2013–14 in Spanish football

Football in Spain
Season 2013–14
La Liga Atlético Madrid
Copa del Rey Real Madrid
Supercopa de España Barcelona
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The 2013–14 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Spain. It started officially 1 July 2013 and ended 30 June 2014.[1]

Competitions dates

La Liga and Segunda División started 17 and 16 August respectively.[2] All competitions stopped during the Christmas holidays between 23 December 2013 and 2 January 2014.

Competition Starts Ends Notes
La Liga 17 August 2013 18 May 2014 All weekends except breaks: 8 September, 13 October, 17 November, 8 December and winter break.
Matchdays at mid-week: 25 September, 30 October, 26 March.
Teams qualified for 2013–14 Copa del Rey Final will play match corresponding of 34th matchday on 7 May 2014, or 1 May 2014 if any of finalists is qualified for UEFA competitions.
Draw was released on 9 July 2013.[3]
Segunda División 16 August 2013 22 June 2014 All weekends except winter break.
Play-offs on 11, 15, 18 and 22 June 2013.
Teams qualified for 2013–14 Copa del Rey Round of 32 will play match corresponding of 17th matchday in another date, at limit on 26 March 2014.
Teams qualified for 2013–14 Copa del Rey Final will play match corresponding of 35th matchday on 7 May 2014, or 1 May 2014 if any of finalists is qualified for UEFA competitions.
Draw was released on 9 July 2013.[4]
Segunda División B 25 August 2013 22 June 2014 All weekends except winter break. All league matches (regular phase) must finish at maximum on 11 May 2013.[5]
Play-offs in weekends from 18 May to 22 June 2013.
Draw was released on 7 August 2013.[6]
Tercera División
Copa del Rey 4 September 2013 19 April 2014 Draws and calendar
Supercopa de España 21 August 2013 28 August 2013
Copa Federación
Primera División (women) 8 September 2013 4 May 2013
Segunda División (women) 15 September 2013 4 May 2013
Copa de la Reina

Transfer Windows

Retirements

The following players retired from association football at the end of 2012–13 season or during this season, being the last club a member of 2013–14 La Liga or 2013–14 Segunda División:

Name Club of retirement Date
David Albelda Valencia 10 June 2013[7]
Mikel Labaka Real Sociedad 24 June 2013[8]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams promoted to 2013–14 La Liga

Teams relegated from 2012–13 La Liga

Teams promoted to 2013–14 Segunda División

Teams relegated from 2012–13 Segunda División

Teams promoted to 2013–14 Segunda División B

Teams relegated from 2012–13 Segunda División B

Teams dissolved

National team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Spain is in Group I of the 2014 World Cup qualification process.

FIFA World Cup

Friendlies

Spanish friendly tournaments

List of some friendly matches or short tournaments which are celebrating in Spain, mainly at summer as part of pre-season, which participate La Liga and Segunda División teams. Other historical tournaments are also included.

Other unofficial/friendly tournaments

Other unofficial major tournaments or frienldy matches celebrated in Spain are:

Competitions

Trophy & League Champions

Competition Winner Details At
La Liga Atlético Madrid 2013–14 La Liga Camp Nou[11]
Segunda División Eibar 2013–14 Segunda División (Play-Off 2ª)
Segunda División B Overall Champions: Albacete
Overall Runners-up: Racing de Santander
Group 1: Racing de Santander
Group 2: Sestao
Group 3: Llagostera
Group 4: Albacete		 2013–14 Segunda División B (Play-Off 2ªB)
Tercera División Group 1: Somozas
Group 2: Lealtad
Group 3: Gimnástica
Group 4: Leioa
Group 5: Cornellà
Group 6: Eldense
Group 7: Trival Valderas
Group 8: Valladolid B
Group 9: Marbella
Group 10: Betis B
Group 11: Mallorca B
Group 12: Atlético Granadilla
Group 13: UCAM Murcia
Group 14: Villanovense
Group 15: Izarra
Group 16: Varea
Group 17: Zaragoza B
Group 18: Puertollano		 2013–14 Tercera División (Play-Off 3ª) —
Copa del Rey Real Madrid 2013–14 Copa del Rey Mestalla
Supercopa de España FC Barcelona 2013 Supercopa de España
Beat Atlético Madrid 1–1 on agg. away goals
(1–1 away and 0–0 home)		 Camp Nou
Copa Federación de España CD Ourense 2013–14 Copa Federación de España O Couto
Primera División (women) FC Barcelona 2013–14 Primera División (women)
Segunda División (women) Group 1: FV Peñas
Group 2: Athletic B
Group 3: Espanyol B
Group 4: Santa Teresa
Group 5: Rayo B
Group 6:
Group 7: Granadilla
Group 8: Fundación Albacete		 2013–14 Segunda División (women) —
Copa de la Reina To be determind 2014 Copa de la Reina

