| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Betis |
| Promoted | Betis Rayo Vallecano Granada |
| Relegated | Salamanca Tenerife Ponferradina Albacete |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,220 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Granada 5–0Xerez (30 October 2010) Granada 6–1Gimnàstic (12 December 2010) Alcorcón 5–0Las Palmas (12 February 2011) Betis 5–0Cartagena (16 April 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Salamanca 0–5Valladolid (27 March 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Numancia 4–6 Barcelona B (26 February 2011) |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11 Segunda División season (known as theLiga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 27 August 2010, the regular league ended on 4 June 2011, and the season ended with the promotion play-off finals on 18 June 2011.
The first goal of the season was scored byJavi Guerra, who scored a sixth-minute goal forReal Valladolid againstVillarreal B in the early kick-off. The first red card of the season was given toHernán Pérez from Villarreal B in their opening game against Valladolid. The firsthat-trick was scored byQuini in the match betweenAlcorcón andGirona.
Real Valladolid,Tenerife andXerez are the teams which were relegated fromLa Liga the previous season. Tenerife and Xerez made their immediate return to the second level after just one season in the top division, while Valladolid ended a three-year tenure in La Liga.Real Sociedad was promoted after three consecutive seasons in the second level,Levante was promoted after two seasons andHércules after 13 seasons, its longest absence from first division.
The teams which were relegated the previous season wereCastellón,Real Unión,Murcia andCádiz. These four were replaced by another four play-off winners fromSegunda División B:Granada (2ªB champion),Ponferradina (2ªB runner-up),Barcelona B (play-off winner) andAlcorcón (play-off winner).
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valladolid | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | 23 June 2010 | 18th (inLa Liga) | ||
| Tenerife | End of contract | 31 May 2010 | 1 July 2010 | 19th (inLa Liga) | ||
| Tenerife | Sacked | 20 September 2010 | 21 September 2010 | 22nd | ||
| Tenerife | End of tenure as caretaker | 27 September 2010 | 27 September 2010 | 22nd | ||
| Recreativo | Sacked | 17 October 2010 | 18 October 2010 | 21st | ||
| Valladolid | Sacked | 29 November 2010 | 29 November 2010 | 7th | ||
| Gimnàstic | Sacked | 6 December 2010 | 6 December 2010 | 22nd | ||
| Valladolid | End of tenure as caretaker | 6 December 2010 | 6 December 2010 | 6th | ||
| Ponferradina | Sacked | 4 January 2011 | 4 January 2011 | 20th | ||
| Ponferradina | End of tenure as caretaker | 16 January 2011 | 17 January 2011 | 21st | ||
| Tenerife | Sacked | 23 January 2011 | 24 January 2011 | 22nd | ||
| Albacete | Sacked | 13 February 2011 | 13 February 2011 | 19th | ||
| Salamanca | Sacked | 14 February 2011 | 15 February 2011 | 19th | ||
| Las Palmas | Sacked | 26 February 2011 | 26 February 2011 | 18th | ||
| Albacete | Sacked | 23 March 2011 | 23 March 2011 | 21st | ||
| Tenerife | Sacked | 5 April 2011 | 5 April 2011 | 21st | ||
| Salamanca | Sacked | 11 April 2011 | 11 April 2011 | 19th | ||
| Villarreal B | Sacked | 12 May 2011 | 12 May 2011 | 16th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betis(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 83 | Promotion toLa Liga |
| 2 | Rayo Vallecano(P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 79 | |
| 3 | Barcelona B[a] | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 71 | |
| 4 | Elche | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 69 | Qualification topromotion play-offs |
| 5 | Granada(P) | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 68 | |
| 6 | Celta de Vigo | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 67 | |
| 7 | Valladolid | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 66 | |
| 8 | Xerez | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 60 | |
| 9 | Alcorcón | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 58 | |
| 10 | Numancia | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 57[b] | |
| 11 | Girona | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 57[b] | |
| 12 | Recreativo | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 56[c] | |
| 13 | Cartagena | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 56[c] | |
| 14 | Huesca | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 55 | |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 54 | |
| 16 | Córdoba | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 52 | |
| 17 | Villarreal B | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 51 | |
| 18 | Gimnàstic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 49 | |
| 19 | Salamanca(R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 46 | Relegation toSegunda División B |
| 20 | Tenerife(R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 38 | |
| 21 | Ponferradina(R) | 42 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 34 | |
| 22 | Albacete(R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 32 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rayo V. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Barcelona B | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Elche | 8 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Granada | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Celta Vigo | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Valladolid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Xerez | 20 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Alcorcón | 12 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Numancia | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Girona | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Recreativo | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Cartagena | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Huesca | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| Las Palmas | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Córdoba | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Villarreal B | 22 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Gimnàstic | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Salamanca | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Tenerife | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Ponferradina | 13 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Albacete | 10 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Leader | |
