Segunda División Explained

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Country:Spain
Organiser:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Confed:UEFA
Teams:22
Promotion:Primera División
Relegation:Tercera División (1929–1977)
Segunda División B (1977–2021)
Primera Federación (2021–present)
Levels:2
Domest Cup:Copa del Rey
Confed Cup:UEFA Europa League
(via winning Copa del Rey)
Champions:Leganés (1st title)
Season:2023–24
Most Champs:Real Murcia (8 titles)
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Current:2024–25 Segunda División

The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to La Liga and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division.

History

The Second Division National Championship was inaugurated concurrently with the First Division, during the 1928-29 season. This setup comprised twenty teams divided into two groups: A and B. Group A functioned as the secondary national level, where the leading team would contest for promotion to the First Division and the bottom two faced relegation to the Third Division. Conversely, Group B represented the third tier, wherein two teams were promoted to the Second Division, while the remaining eight joined the newly formed Third Division in the subsequent season.

For this inaugural season, Group A consisted of the following clubs: Sevilla F. C., Iberia S. C., Deportivo Alavés, Real Sporting de Gijón, Valencia F. C., Real Betis Balompié, Real Oviedo F. C., Real Club Celta, R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña, and Racing Club de Madrid. On the other hand, Group B featured Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Real Murcia F. C., C. D. Castellón, C. D. Torrelavega, Zaragoza C. D., Real Valladolid Deportivo, C. A. Osasuna, Tolosa C. F., Barakaldo C. F., and Cartagena F. C..

The structure and number of teams in the competition have evolved over time. In the 1934-35 season, the league was segmented into multiple groups. This format persisted until the 1968-69 season when it transitioned back to the singular group system that is in place today. From 1977 to 1984, when its management transitioned to the National Professional Football League, the tournament was referred to as Second Division A, after the introduction of the Second Division B as the third level in the national football hierarchy.

During the 2019-20 season, a global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 emerged,[1] having originated in Asia and subsequently spreading to Europe.[2] [3] As the virus rapidly spread across the continent, leading to rising infections and fatalities, sports entities began implementing preventative measures. In Spain, to mitigate the spread, only one match was held behind closed doors, without spectators,[4] yet the concern and rate of infections did not diminish, with several players and club executives testing positive. In light of the escalating situation, La Liga opted to halt all competitions temporarily,[5] following a precedent set by UEFA, which had suspended both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.[6] [7] In a similar vein, Italy's CONI and FIGC put the Serie A on hold due to the same health concerns.[8] After a period of lockdown which saw a decrease in the spread of the virus, the government allowed sporting competitions to recommence,[9] culminating on July 20 as the remaining games were played, mirroring events in the First Division. Nonetheless, on the final matchday, multiple players from Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. were diagnosed with the virus. Consequently, their pivotal game against Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, which was of great importance to the league standings, was delayed. This disruption impacted several clubs and the ensuing promotion playoffs.[10]

Naming Conventions

The 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons marked the first instances when the championship adopted a commercial designation, being named "Liga BBVA" following a sponsorship agreement between the National Professional Football League and the bank of the same title.[11] From the 2008-09 through to the 2015-16 seasons, the division was rebranded as "Liga Adelante" as the bank transitioned to sponsor the First Division.[12] In the 2016-17 season, Banco Santander emerged as the primary sponsor, prompting the names "LaLiga 1|2|3" (with an enlarged "2" thus taking on the "LaLiga 2" moniker unsponsored). From the 2019-20 season onward, it became "LaLiga SmartBank". During the 2023-24 season, the new sponsor was introduced as EA Sports, resulting in the title "LaLiga Hypermotion".[13] [14]

Records

Real Murcia has participated in the Second Division for the most seasons, a total of 53, and has secured the championship title on eight occasions. They are followed by Sporting de Gijón with 48 seasons, Tenerife and Sabadell with 44, Hércules de Alicante with 43, and Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, Castellón, and Cádiz each with 41 seasons.

Sociedad Deportiva Eibar holds the record for consecutive seasons in the division, with 18 seasons running from 1987/88 to 2005/06.

Among all teams that have ever competed in this division, only six have never featured in lower divisions: Atlético de Madrid, Espanyol, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, and Sporting de Gijón.

