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2020–21 Segunda División

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The 2020–21 Segunda División season, also known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 90th since its establishment. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 31 May 2021.

Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 31 May 2021
ChampionsEspanyol
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Segunda División
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 31 May 2021
ChampionsEspanyol
PromotedEspanyol
Mallorca
Rayo Vallecano
RelegatedAlbacete
Castellón
Sabadell
UD Logroñés
Matches462
Goals946 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorerRaúl de Tomás
(23 goals)
Biggest home winLas Palmas 6–1 Lugo
(1 April 2021)
Biggest away winZaragoza 0–5 Leganés
(30 May 2021)
Highest scoringLas Palmas 6–1 Lugo
(1 April 2021)
Longest winning runGirona
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runMallorca
(17 matches)
Longest winless runLugo
(16 matches)
Longest losing runAlcorcón
(7 matches)
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Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides retained from the 2019–20 season, three relegated from the 2019–20 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División B. This included the winners of the play-offs.

Teams promoted to La Liga

On 12 July 2020, Cádiz became the first team to be promoted to La Liga, ending a 14-year run in the lower divisions, seven of which were spent in Segunda División B, following Oviedo's 1−0 win against Zaragoza.[2] The second team to earn promotion was Huesca after their 3−0 win against Numancia on 17 July 2020. This marked an immediate return to the La Liga.[3] The final team to achieve promotion were play-off winners Elche after defeating Girona 1−0 on aggregate, they return to La Liga after a five-year absence, with one of those seasons spent in Segunda División B.[4]

Teams relegated from La Liga

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Espanyol. They were relegated on 8 July 2020, after a 1−0 loss against Barcelona in the Derbi Barceloní, after a 26-year stay in the top tier.[5] The second team to be relegated were Mallorca, who were relegated on 16 July 2020 after a 1−2 home defeat against Granada, suffering an immediate return to the second division.[6] The third and final relegated club were Leganés, after a 2−2 draw against Real Madrid on 19 July 2020, ending their four-year stay in La Liga.[7]

Teams relegated to Segunda División B

The first team to be relegated from Segunda División were Racing Santander, after a 1−2 home loss against Elche on 4 July 2020, suffering an immediate return to the Segunda División B.[8] The second team to be relegated were Extremadura, who were relegated on 4 July 2020 after trailing to Numancia 1−0 at home, ending a two-year stay in the second division.[9] On 20 July 2020, the final round of the 2019–20 season, Numancia and Deportivo de La Coruña were relegated after Albacete won 1–0 away to Cádiz. This ended Deportivo's 39-year streak in professional football, spending 25 of those seasons in La Liga, and also ended Numancia's 23-year stay in professional football, spending 4 of those seasons in La Liga.[10]

Teams promoted from Segunda División B

Following the play-offs, the first team to achieve promotion were UD Logroñés after defeating Castellón on penalties on 18 July 2020. They were set to play in the Segunda División for the first time in their history, and to bring back professional football to La Rioja 20 years after the relegation of former CD Logroñés.[11] The second team to earn promotion were Cartagena on 19 July 2020 after beating Atlético Baleares on penalties as well, they return to Segunda after eight years.[12] Sabadell and Castellón were the last teams to get promoted on 26 July 2020 after defeating Barcelona B and Cornellà in their respective playoff matches. Sabadell return to the division after a five-year absence whereas Castellón return after ten years.[13][14]

Stadiums and locations

Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2020–21 Segunda División
Location of teams in 2020–21 Segunda División (Canary Islands)

Mallorca signed a sponsorship contract with Consell de Mallorca and other public entities for renaming their stadium as the Visit Mallorca Stadium.[15]

