1939–40 Segunda División

9th season of the second-tier football league in Spain Segunda División 1939–40 Murcia FC Murcia FC Deportivo AlavésAlicante FCBurjasot FCCeuta SCConstancia FCElche FCErandio ClubAD FerroviariaEC GranollersImperial FCImperio FCCD MallorcaÓnuba FCRD OriamendiSestao SCEHA TángerGimnástica Torrelavega Fernando Terán(24 goals) Juan Acuña(0.71 goals/match) 280 1127 1935–36 1940–41 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 to a Federation decision. Group I Teams Spain 400 right Location of teams in Segunda División 1939-40 G-1 Spain 43.559918 -5.927929 Avilesino left Spain 43.368619 -8.401199 Coruña bottom Spain 43.491765 -8.221193 Ferrol top Spain 43.535199 -5.639296 GijónOriamendi top Spain 40.963988 -5.656365 Salamanca right Spain 43.343546 -4.062923 Torrelavega right Spain 41.647407 -4.744883 Valladolid right Club City StadiumStadium Club AvilesinoAvilésLas ArobiasRCD CoruñaLa CoruñaRiazorClub FerrolFerrolInferniñoReal GijónGijónEl MolinónRD OriamendiGijónLos FrenosUD SalamancaSalamancaEl CalvarioDeportivo TorrelavegaTorrelavegaCampos del MalecónReal Valladolid DeportivoValladolidJosé Zorrilla League table main WDL QR 2 DEP RC Deportivo RAC Club Ferrol SPO Real Gijón CF ORI RD Oriamendi SAL UD Salamanca VAL Real Valladolid STA Stadium Avilesino TOR Gimnástica Torrelavega 10 2 2 38 10 8 5 1 40 15 7 3 4 28 17 7 2 5 30 29 4 4 6 25 36 4 0 10 24 35 3 2 9 20 40 3 2 9 16 39 green3 Promotion playoff QPP red1 Relegated to Tercera División R complete BDFútbol Results main FBR grey DEP ORI RAC SAL SPO STA TOR VAL Deportivo de La Coruña RD Oriamendi Club Ferrol UD Salamanca Real Gijón CF Stadium Avilesino Gimnástica Torrelavega Real Valladolid 4–0 1–0 9–0 2–0 6–0 4–0 4–1 3–2 2–3 5–3 0–2 3–1 5–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 5–0 8–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 8–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 2–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–6 0–0 0–2 3–1 6–2 1–2 4–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–4 5–0 4–3 4–0 3–0 complete BDFútbol Group II Teams Spain 400 right Location of teams in Segunda División 1939-40 G-2 Spain 42.837700 -2.691082 Alavés bottom Spain 43.235945 -2.892616 ArenasErandio top Spain 43.235945 -2.892616 Baracaldo-OriamendiSestao left Spain 42.813522 -1.661205 Osasuna right Spain 43.316432 -1.973771 Donostia right Spain 43.345323 -1.786093 Unión top Club City StadiumDeportivo AlavésVitoriaMendizorrozaArenas ClubGuechoIbaiondoBaracaldo-OriamendiBaracaldoLasesarreDonostia CFSan SebastiánAtochaErandio ClubErandioMachaqueoCA OsasunaPamplonaSan JuanSestao SCSestaoLas LlanasUnión ClubIrunStadium Gal League table main WDL QR 2 DON Donostia CF OSA Osasuna UNI Unión Irún SES Sestao BAR Baracaldo-Oriamendi ERA Erandio ARE Arenas de Guecho ALA Alavés 12 1 1 53 11 10 1 3 34 11 6 2 6 24 32 4 5 5 27 31 4 4 6 19 25 5 1 8 24 30 4 1 9 25 44 3 1 10 15 37 green3 Promotion playoff QPP red1 Relegated to Tercera División R R R complete BDFútbol Results main FBR grey ALA ARE BAR ERA OSA DON SES UNI Deportivo Alavés Arenas de Guecho Baracaldo-Oriamendi Erandio Osasuna Donostia CF Sestao SC Unión