2015–16 Segunda División
85th season of the second-tier football league in Spain
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The 2015–16 Segunda División season, also known as Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 85th since its establishment.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Alavés |
| Promoted | Alavés Leganés Osasuna |
| Relegated | Ponferradina Llagostera Albacete Bilbao Athletic |
| Matches | 429 |
| Goals | 960 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sergio León (22 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Isaac Becerra[1] |
| Biggest home win | Alcorcón 6–1 Llagostera (24 October 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Oviedo 0–5 Osasuna (4 June 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Numancia 6–3 Tenerife (23 August 2015) |
| Highest attendance | 23,765 Zaragoza 0–1 Gimnàstic (22 May 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 705 Llagostera 0–0 Mirandés (20 December 2015) |
| Average attendance | 7,528 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2014–15 season, four promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda División B and three relegated from the 2014–15 La Liga.
- Relegated from 2014–15 La Liga
- Promoted from 2014–15 Segunda División B
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity [citation needed] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Albacete | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte | 17,300 |
| Alcorcón | Alcorcón | Santo Domingo | 6,000 |
| Almería | Almería | Juegos Mediterráneos | 21,350 |
| Bilbao Athletic | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
| Córdoba | Córdoba | El Arcángel | 21,822 |
| Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 36,017 |
| Gimnàstic | Tarragona | Nou Estadi | 14,591 |
| Girona | Girona | Montilivi | 9,286 |
| Huesca | Huesca | El Alcoraz | 5,500 |
| Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 8,138 |
| Llagostera | Llagostera | Palamós Costa Brava | 5,824 |
| Lugo | Lugo | Anxo Carro | 7,840 |
| Mallorca | Palma | Iberostar | 23,142 |
| Mirandés | Miranda de Ebro | Anduva | 6,900 |
| Numancia | Soria | Los Pajaritos | 9,025 |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar | 18,761 |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
| Ponferradina | Ponferrada | El Toralín | 8,800 |
| Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 23,000 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 26,512 |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorcón | End of contract | 30 June 2015[5][6] | Pre-season | 9 June 2015[7] | ||
| Lugo | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | 18 June 2015[8] | |||
| Córdoba | End of contract | 10 June 2015 | 10 June 2015[9] | |||
| Alavés | End of contract | 11 June 2015[10] | 11 June 2015[11] | |||
| Numancia | End of contract | 12 June 2015 | 12 June 2015[12] | |||
| Elche | Resigned | 26 June 2015 | 12 July 2015[13] | |||
| Valladolid | Sacked | 6 July 2015 | 6 July 2015[14] | |||
| Almería | Sacked | 3 October 2015[15] | 16th | 19 October 2015[16] | ||
| Valladolid | Sacked | 21 October 2015[17] | 20th | 21 October 2015[18] | ||
| Tenerife | Sacked | 3 November 2015[19] | 19th | 4 November 2015[20] | ||
| Huesca | Sacked | 29 November 2015[21] | 18th | 30 November 2015[22] | ||
| Mallorca | Sacked | 30 November 2015[23] | 20th | 2 December 2015 | ||
| Zaragoza | Sacked | 20 December 2015[24] | 8th | 27 December 2015 | ||
| Almería | Sacked | 20 December 2015 | 22nd | 23 December 2015 | ||
| Mallorca | Sacked | 18 January 2016[25] | 19th | 18 January 2016 | ||
| Ponferradina | Sacked | 31 January 2016 | 17th | 17 February 2016[26] | ||
| Lugo | Resigned | 24 February 2016[27] | 12th | 25 February 2016[28] | ||
| Albacete | Sacked | 12 March 2016[29] | 20th | 13 March 2016[30] | ||
| Oviedo | Resigned | 14 March 2016[31] | 3rd | 14 March 2016 | ||
| Valladolid | Sacked | 24 April 2016 | 15th | 26 April 2016 | ||
| Ponferradina | Sacked | 26 April 2016[32] | 19th | 27 April 2016[33] | ||
| Almería | Sacked | 16 May 2016[34] | 19th | 17 May 2016[35] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alavés (C, P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 75 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Leganés (P) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 74 | |
| 3 | Gimnàstic | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Girona | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 66 | |
| 5 | Córdoba | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 65 | |
| 6 | Osasuna (O, P) | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 64[a] | |
| 7 | Alcorcón | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 64[a] | |
| 8 | Zaragoza | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 64[a] | |
| 9 | Oviedo | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 59 | |
| 10 | Numancia | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 57[b] | |
| 11 | Elche | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 57[b] | |
| 12 | Huesca | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 55[c] | |
| 13 | Tenerife | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 55[c] | |
| 14 | Lugo | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 54 | |
| 15 | Mirandés | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 52 | |
| 16 | Valladolid | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 51 | |
| 17 | Mallorca | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 49 | |
| 18 | Almería | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 48 | |
| 19 | Ponferradina (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 47 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 20 | Llagostera (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 44 | |
| 21 | Albacete (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 39 | |
| 22 | Bilbao Athletic (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 32 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[36]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
Notes: 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. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 17.
