The 2023–24 Primera Federación season was the third 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 and the second to fifth placers played 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 2022–23 Segunda División, 26 retained from the 2022–23 Primera Federación, and ten promoted from the 2022–23 Segunda Federación.
Team changes Promoted from 2022–23 Segunda Federación Relegated from 2022–23 Segunda División Promoted to 2023–24 Segunda División Relegated to 2023–24 Segunda Federación Antequera Arenteiro Atlético Madrid B Atlético Sanluqueño Melilla Tarazona Teruel Ibiza Lugo Málaga Ponferradina Alcorcón Amorebieta Eldense Badajoz Calahorra La Nucía Linense UD Logroñés Numancia Pontevedra
Groups Group 1 (North) Teams and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Arenteiro O Carballiño Espiñedo 4,500 Barcelona Atlètic Barcelona Johan Cruyff 6,000 Celta Fortuna Vigo Abanca-Balaídos 24,791 Cornellà Palamós Estadi Palamós Costa Brava 3,724 Cultural Leonesa León Reino de León 13,346 Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Abanca-Riazor 32,660 Fuenlabrada Fuenlabrada Fernando Torres 5,400 Gimnàstic Tarragona Nou Estadi 14,591 SD Logroñés Logroño Las Gaunas 16,000 Lugo Lugo Anxo Carro 7,070 Osasuna B Pamplona Tajonar 4,500 Ponferradina Ponferrada El Toralín 8,400 Rayo Majadahonda Majadahonda Cerro del Espino 3,800 Real Sociedad B San Sebastián José Luis Orbegozo 2,500 Real Unión Irun Stadium Gal 5,000 Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta 11,908 Sestao River Sestao Las Llanas 8,905 Tarazona Tarazona Municipal de Tarazona 5,000 Teruel Teruel Pinilla 4,500 Unionistas Salamanca Reina Sofía 5,000
Personnel and sponsorship Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsorJoma
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentDeportivo La CoruñaSacked14 June 2023Pre-season Imanol Idiakez1 July 2023Fuenlabrada Alfredo SánchezDemoted to assistant manager15 June 2023 Carlos Martínez20 June 2023Lugo Iñigo VélezSigned by Ponferradina16 June 2023 Pedro Munitis21 June 2023Cultural Leonesa Israel MartínezResigned28 June 2023 Raúl Llona1 June 2023Rayo Majadahonda Alfredo SantaelenaEnd of contract30 June 2023 Carlos Cura12 June 2023Ponferradina Juanfran Iñigo Vélez16 June 2023SD Logroñés Raúl Llona Jordi Fabregat19 June 2023Real Unión Iñaki Goikoetxea Fran JustoTarazona Javi Moreno Molo6 July 2023Sabadell Miki LladóSacked9 October 202315th Gerard Bofill10 October 2023SD Logroñés Jordi Fabregat10 October 202310th Juanma Barroso (caretaker)13 October 2023 Juanma BarrosoEnd of caretaker spell15 October 202315th Andrés García15 October 2023Sabadell Gerard BofillSacked19 November 202320th Óscar Cano20 November 2023Teruel Víctor Bravo19th Raúl Jardiel21 November 2023Lugo Pedro Munitis16 December 20237th Paulo Alves22 December 2023SD Logroñés Andrés García19 December 202314th Aitor Larrazábal27 December 2023Rayo Majadahonda Carlos Cura22 December 202317th Jon Erice23 December 2023Real Unión Fran Justo26 December 202313th Iñigo Idiakez28 December 2023Lugo Paulo Alves19 February 20249th Roberto Trashorras19 February 2024Celta Fortuna Claudio GiráldezPromoted to the first team12 March 20245th Fredi Álvarez12 March 2024Ponferradina Iñigo VélezSacked18 March 20244th Juanfran19 March 2024Rayo Majadahonda Jon Erice 25 March 202420th Armando de la Morena26 March 2024Real Unión Iñigo Idiakez1 April 202414th Fran Justo4 April 2024Fuenlabrada Carlos Martínez22 April 202413th Alfredo Sánchez23 April 2024Rayo Majadahonda Armando de la Morena2 May 202420th Aitor Núñez (caretaker)2 May 2024 Aitor Núñez (caretaker)End of caretaker spell6 May 202420th Jesús Arribas6 May 2024
