Segunda División 2022–23 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Dates | 12 August 2022–17 June 2023 | |
Winners | Granada | |
Promoted | Granada Las Palmas Alavés | |
Relegated | Ponferradina Málaga Ibiza Lugo | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 462 | |
Goals scored | 932 | |
Top goalscorer | Myrto Uzuni (24 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Granada 5–0 Sporting Gijón (13 October 2022) | |
Biggest away win | Ibiza 0–5 Albacete (7 May 2023) | |
Highest scoring | Sporting Gijón 3–4 Mirandés (12 March 2023) Villarreal B 5–2 Cartagena (19 March 2023) Andorra 4–3 Villarreal B (27 May 2023) | |
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The 2022–23 Segunda División (LaLiga SmartBank) football season, also known as for sponsorship reasons, was the 92nd since its establishment in Spain.
Teams[]
Team changes[]
Promoted from 2021–22 Primera División RFEF | Relegated from 2021–22 La Liga | Promoted to 2022–23 La Liga | Relegated to 2022–23 Primera División RFEF |
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Racing Santander Andorra Albacete Villarreal B |
Alavés Granada Levante |
Almería Valladolid |
Alcorcón Fuenlabrada Amorebieta Real Sociedad B |
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)[]
A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2021–22 season, three relegated from the 2021–22 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF.
- Teams promoted to La Liga
The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Almería and Real Valladolid, who mathematically secured first and second position, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Almería return to La Liga after a seven-year absence, while Valladolid return after a one-year absence.
- Teams relegated from La Liga
The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Levante, following a 0–6 loss to Real Madrid on 12 May 2022, ending their five years in the top tier. The second team to be relegated were Alavés, after defeated 1-3 by Levante on 15 May 2022, ending their six years stay in the top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Granada, who drew against Espanyol, which was coupled with wins of Cádiz and Mallorca on 22 May 2022, the final match day. Granada ended a three-year stay in the top level.
- Teams relegated to Primera División RFEF
On 16 April 2022, Alcorcón became the first team to be relegated from Segunda División after defeated by Cartagena, ending their 12-year stay in the second division. The second team to be relegated were Fuenlabrada, who were relegated on 7 May 2022 after defeated by Real Sociedad B, ending three years spell in the second division. Alcorcon and Fuenlabrada was followed by Real Sociedad B and Amorebieta. Both of those clubs were relegated on 21 May 2022, making an immediate return to the third tier after a single season in Segunda División.
- Teams promoted from Primera División RFEF
On 1 May 2022, Racing Santander became the first team to achieve promotion to the second tier after a 2–2 draw against Celta de Vigo B, securing direct promotion and ending a two-season stint at the third tier of Spanish football. The second team to earn promotion was Andorra after beating UCAM Murcia on 21 May 2022, thus getting promoted to the second tier for the first time in their history. On 11 June 2022, Albacete and Villarreal B were both promoted, after defeating Deportivo La Coruña and Gimnàstic, respectively, in the final of the play-offs. Albacete returned after a one year absence and Villarreal B returned after 10 years in the third tier.
Stadiums and locations[]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorroza | 19,840 |
Albacete | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte | 17,524 |
Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Estadi Nacional | 3,306 |
Burgos | Burgos | El Plantío | 12,194 |
Cartagena | Cartagena | Cartagonova | 15,105 |
Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 8,164 |
Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 19,336 |
Huesca | Huesca | El Alcoraz | 9,100 |
Ibiza | Ibiza | Can Misses | 6,000 |
Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria | 31,250 |
Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 1,245 |
Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
Lugo | Lugo | Anxo Carro | 7,070 |
Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
Mirandés | Miranda de Ebro | Anduva | 5,759 |
Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
Ponferradina | Ponferrada | El Toralín | 8,400 |
Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón | 30,000 |
Villarreal B | Villarreal | Mini Estadi | 5,000 |
Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 33,608 |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Alavés | ![]() |
End of contract | 23 May 2022 | Pre-season | ![]() |
23 May 2022 |
Lugo | ![]() |
23 May 2022 | ![]() |
16 June 2022 | ||
Ponferradina | ![]() |
27 May 2022 | ![]() |
13 June 2022 | ||
Zaragoza | ![]() |
30 May 2022 | ![]() |
31 May 2022 | ||
Ibiza | ![]() |
31 May 2022 | ![]() |
8 June 2022 | ||
Leganés | ![]() |
5 June 2022 | ![]() |
6 June 2022 | ||
Oviedo | ![]() |
8 June 2022 | ![]() |
15 June 2022 | ||
Levante | ![]() |
12 June 2022 | ![]() |
12 June 2022 | ||
Huesca | ![]() |
13 June 2022 | ![]() |
13 June 2022 | ||
Albacete | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 15 June 2022 | ![]() |
27 June 2022 | |
Málaga | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 September 2022 | 21st | ![]() |
21 September 2022 |
Levante | ![]() |
10 October 2022 | 14th | ![]() |
10 October 2022 | |
Oviedo | ![]() |
16 October 2022 | 19th | ![]() |
16 October 2022 | |
Levante | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 9th | ![]() | ||
