2023–24 Segunda División

The 2023–24 La Liga 2, also known as La Liga Hypermotion[1][2] due to sponsorship reasons, will be the 93rd since its establishment in Spain. It commenced on 11 August 2023 and is scheduled to end in June 2024.

La Liga 2
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – June 2024
Matches played132
Goals scored314 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerCurro Sánchez
(8 goals)
Biggest home winLeganés 6–0 Amorebieta
(15 October 2023)
Biggest away winLevante 1–4 Espanyol
(8 September 2023)
Villarreal B 0–3 Mirandés
(21 October 2023)
Highest scoringMirandés 4–3 Andorra
(10 September 2023)
2024–25 →

Teams

Team changes
Promoted from 2022–23 Primera FederaciónRelegated from 2022–23 La LigaPromoted to 2023–24 La LigaRelegated to 2023–24 Primera Federación
Amorebieta
Racing Ferrol
Alcorcón
Eldense		Elche
Espanyol
Valladolid		Granada
Las Palmas
Alavés		Málaga
Ponferradina
Ibiza
Lugo

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2022–23 season, three relegated from the 2022–23 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2022–23 Primera División RFEF.

Teams promoted to La Liga

The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Granada and Las Palmas, who mathematically secured first and second positions, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Granada returned to La Liga after a one-year absence, while Las Palmas came back after a five year absence. The third and final team to be promoted were Alavés, after winning the play-off final against Levante on 17 June 2023, returning after a onе-year absence.

Teams relegated from La Liga

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Elche, after a 2–1 loss to Almería on 2 May 2023, ending their three years stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Espanyol, after a 2–2 draw against Valencia on 28 May 2023, ending their two years stay in top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Valladolid, after a 0–0 draw against Getafe on 4 June 2023, ending their one year stay in top tier.

Teams relegated to Primera Federación

On 23 April 2023, Lugo became the first team to be relegated from Segunda División, ending their 11-year stay in the second division. Lugo was followed by Ibiza on April 28, ending a two-years stay in second division. On 14 May 2023, Ponferradina became the third team to be relegated from Segunda División, ending a four-years stay in second division. On 20 May 2023, Málaga became the last team to be relegated from Segunda División. This ended 25 years streak in professional football, spending 17 of those years in La Liga.

Teams promoted from Primera Federación

On 27 May 2023, The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Racing Ferrol and Amorebieta, who mathematically secured the first position in their respective groups, on the very last match day of the season. Racing Ferrol return to Segunda División after spending 15 years in third and fourth divisions, while Amorebieta return after a one-year absence. On 24 June 2023, Alcorcón became the third team to secure promotion to Segunda División, returning after a one-year absence. On 25 June 2023, Eldense became the final team promoted to Segunda División, returning for the first time in 59 years and achieving three consecutive promotions.

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2023–24 Segunda División
Location of teams in 2022–23 Segunda División (Canary Islands)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AlbaceteAlbaceteCarlos Belmonte17,524[3]
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo5,100[4]
AmorebietaAmorebieta-Etxano Lezama (field 2)[lower-alpha 1]3,250
AndorraAndorra Andorra la VellaEstadi Nacional3,306
BurgosBurgosEl Plantío12,194[6]
CartagenaCartagenaCartagonova15,105[7]
EibarEibarIpurua8,164[8]
ElcheElcheMartínez Valero33,732[9]
EldenseElda Nuevo Pepico Amat4,036
EspanyolCornellà de LlobregatStage Front Stadium40,000[10]
HuescaHuescaEl Alcoraz9,100[11]
LeganésLeganésButarque12,450[12]
LevanteValenciaCiutat de València26,354[13]
MirandésMiranda de EbroAnduva5,759[14]
OviedoOviedoCarlos Tartiere30,500[15]
Racing FerrolFerrol A Malata12,043[16]
Racing SantanderSantander El Sardinero22,222[17]
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón30,000[18]
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López22,824[19]
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla27,618[20]
Villarreal BVillarrealEstadio de la Ceramica23,000
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda33,608[21]
Notes
  1. On 17 June 2021, Amorebieta reached an agreement with Athletic Bilbao to play at Lezama, since their home ground, Urritxe, was deemed "impractical" to play in the category.[5]

