The 1971–72 Segunda División season was the 41st since its establishment and was played between 4 September 1971 and 1 June 1972.

Overview before the season

20 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the

1970–71 La Liga The 1970–71 La Liga was the 40th season since its establishment. The season started on September 12, 1970, and finished on April 18, 1971. Valencia won its fourth title. Team locations League table Results table Pichichi Trophy ...

and 5 promoted from the 1970–71 Tercera División. ;Relegated from

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

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;Promoted from

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...

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Cultural Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

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Mestalla Mestalla Stadium ( es, Estadio de Mestalla , ca-valencia, Estadi de Mestalla ) is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home of Valencia Club de Fútbol and has a capacity of 48,600 seats, making it the 8th-largest stadium i ...

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Teams

League table

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

Results

Relegation playoffs

First leg

Second leg

External links

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