Full Name: Liga de Fútbol Profesional Segunda División (Liga Adelante) Founded: 1929 Tier: 2 Number of Teams: 22
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The second tier of Spanish football is officially known as the Liga Adelante as part of an agreement with title sponsors BBVA, a Spanish bank. It is technically part of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional which incorporates the top two divisions of Spanish football.
Spanish Segunda División Map:
League Format:
The Spanish Segunda División season begins in August and ends in May with a very short winter break.
The 22 teams play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 42 matches.
3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
Final league position is based on the total number of points earned over the full season.
The team with the most points is considered the league champion.
The top 3 teams are promoted to the first-tier Primera División.
The bottom 4 teams are relegated to the third-tier Segunda División B.
Total Spanish Segunda División Titles:
8 Real Murcia
6 Real Betis
5 Real Oviedo 5 Sporting Gijón
4 Sevilla 4 Málaga 4 UD Las Palmas 4 Deportivo de La Coruña
3 Alavés 3 Hércules CF 3 Celta Vigo 3 Granada CF 3 CD Alcoyano 3 Real Valladolid 3 Osasuna
2 Valencia 2 Centro de Deportes Sabadell 2 Real Sociedad 2 Racing Santander 2 Real Jaén CF 2 Mallorca 2 Pontevedra CF 2 CD Castellón 2 Mérida CP
1 Club Atlético Tetuán 1 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 1 Elche CF 1 Tenerife 1 Córdoba CF 1 Burgos CF 1 Real Zaragoza 1 Almería 1 Castilla CF 1 Real Burgos CF 1 Albacete Balompié 1 UE Lleida 1 Espanyol 1 Atlético Madrid 1 Levante 1 Cádiz 1 Recreativo Huelva 1 Numancia 1 Xerez CD
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