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2022–23 Segunda División
The 2022–23 Segunda División (known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons) football season, was the 92nd since its establishment in Spain.
| Column 1 |
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| Levante UD got relegated to Segunda División for the first time since 2017. |
| 2022–23 |
| 12 August 2022 – 17 June 2023 |
| Granada4th title |
| GranadaLas PalmasAlavés |
| Ponferradina Málaga Ibiza Lugo |
| 462 |
| 932 (2.02 per match) |
| Myrto Uzuni(23 goals) |
| Granada 5–0 Sporting Gijón(13 October 2022) |
| Ibiza 0–5 Albacete(7 May 2023) |
| Sporting Gijón 3–4 Mirandés(12 March 2023) Villarreal B 5–2 Cartagena(19 March 2023) Andorra 4–3 Villarreal B(27 May 2023) |
| ← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 Segunda División (known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons) football season, was the 92nd since its establishment in Spain.
| Promoted from 2021–22 Primera División RFEF | Relegated from 2021–22 La Liga | Promoted to 2022–23 La Liga | Relegated to 2022–23 Primera Federación |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Santander Andorra Albacete Villarreal B | Alavés Granada Levante | Almería Valladolid Girona | Alcorcón Fuenlabrada Amorebieta Real Sociedad B |
A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2021–22 season, three relegated from the 2021–22 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF.
Teams promoted to La Liga
The first two teams to earn promotion from the Segunda División were Almería and Valladolid, who mathematically secured first and second position, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Almería returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence, while Valladolid returned after a one-year absence. The third and final team to be promoted were Girona after winning the play-off final 3–1 against Tenerife, returning after a three-year absence.
Teams relegated from La Liga
Levante returned to Segunda Division after being relegated.
The first team to be relegated from La Liga was Levante, following a 0–6 loss to Real Madrid on 12 May 2022, ending a five-year stint in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Alavés, after losing 1–3 to Levante on 15 May 2022, ending a six-year stay in the top tier. The third and final team relegated was Granada on 22 May 2022, whose draw against Espanyol on the final match day, paired with wins for Cádiz and Mallorca, the final match day, confirmed an end to their three-year stay in the top level.
Teams relegated to Primera División RFEF
On 16 April 2022, Alcorcón became the first team to be relegated from the Segunda División after defeated by Cartagena, ending their twelve-year stay in the second division. The second team to be relegated was Fuenlabrada, who were relegated on 7 May 2022 after being a loss to Real Sociedad B, ending their three-year spell in the second division. The final two sides to be relegated were Real Sociedad B and Amorebieta, both on 21 May 2022; this marked an immediate return to the third tier for the sides after a single season in Segunda División.
Teams promoted from Primera División RFEF
Estadi Nacional d‘Andorra became a stadium in the category for the first time.
On 1 May 2022, Racing Santander became the first team to achieve promotion to the second tier after a 2–2 draw against Celta Vigo B, securing direct promotion and ending a two-season stint at the third tier of Spanish football. The second team to earn promotion was Andorra following a win against UCAM Murcia on 21 May 2022, entering the second tier for the first time in club history. On 11 June 2022, Albacete and Villarreal B were both promoted, after defeating Deportivo La Coruña and Gimnàstic, respectively, in the final of the promotion play-offs. Albacete returned to the Segunda División after a one-year absence, and Villarreal B returned after ten years in the third tier.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 19,840 |
| Albacete | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte | 17,524 |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Estadi Nacional | 3,306 |
| Burgos | Burgos | El Plantío | 12,194 |
| Cartagena | Cartagena | Cartagonova | 15,105 |
| Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 8,164 |
| Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 19,336 |
| Huesca | Huesca | El Alcoraz | 9,100 |
| Ibiza | Ibiza | Can Misses | 6,000 |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Gran Canaria | 31,250 |
| Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 12,450 |
| Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
| Lugo | Lugo | Anxo Carro | 7,070 |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
