Lliga Elit

The Lliga Elit, originally named Superlliga Catalana, is the 6th tier of the Spanish football league system and the highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 2022 to replace Primera Catalana as the first level of Catalonia, starting from the 2023–24 season.[1]

Lliga Elit
Founded2022
First season2023–24
Country Spain
ConfederationFCF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid6
Promotion toTercera Federación (Group 5)
Relegation toPrimera Catalana
Domestic cup(s)Copa Catalunya
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2023–24 Lliga Elit

The Lliga Elit arose because the FCF considered it necessary to create a transition league between the regional and national divisions of Spanish football with the aim of helping Catalan teams to establish themselves in professional football.[2]

Structure

The league comprises 16 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from September to the following May, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 30 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained. In the event that two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, teams are separated by head-to-head points, then head-to-head goal difference, then head-to-head goals scored, then goal difference and then goals scored. The top two teams of the season will be promoted to Tercera Federación, while a third team will be promoted after winning a play-off between the clubs placed between third and sixth place of the season. The four worst teams of the season will be relegated to Primera Catalana, the new seventh level of competition.[3]

Teams
Location of teams of the 2023–24 Lliga Elit
Location of teams of the 2023–24 Lliga Elit (Province of Barcelona)

The league has 16 teams, 15 were promoted from Primera Catalana and one club was relegated from Tercera Federación. All teams will play their first season in the league.[4]

TeamCityHome groundPosition
(2022–23)
Atlètic LleidaLleidaRamón Farrús3rd (1ªCat – Group 2)
Can VidaletEsplugues de LlobregatEl Molí3rd (1ªCat – Group 3)
Europa BBarcelonaNou Sardenya5th (1ªCat – Group 3)
FigueresFigueresVilatenim4th (1ªCat – Group 1)
GranollersGranollersCarrer Girona5th (1ªCat – Group 1)
GuineuetaBarcelonaCEM Guineueta5th (1ªCat – Group 2)
HortaBarcelonaFeliu i Codina6th (1ªCat – Group 2)
LloretLloret de MarMunicipal de Lloret6th (1ªCat – Group 1)
PalamósPalamósPalamós Costa Brava3rd (1ªCat – Group 1)
RubíRubíCan Rosés2nd (1ªCat – Group 2)
Sabadell BCastellar del VallèsPepín Valls4th (1ªCat – Group 2)
SantboiàSant Boi de LlobregatJoan Baptista Milà4th (1ªCat – Group 3)
SantsBarcelonaCamp de l’Energia16th (3ªRFEF – Group 5)
VallsVallsCamp del Vilar2nd (1ªCat – Group 3)
VicVicHipòlit Planàs2nd (1ªCat – Group 1)
ViladecansViladecansMunicipal Nou6th (1ªCat – Group 3)

References
  1. "La Superlliga Catalana: nova categoria entre Tercera i Primera Catalana... Per la temporada 23/24!". El Travesser (in Catalan). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "Revolución en el fútbol catalán: ¡Una Superliga del fútbol regional!". Goalsmedia (in Spanish). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "El Pla de Competició 2023 - 2024 fixa el nou full de ruta del proper curs". Golcat (in Catalan). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "Composició categories territorials fins a Segona Catalana – Temporada 2023/2024" (PDF). FCF.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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