| 2011–12 La Liga | |
| 2011 promotion play-off | |
| Relegation to2011–12 Segunda División B |
| Home \ Away | ALB | ADA | BAR | BET | CAR | CEL | CÓR | ELC | GIM | GIR | GCF | HUE | LPA | NUM | PNF | RVA | REC | SAL | TEN | VLD | VIL | XER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacete | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Alcorcón | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Barcelona B | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Betis | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Cartagena | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Celta de Vigo | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Córdoba | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Elche | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Gimnàstic | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Girona | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 |
| Granada | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Huesca | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Las Palmas | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Numancia | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Ponferradina | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Recreativo | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Salamanca | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Tenerife | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Valladolid | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Villarreal B | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Xerez | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | — |
This season a new promotion phase (known asPromoción de ascenso) was introduced to determine the third team which promoted to2011–12 La Liga. Teams placed between third and sixth position (excluding reserve teams) took part in the promotion play-offs. Fifth placed faced against the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faced against the third. The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 8–9 June 2011 with the best positioned team playing at home on the second leg which was played on 11–12 June 2011. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 15 June 2011 and the second leg on 18 June 2011 with the best positioned team also playing at home on the second leg.[2]Elche andGranada played the final phase, where Granada CF was promoted to La Liga for the first time in 35 years, having spent 26 of them inSegunda División B andTercera División.Celta Vigo andValladolid were eliminated in semi-finals.Barcelona B could not participate[1] in the play-offs as they areBarcelona's reserve team.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 | Granada (aet) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) (p) | |||||||||
| 5 | Granada (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Elche | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Valladolid | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Elche | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 June 2011 | Celta Vigo | 1–0 | Granada | Vigo |
| 21:00CEST | Michu | (Report) | Stadium:Balaídos Attendance: 22,000 Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 9 June 2011 | Valladolid | 1–0 | Elche | Valladolid |
| 21:00CEST | Guerra | (Report) | Stadium:José Zorrilla Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero |
| 11 June 2011 | Granada | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1agg.) (5–4p) | Celta Vigo | Granada |
| 21:00CEST | Orellana | (Report) | Stadium:Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 16,000 Referee:José Luis Lesma López | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Orellana Calvo Abel Benítez Pérez Roberto | ||||
| 12 June 2011 | Elche | 3–1 (3–2agg.) | Valladolid | Elche (Alicante) |
| 21:00CEST | Albácar Ángel | (Report) | Stadium:Martínez Valero Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Julio Amoedo Chas |
| 15 June 2011 | Granada | 0–0 | Elche | Granada |
| 21:00CEST | (Report) | Stadium:Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 16,200 Referee:Alfonso Pino Zamorano |
| 18 June 2011 | Elche | 1–1 (1–1aagg.) | Granada | Elche (Alicante) |
| 21:00CEST | Xumetra | (Report) | Stadium:Martínez Valero Attendance: 36,000 Referee:David Miranda Torres |
Last updated 4 June 2011
| Goalscorers | Goals | Penalties | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
32 | 4 | Barcelona B | |
27 | 0 | Valladolid | |
25 | 4 | Betis | |
24 | 0 | Granada | |
22 | 5 | Alcorcón | |
20 | 3 | Rayo Vallecano | |
18 | 1 | Betis | |
18 | 0 | Girona | |
17 | 0 | Celta de Vigo | |
17 | 0 | Xerez | |
17 | 2 | Tenerife |
Last updated 4 June 2011
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 31 | 0.84 | Huesca | |
28 | 33 | 0.85 | Celta Vigo | |
36 | 40 | 0.9 | Recreativo | |
39 | 41 | 0.95 | Gimnàstic | |
43 | 39 | 1.1 | Granada | |
40 | 34 | 1.18 | Rayo Vallecano | |
39 | 32 | 1.22 | Girona | |
42 | 34 | 1.24 | Alcorcón | |
49 | 36 | 1.36 | Albacete | |
49 | 35 | 1.4 | Cartagena |
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into accountaspects[3] such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to know this aspect, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
| Rank | Team | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona B | 42 | 102 |
| 2 | Numancia | 42 | 116 |
| 3 | Gimnàstic | 42 | 117 |
| 4 | Villarreal B | 42 | 130 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 42 | 139 |
| 6 | Albacete | 42 | 141 |
| 7 | Córdoba | 42 | 142 |
| 8 | Girona | 42 | 147 |
| 9 | Ponferradina | 42 | 148 |
| Salamanca | 42 | 148 | |
| 11 | Valladolid | 42 | 150 |
| 12 | Recreativo | 42 | 158 |
| 13 | Alcorcón | 42 | 160 |
| Cartagena | 42 | 160 | |
| 15 | Huesca | 42 | 161 |
| 16 | Betis | 42 | 162 |
| 17 | Granada | 42 | 163 |
| 18 | Xerez | 42 | 167 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 42 | 169 |
| 20 | Tenerife | 42 | 170 |
| 21 | Rayo Vallecano | 42 | 174 |
| 22 | Elche | 42 | 207 |
| Autonomous community | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusia | 5 | Betis,Córdoba,Granada,Recreativo andXerez |
| 2 | Castile and León | 4 | Numancia,Ponferradina,Salamanca andValladolid |
| 3 | Catalonia | 3 | Barcelona B,Gimnàstic andGirona |
| 4 | Canary Islands | 2 | Las Palmas andTenerife |
| Madrid | 2 | Alcorcón andRayo Vallecano | |
| Valencia | 2 | Elche andVillarreal B | |
| 7 | Aragon | 1 | Huesca |
| Castile-La Mancha | 1 | Albacete | |
| Galicia | 1 | Celta | |
| Murcia | 1 | Cartagena |