2015–16 Segunda División
The 2015–16 Segunda División season, also known as Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 85th since its establishment.
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | Alavés |
Promoted | Alavés Leganés Osasuna |
Relegated | Ponferradina Llagostera Albacete Bilbao Athletic |
Matches played | 429 |
Goals scored | 960 (2.24 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sergio León (22 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Isaac Becerra[1] |
Biggest home win | Alcorcón 6–1 Llagostera (24 October 2015) |
Biggest away win | Oviedo 0–5 Osasuna (4 June 2016) |
Highest scoring | Numancia 6–3 Tenerife (23 August 2015) |
Highest attendance | 23,765 Zaragoza 0–1 Gimnàstic (22 May 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 705 Llagostera 0–0 Mirandés (20 December 2015) |
Average attendance | 7,528 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014–15 season, four promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División B and three relegated from the 2014–15 La Liga.
- Relegated from 2014–15 La Liga
- Promoted from 2014–15 Segunda División B
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
Albacete | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte | 17,300 |
Alcorcón | Alcorcón | Santo Domingo | 6,000 |
Almería | Almería | Juegos Mediterráneos | 21,350 |
Bilbao Athletic | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
Córdoba | Córdoba | El Arcángel | 21,822 |
Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 36,017 |
Gimnàstic | Tarragona | Nou Estadi | 14,591 |
Girona | Girona | Montilivi | 9,286 |
Huesca | Huesca | El Alcoraz | 5,500 |
Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 8,138 |
Llagostera | Llagostera | Palamós Costa Brava | 5,824 |
Lugo | Lugo | Anxo Carro | 7,840 |
Mallorca | Palma | Iberostar | 23,142 |
Mirandés | Miranda de Ebro | Anduva | 6,900 |
Numancia | Soria | Los Pajaritos | 9,025 |
Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 18,761 |
Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
Ponferradina | Ponferrada | El Toralín | 8,800 |
Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 23,000 |
Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Alcorcón | José Bordalás | End of contract | 30 June 2015[5][6] | Pre-season | Juan Muñiz | 9 June 2015[7] |
Lugo | Quique Setién | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Luis Milla | 18 June 2015[8] | |
Córdoba | José Antonio Romero | End of contract | 10 June 2015 | José Luis Oltra | 10 June 2015[9] | |
Alavés | Alberto López | End of contract | 11 June 2015[10] | José Bordalás | 11 June 2015[11] | |
Numancia | Juan Antonio Anquela | End of contract | 12 June 2015 | Jagoba Arrasate | 12 June 2015[12] | |
Elche | Fran Escribá | Resigned | 26 June 2015 | Rubén Baraja | 12 July 2015[13] | |
Valladolid | Rubi | Sacked | 6 July 2015 | Gaizka Garitano | 6 July 2015[14] | |
Almería | Sergi Barjuan | Sacked | 3 October 2015[15] | 16th | Joan Carrillo | 19 October 2015[16] |
Valladolid | Gaizka Garitano | Sacked | 21 October 2015[17] | 20th | Miguel Ángel Portugal | 21 October 2015[18] |
Tenerife | Raül Agné | Sacked | 3 November 2015[19] | 19th | José Luis Martí | 4 November 2015[20] |
Huesca | Luis Tevenet | Sacked | 29 November 2015[21] | 18th | Juan Antonio Anquela | 30 November 2015[22] |
Mallorca | Albert Ferrer | Sacked | 30 November 2015[23] | 20th | Pepe Gálvez | 2 December 2015 |
Zaragoza | Ranko Popović | Sacked | 20 December 2015[24] | 8th | Lluís Carreras | 27 December 2015 |
Almería | Joan Carrillo | Sacked | 20 December 2015 | 22nd | Néstor Gorosito | 23 December 2015 |
Mallorca | Pepe Gálvez | Sacked | 18 January 2016[25] | 19th | Fernando Vázquez | 18 January 2016 |
Ponferradina | José Manuel Díaz | Sacked | 31 January 2016 | 17th | Fabri | 17 February 2016[26] |
Lugo | Luis Milla | Resigned | 24 February 2016[27] | 12th | José Antonio Durán | 25 February 2016[28] |
Albacete | Luis César Sampedro | Sacked | 12 March 2016[29] | 20th | César Ferrando | 13 March 2016[30] |
Oviedo | Sergio Egea | Resigned | 14 March 2016[31] | 3rd | David Generelo | 14 March 2016 |
Valladolid | Miguel Ángel Portugal | Sacked | 24 April 2016 | 15th | Alberto López | 26 April 2016 |
Ponferradina | Fabri | Sacked | 26 April 2016[32] | 19th | Rubén Vega | 27 April 2016[33] |
Almería | Néstor Gorosito | Sacked | 16 May 2016[34] | 19th | Fernando Soriano | 17 May 2016[35] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Alavés (C, P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 75 | Promotion to La Liga |
2 | Leganés (P) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 74 | |
3 | Gimnàstic | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | Girona | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 66 | |
5 | Córdoba | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 65 | |
6 | Osasuna (O, P) | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Alcorcón | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | Zaragoza | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | Oviedo | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 59 | |
