2019 Segunda División play-offs

The 2018–19 Segunda División play-offs were played from 12 June to 23 June 2019 and determined the third team promoted to La Liga for the following season. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position took part in the promotion play-offs.

Segunda División play-offs
Season2018–19
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Biggest home winMallorca 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña
(23 June 2019)
Biggest away winMálaga 0–1 Deportivo La Coruña
(15 June 2019)
Highest scoringDeportivo La Coruña 4–2 Málaga
(12 June 2019)
Highest attendance29,365
Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Mallorca
(20 June 2019)
Lowest attendance12,232
Mallorca 2–0 Albacete
(13 June 2019)
Average attendance21,262
2018
2020

Regulations

The regulations are the same as the previous season: in the semifinals the fifth placed team faces the fourth, while the sixth placed team faces the third. Each tie is played over two legs, with the team lower in the table hosting the first leg. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the winner will be the best positioned team in the regular season.[1]

Road to the playoffs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Málaga 42 21 11 10 51 31 +20 74 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Albacete 42 19 14 9 54 38 +16 71
5 Mallorca (O, P) 42 19 12 11 53 37 +16 69
6 Deportivo La Coruña 42 17 17 8 50 32 +18 68
Source: LaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[2]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Albacete were the first team to guarantee a finish of 6th or better, accomplished with a victory over Sporting Gijón on 25 May. Their chance at earning direct promotion ended with defeat to 4th place Málaga on 4 June. The simultaneous result of Granada picking up a point against 5th place Mallorca would have been good enough by itself for the club to earn direct promotion alongside Osasuna. Málaga's victory guaranteed their participation in the play-offs, and Mallorca's draw, combined with Cádiz's defeat to Extremadura, was enough to guarantee their participation as well. After the penultimate match day on 4 June, Albacete had guaranteed a 3rd or 4th place finish and that they would host the second leg of the semifinal round. The final club to confirm their participation was Deportivo La Coruña, who defeated relegated Córdoba on 8 June. Cádiz and Oviedo were both in contention for the final play-off place, but they both lost on the final match day. Mallorca's draw with Extremadura on the last match day was enough for them to finish 5th, while Albacete's defeat to Almería meant they would finish 4th, three points behind Málaga, who beat Elche.

Coming off their relegation from the top flight, Málaga were leading the league in the months of September and October, having won 8 of their first 11 games. Despite losing their advantage on the direct promotion places, the Andalusian club remained strongly in the play-off chase, only falling out of the play-off places on one occasion.

Albacete entered the season seeking a return to the top flight after 14 seasons out. One defeat in eighteen between the middle of October and the end of February vaulted them up the table, leading the league for the first time on 10 February. They remained in the top three for the rest of the season, until their defeat to Málaga on 4 June. The Manchego club finished with the league's second best offense, and were led by goalscorers Jérémie Bela and Roman Zozulya, each with 11.

Mallorca returned to the second tier at the first attempt after spending a season out of the top two divisions for the first time in almost 40 years. Around the play-off places throughout the season, a late season push of six wins in eight, plus three points picked up from the expelled Reus, helped cement the Balearic club's place in the play-offs.

Dépor were also seeking an immediate return to La Liga, and the Galician club established themselves as early contenders with just one defeat in their first eighteen games. However, a winless run from the middle of February to the middle of April jeopardized their chances, and they fell out of the play-off places. They were helped out by the form of promotion rivals Cádiz, who finished without a win in their final seven games, whereas Dépor had four wins in the same period, enough to finish in 6th position with a four point cushion. Both Dépor and Málaga sacked their managers in April, despite both clubs being in the play-off places at the time of their managers' departures. The two clubs also had the league's joint-second best defense.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Deportivo La Coruña41 5
 
 
 
Málaga20 2
 
Deportivo La Coruña20 2
 
 
 
Mallorca03 3
 
Mallorca20 2
 
 
Albacete01 1
 

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Coruña 5–2 Málaga 4–2 1–0
Mallorca 2–1 Albacete 2–0 0–1

