The 1939–40 Segunda División season, the first after a three-year hiatus caused by the Spanish Civil War, saw 40 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Murcia was promoted to Primera División. RD Oriamendi, Sestao, Alavés, Erandio, Granollers, Ferroviaria, Imperio de Madrid, Mallorca, Constancia, Elche, Alicante, Burjassot, Imperial de Murcia, Ceuta SC, Onuba and Tánger were relegated to Tercera División due to a Federation decision.
Group I
Teams
Club City StadiumStadium Club AvilesinoAvilésLas ArobiasRCD CoruñaLa CoruñaRiazorClub FerrolFerrolInferniñoReal GijónGijónEl MolinónRD OriamendiGijónLos FrenosUD SalamancaSalamancaEl CalvarioDeportivo TorrelavegaTorrelavegaCampos del MalecónReal Valladolid DeportivoValladolidJosé Zorrilla
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Group II Teams
Club City StadiumDeportivo AlavésVitoriaMendizorrozaArenas ClubGuechoIbaiondoBaracaldo-OriamendiBaracaldoLasesarreDonostia CFSan SebastiánAtochaErandio ClubErandioMachaqueoCA OsasunaPamplonaSan JuanSestao SCSestaoLas LlanasUnión ClubIrunStadium Gal
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Group III Teams
Club City StadiumFC BadalonaBadalonaAvenida de NavarraCD CastellónCastellón de la PlanaCampo del SequiolConstancia FCIncaCamp d’Es CosGerona CFGeronaVista AlegreEC GranollersGranollersAvenida GironaUD Levante-GimnásticoValenciaVallejoCD MallorcaPalma de MallorcaBuenos AiresCD Sabadell FCSabadellCruz Alta
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Group IV Teams
Club City StadiumAlicante FCAlicanteLa ViñaBurjasot FCBurjassotEl BasotCartagena CFCartagenaEl AlmarjalElche FCElcheAltabixAD FerroviariaMadridCampo de DeliciasImperial FCMurciaZarandona Imperio FCMadridEl CafetoMurcia FCMurciaLa Condomina
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Group V Teams
Club City StadiumCádiz CFCádizLa MirandillaCeuta SCCeutaCampo de DeportesRacing FC CórdobaCórdobaAméricaCD MalacitanoMálagaBaños del CarmenÓnuba FCHuelvaVelódromo Recreativo GranadaGranadaLos CármenesEHA TángerTangierEl MarchánXerez CFJerez de la FronteraDomecq
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Playoffs The winner of each of the five groups formed a double round-robin playoff group, from which the champion would secure automatic promotion while the second-placed team went into a further playoff against the third-last team from the 1939–40 Primera División.
The runners-up from the five groups were to play a consolation tournament called the FEF President Cup. Group I runner-up CD Malacitano declined to enter and were replaced by third-place Racing de Ferrol, who won the tournament.
First promotion playoff
Results
Promotion/relegation playoff The match was at a neutral venue, Real Madrid's Estadio Chamartín. Celta's win meant they stayed in the Primera División for the following season and Deportivo stayed in the Segunda División.
External links LFP website