The1952–53La Ligawas the 22nd season since its establishment.Barcelonaretained the title and achieved their sixth trophy.

Primera División
Season1952–53
ChampionsBarcelona
(6th title)
RelegatedMálaga
Zaragoza
Latin CupValencia
Matches played240
Goals scored935 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorerTelmo Zarra
(24 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona8–0Zaragoza
Biggest away winZaragoza1–5Barcelona
Zaragoza0–4Valladolid
Valladolid0–4Sevilla
Highest scoringAtlético Bilbao8–2Deportivo La Coruña
Longest winning run7 matches
Español
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Valencia
Longest winless run9 matches
Atlético Madrid
Longest losing run8 matches
Zaragoza

Team locations

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Club City Stadium
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
Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda
Oviedo Oviedo Buenavista
Real Gijón Gijón El Molinón
Real Madrid Madrid Chamartín
Real Santander Santander El Sardinero
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atotxa
Sevilla Seville Nervión
Valencia Valencia Mestalla
Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla
Zaragoza Zaragoza Torrero

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona(C) 30 19 4 7 82 43 +39 42
2 Valencia 30 16 8 6 66 42 +24 40 Qualification for theLatin Cup[a]
3 Real Madrid 30 18 3 9 67 49 +18 39
4 Español 30 16 4 10 64 40 +24 36
5 Sevilla 30 16 2 12 70 57 +13 34
6 Atlético Bilbao 30 14 4 12 83 52 +31 32
7 Real Gijón 30 11 8 11 39 54 −15 30
8 Atlético Madrid 30 13 4 13 65 70 −5 30
9 Oviedo 30 12 5 13 63 62 +1 29
10 Real Sociedad 30 10 8 12 54 61 −7 28
11 Real Santander 30 11 5 14 46 61 −15 27
12 Valladolid 30 10 5 15 48 54 −6 25
13 Celta Vigo(O) 30 10 5 15 54 69 −15 25 Qualification for therelegation group
14 Deportivo La Coruña(O) 30 9 6 15 49 78 −29 24
15 Málaga(R) 30 10 2 18 47 69 −22 22 Relegation to theSegunda División
16 Zaragoza(R) 30 6 5 19 38 74 −36 17
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:
  1. ^The winner of the 1952–53 La Liga, Barcelona, had to play the1953 Copa del Generalísimoand had no dates available to play theLatin Cup.

Results

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Home \ Away ATB ATM BAR CEL DEP ESP MAL OVI RGI RMA RSA RSO SEV VAL VAD ZAR
Atlético Bilbao 5–0 4–3 5–0 8–2 1–0 6–1 3–3 6–1 2–2 5–2 6–1 6–1 1–1 4–2 3–0
Atlético Madrid 2–3 2–1 4–1 4–1 4–1 1–3 5–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 4–3 4–2 3–3 2–2 4–1
Barcelona 3–2 6–1 4–0 4–3 2–1 6–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 8–0
Celta 2–2 3–2 3–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 6–1
Deportivo La Coruña 3–2 5–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 5–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–4 0–0
Español 6–2 2–0 0–2 6–1 7–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–4 3–1 2–0 6–2 2–1 1–0 3–2
Málaga 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–3 6–0 4–2 2–4 0–3 3–3 3–0 1–0
Oviedo 2–1 5–0 2–1 4–0 3–3 1–0 6–1 2–4 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 6–3 3–2
Real Gijón 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3
Real Madrid 3–2 2–0 2–1 5–1 5–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 5–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 2–1
Real Santander 2–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 4–1 1–2 2–2 3–1
Real Sociedad 3–1 0–2 0–2 7–3 6–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Sevilla 1–0 3–1 4–2 4–2 6–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 7–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 4–2 3–0 5–2
Valencia 3–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–2 7–1 5–2 1–0 2–0 3–1
Valladolid 1–0 4–4 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–1
Zaragoza 2–0 4–2 1–5 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 4–0 3–3 1–2 0–2 0–4
Source:BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo La Coruña(O) 10 5 1 4 15 11 +4 11 Qualification toLa Liga
2 España Industrial[a](O) 10 4 3 3 20 12 +8 11 Qualification toSegunda División
3 Celta 10 4 2 4 18 17 +1 10 Qualification toLa Liga
4 Atlético Tetuán 10 4 2 4 15 13 +2 10 Qualification toSegunda División
5 Avilés 10 4 1 5 14 22 −8 9
6 Hércules 10 4 1 5 12 19 −7 9
Source:BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(O)Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^España Industrialwas ineligible for promotion, as they were the reserve team ofBarcelona.

Results

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Home \ Away TET AVI CEL DEP ESP HER
Atlético Tetuán 6–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
Avilés 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–3 2–0
Celta 4–1 4–2 1–3 1–1 5–1
Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–1
España Industrial 1–1 6–1 3–0 1–3 4–1
Hércules 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Source:BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Telmo Zarra Atlético Bilbao 24
2 Moreno Barcelona 22
3 Adrián Escudero Atlético Madrid 21
Julián Arcas Español
5 Silvestre Igoa Real Sociedad 20
6 Pahiño Real Madrid 19
Hermidita Celta Vigo
8 Juan Arza Sevilla 16
Manuel Badenes Valencia
Pedro Sará Oviedo
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