Segunda División

The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División,[lower-alpha 1] commercially known as LaLiga 2[lower-alpha 2] and stylized as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to LaLiga and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division.

For other uses, see Segunda División (disambiguation).

Segunda División
Founded1929 (1929)
Country Spain
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams22
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPrimera División
Relegation toTercera División (1929–1977)
Segunda División B (1977–2021)
Primera División RFEF (2021–future)
Domestic cup(s)Copa del Rey
International cup(s)UEFA Europa League
(via winning Copa del Rey)
Current championsHuesca (1st title)
Most championshipsMurcia (8 titles)
TV partnersMovistar+
Gol
Websitelaliga.com
Current: 2020–21 Segunda División

History

This championship was created in 1929 by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The league has been national, single-table except for a period from 1949 to 1968 in which it was regionalized into two North and South groups. Since 1984 it has been organized by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional.

From 2006, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional had a ten-year sponsorship agreement with the banking group BBVA. Initially rebranded as Liga BBVA, the Segunda División was renamed Liga Adelante two years later, after the BBVA sponsorship was extended to the Primera División, which received the Liga BBVA name.[2] Another banking group, Banco Santander, took over the sponsorship of both divisions in 2016, upon which the Segunda División was renamed La Liga 1|2|3, before being renamed LaLiga Smartbank in time for the 2019–20 season.[3]

Since the 2010–11 season, a play-off has been played between the teams that finished 3rd to 6th (reserve teams are not eligible for promotion).

League format

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 teams that finished 3rd to 6th (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.[4]

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2020–21 Segunda División
Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2020–21 Segunda División
Location of teams in 2020–21 Segunda División (Canary Islands)

Mallorca signed a sponsorship contract with Consell de Mallorca and other public entities for renaming their stadium as the Visit Mallorca Stadium.[5]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
AlbaceteAlbaceteCarlos Belmonte17,524[6]
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo5,100[7]
AlmeríaAlmeríaJuegos Mediterráneos15,000[8]
CartagenaCartagenaCartagonova15,105[9]
CastellónCastellón de la PlanaCastalia15,500[10]
EspanyolBarcelonaRCDE Stadium40,000[11]
FuenlabradaFuenlabradaFernando Torres5,400[12]
GironaGironaMontilivi11,200[13]
Las PalmasLas PalmasGran Canaria31,250[14]
LeganésLeganésButarque12,450[15]
LugoLugoAnxo Carro7,070[16]
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda30,044[17]
MallorcaPalmaVisit Mallorca Stadium24,262[18]
MirandésMiranda de EbroAnduva5,759[19]
OviedoOviedoCarlos Tartiere30,500[20]
Rayo VallecanoMadridVallecas14,708[21]
PonferradinaPonferradaEl Toralín8,400[22]
SabadellSabadellNova Creu Alta11,908[23]
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón30,000[24]
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López22,824[25]
UD LogroñésLogroñoLas Gaunas16,000[26]
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda33,608[27]

Team changes
Season Promoted to La Liga Relegated from La Liga Promoted from Segunda División B Relegated to Segunda División B
2020–21

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 División since its inception in 1929. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2018–19 season.

League or status at 2019–20:

La Liga
Segunda División
Segunda División B
Tercera División
Divisiones Regionales
Suspended
No longer affiliated with RFEF
Club no longer exists

