The 2013–14 Segunda División season (known as the Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd since its establishment. The season started on 17 August 2013 and the league phase of 42 rounds ended on 8 June 2014. The entire season ended on 22 June 2014 with the promotion play-off finals.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2012–13 season, four promoted from the 2012–13 Segunda División B and three relegated from the 2012–13 La Liga.
RCD Mallorca, Deportivo de La Coruña and Real Zaragoza were the teams relegated from La Liga the previous season. Mallorca was relegated after sixteen years in La Liga, the longest period in its history and ending their golden era, Zaragoza returned to the Segunda División after a four-year tenure in La Liga, while Deportivo de La Coruña made an immediate return to the Segunda División after being promoted the previous year. All three teams were relegated in the last matchday. Elche CF was promoted the previous season to La Liga after 14 consecutive seasons in the Segunda División. Villarreal made an immediate return to La Liga after a win over Almería in the decisive match of the last matchday where the winner would be directly promoted to La Liga. Almería was promoted on 22 June 2013 as winner of play-off games after two years of absence in La Liga.
The teams which had been relegated from the Segunda División the previous season were Guadalajara, Racing Santander, Huesca and Xerez. Xerez was relegated after twelve years in the division some weeks before the end of season. On 2 June 2013, after the penultimate matchday, Racing, Huesca and Murcia were relegated after Mirandés' win, however on 4 June 2013 LaLiga relegated Guadalajara and the three teams had their last opportunity to stay in Segunda División in the last matchday. Finally, Huesca was relegated after five years in the second level, while Racing de Santander returned to the third level after twenty years and nineteen of them in La Liga. Murcia was the team saved from the relegation after the administrative relegation of Guadalajara.
The four teams relegated were replaced by four Segunda División B teams: Deportivo Alavés (group 2 champions and overall champions) and CD Tenerife (group 1 champions and overall runners-up), both from the champions play-offs and two from the third round play-offs: Eibar and Jaén. Alavés and Tenerife returned to the second level respectively after 4 and 2 years, while Eibar and Jaén returned to the second level respectively after 4 and 11 years.
Guadalajara case Guadalajara was relegated to Segunda División B administratively after irregularities detected in the capital increase made the previous summer for conversion to a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva. Murcia remained in Segunda after the relegation administratively of Guadalajara, however RFEF didn't recognize the unilateral sanction by LFP and the relegated or saved team was disputed between Guadalajara and Murcia until Spanish sports jurisdictional body, the CEDD (part of CSD), would make a resolution. CEDD ruled refusing the precautionary suspension of Guadalajara relegation, whereby Murcia remained in Segunda.
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Alavés Vitoria Mendizorroza 19,840 Alcorcón Alcorcón Santo Domingo 5,880 Barcelona B Barcelona Mini Estadi 15,276 Córdoba Córdoba El Arcángel 18,280 Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor 34,600 Eibar Eibar Ipurua 5,250 Girona Girona Estadi Municipal Montilivi 9,286 Hércules Alicante José Rico Pérez 30,000 Jaén Jaén Estadio de La Victoria 12,569 Las Palmas Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Estadio Gran Canaria 31,250 Lugo Lugo Anxo Carro 7,840 Mallorca Palma Iberostar Estadio 23,142 Mirandés Miranda de Ebro Municipal de Anduva 6,000 MurciaMurcia remained in Segunda after LFP decided to relegate Guadalajara. Murcia Nueva Condomina 31,179 Numancia Soria Estadio Los Pajaritos 9,025 Ponferradina Ponferrada El Toralín 8,800 Real Madrid Castilla Madrid Alfredo Di Stéfano 6,000 Recreativo Huelva Nuevo Colombino 21,670 Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta 11,981 Sporting de Gijón Gijón El Molinón 30,000 Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Heliodoro Rodríguez López 24,000Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda 34,596
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAlavés Avelino Fernández Alberto LópezHummelEuskaltelAlcorcón Julián Villena José Bordalás Rubén SanzErreàBarcelona B Josep Maria Bartomeu Eusebio Sacristán Ilie SánchezNikeQatar Airways, UnicefCórdoba Carlos González Albert Ferrer Abel GómezNikeRD ImpagosDeportivo La Coruña Constantino Fernández Pico Fernando Vázquez Manuel PabloLottoEstrella GaliciaEibar Alex Aranzabal Gaizka Garitano AstoreHierros ServandoGirona Pablo Machín Ricardo RodríguezKedekéTamesolHércules Carlos Parodi Slaviša Jokanović Paco PeñaNikeComunitat ValencianaJaén Rafael Teruel Manolo Herrero Fran MachadoM2AJaén Paraíso InteriorLas Palmas Miguel Ángel Ramírez Josico David GarcíaHummel Gran CanariaLugo José Bouso Quique Setién ManuCDLUEstrella GaliciaMallorca Lorenzo Serra Ferrer Javier Olaizola NunesMacronRiviera MayaMirandés Ramiro Revuelta Carlos Terrazas Iván AgustínErreàProvince of BurgosMurcia Jesús Samper Julio Velázquez RichiJomaNumancia Francisco Rubio Juan Antonio Anquela Txomin NagoreErreàSolarigPonferradina José Fernández Nieto Claudio Barragán MáyorAdidasBio3Real Madrid Castilla Nicolás Martín-Sanz José Manuel Díaz Jorge Casado Adidas Fly EmiratesRecreativo Pablo Comas-Mata Sergi Barjuán David CórcolesAdidas CajasolSabadell Joan Soteras Miquel Olmo Agustín FernándezKelmeSporting de Gijón Antonio Veiga Abelardo Fernández Iván HernándezKappaGijón, Ternera Asturiana, Huawei, Telecable and Air EuropaTenerife Miguel Concepción Álvaro Cervera SusoHummelTenerifeZaragoza Fernando Molinos Víctor Muñoz Javier ParedesMercury
