2024–25 Primera Federación
Football league season
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The 2024–25 Primera Federación, also known as Primera Federación Versus e-Learning due to sponsorship reasons,[1] is the fourth for the Primera Federación, the third-highest level in the Spanish football league system. Forty teams will participate, divided into two groups of twenty clubs each based on geographical proximity. In each group, the champions are automatically promoted to Segunda División and the second to fifth placers will play promotion play-offs and the bottom five are relegated to the Segunda Federación.
Ceuta
Cultural Leonesa
Real Sociedad B
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2024 – June 2025 |
| Champions | Ceuta (1st title) |
| Promoted | Andorra Ceuta Cultural Leonesa Real Sociedad B |
| Relegated | Alcoyano Amorebieta Barcelona Atlètic Fuenlabrada Gimnástica Segoviana Intercity Real Unión Recreativo Sestao River Yeclano |
| Top goalscorer | Gonzalo García (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Real Madrid Castilla 6–0 Mérida (30 November 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Betis Deportivo 0–4 Mérida (1 February 2025) Osasuna B 1–5 Sestao River (30 March 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Andorra 7–2 Osasuna B (8 December 2024) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Overview before the season
A total of 40 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the 2023–24 Segunda División, 26 retained from the 2023–24 Primera Federación, and ten promoted from the 2023–24 Segunda Federación.[2] The groups were defined by the RFEF on 2 July 2024.[3]
Team changes
Groups
Group 1 (North)
Teams and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amorebieta | Amorebieta-Etxano | Urritxe | 3,000[4] |
| Andorra | Estadi Nacional d'Andorra | 3,347[5] | |
| Arenteiro | O Carballiño | Espiñedo | 4,500 |
| Barakaldo | Barakaldo | Lasesarre | 7,960 |
| Barcelona Atlètic | Barcelona | Johan Cruyff | 6,000[6] |
| Bilbao Athletic | Bilbao | Lezama | 3,250[citation needed] |
| Celta Fortuna | Vigo | Abanca-Balaídos | 24,791 |
| Cultural Leonesa | León | Reino de León | 13,346[7] |
| Gimnàstic | Tarragona | Nou Estadi | 14,591[8] |
| Gimnástica Segoviana | Segovia | La Albuera | 6,000 |
| Lugo | Lugo | Anxo Carro | 7,070[9] |
| Osasuna B | Pamplona | Tajonar | 4,500[10] |
| Ourense CF | Ourense | O Couto | 5,659[11] |
| Ponferradina | Ponferrada | El Toralín | 8,400[12] |
| Real Sociedad B | San Sebastián | José Luis Orbegozo | 2,500[13] |
| Real Unión | Irun | Stadium Gal | 5,000[14] |
| Sestao River | Sestao | Las Llanas | 8,905 |
| Tarazona | Tarazona | Municipal de Tarazona | 5,000 |
| Unionistas | Salamanca | Reina Sofía | 5,000[15] |
| Zamora | Zamora | Ruta de la Plata | 7,813[16] |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amorebieta | Nike | Sidenor | ||
| Andorra | Nike | MoraBanc | ||
| Arenteiro | Kappa | Oreco Balgón Constructora | ||
| Barakaldo | New Balance | |||
| Barcelona Atlètic | Nike | Spotify | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | Castore | |||
| Celta Fortuna | Adidas | Estrella Galicia | ||
| Cultural Leonesa | Kappa | Aspire Academy | ||
| Gimnàstic | Adidas | Parlem Telecom | ||
| Gimnástica Segoviana | Adidas | Cajaviva Caja Rural | ||
| Lugo | Puma | Estrella Galicia | ||
| Osasuna B | Adidas | Jaylo | ||
| Ourense | Cool Sport | Estrella Galicia | ||
| Ponferradina | Adidas | Tvitec | ||
| Real Sociedad B | Macron | Amenabar | ||
| Real Unión | Adidas | BM Supermercados | ||
| Sestao River | Adidas | Autonervión | ||
| Tarazona | Adidas | Patatas Río Lombo | ||
| Unionistas | Erreà | Don QR | ||
| Zamora | Macron | Caja Rural | ||
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao Athletic | Resigned | 6 May 2024 | Pre-season | 6 June 2024 | ||
| Unionistas | End of contract | 25 May 2024 | 28 May 2024 | |||
| Lugo | Mutual agreement | 3 June 2024 | 11 June 2024 | |||
| Amorebieta | End of contract | 5 June 2024 | 20 June 2024 | |||
| Tarazona | 6 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | ||||
| Arenteiro | 12 June 2024 | 25 June 2024 | ||||
| Real Unión | 17 June 2024 | 21 June 2024 | ||||
| Sestao River | ||||||
| Ponferradina | 19 June 2024 | 19 June 2024 | ||||
| Zamora | 2 July 2024 | 4 July 2024 | ||||
| Barcelona Atletic | Signed by Mexico | 21 July 2024 | 25 July 2024 | |||
| Ourense | Resigned | 22 October 2024 | 20th | 25 October 2024 | ||
| Amorebieta | Sacked | 29 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 | |||
| Ourense | End of caretaker spell | 5 November 2024 | 19th | 5 November 2024 | ||
| Amorebieta | 6 November 2024 | 6 November 2024 | ||||
| Real Unión | Sacked | 3 December 2024 | 17th | 4 December 2024 | ||
| Andorra | 20 January 2025 | 10th | 20 January 2025 | |||
| Lugo | 13th | 22 January 2025 | ||||
| Barcelona Atlètic | Removed from role | 25 February 2025 | 19th | 25 February 2025 | ||
| Sestao River | Mutual agreement | 4 March 2025 | 17th | 6 March 2025 | ||
