The 1939–40 Segunda División season, the first after a three-year hiatus caused by the
Spanish Civil War
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, saw 40 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league.
Murcia
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was promoted to
Primera División.
RD Oriamendi
Real Deportivo Oriamendi was a Spanish football club based in Gijón, in the autonomous community of Asturias.
History
Founded in 1939 by the merger between ''Club Gijón'' and ''Oriamendi FC'', RD Oriamendi started playing in Segunda División, ...
,
Sestao,
Alavés,
Erandio
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History
In 1415, during the War of the Bands, the ...
,
Granollers
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Granollers is now a bustling business centre, having grown from ...
,
Ferroviaria,
Imperio de Madrid,
Mallorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
,
Constancia,
Elche
Elche (, ; , , , ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2024's data, Elche has a population of 234,800 inhabitants, ,
Alicante
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,
Burjassot
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Museums
The Museum of Geology at the University of Valencia is located on calle Doctor Moliner. It has several collections of geological and ...
,
Imperial de Murcia,
Ceuta SC,
Onuba and
Tánger were relegated to
Tercera División
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due to a Federation decision.
Group I
Teams
League table
Results
Group II
Teams
League table
Results
Group III
Teams
League table
Results
Group IV
Teams
League table
Results
Group V
Teams
League table
Results
First promotion playoff
Results
Second promotion playoff
External links
LFP website
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Segunda División seasons
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Spain
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