1943–44 Segunda División

Segunda División
Season	1943–44
Champions	Real Gijón
Promoted	Real Gijón; Murcia
Relegated	Arenas; Valladolid; Osasuna
Matches played	182
Goals scored	624 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Juan Araujo; (21 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Andrés Lerín; (0.73 goals/match)
Biggest home win	Constancia 7–0 Arenas; (5 December 1943)
Biggest away win	Valladolid 1–5 Real Gijón; (12 December 1943)
Highest scoring	Zaragoza 6–3 Ceuta; (17 October 1943)
	← 1942–43 1944–45 →

The 1943–44 Segunda División season was the 13th since its establishment and was played between 26 September 1943 and 9 April 1944. Unlike past season, all the teams played in a single group of 14 teams.

Overview before the season

14 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1942–43 La Liga.

Relegated from La Liga

Teams

Location of teams in Segunda División 1943-44

Club	City	Stadium
CD Alcoyano	Alcoy	El Collao
Arenas Club	Guecho	Ibaiondo
Club Baracaldo	Baracaldo	Lasesarre
Real Betis Balompié	Seville	Heliópolis
SD Ceuta	Ceuta	Campo de Deporte
CD Constancia	Inca	Camp d’Es Cos
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa	León	La Corredera
Real Gijón	Gijón	El Molinón
Hércules CF	Alicante	La Viña
Jerez FC	Jerez de la Frontera	Domecq
Real Murcia	Murcia	Estadio de La Condomina
CA Osasuna	Pamplona	San Juan
Real Valladolid Deportivo	Valladolid	José Zorrilla
Zaragoza FC	Zaragoza	Torrero

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Real Gijón (C, P)	26	16	5	5	50	19	+31	37	Promotion to La Liga
2	Murcia (P)	26	15	2	9	62	40	+22	32	Promotion to La Liga
3	Constancia	26	15	1	10	49	37	+12	31	Qualification for the promotion playoffs
4	Alcoyano	26	12	6	8	44	34	+10	30^[a]	Qualification for the promotion playoffs
5	Jerez	26	14	2	10	50	41	+9	30^[a]
6	Zaragoza	26	12	5	9	56	40	+16	29^[b]
7	Real Betis	26	11	7	8	50	44	+6	29^[b]
8	Ceuta	26	10	5	11	47	45	+2	25^[c]
9	Cultural Leonesa	26	11	3	12	42	45	−3	25^[c]
10	Hércules	26	9	4	13	38	45	−7	22
11	Baracaldo (O)	26	8	3	15	34	61	−27	19^[d]	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
12	Arenas (R)	26	7	5	14	39	60	−21	19^[d]	Qualification for the relegation playoffs
13	Valladolid (R)	26	6	6	14	29	53	−24	18^[e]	Relegation to Tercera División
14	Osasuna (R)	26	7	4	15	34	60	−26	18^[e]	Relegation to Tercera División

Source: BDFútbol
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Alcoyano finished ahead of Jerez on overall goal difference
^ ^a ^b Zaragoza finished ahead of Real Betis on head-to-head goal difference: Real Betis–Zaragoza 1–0, Zaragoza–Real Betis 3–1
^ ^a ^b Ceuta finished ahead of Cultural Leonesa on overall goal difference
^ ^a ^b Baracaldo finished ahead of Arenas on head-to-head goal difference: Arenas–Baracaldo 3–1, Baracaldo–Arenas 4–1
^ ^a ^b Valladolid finished ahead of Osasuna on overall goal difference

Results

Home \ Away	ALC	ARE	BAR	CEU	CON	LEO	HER	MUR	OSA	BET	SPO	VLL	XER	ZAR
Alcoyano	—	2–1	6–1	1–0	2–1	3–0	1–1	3–2	3–1	0–0	0–3	2–0	1–0	6–1
Arenas	1–0	—	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–4	4–0	0–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	0–0	2–0	2–1
Baracaldo	2–0	4–1	—	1–1	2–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	4–1	1–1	0–3	3–1	1–2	0–3
Ceuta	0–2	5–0	2–1	—	2–3	2–1	2–1	5–1	5–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	3–2
Constancia	1–0	7–0	5–1	0–1	—	1–0	3–1	1–0	3–1	4–1	1–0	3–1	2–0	3–1
Cultural Leonesa	1–1	4–3	3–0	3–2	1–3	—	2–1	0–1	4–1	4–0	1–0	2–2	3–0	2–1
Hércules	0–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	3–2	—	2–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–2
Murcia	2–2	5–1	7–1	2–0	4–1	3–1	3–2	—	4–0	4–4	4–2	1–0	4–1	4–1
Osasuna	3–1	2–2	3–0	5–1	1–1	3–0	1–2	1–3	—	4–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	1–1
Real Betis	3–3	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–1	2–1	3–1	3–1	5–0	—	1–0	6–1	1–1	1–0
Real Gijón	3–1	5–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	1–3	1–0	3–0	1–0	—	5–1	3–1	1–0
Valladolid	1–1	3–2	4–1	2–1	1–0	0–1	1–2	1–4	2–1	1–1	1–5	—	1–0	1–1
Jerez	2–1	4–0	4–1	5–3	2–0	5–1	4–2	3–1	3–0	4–1	1–1	3–0	—	1–0
Zaragoza	4–1	2–1	2–2	6–3	5–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–0	2–1	7–1	—

Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Juan Araujo	21	Jerez
Roldán	18	Real Betis
Manuel Abad	15	Ceuta
Tavilo	15	Cultural Leonesa
Perfecto Gastón	12	Osasuna

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Andrés Lerín	19	26	0.73	Real Gijón
Emilio Payá	12	10	1.2	Alcoyano
Paquillo	16	13	1.23	Real Betis
Joaquín Comas	24	19	1.26	Ceuta
Andrés Company	31	23	1.35	Constancia

Promotion playoffs

16 April 1944	Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Constancia	Madrid
	Paquirri 19', 55' Viso 46', 53'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Iturralde Gorostiaga

16 April 1944	Español	7–1	Alcoyano	Barcelona
	Jorge 3', 33', 67' Viela 23' Sáenz 57' (o.g.) Teruel 61' (pen.) Mendoza 80'	Report	Carbonilla 18'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Escartín

Relegation playoffs

19 April 1944	Baracaldo	3–2	Levante	Madrid
	Calvo 12', 24' Gárate 65'	Report	Escrivá 55' Luján 57'	Stadium: Metropolitano Referee: Melcón

23 April 1944	Racing Ferrol	1–0	Arenas	Madrid
	Herodes 40'	Report		Stadium: Metropolitano Referee: Escartín

External links

BDFútbol

[table_hth_ALC0.75371652736967-1] Alcoyano finished ahead of Jerez on overall goal difference

[table_hth_ZAR0.75371652736967-2] Zaragoza finished ahead of Real Betis on head-to-head goal difference: Real Betis–Zaragoza 1–0, Zaragoza–Real Betis 3–1

[table_hth_CEU0.75371652736967-3] Ceuta finished ahead of Cultural Leonesa on overall goal difference

[table_hth_BAR0.75371652736967-4] Baracaldo finished ahead of Arenas on head-to-head goal difference: Arenas–Baracaldo 3–1, Baracaldo–Arenas 4–1

[table_hth_VLL0.75371652736967-5] Valladolid finished ahead of Osasuna on overall goal difference

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