2019–20 Segunda División

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The 2019–20 Segunda División season, also known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 89th since its establishment.

Segunda División
Season2019–20
Dates17 August 2019 – 7 August 2020 (regular season)
ChampionsHuesca
PromotedHuesca
Cádiz
Elche
RelegatedDeportivo de La Coruña
Numancia
Extremadura
Racing Santander
Matches played462
Goals scored1,057 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerCristhian Stuani
(29 goals)
Best goalkeeperMunir
(0.78 goals/match)
Biggest home winPonferradina 4–0 Tenerife
(1 September 2019)
Racing Santander 4–0 Mirandés
(17 September 2019)
Sporting Gijón 4–0 Zaragoza
(27 October 2019)
Almería 4–0 Deportivo de La Coruña
(7 March 2020)
Sporting Gijón 4–0 Las Palmas
(8 March 2020)
Las Palmas 5–1 Extremadura
(20 July 2020)
Biggest away winAlbacete 0–4 Tenerife
(15 September 2019)
Lugo 0–4 Almería
(4 January 2020)
Highest scoringFuenlabrada 3–4 Alcorcón
(1 March 2020)
Longest winning runDeportivo de La Coruña
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAlmería
(11 matches)
Longest winless runDeportivo de La Coruña
(19 matches)
Longest losing runNumancia
(7 matches)
Highest attendance28,098
Zaragoza 3–1 Deportivo
(23 February 2020)
Lowest attendance1,770
Alcorcón 1–1 Numancia
(15 January 2020)
Attendance1,072,520 (2,321 per match)

On 12 March 2020 after most of teams had played 31 games, the league was suspended for at least two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. The league was suspended indefinitely on 23 March.[2] The season recommenced on 10 June and was initially planned to be completed on 20 July.[3]

On 20 July 2020, the final day of the regular season, Deportivo de La Coruña's match against Fuenlabrada was suspended indefinitely due to several Fuenlabrada players testing positive for COVID-19, therefore, delaying the official end of the season, whilst relegating Deportivo without even playing their match.[4] The match was finally played on 7 August, resulting in a 2–1 win for Deportivo.[5]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 22 teams contested the league, including fifteen sides from the 2018–19 season, three relegated from the 2018–19 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2018–19 Segunda División B. This included the winners of the promotion play-offs.

Teams promoted to La Liga

On 20 May 2019, Osasuna were the first team to be promoted to La Liga, ending a two-year run in Segunda División, following Granada's 1−0 win against Albacete.[6] The second team to earn promotion was Granada after their 1−1 draw against Mallorca on 4 June 2019. This marks an end to a two-year run in the second division.[7] The third and final team to earn promotion to La Liga was play-offs winner Mallorca, after coming back from a 2-goal deficit against Deportivo La Coruña on 23 June 2019. Mallorca left Segunda División only one year after promoting from the Segunda División B and achieving two consecutive promotions.[8]

Teams relegated from La Liga

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Rayo Vallecano. Their relegation was ensured on 5 May 2019, after Real Valladolid beat Athletic Bilbao 1−0, suffering an immediate return to the Segunda Division.[9] The second team to be relegated were Huesca, who were also relegated on 5 May 2019 after a 2−6 home defeat to Valencia, also suffering an immediate return to the second tier.[10] The third and final relegated club were Girona, who concluded their two-year stay in La Liga in a 1−2 away loss at Alavés on 18 May 2019.[11]

Teams relegated to Segunda División B

The first team to be relegated from Segunda División were Reus, expelled on 18 January 2019, due to their failure to pay their players. This ended a three-year spell in Segunda División, whilst demoting them to the fourth tier.[12] The second team to be relegated were Gimnàstic, who were relegated on 5 May 2019 after Albacete drew 0−0 against Numancia, ending a four-year run in the second division.[13] The third relegated club was Córdoba, in a 0−1 away loss at Las Palmas on 12 May 2019. They ended a 12-year-spell in professional football in Spain, with one of those seasons in La Liga.[14] The fourth and final relegated team was Rayo Majadahonda in a 3–4 away loss at Oviedo with a last-minute goal on 4 June 2019. Rayo returns to Segunda División B after a one-year stay in Segunda.[15]

