The Primera Catalana is the 7th tier of the Spanish football league system and the second highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 1991 to replace Regional Preferent as the first level of Catalonia and was split into 2 groups in 2011.La Primera i Segona Catalana ja coneixen el calendari per la propera temporada 2011/2012 ARA newspaper website, accessed: 24 March 2012
Structure The league comprises 48 teams (3 groups of 16 teams). Over the course of a season, which runs annually from September to the following June, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 30 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained. In the event that two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, teams are separated by head-to-head points, then head-to-head goal difference, then head-to-head goals scored, then goal difference and then goals scored.
From the 2022-23 season the top team in each group was promoted to the Tercera Federación (Group 5). The teams placed between second and sixth places were promoted to the Lliga Elit, a new league that will be played from the 2023–24 season and that will be located between Primera Catalana and Tercera Federación. The teams located between seventh and fourteenth place continued in the Primera Catalana, which will become the seventh tier of Spanish professional football. The last classified of each group and the two worst penultimate places were relegated to Segona Catalana.
Clubs A total of 170 clubs have played in the Primera Catalana from its inception in 1991 up to and including the 2023–24 season. CF Igualada and UE Tàrrega are the clubs that played the most seasons in the category, with a total of 19 campaigns.
The following 48 clubs are competing in the Primera Catalana during the 2025–26 season.
Group 1 ClubPosition(2024–25) Argentona 2nd Banyoles 8th Bosc de Tosca 3rd Caldes de Montbui 10th Can Gibert 6th Figueres 14th Granollers 5th Juventus Lloret 7th Lloret 16th Mollet 9th Palamós 15th Parets 4th Premià 4th Sant Jaume 1st Torroella 11th Tossa 3rd
Group 2 ClubPosition(2024–25) APA Poble Sec 1st At. Alpicat 4th Balaguer 8th Borges Blanques 11th Cardona 1st Castellar 12th Gimnàstic Manresa 6th Igualada 4th Joanenc 2nd Parc 12th Pirinaica 4th Ripollet 1st Sants 9th CF Singuerlín 5th Turó de la Peira 7th Unificación Llefiá 1st
Group 3 ClubPosition(2024–25) Ascó 10th At. Vilafranca 9th Cubelles 3rd El Catllar 12th Juventud 25 de Septiembre 11th Martorell 3rd Natació Terrassa 10th NSA Camp Joliu 1st Rapitenca 13th Sant Cugat 5th Santboià 8th Sitges 4th Tàrrega 2nd Terlenka 2nd Tortosa Ebre 6th Viladecans 7th
Champions This section lists the past champions of the Primera Catalana. SeasonTeam1991–92 CF Palafrugell1992–93 UE Sants1993–94 CF Gavà1994–95 FC Santboià1995–96 UE Badaloní1996–97 UA Horta1997–98 CF Balaguer1998–99 Girona FC1999–2000 UE Sant Andreu2000–01 CE Manresa2001–02 EC Granollers2002–03 UE Cornellà2003–04 FC Santboià2004–05 AE Prat2005–06 CD Blanes2006–07 UD Cassà2007–08 UE Cornellà2008–09 FC Benavent2009–10 FC Vilafranca2010–11 UE Olot2011–12 UE Figueres2012–13 FC Ascó2013–14 CF Peralada2014–15 CD Morell2015–16 UE Castelldefels2016–17 FC Santboià2017–18 CP San Cristóbal2018–19 FC Andorra2019–20 Girona FC B CF Montañesa 2020–21 UE Tona EE Guineuetap FC Ascóp CFJ Mollerussa 2021–22 CF Montañesap UE Tonap UE Rapitencap 2022–23 FC L'Escalap CFJ Mollerussap CF Reddisp 2023–24 AEC Manlleup UD San Maurop CF Vilanovap 2024–25UE San Juan Atlético de Montcadap FC Martinencp CF Ciudad Cooperativap 2025–26CF Argentonap CF Singuerlínp CF Martorellp Notes p: Promoted
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