| Unionistas | Sacked | 7 April 2025 | 12th | 7 April 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad B | Signed with the first team | 26 April 2025 | 4th | 26 April 2025 | ||
| Lugo | Sacked | 4 May 2025 | 14th | 5 May 2025 | ||
| Gimnàstic | 11 May 2025 | 5th | 11 May 2025 | |||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cultural Leonesa (C, P) | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 65[a] | Promotion to Segunda División and qualification for the Copa del Rey |
| 2 | Ponferradina | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 65[a] | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 3 | Real Sociedad B (P) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 62 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Andorra (P) | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 60 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 5 | Gimnàstic | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 59 | |
| 6 | Tarazona (Y) | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 54[b] | Qualification for the Copa del Rey |
| 7 | Bilbao Athletic | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 54[b] | |
| 8 | Celta Fortuna | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 53[c] | |
| 9 | Zamora | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 53[c] | |
| 10 | Ourense CF | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 51 | |
| 11 | Barakaldo | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 49 | |
| 12 | Arenteiro | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 48 | |
| 13 | Lugo | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 46[d] | |
| 14 | Osasuna B | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 46[d] | |
| 15 | Unionistas | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 46[d] | |
| 16 | Barcelona Atlètic (R) | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 45[e] | Relegation to Segunda Federación |
| 17 | Sestao River (R) | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 45[e] | |
| 18 | Real Unión (R) | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 44 | |
| 19 | Gimnástica Segoviana (R) | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 42 | |
| 20 | Amorebieta (R) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (Y) Qualified to Copa del Rey
Notes:
- Cultural Leonesa finished ahead of Ponferradina on head-to-head goal difference: Cultural Leonesa 2–0 Ponferradina, Ponferradina 2–1 Cultural Leonesa
- Tarazona finished ahead of Bilbao Athletic on overall goal difference
- Celta Fortuna finished ahead of Zamora on head-to-head points: Celta Fortuna 2–0 Zamora, Zamora 1–1 Celta Fortuna
- Head-to-head points: Lugo 10 pts, Osasuna B 4 pts, Unionistas 2 pts
- Barcelona Atlètic finished ahead of Sestao River on head-to-head points: Sestao River 2–2 Barcelona Atlètic, Barcelona Atlètic 2–0 Sestao River
Results
Top scorers
- As of 24 May 2025[60]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarazona | 16 | |
| 2 | Andorra | 13 | |
| Ourense | |||
| Cultural Leonesa | |||
| Real Sociedad B |
Group 2 (South)
Teams and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorcón | Alcorcón | Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo | 5,100[61] |
| Alcoyano | Alcoy | El Collao | 4,850[62] |
| Algeciras | Algeciras | Nuevo Mirador | 7,200[63] |
| Antequera | Antequera | El Maulí | 6,000 |
| Atlético Madrid B | Majadahonda | Cerro del Espino | 3,800[64] |
| Atlético Sanluqueño | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | El Palmar | 5,000[65] |
| Betis Deportivo | Seville | Luis del Sol | 1,300[66] |
| Ceuta | Ceuta | Alfonso Murube | 6,500 |
| Fuenlabrada | Fuenlabrada | Fernando Torres | 5,400[67] |
| Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez | 30,000 |
| Ibiza | Ibiza | Can Misses | 6,000[68] |
| Intercity | Alicante | Antonio Solana | 3,000 |
| Marbella | Marbella | Municipal de Marbella | 7,300 |
| Mérida | Mérida | Estadio Romano | 14,600 |
| Murcia | Murcia | Enrique Roca | 31,179 |
| Real Madrid Castilla | Madrid | Alfredo di Stéfano | 6,000[69] |
| Recreativo | Huelva | Nuevo Colombino | 21,670 |
| Sevilla Atlético | Seville | Jesús Navas | 8,000 |
| Villarreal B | Villarreal | Estadio de la Cerámica | 23,000[70] |
| Yeclano | Yecla | La Constitución | 4,000[71] |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorcón | Kappa | Lynks Tic | ||
| Alcoyano | Kappa | Grow Up | ||
| Algeciras | Nike | |||
| Antequera | Hummel | |||
| Atlético Madrid B | Nike | |||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | Macron | Cohebu | ||
| Betis Deportivo | Hummel | Forever Green | ||
| Ceuta | Kappa | ceuta | ||
| Fuenlabrada | Joma | Grupo Avimosa | ||
| Hércules | Kappa | Finetwork | ||
| Ibiza | Puma | Power Electronics | ||
| Intercity | Hummel | Alpha Blue Ocean | ||
| Marbella | Adidas | Marbella | ||
| Mérida | Macron | Mérida, patrimonio de la humanidad | ||
| Murcia | Adidas | Fibranet | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | Adidas | Emirates | ||
| Recreativo | Adidas | Alter Enersun | ||