Personnel and sponsorship

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Albacete Spain Francisco Noguerol (interim) Spain Tomeu Nadal Hummel Extrual
Alcorcón Spain Juan Antonio Anquela Spain Laure Kappa Kaizen Patrimonio
Almería Spain Rubi Spain Fernando Puma Arabian Centres
Cartagena Spain Luis Carrión Spain David Andújar Adidas Talasur Group
Castellón Spain Sergio Escobar Spain David Cubillas Hummel Bravoplaya
Espanyol Spain Vicente Moreno Spain David López Kelme Betway
Fuenlabrada Spain José Luis Oltra Spain Juanma Marrero Joma Deliave
Girona Spain Francisco Spain Álex Granell Puma
Las Palmas Spain Pepe Mel Spain Aythami Artiles Hummel Gran Canaria
Leganés Spain Asier Garitano Spain Unai Bustinza Joma Betway
Lugo Spain Rubén Albés Spain Carlos Pita Kappa Estrella Galicia 0,0
Málaga Spain Sergio Pellicer Spain Ismael Casas Nike Tesesa
Mallorca Spain Luis García Spain Manolo Reina Umbro Betfred
Mirandés Spain José Alberto Spain Limones Adidas Miranda Empresas
Oviedo Spain José Ángel Ziganda Spain Bolaño Adidas Natural Mining Resources
Ponferradina Spain Bolo Brazil Yuri Adidas Herrero Brigantina
Rayo Vallecano Spain Andoni Iraola Argentina Óscar Trejo Umbro DIGI
Sabadell Spain Antonio Hidalgo Spain Ángel Martínez Hummel
Sporting Gijón Spain David Gallego Spain Carlos Carmona Nike Integra Energía, William Hill, Alimerka, Telecable, Nissan
Tenerife Spain Luis Miguel Ramis Spain Suso Hummel Turismo Tenerife
UD Logroñés Spain Sergio Rodríguez Spain Iñaki Sáenz Umbro NaturHouse
Zaragoza Spain Juan Ignacio Martínez Spain Alberto Zapater Adidas Caravan Fragancias
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Leganés Mexico Javier Aguirre[38] Mutual consent 20 July 2020 Pre-season Spain José Luis Martí[39] 3 August 2020
Espanyol Spain Francisco Rufete[40] End of interim spell Spain Vicente Moreno[41] 4 August 2020
Tenerife Spain Rubén Baraja[42] End of contract 21 July 2020 Spain Fran Fernández[43] 29 July 2020
Sporting Gijón Serbia Miroslav Đukić[44] Spain David Gallego[45] 21 July 2020
Alcorcón Spain Fran Fernández[46] Spain Mere[47] 26 July 2020
Mirandés Spain Andoni Iraola[48] Spain José Alberto[49] 27 July 2020
Rayo Vallecano Spain Paco Jémez[50] Spain Andoni Iraola[51] 6 August 2020
Mallorca Spain Vicente Moreno[41] Signed for Espanyol 4 August 2020 Spain Luis García[52]
Zaragoza Spain Víctor Fernández[53] Resigned 18 August 2020 Spain Rubén Baraja[54] 20 August 2020
Lugo Spain Juanfran[55] Sacked 11 October 2020 20th Tunisia Mehdi Nafti[56] 14 October 2020
Albacete Spain Lucas Alcaraz 13 October 2020 21st Spain Aritz López Garai 14 October 2020
Alcorcón Spain Mere[57] 9 November 2020 22nd Spain Juan Antonio Anquela[58] 9 November 2020
Zaragoza Spain Rubén Baraja[59] 18th Spain Iván Martínez[60] 11 November 2020
Tenerife Spain Fran Fernández[61] 22 November 2020 17th Spain Luis Miguel Ramis[62] 24 November 2020
Albacete Spain Aritz López Garai[63] 6 December 2020 22nd Spain Alejandro Menéndez[64] 8 December 2020
Zaragoza Spain Iván Martínez[65] Demoted to Deportivo Aragón 13 December 2020 21st Spain Juan Ignacio Martínez[66] 14 December 2020
Cartagena Spain Borja Jiménez[67] Sacked 18 December 2020 16th Spain Pepe Aguilar[68] 22 December 2020
Cartagena Spain Pepe Aguilar[69] Demoted to Cartagena B 11 January 2021 18th Spain Luis Carrión[70] 12 January 2021
Castellón Spain Óscar Cano[71] Mutual consent 21st Spain Juan Carlos Garrido[72]
Leganés Spain José Luis Martí[73] Sacked 26 January 2021 6th Spain Asier Garitano[74] 27 January 2021
Fuenlabrada Spain José Ramón Sandoval[75] 2 February 2021 13th Spain José Luis Oltra[76] 3 February 2021
Lugo Tunisia Mehdi Nafti[77] 28 February 2021 15th Spain Luis César Sampedro[78] 2 March 2021
Lugo Spain Luis César Sampedro[79] 19 April 2021 20th Spain Rubén Albés[80] 20 April 2021
Almería Portugal José Gomes[81] Mutual consent 27 April 2021 3rd Spain Rubi[82] 28 April 2021
Albacete Spain Alejandro Menéndez[83] Sacked 4 May 2021 22nd Spain Francisco Noguerol (interim)[84] 4 May 2021
Castellón Spain Juan Carlos Garrido[85] 21 May 2021 20th Spain Sergio Escobar[86] 22 May 2021
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League table

