2022 Segunda División RFEF play-offs

The 2022 Segunda División RFEF play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) were the final play-offs for promotion from 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF to the 2022–23 Primera División RFEF.

Venues

On 11 March 2022, the Province of Alicante was announced as the venue for the promotion play-off, initially the cities of Alicante and La Nucía were confirmed.^[1] On 3 May 2022, the cities of Alcoy, Benidorm and Elda were added as the other play-off venues.^[2]

Alcoy	Alicante	Benidorm	Elda
Estadio El Collao	Estadio José Rico Pérez	Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor	Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat
Capacity: 4,850	Capacity: 29,500	Capacity: 9,000	Capacity: 4,036

Alcoy Alicante Benidorm Elda La Nucia
		La Nucía
		Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano	Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano
		Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 1,600

Format

Twenty teams participated in the promotion play-off. Each of the five groups of the Segunda División RFEF were represented by the four teams that finished the regular season between the second and fifth positions.^[3] In the draw for the first stage, the participating teams were assigned to pots corresponding to their final regular season position. While avoiding matches between teams from the same regular season group, second-place finishers were drawn against fifth-place finishers while teams that finished third would play teams that finished fourth. The same draw process was repeated, to the extent that it would be possible, in the draw for the second round.^[4]

The five winning clubs of the second stage attained promotion to Primera RFEF and accompanied the five group champions who had already achieved their promotion.^[5]

The final two relegation spots (of 27 total) were also determined via play-offs. The four 13th-place finishers with the lowest point totals were drawn into two single-leg matches, with the winners securing survival in the Segunda División RFEF and the losers being relegated to the Tercera División RFEF. The two match-ups were selected through a random draw and hosted at a venue chosen from among the stadiums selected to host the promotion play-offs.

Promotion play-offs

Teams

Participating teams

Road to the play-offs

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Unión Adarve (Y)	34	17	10	7	54	39	+15	61	Qualification for the promotion play–offs and Copa del Rey
3	Navalcarnero (Y)	34	17	6	11	41	32	+9	57
4	Coruxo (Y)	34	14	10	10	46	32	+14	52^[a]
5	Cristo Atlético (Y)	34	14	10	10	51	41	+10	52^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: SoccerWay
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Y) Assured qualification to the Copa del Rey
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Coruxo is ahead of Cristo Atlético on head-to-head points: Coruxo–Cristo Atlético 3–1, Cristo Atlético–Coruxo 2–1

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Sestao River (Y)	34	20	10	4	53	22	+31	70	Qualification for the promotion play–offs and Copa del Rey
3	Real Sociedad C	34	15	14	5	55	30	+25	59	Qualification for the promotion play–offs
4	Rayo Cantabria	34	15	11	8	42	29	+13	56^[a]	Qualification for the promotion play–offs
5	Arenas (Y)	34	14	14	6	42	25	+17	56^[a]	Qualification for the promotion play–offs and Copa del Rey

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: SoccerWay
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Y) Assured qualification to the Copa del Rey
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Rayo Cantabria is ahead of Arenas on head-to-head points: Rayo Cantabria–Arenas 1–0, Arenas–Rayo Cantabria 0–2

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Espanyol B	34	17	6	11	54	46	+8	57	Qualification for the promotion play–offs
3	Peña Deportiva (Y)	34	15	11	8	45	33	+12	56	Qualification for the promotion play–offs and Copa del Rey
4	Teruel (Y)	34	13	13	8	36	37	−1	52^[a]
5	Lleida Esportiu (Y)	34	15	7	12	38	39	−1	52^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: SoccerWay
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Y) Qualification to the Copa del Rey
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Teruel is ahead of Lleida Esportiu on head-to-head points: Teruel–Lleida Esportiu 1–0, Lleida Esportiu–Teruel 0–0

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Mérida (P, Y)	34	18	8	8	49	26	+23	62	Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey
3	Cacereño (Y)	34	17	10	7	48	37	+11	61
4	Ceuta (P, Y)	34	14	12	8	46	32	+14	54
5	Coria (Y)	34	15	8	11	42	40	+2	53

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: SoccerWay
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (Y) Assured of qualification to the Copa del Rey

Group 5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	La Nucía (P, Y)	34	18	10	6	41	18	+23	64	Qualification for the promotion play–offs and Copa del Rey
3	Murcia (P, Y)	34	15	13	6	42	27	+15	58
4	Eldense (P, Y)	34	15	11	8	47	37	+10	56^[a]
5	Hércules (Y)	34	15	11	8	41	31	+10	56^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: SoccerWay
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (Y) Assured of qualification to the Copa del Rey
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Eldense is ahead of Hércules on head-to-head points: Eldense–Hércules 2–2, Hércules–Eldense 0–1

First round

Qualified teams

Group	Position	Team
1	2nd	Unión Adarve
2	2nd	Sestao River
3	2nd	Espanyol B
4	2nd	Mérida
5	2nd	La Nucía

Group	Position	Team
1	3rd	Navalcarnero
2	3rd	Real Sociedad C
3	3rd	Peña Deportiva
4	3rd	Cacereño
5	3rd	Murcia

