2011–12 Segunda División

Teams

Deportivo La Coruña, Hércules and Almería are the teams which were relegated from La Liga the previous season. Deportivo were relegated after 20 years in La Liga, Hércules made their immediate return to the second level after just one season in the top division, while Almería ended a four-year tenure in La Liga. Betis were promoted after two consecutive seasons in the second level, Rayo Vallecano after eight years in lower divisions and Granada after playing in lower divisions for 35 years.

The teams which were relegated the previous season were Salamanca, Tenerife, Ponferradina and Albacete. These four were replaced by Real Murcia (group 4 champions and 2ªB champions), Sabadell (group 3 champions and 2ªB runners-up), Alcoyano and Guadalajara.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

:1. Barcelona B makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit. :2. Club's own brand.

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

| color_3-6 = #D0F0C0| text_3-6 =2012 Promotion Play-off | color_19- = #fcc| text_19- =Relegation to 2012–13 Segunda División B Note: Due to a strike at the beginning of the season, Round 1 was played on 25–27 October. Round 30 was rescheduled between rounds 40 and 41.

Results

Promotion play-offs

Main article: 2012 Segunda División play-offs

This promotion phase (known as Promoción de ascenso) was to determine the third team which was promoted to 2012–13 La Liga. Teams placed between third and sixth position (excluding reserve teams) took part in the promotion play-offs. Fifth placed faced against the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faced against the third. The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 6 June with the best positioned team playing at home the second leg was played on 10 June. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 13 June and the second leg on 16 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg. This season was introduced the rule in which if a tie was drawn on aggregate and was still drawn after extra time, round of penalties was not used, instead the best positioned team advanced to next round. Valladolid and Alcorcón played the final phase, where Valladolid was winner and promoted to La Liga after a two-year absence. Córdoba and Hércules were eliminated in semi-finals.

Play-Offs

| RD1-seed1 = 5 | RD1-team1 = Hércules | RD1-score1-1 = 1 | RD1-score1-2 = 0 | RD1-score1-A = 1 | RD1-seed2 = 4 | RD1-team2 = Alcorcón (a) | RD1-score2-1 = 1 | RD1-score2-2 = 0 | RD1-score2-A = 1 | RD1-seed3 = 6 | RD1-team3 = Córdoba | RD1-score3-1 = 0 | RD1-score3-2 = 0 | RD1-score3-A = 0 | RD1-seed4 = 3 | RD1-team4 = Valladolid | RD1-score4-1 = 0 | RD1-score4-2 = 3 | RD1-score4-A = 3

| RD2-seed1 = 4 | RD2-team1 = Alcorcón | RD2-score1-1 = 0 | RD2-score1-2 = 1 | RD2-score1-A = 1 | RD2-seed2 = 3 | RD2-team2 = Valladolid | RD2-score2-1 = 1 | RD2-score2-2 = 1 | RD2-score2-A = 2

Semifinals

First leg

A. Sardinero Aganzo Samuel Manu O. Riera

Gaspar Navarro Pérez Nafti Guerra

Second leg

Óscar Guerra Sisi Baraja Jofre , López Garai A. García Dubarbier

Ángel Saúl Mora Gilvan Aganzo Arbilla Aguilar

Final

Bermúdez Rueda Peña Balenziaga Baraja Baraja Agus O. Riera Sales

Awards and season statistics

Top goalscorers

This is the list of goalscorers in accordance with LFP as organising body.

• Source: Marca

Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.

• Source: Marca

Fair Play award

This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to know this aspect, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.

Source: 2011–12 Fair Play Rankings Season

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Xabier Etxeita for Elche CF against Girona FC (26 August 2011)
• Fastest goal in a match: 50 seconds – Leonardo Ulloa for UD Almería against Elche CF (23 September 2011)
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+5 minutes
  • Grégory Béranger for Elche CF against Girona FC (26 August 2011)
  • Gerard for Villarreal CF B against Xerez CD (10 December 2011)
• Widest winning margin: 6
  • Elche CF 6–0 AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011)
  • Xerez CD 0–6 FC Barcelona B (3 June 2012)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Girona FC 5–3 Xerez CD (10 March 2012)
  • Real Murcia 2–6 Hércules CF (14 April 2012)
  • FC Cartagena 6–2 Villarreal CF B (27 May 2012)
• First hat-trick of the season: Joselu for Villarreal CF B against Gimnàstic de Tarragona (30 September 2011)
• Most goals by one player in a single match: 3
  • Joselu for Villarreal CF B against Gimnàstic de Tarragona (30 September 2011)
  • Ángel for Elche CF against AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011)
  • Javi Guerra for Real Valladolid against CE Sabadell FC (7 January 2012)
  • Leonardo Ulloa for UD Almería against Guadalajara (14 January 2012)
  • Óscar for Real Valladolid against Gimnàstic de Tarragona (5 February 2012)
  • Julio Álvarez for CD Numancia against Elche CF (17 March 2012)
  • Jesús Berrocal for Recreativo de Huelva against CD Guadalajara (7 April 2012)
  • Coro for Girona FC against CD Guadalajara (5 May 2012)
  • Dani Nieto for Girona FC against CD Alcoyano (12 May 2012)
  • Quini for AD Alcorcón against Elche CF (16 May 2012)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Elche CF 6–0 AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011)
  • Real Murcia 2–6 Hércules CF (14 April 2012)
  • FC Cartagena 6–2 Villarreal CF B (27 May 2012)
  • Xerez CD 0–6 FC Barcelona B (3 June 2012)
• First own goal of the season: Ruymán Hernández for CD Guadalajara against UD Las Palmas (27 August 2011)
• Most goals in one half by one team: 4
  • Elche CF 6–0 AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011)
  • CD Numancia 5–0 Córdoba CF (18 February 2012)
  • Hércules CF 4–2 Girona FC (6 April 2012)
  • Real Murcia 2–6 Hércules CF (14 April 2012)
  • Celta de Vigo 4–1 FC Barcelona B (28 April 2012)
  • Villarreal CF B 1–4 UD Las Palmas (5 May 2012)
  • CD Alcoyano 0–5 Hércules CF (23 May 2012)
  • Xerez CD 0–6 FC Barcelona B (3 June 2012)
• Most goals scored by losing team: 3
  • Villarreal CF B 3–4 CE Sabadell FC (3 September 2011)
  • Girona FC 5–3 Xerez CD (10 March 2012)
  • Deportivo de La Coruña 4–3 Elche CF (22 April 2012)

Discipline

• First yellow card: Sergio Mantecón for Elche CF against Girona FC (26 August 2011)
• First red card: Richy for Girona FC against Elche CF (26 August 2011)

Teams by autonomous community

References

References

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4. Because of the tight schedule, and given that any [[Liga Adelante]] team would compete to win the [[2011–12 Copa del Rey. Copa del Rey]] trophy due to its early defeat, [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional. LFP]] approved on 18 January the television operators request to postpone the Matchday 30 to 23 May, between the Matchdays 40 and 41.
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