2010–11 Segunda División


The 2010–11 Segunda División season was the 80th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 27 August 2010, the regular league ended on 4 June 2011, and the season ended with the promotion play-off finals on 18 June 2011.
The first goal of the season was scored by Javi Guerra, who scored a sixth-minute goal for Real Valladolid against Villarreal B in the early kick-off. The first red card of the season was given to Hernán Pérez from Villarreal B in their opening game against Valladolid. The first hat-trick was scored by Quini in the match between Alcorcón and Girona.

Teams

, Tenerife and Xerez are the teams which were relegated from La Liga the previous season. Tenerife and Xerez made their immediate return to the second level after just one season in the top division, while Valladolid ended a three-year tenure in La Liga. Real Sociedad was promoted after three consecutive seasons in the second level, Levante was promoted after two seasons and Hércules after 14 seasons, its longest absence from first division.
The teams which were relegated the previous season were Castellón, Real Unión, Murcia and Cádiz. These four were replaced by another four play-off winners from Segunda División B: Granada, Ponferradina, Barcelona B and Alcorcón.

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
AlbaceteAlbaceteCarlos Belmonte17,500
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo3,000
Barcelona BBarcelonaMini Estadi15,276
BetisSevilleBenito Villamarín55,500
CartagenaCartagenaCartagonova14,500
Celta VigoVigoBalaídos31,800
CórdobaCórdobaNuevo Arcángel18,280
ElcheElcheMartínez Valero36,017
GimnàsticTarragonaNou Estadi14,500
GironaGironaMontilivi9,500
GranadaGranadaNuevo Los Cármenes16,200
HuescaHuescaEl Alcoraz5,300
Las PalmasLas Palmas de Gran CanariaGran Canaria31,250
NumanciaSoriaLos Pajaritos9,025
PonferradinaPonferradaEl Toralín8,200
Rayo VallecanoMadridTeresa Rivero15,500
RecreativoHuelvaNuevo Colombino21,670
SalamancaVillares de la ReinaEl Helmántico17,341
TenerifeSanta Cruz de TenerifeHeliodoro Rodríguez López23,000
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla26,512
Villarreal BVila-realCiudad Deportiva5,000
XerezJerez de la FronteraChapín20,523

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Promotion Play-Offs

This season a new promotion phase was introduced to determine the third team which promoted to 2011–12 La Liga. Teams placed between third and sixth position 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 8–9 June 2011 with the best positioned team playing at home on the second leg which was played on 11–12 June 2011. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 15 June 2011 and the second leg on 18 June 2011 with the best positioned team also playing at home on the second leg. Elche and Granada played the final phase, where Granada CF was promoted to La Liga for the first time in 35 years, having spent 26 of them in Segunda División B and Tercera División. Celta Vigo and Valladolid were eliminated in semi-finals. Barcelona B could not participate in the play-offs as they are Barcelona's reserve team.

Play-Offs

Semi-finals

First leg
Second leg

Final

First leg
Second leg

[Pichichi Trophy] for Top Goalscorers

Last updated 4 June 2011
GoalscorersGoalsPenaltiesTeam
Jonathan Soriano
32
4
Barcelona B
Javi Guerra
27
0
Valladolid
Rubén Castro
25
4
Betis
Alexandre Geijo
24
0
Granada
Quini
22
5
Alcorcón
Emiliano Armenteros
20
3
Rayo Vallecano
Jorge Molina
18
1
Betis
Ranko Despotović
18
0
Girona
David Rodríguez
17
0
Celta de Vigo
José Mari
17
0
Xerez
Nino
17
2
Tenerife

Zamora Trophy">Ricardo Zamora Trophy">Zamora Trophy for Top Goalkeepers

Last updated 4 June 2011
GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam
Andrés Fernández
26
31
Huesca
Ismael Falcón
28
33
Celta Vigo
Fabricio Agosto
36
40
Recreativo
Rubén Pérez
39
41
Gimnàstic
Roberto
43
39
Granada
David Cobeño
40
34
Rayo Vallecano
Roberto Santamaría
39
32
Girona
Manu Herrera
42
34
Alcorcón
Keylor Navas
49
36
Albacete
Kiko Casilla
49
35
Cartagena

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.
RankTeamGamesPoints
1Barcelona B42102
2Numancia42116
3Gimnàstic42117
4Villarreal B42130
5Celta Vigo42139
6Albacete42141
7Córdoba42142
8Girona42147
9Ponferradina42148
9Salamanca42148
11Valladolid42150
12Recreativo42158
13Alcorcón42160
13Cartagena42160
15Huesca42161
16Betis42162
17Granada42163
18Xerez42167
19Las Palmas42169
20Tenerife42170
21Rayo Vallecano42174
22Elche42207

Scoring