The La Liga Belt · season
The 1940–41 season
22 belt games · 6 title changesAthletic Bilbao carried the belt into the 1940–41 season. It changed hands 6 times among 6 franchises, and Atlético Madrid finished the season with it. Most defenses: Atlético Madrid, 10.
Who held it, in order
AthleticHerculesBarcelonaEspanyolHerculesCeltaAtlético
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | Sep 29, 1940 | Athletic Bilbao and Valencia CF tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 179 | Oct 6, 1940 | Athletic Bilbao and Real Zaragoza tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 180 | Oct 13, 1940 | Hercules CF beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 | Title change |
| 181 | Oct 20, 1940 | FC Barcelona beat Hercules CF 3–2 | Title change |
| 182 | Oct 27, 1940 | FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 183 | Nov 3, 1940 | Espanyol beat FC Barcelona 3–2 | Title change |
| 184 | Nov 10, 1940 | Espanyol beat Valencia CF 2–1 | Defense |
| 185 | Nov 17, 1940 | Espanyol beat Real Zaragoza 3–0 | Defense |
| 186 | Nov 24, 1940 | Hercules CF beat Espanyol 2–1 | Title change |
| 187 | Dec 1, 1940 | Hercules CF beat Real Oviedo 3–0 | Defense |
| 188 | Dec 8, 1940 | Celta Vigo beat Hercules CF 2–0 | Title change |
| 189 | Dec 15, 1940 | Atlético Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2–0 | Title change |
| 190 | Dec 22, 1940 | Atlético Madrid beat Real Murcia 6–0 | Defense |
| 191 | Dec 29, 1940 | Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid 4–1 | Defense |
| 192 | Jan 6, 1941 | Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 193 | Jan 19, 1941 | Atlético Madrid beat FC Barcelona 4–2 | Defense |
| 194 | Jan 26, 1941 | Atlético Madrid and Valencia CF tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 195 | Feb 2, 1941 | Atlético Madrid and Real Zaragoza tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 196 | Feb 9, 1941 | Atlético Madrid beat Hercules CF 7–1 | Defense |
| 197 | Feb 16, 1941 | Atlético Madrid beat Sevilla FC 3–1 | Defense |
| 198 | Feb 23, 1941 | Atlético Madrid beat Espanyol 3–2 | Defense |
| 199 | Mar 2, 1941 | Atlético Madrid beat Real Oviedo 3–0 | Defense |