Spain II Division

 

Second Division. The top three teams were promoted, the last 4 – relegated. Those who finished frm 14th to 17^th place went to promotion/relegation playoffs against 4 of the Third Division winners.

1 Real Gijón (P) 38 23 8 7 77 32 +45 54 Promotion to La Liga

2 Málaga (P) 38 17 15 6 56 33 +23 49

3 Español (P) 38 19 11 8 64 35 +29 49

4 Real Betis 38 16 15 7 44 34 +10 47

5 Córdoba 38 17 9 12 40 40 0 43

6 Rayo Vallecano38 14 13 11 41 32 +9 41

Standing from left: Mora,Rodriguez,Tensi,Ausaberri,Sistiaga,Uria. Crouching: Gento III,Montes,Kike Galan,Prieto,Quini

7 Oviedo 38 14 12 12 39 32 +7 40

8 San Andrés 38 13 11 14 32 34 −2 37

9 Onteniente 38 15 6 17 34 33 +1 36

10 Ferrol 38 14 8 16 37 50 −13 36

11 Castellón 38 14 7 17 36 43 −7 35

12 Calvo Sotelo 38 12 11 15 37 43 −6 35

13 Bilbao Atlético (R) 38 13 9 16 33 39 −6 35 Qualification for the relegation playoffs

14 Burgos (O) 38 12 11 15 46 54 −8 35

15 Osasuna (R) 38 12 9 17 52 57 −5 33

16 Ilicitano (R) 38 11 10 17 46 59 −13 32

17 Valladolid (R) 38 12 8 18 45 59 −14 32 Relegation to Tercera División

18 Murcia (R) 38 9 13 16 34 46 −12 31

19 Salamanca (R)38 11 8 19 35 54 −19 30

20 Orense (R) 38 11 8 19 36 55 −19 30

Relegation playoffs

First leg

27 June 1970

Tarrasa

2–0

Burgos

27 June 1970

Ilicitano

2–2

Real Santander

28 June 1970

Hércules

4–0

Osasuna

30 June 1970

Bilbao Atlético

2–1

Villarreal

Second leg

4 July 1970

Villarreal

2–1 (3–3 agg.)

Bilbao Atlético

5 July 1970

Burgos

3–0 (3–2 agg.)

Tarrasa

5 July 1970

Real Santander

0–0 (2–2 agg.)

Ilicitano

5 July 1970

Osasuna

1–0 (1–4 agg.)

Hércules

Tiebreaker

7 July 1970

Villarreal

2–1

Bilbao Atlético

7 July 1970

Racing Santander

1–0

Ilicitano

Bilbao Atletico (the B team of Athletic Bilbao), Ilicitano, and Osasuna lost the playoffs and were relegated.

Real Gijon – better known as Sporting Gijon in later years – was the champion of Segunda Division.