1958–59 La Liga

Primera División
Season	1958–59
Champions	Barcelona (7th title)
Relegated	Real Gijón ; Celta Vigo
European Cup	Barcelona; Real Madrid (as title holders)
Matches played	240
Goals scored	775 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alfredo Di Stéfano; (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Atlético Bilbao 9–0 Celta Vigo; Atlético Bilbao 9–0 Real Gijón; Real Madrid 10–1 Las Palmas
Biggest away win	Osasuna 1–8 Atlético Bilbao
Highest scoring	Real Madrid 10–1 Las Palmas
Longest winning run	9 matches; Barcelona
Longest unbeaten run	9 matches; Barcelona
Longest winless run	11 matches; Celta Vigo
Longest losing run	5 matches; Celta Vigo; Las Palmas
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 La Liga season was the 28th of La Liga since its establishment. The season began on 14 September 1958, and ended on 19 April 1959. Barcelona won their seventh league title, and first since the 1952–53 season.

This season saw the return of the relegation play-offs. The teams that finished 13th and 14th would play two-legged playoff against the second-placed teams from each Segunda División group.

Team locations

Location of teams in 1958–59 La Liga

Las Palmas

Canary Islands

After the 1957–58 season, Sevilla moved from the Estadio de Nervión to the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium.

Team	Home city	Stadium
Atlético Bilbao	Bilbao	San Mamés
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Metropolitano
Barcelona	Barcelona	Camp Nou
Celta	Vigo	Balaídos
Español	Barcelona	Sarriá
Granada	Granada	Los Cármenes
Las Palmas	Las Palmas	Insular
Osasuna	Pamplona	San Juan
Oviedo	Oviedo	Carlos Tartiere
Real Betis	Seville	Heliópolis
Real Gijón	Gijón	El Molinón
Real Madrid	Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Atocha
Sevilla	Seville	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Valencia	Valencia	Mestalla
Zaragoza	Zaragoza	La Romareda

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	30	24	3	3	96	26	+70	51	Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2	Real Madrid	30	21	5	4	89	29	+60	47	Qualification for the European Cup round of 16^[a]
3	Atlético Bilbao	30	17	2	11	72	33	+39	36
4	Valencia	30	13	7	10	47	41	+6	33
5	Atlético Madrid	30	13	6	11	58	48	+10	32
6	Real Betis	30	14	4	12	54	53	+1	32
7	Español	30	11	7	12	42	45	−3	29
8	Osasuna	30	12	4	14	44	59	−15	28
9	Zaragoza	30	12	4	14	47	60	−13	28
10	Real Sociedad	30	9	10	11	32	33	−1	28
11	Oviedo	30	11	5	14	31	49	−18	27
12	Sevilla	30	12	2	16	44	58	−14	26
13	Granada (O)	30	11	4	15	30	43	−13	26	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14	Las Palmas (O)	30	10	4	16	43	69	−26	24	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Real Gijón (R)	30	7	6	17	25	70	−45	20	Relegation to the Segunda División
16	Celta Vigo (R)	30	4	5	21	21	59	−38	13	Relegation to the Segunda División

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Real Madrid qualified directly to the round of 16 as title holders.

Results

Home \ Away	ATB	ATM	BAR	CEL	ESP	GRA	LPA	OSA	OVI	BET	GIJ	RMA	RSO	SEV	VAL	ZAR
Atlético Bilbao	—	1–2	1–2	9–0	4–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	0–1	7–0	9–0	4–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	3–2
Atlético Madrid	0–1	—	1–1	3–1	3–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	5–0	1–2	7–1
Barcelona	3–0	5–0	—	2–0	5–3	3–0	5–1	6–1	7–1	4–1	4–1	4–0	4–2	4–0	6–0	3–0
Celta	0–3	0–1	0–1	—	1–2	3–0	0–0	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–4	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–0
Español	2–1	2–2	0–3	2–1	—	1–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–1
Granada	1–0	1–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	—	4–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	6–0	0–3	1–0	1–0	1–0	4–1
Las Palmas	1–0	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–0	—	5–1	2–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	0–0	3–0	2–4	3–1
Osasuna	1–8	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	—	1–0	3–0	4–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–3	3–0
Oviedo	1–2	2–1	2–4	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–3	—	0–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–1	4–1
Real Betis	4–0	3–2	2–5	2–1	3–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	—	5–3	2–3	0–1	2–0	1–1	7–0
Real Gijón	0–2	3–2	2–1	2–2	1–0	0–1	2–0	2–1	0–3	1–1	—	0–0	1–0	0–4	2–1	0–2
Real Madrid	0–0	5–0	1–0	3–0	3–3	2–0	10–1	8–0	4–0	4–2	5–1	—	6–1	8–0	3–0	3–0
Real Sociedad	1–1	0–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	6–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	—	4–0	0–0	1–0
Sevilla	3–2	3–3	0–2	2–0	3–0	3–0	3–4	1–0	4–0	2–4	3–0	1–3	0–1	—	1–0	3–1
Valencia	2–0	4–2	1–2	3–0	1–1	3–0	5–1	0–0	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–0	—	3–3
Zaragoza	2–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	5–0	2–1	2–0	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–0	4–2	6–1	—

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

Relegation play-offs

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Granada	6–1	Sabadell	5–0	1–1
Levante	2–3	Las Palmas	1–2	1–1

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Real Madrid	23
2	Ferenc Puskás	Real Madrid	21
3	Evaristo	Barcelona	20
4	Justo Tejada	Barcelona	19
5	Vavá	Atlético Madrid	16
6	Antoniet	Sevilla	15

Other websites

(in Spanish) Official LFP Site

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