Standings

At the end of the season, all three relegated teams in the previous season's La Liga (Leganés, Mallorca and Espanyol) took the top three places in the league.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Espanyol (C, P) 42 24 10 8 71 28 +43 82[a] Promotion to La Liga
2 Mallorca (P) 42 24 10 8 54 28 +26 82[a]
3 Leganés 42 21 10 11 51 32 +19 73[b] Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Almería 42 21 10 11 61 40 +21 73[b]
5 Girona 42 20 11 11 47 36 +11 71
6 Rayo Vallecano (O, P) 42 19 10 13 52 40 +12 67
7 Sporting Gijón 42 17 14 11 37 28 +9 65
8 Ponferradina 42 15 12 15 45 50 −5 57
9 Las Palmas 42 14 14 14 46 53 −7 56
10 Mirandés 42 14 12 16 38 41 −3 54[c]
11 Fuenlabrada 42 12 18 12 45 46 −1 54[c]
12 Málaga 42 14 11 17 37 47 −10 53
13 Oviedo 42 11 19 12 45 46 −1 52[d]
14 Tenerife 42 13 13 16 36 36 0 52[d]
15 Zaragoza 42 13 11 18 37 43 −6 50
16 Cartagena 42 12 13 17 44 52 −8 49
17 Alcorcón 42 13 9 20 32 42 −10 48
18 Lugo 42 11 14 17 38 53 −15 47
19 Sabadell (R) 42 11 13 18 40 48 −8 46 Relegation to Primera División RFEF
20 UD Logroñés (R) 42 11 11 20 28 53 −25 44
21 Castellón (R) 42 11 8 23 35 54 −19 41
22 Albacete (R) 42 9 11 22 30 53 −23 38
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Source: LaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[87]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Espanyol: 4, Mallorca: 1
  2. Head-to-head points: Leganés: 4, Almería: 1
  3. Head-to-head points: Mirandés: 6, Fuenlabrada: 0
  4. Head-to-head points: Oviedo: 4, Tenerife: 1

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALB ...
Home \ Away ALB ALC ALM CAR CAS ESP FUE GIR LPA LEG LUG MGA MLL MIR OVI PON RAY SAB SPO TFE LOG ZAR
Albacete — 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0
Alcorcón 1–2 — 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–3[a]
Almería 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
Cartagena 3–1 2–1 3–2 — 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1
Castellón 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 — 1–3 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Espanyol 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 — 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0
Fuenlabrada 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1
Girona 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0
Las Palmas 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–2 — 2–1 6–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–2
Leganés 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 — 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0
Lugo 1–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 — 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–2
Málaga 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2
Mallorca 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 — 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–1
Mirandés 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
Oviedo 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–3 1–0
Ponferradina 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 — 3–0 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–1
Rayo Vallecano 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–3 0–1 4–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–2
Sabadell 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1
Sporting Gijón 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 — 1–1 1–0 1–0
Tenerife 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 — 0–1 1–0
UD Logroñés 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 0–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 — 1–1
Zaragoza 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–5 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: LaLiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match awarded to Zaragoza after Alcorcón exceeded the number of players allowed from their reserve squad. The match originally ended 0–0.[88]

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.

