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Segunda División
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The Segunda División (Second Division) is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August 2006 , the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA . From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante 1 .
Stadia 2008-09
Home Club
Stadium Name
Capacity
Elche
Manuel Martínez Valero
38,750
Zaragoza
La Romareda
34,596
Murcia
Nueva Condomina
33,045
Celta Vigo
Balaídos
32,500
Las Palmas
Gran Canaria
32,500
Real Sociedad
Estadio Anoeta
32,500
Alicante/ Hércules
José Rico Pérez
30,000
Levante
Ciudad de Valencia
25,354
Tenerife
Heliodoro Rodríguez López
24,000
Xerez
Chapín
22,000
Alavés
Mendizorroza
19,200
Castellón
Nou Castalia
18,000
Salamanca
El Helmántico
17,341
Albacete
Carlos Belmonte
17,300
Córdoba
Nuevo Arcángel
15,425
Rayo Vallecano
Teresa Rivero
15,000
Gimnàstic
Nou Estadi
14,500
Huesca
El Alcoraz
8,000
Sevilla Atlético
Cisneros Palacios
7,000
Eibar
Ipurua
5,250
Girona
Montilivi
5,000
History
This championship was created in 1929 and has always been organized by the LFP
Currently the Segunda División consists of 22 clubs.
The Best player of the 06-07 season was the Swede Henok Goitom .
On 4 June 2008 , the league was renamed from Liga BBVA to Liga Adelante 1 .
Competition system
It is very similar to the Primera División :
The top three are promoted to La Liga .
The bottom four are relegated to Segunda División B .
Segunda División seasons
Promoted to La Liga 2008/09
Relegated from Segunda División 2007/08
Relegated from La Liga 2007/08
Promoted to Segunda División from Segunda División B
Footnotes
See also
External links
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