Teams promoted from Segunda División B

The first two teams to achieve promotion were Racing Santander and Fuenlabrada on 2 June 2019 after defeating Atlético Baleares and Recreativo on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals respectively. Racing Santander returned to the Segunda División after a four-year absence.[16] Fuenlabrada went on to become Segunda División B champions as well as making its first-ever appearance in the Spanish second tier.[17] The third team to clinch promotion to the Segunda División was Ponferradina on 29 June 2019, after defeating Hércules in the non-champions play-offs; they returned after a three-year absence from the Segunda División.[18] The fourth and final team to get promoted was Mirandés on 30 June 2019, after also coming out victorious in the non-champions play-offs, this time against Atlético Baleares; Mirandés returned after a two-year absence from the Segunda División.[19]

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2019–20 Segunda División (Canary Islands)
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AlbaceteAlbaceteCarlos Belmonte17,524[20]
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo5,100[21]
AlmeríaAlmeríaJuegos Mediterráneos15,000[22]
CádizCádizRamón de Carranza25,033[23]
Deportivo La CoruñaA CoruñaAbanca-Riazor32,660[24]
ElcheElcheMartínez Valero33,732[25]
ExtremaduraAlmendralejoCiudad de Almendralejo11,580[26]
FuenlabradaFuenlabradaFernando Torres5,400[27]
GironaGironaMontilivi13,450[28]
HuescaHuescaEl Alcoraz7,638[29]
Las PalmasLas PalmasGran Canaria31,250[30]
LugoLugoAnxo Carro7,070[31]
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda30,044[32]
MirandésMiranda de EbroAnduva5,759[33]
NumanciaSoriaLos Pajaritos8,261[34]
OviedoOviedoCarlos Tartiere30,500[35]
PonferradinaPonferradaEl Toralín8,400[36]
Racing SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero22,222[37]
Rayo VallecanoMadridVallecas14,708[38]
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón30,000[39]
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López22,824[40]
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda33,608[41]


Personnel and sponsorship

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt main sponsor
Albacete Lucas Alcaraz Néstor SusaetaHummelSeguros Solíss
Alcorcón Fran Fernández LaureKelmeNeev Energy
Almería José Gomes José RomeraAdidasArabian Centres
Cádiz Álvaro Cervera Alberto CifuentesAdidasTorrot
Deportivo La Coruña Fernando Vázquez Álex BergantiñosMacronEstrella Galicia 0,0
Elche Pacheta NinoHummelTM Grupo inmobiliario
Extremadura Manuel Mosquera Gio ZarfinoKappaDestilerías Espronceda
Fuenlabrada José Ramón Sandoval Juanma MarreroJomaDeliave
Girona Francisco Álex GranellPumaMarathonbet
Huesca Míchel Jorge PulidoKelmeHuesca La Magia
Las Palmas Pepe Mel Aythami ArtilesHummelGran Canaria
Lugo Juanfran Carlos PitaKappaEstrella Galicia 0,0
Málaga Sergio Pellicer Adrián GonzálezNikeTesesa
Mirandés Andoni Iraola Gorka KijeraAdidasMiranda Empresas
Numancia Luis Carrión Marc MateuErreàAndrà tutto bene
Oviedo José Ángel Ziganda Saúl BerjónAdidasOviedo
Ponferradina Bolo YuriAdidasHerrero Brigantina
Racing Santander José Luis Oltra Iván CrespoPumaAldro
Rayo Vallecano Paco Jémez Óscar TrejoKelme
Sporting Gijón Miroslav Đukić Carlos CarmonaNikeInterwetten
Tenerife Rubén Baraja SusoHummelTurismo Tenerife
Zaragoza Víctor Fernández Alberto ZapaterAdidasCaravan Fragancias

