Segunda División facts for kids
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| Organising body | Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional |
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| Founded | 1929 |
| Country | Spain (21 teams) |
| Other club(s) from | Andorra (1 team) |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Primera División |
| Relegation to | Tercera División (1929–1977) Segunda División B (1977–2021) Primera Federación (2021–present) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa del Rey |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Europa League (via winning Copa del Rey) |
| Current champions | Leganés (1st title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Murcia (8 titles) |
| TV partners | LaLiga TV Hypermotion #Vamos por Movistar Plus+ |
LaLiga Hypermotion is Spain's second-highest professional football league for men's teams. It's also known as Segunda División. This exciting league is managed by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.
Twenty-two teams compete each season. The top teams get the chance to move up to La Liga, which is Spain's top football league. Teams that finish at the bottom of LaLiga Hypermotion move down to a lower league.
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Discovering LaLiga Hypermotion's Past
The Segunda División started way back in the 1928-29 season. It began at the same time as Spain's top league. In the beginning, there were twenty teams split into two groups, Group A and Group B.
How the League Changed Over Time
Group A was the second-highest level. The best team from Group A could try to get promoted to the First Division. The bottom two teams would move down to the Third Division.
Group B was the third-highest level. Two teams from Group B could move up to the Second Division. The other eight teams joined the new Third Division.
Many famous clubs were part of these early groups. Some of them are Sevilla F. C., Iberia S. C., Deportivo Alavés, and Real Betis Balompié.
Over the years, the league changed how it was set up. From 1934-35, it had many groups. But by 1968-69, it went back to having just one group, like it does today.
The League's Different Names
The league has had several names because of sponsors. From 2006 to 2008, it was called "Liga BBVA". Then, from 2008 to 2016, it became "Liga Adelante".
In 2016, Banco Santander became the main sponsor. The league was then known as "LaLiga 1|2|3". Later, it changed to "LaLiga SmartBank" from 2019 to 2023. For the 2023-24 season, EA Sports became the new sponsor, and the league is now called "LaLiga Hypermotion".
Amazing Records and Achievements
Murcia holds the record for playing the most seasons in the Second Division, with 53 seasons. They have also won the championship eight times!
Other teams with many seasons include Sporting de Gijón (48 seasons) and Tenerife (44 seasons).
SD Eibar has a record for playing 18 seasons in a row, from 1987-88 to 2005-06.
Only six teams have never played in a lower division than this one. These are Atlético de Madrid, Espanyol, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, and Sporting de Gijón.
In the 2011-12 season, Deportivo de La Coruña set a new record. They earned 91 points and won the championship. The next season, Elche was the first team to stay in first place for all 42 games.
How the League Works
LaLiga Hypermotion has 22 teams. Each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away. This makes a total of 42 matches in a season.
Moving Up and Down
At the end of each season, three teams get to move up to La Liga.
- The top two teams automatically get promoted.
- The third team is decided by a special play-off. Teams that finish from 3rd to 6th place compete in these play-offs. Teams that are "reserve teams" (like a club's second team) cannot be promoted.
- The play-offs have two rounds: semi-finals and a final. Each round has two games.
The four teams that finish at the very bottom of LaLiga Hypermotion move down to the Primera Federación league.
Meet the Clubs
There are 22 teams playing in the current season. This includes 15 teams from last season's Segunda División. Three teams moved down from La Liga. Four teams moved up from the 2022–23 Primera Federación.
Team Changes for This Season
Here's a quick look at which teams moved up or down:
| Promoted from 2022–23 Primera Federación | Relegated from 2022–23 La Liga | Promoted to 2023–24 La Liga | Relegated to 2023–24 Primera Federación |
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| Alcorcón Amorebieta Eldense Racing Ferrol |
Elche Espanyol Real Valladolid |
Alaves Granada Las Palmas |
Ibiza Lugo Malaga Ponferradina |
Where the Teams Play
Here are the teams, their cities, stadiums, and how many fans their stadiums can hold:
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Albacete | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte | 17,524 |
| Alcorcón | Alcorcón | Santo Domingo | 5,100 |
| Amorebieta | Amorebieta-Etxano | Urritxe | 3,000 |
| Andorra |  Andorra la Vella |
Estadi Nacional | 3,347 |
| Burgos | Burgos | El Plantío | 12,194 |
| Cartagena | Cartagena | Cartagonova | 15,105 |
| Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 8,164 |
| Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 33,732 |
| Eldense | Elda | Nuevo Pepico Amat | 4,036 |
| Espanyol | Cornellà de Llobregat | RCDE Stadium | 40,000 |
| Huesca | Huesca | El Alcoraz | 9,100 |
| Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 12,450 |
| Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
| Mirandés | Miranda de Ebro | Anduva | 5,759 |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
| Racing Ferrol | Ferrol | A Malata | 12,043 |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón | 30,000 |
| Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,618 |
| Villarreal B | Villarreal | Estadio de la Ceramica | 23,000 |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 33,608 |
Champions and Promotions
This table shows which clubs have won the Segunda División and how many times they have been promoted to the top league. Clubs in bold are playing in LaLiga Hypermotion this season. Clubs in italics no longer exist.