League Tables

La Liga

Main article: 2013–14 La Liga
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Atlético Madrid (C) 38 28 6 4 77 26+51 90 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 27 6 5 100 33+67 87 BAR 2–1 RMA
RMA 3–4 BAR
3 Real Madrid 38 27 6 5 104 38+66 87
4 Athletic Bilbao 38 20 10 8 66 39+27 70 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5 Sevilla 38 18 9 11 69 52+17 63 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage 2
6 Villarreal 38 17 8 13 60 44+16 59 2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round 1 VIL 5–1 RSO
RSO 1–2 VIL
7 Real Sociedad 38 16 11 11 62 55+7 59 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1
8 Valencia 38 13 10 15 51 53−2 49 rowspan="10" style="background:#f9f9f9;"| VAL 2–1 CEL
CEL 2–1 VAL
9 Celta de Vigo 38 14 7 17 49 54−5 49
10 Levante 38 12 12 14 35 43−8 48
11 Málaga 38 12 9 17 39 46−7 45
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 4 21 46 80−34 43
13 Getafe 38 11 9 18 35 54−19 42 GET 0–0 ESP
ESP 0–2 GET
14 Espanyol 38 11 9 18 41 51−10 42
15 Granada 38 12 5 21 32 56−24 41
16 Elche 38 9 13 16 30 50−20 40 ELC 1–0 ALM
ALM 2–2 ELC
17 Almería 38 11 7 20 43 71−28 40
18 Osasuna (R) 38 10 9 19 32 62−30 39 Relegation to 2014–15 Segunda División
19 Valladolid (R) 38 7 15 16 38 60−22 36
20 Betis (R) 38 6 7 25 36 78−42 25

Updated to games played on 18 May 2014.
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: [12] 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points;
1 Since both the 2013–14 Copa del Rey champions (Real Madrid) and runners-up (Barcelona) qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams will qualify for the group stage, play-off round and third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League respectively.[13]
2 Sevilla automatically qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage as the defending champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Segunda División

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Deportivo La Coruña (TQ) 39 18 12 9 45 31+14 66 Promotion to La Liga
2 Eibar 39 17 13 9 46 27+19 64
3 Barcelona B 39 18 6 15 54 41+13 601rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"| BaB 1–2 LPA
LPA 0–2 BaB
4 Las Palmas 39 17 9 13 46 43+3 60 Promotion play-offs
5 Murcia 39 14 16 9 52 43+9 58
6 Sporting de Gijón 39 14 15 10 58 50+8 57
7 Córdoba 39 15 11 13 44 42+2 56
8 Recreativo 39 15 11 13 49 50−1 56rowspan=11 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|
9 Sabadell 39 16 7 16 50 56−6 55
10 Tenerife 39 15 9 15 46 44+2 54
11 Alcorcón 39 14 11 14 40 36+4 53
12 Zaragoza 39 13 12 14 47 50−3 51
13 Numancia 39 10 20 9 38 36+2 50
14 Lugo 39 13 11 15 39 46−7 50
15 Mirandés 39 13 11 15 38 52−14 50
16 Ponferradina 39 12 12 15 42 44−2 48
17 Jaén 39 12 12 15 41 44−3 48
18 Mallorca 39 11 13 15 43 56−13 46 MLL 2–0 RMC
RMC 1–2 MLL
19 Real Madrid Castilla 39 12 10 17 47 52−5 46 Relegation to Segunda División B
20 Alavés 39 11 12 16 51 53−2 45
21 Girona 39 10 14 15 46 47−1 44
22 Hércules 39 10 11 18 42 59−17 41

