2008–09 Tercera División Explained

Competition:	Tercera División
Season:	2008–09
Prevseason:	2007–08
Nextseason:	2009–10

The 2008–09 Tercera División was the fourth tier of football in Spain. Play started on 30 August 2008 and ended on 28 June 2009 with the promotion play-off finals.

Overview

There were 363 clubs competing in Tercera División (Third division) in the 2008–09 season, divided into 18 regional groups, each accommodating between 20 and 21 clubs.

The following clubs finished as champions of their respective groups

Grupo I (Galicia) - Compostela
Grupo II (Asturias) - Oviedo
Grupo III (Cantabria) - Gimn. Torrelavega
Grupo IV (País Vasco) - Lagun Onak
Grupo V (Cataluña) - Espanyol B
Grupo VI (Comunidad Valenciana) - Villajoyosa
Grupo VII (Comunidad de Madrid) - Alcalá
Grupo VIII (Castilla & León) - Palencia
Grupo IX (Andalucía Oriental (Almería, Granada, Jaén & Málaga) & Melilla) - Unión Estepona
Grupo X (Andalucía Occidental (Cádiz, Córdoba, Huelva & Sevilla) & Ceuta) - San Roque
Grupo XI (Islas Baleares) - Mallorca B
Grupo XII (Canarias) - Tenerife B
Grupo XIII (Región de Murcia) - Caravaca
Grupo XIV (Extremadura) - Cerro Reyes
Grupo XV (Navarra) - Izarra
Grupo XVI (La Rioja) - Varea
Grupo XVII (Aragón) - Monzón
Grupo XVIII (Castilla-La Mancha) - Toledo

The 18 group champion clubs participated in the Group winners promotion play-off and the losers from these 9 play-off ties then proceeded to the Non-champions promotion play-off with clubs finishing second, third and fourth.

League standings

Key to colours in league table:
Promoted via playoffs
Participated in playoffs
Direct relegation

Group XVIII - Castilla-La Mancha

Promotion play-offs

See main article: 2009 Tercera División play-offs.

Group winners promotion play-off

Promoted to Segunda División B: Gimn. de Torrelavega, Unión Estepona, Villajoyosa, Varea, Espanyol B, Real Oviedo, Toledo, Palencia and Compostela.

Non-champions promotion play-off

Promoted to Segunda División B: Izarra, San Roque, Alcalá, Cerro Reyes, Sporting Mahonés, Cacereño, Caravaca, Mallorca B and Mirandés.