The 2020–21
Segunda División B
Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
season was the 44th since its establishment and the last as the third tier. A total of 102 teams participated, and were distributed in three groups of 20 teams each and two groups of 21, with eight subgroups of ten teams each and two with eleven teams each.
On 6 May 2020, the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas de Madrid, Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
RFEF organizes the natio ...
announced the expansion of the league to what were initially five groups of 20 teams each for the 2020–21 season due to promotion from the
Tercera División
Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
groups in the curtailed past season being applied.
The season began on 18 October, following approval by each of Spain's autonomous regions' health departments. For next season the Segunda División B was demoted to the fourth level and dropped the B in its name in favour of the federation's Spanish initials RFEF on the creation of a new, two-group, 40-team third division called
Primera División RFEF
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Overview before the season
102 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the
2019–20 Segunda División and 22 promoted from the
2019–20 Tercera División. No teams were relegated from the
2019–20 Segunda División B. The final groups were published on 31 August 2020.
;Relegated from
Segunda División
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Deportivo La Coruña
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Extremadura
Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...
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Numancia
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Racing Santander
;Promoted from
Tercera División
Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
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Alcoyano
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Atzeneta
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Betis Deportivo
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Compostela
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Covadonga
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El Ejido
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L'Hospitalet
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Laredo
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Lealtad
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Linares
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Lorca Deportiva
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Marino
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Mutilvera
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Navalcarnero
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Poblense
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Portugalete
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SD Logroñés
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Socuéllamos
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Tamaraceite
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Tarazona
Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza (province), Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Dio ...
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Villanovense
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Zamora
First phase
Group 1
Teams and locations
Subgroup 1A
Subgroup 1B
Group 2
Teams and locations
Subgroup 2A
Subgroup 2B
Group 3
Teams and locations
Subgroup 3A
Subgroup 3B
Group 4
Teams and locations
Subgroup 4A
Subgroup 4B
Group 5
Teams and locations
Subgroup 5A
Subgroup 5B
Second phase
Each team from group A in the first phase played each group B team home and away.
Promotion groups (C)
Group 1C
Group 2C
Group 3C
Group 4C
Group 5C
Ranking of fourth-place teams
Primera División RFEF promotion groups (D)
Group 1D
Group 2D
Group 3D
Group 4D
Group 5D
Ranking of second-placed teams for Copa del Rey qualification
Segunda División RFEF relegation groups (E)
Group 1E
Group 2E
Group 3E
Group 4E
Group 5E
Ranking of third-place teams
References
External links
Royal Spanish Football Federation
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