title: 1972–73 La Liga
text: # 1972–73 La Liga
  
  The 1972–73 La Liga was the 42nd season since its establishment. It started on September 2, 1972, and finished on May 20, 1973.
  
  ## Team locations
  
  | Team | Home city | Stadium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
  | Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
  | Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
  | Burgos | Burgos | El Plantío |
  | Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia |
  | Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
  | Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor |
  | Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
  | Granada | Granada | Los Cármenes |
  | Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
  | Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
  | Real Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere |
  | Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
  | Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
  | Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
  | Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
  | Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova |
  | Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atlético Madrid (C) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 48 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
  | 2 | Barcelona | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 3 | Español | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 4 | Real Madrid | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 5 | Castellón | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 35 | |
  | 6 | Valencia | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 34 | |
  | 7 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 34 | |
  | 8 | Zaragoza | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
  | 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 33 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
  | 10 | Málaga | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 33 | |
  | 11 | Las Palmas | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 31 | |
  | 12 | Oviedo | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 30 | |
  | 13 | Granada | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 29 | |
  | 14 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 29 | |
  | 15 | Celta | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 29 | |
  | 16 | Real Betis (R) | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 28 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
  | 17 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 27 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
  | 18 | Burgos (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 24 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
  
  * ↑ Athletic Bilbao qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.
  
  ## Results table
  
  | Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | BET | BUR | CAS | CEL | DEP | ESP | GRA | LPA | MLG | RGI | RMA | ROV | RSO | VAL | ZAR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Atlético Bilbao | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
  | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
  | CF Barcelona | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
  | Betis | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
  | Burgos | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
  | CD Castellón | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
  | Celta de Vigo | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
  | Deportivo de La Coruña | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
  | RCD Español | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
  | Granada CF | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
  | UD Las Palmas | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
  | CD Málaga | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | Real Gijón | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
  | Real Madrid | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
  | Real Oviedo | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
  | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
  | Valencia CF | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
  | Zaragoza | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
  
  ## Pichichi Trophy
  
  | Rank | Player | Goals | Team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marianín | 19 | Real Oviedo |
  | 2 | Luis Aragonés | 16 | Atlético Madrid |
  | 3 | Juan Roberto Martínez | 14 | RCD Español |
  | 4 | Germán Dévora | 13 | UD Las Palmas |
  | 4 | Juan María Amiano | 13 | RCD Español |
  