1972–73 Segunda División

{{Short description|42nd season of the second-tier football league in Spain}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Segunda División

| logo =

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| season = 1972–73

| dates = 2 September 1972 –
17 June 1973

| winners = Real Murcia (5th title)

| American =

| shieldtitle =

| shield =

| premiers =

| promoted = {{ubl|Elche|Racing de Santander}}

| relegated = {{ubl|Logroñés|Pontevedra|Cultural Leonesa|Mestalla}}

| matches = 380

| matches footnote =

| total goals = 853

| total goals footnote =

| average goals =

| best player =

| league topscorer = Antonio Illán
(19 goals)

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| prevseason = 1971–72

| nextseason = 1973–74

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The 1972–73 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Murcia, Elche CF and Racing de Santander were promoted to Primera División. CD Logroñés, Pontevedra CF, Cultural Leonesa and CD Mestalla were relegated to Tercera División.

Teams

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{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=43.295064 |long=-2.988456 |label=Baracaldo |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=36.512650 |long=-6.278419 |label=Cádiz |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=37.877609 |long=-4.768070 |label=Córdoba |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=42.599324 |long=-5.578127 |label=Cultural |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=38.270193 |long=-0.698851 |label=Elche |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.123583 |long=1.2663062 |label=Gimnástico |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=38.355176 |long=-0.494794 |label=Hércules |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=42.461973 |long=-2.432882 |label=Logroñés |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=39.590432 |long=2.6380125 |label=Mallorca |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=39.471643 |long=-0.402341 |label=Mestalla |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=37.993499 |long=-1.125374 |label=Murcia |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=42.808551 |long=-1.661881 |label=Osasuna |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=42.426477 |long=-8.639326 |label=Pontevedra |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=43.472051 |long=-3.817507 |label=Racing |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=40.391812 |long=-3.660829 |label=Rayo |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.554287 |long=2.093173 |label=Sabadell |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.430178 |long=2.1839949 |label=San Andrés |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=37.384065 |long=-5.972878 |label=Sevilla |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.650866 |long=-4.731462 |label=Valladolid |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=35.0 |long=-9.75 |mark=Arrows 12x12 sw.svg |marksize=18|label=Canary Islands (see below) }}

}}

{{Location map |Spain Canary Islands |width=150 |float=right |caption=Canary Islands |lat=28.463289 |long=-16.260528 |label=Tenerife |position=top

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! Club

! City

! Stadium

| Lasesarre

| Cádiz

| El Árcangel

| León

Elche

| Elche

| Altabix

Gimnástico de Tarragona

| La Viña

Murcia

| Murcia

| Madrid

| Seville

| Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Tenerife

| Santa Cruz de Tenerife

| Heliodoro Rodríguez López

Real Valladolid

| Valladolid

| José Zorrilla

Final table

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|res_col_header=PR

|winpoints=2

|team1=MUR|name_MUR=Real Murcia

|team2=ELC|name_ELC=Elche CF

|team3=RSA|name_RSA=Racing de Santander

|team4=SEV|name_SEV=Sevilla CF

|team5=VAD|name_VAD=Real Valladolid

|team6=SAN|name_SAN=CD San Andrés

|team7=CÁD|name_CÁD=Cádiz CF

|team8=BAR|name_BAR=Baracaldo CF

|team9=HER|name_HER=Hércules CF

|team10=MLL|name_MLL=RCD Mallorca

|team11=RAY|name_RAY=Rayo Vallecano

|team12=SAB|name_SAB=CD Sabadell

|team13=CÓR|name_CÓR=Córdoba CF

|team14=TEN|name_TEN=CD Tenerife

|team15=OSA|name_OSA=CA Osasuna

|team16=GIM|name_GIM=Gimnástico de Tarragona

|team17=LOG|name_LOG=CD Logroñés

|team18=PON|name_PON=Pontevedra CF

|team19=LEO|name_LEO=Cultural Leonesa

|team20=MES|name_MES=CD Mestalla

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to Primera División

|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P

|col_RP=red3|text_RP=Relegation playoff

|result13=RP|result14=RP|result15=RP|result16=RP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to Tercera División

|result17=R|result18=R|result19=R|result20=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1972-732a.html BDFutbol]

}}

Results

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

|update=complete

|start_date=2 September 1972

|source=[https://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1972-732a.html BDFutbol]

