1929–30 La Liga

The 1929–30 Primera División season started December 1, 1929, and finished March 30, 1930. A total of 10 teams contested the league, where Barcelona were the defending champions. As different from the previous season, the last qualified team was directly relegated.

Primera División
Season1929–30
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (1st title)
RelegatedAthletic Madrid
Matches played90
Goals scored420 (4.67 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillermo Gorostiza (Athletic Bilbao, 20)
Biggest home winEspañol 8–1 Real Madrid
Real Sociedad 7–0 Racing Santander
Biggest away winReal Sociedad 1–7 Athletic Bilbao
Highest scoringReal Unión 8–2 Athletic Madrid
Longest winning run7 matches
Athletic Bilbao
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Athletic Bilbao
Longest winless run7 matches
Athletic Madrid
Longest losing run6 matches
Europa
← 1929

Athletic Bilbao achieved their first title ever after ending the season unbeaten.

Team information
Location of teams in 1929–30 La Liga
Club City Stadium
ArenasGetxoIbaiondo
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Athletic MadridMadridMetropolitano
BarcelonaBarcelonaLes Corts
EspañolBarcelonaSarriá
EuropaBarcelonaEl Guinardó
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero
Real MadridMadridChamartín
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAtocha
Real UniónIrunGal

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Athletic Bilbao (C) 18 12 6 0 63 28 +35 30
2 Barcelona 18 11 1 6 46 36 +10 23
3 Arenas 18 9 2 7 51 40 +11 20[lower-alpha 1]
4 Español 18 9 2 7 40 33 +7 20[lower-alpha 1]
5 Real Madrid 18 7 3 8 45 42 +3 17[lower-alpha 2]
6 Real Unión 18 6 5 7 48 52 −4 17[lower-alpha 2]
7 Real Sociedad 18 5 4 9 34 37 −3 14[lower-alpha 3]
8 Racing Santander 18 7 0 11 32 58 −26 14[lower-alpha 3]
9 Europa 18 6 1 11 29 44 −15 13
10 Athletic Madrid (R) 18 5 2 11 32 50 −18 12 Relegation to the Segunda 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.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Arenas finished ahead of Español on head-to-head goal difference: Arenas–Español 2–0, Español–Arenas 1–0
  2. Real Madrid finished ahead of Real Unión on overall goal difference.
  3. Real Sociedad finished ahead of Racing Santander on head-to-head goal difference: Real Sociedad–Racing Santander 7–0, Racing Santander–Real Sociedad 2–0

Results
Home \ Away ARE ATH ATM BAR ESP EUR RAC RMA RSO RUN
Arenas — 3–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 5–1 5–1 3–1 7–2
Athletic Bilbao 5–2 — 6–1 4–3 6–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 5–2
Athletic Madrid 1–3 3–4 — 3–2 2–0 5–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–3
Barcelona 3–1 1–1 4–2 — 5–4 2–1 5–0 1–4 3–0 4–2
Español 1–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 — 1–2 3–0 8–1 3–1 3–1
Europa 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 — 5–0 1–2 3–2 0–1
Racing Santander 2–5 2–3 3–2 2–1 4–1 6–1 — 2–0 2–0 4–2
Real Madrid 5–2 2–3 4–1 5–1 2–4 6–1 6–0 — 1–1 2–2
Real Sociedad 4–4 1–7 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 7–0 4–0 — 2–3
Real Unión 3–2 1–1 8–2 1–3 3–3 3–4 6–3 2–2 3–2 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Goalscorers Goal Team
1 Guillermo Gorostiza 20 Athletic Bilbao
2 Gaspar Rubio 19 Real Madrid
3 Santiago Urtizberea 18 Real Unión
4 Víctor Unamuno 15 Athletic Bilbao
5 Luis Regueiro 14 Real Unión
Manuel Gurruchaga Arenas
7 José Iraragorri 13 Athletic Bilbao
8 Luis Marín 12 Athletic Madrid
Martín Ventolrà Español
10 Ángel Arocha 11 Barcelona

Source: [1]

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
19
 Athletic Bilbao
Gaspar Rubio
18
 Real Madrid
Santiago Urtizberea
18
 Real Unión
Víctor Unamuno
15
 Athletic Bilbao
Luis Regueiro
14
 Real Unión
Manuel Gurruchaga
14
 Arenas Club

References
  1. BDFútbol.com
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