Segunda Federación

Segunda Federación
Organising body	RFEF
Founded	6 May 2020; 4 years ago
First season	2021–22
Country	Spain
Divisions	5
Number of clubs	5 groups of 18 teams each (90)
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Primera Federación
Relegation to	Tercera Federación
Domestic cup(s)	Copa del Rey; Copa Federación
International cup(s)	UEFA Europa League; (via winning Copa del Rey)
TV partners	Footters, TVG2, ETB 4, 7RM, IB3, CMM, Aragón TV, PTV Córdoba
Website	rfef.es/segunda-federacion
	Current: 2023–24 Segunda Federación

Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B,^[1] is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is the second tier outside the top two professional leagues, the Primera División (also known as La Liga) and Segunda División (also known as La Liga 2), being behind Primera Federación and above Tercera Federación. The division also includes the reserve teams of a number of La Liga and La Liga 2 teams.

History

On 6 May 2020, the RFEF announced the creation of a new, two-group, 40-team third division called Primera División RFEF, which resulted in the former third division, Segunda División B, dropping down a level and becoming Segunda División RFEF; the changes were made effective for the 2021–22 campaign.^[2]^[3]

In July 2022, the division was renamed Segunda Federación.^[4]

Current format

Segunda Federación features 90 teams divided into 5 groups of 18. The champions of each group achieve automatic promotion to Primera Federación, while the other top four teams qualify for a play-off round, where five of the 20 teams qualified also achieve promotion. However reserve teams are only eligible for promotion to the Primera Federación if their senior team is in one division above it. The bottom five teams in each group are relegated to the Tercera Federación. Also, the four worst 13th-placed teams enter into relegation play-offs to determine the two teams to be relegated.

Eligibility of players

Each team of Segunda Federación can have 22 players in their roster, with these two limitations:

A maximum of 16 players over 23 years old.^[5]
A minimum of 10 players under professional contract.^[6]

Groups

The member clubs of the Segunda Federación for the 2023–24 season are listed below.

Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V
Arandina Avilés Cayón Compostela Coruxo Covadonga Deportivo Fabril Gimnástica Torrelavega Guijuelo Langreo Marino Luanco Ourense Oviedo Vetusta Pontevedra Racing Villalbés Rayo Cantabria Valladolid Promesas Zamora	Alavés B Arenas Barakaldo Barbastro Bilbao Athletic Brea Calahorra Deportivo Aragón Egüés Gernika Izarra UD Logroñés Mutilvera Náxara Real Sociedad C San Juan Tudelano Utebo	Alzira Andratx Atlético Saguntino Badalona Futur Cerdanyola del Vallès Espanyol B Europa Formentera Hércules La Nucía Lleida Esportiu Manresa Peña Deportiva Penya Independent Sant Andreu Terrassa Torrent Valencia Mestalla	Águilas Antoniano Betis Deportivo Cádiz B Cartagena B El Palo Estepona La Unión Atlético Linense Manchego Mar Menor Marbella Orihuela San Roque Lepe Sevilla Atlético UCAM Murcia Vélez Yeclano	Atlético Paso Badajoz Cacereño Getafe B Gimnástica Segoviana Guadalajara Illescas Llerenense Mensajero Montijo Navalcarnero Numancia San Fernando San Sebastián de los Reyes Talavera de la Reina Unión Adarve Ursaria Villanovense

Winners and promotions

Season	Group winners					Other promoted teams
Season	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V	Other promoted teams
2021–22	Pontevedra	Osasuna B	Numancia	Córdoba	Intercity	Ceuta, Eldense, La Nucía, Mérida, Murcia
2022–23	Arenteiro	Sestao River	Teruel	Antequera	Melilla	Atlético Madrid B, Atlético Sanluqueño, Recreativo Granada, Recreativo Huelva, Tarazona

Top scorers

Goals in playoffs are not counted.

Season	Top scorer	Club	Goals
2021–22	Charles	Pontevedra	19
2022–23	Carlos Martín	Atlético Madrid B	18

References and notes

^ Así quedan distribuidos los grupos de Segunda RFEF-Segunda B para la próxima temporada [Here are the distributions of the Segunda RFEF-Segunda B groups for the coming season], RFEF (in Spanish). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021
^ "Comunicado de la RFEF en relación con las competiciones no profesionales del fútbol español" (in Spanish). RFEF. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ "La Federación desvela el misterio: La nueva Segunda B se denominará Primera División RFEF". ABC (in Spanish). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Segunda B-Segunda Federación" (in Spanish). RFEF. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ "La plantilla máxima de los equipos especial consideración 2ªB y 3ª División". Bufete Carrasco. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "Los clubes deberán tener 10 fichas profesionales" [Clubs must have ten professional players]. Diario AS. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

External links

Official website of RFEF (in Spanish)
Soccerway - Segunda Federación

[1] Así quedan distribuidos los grupos de Segunda RFEF-Segunda B para la próxima temporada [Here are the distributions of the Segunda RFEF-Segunda B groups for the coming season], RFEF (in Spanish). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021

[rfef-2] "Comunicado de la RFEF en relación con las competiciones no profesionales del fútbol español" (in Spanish). RFEF. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[3] "La Federación desvela el misterio: La nueva Segunda B se denominará Primera División RFEF". ABC (in Spanish). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[4] "Segunda B-Segunda Federación" (in Spanish). RFEF. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[5] "La plantilla máxima de los equipos especial consideración 2ªB y 3ª División". Bufete Carrasco. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[6] "Los clubes deberán tener 10 fichas profesionales" [Clubs must have ten professional players]. Diario AS. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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