More information Team ╲ Round, Espanyol ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Espanyol132211111111132222111122222332111111111111
Mallorca181611745833322211111222211111111222222222222
Leganés58581310945444324344456656444444454444444333
Almería121712151821201814955553433333333333223333333333444
Girona13182122191517131311121612141514778888999899118887777665555
Rayo Vallecano617564364589666866644445666666666666777766
Sporting Gijón721122422233445555565564555555545555556677
Ponferradina1664457691281314111210689777777877777778888888888
Las Palmas17141510128710814151115151313151415159910111310131412131391110111312101314109
Mirandés10128118911127139138879108991311887988891213101210910999910
Fuenlabrada2433332710106791081011131010141313131011121214129101213131291212131311
Málaga211169116556127813911791212131115121215121410910101199910111114151512
Oviedo111316161416151920171612141314151411131412121516141511111314141414151414141310121213
Tenerife3913171514161716181717171717171719161616161614111410131011111213111211131411111114
Zaragoza15191712913141417161819191920222121212117201817171718171716161615141515151515101415
Cartagena915191310121081171115161616161616171719212119192017192020212119191918201616161616
Alcorcón859141719212121222222222218191820192020222222211920181819192021201819161717171717
Lugo201014182017121196106101112121210111110101110121315151515151517172021212121191818
Sabadell142020212222222222212121202021202018201818181918181819202122181920212120192020212019
UD Logroñés192118191618182019151410779111315141215141415161616161617171818161617171919181920
Castellón47106711131518202018181819181917181921172021222221211918201716181716181818202121
Albacete222222202120191615191920212122212222222222191720202122222221222222222222222222222222
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Promotion to La Liga
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Relegation to Primera División RFEF
Source: BDFútbol

Promotion play-offs

Semi–finals Final
          
6 Rayo Vallecano 3 2 5
3 Leganés 0 1 1
6 Rayo Vallecano 1 2 3
5 Girona 2 0 2
5 Girona 3 0 3
4 Almería 0 0 0

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

[89]

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Raúl de Tomás Espanyol 23
2 Serbia Uroš Đurđević Sporting Gijón 22
3 Nigeria Umar Sadiq Almería 20
4 Spain Rubén Castro Cartagena 19
5 Spain Manu Barreiro Lugo 12
Spain José Corpas Almería
Spain Javi Puado Espanyol
8 Argentina Sergio Araujo Las Palmas 11
Spain Stoichkov Sabadell
Brazil Yuri Ponferradina
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Top assists

[90]

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Spain Adri Embarba Espanyol 14
2 Spain Álvaro García Rayo Vallecano 9
3 Spain Marc Mateu Castellón 8
Spain Javi Puado Espanyol
5 Argentina Pablo de Blasis Cartagena 7
Spain José Lazo Almería
7 France Pierre Cornud Sabadell 6
Spain Pedro Díaz Sporting Gijón
Spain Álex Gallar Cartagena
Spain Gerard Gumbau Girona
Spain Iván Martín Mirandés
Spain Sergio Ruiz Las Palmas
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Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper MARCA to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper has to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.[91]

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
against
Matches Average
1 Spain Diego López Espanyol 25 40 0.63
2 Spain Diego Mariño Sporting Gijón 25 39 0.64
Spain Manolo Reina Mallorca 25 39 0.64
4 Spain Juan Carlos Girona 33 40 0.83
5 Argentina Cristian Álvarez Zaragoza 32 37 0.86
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRoundRef.
Spain José CorpasAlmeríaFuenlabrada3–0 (H)24 October 20208[92]
Senegal Sekou GassamaFuenlabradaAlcorcón3–0 (A)8 November 202011[93]
Nigeria Umar SadiqAlmeríaPonferradina3–1 (H)3 January 202120[94]
Montenegro Uroš ĐurđevićSporting GijónUD Logroñés4–0 (A)6 February 202124[95]
Spain RoberLas PalmasLugo6–1 (H)1 April 202132[96]
Spain Javi PuadoEspanyolLas Palmas4–0 (H)24 April 202136[97]
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Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Discipline

[98]

Player

Team

  • Most yellow cards: 117
    • Almería
  • Most red cards: 12
    • Girona
  • Fewest yellow cards: 70
    • Alcorcón
  • Fewest red cards: 1
    • Mirandés

Awards

Monthly

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Reference
Player Club
September Montenegro Uroš Đurđević Sporting Gijón [99]
October Spain Manolo Reina Mallorca [100]
November Colombia Leonardo Acevedo UD Logroñés [101]
December Spain Raúl de Tomás Espanyol [102]
January Nigeria Umar Sadiq Almería [103]
February Spain Rubén Pardo Leganés [104]
March Spain Adri Embarba Espanyol [105]
April Spain Javi Puado Espanyol [106]
May Spain Abdón Mallorca [107]
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