Primera División RFEF

The Primera División RFEF will be the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is below the top two professional leagues, the Primera División (also known as La Liga) and the Segunda División, and above the Segunda División RFEF and Tercera División RFEF.

Primera División RFEF
Founded2020 (announced)
2021–22 (first season)
CountrySpain
Divisions2
Number of teams2 groups of 20 teams each (40)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toSegunda División
Relegation toSegunda División RFEF
Domestic cup(s)Copa del Rey
Copa Federación
International cup(s)UEFA Europa League
(via winning Copa del Rey)

History

In 2020, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the creation of a new fully professional division, which would become the new third tier in Spain.[1] The semi-professional third tier Segunda División B will become the fourth tier and be renamed as Segunda División RFEF.[2]

League format

The RFEF First Division will be made up of a total of 40 clubs divided into two groups of 20 teams distributed by geographical proximity. In its first season, 4 teams will be relegated from the Segunda División (La Liga 2) and the remaining will come from the Segunda División B.[3]

Like the other Spanish divisions, it will take place annually, beginning at the end of August or early September, and ending in May or June of the following year. The twenty teams in each group will play each other twice, home and away, for a total of thirty-eight matches. At the end of the season, the seven teams that accumulate the most points in each group, excluding reserve teams, qualify for the next edition of the Copa del Rey. At the end of the season, a total of four teams will be promoted to the second tier through promotion playoffs, while the bottom five in each division will be relegated to the fourth tier.

Reserve teams eligibility

Reserve teams can participate in the RFEF First Division if their first teams compete in a higher division, but cannot compete in the same division. If a team is relegated or promoted to the same division, the reserve team will be denied promotion or automatically relegated to ensure they remain one division separate.

References
  1. "Así sería la nueva Segunda B Pro del fútbol español" [This would be the new Segunda B Pro of Spanish football]. Apuestas de Murcia (in Spanish). 16 September 2020.
  2. Abizanda, Jorge (15 September 2020). "La Federación desvela el misterio: La nueva Segunda B se denominará Primera División RFEF" [The Federation reveals the mystery: The new Second B will be called First Division RFEF]. ABC (Spain) (in Spanish).
  3. "Así es la nueva y liosa Segunda B explicada a la perfección: grupos ascensos, descensos..." [This is the new and messy Second B explained to perfection: groups ascents, descents ...]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 6 October 2020.
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