title: 1971–72 Tercera División
text: # 1971–72 Tercera División
  
  The 1971–72 Tercera División season is the 38th since its establishment.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Group I
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Barakaldo | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 55 |
  | 2 | Sestao | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 50 |
  | 3 | Ourense | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 49 |
  | 4 | Baskonia | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 48 |
  | 5 | Ensidesa | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 41 |
  | 6 | Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 41 |
  | 7 | Laudio | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 41 |
  | 8 | Real Avilés | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 40 |
  | 9 | Bilbao Athletic | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 39 |
  | 10 | Mirandés | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 38 |
  | 11 | Compostela | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 38 |
  | 12 | Caudal | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 38 |
  | 13 | Júpiter Leonés | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 37 |
  | 14 | Ponferradina | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 37 |
  | 15 | Lemos | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 35 |
  | 16 | Lugo | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 33 |
  | 17 | Turón | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 31 |
  | 18 | Unión Club | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 27 |
  | 19 | Fabril Deportivo | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 75 | −43 | 23 |
  | 20 | Candás | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 19 |
  
  ### Group II
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Osasuna | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 50 |
  | 2 | Salamanca | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 50 |
  | 3 | Atlético Madrileño | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 45 |
  | 4 | Eibar | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 43 |
  | 5 | Colonia Moscardó | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 42 |
  | 6 | San Sebastián | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 41 |
  | 7 | Alavés | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 41 |
  | 8 | Calvo Sotelo | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 39 |
  | 9 | Zamora | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 39 |
  | 10 | Plus Ultra | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 38 |
  | 11 | Palencia | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 38 |
  | 12 | Huesca | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 38 |
  | 13 | Talavera | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 37 |
  | 14 | Getafe | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 36 |
  | 15 | Tudelano | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 36 |
  | 16 | Calvo Sotelo Andorra | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 35 |
  | 17 | Villaverde Boetticher | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 35 |
  | 18 | Deportivo Aragón | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 28 |
  | 19 | Real Unión | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 27 |
  | 20 | Oberena | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 22 |
  
  ### Group III
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 50 |
  | 2 | Terrassa | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 49 |
  | 3 | Poblense | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 47 |
  | 4 | Alcoyano | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 46 |
  | 5 | Lleida | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 45 |
  | 6 | Levante | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 44 |
  | 7 | Ontinyent | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 44 |
  | 8 | Girona | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 41 |
  | 9 | Calella | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 40 |
  | 10 | Atlético Baleares | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 37 |
  | 11 | Atlètic de Ciutadella | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 35 |
  | 12 | Tortosa | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 35 |
  | 13 | Algemesí | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 34 |
  | 14 | Ibiza | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 33 |
  | 15 | Acero | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 33 |
  | 16 | Europa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 32 |
  | 17 | Badalona | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 32 |
  | 18 | Benicarló | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 31 |
  | 19 | FC Barcelona Atlético | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 28 |
  | 20 | Gandía | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 24 |
  
  ### Group IV
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Real Murcia | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 62 |
  | 2 | Cartagena | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 59 |
  | 3 | Real Jaén | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 41 |
  | 4 | Valdepeñas | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 41 |
  | 5 | Melilla | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 40 |
  | 6 | Portuense | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 39 |
  | 7 | Balompédica Linense | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 39 |
  | 8 | Badajoz | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 39 |
  | 9 | Ceuta | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 38 |
  | 10 | Eldense | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 38 |
  | 11 | Atlético Malagueño | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 37 |
  | 12 | Sevilla Atlético | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 37 |
  | 13 | Recreativo de Huelva | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 37 |
  | 14 | Cacereño | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 36 |
  | 15 | Olímpic de Xàtiva | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 35 |
  | 16 | Linares | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 35 |
  | 17 | Triana | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 35 |
  | 18 | Ilicitano | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 27 |
  | 19 | Español de San Vicente | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 26 |
  | 20 | África Ceutí | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 91 | −59 | 19 |
  
  ## Promotion playoff
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Racing de Santander | 3–0 | Salamanca | 2–0 | 1–0 |
  | Hércules | 4–2 | Cartagena | 3–1 | 1–1 |
  | Mestalla | 4–2 | Terrassa | 4–1 | 0–1 |
  | Sestao | 3–4 | Cádiz | 1–2 | 2–2 |
  
  ## Relegation playoff
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Osasuna Promesas | 3–2 | Júpiter Leonés | 2–0 | 1–2 |
  | Melilla | 2–3 | Ponferradina | 2–0 | 0–3 |
  | Lemos | 4–1 | Mérida Industrial | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  | Lugo | 0–3 | Pegaso | 0–0 | 0–3 |
  | Júpiter | 6–5 | Talavera | 4–2 | 2–3 |
  | Getafe | 4–2 | Tolosa | 3–1 | 1–1 |
  | Tudelano | 4–3 | Rayo Cantabria | 4–0 | 0–3 |
  | Lorca Deportiva | 2–4 | Calvo Sotelo Andorra | 2–2 | 0–2 |
  | Algemesí | 4–2 | Erandio | 3–0 | 1–2 |
  | Turista | 0–6 | Ibiza | 0–3 | 0–3 |
  | Deportivo Gijón | 3–8 | Acero | 1–1 | 2–7 |
  | Constància | 0–4 | Europa | 0–0 | 0–4 |
  | Barbastro | 1–2 | Recreativo de Huelva | 1–1 | 0–1 |
  | Cacereño | 2–4 | San Fernando | 2–2 | 0–2 |
  | Olímpic de Xàtiva | 2–0 | Alzira | 2–0 | 0–0 |
  | Salmantino | 4–5 | Linares | 2–4 | 2–1 |
  
  ## Season records
  
  * Most wins: 27, Real Murcia.
  * Most draws: 16, Eldense.
  * Most losses: 25, Candás and África Ceutí.
  * Most goals for: 90, Cartagena.
  * Most goals against: 91, África Ceutí.
  * Most points: 62, Real Murcia.
  * Fewest wins: 6, Candás and África Ceutí.
  * Fewest draws: 5, Atlètic de Ciutadella.
  * Fewest losses: 3, Real Murcia and Cartagena.
  * Fewest goals for: 25, Oberena.
  * Fewest goals against: 23, Barakaldo.
  * Fewest points: 19, Candás and África Ceutí.
  