1940–41 Segunda División
10th season of the second-tier football league in Spain
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The 1940–41 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Granada, Real Sociedad, Deportivo and Castellón were promoted to 1941–42 Primera División. Real Avilés, Badalona and Córdoba were relegated to Tercera División.
| Season | 1940–41 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Granada CF |
| Promoted | Granada CF Real Sociedad Deportivo La Coruña CD Castellón |
| Relegated | Real Avilés CF CF Badalona CD Córdoba |
| Matches | 264 |
| Goals | 1,059 (4.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Julio Elicegui (26 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Florentino Buey (0.90 goals/match) |
| Biggest home win | Real Sociedad 14–2 Valladolid (8 January 1941) |
| Biggest away win | Badalona 1–9 Castellón (16 February 1941) |
| Highest scoring | Real Sociedad 14–2 Valladolid (8 January 1941) |
← 1939–40 1941–42 → | |
Group 1
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Arenas Club | Guecho | Ibaiondo |
| Real Avilés CF | Avilés | Las Arobias |
| Baracaldo-Oriamendi | Baracaldo | Lasesarre |
| RCD La Coruña | La Coruña | Riazor |
| Club Ferrol | Ferrol | Inferniño |
| Real Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| CA Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Real Unión Club | Irun | Stadium Gal |
| UD Salamanca | Salamanca | El Calvario |
| Real Santander SD | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Real Valladolid Deportivo | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Sociedad (O, P) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 34 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruña (O, P) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 75 | 26 | +49 | 33 | |
| 3 | Real Gijón | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 29 | |
| 4 | Ferrol | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 26 | |
| 5 | Osasuna | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Real Santander | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Salamanca | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 18[a] | |
| 8 | Arenas | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 18[a] | |
| 9 | Real Unión | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 17 | |
| 10 | Real Valladolid | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 16[b] | |
| 11 | Baracaldo-Oriamendi (O) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 16[b] | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 12 | Real Avilés (R) | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 11 | 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
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (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
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Group 2
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| CF Badalona | Badalona | Avenida de Navarra |
| Real Betis Balompié | Seville | Heliópolis |
| Cádiz CF | Cádiz | La Mirandilla |
| Cartagena CF | Cartagena | El Almarjal |
| CD Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Campo del Sequiol |
| CD Córdoba | Córdoba | América |
| Gerona CF | Gerona | Vista Alegre |
| Granada CF | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| UD Levante-Gimnástico | Valencia | Vallejo |
| CD Malacitano | Málaga | Baños del Carmen |
| CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |
| Xerez Club | Jerez de la Frontera | Domecq |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castellón (O, P) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 31 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Granada (O, P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 30 | |
| 3 | Levante-Gimnástico | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 29 | |
| 4 | Gerona | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 26 | |
| 5 | Malacitano | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 25 | |
| 6 | Xerez Club | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 23[a] | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 23[a] | |
| 8 | Cádiz | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 21 | |
| 9 | Sabadell | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 20 | |
| 10 | Cartagena CF | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 19 | |
| 11 | CD Córdoba (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 69 | −42 | 9 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 12 | Badalona (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 84 | −63 | 8 | 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
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (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
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Xerez finished ahead of Real Betis on head-to-head points: Real Betis–Xerez 1–1, Xerez–Real Betis 1–0
Results
Promotion playoffs
The top two teams in each of the two groups formed a double round-robin playoff group, from which the top two teams would secure automatic promotion, while the other two went into a further playoff round, each drawn against one of the bottom two teams from the 1940–41 Primera División.
First round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granada (C, P) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Real Sociedad (P) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Deportivo La Coruña (O, P) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 6[a] | Qualification for the second round |
| 4 | Castellón (O, P) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
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
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Real Sociedad finished ahead of Deportivo La Coruña on head-to-head points: Real Sociedad–Deportivo La Coruña 2–0, Deportivo La Coruña–Real Sociedad 3–4
Results
Second round
Relegation playoffs
| 4 May 1941 | Baracaldo-Oriamendi | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Langreano | Santander |
| Gárate |
Zamora Rada Gito |
Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Antón |
| 15 May 1941 | CD Córdoba | 1–2 | Elche | Madrid |
| Stadium: Chamartín |