1929–30 La Liga
2nd season of La Liga
Football league season
| Season | 1929–30 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Athletic Bilbao (1st title) |
| Relegated | Athletic Madrid |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 420 (4.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Guillermo Gorostiza (Athletic Bilbao, 20) |
| Biggest home win | Español 8–1 Real Madrid Real Sociedad 7–0 Racing Santander |
| Biggest away win | Real Sociedad 1–7 Athletic Bilbao |
| Highest scoring | Real Unión 8–2 Athletic Madrid |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Athletic Bilbao |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Athletic Bilbao |
| Longest winless run | 7 matches Athletic Madrid |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Europa |
← 1929 1930–31 → | |
The 1929–30 Primera División season started 1 December 1929, and finished 30 March 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.
Athletic Bilbao achieved their first title ever after ending the season unbeaten.
Team information
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Location of teams in 1929–30 La LigaLeague 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[a] | |
| 4 | Español | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 20[a] | |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 17[b] | |
| 6 | Real Unión | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 17[b] | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 14[c] | |
| 8 | Racing Santander | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 14[c] | |
| 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Arenas finished ahead of Español on head-to-head goal difference: Arenas–Español 2–0, Español–Arenas 1–0
- ^ a b Real Madrid finished ahead of Real Unión on overall goal difference.
- ^ a b 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.
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
- La liga top scorers 1929/30
- ^ BDFútbol.com
External links
- LFP website
- Real Madrid vs Barcelona
