Segunda División

Segunda División
Countries Spain
Founded 1929
Number of teams 22
Levels on pyramid 2
Promotion to La Liga
Relegation to Segunda División B
Domestic cup(s) Copa del Rey
Current champions Real Betis
(2010–11)
Most championships Real Murcia (8 titles)
TV partners Canal+, Canal+ Liga, Gol T, Marca TV.
FORTA: ETB 1, Esport3, Canal Sur 2,
Canal Nou Dos, tvG2, LaOtra,
TV Canaria, Castilla-La Mancha TV,
7RM, Aragón TV
Website

http://www.lfp.es

http://www.facebook.com/lfpoficial
2011–12 season

The Segunda División (Second Division) is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.[1]

Contents

History

League format

As of 2010-11 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 next four best qualified teams in positions 3 through 6 (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 Segunda División B.[2]

All Time Standings

The All-Time Segunda Table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in La Segunda since its inception in 1929. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2008-09 season.

Segunda División seasons

Season Champions Runner Up Other teams promoted
1929 Sevilla (not promoted) Real Zaragoza (not promoted)
1929-30 Alavés Sporting Gijon (not promoted)
1930-31 Valencia Sevilla (not promoted)
1931-32 Real Betis Real Oviedo (not promoted)
1932-33 Real Oviedo Atlético Madrid (not promoted)
1933-34 Sevilla Atlético Madrid
1934-35 Hércules Osasuna
1935-36 Celta de Vigo Real Zaragoza
1939-40 Real Murcia Deportivo La Coruña (not promoted)
1940-41 Granada Real Sociedad Castellón and Deportivo La Coruña
1941-42 Real Betis Real Zaragoza
1942-43 Sabadell Real Sociedad
1943-44 Sporting de Gijón Real Murcia
1944-45 Alcoyano Hércules Celta de Vigo
1945-46 Sabadell Deportivo La Coruña
1946-47 Alcoyano Gimnàstic de Tarragona Real Sociedad
1947-48 Real Valladolid Deportivo La Coruña
1948-49 Real Sociedad Málaga
Season Northern Group Winner Southern Group Winner Other teams promoted
1949-50 Racing de Santander Alcoyano Lleida and Real Murcia
1950-51 Sporting de Gijón Moghreb Athletic Tétouan Real Zaragoza and Las Palmas
1951-52 Real Oviedo Málaga
1952-53 Osasuna Real Jaén
1953-54 Deportivo Alavés Las Palmas Hércules and Málaga
1954-55 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Real Murcia
1955-56 Osasuna Real Jaén Real Zaragoza and CD Condal
1956-57 Sporting de Gijón Granada
1957-58 Real Oviedo Real Betis
1958-59 Elche CF Real Valladolid
1959-60 Racing de Santander Mallorca
1960-61 Osasuna Tenerife
1961-62 Deportivo La Coruña Córdoba Real Valladolid and Málaga
1962-63 Pontevedra Real Murcia Levante and Espanyol
1963-64 Deportivo La Coruña Las Palmas
1964-65 Pontevedra Mallorca Sabadell and Málaga
1965-66 Deportivo La Coruña Hércules Granada
1966-67 Real Sociedad Málaga Real Betis
1967-68 Deportivo La Coruña Granada
Season Champions Runner Up Other teams promoted
1968-69 Sevilla Celta de Vigo Mallorca
1969-70 Sporting de Gijón Málaga Espanyol
1970-71 Real Betis Burgos Deportivo La Coruña and Córdoba
1971-72 Real Oviedo Castellón Real Zaragoza
1972-73 Real Murcia Elche Racing de Santander
1973-74 Real Betis Hércules Salamanca
1974-75 Real Oviedo Racing de Santander Sevilla
1975-76 Burgos Celta de Vigo Málaga
1976-77 Sporting de Gijón Cádiz Rayo Vallecano
1977-78 Real Zaragoza Recreativo de Huelva Celta de Vigo
1978-79 AD Almería Málaga Real Betis
1979-80 Real Murcia Real Valladolid Osasuna
1980-81 Castellón Cádiz Racing de Santander
1981-82 Celta de Vigo Salamanca Málaga
1982-83 Real Murcia Cádiz Mallorca
1983-84 Castilla (not promoted due to being Real Madrid's reserve team) Bilbao Athletic (not promoted due to being Athletic Bilbao's reserve team) Hércules, Racing de Santander and Elche
1984-85 Las Palmas Cádiz Celta de Vigo
1985-86 Real Murcia Sabadell Mallorca
1986-87 Valencia Logroñés Celta de Vigo
1987-88 Málaga Elche Real Oviedo
1988-89 Castellón Rayo Vallecano Mallorca and Tenerife
1989-90 Real Burgos Real Betis Espanyol
1990-91 Albacete Balompié Deportivo La Coruña
1991-92 Celta de Vigo Rayo Vallecano
1992-93 Lleida Real Valladolid Racing de Santander
1993-94 Espanyol Real Betis Compostela
1994-95 Mérida Rayo Vallecano Salamanca
1995-96 Hércules Logroñés Extremadura
1996-97 Mérida Salamanca Mallorca
1997-98 Deportivo Alavés Extremadura Villarreal
1998-99 Málaga Atlético Madrid B (not promoted due to being Atlético Madrid's reserve team) Numancia, Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano
1999-00 Las Palmas Osasuna Villarreal
2000-01 Sevilla Real Betis Tenerife
2001-02 Atlético Madrid Racing de Santander Recreativo de Huelva
2002-03 Real Murcia Real Zaragoza Albacete Balompié
2003-04 Levante Numancia Getafe
2004-05 Cádiz Celta de Vigo Deportivo Alavés
2005-06 Recreativo de Huelva Gimnàstic de Tarragona Levante
2006-07 Real Valladolid UD Almería Real Murcia
2007-08 Numancia Málaga Sporting de Gijón
2008-09 Xerez Real Zaragoza Tenerife
2009-10 Real Sociedad Hércules Levante
2010-11 Real Betis Rayo Vallecano Granada