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Albacete Spain Rubén Albés Spain Bernabé Barragán Adidas Iner Energía
Alcorcón Spain Fran Fernández Martinique Jean-Sylvain Babin Kappa None
Amorebieta Spain Haritz Mújika Spain Iker Seguín Nike Sidenor
Andorra Spain Eder Sarabia Spain Rubén Bover Nike Mora Banc
Burgos Spain Bolo Spain Unai Elgezabal Adidas Reale Seguros
Cartagena Spain Julián Calero Spain Marc Martínez Macron Talasur Group
Eibar Spain Joseba Etxeberria Spain Anaitz Arbilla Hummel eibho
Elche Argentina Sebastián Beccacece Spain Fidel Nike None
Eldense Spain Fernando Estévez Spain Pedro Capó Hummel Finetwork
Espanyol Spain Luis García Spain Sergi Gómez Kelme Riviera Maya
Huesca Spain Antonio Hidalgo Spain Jorge Pulido Soka Huesca La Magia
Leganés Spain Borja Jiménez Spain Sergio González Joma Africa United
Levante Spain Javier Calleja Spain Sergio Postigo Macron Marcos Automoción
Mirandés Italy Alessio Lisci Spain Ramón Juan Adidas Miranda Empresas
Oviedo Spain Luis Carrión Spain Borja Bastón Adidas Digi Communications
Racing Ferrol Spain Cristóbal Parralo Spain Álex López Lotto Estrella Galicia 0,0
Racing Santander Spain José Alberto Lopez Spain Íñigo Sainz-Maza Austral Plenitude
Sporting Gijón Spain Miguel Ángel Ramírez Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz Puma Jalisco es Mexico
Tenerife Spain Asier Garitano Spain Aitor Sanz Hummel Turismo Tenerife
Valladolid Uruguay Paulo Pezzolano Spain Jordi Masip Kappa Estrella Galicia 0,0
Villarreal B Spain Miguel Álvarez Spain Pablo Íñiguez Joma Pamesa Cerámica
Zaragoza Spain Fran Escribá Argentina Cristian Álvarez Adidas Caravan Fragancias

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Tenerife Spain Luis Miguel Ramis[22] End of contract 30 June 2023 Pre-season Spain Asier Garitano[23] 29 May 2023
Burgos Spain Julián Calero[24] Spain Bolo[25] 31 May 2023
Mirandés Spain Joseba Etxeberria[26] Italy Alessio Lisci[27] 8 June 2023
Cartagena Spain Luis Carrión[28] Spain Víctor Sánchez[29] 6 June 2023
Leganés Spain Carlos Martínez[30] End of interim spell Spain Borja Jiménez[31]
Eibar Spain Gaizka Garitano[32] Mutual agreement Spain Joseba Etxeberria[33] 14 June 2023
Oviedo Spain Álvaro Cervera[34] Sacked 21 September 2023 21st Spain Luis Carrión[35] 21 September 2023
Cartagena Spain Víctor Sánchez[36] 23 September 2023 22nd Spain Julián Calero[37] 25 September 2023
Huesca Spain José Ángel Ziganda[38] 7 October 2023 20th Spain Antonio Hidalgo[39] 11 October 2023

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leganés 12 8 1 3 19 5 +14 25 Promotion to La Liga
2 Espanyol 12 7 2 3 22 12 +10 23
3 Levante 12 6 5 1 15 9 +6 23 Qualification to Promotion play-off
4 Tenerife 12 7 2 3 13 8 +5 23
5 Eibar 12 7 1 4 19 15 +4 22
6 Valladolid 12 7 1 4 14 10 +4 22
7 Racing Santander 12 6 3 3 19 13 +6 21
8 Sporting Gijón 12 6 3 3 17 12 +5 21
9 Zaragoza 12 6 2 4 15 11 +4 20
10 Racing Ferrol 12 4 5 3 11 12 −1 17
11 Burgos 12 5 1 6 16 18 −2 16
12 Elche 12 4 4 4 9 13 −4 16
13 Oviedo 12 3 5 4 9 7 +2 14
14 Mirandés 12 4 2 6 18 20 −2 14
15 Albacete 12 4 2 6 14 20 −6 14
16 Villarreal B 12 3 4 5 19 21 −2 13
17 Eldense 12 3 4 5 13 19 −6 13
18 Andorra 12 4 1 7 12 18 −6 13
19 Amorebieta 12 2 4 6 12 19 −7 10 Relegation to Primera Federación
20 Alcorcón 12 2 4 6 11 20 −9 10
21 Huesca 12 1 5 6 7 13 −6 8
22 Cartagena 12 1 3 8 10 19 −9 6
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: LaLiga HyperMotion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[40]

