The 2023–24 La Liga 2, also known as LALIGA HYPERMOTION due to sponsorship reasons, was the 93rd season of the Segunda División since its establishment in Spain. It commenced on 11 August 2023 and ended on 23 June 2024.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from 2022–23 Primera Federación Relegated from 2022–23 La Liga Promoted to 2023–24 La Liga Relegated to 2023–24 Primera Federación Amorebieta Alcorcón Eldense Elche Espanyol Valladolid Granada Málaga Ponferradina Ibiza Lugo
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2022–23 season, three relegated from the 2022–23 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2022–23 Primera División RFEF.
Teams promoted to La Liga The first two teams to earn promotion from Segunda División were Granada and Las Palmas, who secured first and second positions, respectively, on the very last match day of the season. Granada returned to La Liga after a one-year absence, while Las Palmas came back after a five-year absence. The third and final team to be promoted were Alavés, after winning the play-off final against Levante on 17 June 2023, returning after a onе-year absence.
Teams relegated from La Liga The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Elche, after a 2–1 loss to Almería on 2 May 2023, ending their three years stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated was Espanyol, after a 2–2 draw against Valencia on 28 May 2023, ending their two years stay in top tier. The third and final team relegated to Segunda was Valladolid, after a 0–0 draw against Getafe on 4 June 2023, ending their one-year stay in top tier.
Teams relegated to Primera Federación
On 23 April 2023, Lugo became the first team to be relegated from Segunda División, ending their 11-year stay in the second division. Lugo was followed by Ibiza on 28 April, ending a two-year stay in the second division. On 14 May 2023, Ponferradina became the third team to be relegated from Segunda División, ending a four-year stay in the second division. On 20 May 2023, Málaga became the last team to be relegated from Segunda División. This ended a 25-year streak in professional football, spending 17 of those seasons in La Liga.
Teams promoted from Primera Federación On 27 May 2023, The first two teams to earn promotion from Primera Federación were Racing Ferrol and Amorebieta, who secured the first position in their respective groups, on the very last match day of the season. Racing Ferrol returned to Segunda División after spending 15 years in the third and fourth divisions, while Amorebieta returned after a one-year absence. On 24 June 2023, Alcorcón became the third team to secure promotion to Segunda División, returning after a one-year absence. On 25 June 2023, Eldense became the final team promoted to Segunda División, returning for the first time in 59 years and achieving three consecutive promotions.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Albacete Albacete Estadio Carlos Belmonte Alcorcón Alcorcón Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo Amorebieta Amorebieta-Etxano Instalaciones de Lezama Campo 2 3,200 Andorra Andorra la Vella Estadi Nacional 3,347 Burgos Burgos Estadio Municipal El Plantío Cartagena Cartagena Estadio Cartagonova Eibar Eibar Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa Elche Elche Estadio Martínez Valero Eldense Elda Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat EspanyolCornellà de LlobregatStage Front Stadium Huesca Huesca Estadio El Alcoraz Leganés Leganés Estadio Municipal Butarque Levante Valencia Estadi Ciutat de València Mirandés Miranda de Ebro El Estadio Municipal de Anduva Oviedo Oviedo Estadio Carlos Tartiere Racing Ferrol Ferrol Estadio Municipal de A Malata Racing Santander Santander Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Sporting Gijón Gijón Estadio Municipal El Molinón - Enrique Castro "Quini" Las cifras del nuevo aforo de El Molinón, se metería en el top15 de España y mantendría su antigüedad. Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Valladolid Valladolid Estadio José Zorrilla Villarreal B Villarreal Estadio de la Cerámica Zaragoza Zaragoza Estadio de La Romareda
Notes
Personnel and sponsorship Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor, , ,
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentTenerife Luis Miguel RamisEnd of contract30 June 2023Pre-season Asier Garitano29 May 2023Burgos Julián Calero Bolo31 May 2023Mirandés Joseba Etxeberria Alessio Lisci8 June 2023Cartagena Luis Carrión Víctor Sánchez6 June 2023Leganés Carlos MartínezEnd of interim spell Borja JiménezEibar Gaizka GaritanoMutual agreement Joseba Etxeberria14 June 2023Oviedo Álvaro CerveraSacked21 September 202321st Luis Miguel Carrión21 September 2023Cartagena Víctor Sánchez23 September 202322nd Julián Calero25 September 2023Huesca José Ángel Ziganda7 October 202320th Antonio Hidalgo11 October 2023Espanyol Luis García5 November 20235th Luis Miguel Ramis6 November 2023Zaragoza Fran Escribá20 November 202312th Julio Velázquez20 November 2023Alcorcón Fran Fernández 4 December 202321st Mehdi Nafti5 December 2023Amorebieta Haritz Mújika11 December 202321st Jandro Castro13 December 2023Levante Javi Calleja19 February 202410th Felipe Miñambres19 February 2024Zaragoza Julio Velázquez11 March 202414th Víctor Fernández11 March 2024Espanyol Luis Miguel Ramis12 March 20243rd Manolo González12 March 2024Andorra Eder Sarabia25 March 202422nd Toni Astorgano (caretaker)28 March 2024Albacete Rubén Albés25 March 202419th Alberto González27 March 2024Andorra Toni AstorganoEnd of caretaker spell31 March 202420th Ferran Costa31 March 2024
League table
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
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Finals First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Scoring First goal of the season: Mohamed Bouldini for Levante against Amorebieta (11 August 2023) Final goal of the season: Alejandro Francés (own goal), Zaragoza against Albacete (2 June 2024)
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Martin BraithwaiteEspanyol222 Peque FernándezRacing Santander183 Jon BautistaEibar174 Álex ForésVillarreal B165 Carlos MartínMirandés15 Curro SánchezBurgos7 Juan Carlos AranaRacing Santander13 Miguel de la FuenteLeganés Javi PuadoEspanyol10 Diego GarcíaLeganés12 StoichkovEibar
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Iñigo VicenteRacing Santander122 Manu FusterAlbacete113 Santiago ColombattoOviedo94 Sergio LozanoLevante8 Héber PenaRacing Ferrol6 CoteSporting Gijón7 Iker LosadaRacing Ferrol Marc MateuEldense MatheusEibar Francisco PortilloLeganés Dani Raba StoichkovEibar Álvaro Tejero
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Round Ref. Manu Nieto Andorra Cartagena 3–2 (H) 18 August 2023 2 Miguel de la Fuente Leganés Amorebieta 6–0 (H) 15 October 2023 11 Sabin Merino Racing Ferrol Albacete 5–4 (H) 3 December 2023 18 Sebas Moyano Oviedo Burgos 5–0 (H) 17 February 2024 27 Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper has to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. RankPlayerClubGoalsagainstMatchesAverage1 Diego CondeLeganés26390.672 Jordi MasipValladolid22310.713 Álvaro FernándezHuesca33410.804 Andrés FernándezLevante29330.885 Leo RománOviedo39420.93
Awards Monthly MonthPlayer of the MonthReferencePlayerClubAugust Cristian ÁlvarezZaragozaSeptember Javi PuadoEspanyolOctober Jon BautistaEibarNovember Miguel de la FuenteLeganésDecember Iker LosadaRacing FerrolJanuary Sebas MoyanoOviedoFebruary Martin BraithwaiteEspanyolMarch Nico FernándezElcheApril MonchuValladolid
Attendances
Real Zaragoza drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Segunda División.
See also 2023–24 La Liga 2023–24 Primera Federación 2023–24 Segunda Federación 2023–24 Tercera Federación
References