The 2016 Tercera División play-offs to Segunda División B from Tercera División (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 2015–16 Tercera División to 2016–17 Segunda División B. The first four teams in each group took part in the play-off.
Format The eighteen group winners have the opportunity to be promoted directly to Segunda División B. The eighteen group winners were drawn into a two-legged series where the nine winners will promote to Segunda División B. The nine losing clubs will enter the play-off round for the last nine promotion spots.
The eighteen runners-up were drawn against one of the eighteen fourth-placed clubs outside their group and the eighteen third-placed clubs were drawn against one another in a two-legged series. The twenty-seven winners will advance with the nine losing clubs from the champions' series to determine the eighteen teams that will enter the last two-legged series for the last nine promotion spots. In all the playoff series, the lower-ranked club play at home first. Whenever there is a tie in position (e.g. like the group winners in the champions' series or the third-placed teams in the first round), a draw determines the club to play at home first.
Group Winners promotion play-off
Qualified teams The draw took place in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid) on 16 May 2016.
GroupTeam1Boiro2Caudal3Laredo4Zamudio5Prat6Atlético Saguntino7San Sebastián de los Reyes8Zamora9Atlético Mancha Real
GroupTeam10Córdoba B11Mallorca B12Villa de Santa Brígida13Lorca Deportiva14Extremadura15Osasuna B16Calahorra17Deportivo Aragón18Conquense
Matches
Promoted to Segunda División BAtlético Mancha Real(First time ever)Atlético Saguntino(First time ever)Boiro(First time ever)Extremadura(5 years later)Mallorca B(One year later)Prat(2 years later)San Sebastián de los Reyes(3 years later)Zamudio(19 years later)Córdoba B(One year later)
Non-champions promotion play-off
First round
Qualified teams
GroupPos.Team12ndCerceda22ndLangreo32ndGimnástica Torrelavega42ndBermeo52ndGavà62ndOntinyent72ndNavalcarnero82ndGimnástica Segoviana92ndAtlético Malagueño102ndAtlético Sanluqueño112ndFormentera122ndLanzarote132ndÁguilas142ndBadajoz152ndAtlético Cirbonero162ndSD Logroñés172ndAndorra182ndAlmagro
GroupPos.Team13rdDeportivo La Coruña B23rdAvilés33rdRacing Santander B43rdLagun Onak53rdEuropa63rdCastellón73rdPozuelo de Alarcón83rdPalencia93rdLoja103rdSan Fernando113rdPeña Deportiva123rdLas Palmas Atlético133rdEl Palmar Estrella Grana143rdArroyo153rdSan Juan163rdHaro173rdTarazona183rdAzuqueca
GroupPos.Team14thChoco24thMarino Luanco34thCayón44thBalmaseda54thVilafranca64thElche Ilicitano74thAtlético Madrid B84thVillaralbo94thEl Ejido104thAlcalá114thConstància124thTenisca134thMar Menor144thJerez154thMutilvera164thNáxara174thTeruel184thAlmansa
Matches The draw took place in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 16 May 2016. The first leg was played on 22 and 23 May 2016 and the second one on 28 and 29 May.
Second round Qualified teams The draw was held in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid).
GroupPositionTeam21stCaudal31stLaredo81stZamora121stVilla de Santa Brígida131stLorca Deportiva151stOsasuna B161stCalahorra171stDeportivo Aragón181stConquense
GroupPositionTeam12ndCerceda22ndLangreo52ndGavà62ndOntinyent72ndNavalcarnero92ndAtlético Malagueño102ndAtlético Sanluqueño132ndÁguilas162ndSD Logroñés182ndAlmagro
GroupPositionTeam13rd43rdLagun Onak63rdCastellón83rdPalencia103rdSan Fernando123rdLas Palmas Atlético163rdHaro173rdTarazona183rdAzuqueca
GroupPositionTeam14thChoco34thCayón64thElche Ilicitano94thEl Ejido134thMar Menor144thJerez154thMutilvera184thAlmansa
Matches The draw took place in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 30 May 2016. The first leg will be played on 4 and 5 June 2016 and the second one on 11 and 12 June.
Third round Qualified teams
GroupPos.Team21stCaudal31stLaredo151stOsasuna B171stDeportivo Aragón181stConquense
GroupPos.Team12ndCerceda52ndGavà72ndNavalcarnero102ndAtlético Sanluqueño132ndÁguilas
GroupPos.Team63rdCastellón83rdPalencia103rdSan Fernando163rdHaro173rdTarazona
GroupPos.Team64thElche Ilicitano94thEl Ejido154thMutilvera
Matches The draw took place in the RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas (Madrid), on 13 June 2016. The first leg will be played on 18 and 19 June 2016 and the second one on 25 and 26 June.
Promoted to Segunda División BAtlético Sanluqueño(2 years later)Caudal(2 years later)El Ejido(First time ever)Gavà(6 years later)Mutilvera(First time ever)Navalcarnero(7 years later)Osasuna B(3 years later)Palencia(First time ever)San Fernando(2 years later)
See also 2016 Segunda División play-offs 2016 Segunda División B play-offs
References
External links Playoffs at Futbolme