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|name_HÉR=Hércules

|name_LOG=Logroñés

|name_MLL=Mallorca

|name_MES=Mestalla

|name_MUR=Murcia

|name_OSA=Osasuna

|name_PON=Pontevedra

|name_RAC=Racing Santander

|name_RAY=Rayo Vallecano

|name_SAB=Sabadell

|name_SAN=San Andrés

|name_SEV=Sevilla

|name_TEN=Tenerife

|name_VLD=Valladolid

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|match_BAC_CÓR=3-2

|match_BAC_CUL=1-2

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|match_BAC_MUR=0-1

|match_BAC_OSA=3-0

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|match_BAC_RAC=0-0

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|match_BAC_SAB=1-0

|match_BAC_SAN=1-1

|match_BAC_SEV=2-1

|match_BAC_TEN=1-1

|match_BAC_VLD=2-0

|match_CÁD_BAC=3-1

|match_CÁD_CÓR=1-1

|match_CÁD_CUL=1-0

|match_CÁD_ELC=1-1

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|match_CÓR_RAY=2-0

|match_CÓR_SAB=0-0

|match_CÓR_SAN=4-0

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|match_ELC_MUR=1-1

|match_ELC_OSA=1-0

|match_ELC_PON=2-0

|match_ELC_RAC=1-1

|match_ELC_RAY=0-1

|match_ELC_SAB=1-0

|match_ELC_SAN=2-0

|match_ELC_SEV=1-0

|match_ELC_TEN=1-0

|match_ELC_VLD=1-2

|match_GIM_BAC=2-0

|match_GIM_CÁD=2-1

|match_GIM_CÓR=1-1

|match_GIM_CUL=4-0

|match_GIM_ELC=1-1

|match_GIM_HÉR=1-0

|match_GIM_LOG=2-2

|match_GIM_MLL=0-1

|match_GIM_MES=2-0

|match_GIM_MUR=0-1

|match_GIM_OSA=1-0

|match_GIM_PON=0-0

|match_GIM_RAC=1-0

|match_GIM_RAY=2-0

|match_GIM_SAB=2-1

|match_GIM_SAN=2-1

|match_GIM_SEV=0-1

|match_GIM_TEN=0-0

|match_GIM_VLD=2-1

|match_HÉR_BAC=2-0

|match_HÉR_CÁD=0-1

|match_HÉR_CÓR=1-0

|match_HÉR_CUL=3-1

|match_HÉR_ELC=2-1

|match_HÉR_GIM=0-0

|match_HÉR_LOG=1-0

|match_HÉR_MLL=2-0

|match_HÉR_MES=1-0

|match_HÉR_MUR=0-1

|match_HÉR_OSA=2-0

|match_HÉR_PON=2-1

|match_HÉR_RAC=5-2

|match_HÉR_RAY=1-1

|match_HÉR_SAB=0-0

|match_HÉR_SAN=1-0

|match_HÉR_SEV=1-1

|match_HÉR_TEN=3-1

|match_HÉR_VLD=1-0

|match_LOG_BAC=1-1

|match_LOG_CÁD=3-3

|match_LOG_CÓR=4-0

|match_LOG_CUL=1-0

|match_LOG_ELC=0-1

|match_LOG_GIM=1-1

|match_LOG_HÉR=1-2

|match_LOG_MLL=1-0

|match_LOG_MES=1-1

|match_LOG_MUR=0-0

|match_LOG_OSA=2-1

|match_LOG_PON=0-0

|match_LOG_RAC=0-3

|match_LOG_RAY=2-0

|match_LOG_SAB=1-1

|match_LOG_SAN=1-3

|match_LOG_SEV=3-1

|match_LOG_TEN=3-0

|match_LOG_VLD=1-2

|match_MLL_BAC=1-1

|match_MLL_CÁD=0-0

|match_MLL_CÓR=2-0

|match_MLL_CUL=2-0

|match_MLL_ELC=2-2

|match_MLL_GIM=2-0

|match_MLL_HÉR=1-0

|match_MLL_LOG=0-0

|match_MLL_MES=1-1

|match_MLL_MUR=1-0

|match_MLL_OSA=1-0

|match_MLL_PON=0-1

|match_MLL_RAC=0-0

|match_MLL_RAY=2-1

|match_MLL_SAB=3-0

|match_MLL_SAN=2-1

|match_MLL_SEV=1-1

|match_MLL_TEN=3-0

|match_MLL_VLD=0-1

|match_MES_BAC=0-1

|match_MES_CÁD=1-1

|match_MES_CÓR=0-1

|match_MES_CUL=1-2

|match_MES_ELC=2-3

|match_MES_GIM=3-1

|match_MES_HÉR=0-1

|match_MES_LOG=1-1

|match_MES_MLL=1-3

|match_MES_MUR=0-0

|match_MES_OSA=0-1

