The 1981–82 La Liga season was the 51st since its establishment. It began on 19 September 1981, and concluded on 25 April 1982.

La Liga
Dates19 September 1981 – 25 April 1982
ChampionsReal Sociedad
2nd title
RelegatedCádiz
Hércules
Castellón
European CupReal Sociedad
Cup Winners' CupReal Madrid
Barcelona (as title holders)
UEFA CupAthletic Bilbao
Valencia
Real Betis
Sevilla
Matches played306
Goals scored853 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerQuini (27 goals)

Teams

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Team Home city Stadium
Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés
Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón
Barcelona Barcelona Nou Camp
Cádiz Cádiz Ramón de Carranza
Castellón Castellón de la Plana Castalia
Español Barcelona Sarriá
Hércules Alicante José Rico Pérez
Las Palmas Las Palmas Insular
Osasuna Pamplona El Sadar
Racing Santander Santander El Sardinero
Real Betis Seville Benito Villamarín
Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad San Sebastián Atocha
Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sporting Gijón Gijón El Molinón
Valencia Valencia Luis Casanova
Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla
Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Sociedad (C) 34 20 7 7 58 33 +25 47 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Barcelona 34 19 7 8 75 40 +35 45 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Real Madrid 34 18 8 8 57 34 +23 44
4 Athletic Bilbao 34 18 4 12 63 41 +22 40 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Valencia 34 17 5 12 54 46 +8 39
6 Real Betis 34 15 6 13 53 44 +9 36
7 Sevilla 34 15 5 14 52 39 +13 35
8 Atlético Madrid 34 15 4 15 38 37 +1 34
9 Valladolid 34 13 8 13 40 53 −13 34
10 Osasuna 34 14 6 14 45 45 0 34
11 Zaragoza 34 13 8 13 45 56 −11 34
12 Racing Santander 34 12 8 14 41 52 −11 32
13 Español 34 13 6 15 48 55 −7 32
14 Sporting Gijón 34 10 9 15 38 44 −6 29
15 Las Palmas 34 11 7 16 41 53 −12 29
16 Cádiz (R) 34 13 3 18 31 47 −16 29 Relegation to the Segunda División
17 Hércules (R) 34 11 5 18 41 52 −11 27
18 Castellón (R) 34 3 6 25 33 82 −49 12
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey, while Barcelona for the tournament as title holders.

Results table

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Home \ Away ATH ATM BAR BET CÁD CAS ESP HÉR LPA OSA RAC RMA RSO SEV SPG VAL VLD ZAR
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 1–1 5–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 4–1
Atlético Madrid 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0
FC Barcelona 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–3 1–3 5–0 4–0 2–0 5–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 3–1 2–1
Betis 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 4–0 2–0
Cádiz CF 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 5–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
CD Castellón 1–2 3–0 1–6 0–0 0–1 1–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–4 1–1 2–1
RCD Español 1–0 2–2 0–4 2–4 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 3–2 3–1 0–1
Hércules CF 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–4 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–1
UD Las Palmas 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–4
Osasuna 0–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 6–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Racing de Santander 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–3 3–2 2–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1
Real Madrid 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0
Real Sociedad 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 4–1 4–0 3–0
Sevilla FC 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 4–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 4–2 5–0
Sporting de Gijón 1–3 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2
Valencia CF 4–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–1
Valladolid 1–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Zaragoza 1–0 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Quini Barcelona 27
2   Pichi Alonso Zaragoza 16
3   Carlos Diarte Real Betis 14
  Pedro Uralde Real Sociedad 14
5   Raúl Amarilla Zaragoza 13
  Frank Arnesen Valencia 13
  Santi Lorente Sevilla 13
  Manuel Sarabia Athletic Bilbao 13
  Jesús María Satrústegui Real Sociedad 13
  Segundo Hércules 13