Second Division – Segunda Division. The last 4 relegated to third level, the top 2 directly promoted to Primera Division, 3rd and 4th going to promotion/relegation play-offs with the 17th and the 18th in the top league. Four teams dominated the season in which there was also one terrible outsider.
CFJ Mollerussa was too weak for the league – last and out with 11 points.
UE Lleida – or Lerida – finished 19th with 26 points and was relegated.
UD Alzira – 18th with 26 points and out.
Barcelona Atletico – the second team of Barcelona – ended 17th with 28 points and was relegated. Cruyff going down? That was Jordi, the son of Johann – his father did not think him good enough for the first team quite a long time. And not only the younger Cruyff will make a name later in this squad, but the future stars were sinking to third level presently.
SD Eibar survived – 16th with 34 points.
Castilla CF – the second team of Real Madrid – did better than their rivals from Barcelona: 15th with 36 points.
Real Burgos – 14th with 36 points.
CE Sabadell FC – 13th with 39 points.
Xerez CD – 12th with 40 points.
UD Las Palmas – 11th with 40 points.
Deportivo La Coruna – 10th with 40 points. Judging by this season, Fran would stay unknown… a wrong assumption.
UE Figueres – 9th with 41 points.
Wonderful season for modest Sestao – 8th with 41 points.
UD Salamanca – 7th with 42 points.
Racing Santander – 6th with 42 points.
Recreativo Huelva – 5th with 42 points.
RCD Mallorca – 4th with 48 points and going to promotion/relegation play-offs.
CD Tenerife – 3rd with 48 points and going to promotion/relegation play-offs.
Rayo Vallecano clinched 2nd place with 49 points and was happily promoted to top flight. Lauri Cunningham was not going to suffer second level football the next season. If not playing for Real, he was still in Madrid.
CD Castellon won the championship after a tough battle – they finished with 51 points from 21 wins, 9 ties, 8 losses, and had 49-29 goal-difference. Not very impressive record, but champions anyway and promoted to First Division. Well done indeed.
The promotion/relegation play-offs opposed Espanol (17th in Primera) to Mallorca (4th in Segunda) and Real Betis (18th in Primera) to Tenerife (3rd in Segunda). The winners were going to play in Primera Division next season.
RCD Mallorca prevailed after extra time: 0-1 and 1-0, with second goal scored in the extra time. 2-1.
CD Tenerife practically eliminated Real Betis in the first leg, beating them 4-0 at home. Away, they lost 0-1, but it did not matter.
Thus, 4 Second Division teams were promoted this year: RCD Mallorca, CD Tenerife, Rayo Vallecano, and CD Castellon.
The champions of Segunda Division – CD Castellon – deserve one more picture. Good luck to them and the other promoted teams.