1976–77 La Liga

The 1976–77 La Liga was the 46th season since its establishment. It began on 4 September 1976, and concluded on 22 May 1977.

Primera División

Season	1976–77
Champions	Atlético Madrid (8th title)
Relegated	Zaragoza Celta Vigo Málaga
European Cup	Atlético Madrid
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Real Betis
UEFA Cup	Barcelona Athletic Bilbao Las Palmas
Matches played	306
Goals scored	829 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mario Kempes (24 goals)
← 1975–76 1977–78 →

Team locations

Athletic

Atlético

Barcelona

Betis

Burgos

Celta

Elche

Español

Hércules

Málaga

Racing

Real Madrid

Real Sociedad

Salamanca

Sevilla

Valencia

Zaragoza

Location of teams in La Liga 1976–77

Las Palmas

Canary Islands

Team	Home city	Stadium
Athletic Bilbao	Bilbao	San Mamés
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Vicente Calderón
Barcelona	Barcelona	Nou Camp
Burgos	Burgos	El Plantío
Celta	Vigo	Balaídos
Elche	Elche	Altabix
Español	Barcelona	Sarriá
Hércules	Alicante	José Rico Pérez
Las Palmas	Las Palmas	Insular
Málaga	Málaga	La Rosaleda
Racing Santander	Santander	El Sardinero
Real Betis	Seville	Benito Villamarín
Real Madrid	Madrid	Santiago Bernabéu
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Atocha
Salamanca	Salamanca	Helmántico
Sevilla	Seville	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Valencia	Valencia	Luis Casanova
Zaragoza	Zaragoza	La Romareda

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Madrid (C)	34	19	8	7	62	33	+29	46	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Barcelona	34	18	9	7	69	34	+35	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Athletic Bilbao	34	15	8	11	55	45	+10	38
4	Las Palmas	34	15	6	13	56	51	+5	36
5	Real Betis	34	15	6	13	42	42	0	36	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
6	Español	34	14	8	12	61	59	+2	36
7	Valencia	34	13	10	11	53	47	+6	36
8	Real Sociedad	34	13	8	13	54	41	+13	34
9	Real Madrid	34	12	10	12	57	53	+4	34
10	Sevilla	34	11	12	11	32	39	−7	34
11	Elche	34	11	11	12	45	47	−2	33
12	Salamanca	34	13	6	15	30	34	−4	32
13	Hércules	34	11	10	13	35	41	−6	32
14	Burgos	34	14	4	16	46	50	−4	32
15	Racing Santander	34	12	7	15	41	62	−21	31
16	Zaragoza (R)	34	10	10	14	42	51	−9	30	Relegation to the Segunda División
17	Celta Vigo (R)	34	9	11	14	22	40	−18	29
18	Málaga (R)	34	6	6	22	27	60	−33	18

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 Betis qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

Results table

Home \ Away	ATH	ATM	BAR	BET	BUR	CEL	ELC	ESP	HÉR	LPA	MLG	RAC	RMA	RSO	SAL	SEV	VAL	ZAR
Athletic Bilbao		0–1	1–3	1–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	5–2	3–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	4–1	4–2	2–0	4–0	2–1	3–1
Atlético Madrid	2–1		3–1	3–1	0–3	3–0	5–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	5–1	4–0	5–1	2–1	3–3	2–3	2–0
FC Barcelona	0–2	1–1		3–1	3–0	4–0	4–1	4–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	7–0	3–1	2–1	4–1	3–3	6–1	2–1
Betis	2–1	1–0	1–3		2–1	1–0	1–0	5–1	1–0	2–2	0–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	2–1
Burgos	2–2	2–0	1–0	2–1		1–0	3–1	1–2	1–1	4–1	3–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–0	4–1	2–0
Celta de Vigo	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–1		1–1	1–0	2–2	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–0
Elche CF	2–1	0–1	0–0	2–0	0–0	1–1		4–1	2–1	2–2	3–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	3–0	1–4	2–0
RCD Español	4–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0		3–0	2–0	5–1	2–1	4–1	1–0	4–0	0–0	3–0	2–0
Hércules CF	0–0	2–1	2–2	1–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–0		2–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	2–0	4–2	0–0	2–1	1–1
UD Las Palmas	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	0–0	5–0	1–0		2–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–1	1–4
CD Málaga	0–3	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–2		1–2	2–1	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–1
Racing de Santander	1–1	0–0	1–0	4–3	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	3–2		3–3	2–1	0–1	2–0	2–2	1–0
Real Madrid	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	0–0	5–2	4–1	4–0	3–0	4–1	3–1		2–2	0–1	0–0	2–0	4–2
Real Sociedad	5–0	2–0	0–0	3–0	4–1	4–0	0–0	3–3	3–0	4–0	1–0	3–1	1–1		1–0	2–1	2–2	2–0
UD Salamanca	3–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	3–1	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–1	1–1		1–0	0–0	0–0
Sevilla FC	1–0	1–2	0–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–0		0–0	4–1
Valencia CF	2–0	2–3	0–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–0	4–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	4–2	1–1	1–0	0–0	4–0		1–1
Zaragoza	1–1	0–2	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	5–3	3–3	1–0	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–4	1–1	2–0	0–0	2–2

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

Pichichi Trophy

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mario Kempes	Valencia	24
2	Manuel Clares	Barcelona	22
	Marañón	Español	22
	Carlos Morete	Las Palmas	22
5	Rubén Cano	Atlético Madrid	20
6	Jesús María Satrústegui	Real Sociedad	19
7	Dani	Athletic Bilbao	16
	Diarte	Valencia	16
	Mario Finarolli	Elche	16

References

• La Liga 1976/1977
• Primera División 1976/77
• List of La Liga Champions

External links

• (in Spanish) Official LFP Site