1963–64 La Liga

Primera División
Document issued by Valencia CF congratulating Levante UD on their first promotion to the top Division.
Season1963–64
ChampionsReal Madrid
(10th title)
RelegatedPontevedra
Valladolid
European CupReal Madrid
Cup Winners' CupZaragoza
Matches240
Goals669 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerFerenc Puskás
(21 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 6–0 Sevilla
Valencia 6–0 Valladolid
Biggest away winValladolid 0–4 Zaragoza
Murcia 1–5 Barcelona
Highest scoringLevante 4–5 Barcelona

The 1963–64 La Liga was the 33rd season since its establishment. The season began on 15 September 1963, and concluded on 26 April 1964.

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium
Atlético BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Atlético MadridMadridMetropolitano
BarcelonaBarcelonaNou Camp
CórdobaCórdobaEl Arcángel
ElcheElcheAltabix
EspañolBarcelonaSarrià
LevanteValenciaVallejo
MurciaMurciaLa Condomina
OviedoOviedoCarlos Tartiere
PontevedraPontevedraPasarón
Real BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín
Real MadridMadridSantiago Bernabéu
SevillaSevilleRamón Sánchez Pizjuán
ValenciaValenciaMestalla
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 30 22 2 6 61 23 +38 46 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Barcelona 30 19 4 7 74 38 +36 42 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Real Betis 30 15 7 8 47 36 +11 37
4 Zaragoza 30 14 6 10 52 42 +10 34 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Elche 30 13 7 10 35 31 +4 33
6 Valencia 30 16 0 14 53 47 +6 32 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
7 Atlético Madrid 30 10 9 11 37 34 +3 29
8 Atlético Bilbao 30 12 5 13 43 40 +3 29
9 Sevilla 30 9 11 10 33 38 −5 29
10 Levante 30 10 7 13 43 56 −13 27
11 Córdoba 30 10 6 14 32 38 −6 26
12 Murcia 30 11 4 15 41 54 −13 26
13 Español (O) 30 10 5 15 34 47 −13 25 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Oviedo (O) 30 10 5 15 27 42 −15 25
15 Pontevedra (R) 30 8 5 17 30 45 −15 21 Relegation to the Segunda División
16 Valladolid (R) 30 7 5 18 27 58 −31 19
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Zaragoza qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Results

Home \ Away ATB ATM BAR COR ELC ESP LEV MGA MUR OVI BET RMA SEV VAL VAD ZAR
Atlético Bilbao — 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 5–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 3–0 3–1 4–0 1–0
Atlético Madrid 2–0 — 1–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–2
Barcelona 2–1 3–1 — 3–1 3–0 5–0 6–2 3–1 4–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 6–0 4–0 2–1 3–3
Córdoba 2–0 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
Elche 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0
Español 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 — 4–4 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
Levante 2–1 2–1 4–5 1–0 0–1 3–1 — 3–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Pontevedra 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 — 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1
Murcia 2–0 2–1 1–5 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 2–3 0–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
Oviedo 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 2–0
Real Betis 1–1 4–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 — 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
Real Madrid 3–1 5–1 4–0 5–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1
Sevilla 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 — 3–0 2–0 1–0
Valencia 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 5–3 3–1 3–2 3–0 4–0 1–4 4–1 — 6–0 4–0
Valladolid 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–3 2–2 3–2 — 0–4
Zaragoza 0–2 0–0 2–0 4–2 3–1 2–0 4–4 3–2 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 5–1 3–0 —
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Gijón 1–3 Español 1–0 0–3
Oviedo 4–2 Hércules 4–1 0–1
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 21
2 Brazil Waldo Valencia 18
3 Spain Fernando Ansola Real Betis 17
Paraguay Cayetano Ré Barcelona 17
5 Spain Juan Manuel Villa Zaragoza 13