|match_MES_PON=1-0

|match_MES_RAC=2-1

|match_MES_RAY=2-1

|match_MES_SAB=2-1

|match_MES_SAN=1-1

|match_MES_SEV=0-0

|match_MES_TEN=2-1

|match_MES_VLD=0-0

|match_MUR_BAC=6-0

|match_MUR_CÁD=2-1

|match_MUR_CÓR=1-0

|match_MUR_CUL=0-1

|match_MUR_ELC=2-0

|match_MUR_GIM=3-1

|match_MUR_HÉR=2-0

|match_MUR_LOG=1-0

|match_MUR_MLL=1-0

|match_MUR_MES=5-0

|match_MUR_OSA=1-0

|match_MUR_PON=3-0

|match_MUR_RAC=4-1

|match_MUR_RAY=2-1

|match_MUR_SAB=5-2

|match_MUR_SAN=1-0

|match_MUR_SEV=2-0

|match_MUR_TEN=3-0

|match_MUR_VLD=2-1

|match_OSA_BAC=1-0

|match_OSA_CÁD=1-0

|match_OSA_CÓR=2-2

|match_OSA_CUL=1-0

|match_OSA_ELC=1-0

|match_OSA_GIM=2-1

|match_OSA_HÉR=1-0

|match_OSA_LOG=1-0

|match_OSA_MLL=1-1

|match_OSA_MES=1-0

|match_OSA_MUR=1-0

|match_OSA_PON=2-0

|match_OSA_RAC=0-1

|match_OSA_RAY=4-2

|match_OSA_SAB=1-3

|match_OSA_SAN=1-1

|match_OSA_SEV=1-1

|match_OSA_TEN=1-1

|match_OSA_VLD=0-0

|match_PON_BAC=0-2

|match_PON_CÁD=2-1

|match_PON_CÓR=0-0

|match_PON_CUL=0-0

|match_PON_ELC=0-2

|match_PON_GIM=3-0

|match_PON_HÉR=1-1

|match_PON_LOG=1-1

|match_PON_MLL=1-3

|match_PON_MES=2-0

|match_PON_MUR=0-1

|match_PON_OSA=1-2

|match_PON_RAC=4-0

|match_PON_RAY=2-1

|match_PON_SAB=0-0

|match_PON_SAN=0-0

|match_PON_SEV=2-0

|match_PON_TEN=2-1

|match_PON_VLD=3-0

|match_RAC_BAC=2-1

|match_RAC_CÁD=1-0

|match_RAC_CÓR=1-0

|match_RAC_CUL=2-1

|match_RAC_ELC=0-0

|match_RAC_GIM=1-1

|match_RAC_HÉR=1-0

|match_RAC_LOG=3-0

|match_RAC_MLL=1-0

|match_RAC_MES=2-0

|match_RAC_MUR=0-0

|match_RAC_OSA=1-0

|match_RAC_PON=1-0

|match_RAC_RAY=2-1

|match_RAC_SAB=2-0

|match_RAC_SAN=1-1

|match_RAC_SEV=1-0

|match_RAC_TEN=2-1

|match_RAC_VLD=2-0

|match_RAY_BAC=2-2

|match_RAY_CÁD=1-2

|match_RAY_CÓR=3-0

|match_RAY_CUL=1-1

|match_RAY_ELC=0-1

|match_RAY_GIM=4-0

|match_RAY_HÉR=2-1

|match_RAY_LOG=1-0

|match_RAY_MLL=2-1

|match_RAY_MES=1-1

|match_RAY_MUR=2-0

|match_RAY_OSA=7-0

|match_RAY_PON=2-2

|match_RAY_RAC=2-0

|match_RAY_SAB=3-0

|match_RAY_SAN=4-1

|match_RAY_SEV=2-1

|match_RAY_TEN=2-0

|match_RAY_VLD=0-2

|match_SAB_BAC=3-0

|match_SAB_CÁD=3-1

|match_SAB_CÓR=3-3

|match_SAB_CUL=2-0

|match_SAB_ELC=1-0

|match_SAB_GIM=3-2

|match_SAB_HÉR=0-0

|match_SAB_LOG=0-2

|match_SAB_MLL=0-1

|match_SAB_MES=2-1

|match_SAB_MUR=3-3

|match_SAB_OSA=2-1

|match_SAB_PON=3-1

|match_SAB_RAC=3-0

|match_SAB_RAY=1-1

|match_SAB_SAN=1-1

|match_SAB_SEV=0-1

|match_SAB_TEN=1-0

|match_SAB_VLD=1-0

|match_SAN_BAC=3-0

|match_SAN_CÁD=2-4

|match_SAN_CÓR=1-0

|match_SAN_CUL=1-0

|match_SAN_ELC=3-1

|match_SAN_GIM=1-2

|match_SAN_HÉR=2-1

|match_SAN_LOG=1-1

|match_SAN_MLL=0-1

|match_SAN_MES=0-0

|match_SAN_MUR=3-2

|match_SAN_OSA=3-3

|match_SAN_PON=2-3

|match_SAN_RAC=2-0

|match_SAN_RAY=2-0

|match_SAN_SAB=4-1

|match_SAN_SEV=1-0

|match_SAN_TEN=1-0

|match_SAN_VLD=2-2

|match_SEV_BAC=0-1

|match_SEV_CÁD=2-0

|match_SEV_CÓR=3-1

|match_SEV_CUL=2-0

|match_SEV_ELC=2-0

|match_SEV_GIM=2-0