| Club | Winners | Promotions | Winning Years |
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| Murcia |
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1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03 |
| Real Betis |
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1931–32, 1941–42, 1957–58, 1970–71, 1973–74, 2010–11, 2014–15 |
| Deportivo La Coruña |
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1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12 |
| Sporting Gijón |
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1943–44, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1969–70, 1976–77 |
| Oviedo |
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1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75 |
| Málaga* |
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1951–52, 1966–67, 1987–88, 1998–99 |
| Alavés |
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1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16 |
| Osasuna |
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1952–53, 1955–56, 1960–61, 2018–19 |
| Las Palmas |
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1953–54, 1963–64, 1984–85, 1999–2000 |
| Granada |
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1940–41, 1956–57, 1967–68, 2022–23 |
| Sevilla |
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1929, 1933–34, 1968–69, 2000–01 |
| Celta Vigo |
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1935–36, 1981–82, 1991–92 |
| Hércules |
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1934–35, 1965–66, 1995–96 |
| Valladolid |
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1947–48, 1958–59, 2006–07 |
| Real Sociedad |
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1948–49, 1966–67, 2009–10 |
| Alcoyano |
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1944–45, 1946–47, 1949–50 |
| Racing Santander |
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1949–50, 1959–60 |
| Mallorca |
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1959–60, 1964–65 |
| Elche |
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1958–59, 2012–13 |
| Levante |
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2003–04, 2016–17 |
| Castellón |
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1980–81, 1988–89 |
| Sabadell |
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1942–43, 1945–46 |
| Espanyol |
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1993–94, 2020–21 |
| Mérida |
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1994–95, 1996–97 |
| Valencia |
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1930–31, 1986–87 |
| Pontevedra |
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1962–63, 1964–65 |
| Jaén |
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1952–53, 1955–56 |
| Zaragoza |
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1977–78 |
| Rayo Vallecano |
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2017–18 |
| Cádiz |
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2004–05 |
| Tenerife |
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1960–61 |
| Almería |
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2021–22 |
| Numancia |
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2007–08 |
| Recreativo |
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2005–06 |
| Córdoba |
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1961–62 |
| Leganés |
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2023–24 |
| Huesca |
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2019–20 |
| Atlético Madrid |
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2001–02 |
| Lleida |
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1992–93 |
| Albacete |
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1990–91 |
| Burgos CF (I) |
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1975–76 |
| Eibar |
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2013–14 |
| Xerez |
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2008–09 |
| Real Burgos |
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1989–90 |
| AD Almería |
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1978–79 |
| Cultural Leonesa |
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1954–55 |
| Atlético Tetuán |
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1950–51 |
| Castilla |
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1983–84 |
*Championships won by Málaga CF and CD Málaga
Top Scorers Each Season
Here's a list of the players who scored the most goals in each Segunda División season:
| Season | Player | Goals | Club |
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| 1929 |  Campanal I |
28 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1929-30 | Olivares |
23 | Alavés |
| 1930-31 | Adolfo Suárez |
18 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1931-32 | Isidro Lángara |
24 | Oviedo |
| 1932-33 | Ramón Herrera |
33 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1933-34 | Campanal I (2) |
28 | Sevilla F.C. |
| 1934-35 | Nolete |
