The 1940–41 La Liga was the tenth season since its establishment. Atlético Aviación retained the title.
Format changes Due to the expansion of the league to 14 teams for the next season, the two last qualified teams, instead of being directly relegated to Segunda División, faced the third and fourth qualified teams in a single-game play-off match.
Team locations
After an absence of one season due to the damages in their stadium, Oviedo came back to La Liga. Murcia made its debut this season.
With the arrival of the Francoism, in 1941 a law that forbid the use of foreign names like Athletic, Sporting or Racing was approved. However, the clubs recovered their Royal patronages and started to use again the term Real in their denominations. Club City Stadium Atlético Aviación Madrid Chamartín Atlético Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés Barcelona Barcelona Les Corts Celta Vigo Balaídos Español Barcelona Sarriá Hércules Alicante Bardín Murcia Murcia La Condomina Oviedo Oviedo Buenavista Madrid FC Madrid Chamartín Sevilla Seville Nervión Valencia Valencia Mestalla Zaragoza Zaragoza Torrero
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The match between Zaragoza and Castellón was played at Estadio Chamartín in Chamartín de la Rosa, while the one between Murcia and Deportivo La Coruña, in Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, in Vallecas.
Top scorers Rank Player Team Goals1 Pruden Atlético Aviación 332 Mundo Valencia 213 Vicente Martínez Català Español 184 Campanal I Sevilla 175 Paco Campos Atlético Aviación 166 Manuel Alday Madrid FC 14 Torrontegui Sevilla Guillermo Gorostiza Valencia9 Mariano Martín Barcelona 12 Agustín Celta Del Pino Celta
External links LFP website