1979–80 Segunda División

Segunda División
Season	1979–80
Dates	1 September 1979 –; 1 June 1980
Champions	Murcia (5th title)
Promoted	Valladolid; Osasuna;
Relegated	Celta; Deportivo La Coruña; Gimnàstic; Algeciras;
Cup Winners' Cup	Castilla CF
Matches	380
Goals	900 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorer	Patxi Iriguíbel; (19 goals)
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league.^{[citation needed]} Real Murcia won the league.^[1] Murcia, Real Valladolid and CA Osasuna were promoted to Primera División. Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Algeciras CF were relegated to Segunda División B.

Teams

1979–80 Segunda División is located in Spain

Location of teams in Segunda División 1979-80

Club	City	Stadium
Alavés	Vitoria	Mendizorrotza
Algeciras	Algeciras	El Mirador
Cádiz	Cádiz	Ramón de Carranza
Castellón	Castellón de la Plana	Castalia
Castilla	Madrid	Ciudad Deportiva
Celta de Vigo	Vigo	Balaídos
Deportivo La Coruña	La Coruña	Riazor
Elche	Elche	Martínez Valero
Getafe Deportivo	Getafe	Las Margaritas
Gimnàstic de Tarragona	Tarragona	José Luis Calderón
Granada	Granada	Los Cármenes
Levante	Valencia	Ciutat de València
Murcia	Murcia	La Condomina
Osasuna	Pamplona	El Sadar
Oviedo	Oviedo	Carlos Tartiere
Palencia	Palencia	La Balastera
Racing Santander	Santander	El Sardinero
Recreativo Huelva	Huelva	Colombino
Sabadell	Sabadell	Nova Creu Alta
Real Valladolid	Valladolid	José Zorrilla

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Real Murcia	38	19	9	10	58	39	+19	47	Promoted to Primera División
2	Real Valladolid	38	17	11	10	53	40	+13	45
3	CA Osasuna	38	20	4	14	74	49	+25	44
4	Elche CF	38	15	12	11	46	41	+5	42
5	CD Castellón	38	16	10	12	47	42	+5	42
6	CE Sabadell FC	38	17	7	14	47	49	−2	41
7	Castilla CF	38	15	10	13	46	39	+7	40	Qualify for Cup Winners' Cup^[a]
8	Cádiz CF	38	15	9	14	43	42	+1	39
9	Deportivo Alavés	38	13	12	13	37	39	−2	38
10	Levante UD	38	15	8	15	47	51	−4	38
11	Real Oviedo	38	13	12	13	40	45	−5	38
12	Recreativo de Huelva	38	12	13	13	38	42	−4	37
13	Granada CF	38	13	11	14	42	42	0	37
14	Getafe Deportivo	38	13	11	14	44	50	−6	37
15	Palencia CF	38	11	14	13	49	49	0	36
16	Racing de Santander	38	10	16	12	34	39	−5	36
17	Celta de Vigo	38	12	11	15	48	43	+5	35	Relegated to Segunda División B
18	Deportivo de La Coruña	38	15	5	18	49	50	−1	35
19	Gimnàstic de Tarragona	38	8	11	19	29	61	−32	27
20	Algeciras CF	38	7	12	19	29	48	−19	26

Source: BDFutbol
Notes:

↑ Since the Copa del Rey winners Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup, their place in the Cup Winners' Cup went to Castilla CF, who were the Copa del Rey runners-up.

Results

Home \ Away	ALV	ALG	CÁD	CAS	CST	CEL	DEP	ELC	GET	GIM	GRA	LEV	MUR	OSA	OVI	PAL	RAC	REC	SAB	VLD
Alavés	—	1–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–5
Algeciras	0–0	—	0–0	0–1	3–3	0–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	2–3	0–0
Cádiz	2–1	1–0	—	2–0	1–0	1–0	3–0	4–2	0–0	4–1	1–0	4–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	0–1
Castellón	2–1	2–0	1–1	—	3–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	1–0	3–2	3–2	2–0	0–0	2–1	3–0
Castilla	1–0	4–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	3–0	2–0	1–2
Celta	2–2	1–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	4–0	5–0	2–2	2–1	0–0	4–2	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–2	1–2
Deportivo	1–1	3–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	—	0–1	3–0	4–1	1–0	1–2	5–2	3–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	0–1	3–0	2–1
Elche	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	3–0	—	0–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	2–2	2–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–0
Getafe	2–1	1–0	3–2	2–1	2–1	2–0	3–4	1–1	—	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	3–2	1–1
Gimnàstic	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	3–2	0–0	2–2	—	3–2	0–1	2–3	0–1	2–2	2–2	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–2
Granada	2–2	0–0	2–1	4–2	0–0	2–0	0–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	—	5–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	3–2	3–0
Levante	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	0–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–0	2–0	—	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–3	1–0
Murcia	2–1	1–0	1–1	3–0	1–0	3–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	3–0	4–1	—	0–1	4–0	1–2	3–0	2–1	1–2	0–0
Osasuna	2–0	2–1	4–2	3–1	1–0	1–0	4–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	5–0	3–0	2–2	—	4–2	5–1	3–0	6–0	5–1	4–2
Oviedo	0–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	3–1	0–2	1–0	2–1	2–1	—	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–0	2–2
Palencia	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	4–2	1–0	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	0–0	—	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1
Racing	0–2	1–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–1	1–1	—	0–1	1–1	1–1
Recreativo	3–0	3–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–0	2–1	0–1	3–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	—	0–0	0–1
Sabadell	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	4–3	1–0	3–1	—	2–1
Valladolid	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–0	2–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	2–1	2–0	—

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

Pichichi Trophy for top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Patxi Iriguíbel	19	Osasuna
Mario Cabrera	17	Castellón
José Echeverria	15	Osasuna

References

↑ Bravo, Luis Javier; Torre, Raúl (1 October 2025). "Spain - List of Second Division Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2026.

External links

(in Spanish) Official LFP Site

[table_note_res_CWC0.8984911203843-2] Since the Copa del Rey winners Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup, their place in the Cup Winners' Cup went to Castilla CF, who were the Copa del Rey runners-up.

[RSSSF-2-1] Bravo, Luis Javier; Torre, Raúl (1 October 2025). "Spain - List of Second Division Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 March 2026.

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