Champions & Promotions

Club Winners Promotions Winning Years
Real Murcia
8
11
1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03
Real Betis
6
11
1931–32, 1941–42, 1957–58, 1970–71, 1973–74, 2010–11
Sporting de Gijón
5
6
1943–44, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1969–70, 1976–77
Real Oviedo
5
6
1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75
Málaga CF*
4
13
1951–52, 1966–67, 1987–88, 1998–99
RCD La Coruña
4
9
1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68
Sevilla FC
4
5
1929, 1933–34, 1968–69, 2000–01
UD Las Palmas
4
5
1953–54, 1963–64, 1984–85, 1999–2000
Celta de Vigo
3
10
1935–36, 1981–82, 1991–92
Hércules CF
3
8
1934–35, 1965–66, 1995–96
Real Sociedad
3
6
1948–49, 1966–67, 2009–10
Real Valladolid
3
6
1947–48, 1958–59, 2006–07
CA Osasuna
3
6
1952–53, 1955–56, 1960–61
Granada CF
3
5
1940–41, 1956–57, 1967–68
Deportivo Alavés
3
4
1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98
CD Alcoyano
3
3
1944–45, 1946–47, 1949–50
Racing de Santander
2
8
1949–50, 1959–60
RCD Mallorca
2
7
1959–60, 1964–65
CD Castellón
2
4
1980–81, 1988–89
CE Sabadell
2
4
1942–43, 1945–46
CP Mérida
2
2
1994–95, 1996–97
Valencia CF
2
2
1930–31, 1986–87
Pontevedra CF
2
2
1962–63, 1964–65
Real Jaén
2
2
1952–53, 1955–56
Real Zaragoza
1
8
1977–78
Cádiz CF
1
5
2004–05
Levante UD
1
4
2003–04
RCD Espanyol
1
4
1993–94
CD Tenerife
1
4
1960–61
Elche CF
1
4
1958–59
CD Numancia
1
3
2007–08
Recreativo de Huelva
1
3
2005–06
Atlético de Madrid
1
2
2001–02
UE Lleida
1
2
1992–93
Albacete Balompié
1
2
1990–91
Córdoba CF
1
2
1961–62
Xerez CD
1
1
2008–09
Real Burgos CF
1
1
1989–90
AD Almería
1
1
1978–79
Cultural Leonesa
1
1
1954–55
Atlético Tetuán
1
1
1950–51
Castilla CF
1
0
1983–84
Rayo Vallecano
0
6
UD Salamanca
0
4
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
0
2
Villarreal CF
0
2
CD Logroñés
0
2
Burgos CF
0
2
UD Almería
0
1
Getafe CF
0
1
CF Extremadura
0
1
SD Compostela
0
1
CD Condal
0
1

Italics: shared titles
*Championships won by Málaga CF and CD Málaga

2011–12 Teams

 

Relegated from 2010/11 La Liga

Relegated to 2011/12 Segunda División B


Reserve Team Issues

At the time of writing, reserve squads of current Liga BBVA teams cannot be promoted, therefore allowing the next team below them to either participate in the playoffs, or be automatically promoted (depending on their league standing, of course). For example, FC Barcelona, of the Liga BBVA, have a second team, FC Barcelona B. If, in the 2011/12 season, Barcelona B were to finish first, Hércules CF were to finish second and Real Murcia were to finish third, only Hércules CF and Real Murcia would be promoted, since Barcelona remain in the Liga BBVA.

2011–12 Stadia

Team Home city Stadium Stadium capacity
Alcorcón Alcorcón Santo Domingo 5,400
Alcoyano Alcoy El Collao 4,500
Almería Almería Estadio del Mediterráneo 22,000
Barcelona B Barcelona Mini Estadi 15,276
Cartagena Cartagena Cartagonova 14,500
Celta de Vigo Vigo Balaídos 31,800
Córdoba Córdoba Nuevo Arcángel 18,280
Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor 34,600
Elche Elche Martínez Valero 36,017
Gimnàstic Tarragona Nou Estadi 14,500
Girona Girona Montilivi 9,500
Guadalajara Guadalajara Pedro Escartín 8,000
Hércules Alicante Estadio José Rico Pérez 30,000
Huesca Huesca El Alcoraz 5,300
Las Palmas Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Gran Canaria 31,250
Murcia Murcia Nueva Condomina 31,179
Numancia Soria Los Pajaritos 9,025
Recreativo Huelva Nuevo Colombino 21,670
Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta 20,000
Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla 26,512
Villarreal B Vila-real Ciudad Deportiva 5,000
Xerez Jerez de la Frontera Chapín 20,523

Footnotes

See also

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