The 1950–51 La Liga season was the 20th edition of the Spanish football top division. Defending champions Atlético Madrid achieved their fourth title, securing it with a 1–1 draw on the final matchday away to Sevilla, their direct rivals for the championship who would have taken the trophy with a win, had a 100% home record up to that point, and who won the league five years earlier in almost identical circumstances.
Format This was the first season after the expansion of the league to 16 teams. The two last qualified teams were directly relegated to Segunda División and teams in the 13th and 14th position joined the relegation play-offs with the second and third qualified teams of each one of the two groups of the Segunda División.
Team locations
Lérida made their debut in La Liga. Club City Stadium Alcoyano Alcoy El Collao Atlético Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés Atlético Madrid Madrid Metropolitano Barcelona Barcelona Les Corts Celta Vigo Balaídos Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor Español Barcelona Sarriá Lérida Lérida Campo de los Deportes Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda Murcia Murcia La Condomina Real Madrid Madrid Chamartín Real Santander Santander El Sardinero Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atotxa Sevilla Seville Nervión Valencia Valencia Mestalla Valladolid Valladolid Municipal
League table
Results
Relegation group Teams qualified in the 13th and 14th position joined the relegation group with the teams qualified in the second and third group of each one of the two groups of the Segunda División. The two top teams would play the next La Liga season.
Standings
Results
Top scorers Rank Player Team Goals1 Telmo Zarra Atlético Bilbao 382 César Rodríguez Barcelona 293 Pahiño Real Madrid 214 Manuel Badenes Valencia 205 Adrián Escudero Atlético Madrid 19 Juan Araujo Sevilla Gerardo Coque Valladolid8 Francisco Javier Marcet Español 189 Epi Real Sociedad 17 José Caeiro Real Sociedad Larbi benbarek
References
External links
Official LFP Site