Updated to games played on 18 May 2014.
Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: [14] 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored [15]
1 Barcelona B could not participate in the play-offs as they are Barcelona's reserve team,[16] so the seventh positioned team will qualify for the play-offs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Cup results

Final bracket
Round of 32
6/7/8 December 2013
17/18/19 December 2013		   Round of 16
7/8/9 January 2014
14/15/16 January 2014		   Quarter-finals
21/22/23 January 2014
28/29/30 January 2014		   Semi-finals
5 February 2014
11/12 February 2014		   Final
16 April 2014
 Real Valladolid 0 1 1  
 Rayo Vallecano 0 3 3      Rayo Vallecano 0 0 0  
 Recreativo de Huelva 1 0 1    Levante 0 1 1  
 Levante 0 4 4        Levante 1 1 2  
 Cartagena 1 0 1        Barcelona 4 5 9  
 Barcelona 4 3 7      Barcelona 4 2 6
 Girona 1 1 2    Getafe 0 0 0  
 Getafe 1 4 5        Barcelona 2 1 3  
 Algeciras 1 0 1        Real Sociedad 0 1 1  
 Real Sociedad 1 4 5      Real Sociedad 0 1 1  
 Villarreal 2 1 3    Villarreal 0 0 0  
 Elche 2 0 2        Real Sociedad 3 0† 3
 Racing Santander 0 2 2        Racing Santander 1 0 1  
 Sevilla 1 0 1      Racing Santander 1 2 3
 Las Palmas 1 0 1    Almería 1 0 1  
 Almería 3 0 3        Barcelona 1
 Alcorcón (5-4, pso) 0 2 2        Real Madrid 2
 Granada 2 0 2      Alcorcón 1 2 3  
 Real Jaén 2 0 2    Espanyol 0 4 4  
 Espanyol 2 2 4        Espanyol 0 0 0  
 Olímpic de Xàtiva 0 0 0        Real Madrid 1 1 2  
 Real Madrid 0 2 2      Real Madrid 2 2 4
 Málaga 3 1 4    Osasuna 0 0 0  
 Osasuna (a) 3 1 4        Real Madrid 3 2 5
 Gimnàstic de Tarragona 0 0 0        Atlético Madrid 0 0 0  
 Valencia 0 1 1      Valencia 1 0 1  
 Sant Andreu 0 1 1    Atlético Madrid 1 2 3  
 Atlético Madrid 4 2 6        Atlético Madrid 1 2 3
 Lleida 1 2 3        Athletic Bilbao 0 1 1  
 Betis 2 2 4      Betis 1 0 1
 Celta de Vigo 1 0 1    Athletic Bilbao 0 2 2  
 Athletic Bilbao 0 4 4  

References

  1. ↑ "Reglamento General 2012–13" (PDF). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Propuesta del calendario de la LFP para la temporada 2013-14" [Calendar proposal by LFP for 2013-14 season] (in Spanish). As. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Calendario Liga BBVA 2013/14" (PDF). LFP. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Calendario Liga BBVA 2013/14" (PDF). LFP. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Circular 6: normativa reguladora de los campeonatos nacionales 2013/2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Disponibles los calendarios de Segunda División B". RFEF. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "El Valencia prescinde de David Albelda" [Valencia dispenses David Albelda]. Europa Press. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Labaka se retira a los 33 años" [Labaka retired at 33]. El Diario Vasco. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "El Salamanca y la Gimnástica, descendidos" [Salamanca and Gimnástica, both relegated]. Faro de Vigo. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "UD Salamanca goes bust". Diario AS. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Atletico Madrid won La Liga for the first time since 1996 by securing a draw in a pulsating match at Barcelona". BBC Sport. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Reglamento General RFEF – Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14, article 2.04" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  15. ↑ LFP.es
  16. ↑ "Reglamento General de la RFEF. Artículo 108 (page 62 of PDF)" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.