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The Liga Nacional Juvenil is the second level of the Spanish football league system for youth players 18 years old and under. It is administered by the RFEF and regional football federations. Currently the Liga Nacional has seventeen regional groups plus four groups from the autonomous region of the Canarias. Each Liga Nacional group has 16 to 18 teams with the winner (except for the 2nd or B teams) of each group promoted to the División de Honor and the last four placed teams are relegated to their respective regional group. The runners-up of the stronger groups are also promoted.
[edit] 2007-08 Groups
| Grupo |
Region |
Teams |
Promoted |
Relegated |
| I |
Galicia |
16 |
2 |
2 |
| II |
Asturias |
16 |
1 |
3 |
| III |
Castilla y León |
16 |
1 |
4 |
| IV |
Euskadi |
16 |
2 |
3 |
| V |
La Rioja |
16 |
1 |
4 |
| VI |
Aragón |
17 |
1 |
3+1 |
| VII |
Catalunya |
18 |
2 |
4 |
| VIII |
Comunidad Valenciana |
18 |
2 |
4 |
| IX |
Baleares |
18 |
1 |
4 |
| X |
Murcia |
18 |
1 |
4 |
| XI |
Extremadura |
16 |
1 |
4 |
| XII |
Madrid |
16 |
2 |
4 |
| XIII |
Andalucía Oriental y Melilla |
15+2 |
2 |
4+1 |
| XIV |
Andalucía Occidental y Ceuta |
14+2 |
2 |
4 |
| XV |
Castilla La Mancha |
18 |
1 |
4 |
| XVI |
Navarra |
16 |
1 |
4 |
| XVII |
Cantabria |
18 |
1 |
4 |
n.b.: There is maximum of two teams each from Ceuta and Melilla in their respective Liga Nacional group.
n.b.: Liga Nacional group I Galicia will increase to 18 clubs for the 2008-9 season.
[edit] Canarias Preferente
| Region |
Teams |
Promoted |
Play-Off |
Relegated |
| Tenerife |
18 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| La Palma |
9 |
0 |
1 |
none |
| Gran Canarias |
19 |
1 |
1 |
4+1 |
| Lanzarote y Fuerteventura |
12 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Play-offs: Tenerife vs La Palma & Gran Canarias vs Lanzarote y Fuerteventura; the two play-off winners promoted to División de Honor
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