First leg

Deportivo La Coruña4–2Málaga
Carlos Fernández  21' (p), 63'
Pedro  56'
Borja Valle  78'
Report Luis Hernández  18'
Ontiveros  37'
Attendance: 24,267
Referee: César Soto Grado
Deportivo
Málaga
GK1 Dani Giménez
LB3 Saúl García
CB12 Michele Somma
CB6 Domingos Duarte
RB2 David Simón
LW15 Pedro Sánchez 13' 69'
CM21 Edu Expósito
CM4 Álex Bergantiños (c)
RW11 Fede Cartabia 81'
CF19 Borja Valle 85'
CF18 Carlos Fernández
Substitutions:
GK13 Adrián Ortolá
DF17 Diego Caballo 81'
DF24 Eneko Bóveda
MF8 Vicente Gómez 85'
MF10 Matías Nahuel 69'
FW7 Quique
FW9 Christian Santos
Manager:
José Luis Martí
GK1 Munir
LB15 Federico Ricca (c)
CB5 Pau Torres 80'
CB4 Luis Hernández
RB29 Iván Rodríguez 25'
DM35 Keidi Bare 30'
LW17 Javi Ontiveros 90+1'
CM8 Adrián 66'
CM14 Badr Boulahroud 66'
RW11 Renato Santos
CF9 Gustavo Leschuk
Substitutions:
GK25 Paweł Kieszek
DF3 Diego González 80'
DF23 Miguel Torres
MF20 Erik Morán 66'
MF22 Dani Pacheco 66'
MF31 Hicham
FW24 Mamadou Koné
Manager:
Víctor Sánchez

Mallorca2–0Albacete
Leo Suárez  23'
Dani Rodríguez  89'
Report
Attendance: 12,232
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Mallorca
Albacete
GK1 Manolo Reina (c)
LB30 Pervis Estupiñán
CB21 Antonio Raíllo
CB24 Martin Valjent
RB2 Joan Sastre
DM6 Marc Pedraza
LW11 Lago Junior
CM14 Dani Rodríguez 59'
CM8 Salva Sevilla 77' 90'
RW41 Leonardo Suárez 72'
CF9 Abdón Prats 74'
Substitutions:
GK25 Miquel Parera
DF5 Xisco Campos
DF15 Fran Gámez
MF28 Iddrisu Baba 90'
FW7 Aridai Cabrera 72'
FW10 Álex López 74'
FW19 Stoichkov
Manager:
Vicente Moreno
GK13 Tomeu Nadal (c)
LB3 Fran García
CB19 Santiago Gentiletti
CB4 Nico Gorosito 19'
RB23 Álvaro Tejero
LM24 Jérémie Bela
CM8 Aleix Febas
CM12 Daniel Torres 90+1'
RM7 Néstor Susaeta 82'
CF10 Roman Zozulya
CF22 Rey Manaj 61' 67'
Substitutions:
GK1 Churripi
DF16 José Antonio Caro
DF21 Borja Herrera
MF11 Mickaël Malsa 88' 82'
MF14 Diego Barri
MF17 Eugeni 86'
FW15 Javier Acuña 67'  86'
Manager:
Luis Miguel Ramis

Second leg

Málaga0–1Deportivo La Coruña
Report Bergantiños  82'
Attendance: 27,450
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Málaga
Deportivo La Coruña
GK1 Munir
LB7 Juankar
CB5 Pau Torres
CB4 Luis Hernández 10'
RB12 Cifu 82'
LW17 Javi Ontiveros 89'
CM8 Adrián (c) 75'
CM35 Keidi Bare 41'
RW31 Hicham 46'
CF9 Gustavo Leschuk
CF30 Jack Harper 55'
Substitutions:
GK25 Paweł Kieszek
DF3 Diego González
DF15 Federico Ricca
MF11 Renato Santos 46'
MF20 Erik Morán
MF22 Dani Pacheco 82'
FW24 Mamadou Koné 55'
Manager:
Víctor Sánchez
GK1 Dani Giménez 68'
LB3 Saúl García
CB12 Michele Somma
CB6 Domingos Duarte
RB24 Eneko Bóveda 35'
DM21 Edu Expósito
DM4 Álex Bergantiños (c)
LW10 Matías Nahuel 57'
AM8 Vicente Gómez 52'
RW15 Pedro Sánchez
CF18 Carlos Fernández 38' 71'
Substitutions:
GK13 Adrián Ortolá
DF2 David Simón
DF17 Diego Caballo
MF5 Pedro Mosquera
MF11 Fede Cartabia 52'
FW7 Quique 71'
FW19 Borja Valle 57'
Manager:
José Luis Martí

