2024 Primera Federación play-offs
The 2024 Primera Federación play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final play-offs for promotion from 2023–24 Primera Federación to the 2024–25 Segunda División.
Format[edit]
Teams ranked second through fifth in each of the two groups will qualify for the promotion play-off, which will determine the last two promotion spots. The eight qualified teams will be drawn into two fixed brackets, each of which will contain the second and fifth-place finishers from one group and the third and fourth-place finishers from the other. All ties will consist of a two-legged knockout series. In case of draws, an overtime period will be played; if the match is still tied following the overtime, the team which achieved a higher regular season finish will be proclaimed the winner.[1]
Starting with the 2022–23 season, the RFEF recovered the two-legged knockout system, due to the complaints filed against the single knockout system at a neutral venue that had been implemented after COVID-19 and the subsequent reform of the football leagues organized by the RFEF.[2]
Promotion play-offs[edit]
Teams[edit]
Participating teams[edit]
Road to the play-offs[edit]
Group 1[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 2 | Gimnàstic (Q) | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 70[a] | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 3 | Barcelona Atlètic (Q) | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 70[a] | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Celta Fortuna (E) | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Ponferradina (Q) | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 64 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Group 2[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Córdoba (Q) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 77 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey |
| 3 | Málaga (Q) | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 70 | |
| 4 | Ibiza (E) | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 68 | |
| 5 | Ceuta (Q) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 62 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Bracket[edit]
| Semi–finals (1–2 and 8–9 June) | Finals (16 and 23 June) | ||||||||||||
| 5B | Ceuta | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2A | Gimnàstic | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3B | Málaga | ||||||||||||
| 4A | Celta Fortuna | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3B | Málaga | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Semi–finals (2 and 8–9 June) | Finals (16 and 23 June) | ||||||||||||
| 5A | Ponferradina | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2B | Córdoba | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3A | Barcelona Atlètic | ||||||||||||
| 4B | Ibiza | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3A | Barcelona Atlètic | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
First round[edit]
Qualified teams[edit]
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Matches[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Gimnàstic | – | Ceuta | 2–2 | – |
| Málaga | 4–3 | Celta Fortuna | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Córdoba | – | Ponferradina | 1–0 | – |
| Barcelona Atlètic | 7–4 | Ibiza | 2–1 | 5–3 |
- First leg
| 1 June 2024 | Celta Fortuna | 2–2 | Málaga | Vigo |
| 18:30 CEST | Alfon  15' Durán 90+3' |
Genaro 48' Roberto 61' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Balaídos |
| 2 June 2024 | Ponferradina | 0–1 | Córdoba | Ponferrada |
| 17:00 CEST | Albarrán 49' |
Stadium: Estadio El Toralín |
| 2 June 2024 | Ibiza | 1–2 | Barcelona Atlètic | Ibiza |
| 19:15 CEST | Omoigui 11' |
Víctor 14' Guiu 55' |
Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Can Misses |
| 2 June 2024 | Ceuta | 2-2 | Gimnàstic | Ceuta |
| 21:15 CEST | Rodri 9', 67' |
Godoy 50' Gorostidi 90+1' |
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Murube |
- Second leg
| 8 June 2024 | Barcelona Atlètic | 5–3 (7–4 agg.) | Ibiza | Sant Joan Despí |
| 19:30 CEST |
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Stadium: Estadi Johan Cruyff |
| 8 June 2024 | Málaga | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | Celta Fortuna | Málaga |
| 19:30 CEST | Fernández 59', 88' |
Gonzalez 16' |
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda |
| 9 June 2024 | Gimnàstic | v | Ceuta | Tarragona |
| 19:45 CEST | Stadium: Nou Estadi Costa Daurada |
| 9 June 2024 | Córdoba | v | Ponferradina | Córdoba |
| 20:00 CEST | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel |
Promoted teams[edit]
- The two teams that were promoted to Segunda División through regular season groups and the two play–off winners are included.
| Promoted to Segunda División | |||
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| Castellón (3 years later) |
Deportivo La Coruña (4 years later) |
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Final[edit]
The winners of the two regular season groups will face off in a two-leg final to determine the overall champion.
Deportivo La Coruña  | 2–1 |  Castellón |
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| Castellón | 2–4 | Deportivo La Coruña |
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Deportivo La Coruña win 6–3 on aggregate and were therefore crowned 2023–24 Primera Federación champions.
References[edit]
- ^ Rico, Francisco (11 May 2022). "Playoff de fase de ascenso a Segunda 2022: Qué equipos ascienden desde Primera RFEF, cómo funciona, partidos, sorteo, calendario, sedes, horarios y formato a partido único". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Arés, Ruby (16 June 2022). "La RFEF se carga el playoff en sede única y vuelve al doble partido". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Primera División RFEF | 2023/2024 | Group 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Primera División RFEF | 2023/2024 | Group 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.