1929 La Liga


The 1929 Primera División season started February 10, 1929, and finished June 23, 1929. A total of 10 teams participated in the league.
After the failure to create a national league in 1928, that ended with the teams split into two unconcluded leagues, finally they agreed with the Royal Spanish Football Federation its creation.
Barcelona won the title after beating Real Unión in the last round and taking advantage of the loss of Real Madrid at Athletic Bilbao. The Catalans were claimed the inaugural champions.

Election of teams

After months of discuss, on 23 November 1928 agreed the creation of a championship divided in divisions.
The first division would be joined by the six teams that won any time the Spanish Championship and three teams that qualified for at least one final.
The tenth place would be decided in a tournament where only the winner would join La Liga, while the rest of the participant teams played the Segunda División with Racing Madrid.

Qualifying tournament

achieved the last place in the inaugural season of La Liga after beating Sevilla in the second tie-break match.

Team information

ClubCityStadium
ArenasGetxoIbaiondo
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Athletic MadridMadridMetropolitano
BarcelonaBarcelonaLes Corts
EspañolBarcelonaSarriá
EuropaBarcelonaEl Guinardó
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero
Real MadridMadridChamartín
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAtocha
Real UniónIrunGal

League table

Results

Relegation play-off

Last placed team Racing Santander faced Sevilla, winner of the 1929 Segunda División, in a two-legged play-off. Racing won 3–2 on aggregate, thus remaining in La Liga.

Top scorers

RankGoalscorersGoalTeam
1 Paco Bienzobas17Real Sociedad
2 Cosme Vázquez15Athletic Madrid
3 Luis Marín12Athletic Madrid
3 Lafuente12Athletic Bilbao
5 Manuel Parera11Barcelona
5 Manuel Cros11Europa
5 José María Yermo11Arenas
5 Luis Regueiro11Real Unión
5 Santiago Urtizberea11Real Unión
5 Jaime Lazcano11Real Madrid
5 Gaspar Rubio11Real Madrid

Source:

[Pichichi Trophy]

Note: This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca, it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports
GoalscorersGoalTeam
Paco Bienzobas
14
Real Sociedad
Lafuente
12
Athletic Bilbao
Luis Regueiro
12
Real Unión
Gaspar Rubio
12
Real Madrid