The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by , it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to La Liga and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division.
History The Second Division National Championship was inaugurated concurrently with the First Division, during the 1928–29 season. This setup comprised twenty teams divided into two groups: A and B. Group A functioned as the secondary national level, where the leading team would contest promotion to the First Division and the bottom two faced relegation to the Third Division. Conversely, Group B represented the third tier, wherein two teams were promoted to the Second Division, while the remaining eight joined the newly formed Third Division in the subsequent season.
For this inaugural season, Group A consisted of the following clubs: Sevilla F. C., Iberia S. C., Deportivo Alavés, Real Sporting de Gijón, Valencia F. C., Real Betis Balompié, Real Oviedo F. C., Real Club Celta, R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña, and Racing Club de Madrid. On the other hand, Group B featured Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Real Murcia F. C., C. D. Castellón, C. D. Torrelavega, Zaragoza C. D., Real Valladolid Deportivo, C. A. Osasuna, Tolosa F. C., Barakaldo F. C., and Cartagena F. C.
The structure and number of teams in the competition have evolved over time. In the 1934–35 season, the league was segmented into multiple groups. This format persisted until the 1968–69 season when it transitioned back to the singular group system that is in place today. From 1977 to 1984, when its management transitioned to the National Professional Football League, the tournament was referred to as Second Division A, after the introduction of the Second Division B as the third level in the national football hierarchy.
During the 2019–20 season, a global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 emerged, which had originated in Asia and spread to Europe. As the virus rapidly spread across the continent, leading to rising infections and fatalities, sports entities began implementing preventative measures. In Spain, to mitigate the spread, only one match was held behind closed doors, without spectators, yet the concern and rate of infections did not diminish, with several players and club executives testing positive. In light of the escalating situation, La Liga opted to halt all competitions temporarily, following a precedent set by UEFA, which had suspended both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. In a similar vein, Italy's CONI and FIGC put the Serie A on hold due to the same health concerns. After a period of lockdown which saw a decrease in the spread of the virus, the government allowed sporting competitions to recommence, culminating on July 20 as the remaining games were played, mirroring events in the First Division. Nonetheless, on the final matchday, multiple players from Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. were diagnosed with the virus. Consequently, their pivotal game against Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, which was of great importance to the league standings, was delayed. This disruption impacted several clubs and the ensuing promotion playoffs.
Naming conventions The 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons marked the first instances when the championship adopted a commercial designation, being named "Liga BBVA" following a sponsorship agreement between the National Professional Football League and the bank of the same title. From the 2008–09 through to the 2015–16 seasons, the division was rebranded as "Liga Adelante" as the bank transitioned to sponsor the First Division. In the 2016–17 season, Banco Santander emerged as the primary sponsor, prompting the names "LaLiga 1|2|3" (with an enlarged "2" thus taking on the "LaLiga 2" moniker unsponsored). From the 2019–20 season onward, it became "LaLiga SmartBank". During the 2023–24 season, the new sponsor was introduced as EA Sports, resulting in the title "LaLiga Hypermotion".
Records Real Murcia has participated in the Second Division for the most seasons, a total of 53, and has secured the championship title on eight occasions. They are followed by Sporting de Gijón with 52 seasons, Tenerife 48, Sabadell 44, Hércules CF, Levante UD 43, Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Oviedo, CD Castellón and Cádiz each with 42 seasons.
Sociedad Deportiva Eibar holds the record for consecutive seasons in the division, with 18 seasons running from 1987–88 to 2005–06.
Among all teams that have competed in this division, only six have never featured in lower divisions: Atlético de Madrid, Espanyol, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, and Sporting de Gijón.
In the 2011–12 season, Deportivo de La Coruña set a new record by amassing 91 points, leading them to clinch the championship. The subsequent season, 2012–13, witnessed Elche as the first team to maintain the top position throughout all 42 matchdays.
