2013 Segunda División play-offs

The 2013 Segunda División play-offs took place in June 2013. The Segunda División promotion phase (known as Promoción de ascenso) was the second phase of 2012–13 Segunda División and was to determine the third team which promoted to 2013–14 La Liga. Teams placed between third and sixth position (excluding reserve teams) took part in the promotion play-offs.

Segunda División play-offs
Season2012–13
PromotedAlmería
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Biggest home winAlmería 3–0 Girona
Highest attendance16,564
Lowest attendance5,000
Average attendance11,054
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Regulations were the same that previous season:[1] the fifth placed faced the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faced the third. In case of an eliminatory competition tie, extra time would be played but there would not be a penalty shoot-out; the winner would be the best positioned team. The first leg of the semi-finals were played on 12 June, and the second leg on 15 June at home of the best positioned team. The final was also be two-legged, with the first leg on 19 June and the second leg on 22 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg.[1] Almería and Girona played the final phase where Almería was winner and promoted to La Liga after two years of absence.[2] Alcorcón and Las Palmas were eliminated in semi-finals.[3]

Road to the play-offs
Main article: 2012–13 Segunda División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Almería 42 22 8 12 72 50 +22 74 Promotion play-offs
4 Girona 42 21 8 13 74 56 +18 71
5 Alcorcón 42 21 6 15 57 55 +2 69
6 Las Palmas 42 18 12 12 62 55 +7 66
Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 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; 7th Fair-play points

Almería

Almería qualified for this phase on the last matchday after failing to secure promotion to La Liga directly after they lost 1–0 at El Madrigal in the decisive last match was against the already promoted Villarreal.

Almería's last participation in La Liga was in 2010–11. The club had spent four seasons in a row in the top division, where they debuted in 2006–07. It ranked 41st in the all-time La Liga table. This was the second season in the second division since their relegation in 2011.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

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ResultWWLWDDWWLWWWDDWWLLLWDDWLWDWWLLWWLDLWWWWLWL
Position422333422222332223443222222223432555543333

Girona

Girona was the only known team to qualify for the play-offs before the last matchday, assuring fourth place in the 41st round. They made a spectacular performance and spent all season in promotion places, some of them in direct promotion.

Girona had never been in La Liga. This was the fifth season in the second division since their return in 2008–09 after 50 years in lower categories.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

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ResultWWLWLWDWDDWWWWLLWWDLDLWLDLWLWWLWWWDWLLWWLD
Position1133446544543223432232333443444354223224444

Alcorcón

Alcorcón was one of the teams which they spent almost all season in promotion places, most of them in the play-offs zone, but they qualified for this phase in the last matchday. They were fighting together with Las Palmas and Ponferradina for the remaining two places (fifth and sixth) for play-offs, and eventually repeated the play-off appearance from the previous season.

Alcorcón had never been in La Liga. This was the third season in the second division since their debut in 2010–11.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

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ResultLWWWLWLWWDWLWLWWLDWWLLWLWDLWWDDLWWWLLDLWLW
Position91611657796434454344324444334332225332355555

Las Palmas

Las Palmas made a regular season and was in play-offs zone in the last part of the season.

Las Palmas last participation in La Liga was in 2001–02. Las Palmas spent 31 seasons in the top division: the first in 1951–52, and from 1954–88 except periods 1960–64 and 1983–85, and lately from 2000–02. It ranked 19th in the all-time La Liga table. They were in the category since 2006–07.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

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Home/AwayHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHA
ResultDLLLDDLLWWWWWDWDWDWLWWLDLWDDWWLWDWLWDDLWWL
Position681016181918192019171512128879786677879876666666666766

Promotion play-offs
  Semi-finals Final
                         
5 Alcorcón 1 1 2  
4 Girona 1 3 4  
    4 Girona 0 0 0
  3 Almería 1 3 4
6 Las Palmas 1 1 2
3 Almería (aet) 1 2 3  

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alcorcón 2–4 Girona 1–1 1–3
Las Palmas 2–3 Almería 1–1 1–2 (aet)

First leg
Alcorcón1–1Girona
Miguélez  63' Report
Live TV:
Marca TV / Esport3		 Hurtado  10'
Attendance: 5,000[4]

Assistant referees:
Javier Martínez Nicolás (Region of Murcia)
Juan José López Mir (Region of Murcia)
Fourth official:
Alfonso Melgares de Aguilar Fernández (Region of Murcia)

Las Palmas1–1Almería
Bifouma  85' Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1		 Vidal  6'
Attendance: 16,564[5]
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)

Assistant referees:
Francisco Javier García Sabuco (Navarre)
Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín (Navarre)
Fourth official:
David Jesús Pinto Herrera (Tenerife)

Second leg
Almería2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		Las Palmas
Soriano  60'
Charles  120+1'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1		 Chrisantus  86'
Attendance: 11,065[6]
Referee: Fernando López Acera (Extremadura)

Assistant referees:
Juan Manuel Sánchez Fernández (Extremadura)
Alberto Romera Durán (Extremadura)
Fourth official:
Francisco Javier Hernández Maeso (Extremadura)

Girona3–1
(4–2 agg.)		Alcorcón
Acuña  15'
Juanlu  37', 80'		 Report
Live TV:
Marca TV / Esport3		 Mora  86'
Attendance: 9,286[7]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)

Assistant referees:
David Canales Cerdà (Valencian Community)
Sergio Chinchilla Ortega (Valencian Community)
Fourth official:
Miguel Bosch Domènech (Valencian Community)

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Girona 0–4 Almería 0–1 0–3

First leg
Girona0–1Almería
Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1		 Charles  49'
Attendance: 9,286[8]
Referee: Francisco Manuel Arias López (Cantabria)

Assistant referees:
César de Juana González (Cantabria)
Mateo Nicolás Vaquero Agama (Extremadura)
Fourth official:
Adrián Cordero Vega (Cantabria)

Second leg
Almería3 – 0
(4 – 0 agg.)		Girona
Vidal  17'
Charles  53', 71'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1
Attendance: 15,123[9]
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Bueno Mateo (Aragon)
José Antonio Garrido Romero (Community of Madrid)
Fourth official:
Andrés Manuel Ceballos Silva (Extremadura)


Promoted to La Liga
Almería
(2 years later)

References
  1. "Circular 5: normativa reguladora de los campeonatos nacionales (pages 13-14)" (in Spanish). RFEF. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. "El Almería cierra su triángulo mágico" (in Spanish). Marca. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. "Las Palmas-Almería y Alcorcón-Girona son las eliminatorias de 'playoff'" (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  4. La efectividad del Girona neutraliza el empuje local (in Spanish)
  5. Thievy mantiene con vida a Las Palmas (in Spanish)
  6. 2-1: El Almería se sitúa a las puertas de la Primera División Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  7. El Girona elimina l'Alcorcón (3-1) (in Spanish)
  8. Tocarà remontar a Almeria (in Catalan)
  9. 3-0: El Almería asciende a Primera División Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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