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The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by italic=no, it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division.


History
The Second Division National Championship was inaugurated concurrently with the , during the 1928-29 season. This setup comprised twenty teams divided into two groups: A and B. Group A functioned as the secondary national level, where the leading team would contest promotion to the First Division and the bottom two faced relegation to the Third Division. Conversely, Group B represented the third tier, wherein two teams were promoted to the Second Division, while the remaining eight joined the newly formed Third Division in the subsequent season.

For this inaugural season, Group A consisted of the following clubs: Sevilla F. C., , Deportivo Alavés, Real Sporting de Gijón, , Real Betis Balompié, , Real Club Celta, R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña, and Racing Club de Madrid. On the other hand, Group B featured Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Real Murcia F. C., C. D. Castellón, C. D. Torrelavega, , Real Valladolid Deportivo, C. A. Osasuna, Tolosa F. C., Barakaldo F. C., and Cartagena F. C.

The structure and number of teams in the competition have evolved over time. In the 1934-35 season, the league was segmented into multiple groups. This format persisted until the 1968-69 season when it transitioned back to the singular group system that is in place today. From 1977 to 1984, when its management transitioned to the National Professional Football League, the tournament was referred to as Second Division A, after the introduction of the Second Division B as the third level in the national football hierarchy.

During the 2019-20 season, a global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 emerged, which had originated in Asia and spread to Europe. As the virus rapidly spread across the continent, leading to rising infections and fatalities, sports entities began implementing preventative measures. In Spain, to mitigate the spread, only one match was held behind closed doors, without spectators, yet the concern and rate of infections did not diminish, with several players and club executives testing positive. In light of the escalating situation, opted to halt all competitions temporarily, following a precedent set by , which had suspended both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. In a similar vein, Italy's CONI and FIGC put the on hold due to the same health concerns. After a period of lockdown which saw a decrease in the spread of the virus, the government allowed sporting competitions to recommence, culminating on July 20 as the remaining games were played, mirroring events in the First Division. Nonetheless, on the final matchday, multiple players from were diagnosed with the virus. Consequently, their pivotal game against Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, which was of great importance to the league standings, was delayed. This disruption impacted several clubs and the ensuing promotion playoffs.


Naming Conventions
The 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons marked the first instances when the championship adopted a commercial designation, being named "Liga " following a sponsorship agreement between the National Professional Football League and the bank of the same title. From the 2008-09 through to the 2015-16 seasons, the division was rebranded as "Liga Adelante" as the bank transitioned to sponsor the First Division. In the 2016-17 season, emerged as the primary sponsor, prompting the names "LaLiga 1|2|3" (with an enlarged "2" thus taking on the "LaLiga 2" moniker unsponsored). From the 2019-20 season onward, it became "LaLiga SmartBank". During the 2023-24 season, the new sponsor was introduced as , resulting in the title "LaLiga Hypermotion".


Records
Real Murcia has participated in the Second Division for the most seasons, a total of 53, and has secured the championship title on eight occasions. They are followed by Sporting de Gijón with 52 seasons, Tenerife 48, 44, Hércules CF, 43, Deportivo de La Coruña, , CD Castellón and Cádiz each with 42 seasons.

Sociedad Deportiva Eibar holds the record for consecutive seasons in the division, with 18 seasons running from 1987/88 to 2005/06.

Among all teams that have competed in this division, only six have never featured in lower divisions: Atlético de Madrid, Espanyol, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, and Sporting de Gijón.

In the 2011-12 season, Deportivo de La Coruña set a new record by amassing 91 points, leading them to clinch the championship. The subsequent season, 2012–13, witnessed as the first team to maintain the top position throughout all 42 matchdays.


League format
The league contains 22 teams that play each other home and away for a 42-match season. Each year three teams are promoted to La Liga. The top two teams earn an automatic promotion. The third team to be promoted is the winner of a play-off between the teams that finished 3rd to 6th ( are not eligible for promotion). The play-offs comprise two-legged semi-finals followed by a two-legged final. The bottom four are relegated to Primera Federación. Spanish League regulations 2010/11 – see pages 12–13 of pdf


Clubs
This season was the first since 2006–07 season without any teams from , as well as the first season without any teams from Community of Madrid since 2007–08 season, and without any since the 2020–21 season.


Team changes

Alcorcón

Villarreal B


Stadiums and locations
La Coruña
Ferrol
Santander
Las cifras del nuevo aforo de El Molinón, se metería en el top15 de España y mantendría su antigüedad


All-time standings

Segunda División seasons
Sporting Gijón
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Deportivo La Coruña (not promoted)
Castellón and Deportivo La Coruña
Celta Vigo
Deportivo La Coruña
Deportivo La Coruña
Málaga
and
and Las Palmas
Málaga
Jaén
Hércules and Málaga
and
and Málaga
and
Las Palmas
Sabadell and Málaga
Deportivo La Coruña and Córdoba
Racing Santander
Málaga
Celta Vigo
Racing Santander
Málaga
Hércules, Racing Santander and
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo
and
Deportivo La Coruña
Racing Santander
, and
Recreativo
Albacete
Alavés
Sporting Gijón
Almeria
Córdoba
Las Palmas
Alavés