League table
Results
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoal1 Pau VíctorBarcelona Atlètic182 AlfonCelta Fortuna13 SlavyUnionistas4 Lucas PérezDeportivo La Coruña12 Pablo DuránCelta Fortuna
Group 2 (South) Teams and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Alcoyano Alcoy El Collao 4,850 Algeciras Algeciras Nuevo Mirador 7,200 Antequera Antequera El Maulí 6,000 Atlético Baleares Palma Estadi Balear 6,000 Atlético Madrid B Majadahonda Cerro del Espino 3,800 Atlético Sanluqueño Sanlúcar de Barrameda El Palmar 5,000 Castellón Castellón Castalia 15,500 Ceuta Ceuta Alfonso Murube 6,500 Córdoba Córdoba El Arcángel 20,989 Ibiza Ibiza Can Misses 6,000 Intercity Alicante Antonio Solana 3,000 Linares Linares Linarejos 10,000 Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda 30,044 Melilla Melilla Álvarez Claro 10,000 Mérida Mérida Estadio Romano 14,600 Murcia Murcia Enrique Roca 31,179 Real Madrid Castilla Madrid Alfredo di Stéfano 6,000 Recreativo Granada Granada Ciudad Deportiva 2,500 Recreativo Huelva Huelva Nuevo Colombino 21,670 San Fernando San Fernando Iberoamericano 12,000
Personnel and sponsorship Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentCastellón Albert RudéSacked26 June 2023Pre-season Dick Schreuder28 June 2023Antequera Abel SegoviaEnd of contract30 June 2023 Javi Medina6 June 2023Ibiza Lucas Alcaraz Guillermo Fernández RomoMérida Juanma Barrero Rai Rosa7 June 2023Córdoba Manuel Mosquera Iván Ania28 June 2023Murcia Mario Simón Gustavo Munúa2 July 2023San Fernando Pablo Alfaro Héctor Berenguel3 July 2023Linares Alberto González Óscar Fernández4 July 2023Algeciras Iván Ania Lolo Escobar8 July 2023Atlético Baleares TatoSacked25 September 202320th Juanma Barrero27 September 2023Mérida Rai Rosa9 October 202315th David Rocha (caretaker)9 October 2023San Fernando Héctor Berenguel16 October 202315th Alfredo Santaelena16 October 2023Melilla Miguel Rivera22 October 202319th Juan Sabas24 October 2023Atlético Sanluqueño Antonio Iriondo30 October 202315th Abel Segovia30 October 2023Mérida David RochaEnd of caretaker spell18th Manuel RuanoMurcia Gustavo MunúaSacked8 November 20238th Pablo Alfaro9 November 2023Linares Óscar Fernández22 November 202316th Pedro Bolaños (caretaker)22 November 2023 Pedro BolañosEnd of caretaker spell29 November 2023 David Campaña29 November 2023Mérida Manuel RuanoSacked12 December 202318th David Rocha12 December 2023Recreativo Granada Juan Antonio Milla7 January 202420th Germán Crespo7 January 2024Melilla Juan Sabas4 March 202419th Víctor Basadre5 March 2024Atlético Baleares Juanma Barrero12 March 202418th Jaume Mut13 March 2024Linares David Campaña16 April 202417th Romerito16 April 2024Ibiza Guillermo Fernández Romo 29 April 20243rd Onésimo Sánchez2 May 2024San Fernando Alfredo Santaelena 16th Nano Rivas 29 April 2024
League table
Results
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoal1 Jesús de MiguelCastellón162 Roberto FernándezMálaga153 Antonio CasasCórdoba144 Luismi RedondoAntequera135 Emilio NsueIntercity11
Final The winners of the two regular season groups will face off in a two-leg final to determine the overall champion.
Deportivo La Coruña win 6–3 on aggregate and were therefore crowned 2023–24 Primera Federación champions.
Promotion play-offs
Attendances Grupo 1:
Grupo 2:
See also 2023–24 La Liga 2023–24 Segunda División 2024 Primera Federación play-offs 2023–24 Segunda Federación 2023–24 Tercera Federación
References