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Huesca FranciscoResigned19 May 2019[42]Pre-season Míchel1 June 2019[43]
Girona Eusebio Sacristán20 May 2019[44] Juan Carlos Unzué13 June 2019[45]
Almería Fran FernándezEnd of contract10 June 2019 Óscar Fernández15 June 2019[46]
Tenerife Luis César11 June 2019[47] Aritz López Garai21 June 2019[48]
Numancia Aritz López GaraiMutual consent11 June 2019[49] Luis Carrión21 June 2019[50]
Deportivo La Coruña José Luis MartíEnd of contract27 June 2019[51] Juan Antonio Anquela2 July 2019[52]
Alcorcón Cristóbal ParraloSacked30 June 2019[53] Fran Fernández1 July 2019[53]
Mirandés Borja JiménezSigned for Asteras Tripoli7 July 2019[54] Andoni Iraola10 July 2019
Almería Óscar FernándezSacked3 August 2019 Pedro Emanuel4 August 2019[55]
Oviedo Sergio Egea15 September 2019[56]22nd Javi Rozada15 September 2019[57]
Deportivo La Coruña Juan Antonio Anquela7 October 2019[58]20th Luis César Sampedro7 October 2019[59]
Girona Juan Carlos Unzué21 October 2019[60]11th José Luis Martí28 October 2019[61]
Almería Pedro EmanuelMutual consent4 November 2019[62]2nd José María Gutiérrez5 November 2019[63]
Racing Santander Iván AniaSacked11 November 2019[64]21st Cristóbal Parralo11 November 2019[65]
Tenerife Aritz López Garai17 November 2019[66]18th Rubén Baraja1 December 2019[67]
Sporting Gijón José Alberto López21 December 2019[68]15th Miroslav Đukić22 December 2019[69]
Lugo Eloy Jiménez26 December 2019[70]18th Curro Torres27 December 2019[71]
Deportivo La Coruña Luis César Sampedro27 December 2019[72]22nd Fernando Vázquez29 December 2019[73]
Málaga Víctor Sánchez11 January 2020[74]16th Sergio Pellicer11 January 2020
Albacete Luis Miguel Ramis3 February 2020[75]19th Lucas Alcaraz3 February 2020[76]
Racing Santander Cristóbal Parralo4 February 2020[77]22nd José Luis Oltra4 February 2020[78]
Oviedo Javi Rozada18 February 2020[79]19th José Ángel Ziganda18 February 2020[80]
Fuenlabrada Mere10 March 2020[81]13th José Ramón Sandoval11 March 2020[82]
Almería José María Gutiérrez26 June 2020[83]3rd Mário Silva26 June 2020
Lugo Curro Torres29 June 2020[84]20th Juanfran30 June 2020[85]
Girona José Luis Martí30 June 2020[86]5th Francisco30 June 2020[87]
Almería Mário Silva27 July 2020[88]4th José Gomes27 July 2020[89]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Huesca (C, P)42217145542+1370Promotion to La Liga
2Cádiz (P)421912115039+1169
3Zaragoza421811135953+665Qualification to promotion play-offs
4Almería421713126243+1964
5Girona421712134843+563
6Elche (O, P)421613135244+861
7Rayo Vallecano42132186050+1060[a]
8Fuenlabrada421515124740+760[a]
9Las Palmas421415134946+357
10Alcorcón421318115250+257
11Mirandés421317125559−456
12Tenerife421413155046+455
13Sporting Gijón421412164038+254
14Málaga421120113533+253[b]
15Oviedo421314154953−453[b]
16Lugo421216144354−1152[c]
17Albacete421313163646−1052[c]
18Ponferradina421215154550−551[d]
19Deportivo La Coruña (R)421215154360−1751[d]Relegation to Segunda División B
20Numancia (R)421311184553−850
21Extremadura (R)421013194359−1643
22Racing Santander (R)42518193956−1733
Source: LaLiga Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[90]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayALBALCALMCADDEPELCEXTFUEGIRHUELPALUGMGAMIRNUMOVIPONRACRAYSPOTFEZAR
Albacete1–10–11–00–10–11–11–11–02–20–00–11–01–22–11–21–10–01–11–10–44–1
Alcorcón0–12–23–00–11–20–21–12–00–21–12–21–01–22–21–33–11–03–20–20–00–3