In the 2011-12 season, Deportivo de La Coruña set a new record by amassing 91 points, leading them to clinch the championship.[15] [16] The subsequent season, 2012-13, witnessed Elche as the first team to maintain the top position throughout all 42 matchdays.[17] [18]

League format

The league contains 22 teams that play each other home and away for a 42-match season. Each year three teams are promoted to La Liga. The top two teams earn an automatic promotion. The third team to be promoted is the winner of a play-off between the teams that finished 3rd to 6th (reserve teams are not eligible for promotion). The play-offs comprise two-legged semi-finals followed by a two-legged final. The bottom four are relegated to Primera Federación.[19]

Clubs

This season was the first since 2006–07 season without any teams from Catalonia, as well as the first season without any teams from Community of Madrid since 2007–08 season, and without any reserve teams since the 2020–21 season.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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CádizCádizNuevo Mirandilla[23]
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La Coruña[27]
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Elda[30]
Granada[31]
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Ferrol[37]
Santander[38]
[39] |-| Tenerife || Santa Cruz de Tenerife || Heliodoro Rodríguez López || align="center"| [40] |-| Zaragoza || Zaragoza || La Romareda || align="center"| [41] |-|}

Segunda División seasons

SeasonChampionsRunners-upOther Teams Promoted
SevillaIberia SC
AlavésSporting Gijón
ValenciaSevilla
Real BetisOviedo
OviedoAtlético Madrid
SevillaAtlético Madrid
HérculesOsasuna
Celta VigoZaragoza
MurciaDeportivo La Coruña (not promoted)
GranadaReal SociedadCastellón and Deportivo La Coruña
Real BetisZaragoza
SabadellReal Sociedad
Sporting GijónMurcia
AlcoyanoHérculesCelta Vigo
SabadellDeportivo La Coruña
AlcoyanoGimnàsticReal Sociedad
ValladolidDeportivo La Coruña
Real SociedadMálaga
SeasonNorthern Group WinnerSouthern Group WinnerOther teams promoted
Racing SantanderAlcoyanoLleida and Murcia
Sporting GijónAtlético TetuánZaragoza and Las Palmas
OviedoMálaga
OsasunaJaén
AlavésLas PalmasHércules and Málaga
Cultural LeonesaMurcia
OsasunaJaénZaragoza and Condal
Sporting GijónGranada
OviedoReal Betis
ElcheValladolid
Racing SantanderMallorca
OsasunaTenerife
Deportivo La CoruñaCórdobaValladolid and Málaga
PontevedraMurciaLevante and Espanyol
Deportivo La CoruñaLas Palmas
PontevedraMallorcaSabadell and Málaga
Deportivo La CoruñaHérculesGranada
Real SociedadMálagaReal Betis
Deportivo La CoruñaGranada
SeasonChampionsRunner UpOther teams promoted
SevillaCelta VigoMallorca
Sporting GijónMálagaEspanyol
Real BetisBurgos (I)Deportivo La Coruña and Córdoba
1971–72OviedoCastellónZaragoza
1972–73MurciaElcheRacing Santander
1973–74Real BetisHérculesSalamanca
1974–75OviedoRacing SantanderSevilla
1975–76Burgos (I)Celta VigoMálaga
1976–77Sporting GijónCádizRayo Vallecano
1977–78ZaragozaRecreativoCelta Vigo
1978–79AD AlmeríaMálagaReal Betis
1979–80MurciaValladolidOsasuna
1980–81CastellónCádizRacing Santander
1981–82Celta VigoSalamancaMálaga
1982–83MurciaCádizMallorca
1983–84CastillaBilbao AthleticHércules, Racing Santander and Elche
1984–85Las PalmasCádizCelta Vigo
1985–86MurciaSabadellMallorca
1986–87ValenciaLogroñésCelta Vigo
1987–88MálagaElcheOviedo
1988–89CastellónRayo VallecanoMallorca and Tenerife
1989–90Real BurgosReal BetisEspanyol
1990–91AlbaceteDeportivo La Coruña
1991–92Celta VigoRayo Vallecano
1992–93LleidaValladolidRacing Santander
1993–94EspanyolReal BetisCompostela
1994–95MéridaRayo VallecanoSalamanca
1995–96HérculesLogroñésExtremadura
1996–97MéridaSalamancaMallorca
1997–98AlavésExtremaduraVillarreal
1998–99MálagaAtlético Madrid BNumancia, Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano
Las PalmasOsasunaVillarreal
2000–01SevillaReal BetisTenerife
2001–02Atlético MadridRacing SantanderRecreativo
2002–03MurciaZaragozaAlbacete
2003–04LevanteNumanciaGetafe
2004–05CádizCelta VigoAlavés
2005–06RecreativoGimnàsticLevante
2006–07ValladolidAlmeríaMurcia
2007–08NumanciaMálagaSporting Gijón
2008–09XerezZaragozaTenerife
2009–10Real SociedadHérculesLevante
2010–11Real BetisRayo VallecanoGranada
2011–12Deportivo La CoruñaCelta VigoValladolid
2012–13ElcheVillarrealAlmeria
2013–14EibarDeportivo La CoruñaCórdoba
2014–15Real BetisSporting GijónLas Palmas
2015–16AlavésLeganésOsasuna
2016–17LevanteGironaGetafe
2017–18Rayo VallecanoHuescaValladolid
2018–19OsasunaGranadaMallorca
2019–20HuescaCádizElche
2020–21EspanyolMallorcaRayo Vallecano
2021–22AlmeríaValladolidGirona
2022–23GranadaLas PalmasAlavés
2023–24LeganésValladolidEspanyol

