1981–82 La Liga

La Liga
Dates	19 September 1981 – 25 April 1982
Champions	Real Sociedad; 2nd title
Relegated	Cádiz; Hércules; Castellón
European Cup	Real Sociedad
Cup Winners' Cup	Real Madrid; Barcelona (as title holders)
UEFA Cup	Athletic Bilbao; Valencia; Real Betis; Sevilla
Matches played	306
Goals scored	853 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer	Quini (27 goals)
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 La Liga season was the 51st since its establishment. It began on 19 September 1981, and concluded on 25 April 1982.

Teams

Location of teams in La Liga 1981–82

Las Palmas

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Canary Islands

Team	Home city	Stadium
Athletic Bilbao	Bilbao	San Mamés
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Vicente Calderón
Barcelona	Barcelona	Nou Camp
Cádiz	Cádiz	Ramón de Carranza
Castellón	Castellón de la Plana	Castalia
Español	Barcelona	Sarriá
Hércules	Alicante	José Rico Pérez
Las Palmas	Las Palmas	Insular
Osasuna	Pamplona	El Sadar
Racing Santander	Santander	El Sardinero
Real Betis	Seville	Benito Villamarín
Real Madrid	Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Atocha
Sevilla	Seville	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting Gijón	Gijón	El Molinón
Valencia	Valencia	Luis Casanova
Valladolid	Valladolid	José Zorrilla
Zaragoza	Zaragoza	La Romareda

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Sociedad (C)	34	20	7	7	58	33	+25	47	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Barcelona	34	19	7	8	75	40	+35	45	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
3	Real Madrid	34	18	8	8	57	34	+23	44	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
4	Athletic Bilbao	34	18	4	12	63	41	+22	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Valencia	34	17	5	12	54	46	+8	39
6	Real Betis	34	15	6	13	53	44	+9	36
7	Sevilla	34	15	5	14	52	39	+13	35
8	Atlético Madrid	34	15	4	15	38	37	+1	34
9	Valladolid	34	13	8	13	40	53	−13	34
10	Osasuna	34	14	6	14	45	45	0	34
11	Zaragoza	34	13	8	13	45	56	−11	34
12	Racing Santander	34	12	8	14	41	52	−11	32
13	Español	34	13	6	15	48	55	−7	32
14	Sporting Gijón	34	10	9	15	38	44	−6	29
15	Las Palmas	34	11	7	16	41	53	−12	29
16	Cádiz (R)	34	13	3	18	31	47	−16	29	Relegation to the Segunda División
17	Hércules (R)	34	11	5	18	41	52	−11	27
18	Castellón (R)	34	3	6	25	33	82	−49	12

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

^ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey, while Barcelona for the tournament as title holders.

Results table

Home \ Away	ATH	ATM	BAR	BET	CÁD	CAS	ESP	HÉR	LPA	OSA	RAC	RMA	RSO	SEV	SPG	VAL	VLD	ZAR
Athletic Bilbao		2–0	1–1	5–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	4–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–0	4–0	4–1
Atlético Madrid	2–0		0–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	2–1	0–0	2–3	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–0
FC Barcelona	2–2	2–0		2–2	4–0	4–3	1–3	5–0	4–0	2–0	5–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–0	5–1	3–1	2–1
Betis	2–1	3–1	2–0		2–0	3–1	2–0	1–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–0	2–0
Cádiz CF	3–0	1–0	1–0	0–2		5–1	0–0	3–2	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	1–0
CD Castellón	1–2	3–0	1–6	0–0	0–1		1–4	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–3	0–2	1–4	1–1	2–1
RCD Español	1–0	2–2	0–4	2–4	1–0	3–2		0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	5–1	3–2	3–1	0–1
Hércules CF	3–1	0–1	2–2	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–0		3–0	1–2	3–4	0–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	2–2	0–2	0–1
UD Las Palmas	2–1	1–2	2–1	3–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	2–0		0–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	3–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–4
Osasuna	0–2	0–1	3–2	0–1	6–1	4–1	3–0	3–1	1–3		2–1	3–2	0–0	1–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–0
Racing de Santander	1–3	1–0	0–1	2–1	2–1	4–1	2–1	2–0	3–1	0–3		3–2	2–3	3–0	1–0	1–1	3–0	0–1
Real Madrid	1–1	2–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–0	4–0		1–1	2–1	1–1	3–0	3–1	3–0
Real Sociedad	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	3–1	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	3–1		1–0	3–0	4–1	4–0	3–0
Sevilla FC	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	4–1	0–1	0–0	2–3	4–0	0–0	2–2		0–0	2–0	4–2	5–0
Sporting de Gijón	1–3	3–2	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	4–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	0–1	2–3	0–2		1–0	2–2	1–2
Valencia CF	4–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	3–2	1–0		3–0	2–1
Valladolid	1–0	2–1	2–3	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–4	1–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–1		2–1
Zaragoza	1–0	2–2	2–2	3–3	2–1	3–2	2–2	2–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–2	3–2	1–4	1–1	2–0	2–1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Quini	Barcelona	27
2	Pichi Alonso	Zaragoza	16
3	Carlos Diarte	Real Betis	14
3	Pedro Uralde	Real Sociedad	14
5	Raúl Amarilla	Zaragoza	13
	Frank Arnesen	Valencia	13
	Santi Lorente	Sevilla	13
	Manuel Sarabia	Athletic Bilbao	13
	Jesús María Satrústegui	Real Sociedad	13
	Segundo	Hércules	13

[table_note_res_CWC10.93603255969287-1] Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey, while Barcelona for the tournament as title holders.

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