Almería3–00–11–24–00–23–20–03–11–00–10–00–03–12–02–02–30–13–21–01–21–1
Cádiz0–11–12–10–00–02–10–12–01–02–02–10–13–32–42–03–11–01–13–10–21–1
Deportivo La Coruña0–10–00–01–01–32–32–12–22–12–10–00–21–13–33–22–12–13–30–02–11–3
Elche2–01–11–10–00–11–10–21–01–12–31–12–04–22–02–11–02–01–10–11–11–2
Extremadura0–10–01–20–12–02–01–21–30–10–11–00–03–20–01–21–13–10–32–02–41–2
Fuenlabrada0–13–42–21–01–13–11–10–13–20–00–10–02–22–02–11–11–02–22–01–02–1
Girona1–10–01–02–13–10–23–12–01–01–03–11–00–32–01–12–00–03–11–11–01–0
Huesca0–12–13–21–13–12–02–22–01–01–02–12–01–23–03–12–01–10–21–02–12–1
Las Palmas3–21–10–31–23–01–15–11–30–00–11–01–11–03–13–13–02–21–11–00–00–1
Lugo1–02–40–41–10–02–20–02–02–23–20–20–02–13–11–02–21–11–01–21–41–3
Málaga0–02–00–11–21–03–31–10–02–01–31–11–12–22–12–11–02–01–10–02–00–1
Mirandés1–12–22–21–21–01–02–02–11–12–02–11–11–12–12–11–20–00–00–00–01–1
Numancia1–00–11–11–20–11–11–01–02–01–01–13–10–02–01–01–01–22–22–02–10–1
Oviedo3–11–20–00–22–20–21–10–04–21–12–11–11–11–01–10–01–02–10–01–02–2
Ponferradina1–11–12–10–02–02–10–00–31–13–10–20–11–02–01–12–11–11–11–04–01–1
Racing Santander1–21–11–11–21–11–23–02–20–31–01–11–20–14–00–01–12–21–20–21–22–2
Rayo Vallecano1–01–11–11–13–12–31–11–01–02–02–21–00–02–23–21–11–32–01–12–10–1
Sporting Gijón2–01–34–21–01–11–00–11–00–00–14–02–02–12–20–10–11–01–11–10–24–0
Tenerife4–20–01–31–11–11–01–20–11–00–00–01–20–04–13–20–11–03–30–02–11–1
Zaragoza0–11–30–20–23–11–03–10–03–30–13–00–02–21–21–02–42–12–02–42–02–0
Source: La Liga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. The league suspension due to COVID-19 happened after most teams had played 31 matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Huesca726557544346442433353443344444444443222221
Cádiz231112211111111111111112111111111111111112
Zaragoza4542233335357561066635334433222222222333453
Almería143331122222223322222221222333333334444334
Girona1118106914101376811131078555691167865555555655555545
Elche20101314810126121291014129111077987109656677667566667676
Rayo Vallecano101271166989107461112121414131514121112111211766788779876887
Fuenlabrada31244545546333424444455558798101310121211139108768
Las Palmas1619171719171914118581013131513118776889101213151416141313141414121312139
Alcorcón67571047101014119129117710111312131313121313111081091011977911111210
Mirandés9152213162020202021171515161513111212101099101011101012118768101012131013911
Tenerife219161611111491416151917171818161719192018181718161517161612131414128108991012
Sporting Gijón121381013151515131516141114161617161514151514141414161411159119101311111112101113
Málaga8611151716171819192120161917191919181616161616151717151413151515151515151614151514
Oviedo151620222222222222221816181819202118161717171719191818192120171820161619171917141415
Lugo141419181413131617171918201514141515171818202018202121201919201718202020202019191716
Albacete22111581586787107561069991213141515161919181818182017171817181718201817
Ponferradina192199121281115111212878912131411111012111399121391112119812131415161618
Deportivo5814191819181921202222222222222222222222222120171514161717191919181716161516171919
Numancia1722121279111269131398558810868767788912141616191918191820182020
Extremadura131721212121212116131417192020172021212019191921212020212021212121212121212121212121
Racing Santander182018202018161718182021212121211820202121212222222222222222222222222222222222222222
Promotion to La Liga
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Relegation to Segunda División B
Source: BDFútbol

