The La Liga belt in the 1940s
All decades →262Belt games
89Title changes
23Clubs that held it
AtléticoHeld it longest
The reign of the decade: Valencia CF, from January 18, 1942, with 19 defenses.
Days with the belt, 1940s
| Atlético Madrid | 646 | 18% |
| Valencia CF | 637 | 17% |
| FC Barcelona | 595 | 16% |
| Athletic Bilbao | 378 | 10% |
| Sevilla FC | 301 | 8% |
| Celta Vigo | 249 | 7% |
| CE Sabadell | 162 | 4% |
| Gimnastic | 161 | 4% |
| Real Madrid | 139 | 4% |
| Espanyol | 133 | 4% |
Best reigns that began this decade
| Jan 18, 1942 | Valencia CF | 19 def. |
| Dec 15, 1940 | Atlético Madrid | 17 def. |
| Jan 7, 1947 | CE Sabadell | 10 def. |
| Mar 25, 1945 | FC Barcelona | 8 def. |
| Apr 4, 1943 | FC Barcelona | 6 def. |
| Oct 13, 1946 | FC Barcelona | 6 def. |
| Apr 23, 1947 | Celta Vigo | 6 def. |
| Oct 31, 1948 | Real Madrid | 6 def. |
| Feb 20, 1949 | Valencia CF | 6 def. |
| Jan 13, 1946 | Athletic Bilbao | 5 def. |