The 2026–27 La Liga 2, also known as La Liga Hypermotion due to sponsorship reasons, is the 96th season of the Segunda División since its establishment in Spain. It commenced on 14 August 2026 and is scheduled to end in June 2027.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from 2025–26 Primera Federación Relegated from 2025–26 La Liga Promoted to 2026–27 La Liga Relegated to 2026–27 Primera Federación TenerifeEldenseSabadellCelta Fortuna MallorcaGironaOviedo Racing SantanderDeportivo A CoruñaMálaga MirandésHuescaCultural LeonesaZaragoza
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 22 teams will contest the league, comprising 15 sides from the 2025–26 season, three relegated from the 2025–26 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2025–26 Primera Federación.
Teams promoted to La Liga On 16 May 2026, Racing Santander became the first side to mathematically be promoted, following a 3–2 win against Real Valladolid; they secured a return to the top flight after a 14-year absence. Deportivo La Coruña became the second team to be promoted, on the penultimate matchday after defeating Real Valladolid 2–0. The third and final team was Málaga, who secures the promotion spot by defeating Almería 2–1 on aggregate in the promotion play-offs. Both Deportivo and Málaga returned to La Liga after 8 years absence.
Teams relegated from La Liga On 11 May 2026, Oviedo became the first team to be relegated to the second division, following a 1–1 draw between Rayo Vallecano and Girona. They returned after spending only one season in the Spanish top flight. The second and third teams to be relegated were Girona and Mallorca, both on 23 May 2026, ending their stints of four and five years in the top flight respectively.
Teams relegated to Primera Federación The first, second, and third teams to be relegated were Zaragoza, Cultural Leonesa, and Huesca, after they failed to win their respective matches on 24 May 2026. This ended Zaragoza's 77-year streak in professional football, having spent 55 of those seasons in La Liga. Cultural Leonesa returned to the third tier after only one season, and Huesca was relegated after spending 11 years in professional football. On 31 May 2026, Mirandés became the fourth and last team to be relegated to the third tier, after a seven-year stint in the second division.
Teams promoted from Primera Federación On 1 May 2026, Tenerife became the first team to achieve promotion to the second division, following a 2–0 win against Barakaldo. They return after a one-year absence. The second team to earn promotion was Eldense following a 2–1 win against Atlético Madrileño on 16 May 2026, also returning at their first attempt. On 19 June 2026, The third team to secure promotion was Sabadell who returned after a five-year absence after beating Zamora 4–1 on aggregate in the final promotion play-off. The last team to earn promotion was Celta Fortuna, the B team of Celta Vigo, entering the second tier for the first time in their club history after a victory against Ponferradina by 4–1 on aggregate to secure promotion.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Albacete Albacete Estadio Carlos Belmonte Almería Almería UD Almería Stadium Andorra Encamp Nou Estadi Encamp Burgos Burgos Estadio El Plantío CádizCádizJP Financial Estadio Castellón Castellón de la Plana Estadio SkyFi Castàlia Celta Fortuna Vigo Estadio ABANCA Balaídos Ceuta Ceuta Estadio Alfonso Murube Córdoba Córdoba Estadio Bahrain Victorious Nuevo Arcángel de Córdoba Eibar Eibar Estadio Municipal de Ipurua Eldense Elda Estadio Pepico Amat GironaGironaEstadio Municipal de Montilivi GranadaGranada Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes Las PalmasLas Palmas Estadio Gran Canaria Leganés Leganés Estadio Ontime Butarque MallorcaPalmaEstadi Mallorca Son Moix Oviedo Oviedo Estadio Carlos Tartiere Real Sociedad B San Sebastián Estadio Zubieta Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta Sporting Gijón Gijón Estadio El Molinón-Enrique Castro "Quini" Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Valladolid Valladolid Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla
Personnel and sponsors TeamManagerCaptainKit makerKit sponsorsMainOther(s)Albacete Joseba Etxeberria Higinio MarínAdidasGlobalcajaAlmería García Pimienta Fernando MartínezMacronSMC GroupAndorra Carles Manso Nico RattiNikeMora BancBurgos Sergio Francisco Curro SánchezMacronDigiCádiz Albert Celades David GilKappaDigiCastellón Pablo Hernández Alberto JiménezErreaDoYouSpainCelta Fortuna Fredi Álvarez Pablo MeixúsHummelEstrella GaliciaCeuta José Juan Romero Albert CaparrósMacronCeutaCórdoba Iván Ania Carlos AlbarránJomaBahrain VictoriousEibar Jokin Aranbarri Anaitz ArbillaHummelSmartlog GroupEldenseMiM HotelsGirona Quique ÁlvarezGranada Pacheta Rubén AlcarazAdidasCámara GranadaLas Palmas Rubén de la Barrera Kirian RodríguezHummelGran CanariaLeganés Rubén Albés Rubén PeñaPumaOnTimeMallorca Luis GarcíaαGEL by TaicaOviedo Julián Calero David CostasAdidasDigiReal Sociedad B Ion Ansotegi Luken BeitiaJomaGrupo AmenabarSabadellNoneSporting Gijón Nicolás Larcamón Rubén YáñezSirokoSirokoTenerife Álvaro Cervera Enric GallegoMacronTenerife Fran Escribá Stanko JurićEstrella Galicia 0,0
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentOviedo Guillermo AlmadaEnd of contract24 May 2026Pre-season Julián Calero11 June 2026Girona MíchelMutual consent28 May 2026 Quique Álvarez22 June 2026Sporting Gijón Borja Jiménez31 May 2026 Nicolás Larcamón1 July 2026Leganés Carlos MartínezEnd of contract Rubén Albés15 June 2026Burgos Luis Miguel Ramis2 June 2026 Sergio Francisco16 June 2026Eibar Beñat San JoséSigned by Rayo Vallecano18 June 2026 Jokin Aranbarri20 June 2026Las Palmas Luis GarcíaEnd of contract22 June 2026 Rubén de la Barrera22 June 2026Mallorca Martín DemichelisSigned by RB Leipzig Luis GarcíaAlmería RubiSacked30 June 2026 García Pimienta30 June 2026Cádiz Imanol IdiakezMutual consent11 August 2026 Albert Celades11 August 2026Eldense Claudio BarragánSacked6 September 202616th Josep Ferrando (caretaker)6 September 2026 Josep Ferrando (caretaker)End of caretaker spell16 September 202620th Javier Calleja16 September 2026Albacete Alberto GonzálezSacked3 October 202622nd Joseba Etxeberria4 October 2026
League table
Notes
Results
Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Ousmane Camara for Castellón against Real Sociedad B (14 August 2026)
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Enric GallegoTenerife52 Yáser AsprillaGirona4 Ousmane CamaraCastellón Jordi CanoAndorra Adrián FuentesMallorca Carlos HernándezCeuta712 players tied3
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 Romain MatthysCastellón38 Arnau TenasMallorca3 Aarón EscandellOviedo474 Andrés FernándezAlmería585 Diego FuoliSabadell6
Awards Monthly MonthPlayer of the MonthReferencePlayerClubAugust Taisei MiyashiroLas PalmasSeptember Jon GuruzetaEibar
See also 2026–27 La Liga 2026–27 Primera Federación 2026–27 Segunda Federación 2026–27 Tercera Federación
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