Ibiza | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 October 2022 | 17th | ![]() |
24 October 2022 |
Zaragoza | ![]() |
6 November 2022 | 17th | ![]() |
7 November 2022 | |
Granada | ![]() |
8 November 2022 | 8th | ![]() |
9 November 2022 | |
Ponferradina | ![]() |
Resigned | 19 November 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
20 November 2022 |
Lugo | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 November 2022 | 20th | ![]() |
23 November 2022 |
Ibiza | ![]() |
23 November 2022 | 21st | ![]() |
26 November 2022 | |
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End of caretaker spell | 28 November 2022 | 22nd | ![]() |
28 November 2022 | |
Racing Santander | ![]() |
Sacked | 12 December 2022 | 19th | ![]() |
13 December 2022 |
Sporting Gijón | ![]() |
15 January 2023 | 15th | ![]() |
17 January 2023 | |
Málaga | ![]() |
25 January 2023 | 20th | ![]() |
25 January 2023 | |
Lugo | ![]() |
31 January 2023 | 21st | ![]() |
1 February 2023 | |
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6 March 2023 | 22nd | ![]() |
7 March 2023 | ||
Leganés | ![]() |
4 April 2023 | 17th | ![]() |
4 April 2023 | |
Ponferradina | ![]() |
10 April 2023 | 19th | ![]() |
10 April 2023 |
League table[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Granada (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 75 | Promotion to La Liga |
2 | Las Palmas (P) | 42 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 72 | |
3 | Levante | 42 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 72 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
4 | Alavés (O, P) | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 71 | |
5 | Eibar | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 71 | |
6 | Albacete | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 67 | |
7 | Andorra | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 59 | |
8 | Oviedo | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 59 | |
9 | Cartagena | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 58 | |
10 | Tenerife | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 57 | |
11 | Burgos | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 54 | |
12 | Racing Santander | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 54 | |
13 | Zaragoza | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 53 | |
14 | Leganés | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 53 | |
15 | Huesca | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 52 | |
16 | Mirandés | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 52 | |
17 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 50 | |
18 | Villarreal B | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 50 | Not eligible for promotion[Note] |
19 | Ponferradina (R) | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 44 | Relegation to Primera Federación |
20 | Málaga (R) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 44 | |
21 | Ibiza (R) | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 34 | |
22 | Lugo (R) | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
- Goal difference: Las Palmas +20, Levante +16
- Jump up to:a b Alavés finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head points: Eibar 0–0 Alavés, Alavés 2–0 Eibar
- Jump up to:a b Andorra finished ahead of Oviedo on head-to-head points: Oviedo 0–1 Andorra, Andorra 3–1 Oviedo
- Jump up to:a b Burgos finished ahead of Racing Santander on head-to-head points: Racing Santander 0–1 Burgos, Burgos 2–1 Racing Santander
- Jump up to:a b Zaragoza finished ahead of Leganés on head-to-head goal difference: Leganés 2–1 Zaragoza, Zaragoza 3–0 Leganés
- Jump up to:a b Huesca finished ahead of Mirandés on head-to-head points: Mirandés 1–1 Huesca, Huesca 1–0 Mirandés
- Jump up to:a b Goal difference: Sporting Gijón -2, Villarreal B -5
- Jump up to:a b Ponferradina finished ahead of Málaga on head-to-head goal difference: Málaga 1–0 Ponferradina, Ponferradina 2–0 Málaga
Results[]
Promotion play-offs[]
- Main article:2023 Segunda División play-offs
Semi–finals | Final | |||||||||||
3 | Levante | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
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6 | Albacete | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Levante | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Alaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
4 | Alaves | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
5 | Eibar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Season statistics[]
Top goalscorers[]
Assists[]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Granada | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
Cartagena | 8 |
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Las Palmas | ||
4 | ![]() |
Eibar | 7 |
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Mirandés | ||
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Racing Santander | ||
7 | ![]() |
Sporting Gijón | 6 |
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Albacete | ||
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Cartagena | ||
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Villarreal B | ||
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Oviedo | ||
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Ponferradina |
Zamora Trophy[]
The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals against |
Matches | Average |
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1 | ![]() |
Granada | 19 | 29 | 0.66 |
2 | ![]() |
Levante | 23 | 34 | 0.68 |
3 | ![]() |
Las Palmas | 23 | 33 | 0.70 |
4 | ![]() |
Burgos | 28 | 38 | 0.74 |
5 | ![]() |
Alavés | 32 | 40 | 0.80 |
Hat-tricks[]
- Note
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
Awards[]
Monthly[]
External links[]
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