17 | Celta Vigo |
| 1935-36 | Nolete (2) |
19 | Celta Vigo |
| 1936-1939: Cancelled due to Spanish Civil War | |||
| 1939-40 | Fernando Teràn |
24 | Real Sociedad |
| 1940-41 | Julio Elicegui (2) |
26 | Real Unión |
| 1941-42 | José Mijares |
18 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1942-43 | Jose Saras |
14 | Racing Santander |
| 1943-44 | José Araujo |
21 | Xerez |
| 1944-45 | José Araujo (2) |
22 | Xerez |
| 1945-46 | Jose Saras (2) |
20 | Racing Santander |
| Mariano Uceda |
Zaragoza | ||
| 1946-47 | Francisco Peralta |
24 | Gimnàstic |
| 1947-48 | José Serratusell |
31 | Badalona |
| 1948-49 | Pedro Bazàn |
25 | CD Málaga |
| 1949-50 | Pío Alonso |
31 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1950-51 | Paco Campos |
29 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1951-52 | Pedro Bazàn (2) |
25 | CD Málaga |
| 1952-53 | Ángel Arregui |
30 | Jaén |
| 1953-54 | Chas |
23 | Cultural Leonesa |
| 1954-55 | Julito |
25 | C.D. Tenerife |
| 1955-56 | Rafa Delgado |
25 | Granada C.F. |
| 1956-57 | Ricardo Alós |
45 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1957-58 | Lalo |
19 | Real Oviedo |
| Chelo |
Terrassa | ||
| Jordi Vila |
Real Betis | ||
| 1958-59 |  José Cardona |
23 | Elche CF |
| 1959-60 | José Paredes |
25 | Levante |
| 1960-61 | José Luis Veloso |
26 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1961-62 | Amancio Amaro |
25 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1962-63 | José Miguel Olano |
31 | Real Sociedad |
| 1963-64 | Abel Fernàndez |
26 | Racing Santander |
| 1964-65 | José María Lizarralde |
20 | Indautxu |
| 1965-66 | Abel Fernàndez (2) |
26 | Celta Vigo |
| 1966-67 | Francisco Solabarietta |
24 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1967-68 | Abel Fernàndez (3) |
17 | Celta Vigo |
| Cesàreo Rivera |
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| 1968-69 | Quino |
32 | Real Betis |
| 1969-70 | Quini |
21 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1970-71 | Santillana |
16 | Racing Santander |
| 1971-72 | Enrique Galán |
23 | Real Oviedo |
| 1972-73 | Illán |
20 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 1973-74 | Baena |
23 | Cádiz |
| 1974-75 |  José Juan Cioffi |
22 | Castellón |
| 1975-76 | Illán (2) |
22 | C.D. Tenerife |
| Antonio Burguete |
Córdoba | ||
| 1976-77 | Quini (2) |
27 | Sporting Gijón |
| 1977-78 | Alfonso Castro |
24 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1978-79 | Patxi Iriguíbel |
24 | Osasuna |
| 1979-80 | Patxi Iriguíbel (2) |
19 | Osasuna |
| 1980-81 | Enrique Magdaleno |
17 | Burgos |
| 1981-82 | Pichi Lucas |
26 | Celta Vigo |
| 1982-83 | José Luis |
16 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1983-84 | Julio Salinas |
23 | Bilbao Athletic |
| 1984-85 | Meíjas |
16 | Cádiz |
| 1985-86 | Alcañiz |
23 | Castellón |
| 1986-87 |  Baltazar |
34 | Celta Vigo |
| 1987-88 | Cárlos Muñoz |
25 | Real Oviedo |
| 1988-89 | Quique Estebaranz |
23 | Racing Santander |
| 1989-90 | Pepe Mel |
22 | Real Betis |
| 1990-91 | Juan Ramón Comas |
23 | Murcia |
| 1991-92 |  Vladimir Gudelj |
26 | Celta Vigo |
| 1992-93 | Daniel Aquino |
19 | Mérida UD |
| 1993-94 | Daniel Aquino (2) |
26 | Real Betis |
| 1994-95 | Puche II |
21 | Palamós CF |
| 1995-96 | Manel |
27 | CD Logroñés |
| 1996-97 |  Pauleta |
19 | UD Salamanca |
| Yordi |
Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 1997-98 |  Igor Gluščević |
24 | CF Extremadura |
| 1998-99 | Catanha |
25 | Málaga CF |
| Sequeiros |
Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 1999-2000 | Paco Salillas |
20 | Levante UD |
| 2000-01 | Salva |
21 | Atlético Madrid |
| 2001-02 |  Diego Alonso |
22 | Atlético Madrid |
| 2002-03 | Jesús Perera |
22 | Albacete |
| 2003-04 | Rubén Castro |
22 | Las Palmas |
| 2004-05 | Mario Bermejo |
25 | Racing Ferrol |
| 2005-06 |  Ikechukwu Uche |
20 | Recreativo |
| 2006-07 | Marcos Márquez |
21 | Las Palmas |
| 2007-08 | Yordi (2) |
20 | Xerez |
| 2008-09 | Nino |
29 | CD Tenerife |
| 2009-10 | Jorge Molina |
26 | Elche CF |
| 2010-11 | Soriano |
32 | Barcelona B |
| 2011-12 | Ulloa |
28 | UD Almería |
| 2012-13 | Charles |
27 | UD Almería |
| 2013-14 | Viguera |
25 | Deportivo Alavés |
| 2014-15 | Rubén Castro (2) |
31 | Real Betis |
| 2015-16 | Sergio León |
22 | Elche CF |
| 2016-17 | Joselu |
23 | CD Lugo |
| 2017-18 | Arnaiz |
33 | Real Valladolid |
| 2018-19 | Álvaro |
20 | UD Almería |
| 2019-20 | Stuani |
29 | Girona FC |
| 2020-21 | De Tomás |
23 | Espanyol |
| 2021-22 | Stuani (2) |
22 | Girona FC |
| Borja Bastón |
Real Oviedo | ||
| 2022-23 |  Uzuni |
23 | Granada |
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How the league's sponsor names have changed over time.
Media Coverage
You can watch LaLiga Hypermotion matches in Spain through these broadcasters:
| Broadcaster | Summary | Ref |
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| LaLiga TV Hypermotion | Shows all 11 matches every week, live. | |
| #Vamos por Movistar Plus+ | Shows 2 matches every week, live. |
See Also
- List of La Liga broadcasters