Group	Position	Team
1	4th	Coruxo
2	4th	Rayo Cantabria
3	4th	Teruel
4	4th	Ceuta
5	4th	Eldense

Group	Position	Team
1	5th	Cristo Atlético
2	5th	Arenas de Getxo
3	5th	Lleida Esportiu
4	5th	Coria
5	5th	Hércules

Bold indicates teams that advanced to the second round

Matches

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Espanyol B	2–4	Arenas de Getxo
Sestao River (s) (a.e.t.)	0–0	Lleida Esportiu
La Nucía	2–0	Coria
Unión Adarve (s) (a.e.t.)	1–1	Hércules
Mérida	2–1	Cristo Atlético
Murcia	1–0	Rayo Cantabria
Real Sociedad C	0–1	Eldense
Peña Deportiva (a.e.t.)	2–0	Coruxo
Navalcarnero	0–2	Ceuta
Cacereño	0–4	Teruel

21 May 2022	Espanyol B	2–4	Arenas de Getxo	La Nucía
19:30 CEST	Mahicas 78', 87'	Report	Rozas 13' Izeta 23', 45' Gabriel 41'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano Referee: Johan González Rodríguez

21 May 2022	Sestao River	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Lleida Esportiu	Elda
19:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Carlos Muñiz Muñoz

21 May 2022	La Nucía	2–0	Coria	Benidorm
21:30 CEST	Mas 82' Pina 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Referee: Pol Godia Solé

21 May 2022	Unión Adarve	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Hércules	Alicante
21:30 CEST	Tellechea 10'	Report	Borja Galán 26'	Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Referee: Imanol Irurtzun Artola

21 May 2022	Mérida	2–1	Cristo Atlético	Alcoy
21:30 CEST	Diego 20' Camps 90+2'	Report	Silva 74'	Stadium: Estadio El Collao Referee: Gerard Brull Acerete

22 May 2022	Murcia	1–0	Rayo Cantabria	Alicante
19:30 CEST	Carrasco 8'	Report		Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Referee: Javier Figueiredo Comesaña

22 May 2022	Real Sociedad C	0–1	Eldense	Benidorm
19:30 CEST		Report	50' Eliseo	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Referee: Aleksandar Ivaylov Angelov Borisov

22 May 2022	Peña Deportiva	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Coruxo	La Nucía
19:30 CEST	Chinchilla 92' López 108'	Report		Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano Referee: Juan Antonio Manrique Antequera

22 May 2022	Navalcarnero	0–2	Ceuta	Alcoy
19:30 CEST		Report	Pito Camacho 20' Ismael 31'	Stadium: Estadio El Collao Referee: Francisco García Riesgo

22 May 2022	Cacereño	0–4	Teruel	Elda
19:30 CEST		Report	Guille Andrés 22' David Aparicio 37' Emaná 63' Tatín 89'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Ekaitz Iñiki García Arriola

Second round

Qualified teams

Group	Position	Team
1	2nd	Unión Adarve
2	2nd	Sestao River
4	2nd	Mérida
5	2nd	La Nucía

Group	Position	Team
3	3rd	Peña Deportiva
5	3rd	Murcia

Group	Position	Team
3	4th	Teruel
4	4th	Ceuta
5	4th	Eldense

Group	Position	Team
2	5th	Arenas de Getxo

Matches

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sestao River	0–1	Eldense (a.e.t.)
La Nucía	2–1	Arenas de Getxo
Mérida (a.e.t.)	2–0	Teruel
Unión Adarve	0–2	Ceuta
Peña Deportiva	1–2	Murcia

28 May 2022	Sestao River	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Eldense	Elda
18:00			Iván Forte 103'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Manuel Camacho Garrote

28 May 2022	La Nucía	2–1	Arenas de Getxo	La Nucía
18:00	Javi Cabezas 21' Javi Martín 90+2'		Xabi Cortezón 84'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano Referee: Eder Mallo Fernández

29 May 2022	Mérida	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Teruel	La Nucía
18:00	José Gaspar 94' Nacho 105'	Report		Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano Referee: Juan Francisco Roca Robles

29 May 2022	Unión Adarve	0–2	Ceuta	Elda
18:00		Report	Iván Guzmán 44' Pito Camacho 60'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Francisco José Ortega Herrera

29 May 2022	Peña Deportiva	1–2	Murcia	Alicante
18:00	Sergio Chinchilla 52'	Report	Andrés Carrasco 35' Pablo Ganet 74'	Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Referee: Álvaro Rodríguez Recio

Promoted to Primera División RFEF
Ceuta	Eldense	La Nucía	Mérida	Murcia

Promoted teams

The five teams that were or would be promoted to Primera División RFEF through regular season groups and the five play-off winners were included.
The number of years after the last participation of the club in the third tier is referred to the previous appearance at that level, where Segunda División B was replaced by the Primera División RFEF.