Albacete1–0Mallorca
Bela  16' Report
Attendance: 13,014
Referee: Figueroa Vázquez
Albacete
Mallorca
GK13 Tomeu Nadal (c)
LB3 Fran García 74'
CB19 Santiago Gentiletti
CB4 Nico Gorosito 46'
RB23 Álvaro Tejero 86'
LM17 Eugeni
CM8 Aleix Febas 69'
CM12 Daniel Torres 64'
RM24 Jérémie Bela 84'
CF10 Roman Zozulya
CF22 Rey Manaj
Substitutions:
GK1 Churripi
DF16 José Antonio Caro 46'
DF21 Borja Herrera
MF7 Néstor Susaeta 84'
MF11 Mickaël Malsa
MF14 Diego Barri 69'
FW38 Miguel Ángel
Manager:
Luis Miguel Ramis
GK1 Manolo Reina (c)
LB30 Pervis Estupiñán
CB21 Antonio Raíllo 32'
CB24 Martin Valjent
RB2 Joan Sastre
DM6 Marc Pedraza 26'
LW11 Lago Junior 90+2' 90+2'
CM14 Dani Rodríguez
CM8 Salva Sevilla
RW41 Leonardo Suárez 74'
CF9 Abdón Prats 65'
Substitutions:
GK25 Miquel Parera
DF5 Xisco Campos
DF15 Fran Gámez
MF28 Iddrisu Baba
FW7 Aridai Cabrera 90+2'
FW10 Álex López 65'
FW19 Stoichkov 74'
Manager:
Vicente Moreno

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Coruña 2–3 Mallorca 2–0 0–3

First leg

Deportivo La Coruña2–0Mallorca
Cartabia  37'
Quique  79'
Report
Attendance: 29,365
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
Deportivo
Mallorca
GK1 Dani Giménez
LB3 Saúl García
CB12 Michele Somma 45'
CB6 Domingos Duarte
RB24 Eneko Bóveda
LW15 Pedro Sánchez 66'
CM21 Edu Expósito 45'
CM4 Álex Bergantiños (c) 43'
RW11 Fede Cartabia 83'
CF18 Carlos Fernández
CF7 Quique
Substitutions:
GK13 Adrián Ortolá
DF2 David Simón 45'
DF17 Diego Caballo
MF5 Pedro Mosquera
MF8 Vicente Gómez 43'
MF10 Matías Nahuel
FW19 Borja Valle 83'
Manager:
José Luis Martí
GK1 Manolo Reina (c) 80'
LB30 Pervis Estupiñán
CB21 Antonio Raíllo 90+2'
CB24 Martin Valjent
RB2 Joan Sastre 45'
DM6 Marc Pedraza 41'
LW11 Lago Junior 54'
CM14 Dani Rodríguez
CM8 Salva Sevilla 79'
RW41 Leonardo Suárez 45' 52'
CF9 Abdón Prats 64'
Substitutions:
GK25 Miquel Parera
DF5 Xisco Campos 45'
DF15 Fran Gámez 79'
MF28 Iddrisu Baba 52'
FW7 Aridai Cabrera
FW10 Álex López
FW22 Ante Budimir 64'
Manager:
Vicente Moreno

Second leg

Mallorca3–0Deportivo La Coruña
Budimir  21'
Salva Sevilla  62'
Abdón  82'
Report
Attendance: 21,344
Referee: Pizarro Gómez
Mallorca
Deportivo
GK1 Manolo Reina (c) 85'
LB30 Pervis Estupiñán
CB21 Antonio Raíllo
CB24 Martin Valjent
RB2 Joan Sastre 50' 87'
DM28 Iddrisu Baba
CM14 Dani Rodríguez
CM8 Salva Sevilla 89'
LW11 Lago Junior
CF22 Ante Budimir 84'
RW7 Aridai Cabrera 52'
Substitutions:
GK25 Miquel Parera
DF5 Xisco Campos 87'
DF17 Salvador Ruiz
FW9 Abdón Prats 52'
FW10 Álex López 84'
FW19 Stoichkov
FW41 Leonardo Suárez
Manager:
Vicente Moreno
GK1 Dani Giménez
LB3 Saúl García
CB22 Pablo Marí
CB6 Domingos Duarte 54'
RB24 Eneko Bóveda 88'
LW15 Pedro Sánchez 78'
CM21 Edu Expósito
CM8 Vicente Gómez
RW10 Matías Nahuel 30'
CF19 Borja Valle 56' 79'
CF7 Quique
Substitutions:
GK13 Adrián Ortolá
DF2 David Simón 86'
DF17 Diego Caballo 88'
MF5 Pedro Mosquera
MF20 Didier Moreno
FW11 Fede Cartabia 79'
FW18 Carlos Fernández 30'
Manager:
José Luis Martí
Promoted to La Liga
Mallorca
(6 years later)

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