The 2022–23 Primera Federación season was the second season for the Primera Federación, the third highest level in the Spanish football league system. Forty teams participated, divided into two groups of twenty clubs each based on geographical proximity. In each group, the champions were automatically promoted to Segunda División, while the second to fifth placers played the promotion play-offs and the bottom five were relegated to the Segunda Federación.
Overview before the season A total of 40 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the 2021–22 Segunda División, 26 retained from the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF, and 10 promoted from the 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF.
Team changes Promoted from 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF Relegated from 2021–22 Segunda División Promoted to 2022–23 Segunda División Relegated to 2022–23 Segunda Federación Dissolved Team Ceuta Córdoba Eldense Intercity La Nucía Mérida Murcia Numancia Osasuna B Pontevedra Alcorcón Amorebieta Fuenlabrada Real Sociedad B Racing Santander Andorra Albacete Villarreal B Atlético Sanluqueño Betis Deportivo Costa Brava Sevilla Atlético Tudelano UCAM Murcia Valladolid Promesas Zamora Extremadura Internacional
Groups
Group 1 (West)
Teams and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity Alcorcón Alcorcón Santo Domingo Algeciras Algeciras Nuevo Mirador Badajoz Badajoz Nuevo Vivero Celta Vigo B Vigo Barreiro Ceuta Ceuta Alfonso Murube Córdoba Córdoba El Arcángel Cultural Leonesa León Reino de León Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Abanca-Riazor Fuenlabrada Fuenlabrada Fernando Torres Linares Linares Linarejos Linense La Línea de la Concepción Municipal de La Línea Mérida Mérida Estadio Romano Pontevedra Pontevedra Pasarón Racing Ferrol Ferrol A Malata Rayo Majadahonda Majadahonda Cerro del Espino Real Madrid Castilla Madrid Alfredo di Stéfano San Fernando San Fernando Iberoamericano San Sebastián de los Reyes San Sebastián de los Reyes Matapiñonera Talavera Talavera de la Reina El Prado Unionistas Salamanca Reina Sofía
Personnel and sponsorship Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsorNike
League table
Results
Group 2 (East)
Teams and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Alcoyano Alcoy El Collao 4,850 Amorebieta Amorebieta-Etxano Urritxe 3,000 Atlético Baleares Palma Estadi Balear 6,000 Barcelona Atlètic Barcelona Johan Cruyff 6,000 Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Lezama 3,250 Calahorra Calahorra La Planilla 4,500 Castellón Castellón Castalia 15,500 Cornellà Cornellà de Llobregat RCDE Stadium 40,000 Eldense Elda Nuevo Pepico Amat 4,036 Gimnàstic Tarragona Nou Estadi 14,591 Intercity Alicante Antonio Solana 3,000 La Nucía La Nucía Camilo Cano 3,000 SD Logroñés Logroño Las Gaunas 16,000 UD Logroñés Logroño Las Gaunas 16,000 Murcia Murcia Enrique Roca 31,179 Numancia Soria Los Pajaritos 8,261 Osasuna B Pamplona Tajonar 4,500 Real Sociedad B San Sebastián José Luis Orbegozo 2,500 Real Unión Irun Stadium Gal 5,000 Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta 11,908
Personnel and sponsorship Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsorAdidas
League table
Results
Final The winners of the two regular season groups will face off in a two-leg final to determine the overall champion.
Amorebieta won 3–2 on aggregate and were therefore crowned 2022–23 Primera Federación champions.
Promotion play-offs
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 RodriCeuta20 Sergio ArribasReal Madrid Castilla3 Alberto QuilesDeportivo La Coruña174 Pedro LeónMurcia15 Eneko JauregiAmorebieta Rodrigo EscuderoTalavera de la Reina
Attendances
The top 10 clubs with the highest average home attendance:
# Club Average 1 Deportivo de La Coruña 19,028 2 Real Murcia 12,738 3 Córdoba 11,817 4 Castellón 8,822 5 Badajóz 5,586 6 Ferrol 4,366 7 Leonesa 4,186 8 Gimnàstic de Tarragona 3,949 9 Algeciras 3,927 10 Logroñés 3,652
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See also 2022–23 La Liga 2022–23 Segunda División 2022–23 Segunda Federación 2022–23 Tercera Federación
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