Irún 3–4 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–6 3–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–5 2–6 1–4 4–0 2–0 4–2 4–2 3–2 0–3 2–2 1–3 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–0 4–1 2–0 7–0 3–1 8–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–3 0–0 1–2 6–0 5–2 3–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–5 2–2 complete BDFútbol Group III Teams Spain 400 right Location of teams in Segunda División 1939-40 G-3 Spain 41.457709 2.252502 Badalona bottom Spain 39.996354 -0.038283 Castellón right Spain 39.714783 2.912835 Constancia right Spain 41.962319 2.827713 Gerona top Spain 41.611076 2.292185 Granollers right Spain 39.581380 2.648070 Mallorca left Spain 39.474455 -0.357034 Levante-Gimnástico left Spain 41.554421 2.091204 Sabadell left Club City StadiumFC BadalonaBadalonaAvenida de NavarraCD CastellónCastellón de la PlanaCampo del SequiolConstancia FCIncaCamp d’Es CosGerona CFGeronaVista AlegreEC GranollersGranollersAvenida GironaUD Levante-GimnásticoValenciaVallejoCD MallorcaPalma de MallorcaBuenos AiresCD Sabadell FCSabadellCruz Alta League table main WDL QR 2 LEV UD Levante Gimnástico SAB CD Sabadell GER Gerona CF CAS CD Castellón CON Constancia GRA Granollers SC MAL Mallorca BAD CF Badalona 9 2 3 33 19 7 2 5 27 23 6 3 5 27 24 7 0 7 26 23 6 2 6 22 29 6 2 6 31 29 5 3 6 32 27 3 0 11 25 49 green3 Promotion playoff QPP red1 Relegated to Tercera División R R R complete BDFútbol Results main FBR grey BAD CAS CON GER GRA LEV MAL SAB CF Badalona CD Castellón Constancia Gerona CF Granollers SC UD Levante Gimnástico Mallorca CD Sabadell 4–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 4–3 0–1 3–1 5–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 3–2 2–0 4–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 5–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 2–2 5–2 1–3 4–1 3–1 4–1 6–1 0–3 6–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 6–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 0–1 2–0 6–3 2–1 1–1 2–3 6–2 3–1 2–1 complete BDFútbol Group IV Teams Spain 400 right Location of teams in Segunda División 1939-40 G-4 Spain 38.342701 -0.510894 Alicante top Spain 39.507656 -0.412451 Burjasot right Spain 37.606871 -0.984450 Cartagena right Spain 38.276628 -0.676608 Elche right Spain 40.401036 -3.694212 Ferroviaria left Spain 40.401776 -3.672282 Imperio right Spain 38.005553 -1.115762 Imperial right Spain 37.986347 -1.121476 Murcia left Club City StadiumAlicante FCAlicanteLa ViñaBurjasot FCBurjassotEl BasotCartagena CFCartagenaEl AlmarjalElche FCElcheAltabixAD FerroviariaMadridCampo de DeliciasImperial FCMurciaZarandona Imperio FCMadridEl CafetoMurcia FCMurciaLa Condomina League table main WDL QR 2 MUR Murcia CF FER AD Ferroviaria ALI Alicante CF I.M Imperio de Madrid CAR Cartagena FC BUR Burjassot CF ELC Elche CF IMP Imperial de Murcia 11 0 3 38 16 10 0 4 41 24 6 2 6 27 33 6 2 6 32 33 5 3 6 17 26 5 2 7 38 33 3 3 8 20 30 3 2 9 20 38 green3 Promotion playoff QPP red1 Relegated to Tercera División R R R R R R complete BDFútbol Results main FBR grey ALI BUR CAR ELC FER IMP I.M MUR Alicante CF Burjassot CF Cartagena FC Elche CF AD