Promotion play-offs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Elche011
 
 
 
Zaragoza000
 
Elche011
 
 
 
Girona000
 
Girona123
 
 
Almería011
 


Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[91]
1 Cristhian StuaniGirona29
2 Luis SuárezZaragoza19
3 YuriPonferradina18
4 Darwin NúñezAlmería16
StoichkovAlcorcón
6 Rubén CastroLas Palmas16
Martín MerquelanzMirandés
8 Alfredo OrtuñoOviedo15
9 Álex FernándezCádiz13
Hugo FraileFuenlabrada
Armando SadikuMálaga
Curro SánchezNumancia

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[92]
1 Adri EmbarbaRayo Vallecano11
2 David FerreiroHuesca9
Martín MerquelanzMirandés
Saúl BerjónOviedo
5 Juan CruzElche8
Manu GarcíaSporting Gijón
7 Álvaro CejudoRacing Santander7
Íñigo EguarasZaragoza
FidelElche
JosanElche
Salvi SánchezCádiz
Iñigo VicenteMirandés

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.[citation needed]

RankPlayerClubGoals
against
MatchesAverage[93]
1 MunirMálaga29370.78
2 Alberto CifuentesCádiz30360.83
3 Diego MariñoSporting Gijón35400.88
4 Biel RibasFuenlabrada30291.03
Álvaro FernándezHuesca3534

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRoundReference
Cristhian StuaniGironaRayo Vallecano3–1 (H)8 September 20193[94]
FidelElcheMirandés4–2 (H)3 November 201914
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Discipline

[95]

Player

Team

  • Most yellow cards: 137
    • Albacete
  • Most red cards: 12
    • Cádiz
  • Fewest yellow cards: 87
    • Extremadura
  • Fewest red cards: 2
    • Elche

Match ball

On 15 April 2019, Puma announced their official partnership with Segunda División to manufacture the official match ball for the Liga de Fútbol Profesional. This ended Segunda División's 23-year partnership with Nike.[96]

Average attendances

Attendances do not include games played behind closed doors.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Zaragoza329,10728,09810,79821,940+7.1%
2Sporting Gijón280,24522,07213,78217,515−4.7%
3Deportivo La Coruña261,63527,1518,45717,462−1.1%
4Málaga246,19824,87312,34116,413−11.4%
5Cádiz238,18218,43311,23715,879+19.6%
6Oviedo196,99920,4998,66713,133−2.2%
7Racing Santander189,87820,1589,78512,659+40.0%2
8Las Palmas173,39221,2487,69911,559−5.3%
9Tenerife169,60918,0007,87810,601−5.5%
10Almería147,56913,1077,3619,838+40.8%
11Elche141,30411,2878,1949,4200.0%
12Rayo Vallecano142,72310,4475,8768,920−24.7%1
13Albacete119,2939,1155,6957,953−18.1%
14Girona124,2278,7905,6797,764−28.1%1
15Extremadura103,7208,6503,2646,483−35.6%
16Huesca101,4127,2025,2646,338−4.2%1
17Ponferradina89,1507,3954,8825,572−0.7%2
18Fuenlabrada76,4775,3444,5635,098n/a2
19Numancia56,7905,7342,6343,549+2.9%
20Lugo53,9395,2962,4343,371−10.4%
21Mirandés49,7084,0582,6243,107+29.5%2
22Alcorcón42,2373,6461,7702,640−6.6%
League total3,334,09628,0981,7709,777−7.6%

Source: La Liga
Notes:
1: Team played last season in La Liga.
2: Team played last season in Segunda División B.

LFP Awards

Monthly

MonthPlayer of the MonthReference
PlayerClub
September Sekou GassamaAlmería[97]
October Anthony LozanoCádiz[98]
November FidelElche[99]
December Jonathan VieraLas Palmas[100]
January Sabin MerinoDeportivo La Coruña[101]
June Rubén CastroLas Palmas[102]

Number of teams by autonomous community

RankAutonomous CommunityNumberTeams
1  Andalusia3Almería, Cádiz and Málaga
 Castile and LeónMirandés, Numancia and Ponferradina
 Community of MadridAlcorcón, Fuenlabrada and Rayo Vallecano
4  Aragon2Huesca and Zaragoza
 AsturiasOviedo and Sporting Gijón
 Canary IslandsLas Palmas and Tenerife
 GaliciaDeportivo La Coruña and Lugo
8  Cantabria1Racing Santander
 Castilla–La ManchaAlbacete
 CataloniaGirona
 ExtremaduraExtremadura
 Valencian CommunityElche

References