2020–21 Segunda División Explained

Competition:Segunda División
Season:2020–21
Dates:12 September 2020 – 31 May 2021
Winners:Espanyol
Promoted:Espanyol
Mallorca
Rayo Vallecano
Relegated:Albacete
Castellón
Sabadell
UD Logroñés
Matches:462
Total Goals:946
League Topscorer:Raúl de Tomás
(23 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Las Palmas 6–1 Lugo
(1 April 2021)
Biggest Away Win:Zaragoza 0–5 Leganés
(30 May 2021)
Highest Scoring:Las Palmas 6–1 Lugo
(1 April 2021)
Longest Wins:Girona
(7 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Mallorca
(17 matches)
Longest Winless:Lugo
(16 matches)
Longest Losses:Alcorcón
(7 matches)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 Segunda División season, also known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 90th since its establishment. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 31 May 2021.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides retained from the 2019–20 season, three relegated from the 2019–20 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División B. This included the winners of the play-offs.

Teams promoted to La Liga

On 12 July 2020, Cádiz became the first team to be promoted to La Liga, ending a 14-year run in the lower divisions, seven of which were spent in Segunda División B, following Oviedo's 1−0 win against Zaragoza.[2] The second team to earn promotion was Huesca after their 3−0 win against Numancia on 17 July 2020. This marked an immediate return to the La Liga.[3] The final team to achieve promotion were play-off winners Elche after defeating Girona 1−0 on aggregate, they return to La Liga after a five-year absence, with one of those seasons spent in Segunda División B.[4]

Teams relegated from La Liga The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Espanyol. They were relegated on 8 July 2020, after a 1−0 loss against Barcelona in the Derbi Barceloní, after a 26-year stay in the top tier.[5] The second team to be relegated were Mallorca, who were relegated on 16 July 2020 after a 1−2 home defeat against Granada, suffering an immediate return to the second division.[6] The third and final relegated club were Leganés, after a 2−2 draw against Real Madrid on 19 July 2020, ending their four-year stay in La Liga.[7]
Teams relegated to Segunda División B

The first team to be relegated from Segunda División were Racing Santander, after a 1−2 home loss against Elche on 4 July 2020, suffering an immediate return to the Segunda División B.[8] The second team to be relegated were Extremadura, who were relegated on 4 July 2020 after trailing to Numancia 1−0 at home, ending a two-year stay in the second division.[9] On 20 July 2020, the final round of the 2019–20 season, Numancia and Deportivo de La Coruña were relegated after Albacete won 1–0 away to Cádiz. This ended Deportivo's 39-year streak in professional football, spending 25 of those years in La Liga, and also ended Numancia's 23-year stay in professional football, spending 4 of those years in La Liga.[10]

Teams promoted from Segunda División B

Following the play-offs, the first team to achieve promotion were UD Logroñés after defeating Castellón on penalties on 18 July 2020. They were set to play in the Segunda División for the first time in their history, and to bring back professional football to La Rioja 20 years after the relegation of former CD Logroñés.[11] The second team to earn promotion were Cartagena on 19 July 2020 after beating Atlético Baleares on penalties as well, they return to Segunda after eight years.[12] Sabadell and Castellón were the last teams to get promoted on 26 July 2020 after defeating Barcelona B and Cornellà in their respective playoff matches. Sabadell return to the division after a five-year absence whereas Castellón return after ten years.[13] [14]

Stadiums and locations

Mallorca signed a sponsorship contract with Consell de Mallorca and other public entities for renaming their stadium as the Visit Mallorca Stadium.[15]

