title: 1942–43 La Liga
text: # 1942–43 La Liga
  
  The 1942–43 La Liga was the 12th season since its establishment. Athletic Bilbao achieved their fifth title.
  
  ## Team locations
  
  | Club | City | Stadium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Atlético Aviación | Madrid | Metropolitano |
  | Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
  | Barcelona | Barcelona | Les Corts |
  | Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | El Sequiol |
  | Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
  | Deportivo de La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor |
  | Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
  | Granada | Granada | Los Cármenes |
  | Oviedo | Oviedo | Buenavista |
  | Real Betis | Seville | Patronato Obrero |
  | Real Madrid | Madrid | Chamartín |
  | Sevilla | Seville | Nervión |
  | Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
  | Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Torrero |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atlético Bilbao (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 36 | |
  | 2 | Sevilla | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 33 | |
  | 3 | Barcelona | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 32 | |
  | 4 | Castellón | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 31 | |
  | 5 | Celta | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 30 | |
  | 6 | Oviedo | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 28 | |
  | 7 | Valencia | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 27 | |
  | 8 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 27 | |
  | 9 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 26 | |
  | 10 | Real Madrid | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 25 | |
  | 11 | Español (O) | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
  | 12 | Granada (O) | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
  | 13 | Zaragoza (R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 13 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
  | 14 | Real Betis (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 74 | −46 | 10 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
  
  * 1 2 Valencia finished ahead of Atlético Aviación on head-to-head points: Valencia–Atlético Aviación 3–0, Atlético Aviación–Valencia 1–1.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | AAV | ATB | BAR | CAS | CEL | DEP | ESP | GRA | OVI | BET | RMA | SEV | VAL | ZAR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Atlético Aviación | — | 2–3 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
  | Atlético Bilbao | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 8–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
  | Barcelona | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 7–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 5–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
  | Castellón | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
  | Celta | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | 8–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
  | Deportivo de La Coruña | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
  | Español | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
  | Granada | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
  | Oviedo | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
  | Real Betis | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
  | Real Madrid | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
  | Sevilla | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 |
  | Valencia | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 8–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 7–0 |
  | Zaragoza | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | — |
  
  ## Relegation play-offs
  
  Match between Español and Real Gijón was played at Estadio Chamartín in Chamartín de la Rosa, while the other one was held at Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Español | 2–1 | Real Gijón |
  | Granada | 2–0 | Valladolid |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mariano Martín | Barcelona | 30 |
  | 2 | Mundo | Valencia | 23 |
  | 3 | Basilio | Castellón | 22 |
  | 3 | José Juncosa | Española | 22 |
  | 5 | Zarra | Atlético Bilbao | 17 |
  | 6 | Mariano Uceda | Atlético Aviación | 16 |
  | 6 | Manuel Alday | Real Madrid | 16 |
  | 6 | Francisco Roig | Celta | 16 |
  | 6 | Pepillo | Sevilla | 16 |
  | 10 | Paco Campos | Atlético Aviación | 15 |
  | 10 | Juan del Pino | Celta | 15 |
  