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Mallorca Gregorio Manzano End of contract 5 June 2013 José Luis Oltra 9 June 2013 18th (in La Liga) Murcia Onésimo Sánchez End of contract 11 June 2013 Julio Velázquez 10 July 2013 19th (in 2012–13) Zaragoza Manolo Jiménez Mutual consent 18 June 2013 Paco Herrera 20 June 2013 20th (in La Liga) Córdoba Juan Eduardo Esnáider Sacked 11 June 2013 Pablo Villa 27 June 2013 14th (in 2012–13) Mirandés Carlos Pouso End of contract 29 June 2013 Gonzalo Arconada 30 June 2013 15th (in 2012–13) Sabadell Lluís Carreras End of contract 9 June 2013 Javi Salamero 3 July 2013 16th (in 2012–13) Alcorcón José Bordalás End of contract 19 June 2013 Miguel Álvarez 3 July 2013 5th (in 2012–13) Girona Rubi End of contract 26 June 2013 Ricardo Rodríguez 3 July 2013 4th (in 2012–13) Real Madrid Castilla Alberto Toril Sacked 19 November 2013 José Manuel Díaz 19 November 2013 22nd Sabadell Javi Salamero Sacked 28 November 2013 Miquel Olmo (as caretaker) 28 November 2013 20th Alavés Natxo González Sacked 3 December 2013 Juan Carlos Mandiá 3 December 2013 21st Mirandés Gonzalo Arconada Sacked 17 December 2013 Carlos Terrazas 16th Girona Ricardo Rodríguez Sacked 18 December 2013El Girona destitueix Ricardo ; Diari de Girona; 19 December 2013 Javi López 18 December 2013Javi López suple como técnico del Girona a Ricardo Rodríguez; As, 19 December 2013 18th Alcorcón Miguel Álvarez Sacked 5 February 2014El Alcorcón prescinde de Miguel Álvarez y recupera a José Bordalás; Europa Press, 5 February 2014 José Bordalás 5 February 2014Bordalás, nuevo entrenador del Alcorcón; LFP, 5 February 2014 17th Córdoba Pablo Villa Sacked Albert Ferrer 12th Mallorca José Luis Oltra Sacked 24 February 2014 Lluís Carreras 24 February 2014 11th Girona Javi López Sacked 9 March 2014El Girona destituye a Javi López y contrata a Pablo Machín; Mundo Deportivo, 9 March 2014 Pablo Machín 9 March 2014 22nd Zaragoza Paco Herrera Sacked 17 March 2014 Víctor Muñoz 18 March 2014Víctor Muñoz vuelve al Zaragoza; Marca; 18 March 2014 12th Alavés Juan Carlos Mandiá Sacked 24 March 2014Alberto López sustituye a Juan Carlos Mandiá al frente del Deportivo Alavés ; Deportivo Alavés, 24 March 2014 Alberto López 24 March 2014 21st Sporting de Gijón José Ramón Sandoval Sacked 4 May 2014Abelardo Fernández sustituye a Sandoval como entrenador del Sporting ; Real Sporting, 4 May 2014 Abelardo 4 May 2014 7th Hércules Quique Hernández Sacked 5 May 2014 Slaviša Jokanović 5 May 2014 22nd Mallorca Lluís Carreras Sacked 20 May 2014Lluís Carreras destituido como entrenador del RCD Mallorca ; RCD Mallorca, 20 May 2014 Javier Olaizola 20 May 2014Serra Ferrer rechaza entrenar al Mallorca; RCD Mallorca, 20 May 2014 18th Las Palmas Sergio Lobera Sacked 26 May 2014Lobera, destituido; le releva el tándem Josico-Javi Guerrero ; UD Las Palmas, 26 May 2014 Josico 26 May 2014 3rd
League table
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Results The draw of the matchdays calendar was on 9 July 2013.
Promotion play-offs
This promotion phase (known as Promoción de ascenso) is to determine the third team which will be promoted to 2014–15 La Liga. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) take part in the promotion play-offs. Fifth placed faces against the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faces against the third. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on 11 June, the best positioned team plays at home the second leg on 15 June. The final will also be two-legged, with the first leg on 19 June and the second leg on 22 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg.
In case of a draw after the overtime in the second leg, there will not be a penalty shoot-out, and the best positioned team in the league table directly passes to the next round.
Play-offs
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Promoted to La LigaCórdoba(42 years later)
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Borja Viguera Alavés 252 Kike Murcia 23 Stefan Šćepović Sporting 23 4 Aníbal Sabadell 185 Ayoze Pérez Tenerife 16 Jona Jaén 167 Vincenzo Rennella Lugo 13 Yuri Ponferradina 139 Roger Zaragoza 12 Dejan Lekić Sporting 12
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. Keepers must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
In the table, only goalkeepers with at least the 70% of the games played are included.
RankNameClubGoals AgainstMatchesAverage 1 Xabi Iruretagoiena Eibar 26 39 2 Germán Lux Deportivo 29 36 3 René Jaén 31 33 4 Dani Giménez Alcorcón 40 42 5 Casto Murcia 42 41 6 Jordi Masip Barcelona B 37 34 7 Mariano Barbosa Las Palmas 45 40 Isaac Becerra Girona 45 40 9 Iván Cuéllar Sporting 47 40 10 Roberto Santamaría Ponferradina 45 37
Attendances
Awards
Monthly awards