Results
Home \ Away ALB ALC AMO AND BUR CAR EIB ELC ELD ESP HUE LEG LEV MIR OVI RFE RAC SPO TFE VAL VIL ZAR
Albacete — 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0
Alcorcón 1–2 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1
Amorebieta — 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0
Andorra 2–0 — 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1
Burgos — 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2
Cartagena — 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–3
Eibar — 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–0
Elche 2–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Eldense 2–2 2–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–1
Espanyol 3–2 3–3 — 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0
Huesca 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 a
Leganés 2–0 6–0 0–1 2–0 — 0–0 2–1
Levante 3–2 2–0 1–4 — 1–1 1–0 1–1
Mirandés 4–0 4–3 1–3 0–1 1–3 — 1–1
Oviedo 3–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–1
Racing Ferrol 1–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–2 1–0
Racing Santander 2–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 — 3–2
Sporting Gijón 2–1 2–0 3–0 a — 2–1 2–2
Tenerife 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 — 0–1
Valladolid 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 —
Villarreal B 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 0–3 —
Zaragoza 0–2 2–3 2–0 a 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: LaLiga
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.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Leganés17105333213321
Espanyol1242222421212
Levante1454675546433
Tenerife816444354144
Eibar2214172122171298765
Valladolid311162018161077676
Racing S.2710116768121087
Sporting199137106865898
Zaragoza421111132559
Racing F.763558710991110
Burgos1117111491591211131011
Elche162115151411171718141612
Oviedo181821221921212017161313
Mirandés181213814191314171814
Albacete91519121512151110111215
Villarreal B201214181718141613121416
Eldense613791113161819151717
Andorra5388129111415181518
Amorebieta10169101310131516191919
Alcorcón212218161619202121202020
Huesca131920192120181920212121
Cartagena152022172022222222222222
Promotion to La Liga
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Relegation to Primera Federación
Source: BDFútbol

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers
As of 23 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[41]
1 Spain Curro Sánchez Burgos 8
2 Denmark Martin Braithwaite Espanyol 6
Spain Gaspar Campos Sporting Gijón
Spain Javi Puado Espanyol
5 Spain Ager Aketxe Eibar 5
Morocco Mohamed Bouldini Levante
Spain Álex Forés Villarreal B
Spain Carlos Martín Mirandés
Spain Gabri Martínez
Spain Miguel de la Fuente Leganés
Spain Peque Racing Santander

Top assists
As of 23 October 2023
Rank Player Club Assists[42]
1 Spain Cote Sporting Gijón 5
Spain Sergio Lozano Levante
Spain Iñigo Vicente Racing Santander
4 15 players 3

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRoundRef.
Spain Manu NietoAndorraCartagena3–2 (H)18 August 20232[43]
Spain Miguel de la FuenteLeganésAmorebieta6–0 (H)15 October 202311
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Zamora Trophy
As of 23 October 2023

The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper has to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.[44]

Rank Player Club Goals
against		 Matches Average
1 Spain Leo Román Oviedo 7 12 0.58
2 Spain Juan Soriano Tenerife 8 0.67
3 Spain Ander Cantero Racing Ferrol 12 1.00
Spain Fernando Pacheco Espanyol
Spain Rubén Yáñez Sporting Gijón

Awards

Monthly
Month Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
August Argentina Cristian Álvarez Zaragoza [45]
September Spain Javi Puado Espanyol [46]

Number of teams by regions
Rank Autonomous Community or country Number Teams
1 Valencian Community Valencian Community4Elche, Eldense, Levante, Villarreal B
2 Castile and León Castilla and León3Burgos, Mirandés, Valladolid
3 Aragon Aragón2Huesca, Zaragoza
Asturias AsturiasOviedo, Sporting Gijón
Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque CountryAmorebieta, Eibar
Community of Madrid Community of MadridAlcorcón, Leganés
7 Andorra Andorra1Andorra
Canary Islands Canary IslandsTenerife
Cantabria CantabriaRacing Santander
Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La ManchaAlbacete
Catalonia CataloniaEspanyol
Galicia (Spain) GaliciaRacing Ferrol
Region of Murcia Region of MurciaCartagena

See also

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