Segunda División seasons
Season Champions Runners-up Other Teams Promoted
1929Sevilla[lower-roman 1]Iberia SC[lower-roman 1]
1929–30AlavésSporting Gijón[lower-roman 1]
1930–31ValenciaSevilla[lower-roman 1]
1931–32BetisOviedo[lower-roman 1]
1932–33OviedoAtlético Madrid[lower-roman 1]
1933–34SevillaAtlético Madrid
1934–35HérculesOsasuna
1935–36Celta VigoZaragoza
1939–40MurciaDeportivo La Coruña (not promoted)
1940–41GranadaReal SociedadCastellón and Deportivo La Coruña
1941–42BetisZaragoza
1942–43SabadellReal Sociedad
1943–44Sporting GijónMurcia
1944–45AlcoyanoHérculesCelta Vigo
1945–46SabadellDeportivo La Coruña
1946–47AlcoyanoGimnàsticReal Sociedad
1947–48ValladolidDeportivo La Coruña
1948–49Real SociedadMálaga
Season Northern Group Winner Southern Group Winner Other teams promoted
1949–50Racing SantanderAlcoyanoLleida and Murcia
1950–51Sporting GijónAtlético TetuánZaragoza and Las Palmas
1951–52OviedoMálaga
1952–53OsasunaJaén
1953–54AlavésLas PalmasHércules and Málaga
1954–55Cultural LeonesaMurcia
1955–56OsasunaJaénZaragoza and Condal
1956–57Sporting GijónGranada
1957–58OviedoBetis
1958–59ElcheValladolid
1959–60Racing SantanderMallorca
1960–61OsasunaTenerife
1961–62Deportivo La CoruñaCórdobaValladolid and Málaga
1962–63PontevedraMurciaLevante and Espanyol
1963–64Deportivo La CoruñaLas Palmas
1964–65PontevedraMallorcaSabadell and Málaga
1965–66Deportivo La CoruñaHérculesGranada
1966–67Real SociedadMálagaBetis
1967–68Deportivo La CoruñaGranada
Season Champions Runner Up Other teams promoted
1968–69SevillaCelta VigoMallorca
1969–70Sporting GijónMálagaEspanyol
1970–71BetisBurgos (I)Deportivo La Coruña and Córdoba
1971–72OviedoCastellónZaragoza
1972–73MurciaElcheRacing Santander
1973–74BetisHérculesSalamanca
1974–75OviedoRacing SantanderSevilla
1975–76Burgos (I)Celta VigoMálaga
1976–77Sporting GijónCádizRayo Vallecano
1977–78ZaragozaRecreativoCelta Vigo
1978–79AD AlmeríaMálagaBetis
1979–80MurciaValladolidOsasuna
1980–81CastellónCádizRacing Santander
1981–82Celta VigoSalamancaMálaga
1982–83MurciaCádizMallorca
1983–84Castilla[lower-roman 2]Bilbao Athletic[lower-roman 2]Hércules, Racing Santander and Elche
1984–85Las PalmasCádizCelta Vigo
1985–86MurciaSabadellMallorca
1986–87ValenciaLogroñésCelta Vigo
1987–88MálagaElcheOviedo
1988–89CastellónRayo VallecanoMallorca and Tenerife
1989–90Real BurgosBetisEspanyol
1990–91AlbaceteDeportivo La Coruña
1991–92Celta VigoRayo Vallecano
1992–93LleidaValladolidRacing Santander
1993–94EspanyolBetisCompostela
1994–95MéridaRayo VallecanoSalamanca
1995–96HérculesLogroñésExtremadura
1996–97MéridaSalamancaMallorca
1997–98AlavésExtremaduraVillarreal
1998–99MálagaAtlético Madrid B[lower-roman 2]Numancia, Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano
1999–2000Las PalmasOsasunaVillarreal
2000–01SevillaBetisTenerife
2001–02Atlético MadridRacing SantanderRecreativo
2002–03MurciaZaragozaAlbacete
2003–04LevanteNumanciaGetafe
2004–05CádizCelta VigoAlavés
2005–06RecreativoGimnàsticLevante
2006–07ValladolidAlmeríaMurcia
2007–08NumanciaMálagaSporting Gijón
2008–09XerezZaragozaTenerife
2009–10Real SociedadHérculesLevante
2010–11BetisRayo VallecanoGranada
2011–12Deportivo La CoruñaCelta VigoValladolid
2012–13ElcheVillarrealAlmeria
2013–14EibarDeportivo La CoruñaCórdoba
2014–15BetisSporting GijónLas Palmas
2015–16AlavésLeganésOsasuna
2016–17LevanteGironaGetafe
2017–18Rayo VallecanoHuescaValladolid
2018–19OsasunaGranadaMallorca
2019–20HuescaCádizElche
Notelist
  1. Not promoted
  2. Not promoted due to being a reserve team from a La Liga side