Notes

Champions and promotions
Clubs in bold are competing in Segunda División as of the 2024–25 season. Clubs in italics no longer exist. Seasons in itallcs mean shared titles due to regionalisation (1949–1968).
1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03
1931–32, 1941–42, 1957–58, 1970–71, 1973–74, 2010–11, 2014–15
Deportivo La Coruña 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12
Sporting Gijón 1943–44, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1969–70, 1976–77
1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75
Málaga* 1951–52, 1966–67, 1987–88, 1998–99
Alavés 1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16
1952–53, 1955–56, 1960–61, 2018–19
Las Palmas 1953–54, 1963–64, 1984–85, 1999–2000
1940–41, 1956–57, 1967–68, 2022–23
1929, 1933–34, 1968–69, 2000–01
Celta Vigo 1935–36, 1981–82, 1991–92
1947–48, 1958–59, 2006–07
Hércules 1934–35, 1965–66, 1995–96
2003–04, 2016–17, 2024–25
1948–49, 1966–67, 2009–10
Alcoyano 1944–45, 1946–47, 1949–50
Racing Santander 1949–50, 1959–60
1959–60, 1964–65
1958–59, 2012–13
1993–94, 2020–21
Castellón 1980–81, 1988–89
Sabadell 1942–43, 1945–46
Mérida 1994–95, 1996–97
1930–31, 1986–87
1962–63, 1964–65
Jaén 1952–53, 1955–56
1977–78
2017–18
Cádiz 2004–05
1960–61
Almería 2021–22
2007–08
Recreativo 2005–06
Córdoba 1961–62
Leganés 2023–24
2019–20
Atlético Madrid 2001–02
1992–93
Albacete 1990–91
Burgos CF (I) 1975–76
2013–14
2008–09
Real Burgos 1989–90
AD Almería 1978–79
1954–55
Atlético Tetuán 1950–51
Castilla 1983–84

*Championships won by Málaga CF (1/ 2) and CD Málaga (3/ 11)


Media coverage

Spain
LaLiga TV Hypermotion11 (all) matches per week, live.
#Vamos por Movistar Plus+2 matches per week, live.

Top scorers by season
192928Sporting Gijón
1929–3023Alavés
1930–31Adolfo Suárez18Sporting Gijón
1931–32Isidro Lángara24
1932–33Ramón Herrera33Sporting Gijón
1933–34 (2)28
1934–35Nolete17Celta Vigo
1935–36Nolete (2)19Celta Vigo
1936–1939: Cancelled due to Spanish Civil War
1939–40Fernando Terán24
1940–41Julio Elicegui (2)26Real Unión
1941–42José Mijares18Sporting Gijón
1942–43José Saras14Racing Santander
1943–4421
1944–45 (2)22
1945–46José Saras (2)20Racing Santander
Mariano Uceda
1946–47Francisco Peralta24Gimnàstic
1947–48José Serratusell31
1948–49Pedro Bazán26CD Málaga
1949–50Pío Alonso31Sporting Gijón
1950–5129Sporting Gijón
1951–52Pedro Bazán (2)25CD Málaga
1952–53Ángel Arregui30Jaén
1953–54Chas23Cultural Leonesa
1954–55Julito25
1955–56Rafa Delgado25
1956–57Ricardo Alós45Sporting Gijón
1957–58Chelo19
Lalo
Jordi Vila
1958–59José Cardona23
1959–60José Paredes25
1960–61José Luis Veloso26Deportivo La Coruña
1961–62Amancio25Deportivo La Coruña
1962–63José Miguel Olano31
1963–64Abel Fernández26Racing Santander
1964–65José María Lizarralde20
1965–66Abel Fernández (2)26Celta Vigo
1966–67Francisco Solabarietta24Sporting Gijón
1967–68Abel Fernández (3)17Celta Vigo
Cesàreo Rivera
1968–6932
1969–7021Sporting Gijón
1970–71Santillana16Racing Santander
1971–72Enrique Galán23
1972–73Antonio Illán19
1973–74Paco Baena22Cádiz
1974–75José Juan Cioffi22Castellón
1975–76Antonio Illán (2)22Tenerife
Antonio BurgueteCórdoba
1976–77 (2)27Sporting Gijón
1977–78Alfonso Castro24Deportivo La Coruña
1978–79Patxi Iriguíbel23
1979–80Patxi Iriguíbel (2)19
1980–81Enrique Magdaleno17
1981–8226Celta Vigo
1982–83José Luis Vara16Deportivo La Coruña
1983–8423Bilbao Athletic
1984–85Salvador Mejías16Cádiz
1985–86Pedro Alcañiz23Castellón
1986–87Baltazar34Celta Vigo
1987–88Carlos25
1988–89Quique Estebaranz23Racing Santander
1989–9022
1990–91Juan Ramón Comas23Murcia
1991–9226Celta Vigo
1992–9319Mérida
1993–94 (2)26
1994–9521Palamós
1995–96Manel27CD Logroñés
1996–9719
Atlético Madrid B
1997–98Igor Gluščević24
1998–9925Málaga
Marcos SequeirosAtlético Madrid B
1999–2000Paco Salillas20
2000–0121Atlético Madrid
2001–0222Atlético Madrid
2002–03Jesús Perera22Albacete
2003–04Rubén Castro22Las Palmas
2004–0525Racing Ferrol
2005–0620Recreativo Huelva
2006–07Marcos Márquez21Las Palmas
2007–08 (2)20
2008–09Nino29
2009–10Jorge Molina26
2010–1132Barcelona B
2011–1228Almería
2012–13Charles27Almería
2013–1425Alavés
2014–15Rubén Castro (2)31
2015–16Sergio León22
2016–17Joselu23
2017–1833
2018–19Álvaro20Almería
2019–2029
2020–21Raúl de Tomás23
2021–22Borja Bastón22
(2)
2022–2323
2023–24Martin Braithwaite22
2024–25Luis Suárez27Almería


Sponsorship names for seasons
  • Liga BBVA (2006–2008)
  • Liga Adelante (2008–2016)
  • LaLiga |2| (2016–2019)
  • LaLiga SmartBank (2019–2023)
  • LaLiga Hypermotion (2023–present)


See also
  • List of La Liga broadcasters


Notes

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