The Lliga Elit, originally named Superlliga Catalana, is the 6th tier of the Spanish football league system and the highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 2022 to replace Primera Catalana as the first level of Catalonia, starting from the 2023–24 season.
The Lliga Elit arose because the FCF considered it necessary to create a transition league between the regional and national divisions of Spanish football with the aim of helping Catalan teams to establish themselves in professional football.
Structure The league comprises 16 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from September to the following May, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 30 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained. In the event that two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, teams are separated by head-to-head points, then head-to-head goal difference, then head-to-head goals scored, then goal difference and then goals scored. The top two teams of the season will be promoted to Tercera Federación, while a third team will be promoted after winning a play-off between the clubs placed between third and sixth place of the season. The four worst teams of the season will be relegated to Primera Catalana, the new seventh level of competition.
Teams
The league has 16 teams, nine remained from the Lliga Elit previous season, four were promoted from Primera Catalana, two were relegated from Tercera Federación and one was relegated from Segunda Federación due to a sanction from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Team City Home ground Position(2024–25)Atlétic San Just Sant Just Desvern Municipal de Sant Just 3rdCastelldefels Castelldefels Els Canyars 7thCiudad Cooperativa Sant Boi de Llobregat Dani Jarque–Ciutat Cooperativa 1st Horta Barcelona Feliu i Codina 5thJúpiter Barcelona La Verneda 2nd Manlleu Manlleu Municipal de Manlleu 9thMartinenc Barcelona Municipal del Guinardó 1st Pobla de Mafumet La Pobla de Mafumet Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet 12thPrat El Prat de Llobregat Poliesportiu Sagnier 18th Rubí Rubí Can Rosés 8thSabadell B Sabadell Ciutat Esportiva Sabadell-Olímpia 17th San Juan Atlético Montcada Montcada i Reixac Can Sant Joan 1st San Mauro Santa Margarida de Montbui Municipal de Santa Margarida 11thSantfeliuenc Sant Feliu de Llobregat Nou Municipal de Les Grases 2nd Valls Valls Camp del Vilar 10thVilafranca Vilafranca del Penedès Municipal de Vilafranca 6th
Champions SeasonTeam2023–24Europa B2024–25Vic2025–26San Juan Atlético Montcada
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