Champions and promotions
Club Winners Promotions Winning Years
Murcia
8
11
 1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03
Betis
7
12
 1931–32, 1941–42, 1957–58, 1970–71, 1973–74, 2010–11, 2014–15
Deportivo La Coruña
5
11
 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12
Sporting Gijón
5
7
 1943–44, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1969–70, 1976–77
Oviedo
5
6
 1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75
Málaga*
4
13
 1951–52, 1966–67, 1987–88, 1998–99
Osasuna
4
7
 1952–53, 1955–56, 1960–61, 2018–19
Alavés
4
6
 1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16
Sevilla
4
5
 1929, 1933–34, 1968–69, 2000–01
Las Palmas
4
5
 1953–54, 1963–64, 1984–85, 1999–2000
Celta Vigo
3
11
 1935–36, 1981–82, 1991–92
Hércules
3
8
 1934–35, 1965–66, 1995–96
Valladolid
3
8
 1947–48, 1958–59, 2006–07
Real Sociedad
3
6
 1948–49, 1966–67, 2009–10
Granada
3
5
 1940–41, 1956–57, 1967–68
Alcoyano
3
3
 1944–45, 1946–47, 1949–50
Racing Santander
2
8
 1949–50, 1959–60
Mallorca
2
7
 1959–60, 1964–65
Elche
2
6
 1958–59, 2012–13
Levante
2
5
 2003–04, 2016–17
Castellón
2
4
 1980–81, 1988–89
Sabadell
2
4
 1942–43, 1945–46
Mérida
2
2
 1994–95, 1996–97
Valencia
2
2
 1930–31, 1986–87
Pontevedra
2
2
 1962–63, 1964–65
Jaén
2
2
 1952–53, 1955–56
Zaragoza
1
8
 1977–78
Rayo Vallecano
1
7
 2017–18
Cádiz
1
6
 2004–05
Espanyol
1
4
 1993–94
Tenerife
1
4
 1960–61
Numancia
1
3
 2007–08
Recreativo
1
3
 2005–06
Córdoba
1
3
 1961–62
Huesca
1
2
 2019–20
Atlético Madrid
1
2
 2001–02
Lleida
1
2
 1992–93
Albacete
1
2
 1990–91
Burgos CF (I)
1
2
 1975–76
Eibar
1
1
 2013–14
Xerez
1
1
 2008–09
Real Burgos
1
1
 1989–90
AD Almería
1
1
 1978–79
Cultural Leonesa
1
1
 1954–55
Atlético Tetuán
1
1
 1950–51
Castilla
1
n/a
 1983–84

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

Media coverage

Spain
Broadcaster Summary Ref
Movistar+ 11 (all) matches per week, live. [28]
Gol 2 matches per week, live and free. [29]

International

All regular season matches exclusively live and free, in 155 countries on YouTube channel «LaLiga2» (exclude Spain, Balkan countries, Canada, Latin America countries, and USA), with promotion play-offs aired on several other broadcasters around the world based on this broadcasters list.[30]

Country/Region Broadcaster
 Australia beIN Sports
Middle East and North Africa
 New Zealand
Selected Southeast Asian countries
 Turkey
 United States
 Canada
DAZN
 Austria
 Germany
 Italy
 Japan
  Switzerland
Balkan countries Sport Klub
 Caribbean Digicel
DirecTV Sports
 South America
 Puerto Rico
 Czech Republic Digi Sport
 Romania
 Slovakia
Eurasia countries Setanta Sports
 Finland
 Hong Kong Now TV
 Ireland Eleven Sports
 United Kingdom
 Poland
Canal+ Sport
 Malta GO
 Netherlands Ziggo Sport
 Middle East and North Africa beIN Sports
Scandinavian countries C More

Sponsorship names for seasons
  • Liga BBVA (2006–2008)
  • Liga Adelante (2008–2016)
  • LaLiga 1|2|3 (2016–2019)
  • LaLiga SmartBank (2019–present)

See also

Notes
  1. Spanish: [kampeoˈnato naθjoˈnal de ˈliɣa ðe seˈɣunda ðiβiˈsjon]; "Second Division National League Championship"
  2. /læ ˈliːɡə/, Spanish: [la ˈliɣa dos]; "The League 2"

References
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