1984–85 La Liga Explained

Competition:La Liga
Winners:Barcelona
10th title
Relegated:Málaga
Elche
Murcia
Continentalcup1:European Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Barcelona
Continentalcup2:Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Atlético Madrid
Continentalcup3:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Athletic Bilbao
Sporting Gijón
Real Madrid
Osasuna
Matches:306
Total Goals:662
League Topscorer:Hugo Sánchez
(19 goals)
Prevseason:1983–84
Nextseason:1985–86

The 1984–85 La Liga season, the 54th since its establishment, started on 1 September 1984 and finished on 21 April 1985. The champions were Barcelona, who won the title by a 10-point margin over second-placed Atlético Madrid in their first season under the management of English coach Terry Venables.

Teams and locations

TeamHome cityStadium
Vicente Calderón
Nou Camp
Manuel Martínez Valero
Sarriá
José Rico Pérez
La Rosaleda
La Condomina
El Sadar
El Sardinero
Benito Villamarín
Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu
Real SociedadAtocha
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
El Molinón
Valencia
José Zorrilla
La Romareda

League table

Results table

GoalscorersGoalTeam
Hugo Sánchez19Atlético Madrid
Jorge Valdano17Real Madrid
Steve Archibald15FC Barcelona
/ Michel Pineda14RCD Español
Luis Mario Cabrera14Atlético Madrid