Segunda División 1939-40
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The 1939-40 Segunda División season, the first after a three-year hiatus caused by the Spanish Civil War
, saw 40 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Murcia
was promoted to Primera División
. RD Oriamendi, Sestao
, Alavés
, Erandio
, Granollers
, Ferroviaria
, Imperio de Madrid, Mallorca
, Constancia
, Elche
, Alicante
, Burjassot
, Imperial de Murcia, Ceuta SC, Onuba
and Tánger were relegated to Tercera División
due a Federation decision.
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, saw 40 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Murcia
Real Murcia
Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators....
was promoted to Primera División
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
. RD Oriamendi, Sestao
Sestao Sport Club
Sestao Sport Club was a Spanish football club based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded it 1916, it held home matches at Campo Municipal de las Llanas, with a capacity of 8,900 seats.-History:...
, Alavés
Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza....
, Erandio
SD Erandio Club
Sociedad Deportiva Erandio Club is a football team based in Erandio in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1915, it plays in the Territorial Preferente...
, Granollers
EC Granollers
Esport Club Granollers is a football team based in Granollers in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1913, it plays in the Preferent Territorial of Catalonia. Its stadium is Municipal Carrer Girona with a capacity of 2,500.- Season to season :...
, Ferroviaria
AD Ferroviaria
Agrupación Deportiva Ferroviaria was a football team based in Madrid, in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1918, the last season the team played in 2ª Aficionados.-Season to seasons:----*3 seasons in Segunda División...
, Imperio de Madrid, Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
, Constancia
CD Constancia
Club Deportivo Constancia is a Spanish football team based in Inca, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1922, it plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Nou Camp d'Inca, with a capacity of 10,000 seats....
, Elche
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to...
, Alicante
Alicante CF
Alicante Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1918, it plays in Tercera División – Group 6, holding home matches at Ciudad Deportiva Villafranqueza.-History:...
, Burjassot
Burjassot CF
Burjassot Club de Futbol is a Spanish football team based in Burjassot, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1913 as Club Verano Burjassot, it plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at Estadio Los Silos, with a capacity of 4,000 seats.-Season to season:----*1 seasons in...
, Imperial de Murcia, Ceuta SC, Onuba
Recreativo de Huelva
Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, it is the oldest football team in Spain, and currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, which has a...
and Tánger were relegated to Tercera División
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
due a Federation decision.
Group I
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promotion playoff |
| Relegated to Tercera División Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo de La Coruña Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División... |
14 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 10 | |
| 2 | Club Ferrol Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.Founded in 1919, in currently plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Estadio de la Malata... |
14 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 15 | |
| 3 | Real Gijón CF Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club from Gijón, Asturias. Founded in 1 June 1905, it currently plays in Spanish first division.... |
14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | |
| 4 | RD Oriamendi Barakaldo CF Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917, it plays in Tercera División - Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Lasesarre, with a capacity of 7,960 seats.-Club names:*Baracaldo Football-Club —... |
14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 29 | |
| 5 | UD Salamanca UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2.... |
14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 36 | |
| 6 | Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived.... |
14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 35 | |
| 7 | Stadium Avilesino | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 40 | |
| 8 | Gimnástica Torrelavega Gimnástica de Torrelavega Real Sociedad Gimnástica de Torrelavega is a Spanish football team based in Torrelavega, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded on September 28, 1907, it is the oldest football club in the region, and currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2, holding home matches at Estadio El... |
14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 39 | |
Group II
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promotion playoff |
| Relegated to Tercera División Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donostia CF Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909... |
14 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 11 | |
| 2 | CA Osasuna CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra... |
14 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11 | |
| 3 | Real Unión Real Unión Real Unión Club de Irún, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France... |
14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 32 | |
| 4 | Sestao SC Sestao Sport Club Sestao Sport Club was a Spanish football club based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded it 1916, it held home matches at Campo Municipal de las Llanas, with a capacity of 8,900 seats.-History:... |
14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 31 | |
| 5 | Barakaldo Barakaldo CF Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917, it plays in Tercera División - Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Lasesarre, with a capacity of 7,960 seats.-Club names:*Baracaldo Football-Club —... |
14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | |
| 6 | Club Erandio SD Erandio Club Sociedad Deportiva Erandio Club is a football team based in Erandio in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1915, it plays in the Territorial Preferente... |
14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | |
| 7 | Arenas de Guecho Arenas Club de Getxo Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1914, it currently plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 1,200-seat capacity.It was among the pioneering... |
14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 44 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza.... |
