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)
CountrySpain
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams22
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPrimera División
Relegation toTercera División (1929–1977)
Segunda División B (1977–2021)
Professional third division (2021–future)
Domestic cup(s)Copa del Rey
International cup(s)UEFA Europa League
(via winning Copa del Rey)
Current championsOsasuna (4th title)
Most championshipsReal Murcia (9 titles)
TV partnersMovistar+
Gol
Websitelaliga.com
2019–20 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 2019–20 Segunda División
Location of teams in 2019–20 Segunda División (Canary Islands)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AlbaceteAlbaceteCarlos Belmonte17,524[5]
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo5,100[6]
AlmeríaAlmeríaJuegos Mediterráneos15,000[7]
CádizCádizRamón de Carranza25,033[8]
Deportivo La CoruñaA CoruñaAbanca-Riazor32,660[9]
ElcheElcheMartínez Valero33,732[10]
ExtremaduraAlmendralejoCiudad de Almendralejo11,580[11]
FuenlabradaFuenlabrada Fernando Torres5,400[12]
GironaGironaMontilivi13,450[13]
HuescaHuescaEl Alcoraz7,638[14]
Las PalmasLas PalmasGran Canaria31,250[15]
LugoLugoAnxo Carro7,070[16]
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda30,044[17]
MirandésMiranda de EbroAnduva5,759[18]
NumanciaSoriaLos Pajaritos8,261[19]
OviedoOviedoCarlos Tartiere30,500[20]
PonferradinaPonferradaEl Toralín8,400[21]
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero22,222[22]
Rayo VallecanoMadridVallecas14,708[23]
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón30,000[24]
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López22,824[25]
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda33,608[26]

Team changes
Season Promoted to La Liga Relegated from La Liga Promoted from Segunda División B Relegated to Segunda División B
2018–19

