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 25 | |
| 12 | Granada | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 25 | |
| 13 | Valladolid (O) | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 25 | Qualified for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Real Sociedad (O) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 23 | |
| 15 | Osasuna (R) | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 18 | Relegated to Segunda División |
| 16 | Las Palmas (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 77 | −53 | 13 |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Real Madrid qualified as title holders.
Results
[edit]| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | ELC | ESP | GRA | LPA | OSA | OVI | BET | RMA | RSO | SEV | VAL | VAD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 5–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| Elche | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Español | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Granada | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Las Palmas | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–8 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Osasuna | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Oviedo | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Real Betis | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 11–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 8–1 | 7–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Sevilla | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Valencia | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Valladolid | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Zaragoza | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — |
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
[edit]Play-off between Córdoba and Real Sociedad was decided after a tie-break match, where Real Sociedad won 1–0.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celta Vigo | 2–5 | Valladolid | 2–2 | 0–5 |
| Córdoba | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferenc Puskás |
Real Madrid | 25 |
| 2 | Eulogio Martínez |
Barcelona | 23 |
| 3 | Eneko Arieta |
Atlético Bilbao | 18 |
| 4 | Joaquín Peiró |
Atlético Madrid | 17 |
| 5 | Félix Marcaida |
Atlético Bilbao | 16 |
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Official LFP Site