1931–32 La Liga season started November 22, 1931, and finished April 3, 1932. As the Spanish Second Republic was established preceding the season, all the applicable clubs dropped the Royal patronage from their names and remove the crowns from their crests.

Primera División
Season1931–32
ChampionsMadrid FC (1st title)
RelegatedUnion Club
Matches played90
Goals scored351 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillermo Gorostiza (12)
Biggest home winDonostia 7–0 Arenas
Biggest away winUnion Club 1–5 Athletic Bilbao
Highest scoringValencia 6–4 Racing Santander
Longest winning run5 matches
Madrid FC
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Madrid FC
Longest winless run6 matches
Alavés
Racing Santander
Valencia
Longest losing run5 matches
Alavés

Athletic Bilbao was the defending champion. Madrid FC won its first title after finishing the season unbeaten. Valencia took part for the first time.

Team information

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Club City Stadium
Alavés Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorroza
Arenas Getxo Ibaiondo
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés
Barcelona Barcelona Les Corts
Donostia San Sebastián Atocha
Español Barcelona Sarriá
Madrid FC Madrid Chamartín
Racing Santander Santander El Sardinero
Unión Club Irun Gal
Valencia Valencia Mestalla

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Madrid FC (C) 18 10 8 0 37 15 +22 28
2 Athletic Bilbao 18 11 3 4 47 23 +24 25
3 FC Barcelona 18 10 4 4 40 26 +14 24
4 Racing Santander 18 7 6 5 36 35 +1 20
5 Arenas 18 7 3 8 35 42 −7 17
6 Español 18 7 1 10 34 39 −5 15[a]
7 Valencia 18 6 3 9 38 47 −9 15[a]
8 Donostia 18 7 0 11 38 35 +3 14
9 Alavés 18 5 1 12 22 44 −22 11[b]
10 Unión Club (R) 18 4 3 11 24 45 −21 11[b] Relegation to the Segunda División
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Español finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head goal difference: Valencia–Español 3–1, Español–Valencia 3–0.
  2. ^ a b Alavés finished ahead of Unión Club on head-to-head points: Alavés–Unión Club 1–0, Unión Club–Alavés 0–2.

Results

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Home \ Away ALA ARE ATH BAR DON ESP MAD RAC UNI VAL
Alavés 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
Arenas 4–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 2–2 3–1 5–0 4–1
Athletic Bilbao 3–2 4–1 3–0 5–1 4–0 3–3 3–2 2–1 7–2
Barcelona 6–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 3–2 3–2
Donostia 4–1 7–0 3–2 0–1 5–2 1–2 1–5 5–0 7–1
Español 4–0 4–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 6–1 3–1 3–0
Madrid FC 5–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 4–1
Racing Santander 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 4–1
Unión Club 0–2 1–0 1–5 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 3–2
Valencia 5–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 6–4 5–1
Source: BDFútbol.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Goalscorers Goal Team
1   Bata 15 Athletic Bilbao
2   Josep Samitier 11 Barcelona
  Cholín Donostia
  Manuel Olivares Madrid FC
5   Edelmiro Lorenzo 10 Español
  Julio Antonio Elícegui Real Unión
  Cisco Racing Santander
8   Guillermo Gorostiza 9 Athletic Bilbao
  José Iraragorri Athletic Bilbao
  Capillas Valencia

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

Goalscorers Goal Team
  Guillermo Gorostiza
12
Athletic Bilbao
  Bata
11
Athletic Bilbao
  Cholín
10
Donostia
  Cisco
10
Racing de Santander

References

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