Results
Promotion play-offs
Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) will take part in the promotion play-offs. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on 8 June and the second leg on 12 June at home of the best positioned team. The final will also be two-legged, with the first leg on 15 June and the second leg on 19 June, with the best positioned team also playing the second leg at home.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Córdoba | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Girona | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Girona | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Osasuna | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Osasuna | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Gimnàstic | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Zamora TrophyThe Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. Keepers must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
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Attendances


| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaragoza | 350,943 | 23,765 | 13,996 | 16,712 | +6.5% |
| 2 | Córdoba | 312,852 | 18,567 | 9,221 | 14,221 | −8.9%1 |
| 3 | Oviedo | 291,670 | 22,634 | 8,137 | 13,889 | +0.8%2 |
| 4 | Osasuna | 317,947 | 17,830 | 11,121 | 13,824 | +5.0% |
| 5 | Alavés | 235,227 | 17,509 | 9,156 | 11,201 | +19.2% |
| 6 | Elche | 191,350 | 12,597 | 5,153 | 9,112 | −57.9%1 |
| 7 | Tenerife | 191,197 | 11,770 | 7,286 | 9,105 | −2.8% |
| 8 | Mallorca | 179,358 | 14,497 | 5,012 | 8,541 | +39.6% |
| 9 | Valladolid | 177,914 | 11,831 | 5,931 | 8,472 | −15.5% |
| 10 | Almería | 163,297 | 9,299 | 6,362 | 7,776 | −25.5%1 |
| 11 | Bilbao Athletic | 155,386 | 13,191 | 727 | 7,399 | +489.1%2 |
| 12 | Albacete | 139,124 | 10,092 | 2,221 | 6,625 | −11.5% |
| 13 | Gimnàstic | 142,194 | 13,251 | 3,602 | 6,463 | +24.0%2 |
| 14 | Leganés | 107,759 | 8,138 | 3,119 | 5,131 | +8.3% |
| 15 | Ponferradina | 105,589 | 7,192 | 3,762 | 5,028 | +4.3% |
| 16 | Girona | 104,459 | 8,733 | 2,654 | 4,542 | −20.1% |
| 17 | Lugo | 76,786 | 5,182 | 2,651 | 3,656 | +11.6% |
| 18 | Mirandés | 72,599 | 5,348 | 2,743 | 3,457 | +2.2% |
| 19 | Numancia | 61,750 | 7,606 | 2,146 | 2,940 | +0.7% |
| 20 | Huesca | 60,578 | 4,752 | 2,404 | 2,885 | +20.2%2 |
| 21 | Alcorcón | 53,138 | 4,391 | 1,479 | 2,530 | −4.4% |
| 22 | Llagostera | 32,108 | 2,713 | 705 | 1,529 | −33.9% |
| League total | 3,523,215 | 23,765 | 705 | 7,528 | −13.2% |
Updated to games played on 18 June 2016
Source: Official club websites and LaLiga.es
Notes:
1: Team played last season in La Liga.
2: Team played last season in Segunda División B.
Awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| September | Osasuna | Elche | [38][39] | ||
| October | Zaragoza | Córdoba | [40][41] | ||
| November | Gimnàstic | Alcorcón | [42][43] | ||
| December | Oviedo | Valladolid | [44][45] | ||
| January | Leganés | Leganés | [46][47] | ||
| February | Zaragoza | Gimnàstic | [48][49] | ||
| March | Lugo | Gimnàstic | [50][51] | ||
| April | Girona | Girona | [52][53] | ||
| May | Alavés | Alavés | [54][55] | ||
| June | Osasuna | Osasuna | [56][57] | ||