| Sevilla Atlético | Castore | |||
| Villarreal B | Joma | Pamesa Cerámica | ||
| Yeclano | Gobik | Karibian Descanso, Xti | ||
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeciras | End of contract | 27 May 2024 | Pre-season | 28 June 2024 | ||
| Alcorcón | 3 June 2024 | 24 June 2024 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid B | Appointed first team assistant | 4 June 2024 | 11 June 2024 | |||
| Mérida | Return to sporting director role | 12 June 2024 | 12 June 2024 | |||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | End of contract | 14 June 2024 | 20 June 2024 | |||
| Murcia | 24 June 2024 | 24 June 2024 | ||||
| Ibiza | 27 June 2024 | 27 June 2024 | ||||
| Intercity | Sacked | 24 September 2024 | 14th | 24 September 2024 | ||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | 29 September 2024 | 19th | 30 September 2024 | |||
| Fuenlabrada | 21 October 2024 | 24 October 2024 | ||||
| Ibiza | 11 November 2024 | 8th | 12 November 2024 | |||
| Alcoyano | 14 November 2024 | 9th | 15 November 2024 | |||
| Intercity | Demoted to assistant role | 20 November 2024 | 20th | 20 November 2024 | ||
| Recreativo | Sacked | 21 December 2024 | 18th | 22 December 2024 | ||
| Alcoyano | Demoted to assistant manager | 26 December 2024 | 14th | 26 December 2024 | ||
| Marbella | Sacked | 20 January 2025 | 15th | 21 January 2025 | ||
| Intercity | 27 January 2025 | 20th | 27 January 2025 | |||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | Return to sporting director role | 9 February 2025 | 19th | 9 February 2025 | ||
| Marbella | Sacked | 25 March 2025 | 18th | 25 March 2025 | ||
| Alcoyano | Resigned | 13 April 2025 | 19th | 16 April 2025 | ||
| Recreativo | Sacked | 23 April 2025 | 18th | 23 April 2025 | ||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | 3 May 2025 | 17th | 4 May 2025 | |||
| Fuenlabrada | 13 May 2025 | 18th | 13 May 2025 | |||
- Notes
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceuta (C, P) | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 67 | Promotion to Segunda División and qualification for the Copa del Rey |
| 2 | Murcia | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 64 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 3 | Ibiza | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 63 | |
| 4 | Mérida | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 58[a] | |
| 5 | Antequera | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 58[a] | |
| 6 | Real Madrid Castilla | 38 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 54[b] | |
| 7 | Atlético Madrid B | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 54[b] | |
| 8 | Sevilla Atlético | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 53 | |
| 9 | Algeciras | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 52 | |
| 10 | Alcorcón | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 51 | |
| 11 | Villarreal B | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 49 | |
| 12 | Hércules | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 47 | |
| 13 | Betis Deportivo | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 46[c] | |
| 14 | Atlético Sanluqueño | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 46[c] | |
| 15 | Marbella | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 46[c] | |
| 16 | Fuenlabrada (R) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 43[d] | Relegation to Segunda Federación |
| 17 | Yeclano (R) | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 43[d] | |
| 18 | Alcoyano (R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 42 | |
| 19 | Recreativo (R) | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 37 | |
| 20 | Intercity (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Mérida finished ahead of Antequera on head-to-head points: Antequera 1–1 Mérida, Mérida 3–0 Antequera
- Real Madrid Castila finished ahead of Atlético Madrid B on overall goal difference
- Head-to-head points: Betis Deportivo 10 pts, Atlético Sanluqueño 5 pts, Marbella 3 pts
- Fuenlabrada finished ahead of Yeclano on head-to-head points: Yeclano 1–2 Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada 2–1 Yeclano
Results
Top scorers
- As of 24 May 2025[115]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid Castilla | 25 | |
| 2 | Villarreal B | 17 | |
| 3 | Alcorcón | 13 | |
| 4 | Mérida | 13 | |
| 5 | 12 |
Final
The winners of the two regular season groups will face off in a two-leg final to determine the overall champion.
Ceuta win 6–5 on aggregate and were therefore crowned 2024–25 Primera Federación champions.
Promotion play-offs
Attendances
The top 10 clubs with the highest average home attendance:
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Murcia | 13,746 |
| 2 | Hércules | 9,218 |
| 3 | Leonesa | 7,754 |
| 4 | Recreativo de Huelva | 6,937 |
| 5 | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 6,395 |
| 6 | Ponferradina | 5,786 |
| 7 | Salamanca | 3,987 |
| 8 | Ceuta | 3,721 |
| 9 | Barakaldo | 3,112 |
| 10 | Mérida | 3,066 |
Source:[116]