Notes

Champions and promotions

Clubs in bold are competing in Segunda División as of the 2024–25 season. Clubs in italics no longer exist. Seasons in itallcs mean shared titles due to regionalisation (1949–1968).

ClubWinnersPromotions Winning Years
Murcia1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03
Real Betis1931–32, 1941–42, 1957–58, 1970–71, 1973–74, 2010–11, 2014–15
Real Sociedad6u
Deportivo La Coruña1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12
Sporting Gijón1943–44, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1969–70, 1976–77
Oviedo1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75
Málaga1951–52, 1966–67, 1987–88, 1998–99
Alavés1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16
Osasuna1952–53, 1955–56, 1960–61, 2018–19
Las Palmas1953–54, 1963–64, 1984–85, 1999–2000
Granada1940–41, 1956–57, 1967–68, 2022–23
Sevilla1929, 1933–34, 1968–69, 2000–01
Celta Vigo1935–36, 1981–82, 1991–92
Hércules1934–35, 1965–66, 1995–96
Valladolid1947–48, 1958–59, 2006–07
Alcoyano1944–45, 1946–47, 1949–50
Racing Santander1949–50, 1959–60
Mallorca1959–60, 1964–65
Elche1958–59, 2012–13
Levante2003–04, 2016–17
Castellón1980–81, 1988–89
Sabadell1942–43, 1945–46
Espanyol1993–94, 2020–21
Mérida 1994–95, 1996–97
Valencia1930–31, 1986–87
Pontevedra1962–63, 1964–65
Jaén1952–53, 1955–56
Zaragoza1977–78
Rayo Vallecano2017–18
Cádiz2004–05
Tenerife1960–61
Almería2021–22
Numancia2007–08
Recreativo2005–06
Córdoba1961–62
Leganés2023–24
Huesca2019–20
Atlético Madrid2001–02
Lleida 1992–93
Albacete1990–91
Burgos CF (I)1975–76
Eibar2013–14
Xerez2008–09
Real Burgos1989–90
AD Almería1978–79
Cultural Leonesa1954–55
Atlético Tetuán1950–51
Castilla1983–84

*Championships won by Málaga CF and CD Málaga

Media coverage

Spain

BroadcasterSummaryRef
LaLiga TV Hypermotion11 (all) matches per week, live.[42]
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2 matches per week, live.