Promoted to Primera División RFEF
Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Pontevedra (1st) (One year later)	Osasuna B (1st) (One year later)	Numancia (1st) (One year later)	Córdoba (1st) (One year later)	Intercity (1st) (First time ever)
			Mérida (2nd) (One year later)	La Nucía (2nd) (One year later)
			Ceuta (4th) (52 years later)	Murcia (3rd) (One year later)
				Eldense (4th) (5 years later)

Relegation play-offs

Table of 13th-placed teams

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Laredo	34	13	6	15	41	36	+5	45
2	Cerdanyola del Vallès (R)	34	11	9	14	45	48	−3	42	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
3	Gimnástica Segoviana (O)	34	11	9	14	37	42	−5	42
4	Don Benito (O)	34	10	11	13	43	42	+1	41
5	Águilas (R)	34	10	11	13	32	36	−4	41

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Play-off

Qualified teams

Group	Position	Team
1	13th	Gimnástica Segoviana
3	13th	Cerdanyola del Vallès
4	13th	Don Benito
5	13th	Águilas

Matches

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Don Benito (p.)	0–0 (4–2)	Águilas
Cerdanyola del Vallès	1–3	Gimnástica Segoviana

22 May 2022	Don Benito	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Águilas	La Nucía
12:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano Referee: Juan Manuel Gordillo Escamilla

22 May 2022	Cerdanyola del Vallès	1–3	Gimnástica Segoviana	Elda
12:00 CEST	Bandeh 52'	Report	Rafa Llorente 37' Manu 75' Szymanowski 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat Referee: Fulgencio Madrid Martínez

Relegated to Tercera División RFEF
Cerdanyola del Vallès	Águilas

Relegated teams

27 teams relegated to Tercera División RFEF: 25 teams through regular season groups and the two play-off losers.
The number of years after the last participation of the club in the fifth tier is referred to the previous appearance in the Divisiones Regionales, the divisions that were replaced by Tercera División RFEF.

Relegated to Tercera División RFEF
Ceares (19 years later)	Peña Sport (45 years later)	Ejea (16 years later)	Tamaraceite (4 years later)	Toledo (35 years later)
Arosa (9 years later)	Ardoi (8 years later)	Huesca B (2 years later)	Panadería Pulido (6 years later)	Calvo Sotelo (4 years later)
Llanera (6 years later)	Náxara (18 years later)	Europa (17 years later)	San Fernando (7 years later)	Marchamalo (2 years later)
Salamanca (5 years later)	Tropezón (31 years later)	Badalona (21 years later)	Las Palmas Atlético (45 years later)	Atlético Pulpileño (7 years later)
Móstoles URJC (8 years later)	Cayón (14 years later)	Andratx (3 years later)	Mensajero (14 years later)	Atlético Levante (23 years later)
				Águilas (11 years later)

References

^ Esteve, David (11 March 2022). "El playoff de ascenso a Primera RFEF se disputará en la provincia de Alicante". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "El play-off de ascenso a Primera RFEF ya tiene sedes". Grada 3 (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ Mainez, Rafa (8 June 2021). "Así serán los formatos de la Segunda y Tercera RFEF". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "CIRCULAR No. 124: PLAY OFF DE ASCENSO A PRIMERA RFEF Y TORNEO POR LA PERMANENCIA EN SEGUNDA RFEF" (PDF). RFEF. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ Trujillo, Antonio (25 August 2021). "Cómo funcionan los ascensos de Segunda RFEF a Primera RFEF: Cuántos equipos suben y cuándo es el playoff". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.

External links

Royal Spanish Football Federation website

[table_hth_COR0.54181362108412-6] Coruxo is ahead of Cristo Atlético on head-to-head points: Coruxo–Cristo Atlético 3–1, Cristo Atlético–Coruxo 2–1

[table_hth_RAY0.35201870014519-7] Rayo Cantabria is ahead of Arenas on head-to-head points: Rayo Cantabria–Arenas 1–0, Arenas–Rayo Cantabria 0–2

[table_hth_TRL0.91748466338845-8] Teruel is ahead of Lleida Esportiu on head-to-head points: Teruel–Lleida Esportiu 1–0, Lleida Esportiu–Teruel 0–0

[table_hth_ELD0.99845564411881-9] Eldense is ahead of Hércules on head-to-head points: Eldense–Hércules 2–2, Hércules–Eldense 0–1

[1] Esteve, David (11 March 2022). "El playoff de ascenso a Primera RFEF se disputará en la provincia de Alicante". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[2] "El play-off de ascenso a Primera RFEF ya tiene sedes". Grada 3 (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[3] Mainez, Rafa (8 June 2021). "Así serán los formatos de la Segunda y Tercera RFEF". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[4] "CIRCULAR No. 124: PLAY OFF DE ASCENSO A PRIMERA RFEF Y TORNEO POR LA PERMANENCIA EN SEGUNDA RFEF" (PDF). RFEF. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[Goal-5] Trujillo, Antonio (25 August 2021). "Cómo funcionan los ascensos de Segunda RFEF a Primera RFEF: Cuántos equipos suben y cuándo es el playoff". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.

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