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 (not promoted)Iberia SC (not promoted)
1929–30AlavésSporting Gijón (not promoted)
1930–31ValenciaSevilla (not promoted)
1931–32Real BetisReal Oviedo (not promoted)
1932–33Real OviedoAtlético Madrid (not promoted)
1933–34SevillaAtlético Madrid
1934–35HérculesOsasuna
1935–36Celta de VigoReal Zaragoza
1939–40Real MurciaDeportivo La Coruña (not promoted)
1940–41GranadaReal SociedadCastellón and Deportivo La Coruña
1941–42Real BetisReal Zaragoza
1942–43SabadellReal Sociedad
1943–44Sporting de GijónReal Murcia
1944–45AlcoyanoHérculesCelta de Vigo
1945–46SabadellDeportivo La Coruña
1946–47AlcoyanoGimnàstic de TarragonaReal Sociedad
1947–48Real ValladolidDeportivo La Coruña
1948–49Real SociedadMálaga
Season Northern Group Winner Southern Group Winner Other teams promoted
1949–50Racing de SantanderAlcoyanoLleida and Real Murcia
1950–51Sporting de GijónMoghreb Athletic TétouanReal Zaragoza and Las Palmas
1951–52Real OviedoMálaga
1952–53OsasunaReal Jaén
1953–54AlavésLas PalmasHércules and Málaga
1954–55Cultural y Deportiva LeonesaReal Murcia
1955–56OsasunaReal JaénReal Zaragoza and CD Condal
1956–57Sporting de GijónGranada
1957–58Real OviedoReal Betis
1958–59Elche CFReal Valladolid
1959–60Racing de SantanderMallorca
1960–61OsasunaTenerife
1961–62Deportivo La CoruñaCórdobaReal Valladolid and Málaga
1962–63PontevedraReal MurciaLevante and Espanyol
1963–64Deportivo La CoruñaLas Palmas
1964–65PontevedraMallorcaSabadell and Málaga
1965–66Deportivo La CoruñaHérculesGranada
1966–67Real SociedadMálagaReal Betis
1967–68Deportivo La CoruñaGranada
Season Champions Runner Up Other teams promoted
1968–69SevillaCelta de VigoMallorca
1969–70Sporting de GijónMálagaEspanyol
1970–71Real BetisBurgosDeportivo La Coruña and Córdoba
1971–72Real OviedoCastellónReal Zaragoza
1972–73Real MurciaElcheRacing de Santander
1973–74Real BetisHérculesSalamanca
1974–75Real OviedoRacing de SantanderSevilla
1975–76BurgosCelta de VigoMálaga
1976–77Sporting de GijónCádizRayo Vallecano
1977–78Real ZaragozaRecreativo de HuelvaCelta de Vigo
1978–79AD AlmeríaMálagaReal Betis
1979–80Real MurciaReal ValladolidOsasuna
1980–81CastellónCádizRacing de Santander
1981–82Celta de VigoSalamancaMálaga
1982–83Real MurciaCádizMallorca
1983–84Castilla (not promoted due to being Real Madrid's reserve team)Bilbao Athletic (not promoted due to being Athletic Bilbao's reserve team)Hércules, Racing de Santander and Elche
1984–85Las PalmasCádizCelta de Vigo
1985–86Real MurciaSabadellMallorca
1986–87ValenciaLogroñésCelta de Vigo
1987–88MálagaElcheReal Oviedo
1988–89CastellónRayo VallecanoMallorca and Tenerife
1989–90Real BurgosReal BetisEspanyol
1990–91Albacete BalompiéDeportivo La Coruña
1991–92Celta de VigoRayo Vallecano
1992–93LleidaReal ValladolidRacing de Santander
1993–94EspanyolReal BetisCompostela
1994–95MéridaRayo VallecanoSalamanca
1995–96HérculesLogroñésExtremadura
1996–97MéridaSalamancaMallorca
1997–98AlavésExtremaduraVillarreal
1998–99MálagaAtlético Madrid B (not promoted due to being Atlético Madrid's reserve team)Numancia, Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano
1999–2000Las PalmasOsasunaVillarreal
2000–01SevillaReal BetisTenerife
2001–02Atlético MadridRacing de SantanderRecreativo de Huelva
2002–03Real MurciaReal ZaragozaAlbacete Balompié
2003–04LevanteNumanciaGetafe
2004–05CádizCelta de VigoDeportivo Alavés
2005–06Recreativo de HuelvaGimnàstic de TarragonaLevante
2006–07Real ValladolidUD AlmeríaReal Murcia
2007–08NumanciaMálagaSporting de Gijón
2008–09XerezReal ZaragozaTenerife
2009–10Real SociedadHérculesLevante
2010–11Real BetisRayo VallecanoGranada
2011–12Deportivo La CoruñaCelta de VigoReal Valladolid
2012–13ElcheVillarrealAlmeria
2013–14EibarDeportivo La CoruñaCórdoba
2014–15Real BetisSporting GijónLas Palmas
2015–16AlavésLeganésOsasuna
2016–17LevanteGironaGetafe
2017–18Rayo VallecanoHuescaValladolid
2018–19OsasunaGranadaMallorca
2019-20

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
Real 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
Levante
2
5
 2003–04, 2016–17
Elche
2
4
 1958–59, 2012–13
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
Real Jaén
2
2
 1952–53, 1955–56
Zaragoza
1
8
 1977–78
Rayo Vallecano
1
7
 2017–18
Cádiz
1
5
 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
Atlético Madrid
1
2
 2001–02
Lleida
1
2
 1992–93
Albacete Balompié
1
2
 1990–91
Burgos
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
0
 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. [27]
Gol 2 matches per week, live and free. [28]

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.[29]

Country/Region Broadcaster
 Australia beIN Sports
Middle East and North Africa
 New Zealand
 Turkey
 United States
 Canada
DAZN
 Austria
 Germany
 Italy
 Japan
  Switzerland
Balkan countries
 Sport Klub
 Caribbean Digicel
DirecTV Sports
 Puerto Rico
 Czech Republic Digi Sport
 Romania
 Slovakia
 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
 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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  2. "Presentado el acuerdo por el que Primera División se llamará Liga BBVA y Segunda, Liga Adelante" (in Spanish). lfp.es. 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
  3. "LaLiga and Santander strike title sponsorship deal". LaLiga. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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  20. "Stadiums". Real Oviedo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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  22. "El Estadio". Real Racing Club. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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  27. "Telefónica se queda Segunda División". elmundo.es (in Spanish). 21 December 2018.
  28. "LaLiga adjudica dos lotes de TV más a Telefónica y Mediapro". as.com (in Spanish). 21 December 2018.
  29. "LaLiga 1|2|3 matches to be broadcast via YouTube in over 155 global markets". LFP. 10 January 2019.
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