List of all-time top scorers by season

SeasonPlayerGoalsClub
1929 Campanal I[43] 28Sporting Gijón
1929-30 Olivares23Alavés
1930-31 Adolfo Suárez[44] 18Sporting Gijón
1931-32 Isidro Lángara24Oviedo
1932-33 Ramón Herrera33Sporting Gijón
1933-34 Campanal I (2)28Sevilla F.C.
1934-35 Nolete17Celta Vigo
1935-36 Nolete (2)19Celta Vigo
1936-1939: Cancelled due to Spanish Civil War
1939-40 Fernando Teràn24Real Sociedad
1940-41 Julio Elicegui (2)26Real Unión
1941-42 José Mijares 18Sporting Gijón
1942-43 Jose Saras 14Racing Santander
1943-44 José Araujo21Xerez
1944-45 José Araujo (2)22Xerez
1945-46 Jose Saras (2) 20Racing Santander
Mariano UcedaZaragoza
1946-47 Francisco Peralta24Gimnàstic
1947-48 José Serratusell31Badalona
1948-49 Pedro Bazàn25CD Málaga
1949-50 Pío Alonso31Sporting Gijón
1950-51 Paco Campos29Sporting Gijón
1951-52 Pedro Bazàn (2)25CD Málaga
1952-53 Ángel Arregui 30Jaén
1953-54 Chas 23Cultural Leonesa
1954-55 Julito25C.D. Tenerife
1955-56 Rafa Delgado25Granada C.F.
1956-57 Ricardo Alós45Sporting Gijón
1957-58 Lalo 19
CheloTerrassa
Jordi Vila Real Betis
1958-59 José Cardona23Elche CF
1959-60 José Paredes25Levante
1960-61 José Luis Veloso26Deportivo La Coruña
1961-62 Amancio Amaro25Deportivo La Coruña
1962-63 José Miguel Olano 31Real Sociedad
1963-64 Abel Fernàndez26Racing Santander
1964-65 José María Lizarralde20Indautxu
1965-66 Abel Fernàndez (2)26Celta Vigo
1966-67 Francisco Solabarietta 24Sporting Gijón
1967-68 Abel Fernàndez (3)17Celta Vigo
Cesàreo Rivera
1968-69 Quino32Real Betis
1969-70 Quini 21Sporting Gijón
1970-71 Santillana 16Racing Santander
1971-72 Enrique Galán 23Real Oviedo
1972-73 Illán20Rayo Vallecano
1973-74 Baena23Cádiz
1974-75 José Juan Cioffi22Castellón
1975-76 Illán (2)22
Antonio BurgueteCórdoba
1976-77 Quini (2)27Sporting Gijón
1977-78 Alfonso Castro 24Deportivo La Coruña
1978-79 Patxi Iriguíbel24Osasuna
1979-80 Patxi Iriguíbel (2)19Osasuna
1980-81 Enrique Magdaleno 17Burgos
1981-82 Pichi Lucas26Celta Vigo
1982-83 José Luis16Deportivo La Coruña
1983-84 Julio Salinas23Bilbao Athletic
1984-85 Meíjas 16Cádiz
1985-86 Alcañiz23Castellón
1986-87 Baltazar34Celta Vigo
1987-88 Cárlos Muñoz25Real Oviedo
1988-89 Quique Estebaranz23Racing Santander
1989-90 Pepe Mel22Real Betis
1990-91 Juan Ramón Comas23Murcia
1991-92 Vladimir Gudelj26Celta Vigo
1992-93 Daniel Aquino19Mérida UD
1993-94 Daniel Aquino (2)26Real Betis
1994-95 Puche II21Palamós CF
1995-96 Manel27CD Logroñés
1996-97 Pauleta19
YordiAtlético Madrid B
1997-98 Igor Gluščević24CF Extremadura
1998-99 Catanha25
SequeirosAtlético Madrid B
1999-2000 Paco Salillas20Levante UD
2000-01 Salva21Atlético Madrid
2001-02 Diego Alonso22Atlético Madrid
2002-03 Jesús Perera22Albacete
2003-04 Rubén Castro22Las Palmas
2004-05 Mario Bermejo25Racing Ferrol
2005-06 Ikechukwu Uche20Recreativo
2006-07 Marcos Márquez21Las Palmas
2007-08 Yordi (2)20Xerez
2008-09 Nino29CD Tenerife
2009-10 Jorge Molina26Elche CF
2010-11 Soriano32Barcelona B
2011-12 Ulloa28UD Almería
2012-13 Charles27UD Almería
2013-14 Viguera25Deportivo Alavés
2014-15 Rubén Castro (2)31Real Betis
2015-16 Sergio León22Elche CF
2016-17 Joselu23CD Lugo
2017-18 Arnaiz33Real Valladolid
2018-19 Álvaro20UD Almería
2019-20 Stuani29Girona FC
2020-21 De Tomás23Espanyol
2021-22 Stuani (2)22Girona FC
Borja BastónReal Oviedo
2022-23 Uzuni23Granada

Sponsorship names for seasons

  • Liga BBVA (2006–2008)
  • Liga Adelante (2008–2016)
  • LaLiga |2| (2016–2019)
  • LaLiga SmartBank (2019–2023)
  • LaLiga Hypermotion (2023–Present)[45]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  19. http://www.rfef.es/GetDoc?UniqueKeyValue=22727&ShowPath=false&Download=true Spanish League regulations 2010/11 – see pages 12–13 of pdf
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