1944–45 Segunda División

14th season of the second-tier football league in Spain

Football league season

Segunda División
Season	1944–45
Champions	Alcoyano
Promoted	Alcoyano Hércules Celta Vigo
Relegated	Constancia Cultural Leonesa Baracaldo
Matches played	182
Goals scored	691 (3.8 per match)
Top goalscorer	Juan Araujo (22 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Juan Galcerá (1.2 goals/match)
Biggest home win	Real Santander 8–1 Ferrol (26 November 1944)
Biggest away win	Real Santander 1–4 Hércules (15 October 1944) Zaragoza 1–4 Alcoyano (3 December 1944) Baracaldo 0–3 Real Santander (13 May 1945) Jerez 1–4 Alcoyano (13 May 1945)
Highest scoring	Celta Vigo 7–2 Baracaldo (26 November 1944) Real Santander 8–1 Ferrol (26 November 1944)
← 1943–44 1945–46 →

The 1944–45 Segunda División season was the 14th since its establishment and was played between 24 September 1944 and 20 May 1945.

Overview before the season

14 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1943–44 La Liga and three promoted from the 1943–44 Tercera División.

Relegated from La Liga

Promoted from Tercera División

Teams

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Location of teams in Segunda División 1944-45

Club	City	Stadium
CD Alcoyano	Alcoy	El Collao
Club Baracaldo	Baracaldo	Lasesarre
Real Betis Balompié	Seville	Heliópolis
RC Celta de Vigo	Vigo	Balaídos
SD Ceuta	Ceuta	Campo de Deporte
CD Constancia	Inca	Camp d’Es Cos
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa	León	La Corredera
Club Ferrol	Ferrol	Inferniño
Hércules CF	Alicante	La Viña
Jerez FC	Jerez de la Frontera	Domecq
CD Mallorca	Palma de Mallorca	Buenos Aires
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Atocha
Real Santander SD	Santander	El Sardinero
Zaragoza FC	Zaragoza	Torrero

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Alcoyano (C, P)	26	13	8	5	57	35	+22	34	Promotion to La Liga
2	Hércules (P)	26	15	3	8	55	39	+16	33	Promotion to La Liga
3	Celta Vigo (O, P)	26	14	4	8	65	40	+25	32	Qualification for the promotion playoffs
4	Real Sociedad	26	12	7	7	56	34	+22	31
5	Jerez	26	11	7	8	52	50	+2	29
6	Real Santander	26	11	4	11	69	57	+12	26^[a]
7	Zaragoza	26	12	2	12	50	53	−3	26^[a]
8	Real Betis	26	11	4	11	45	47	−2	26^[a]
9	Ceuta	26	10	4	12	40	49	−9	24^[b]
10	Ferrol	26	10	4	12	44	68	−24	24^[b]
11	Mallorca	26	9	4	13	44	55	−11	22^[c]
12	Constancia (R)	26	9	4	13	42	53	−11	22^[c]	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
13	Cultural Leonesa (R)	26	10	2	14	41	49	−8	22^[c]	Relegation to Tercera División
14	Baracaldo (R)	26	5	3	18	31	62	−31	13	Relegation to Tercera 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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Real Santander finished ahead of Zaragoza and Real Betis on head-to-head goal difference
^ ^a ^b Ceuta finished ahead of Ferrol on head-to-head points: Ceuta–Ferrol 0–1, Ferrol–Ceuta 2–1
^ ^a ^b ^c Mallorca finished ahead of Constancia and Cultural Leonesa on head-to-head goal difference

Results

Home \ Away	ALC	BAR	CEL	CEU	CON	LEO	HER	MAL	RFE	RAC	BET	RSO	XER	ZAR
Alcoyano	—	2–0	1–0	7–0	3–1	0–0	2–2	1–1	4–1	6–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	4–1
Baracaldo	0–1	—	3–3	0–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	4–2	2–1	0–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1
Celta Vigo	2–2	7–2	—	4–2	4–0	3–0	5–0	4–0	4–2	2–1	4–0	1–1	6–1	3–1
Ceuta	2–3	3–0	2–1	—	2–1	0–3	4–2	5–1	2–0	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	4–1
Constancia	4–2	1–0	0–1	3–3	—	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–1	5–1
Cultural Leonesa	3–0	1–0	1–2	3–1	4–3	—	2–3	3–1	1–3	6–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–0
Hércules	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–0	5–0	3–0	—	6–1	1–3	6–1	4–3	1–0	1–2	2–0
Mallorca	3–1	2–0	0–1	2–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	—	1–1	5–2	4–2	2–1	0–0	3–1
Ferrol	2–1	5–2	3–1	2–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	—	2–1	2–1	1–1	4–2	0–2
Real Santander	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	5–1	1–4	6–2	8–1	—	3–0	5–3	4–1	6–0
Real Betis	1–1	3–1	4–0	0–0	2–0	2–1	3–0	1–0	3–0	3–2	—	1–3	5–1	1–0
Real Sociedad	4–0	5–1	4–3	2–0	3–1	4–1	0–0	1–1	7–1	4–2	2–1	—	3–1	1–1
Jerez	1–4	2–0	4–2	3–0	3–2	1–0	3–0	2–0	5–0	4–3	4–2	1–1	—	2–2
Zaragoza	1–4	3–1	2–0	4–1	5–1	4–0	0–1	3–2	3–1	2–1	7–1	2–1	3–2	—

Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Juan Araujo	22	Jerez
Francisco Lahuerta	17	Hércules
Sebastián Ontoria	17	Real Sociedad
José Saras	17	Real Santander
Juan Costa	14	Alcoyano

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Juan Galcerá	12	10	1.2	Alcoyano
Cabezo	14	11	1.27	Celta Vigo
Román Galarraga	34	26	1.31	Real Sociedad
Roberto García	24	16	1.5	Hércules
Ramón Casafont	21	14	1.5	Real Betis

Promotion playoffs

Celta Vigo v Granada

17 June 1945	Celta Vigo	4–1	Granada	Madrid
	Fuentes 37' Pahiño 47', 74' Aretio 85'	Report	Nicola 76'	Stadium: Metropolitano Referee: González Díaz

Relegation playoffs

Real Córdoba v Constancia

24 June 1945	Real Córdoba	3–2	Constancia	Madrid
	Yeto 58' Manolín 78', 84'	Report	Sans 46' Vergara 52'	Stadium: Chamartín Referee: González Díaz

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