14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 37 | |
Group III
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promotion playoff |
| Relegated to Tercera División Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UD Levante Gimnástico Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:... |
14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 19 | |
| 2 | CD Sabadell | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | |
| 3 | Gerona CF Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Girona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadi Montilivi, which has a capacity of 10,000.... |
14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 24 | |
| 4 | CD Castellón CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 6, holding home games at Nou Estadi Castalia, which has a capacity of 16,000.-History:Football first appeared in... |
14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 23 | |
| 5 | Constancia CD Constancia Club Deportivo Constancia is a Spanish football team based in Inca, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1922, it plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Nou Camp d'Inca, with a capacity of 10,000 seats.... |
14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 29 | |
| 6 | Granollers SC EC Granollers Esport Club Granollers is a football team based in Granollers in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1913, it plays in the Preferent Territorial of Catalonia. Its stadium is Municipal Carrer Girona with a capacity of 2,500.- Season to season :... |
14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 29 | |
| 7 | Mallorca RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix.... |
14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | |
| 8 | CF Badalona CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División B - Group 3, holding home games at the Camp del Centenari, with a capacity of 10,000 seats.... |
14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 49 | |
Group IV
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promotion playoff |
| Relegated to Tercera División Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Murcia CF Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators.... |
14 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 16 | |
| 2 | AD Ferroviaria AD Ferroviaria Agrupación Deportiva Ferroviaria was a football team based in Madrid, in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1918, the last season the team played in 2ª Aficionados.-Season to seasons:----*3 seasons in Segunda División... |
14 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 24 | |
| 3 | Alicante CF Alicante CF Alicante Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1918, it plays in Tercera División – Group 6, holding home matches at Ciudad Deportiva Villafranqueza.-History:... |
14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 33 | |
| 4 | Imperio de Madrid | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 33 | |
| 5 | Cartagena FC Cartagena CF Cartagena Club de Fútbol was a football club based in Cartagena, Region of Murcia. The club came to play 6 seasons in Segunda División. Cartagena CF disappears at end of 1951–52 season for not paying its players.... |
14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 26 | |
| 6 | Burjassot CF Burjassot CF Burjassot Club de Futbol is a Spanish football team based in Burjassot, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1913 as Club Verano Burjassot, it plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at Estadio Los Silos, with a capacity of 4,000 seats.-Season to season:----*1 seasons in... |
14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 33 | |
| 7 | Elche CF Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to... |
14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | |
| 8 | Imperial de Murcia | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 38 | |
Group V
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promotion playoff |
| Relegated to Tercera División Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cádiz CF Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1910, it currently plays in Segunda División B - Group 4, holding home games at Estadio Ramón de Carranza, with a 22,000-seat capacity.Salvadoran legend Mágico González, who... |
14 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 15 | |
| 2 | Recreativo Granada Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.... |
14 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 16 | |
| 3 | CD Malacitano CD Málaga Club Deportivo Málaga was a Spanish football club based in Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It played twenty seasons in La Liga, before being dissolved in 1992.... |
14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 19 | |
| 4 | CD Córdoba RCD Córdoba Real Club Deportivo Córdoba is a defunct Spanish football team from Córdoba, Andalusia. Real Córdoba was founded in 1929 and dissolved in 1954.-History:... |
14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 35 | |
| 5 | Jerez CF Xerez FC Xerez Football Club was a Spanish football team from Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain.-History:Founded in 1907, in 1933 is refounded, after the war was renamed Jerez Club de Fútbol... |
14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | |
| 6 | Onuba FC Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, it is the oldest football team in Spain, and currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, which has a... |
14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 43 | |
| 7 | Ceuta SC | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 33 | |
| 8 | EHA Tánger | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 45 | |
First promotion Playoff
| Key to colors in league table: |
| Promoted to Primera División La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
| Second promotion playoff |
| Position | Club | Played | Points | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Murcia CF Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators.... |
8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |
| 2 | RC Deportivo Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División... |
8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |
| 3 | Cádiz CF Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1910, it currently plays in Segunda División B - Group 4, holding home games at Estadio Ramón de Carranza, with a 22,000-seat capacity.Salvadoran legend Mágico González, who... |
8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | |
| 4 | UD Levante Gimnástico Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:... |
8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | |
| 5 | Donostia CF Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909... |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |