2021–22 Segunda División

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The 2021–22 Segunda División (known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons) football season,[1] was the 91st since its establishment in Spain.

Segunda División
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 19 June 2022
ChampionsAlmería
1st title
PromotedAlmería
Valladolid
Girona
RelegatedAmorebieta
Real Sociedad B
Fuenlabrada
Alcorcón
Matches played462
Goals scored1,122 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerBorja Bastón
Cristhian Stuani
(22 goals each)
Biggest home winCartagena 5–0 Amorebieta
(21 May 2022)
Biggest away winMálaga 0–5 Ibiza
(23 January 2022)
Highest scoringIbiza 6–2 Alcorcón
(8 January 2022)
Longest winning runAlmería
7 matches
Longest unbeaten runZaragoza
13 matches
Longest winless runAlcorcón
21 matches
Longest losing runFuenlabrada
7 losses
Highest attendance30063
Las Palmas 2–1 Oviedo
(21 May 2022)
Lowest attendance592
Amorebieta 2–1 Almería
(29 August 2021)

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2020–21 Segunda División BRelegated from 2020–21 La LigaPromoted to 2021–22 La LigaRelegated to 2021–22 Primera División RFEF
Burgos
Real Sociedad B
Amorebieta
Ibiza
Huesca
Valladolid
Eibar
Espanyol
Mallorca
Rayo Vallecano
Albacete
Castellón
UD Logroñés
Sabadell

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2020–21 season, three relegated from the 2020–21 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2020–21 Segunda División B. This will include the winners of the play-offs.

Teams promoted to La Liga

On 8 May 2021, Espanyol became the first side to mathematically be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight following a 0–0 draw against Zaragoza.[2] The second team to earn promotion was Mallorca, following Almería's 2–3 loss to Cartagena on 18 May 2021. Both teams made an immediate return to the first division after a season away. The final team promoted to La Liga was Rayo Vallecano by beating CD Leganés 5-1 and Girona FC 3–2 on aggration in promotion play-off.

Teams relegated from La Liga

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Eibar, after a 1–4 loss to Valencia on 16 May 2021, ending their seven-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated were Valladolid, following a 1–2 home defeat against Atlético Madrid on 22 May 2021, in their final game of the season, ending their three-year stay in the top tier. The third and final team to be relegated were Huesca, after drawing 0–0 against Valencia on 22 May 2021 in their final game of the season, suffering an immediate return to the second division.

Teams relegated to Primera División RFEF

The first team to be relegated from Segunda División were Albacete, following a 1–1 against Lugo on 18 May 2021, effectively ending their four-years stay in the second tier. Albacete was followed by Castellón, Logroñés and Sabadell. The three of those clubs were relegated on 30 May 2021, making an immediate return to the third tier after a single season in Segunda División.

Teams promoted from Segunda División B

Following the play-offs, the first team to achieve promotion were Real Sociedad B after defeated Algeciras on 22 May 2021. They are promoted to second division for the first time in 59 years. The second team to earn promotion were Amorebieta on 22 May 2021 after beating Badajoz. The third team to earn promotion were Ibiza on 23 May 2021 after defeated UCAM Murcia. For both victorious teams this was their first time ever promotion to the second division. The fourth and last team to get the promotion was Burgos after defeating Athletic Bilbao B on 23 May 2021. This was their 2nd promotion to the Segunda División, the last one being in 2001–02, where they ended being relegated.

Stadiums and locations

Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2021–22 Segunda División
Location of teams in 2021–22 Segunda División (Canary Islands)
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo5,100[3]
AlmeríaAlmeríaJuegos Mediterráneos15,000[4]
AmorebietaAmorebieta-EtxanoLezama (field 2)[a]3,250
BurgosBurgosEl Plantío12,194[6]
CartagenaCartagenaCartagonova15,105[7]
EibarEibarIpurua8,164[8]
FuenlabradaFuenlabradaFernando Torres5,400[9]
GironaGironaMontilivi11,200[10]
HuescaHuescaEl Alcoraz7,638[11]
IbizaIbizaCan Misses4,500[12]
Las PalmasLas PalmasGran Canaria31,250[13]
LeganésLeganésButarque12,450[14]
LugoLugoAnxo Carro7,070[15]
MálagaMálagaLa Rosaleda30,044[16]
MirandésMiranda de EbroAnduva5,759[17]
OviedoOviedoCarlos Tartiere30,500[18]
PonferradinaPonferradaEl Toralín8,400[19]
Real Sociedad BSan SebastiánAnoeta40,000[20]
Sporting GijónGijónEl Molinón30,000[21]
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López22,824[22]
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla28,012[23]
ZaragozaZaragozaLa Romareda33,608[24]
Notes

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt main sponsor
Alcorcón Fran Fernández LaureKappaEneryeti Energy Drink
Almería Rubi FernandoPumaArabian Centres
Amorebieta Haritz Mújika Iker SeguínKappaSidenor
Burgos Julián Calero Eneko UndabarrenaAdidasReale Seguros
Cartagena Luis Carrión Alberto de la BellaAdidasTalasur Group
Eibar Gaizka Garitano Anaitz ArbillaJoma
Fuenlabrada José Ramón Sandoval Juanma MarreroJomaGrupo Avimosa
Girona Míchel AdayPumaGosbi
Huesca Xisco Muñoz Jorge PulidoNikeHuesca La Magia
Ibiza Paco Jémez Fran GrimaNikePower Electronics
Las Palmas García Pimienta Maikel MesaHummelGran Canaria
Leganés Mehdi Nafti Unai BustinzaJomaUrbas Grupo Financiero
Lugo Rubén Albés Carlos PitaKappaEstrella Galicia
Málaga Pablo Guede Ismael CasasNikeSabor a Málaga
Mirandés Joseba Etxeberria Raúl LizoainAdidasMiranda Empresas
Oviedo José Ángel Ziganda BolañoAdidasDigi Communications
Ponferradina Bolo YuriAdidasHerrero Brigantina
Real Sociedad B Xabi Alonso Roberto LópezMacronKutxabank
Sporting Gijón Abelardo Pablo PérezNikeIntegra Energía
Tenerife Luis Miguel Ramis Aitor SanzHummelTurismo Tenerife
Valladolid Pacheta Jordi MasipAdidasEstrella Galicia
Zaragoza Juan Ignacio Martínez Alberto ZapaterAdidasGreen Botanic Pharmacie

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Valladolid Sergio González[25]Sacked23 May 2021Pre-season Pacheta[26]16 June 2021
Eibar José Luis Mendilibar[27]Mutual consent25 May 2021 Gaizka Garitano[28]7 June 2021
Huesca Pacheta[29]25 May 2021 Ignacio Ambriz[30]28 June 2021
Málaga Sergio Pellicer[31]Resigned31 May 2021 José Alberto[32]1 June 2021
Mirandés José Alberto[33]Signed for Málaga1 June 2021 Lolo Escobar[34]4 June 2021
Girona Francisco[35]Mutual consent30 June 2021 Míchel[36]9 July 2021
Alcorcón Juan Antonio Anquela[37]Sacked18 September 202122nd Jorge Romero[38]18 September 2021
Huesca Ignacio Ambriz[39]25 October 202112th Xisco Muñoz[40]27 October 2021
Leganés Asier Garitano[41]30 October 202120th Mehdi Nafti[42]31 October 2021
Alcorcón Jorge Romero[43]2 November 202122nd Fran Fernández[44]2 November 2021
Fuenlabrada José Luis Oltra[45]14 December 202119th Sergio Pellicer[46]15 December 2021
Ibiza Juan Carlos Carcedo[47]18 December 202116th Paco Jémez[48]26 December 2021
Las Palmas Pepe Mel[49]23 January 20227th García Pimienta[50]24 January 2022
Málaga José Alberto[51]25 January 202214th Natxo González[52]27 January 2022
Mirandés Lolo Escobar[53]13 February 202217th Joseba Etxeberria[54]14 February 2022
Sporting Gijón David Gallego[55]22 February 202215th José Luis Martí[56]23 February 2022
Fuenlabrada Sergio Pellicer[57]6 March 202220th José Ramón Sandoval[58]7 March 2022
Amorebieta Iñigo Vélez[59]8 March 202220th Haritz Mújika[59]8 March 2022
Málaga Natxo González[60]2 April 202218th Pablo Guede[61]2 April 2022
Sporting Gijón José Luis Martí[62]3 May 202217th Abelardo[63]3 May 2022

League table

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Almería (C, P)4224996835+3381[a]Promotion to La Liga
2Valladolid (P)4224997143+2881[a]
3Eibar42231186145+1680Qualification for promotion play-offs
4Las Palmas421913105747+1070
5Tenerife42209135337+1669
6Girona (O, P)42208145742+1568[b]
7Oviedo42171785741+1668[b]
8Ponferradina421712135755+263
9Cartagena42186186357+660
10Zaragoza421220103946−756
11Burgos421510174141055
12Leganés421315145051−154[c]
13Huesca421315144944+554[c]
14Mirandés42157205862−452[d]
15Ibiza421216145359−652[d]
16Lugo421020124652−650
17Sporting Gijón421113184348−546
18Málaga421112193657−2145
19Amorebieta (R)42916174463−1943Relegation to Primera Federación
20Real Sociedad B (R)421010224361−1840
21Fuenlabrada (R)42615213965−2633
22Alcorcón (R)42611253771−3429
Source: LaLiga SmartBank
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[64]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayALCALMAMOBURCAREIBFUEGIRHUEIBILPALEGLUGMGAMIROVIPONRSOSPOTFEVLDZAR
Alcorcón0–42–21–01–11–00–20–11–00–20–23–31–10–10–01–22–21–41–10–21–21–2
Almería1–13–02–00–10–23–10–10–02–01–11–03–32–02–12–13–03–11–03–13–13–0
Amorebieta0–02–12–22–31–12–11–01–03–11–11–31–31–21–01–11–01–21–11–14–11–1
Burgos3–10–22–21–10–12–00–03–12–10–04–01–13–01–00–11–00–00–01–03–00–1
Cartagena3–11–35–01–04–13–03–00–35–10–20–02–13–13–01–20–11–01–01–12–33–0
Eibar2–11–01–02–02–10–04–22–13–12–21–11–02–21–11–00–13–23–22–00–22–0
Fuenlabrada2–21–10–01–22–10–01–22–31–23–22–11–11–01–10–02–31–20–01–20–01–1
Girona3–11–22–03–12–00–12–11–35–10–03–01–11–02–02–13–02–01–20–11–01–1
Huesca0–01–11–11–02–02–00–00–10–00–00–21–00–04–01–21–23–21–11–23–21–1
Ibiza6–20–11–12–02–12–03–11–12–11–11–11–12–20–21–10–12–20–20–01–22–2
Las Palmas3–01–11–00–24–10–12–11–32–11–14–22–22–11–02–12–10–01–02–11–12–3
Leganés1–02–21–00–01–12–33–21–12–11–24–11–10–32–00–01–11–11–11–20–22–1
Lugo1–02–11–11–01–02–21–31–03–20–02–00–01–02–11–11–20–01–10–20–21–1
Málaga1–00–11–20–11–11–31–02–00–20–52–10–21–00–00–00–02–12–21–02–21–1
Mirandés1–31–42–03–12–13–35–11–20–14–04–21–23–23–01–13–12–00–32–10–12–0
Oviedo3–12–02–01–32–01–13–00–03–33–21–11–02–22–13–02–00–11–10–03–03–3
Ponferradina1–01–01–13–14–22–20–02–11–11–11–20–33–14–02–11–23–24–11–22–20–0
Real Sociedad B2–40–22–10–11–22–30–01–20–20–10–11–01–12–01–31–11–12–11–20–21–2
Sporting Gijón1–00–12–11–04–10–11–12–11–10–10–12–11–12–12–10–12–30–11–21–21–2
Tenerife1–00–12–14–01–20–13–12–10–02–00–10–01–10–21–24–02–02–00–01–41–1
Valladolid2–02–25–11–02–02–03–02–23–01–10–11–04–11–13–12–12–01–21–00–22–0
Zaragoza0–32–01–10–00–11–02–11–00–00–02–10–21–01–11–10–01–11–12–00–20–0
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
Almería125243211211111111111112322222222322221121
Valladolid114269151299787566355555323233333333233333332
Eibar21201418106655422222222332231111111111111112213
Las Palmas10148131313116656443456666777897789111498877888764
Tenerife479434544675343433443444444444445544444445
Girona2512162014151920201919171313131010886666756666654455555656
Oviedo91517115787812151189101298779981089117810787666666577
Ponferradina631321333346655644224555565555566788777888
Cartagena2021159158131710858101191189101088976889107979101311999999
Zaragoza1218211718191820191818181916128121191314161616181818161514111413141112121414141310
Burgos18162015161619151717141014171816171513910111411121191011910121091210101112111011
Leganés191719212220141618192020202119201816171815171718171615141413131315121616151313131212
Huesca314711117111299121214151414141212111412151513141212151515111199111211121113
Mirandés14613575101313101217161214171618181718151817161717181718171616151414161616151514
Ibiza15136889481516161591079111214141613109101010117881012131013131010101415
Lugo81218201418171814141113131516151517161617181313111212131312121114161515141515161616
Sporting Gijón793112122133778101313151512121512131413151617181817171717171717171717
Málaga13117146101610111313911811777111113101114141516171816161718181818181818181818
Real Sociedad B5810121717201416151716181920181920212121212121212121211919191919202020191919191919
Amorebieta222216191921212121212121212021212121202020191920191919192020202121191919202020202020
Fuenlabrada1610111012129127111014151817192019191919202019202020202121212020212121212121212121
Alcorcón171922222122222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
Promotion to La Liga
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Relegation to Primera División RFEF
Source: BDFútbol

Promotion play-offs

Semi–finalsFinal
          
3Eibar101
6Girona (a.e.t.)022
6Girona033
5Tenerife011
4Las Palmas011
5Tenerife123

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[65]
1 Borja BastónOviedo22
Cristhian StuaniGirona
3 StoichkovEibar21
4 Rubén CastroCartagena20
Shon WeissmanValladolid
6 Umar SadiqAlmería18
7 Sergio CamelloMirandés15
8 Uroš ĐurđevićSporting Gijón14
Jaime SeoaneHuesca
Jonathan VieraLas Palmas
YuriPonferradina

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[66]
1 Rodrigo RiquelmeMirandés12
2 Borja SánchezOviedo10
3 Umar SadiqAlmería9
4 Pablo de BlasisCartagena8
Rubén PardoLeganés
Francisco PortilloAlmería
7 Mateusz BoguszIbiza7
Fran GámezZaragoza
Gaizka LarrazabalAmorebieta
José Antonio RíosPonferradina

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.[67]

RankPlayerClubGoals
against
MatchesAverage
1 FernandoAlmería33410.80
2 Juan SorianoTenerife35410.85
3 Joan FemeníasOviedo41420.98
4 Juan CarlosGirona39381.03
5 Alfonso HerreroBurgos29281.04

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRoundRef.
Dyego SousaAlmeríaMirandés4–1 (A)24 October 202112
Cristhian StuaniGironaAlcorcón3–1 (H)4 November 202114
JuanmaBurgosLeganés4–0 (H)23 January 202224
Sergio LeónValladolidAmorebieta5–1 (H)27 February 202229
Rubén CastroCartagenaAmorebieta5–0 (H)21 May 202241
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Discipline

[68]

Player

Team

  • Most yellow cards: 124
    • Fuenlabrada
  • Most red cards: 11
    • Fuenlabrada
  • Fewest yellow cards: 77
    • Real Sociedad B
  • Fewest red cards: 2
    • Burgos
    • Zaragoza

Awards

Monthly

MonthPlayer of the MonthReference
PlayerClub
October StoichkovEibar[69]
November FernandoAlmería[70]
December Cristhian StuaniGirona[71]
January Sergio CastelIbiza[72]
February Umar SadiqAlmería[73]
March Nahuel BustosGirona[74]
April Borja BastónOviedo[75]
May Jonathan VieraLas Palmas[76]

Attendance to stadiums

Restrictions

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, clubs were not allowed to use the total capacity of their stadiums. According to the progress of the pandemic, the capacity allowed each month was decided by the Government of Spain, in agreement with the Autonomous Communities.

  • August (rounds 1 to 3): 40% of capacity allowed.[77] Additionally, the Basque Country reduced it to 20%,[78] Catalonia to 30%[79] and the Valencian Community limited the attendance to a maximum of 15,000 spectators, always respecting the agreement.[80]
  • September (rounds 4 to 7): 60% of capacity allowed.[81] The Basque Country raised its own limit to 30%,[82] while Catalonia did to 40%.[83]
  • October (rounds 8 to 13): full capacity allowed, except for Catalonia and Basque Country, whose Governments limited the attendance to 60%.[84]

Average attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Zaragoza122,06825,3076,74515,259n/a
2Valladolid91,16214,40810,08013,023n/a
3Las Palmas94,28625,8877,10011,786n/a
4Málaga80,15315,9016,51911,450n/a
5Oviedo128,28721,0565,96910,690n/a
6Sporting Gijón106,35016,5418,98910,635n/a
7Tenerife66,02412,5724,9999,432n/a
8Almería51,6459,5133,3987,378n/a
9Burgos46,0589,5844,3736,580n/a
10Cartagena42,1767,5914,7706,025n/a
11Leganés39,7087,4364,1245,673n/a
12Huesca41,4906,8262,9445,186n/a
13Ponferradina34,0905,6002,7434,261n/a
14Girona30,2956,1011,8713,787n/a
15Ibiza22,6043,7422,4873,229n/a
16Real Sociedad B23,6496,2668452,956n/a1
17Eibar19,4704,0971,1462,781n/a
18Lugo20,2495,0691,6572,531n/a
19Mirandés19,1202,9532,0542,390n/a
20Fuenlabrada16,1953,2441,1842,024n/a
21Alcorcón12,0891,9531,0441,511n/a
22Amorebieta6,6251,236592946n/a
League total1,041,23825,8875926,311n/a

Updated to games played on 8 November 2021
Source: La Liga
Notes:
1: One match played at Ipurua stadium.

Number of teams by region

PositionRegionNumberTeams
1  Castile and León4Burgos, Mirandés, Ponferradina, Valladolid
2  Basque Country3Amorebieta, Eibar, Real Sociedad B
 Community of MadridAlcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Leganés
4  Andalusia2Almería, Málaga
 AragónHuesca, Zaragoza
 AsturiasOviedo, Sporting Gijón
 Canary IslandsLas Palmas, Tenerife
8  Balearic Islands1Ibiza
 CataloniaGirona
 GaliciaLugo
 Region of MurciaCartagena

See also

References