10 | Numancia | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 57[lower-alpha 2] | |
11 | Elche | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 57[lower-alpha 2] | |
12 | Huesca | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 55[lower-alpha 3] | |
13 | Tenerife | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 55[lower-alpha 3] | |
14 | Lugo | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 54 | |
15 | Mirandés | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 52 | |
16 | Valladolid | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 51 | |
17 | Mallorca | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 49 | |
18 | Almería | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 48 | |
19 | Ponferradina (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 47 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
20 | Llagostera (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 44 | |
21 | Albacete (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 39 | |
22 | Bilbao Athletic (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 32 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[36]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Osasuna ahead of Alcorcón and Zaragoza on head-to-head record; Osasuna 7 points, Alcorcón 6 points, Zaragoza 4 points
- Numancia ahead of Elche on overall goal difference; Numancia +6, Elche -6
- Huesca ahead of Tenerife on goals scored; Huesca 48, Tenerife 45
Positions by round
Notes: 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. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
Results
Promotion play-offs
Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) will take part in the promotion play-offs. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on 8 June and the second leg on 12 June at home of the best positioned team. The final will also be two-legged, with the first leg on 15 June and the second leg on 19 June, with the best positioned team also playing the second leg at home.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
5 | Córdoba | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
4 | Girona | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
4 | Girona | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Osasuna | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Osasuna | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | Gimnàstic | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Zamora TrophyThe Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. Keepers must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
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Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Zaragoza | 350,943 | 23,765 | 13,996 | 16,712 | +6.5% |
2 | Córdoba | 312,852 | 18,567 | 9,221 | 14,221 | −8.9%1 |
3 | Oviedo | 291,670 | 22,634 | 8,137 | 13,889 | +0.8%2 |
4 | Osasuna | 317,947 | 17,830 | 11,121 | 13,824 | +5.0% |
5 | Alavés | 235,227 | 17,509 | 9,156 | 11,201 | +19.2% |
6 | Elche | 191,350 | 12,597 | 5,153 | 9,112 | −57.9%1 |
7 | Tenerife | 191,197 | 11,770 | 7,286 | 9,105 | −2.8% |
8 | Mallorca | 179,358 | 14,497 | 5,012 | 8,541 | +39.6% |
9 | Valladolid | 177,914 | 11,831 | 5,931 | 8,472 | −15.5% |
10 | Almería | 163,297 | 9,299 | 6,362 | 7,776 | −25.5%1 |
11 | Bilbao Athletic | 155,386 | 13,191 | 727 | 7,399 | +489.1%2 |
12 | Albacete | 139,124 | 10,092 | 2,221 | 6,625 | −11.5% |
13 | Gimnàstic | 142,194 | 13,251 | 3,602 | 6,463 | +24.0%2 |
14 | Leganés | 107,759 | 8,138 | 3,119 | 5,131 | +8.3% |
15 | Ponferradina | 105,589 | 7,192 | 3,762 | 5,028 | +4.3% |
16 | Girona | 104,459 | 8,733 | 2,654 | 4,542 | −20.1% |
17 | Lugo | 76,786 | 5,182 | 2,651 | 3,656 | +11.6% |
18 | Mirandés | 72,599 | 5,348 | 2,743 | 3,457 | +2.2% |
19 | Numancia | 61,750 | 7,606 | 2,146 | 2,940 | +0.7% |
20 | Huesca | 60,578 | 4,752 | 2,404 | 2,885 | +20.2%2 |
21 | Alcorcón | 53,138 | 4,391 | 1,479 | 2,530 | −4.4% |
22 | Llagostera | 32,108 | 2,713 | 705 | 1,529 | −33.9% |
League total | 3,523,215 | 23,765 | 705 | 7,528 | −13.2% |
Updated to games played on 18 June 2016
Source: Official club websites and LaLiga.es
Notes:
1: Team played last season in La Liga.
2: Team played last season in Segunda División B.
Awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
September | Enrique Martín | Osasuna | Sergio León | Elche | [38][39] |
October | Ranko Popović | Zaragoza | Florin Andone | Córdoba | [40][41] |
November | Vicente Moreno | Gimnàstic | Óscar Plano | Alcorcón | [42][43] |
December | Sergio Egea | Oviedo | Juan Villar | Valladolid | [44][45] |
January | Asier Garitano | Leganés | Alexander Szymanowski | Leganés | [46][47] |
February | Lluís Carreras | Zaragoza | José Naranjo | Gimnàstic | [48][49] |
March | José Antonio Durán | Lugo | Achille Emaná | Gimnàstic | [50][51] |
April | Pablo Machín | Girona | Isaac Becerra | Girona | [52][53] |
May | José Bordalás | Alavés | Manu García | Alavés | [54][55] |
June | Enrique Martín | Osasuna | Mikel Merino | Osasuna | [56][57] |
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