The 1940–41 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Granada, Real Sociedad, Deportivo and Castellón were promoted to 1941–42 Primera División. Real Avilés, Badalona and Córdoba were relegated to Tercera División.

Group 1

Teams

1940–41 Segunda División is located in Spain
Location of teams in Segunda División 1940-41 G-1
ClubCityStadium
Arenas ClubGuechoIbaiondo
Real Avilés CFAvilésLas Arobias
Baracaldo-OriamendiBaracaldoLasesarre
RCD La CoruñaLa CoruñaRiazor
Club FerrolFerrolInferniño
Real GijónGijónEl Molinón
CA OsasunaPamplonaSan Juan
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAtocha
Real Unión ClubIrunStadium Gal
UD SalamancaSalamancaEl Calvario
Real Santander SDSantanderEl Sardinero
Real Valladolid DeportivoValladolidJosé Zorrilla

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Real Sociedad (O, P)2216248140+4134Qualification for the promotion playoffs
2Deportivo La Coruña (O, P)2214537526+4933
3Real Gijón2213365440+1429
4Ferrol2211474938+1126
5Osasuna2211294445−124
6Real Santander229494240+222
7Salamanca2266103848−1018
8Arenas2282122847−1918
9Real Unión2265113758−2117
10Real Valladolid2272134063−2316
11Baracaldo-Oriamendi (O)2256114057−1716Qualification for the relegation playoffs
12Real Avilés (R)2227132854−2611Relegation to Tercera División

Results

Home \ AwayAREAVIBARDEPFERGIJOSARSORUNSALSATVLL
Arenas—1–13–22–12–10–24–01–23–02–31–05–3
Real Avilés1–2—0–12–50–11–11–10–21–13–31–02–1
Baracaldo-Oriamendi2–04–1—2–21–16–13–53–33–32–12–22–3
Deportivo La Coruña7–07–09–0—2–03–16–22–23–13–17–02–1
Ferrol2–04–24–01–1—1–36–34–22–34–12–15–2
Real Gijón4–05–42–11–33–2—2–14–04–32–23–01–3
Osasuna2–03–21–10–41–33–1—1–26–12–00–23–1
Real Sociedad4–13–24–14–25–12–10–2—6–23–17–214–2
Real Unión0–05–14–12–01–31–51–31–6—0–00–30–3
Salamanca4–04–23–11–10–00–01–31–23–5—1–56–1
Real Santander2–00–03–22–21–12–54–03–20–17–1—3–1
Real Valladolid4–10–02–01–34–12–30–23–62–20–11–0—

Group 2

Teams

1940–41 Segunda División is located in Spain
Location of teams in Segunda División 1940-41 G-2
ClubCityStadium
CF BadalonaBadalonaAvenida de Navarra
Real Betis BalompiéSevilleHeliópolis
Cádiz CFCádizLa Mirandilla
Cartagena CFCartagenaEl Almarjal
CD CastellónCastellón de la PlanaCampo del Sequiol
CD CórdobaCórdobaAmérica
Gerona CFGeronaVista Alegre
Granada CFGranadaLos Cármenes
UD Levante-GimnásticoValenciaVallejo
CD MalacitanoMálagaBaños del Carmen
CD Sabadell FCSabadellCruz Alta
Xerez ClubJerez de la FronteraDomecq

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Castellón (O, P)2214356434+3031Qualification for the promotion playoffs
2Granada (O, P)2213454321+2230
3Levante-Gimnástico2213365935+2429
4Gerona2212284428+1626
5Malacitano2210574534+1125
6Xerez Club229583238−623
7Real Betis2210394533+1223
8Cádiz2293104634+1221
9Sabadell2284103743−620
10Cartagena CF2275104151−1019
11CD Córdoba (R)2233162769−429Qualification for the relegation playoffs
12Badalona (R)2232172184−638Relegation to Tercera División

Results

Home \ AwayBADBETCÁDCARCASCÓRGERGRALEVMLCSABXER
Badalona—1–01–03–41–92–12–31–30–42–20–00–1
Real Betis9–1—1–14–02–04–14–33–01–11–03–21–1
Cádiz4–10–1—3–04–26–03–11–21–14–14–02–3
Cartagena CF6–03–14–2—1–23–12–10–02–31–23–42–4
Castellón6–03–02–13–3—5–24–21–06–46–01–03–0
CD Córdoba4–22–12–53–12–2—1–11–30–30–21–21–3
Gerona1–01–02–04–03–16–1—1–12–04–01–03–0
Granada8–03–02–11–13–02–11–0—2–20–14–03–0
Levante-Gimnástico6–33–20–16–04–26–14–31–0—3–03–01–2
Malacitano7–13–53–00–12–24–02–13–03–0—2–27–0
Sabadell3–03–24–22–20–35–10–11–23–21–1—3–0
Xerez Club3–01–01–12–20–11–12–12–31–20–05–2—

Promotion playoffs

The top two teams in each of the two groups formed a double round-robin playoff group, from which the top two teams would secure automatic promotion, while the other two went into a further playoff round, each drawn against one of the bottom two teams from the 1940–41 Primera División.

First round

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Granada (C, P)6402101008Promotion to La Liga
2Real Sociedad (P)63031511+46
3Deportivo La Coruña (O, P)63031511+46Qualification for the second round
4Castellón (O, P)6204917−84

Results

Home \ AwayCASDEPGRARSO
Castellón—3–00–13–0
Deportivo La Coruña6–0—3–13–4
Granada3–21–3—2–1
Real Sociedad7–12–01–2—

Second round

2 May 1941Castellón3–2ZaragozaMadrid
Basilio 5' Arnau 20' Hernández 84'Vilanova 39' Ameztoy 80'Stadium: Chamartín Referee: González Díaz
4 May 1941Deportivo La Coruña2–1(a.e.t.)MurciaMadrid
Chacho 77' Guimerans 95'Tito 33'Stadium: Vallecas Referee: Escartín

Relegation playoffs

4 May 1941Baracaldo-Oriamendi4–3(a.e.t.)LangreanoSantander
Gárate 26', 76', 96', 100'Zamora 19' Rada 61' Gito 119'Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Antón
15 May 1941CD Córdoba1–2ElcheMadrid
Stadium: Chamartín

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