| Mirandés | Miranda de Ebro | Anduva | 5,759 |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
| Ponferradina | Ponferrada | El Toralín | 8,400 |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón | 29,371 |
| Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
| Villarreal B | Villarreal | Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CFEstadio de la Ceramica | 5,00023,000 |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 33,608 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | Luis García | Víctor Laguardia | Puma | LEA |
| Albacete | Rubén Albés | Bernabé Barragán | Adidas | Iner Energía |
| Andorra | Eder Sarabia | Rubén Bover | Nike | Mora Banc |
| Burgos | Julián Calero | Unai Elgezabal | Adidas | Reale Seguros |
| Cartagena | Luis Carrión | Marc Martínez | Adidas | Talasur Group |
| Eibar | Gaizka Garitano | Anaitz Arbilla | Joma | eibho |
| Granada | Paco López | Víctor Díaz | Adidas | None |
| Huesca | José Ángel Ziganda | Jorge Pulido | Nike | Huesca La Magia |
| Ibiza | Lucas Alcaraz | Fran Grima | Puma | Power Electronics |
| Las Palmas | García Pimienta | Jonathan Viera | Hummel | Gran Canaria |
| Leganés | Carlos Martínez (interim) | Kenneth Omeruo | Joma | Rainbow Sports |
| Levante | Javier Calleja | Sergio Postigo | Macron | Marcos Automoción |
| Lugo | Iñigo Vélez | Manu Barreiro | Kappa | Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
| Málaga | Sergio Pellicer | Alberto Escassi | Hummel | Sabor a Málaga |
| Mirandés | Joseba Etxeberria | Ramón Juan | Adidas | Miranda Empresas |
| Oviedo | Álvaro Cervera | Borja Bastón | Adidas | Digi Communications |
| Ponferradina | Juanfran | Yuri | Adidas | TVITEC |
| Racing Santander | José Alberto | Íñigo Sainz-Maza | Austral | Plenitude |
| Sporting Gijón | Miguel Ángel Ramírez | Iván Cuéllar | Puma | Integra Energía |
| Tenerife | Luis Miguel Ramis | Aitor Sanz | Hummel | Turismo Tenerife |
| Villarreal B | Miguel Álvarez | Adrián de la Fuente | Joma | Pamesa Cerámica |
| Zaragoza | Fran Escribá | Alberto Zapater | Adidas | Caravan Fragancias |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner ofdeparture | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date ofappointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | Julio Velázquez | End of contract | 23 May 2022 | Pre-season | Luis García Plaza | 23 May 2022 |
| Lugo | Rubén Albés | 23 May 2022 | Hernán Pérez | 16 June 2022 | ||
| Ponferradina | Jon Pérez Bolo | 27 May 2022 | José Gomes | 13 June 2022 | ||
| Zaragoza | Juan Ignacio Martínez | 30 May 2022 | Juan Carlos Carcedo | 31 May 2022 | ||
| Ibiza | Paco Jémez | 31 May 2022 | Javier Baraja | 8 June 2022 | ||
| Leganés | Mehdi Nafti | 5 June 2022 | Imanol Idiakez | 6 June 2022 | ||
| Oviedo | José Ángel Ziganda | 8 June 2022 | Jon Pérez Bolo | 15 June 2022 | ||
| Levante | Alessio Lisci | 12 June 2022 | Mehdi Nafti | 12 June 2022 | ||
| Huesca | Xisco Muñoz | 13 June 2022 | José Ángel Ziganda | 13 June 2022 | ||
| Albacete | Rubén de la Barrera | Mutual agreement | 15 June 2022 | Rubén Albés | 27 June 2022 | |
| Málaga | Pablo Guede | Sacked | 20 September 2022 | 21st | Pepe Mel | 21 September 2022 |
| Levante | Mehdi Nafti | 10 October 2022 | 14th | Felipe Miñambres (caretaker) | 10 October 2022 | |
| Oviedo | Jon Pérez Bolo | 16 October 2022 | 19th | Álvaro Cervera | 16 October 2022 | |
| Levante | Felipe Miñambres | End of caretaker spell | 9th | Javier Calleja | ||
| Ibiza | Javier Baraja | Sacked | 22 October 2022 | 17th | Juan Antonio Anquela | 24 October 2022 |
| Zaragoza | Juan Carlos Carcedo | 6 November 2022 | 17th | Fran Escribá | 7 November 2022 | |
| Granada | Aitor Karanka | 8 November 2022 | 8th | Paco López | 9 November 2022 | |
| Ponferradina | José Manuel Gomes | Resigned | 19 November 2022 | 18th | David Gallego | 20 November 2022 |
| Lugo | Hernán Pérez | Sacked | 21 November 2022 | 20th | Fran Justo | 23 November 2022 |
| Ibiza | Juan Antonio Anquela | 23 November 2022 | 21st | Carlos Sánchez (caretaker) | 26 November 2022 | |
| Carlos Sánchez | End of caretaker spell | 28 November 2022 | 22nd | Lucas Alcaraz | 28 November 2022 | |
| Racing Santander | Guillermo Fernández Romo | Sacked | 12 December 2022 | 19th | José Alberto Lopez | 13 December 2022 |
| Sporting Gijón | Abelardo | 15 January 2023 | 15th | Miguel Ángel Ramírez | 17 January 2023 | |
| Málaga | Pepe Mel | 25 January 2023 | 20th | Sergio Pellicer | 25 January 2023 | |
| Lugo | Fran Justo | 31 January 2023 | 21st | Joan Carrillo | 1 February 2023 | |
| Joan Carrillo | 6 March 2023 | 22nd | Iñigo Vélez | 7 March 2023 | ||
| Leganés | Imanol Idiakez | 4 April 2023 | 17th | Carlos Martínez (interim) | 4 April 2023 | |
| Ponferradina | David Gallego | 10 April 2023 | 19th | Juanfran | 10 April 2023 |
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.
| Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| Relegation to Primera Federación |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myrto Uzuni | Granada | 23 |
| 2 | Raúl García | Mirandés | 19 |
| 3 | Sinan Bakış | Andorra | 12 |
| Stoichkov | Eibar | ||
| 5 | Enric Gallego | Tenerife | 11 |
| Higinio Marín | Albacete | ||
| 7 | Rubén Castro | Málaga | 10 |
| Jonathan Dubasin | Albacete | ||
| Luis Rioja | Alavés | ||
| 10 | Seven players | 9 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Callejón | Granada | 9 |
| 2 | Pablo de Blasis | Cartagena | 8 |
| Alberto Moleiro | Las Palmas | ||
| 4 | Ager Aketxe | Eibar | 7 |
| Manu Fuster | Albacete | ||
| Raúl García | Mirandés | ||
| Jorge de Frutos | Levante | ||
| Iñigo Vicente | Racing Santander | ||
| 9 | Lucas Ahijado | Oviedo | 6 |
| José Ángel | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Jairo Izquierdo | Cartagena | ||
| Sergio Lozano | Villarreal B | ||
| Dani Ojeda | Ponferradina |
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.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goalsagainst | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Fernández | Granada | 19 | 29 | 0.66 |
| 2 | Daniel Cárdenas | Levante | 23 | 34 | 0.68 |
| Álvaro Valles | Las Palmas | 23 | 34 | 0.68 | |
| 4 | José Antonio Caro | Burgos | 29 | 39 | 0.74 |
| 5 | Antonio Sivera | Alavés | 32 | 41 | 0.78 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrto Uzuni | Granada | Villarreal B | 3–0 (H) | 29 August 2022 | 3 | |
| Carlos Martínez | Andorra | Ponferradina | 3–0 (H) | 29 October 2022 | 13 | |
| Luis Rioja | Alavés | Ibiza | 4–2 (H) | 19 February 2023 | 28 |
Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
| Month | Player of the Month | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Myrto Uzuni | Granada | |
| September | José Antonio Caro | Burgos | |
| October | Jonathan Viera | Las Palmas | |
| November | Sinan Bakış | Andorra | |
| December | Roberto López | Mirandés | |
| January | Stoichkov | Eibar | |
| February | Luis Rioja | Alavés | |
| March | Jon Bautista | Eibar | |
| April | Sergi Enrich | Oviedo |
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UD Las Palmas | 21 | 20,643 |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza | 21 | 18,539 |
| 3 | Málaga CF | 21 | 17,477 |
| 4 | Sporting de Gijón | 21 | 17,224 |
| 5 | Granada CF | 21 | 14,755 |
| 6 | Levante UD | 21 | 14,138 |
| 7 | Real Oviedo | 21 | 13,312 |
| 8 | Deportivo Alavés | 21 | 13,166 |
| 9 | CD Tenerife | 21 | 12,030 |
| 10 | Racing de Santander | 21 | 12,014 |
| 11 | Albacete Balompié | 21 | 9,656 |
| 12 | Burgos CF | 21 | 8,609 |
| 13 | FC Cartagena | 21 | 7,845 |
| 14 | CD Leganés | 21 | 7,042 |
| 15 | SD Ponferradina | 21 | 5,511 |
| 16 | SD Huesca | 21 | 5,408 |
| 17 | SD Eibar | 21 | 5,235 |
| 18 | CD Mirandés | 21 | 3,063 |
| 19 | CD Lugo | 21 | 2,909 |
| 20 | Villarreal CF B | 21 | 2,770 |
| 21 | UD Ibiza | 21 | 2,335 |
| 22 | FC Andorra | 21 | 2,045 |
- 2022–23 La Liga
- 2022–23 Primera Federación
- 2022–23 Segunda Federación
- 2022–23 Tercera Federación
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