Ferroviaria Imperial de Murcia Imperio de Madrid Murcia CF 3–2 1–2 3–2 5–4 5–1 2–0 2–3 4–2 1–2 5–2 0–4 5–0 3–3 2–4 1–2 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–1 3–2 0–2 4–1 2–0 5–1 3–1 3–1 5–3 2–1 3–0 2–8 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–5 4–1 3–2 4–3 5–2 2–4 6–0 6–3 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 complete BDFútbol Group V Teams Spain 400 right Location of teams in Segunda División 1939-40 G-5 Spain 36.522710 -6.284482 Cádiz left Spain 35.885460 -5.330097 Ceuta right Spain 37.879149 -4.769509 Rac. Córdoba top Spain 37.260392 -6.945763 Ónuba left Spain 37.161088 -3.595364 Rec. Granada right Spain 36.734554 -4.426007 Malacitano right Spain 35.766456 -5.814078 EHA Tánger left Spain 36.689859 -6.119599 Xerez right Club City StadiumCádiz CFCádizLa MirandillaCeuta SCCeutaCampo de DeportesRacing FC CórdobaCórdobaAméricaCD MalacitanoMálagaBaños del CarmenÓnuba FCHuelvaVelódromo Recreativo GranadaGranadaLos CármenesEHA TángerTangierEl MarchánXerez CFJerez de la FronteraDomecq League table main WDL QR 2 CAD Cádiz CF REC Recreativo Granada MAL CD Malacitano COR Racing FC Córdoba XER Jerez CF ONU Onuba FC CEU Ceuta SC TAN EHA Tánger 11 1 2 40 15 9 4 1 36 16 9 2 3 36 19 6 2 6 33 35 5 4 5 21 23 3 3 8 29 43 4 1 9 19 33 0 1 13 15 45 green3 Promotion playoff QPP red1 Relegated to Tercera División R R R complete BDFútbol Results main FBR grey CAD CEU COR MAL ONU REC TAN XER Cádiz CF Ceuta SC Racing FC Córdoba CD Malacitano Onuba FC Recreativo Granada EHA Tánger Jerez CF 4–0 4–0 4–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–4 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–3 3–2 1–1 5–3 2–3 5–3 4–0 1–1 7–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–4 3–1 5–3 1–2 2–2 5–2 2–2 2–1 5–1 5–2 1–0 7–2 4–1 2–0 1–4 0–3 1–4 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 complete BDFútbol Playoffs The winner of each of the five groups formed a double round-robin playoff group, from which the champion would secure automatic promotion while the second-placed team went into a further playoff against the third-last team from the 1939–40 Primera División. The runners-up from the five groups were to play a consolation tournament called the FEF President Cup. Group I runner-up CD Malacitano declined to enter and were replaced by third-place Racing de Ferrol, who won the tournament. First promotion playoff main WDL PQ 2 MUR Real Murcia CF DEP RC Deportivo CAD Cádiz CF LEV UD Levante Gimnástico DON Donostia CF 4 1 3 15 16 4 1 3 15 11 3 3 2 16 13 3 2 3 13 14 2 1 5 12 17 green1 Promoted to Primera División P #7FFFD4 Promotion/relegation playoff Q complete BDFútbol Results main FBR grey CAD DEP DON LEV MUR Cádiz CF Deportivo La Coruña Donostia CF UD Levante Gimnástico Real Murcia CF 2-1 5-0 3-3 0-2 2-2 1-0 3-0 3-0 0-1 1-3 2-3 3-1 1-1 3-0 0-3 2-0 4-2 3-2 3-3 2-1 complete Resultados Fútbol Promotion/relegation playoff The match was at a neutral venue, Real Madrid's Estadio Chamartín. Celta's win meant they stayed in the Primera División for the following season and Deportivo stayed in the Segunda División. Celta 1–0 Deportivo External links LFP website 1939–40 2 Spain