League format The league contains 22 teams that play each other home and away for a 42-match season. Each year three teams are promoted to La Liga. The top two teams earn an automatic promotion. The third team to be promoted is the winner of a play-off between the teams that finished 3rd to 6th (reserve teams are not eligible for promotion). The play-offs comprise two-legged semi-finals followed by a two-legged final. The bottom four are relegated to Primera Federación.Spanish League regulations 2010/11 – see pages 12–13 of pdf
Clubs
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 FederaciónTenerife Eldense Sabadell Celta Fortuna Mallorca Girona Oviedo Racing SantanderDeportivo A CoruñaMálaga MirandésHuescaCultural LeonesaZaragoza
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 CádizCádizEstadio Nuevo Mirandilla 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 Reale Arena Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta Sporting Gijón Gijón Estadio 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 Municipal José Zorrilla </onlyinclude>
All-time standings
Segunda División seasons SeasonChampionsRunners-upOther Teams Promoted1929 SevillaIberia SC1929–30 AlavésSporting Gijón1930–31 ValenciaSevilla1931–32 Real BetisOviedo1932–33 OviedoAtlético Madrid1933–34 SevillaAtlético Madrid1934–35 HérculesOsasuna1935–36 Celta VigoZaragoza1939–40 MurciaDeportivo La Coruña1940–41 GranadaReal SociedadCastellón and Deportivo La Coruña1941–42 Real BetisZaragoza1942–43 SabadellReal Sociedad1943–44 Sporting GijónMurcia1944–45 AlcoyanoHérculesCelta Vigo1945–46 SabadellDeportivo La Coruña1946–47 AlcoyanoGimnàsticReal Sociedad1947–48 ValladolidDeportivo La Coruña1948–49 Real SociedadMálagaSeasonNorthern Group WinnerSouthern Group WinnerOther teams promoted1949–50 Racing SantanderAlcoyanoLleida and Murcia1950–51 Sporting GijónAtlético TetuánZaragoza and Las Palmas1951–52 OviedoMálaga1952–53 OsasunaJaén1953–54 AlavésLas PalmasHércules and Málaga1954–55 Cultural LeonesaMurcia1955–56 OsasunaJaénZaragoza and Condal1956–57 Sporting GijónGranada1957–58 OviedoReal Betis1958–59 ElcheValladolid1959–60 Racing SantanderMallorca1960–61 OsasunaTenerife1961–62 Deportivo La CoruñaCórdobaValladolid and Málaga1962–63 PontevedraMurciaLevante and Espanyol1963–64 Deportivo La CoruñaLas Palmas1964–65 PontevedraMallorcaSabadell and Málaga1965–66 Deportivo La CoruñaHérculesGranada1966–67 Real SociedadMálagaReal Betis1967–68 Deportivo La CoruñaGranada Season Champions Runner-up Other teams promoted1968–69 SevillaCelta VigoMallorca1969–70 Sporting GijónMálagaEspanyol1970–71 Real BetisBurgos (I)Deportivo La Coruña and Córdoba1971–72OviedoCastellónZaragoza1972–73MurciaElcheRacing Santander1973–74Real BetisHérculesSalamanca1974–75OviedoRacing SantanderSevilla1975–76Burgos (I)Celta VigoMálaga1976–77Sporting GijónCádizRayo Vallecano1977–78ZaragozaRecreativoCelta Vigo1978–79AD AlmeríaMálagaReal Betis1979–80MurciaValladolidOsasuna1980–81CastellónCádizRacing Santander1981–82Celta VigoSalamancaMálaga1982–83MurciaCádizMallorca1983–84CastillaBilbao AthleticHércules, Racing Santander and Elche1984–85Las PalmasCádizCelta Vigo1985–86MurciaSabadellMallorca1986–87ValenciaLogroñésCelta Vigo1987–88MálagaElcheOviedo1988–89CastellónRayo VallecanoMallorca and Tenerife1989–90Real BurgosReal BetisEspanyol1990–91AlbaceteDeportivo La Coruña1991–92Celta VigoRayo Vallecano1992–93LleidaValladolidRacing Santander1993–94EspanyolReal BetisCompostela1994–95MéridaRayo VallecanoSalamanca1995–96HérculesLogroñésExtremadura1996–97MéridaSalamancaMallorca1997–98AlavésExtremaduraVillarreal1998–99MálagaAtlético Madrid BNumancia, Sevilla and Rayo VallecanoLas PalmasOsasunaVillarreal2000–01SevillaReal BetisTenerife2001–02Atlético MadridRacing SantanderRecreativo2002–03MurciaZaragozaAlbacete2003–04LevanteNumanciaGetafe2004–05CádizCelta VigoAlavés2005–06RecreativoGimnàsticLevante2006–07ValladolidAlmeríaMurcia2007–08NumanciaMálagaSporting Gijón2008–09XerezZaragozaTenerife2009–10Real SociedadHérculesLevante2010–11Real BetisRayo VallecanoGranada2011–12Deportivo La CoruñaCelta VigoValladolid2012–13ElcheVillarrealAlmeria2013–14EibarDeportivo La CoruñaCórdoba2014–15Real BetisSporting GijónLas Palmas2015–16AlavésLeganésOsasuna2016–17LevanteGironaGetafe2017–18Rayo VallecanoHuescaValladolid2018–19OsasunaGranadaMallorca2019–20HuescaCádizElche2020–21EspanyolMallorcaRayo Vallecano2021–22AlmeríaValladolidGirona2022–23GranadaLas PalmasAlavés2023–24LeganésValladolidEspanyol2024–25LevanteElcheOviedo2025–26Racing SantanderDeportivo La CoruñaMálaga
Notes
Champions and promotions Clubs in bold are competing in Segunda División as of the 2025–26 season. Clubs in italics no longer exist. Seasons in italics mean shared titles due to regionalisation (1949–1968).