# 2023–24 Segunda División
The 2023–24 [Segunda División](https://www.edgepedia.org/segunda-division), commercially branded LaLiga Hypermotion, was the 93rd season of the second tier of Spanish football, a 22-team league played over 42 matchdays from 11 August 2023 to the weekend of 2 June 2024[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24) • [2](https://as.com/futbol/2023/08/11/reportajes/1691732678_150872.html). [CD Leganés](https://www.edgepedia.org/cd-leganes) won the championship and returned to LaLiga, joined by [Real Valladolid](https://www.edgepedia.org/real-valladolid) as the second automatic promotee and by RCD Espanyol through the promotion play-offs[3](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division) • [10](https://www.cdleganes.com/en/club/history).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Season span | Calendar drawn 28 June 2023; first matchday 11 August 2023; final matchday the weekend of 2 June 2024[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24) |
| Format | 22 teams, 42 matchdays in the regular season; clubs reaching the promotion play-offs play 46 matches[2](https://as.com/futbol/2023/08/11/reportajes/1691732678_150872.html) |
| Champion | CD Leganés, promoted to LaLiga EA Sports along with runner-up Real Valladolid[3](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division) |
| Play-off promotee | RCD Espanyol, returning to the top flight one year after relegation[3](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division) |
| Relegated from LaLiga (incoming) | Cádiz CF, UD Almería, and Granada CF[4](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-descienden-segunda-division) |
| Newly promoted clubs | Racing de Ferrol, AD Alcorcón, CD Eldense, and SD Amorebieta[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24) |
| Notable statistic | The Leganés goal defended by Diego Conde (39 matches) and Dani Jiménez (3) conceded the fewest goals in the division[3](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division) |
## Calendar and format
The fixture list was drawn on Wednesday 28 June 2023 in Madrid, producing the pairings for all 42 matchdays[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24). The RFEF had announced that the competition would begin on the second weekend of August; LaLiga's published calendar set the opening matchday for 11 August 2023 and the closing matchday for the weekend of 2 June 2024[5](https://rfef.es/es/noticias/consulta-el-calendario-de-la-segunda-division-202324) • [1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24).
The opening round included several notable fixtures: Racing de Ferrol, one of the promoted clubs, visited [Elche CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/elche-cf) at the Martínez Valero; returning AD Alcorcón met CD Mirandés; and the other two promoted sides, Eldense and [Amorebieta](https://www.edgepedia.org/amorebieta), debuted against FC Cartagena and [Levante UD](https://www.edgepedia.org/levante-ud) respectively[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24). The final round paired Espanyol with Cartagena and Leganés with Elche, among other fixtures[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24).
## Promotion race
**Two automatic spots and a play-off.** CD Leganés and Real Valladolid claimed the two direct promotion places to LaLiga EA Sports for 2024[3](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division). [RCD Espanyol](https://www.edgepedia.org/rcd-espanyol), relegated from the top flight only a year earlier, returned through the play-offs, which involve the teams finishing third to sixth[3](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division) • [2](https://as.com/futbol/2023/08/11/reportajes/1691732678_150872.html).
The table behind the promoted clubs was tight. [SD Eibar](https://www.edgepedia.org/sd-eibar) finished third on 71 points from 42 matches, with 21 wins, 8 draws, 13 losses, and a 72:48 goal record[6](https://www.transfermarkt.es/2-ordf-division/tabelle/wettbewerb/ES2/saison_id/2023). Espanyol took fourth with 69 points, built on 17 wins, 18 draws, and only 7 defeats[6](https://www.transfermarkt.es/2-ordf-division/tabelle/wettbewerb/ES2/saison_id/2023). [Racing de Santander](https://www.edgepedia.org/racing-de-santander) was the division's second-highest scoring team with 63 goals[7](https://fut-stats.com/competicion/segunda/2023-24).
Leganés's title rested on defense: the goal shared by Diego Conde, who played 39 matches, and Dani Jiménez, who played 3, was the least beaten in Segunda División[3](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division).
## Relegation from LaLiga and incoming clubs
Three clubs dropped into the division for the following season: [Cádiz CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/cadiz-cf), UD Almería, and [Granada CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/granada-cf)[4](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-descienden-segunda-division). Granada finished last in LaLiga with 21 points, recording 4 wins, 9 draws, and 25 defeats while scoring 38 goals and conceding 79, and had occupied a relegation place from matchday 6 onward[4](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-descienden-segunda-division). Almería returned to the second tier after two consecutive top-flight seasons[4](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-descienden-segunda-division).
The four clubs promoted into Segunda División for 2023/24 from the third tier were Racing de Ferrol, AD Alcorcón, CD Eldense, and SD Amorebieta[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24). For Alcorcón the season marked a return to professional football[1](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24).
## Character of the season
Spanish sports press framed the 2023/24 edition as a long, evenly matched marathon in which streaks could carry any club from the relegation zone into promotion contention and back, with the 42-match regular season and the third-to-sixth play-off giving 46 games to the deepest-run sides[2](https://as.com/futbol/2023/08/11/reportajes/1691732678_150872.html). [El País](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-pais) noted before kickoff that the division contained clubs with substantial history, Espanyol foremost among them, but that reputation does not decide matches in a league of this length and parity[8](https://elpais.com/deportes/2023-08-13/todos-contra-el-espanyol-en-una-segunda-division-con-mas-pasado-que-presente.html).
The title did not guarantee future stability: of the twelve champions of the division before 2024, four were relegated from the top flight the following season, and Leganés itself went down a year after lifting the 2024 trophy[9](https://as.com/futbol/primera/ganar-laliga-hypermotion-garantia-de-permanencia-asi-les-fue-en-primera-a-los-campeones-de-segunda-division-f202605-n/).
## References
1. [Descubre el calendario completo de Segunda División 23/24, LALIGA](https://www.laliga.com/es-GB/noticias/descubre-el-calendario-completo-de-segunda-division-23-24)
2. [Especial LaLiga Hypermotion 2023-24: jugadores, equipos, claves, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/2023/08/11/reportajes/1691732678_150872.html)
3. [¿Qué equipos suben a LALIGA EA SPORTS en 2024?, LALIGA](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-suben-primera-division)
4. [¿Qué equipos descienden a LALIGA HYPERMOTION 2024?, LALIGA](https://www.laliga.com/noticias/que-equipos-descienden-segunda-division)
5. [Consulta el calendario de la Segunda División 2023/24, RFEF](https://rfef.es/es/noticias/consulta-el-calendario-de-la-segunda-division-202324)
6. [Segunda División – Clasificación 23/24, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.es/2-ordf-division/tabelle/wettbewerb/ES2/saison_id/2023)
7. [Clasificación Segunda División 2023/24, Fut Stats](https://fut-stats.com/competicion/segunda/2023-24)
8. [Todos contra el Espanyol en una segunda división con más pasado que presente, El País](https://elpais.com/deportes/2023-08-13/todos-contra-el-espanyol-en-una-segunda-division-con-mas-pasado-que-presente.html)
9. [Ganar LaLiga Hypermotion... ¿garantía de permanencia?, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/primera/ganar-laliga-hypermotion-garantia-de-permanencia-asi-les-fue-en-primera-a-los-campeones-de-segunda-division-f202605-n/)
10. [Our history, C.D. Leganés, Official Website - C.D. Leganés - Official Website](https://www.cdleganes.com/en/club/history)
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