The 2009–10 Segunda División season (known as the Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 29 August 2009, and the season ended on 19 June 2010.

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, Numancia and

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

are the teams which were relegated from

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the previous season. The teams which were promoted from

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were:

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(champion), Cartagena (runner-up),

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(play-off winner) and Villarreal B (play-off winner). The first goal of the season was scored by Quique de Lucas, who scored a seventh-minute goal for Cartagena against

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in the early kick-off. The first red card of the season was given to David González from

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in their opening game against

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. The first

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was scored by

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in the match between Castellón and

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Teams

The 2009–10 Segunda División was made up of the following teams:

League table

Results

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for top goalscorers

''Last updated 19 June 2010''

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for top goalkeepers

''Last updated 19 June 2010''

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the season: Quique de Lucas for Cartagena against

(29 August 2009) * Fastest goal in a match: ''46 seconds – Carlos Carmona for Recreativo against Girona (2 January 2010)'' * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: ''90+4 minutes '' ** '' Coke for

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against Hércules (17 January 2010) '' ** ''

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for Levante against Villarreal B (30 January 2010) '' ** ''

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for Girona against

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(19 June 2010) '' * Widest winning margin: ''5 '' ** '' Levante 6–1 Gimnàstic (13 March 2010)'' * Most goals in a match: ''8 '' ** '' Castellón 3–5

(12 September 2009)'' ** ''

4–4 Hércules (17 January 2010)'' ** ''Cartagena 3–5 Levante (22 May 2010)'' * First

of the season:

for

against Castellón (12 September 2009) * First

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of the season: Dani Tortolero for

against Girona (26 September 2009) * Most goals by one player in a single match: ''4 – Jorge Molina for

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(19 June 2010)'' * Most goals by one team in a match: ''6 '' ** ''Levante 6–1 Gimnàstic (13 March 2010)'' * Most goals in one half by one team: ''4'' ** ''Hércules 5–1 Real Sociedad (1 November 2009)'' ** ''Girona 4–0

(21 November 2009)'' ** ''Elche 2–5

(3 January 2010)'' ** ''Rayo Vallecano 4–4 Hércules (17 January 2010)'' ** ''

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2–4 Villarreal B (23 January 2010) '' ** ''Levante 6–1 Gimnàstic (13 March 2010)'' ** ''Elche 4–0 Girona (22 May 2010)'' ** ''Cartagena 3–5 Levante (22 May 2010)'' ** ''

4–3 Numancia (22 May 2010)'' ** ''Hércules 5–1 Albacete (30 May 2010)'' ** ''Cartagena 0–4 Albacete (19 June 2010)'' * Most goals scored by losing team: ''3'' ** ''Castellón 3–5 Albacete (12 September 2009)'' ** ''Cartagena 3–4 Salamanca (12 December 2009)'' ** ''Cádiz 4–3 Albacete (7 March 2010)'' ** ''Cartagena 3–5 Levante (22 May 2010)'' ** ''Real Unión 4–3 Numancia (22 May 2010)''

Cards

* First yellow card: '' Roberto Trashorras for

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against Numancia (29 August 2009)'' * First red card: '' David González for Las Palmas against Real Sociedad (29 August 2009)''

Teams by autonomous community

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