The 2022–23 Segunda División (known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons) football season, was the 92nd since its establishment in Spain.
Teams
Team changes 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
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) 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
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
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.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Alavés Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza Albacete Albacete Carlos Belmonte Andorra Andorra la Vella Estadi Nacional Burgos Burgos El Plantío Cartagena Cartagena Cartagonova Eibar Eibar Ipurua Granada Granada Nuevo Los Cármenes Huesca Huesca El Alcoraz Ibiza Ibiza Can Misses Las Palmas Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Leganés Leganés Butarque Levante Valencia Ciutat de València Lugo Lugo Anxo Carro Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda Mirandés Miranda de Ebro Anduva Oviedo Oviedo Carlos Tartiere Ponferradina Ponferrada El Toralín Racing Santander Santander El Sardinero Sporting Gijón Gijón El Molinón Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Heliodoro Rodríguez López Villarreal B Villarreal Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CFEstadio de la Ceramica Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda
Personnel and sponsorship Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsorLEAeibhoMarcos Automoción , ,
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment Alavés Julio VelázquezEnd of contract23 May 2022Pre-season Luis García Plaza23 May 2022Lugo Rubén Albés23 May 2022 Hernán Pérez16 June 2022Ponferradina Jon Pérez Bolo27 May 2022 José Gomes13 June 2022Zaragoza Juan Ignacio Martínez30 May 2022 Juan Carlos Carcedo31 May 2022Ibiza Paco Jémez31 May 2022 Javier Baraja8 June 2022Leganés Mehdi Nafti5 June 2022 Imanol Idiakez6 June 2022 Oviedo José Ángel Ziganda8 June 2022 Jon Pérez Bolo15 June 2022 Levante Alessio Lisci12 June 2022 Mehdi Nafti12 June 2022 Huesca Xisco Muñoz13 June 2022 José Ángel Ziganda13 June 2022 Albacete Rubén de la BarreraMutual agreement15 June 2022 Rubén Albés27 June 2022 Málaga Pablo GuedeSacked20 September 202221st Pepe Mel21 September 2022 Levante Mehdi Nafti10 October 202214th Felipe Miñambres (caretaker)10 October 2022 Oviedo Jon Pérez Bolo16 October 202219th Álvaro Cervera16 October 2022 Levante Felipe MiñambresEnd of caretaker spell9th Javier Calleja Ibiza Javier BarajaSacked22 October 202217th Juan Antonio Anquela24 October 2022 Zaragoza Juan Carlos Carcedo6 November 202217th Fran Escribá7 November 2022 Granada Aitor Karanka8 November 20228th Paco López9 November 2022 Ponferradina José Manuel GomesResigned19 November 202218th David Gallego20 November 2022 Lugo Hernán PérezSacked21 November 202220th Fran Justo23 November 2022 Ibiza Juan Antonio Anquela23 November 202221st Carlos Sánchez (caretaker)26 November 2022 Carlos SánchezEnd of caretaker spell28 November 202222nd Lucas Alcaraz28 November 2022Racing Santander Guillermo Fernández RomoSacked12 December 202219th José Alberto Lopez13 December 2022Sporting Gijón Abelardo15 January 202315th Miguel Ángel Ramírez17 January 2023 Málaga Pepe Mel25 January 202320th Sergio Pellicer25 January 2023 Lugo Fran Justo31 January 202321st Joan Carrillo1 February 2023 Joan Carrillo 6 March 202322nd Iñigo Vélez7 March 2023Leganés Imanol Idiakez 4 April 202317th Carlos Martínez (interim)4 April 2023 Ponferradina David Gallego 10 April 202319th Juanfran 10 April 2023
League table Standings
Results
Positions by round
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.
Promotion play-offs
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Myrto UzuniGranada232 Raúl GarcíaMirandés193 Sinan BakışAndorra12 StoichkovEibar5 Enric GallegoTenerife11 Higinio MarínAlbacete7 Rubén CastroMálaga10 Jonathan DubasinAlbacete Luis RiojaAlavés10Seven players9
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 José CallejónGranada92 Pablo de BlasisCartagena8 Alberto MoleiroLas Palmas4 Ager AketxeEibar7 Manu FusterAlbacete Raúl GarcíaMirandés Jorge de FrutosLevante Iñigo VicenteRacing Santander9 Lucas AhijadoOviedo6 José ÁngelSporting Gijón Jairo IzquierdoCartagena Sergio LozanoVillarreal B Dani OjedaPonferradina
Zamora Trophy 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. RankPlayerClubGoalsagainstMatchesAverage1 Raúl FernándezGranada19290.662 Daniel CárdenasLevante23340.68 Álvaro VallesLas Palmas23340.684 José Antonio CaroBurgos29390.745 Antonio SiveraAlavés32410.78
Hat-tricks
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
Awards Monthly MonthPlayer of the MonthReferencePlayerClubAugust Myrto UzuniGranadaSeptember José Antonio CaroBurgosOctober Jonathan VieraLas Palmas November Sinan BakışAndorraDecember Roberto LópezMirandésJanuary StoichkovEibarFebruary Luis RiojaAlavésMarch Jon BautistaEibar April Sergi EnrichOviedo
Attendances
See also 2022–23 La Liga 2022–23 Primera Federación 2022–23 Segunda Federación 2022–23 Tercera Federación
References