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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EspanyolBarcelonaRCDE Stadium[21]
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LeganésLeganésButarque[25]
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MallorcaPalmaVisit Mallorca Stadium[28]
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Rayo Vallecano[31]
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UD LogroñésLogroño[36]
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Personnel and sponsorship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LaLiga and Santander strike title sponsorship deal . 21 July 2016 . La Liga . 21 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160725161336/http://www.laliga.es/en/news/laliga-and-santander-strike-title-sponsorship-deal . 25 July 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Cadiz return to LaLiga Santander. La Liga. 12 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Huesca returns to the First Division a year later. Sportsfinding. 18 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Pere Milla lleva al Elche a Primera división en el minuto 96. Marca. 23 August 2020.
  5. Web site: European roundup: Suárez's winner for Barça condemns Espanyol to relegation. The Guardian. 17 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Mallorca Set For Relegation With Loss To Granada. beIN Sports USA. 17 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Leganés relegated after holding champions Real Madrid. AS. 19 July 2020. 19 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200719191511/https://en.as.com/en/2020/07/19/football/1595181480_644867.html. dead.
  8. Web site: El Racing de Santander confirma su descenso. Mundo Deportivo. 4 July 2020. 23 July 2020. es.
  9. Web site: El Numancia sentencia al Extremadura. Hoy. 4 July 2020. es.
  10. Web site: Deportivo de La Coruña y Numancia bajan a Segunda B. ABC.es. 20 July 2020. es.
  11. Web site: Logroño explodes in joy at the promotion of UD Logroñés to Segunda. Sportsfinding. 18 July 2020.
  12. Web site: ¡El FC Cartagena asciende a Segunda División!. Cadena SER. 19 July 2020. es.
  13. Web site: Barça B 1-2 Sabadell: Promotion dream slips away. FC Barcelona. 26 July 2020.
  14. Web site: Finales de ascenso: Castellón sube a Segunda. Marca. 26 July 2020. es.
  15. Web site: Welcome to Visit Mallorca Estadi. RCD Mallorca. 9 June 2020. 9 June 2020.
  16. Web site: Estadio Carlos Belmonte. es. Football Tripper. 6 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Información. es. AD Alcorcón. 4 June 2016.
  18. Web site: Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo. UD Almería. es. 1 July 2019. 24 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024002903/http://www.udalmeriasad.com/club/datosdelclub/estadio-juegos-del-mediterraneo. dead.
  19. Web site: Estadio Cartagonova. es. FC Cartagena. 23 July 2020.
  20. Web site: Estadio. es. CD Castellón. 23 July 2020.
  21. Web site: Facilities - RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol. 1 July 2019. 18 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218073440/https://www.rcdespanyol.com/en/instalations. dead.
  22. Web site: (CF FUENLABRADA) El estadio Fernando Torres acaba de ser ampliado y ya empieza a quedarse pequeño. Simón. Paco. 2019-09-10. alcabodelacalle. es. 2020-05-08.
  23. Web site: Montilivi. Girona FC. ca. 19 October 2019.
  24. Web site: Gran Canaria Stadium . UD Las Palmas . 1 July 2019 . 14 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201014003359/https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/club/gran-canaria-stadium . dead .
  25. Web site: Facilities - Butarque. CD Leganés. 1 July 2019.
  26. Web site: Estadio Anxo Carro. CD Lugo. 1 July 2019. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20190130162601/http://www.cdlugo.com/club/instalaciones/estadio-anxo-carro. 30 January 2019. dead.
  27. Web site: LA ROSALEDA STADIUM. Málaga CF. 1 July 2019.
  28. Web site: Son Moix Iberostar Estadi (Son Moix). StadiumDB. 13 July 2019.
  29. Web site: El Estadio Municipal de Anduva. CD Mirandés. 1 July 2019. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022062835/https://www.cdmirandes.com/club/instalaciones. dead.
  30. Web site: Stadiums. Real Oviedo. 30 May 2016. 3 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160503115440/http://www.realoviedo.es/en/club/stadiums. dead.
  31. Web site: Estadio de Vallecas . Rayo Vallecano . es . 20 July 2018.
  32. Web site: Estadio El Toralín. SD Ponferradina. 1 July 2019. 15 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415062152/http://www.sdponferradina.com/club/estadio-el-toralin. dead.
  33. Web site: Instalaciones. CE Sabadell FC. 26 July 2020.
  34. Web site: El Molinón. Sporting de Gijón. es. 1 July 2019. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003215934/https://www.realsporting.com/sporting/el-club/elmolinon. dead.
  35. Web site: Instalaciones. CD Tenerife. es. 26 May 2016. 20 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160620143903/http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/el-club/instalaciones/instalaciones-estadio-heliodoro-rodriguez-lopez. dead.
  36. Web site: Estadio Las Gaunas. The Stadium Guide. 23 July 2020.
  37. Web site: Estadio La Romareda. Real Zaragoza. es. 19 October 2019. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128000431/https://www.realzaragoza.com/club/la-romareda. dead.

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