|match_SEV_HÉR=1-0

|match_SEV_LOG=0-0

|match_SEV_MLL=2-0

|match_SEV_MES=3-0

|match_SEV_MUR=1-1

|match_SEV_OSA=1-1

|match_SEV_PON=5-2

|match_SEV_RAC=1-0

|match_SEV_RAY=3-0

|match_SEV_SAB=2-1

|match_SEV_SAN=0-0

|match_SEV_TEN=3-0

|match_SEV_VLD=0-0

|match_TEN_BAC=0-0

|match_TEN_CÁD=0-1

|match_TEN_CÓR=1-0

|match_TEN_CUL=4-1

|match_TEN_ELC=0-0

|match_TEN_GIM=1-0

|match_TEN_HÉR=3-0

|match_TEN_LOG=3-0

|match_TEN_MLL=1-0

|match_TEN_MES=1-1

|match_TEN_MUR=2-0

|match_TEN_OSA=2-0

|match_TEN_PON=3-1

|match_TEN_RAC=4-1

|match_TEN_RAY=1-0

|match_TEN_SAB=1-1

|match_TEN_SAN=0-1

|match_TEN_SEV=2-0

|match_TEN_VLD=1-0

|match_VLD_BAC=4-0

|match_VLD_CÁD=1-0

|match_VLD_CÓR=2-1

|match_VLD_CUL=1-0

|match_VLD_ELC=0-0

|match_VLD_GIM=3-0

|match_VLD_HÉR=1-1

|match_VLD_LOG=0-0

|match_VLD_MLL=3-1

|match_VLD_MES=0-0

|match_VLD_MUR=2-0

|match_VLD_OSA=2-0

|match_VLD_PON=1-0

|match_VLD_RAC=0-0

|match_VLD_RAY=0-1

|match_VLD_SAB=1-1

|match_VLD_SAN=1-1

|match_VLD_SEV=1-1

|match_VLD_TEN=2-0

}}

Relegation playoff

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!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%| !!

Home Matches:

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|align=right|CD Tenerife

|align=center|6-2

|CD Ensidesa

style=font-size:90%

|align=right|CA Osasuna

|align=center|2-0

|CD Cartagena

style=font-size:90%

|align=right|Córdoba CF

|align=center|3-0

|Gerona CF

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|align=right|Gimnástico de Tarragona

|align=center|4-0

|Atlético Madrileño

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!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%| !!

Away Matches:

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|align=right|CD Ensidesa

|align=center|0-0

|CD Tenerife

|Agg:2-6

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|align=right|CD Cartagena

|align=center|2-1

|CA Osasuna

|Agg:2-3

style=font-size:90%

|align=right|Gerona CF

|align=center|3-2

|Córdoba CF

|Agg:3-5

style=font-size:90%

|align=right|Atlético Madrileño

|align=center|1-1

|Gimnástico de Tarragona

|Agg:1-5

[[Pichichi Trophy]]

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Goalscorers !Goal !Team
{{flagicon\|Spain\|1945}} Illán \|{{center\|19}} \|Rayo Vallecano
{{flagicon\|Spain\|1945}} Juárez \|{{center\|18}} \|Murcia
{{flagicon\|Spain\|1945}} Machicha \|{{center\|17}} \|Cádiz
{{flagicon\|Spain\|1945}} Cuesta \|{{center\|15}} \|Córdoba
{{flagicon\|Spain\|1945}} Álvarez \|{{center\|14}} \|Valladolid

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{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Illán

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{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Juárez

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{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Machicha

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