| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deportivo La Coruña |
| Promoted | Deportivo La Coruña Celta Valladolid |
| Relegated | Villarreal B Alcoyano Cartagena Gimnàstic de Tarragona |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,218 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Elche 6–0Alcorcón (16 December 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Xerez 0–6Barcelona B (3 June 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Girona 5–3Xerez (10 March 2012) Murcia 2–6Hércules (14 April 2012) Cartagena 6–2Villarreal B (27 May 2012) |
2012–13 → | |
The2011–12 Segunda División season (known as theLiga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 26 August 2011 after theAssociation of Spanish Footballers (AFE) called a strike,[1] the regular league ended on 3 June 2012, while the entire season ended on 16 June 2012 with the promotion play-off finals.
The first goal of the season was scored byXabier Etxeita, who scored a ninth-minute goal forElche againstGirona in the early kick-off. The first red card of the season was given toRichy from Girona in their opening game against Elche. The firsthat-trick was scored byJoselu in the match betweenVillarreal B andGimnàstic de Tarragona.
Deportivo La Coruña,Hércules andAlmería are the teams which were relegated fromLa Liga the previous season. Deportivo were relegated after 20 years in La Liga, Hércules made their immediate return to the second level after just one season in the top division, while Almería ended a four-year tenure in La Liga.Betis were promoted after two consecutive seasons in the second level,Rayo Vallecano after eight years in lower divisions andGranada after playing in lower divisions for 35 years.
The teams which were relegated the previous season wereSalamanca,Tenerife,Ponferradina andAlbacete. These four were replaced byReal Murcia (group 4 champions and2ªBchampions),Sabadell (group 3 champions and 2ªB runners-up),Alcoyano andGuadalajara.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo La Coruña | End of contract | 23 May 2011 | 27 May 2011 | 18th (inLa Liga) | ||
| Almería | Sacked | 24 May 2011 | 25 June 2011 | 20th (inLa Liga) | ||
| Hércules | End of contract | 26 May 2011 | 22 June 2011 | 19th (inLa Liga) | ||
| Cartagena | End of contract | 28 May 2011 | 28 May 2011 | 13th (2010–11) | ||
| Numancia | End of contract | 31 May 2011 | 31 May 2011 | 10th (2010–11) | ||
| Córdoba | End of contract | 2 June 2011 | 8 June 2011 | 16th (2010–11) | ||
| Huesca | End of contract | 2 June 2011 | 8 June 2011 | 14th (2010–11) | ||
| Barcelona B | Resigned | 3 June 2011 | 28 June 2011 | 3rd (2010–11) | ||
| Xerez | End of contract | 4 June 2011 | 14 June 2011 | 8th (2010–11) | ||
| Valladolid | End of contract | 17 June 2011 | 6 July 2011 | 7th (2010–11) | ||
| Recreativo | Mutual consent | 22 June 2011 | 24 June 2011 | 12th (2010–11) | ||
| Cartagena | Sacked | 19 September 2011 | 20 September 2011 | 22nd | ||
| Huesca | Sacked | 3 October 2011 | 3 October 2011 | 20th | ||
| Gimnàstic | Sacked | 30 October 2011 | 31 October 2011 | 22nd | ||
| Xerez | Sacked | 4 December 2011 | 4 December 2011 | 16th | ||
| Villarreal B | Mutual consent | 22 December 2011 | 22 December 2011 | 18th | ||
| Cartagena | Sacked | 23 December 2011 | 23 December 2011 | 22nd | ||
| Girona | Sacked | 15 January 2012 | 15 January 2012 | 21st | ||
| Recreativo | Mutual consent | 9 March 2012 | 9 March 2012 | 11th | ||
| Alcoyano | Sacked | 18 March 2012 | 21 March 2012 | 19th | ||
| Girona | Sacked | 25 March 2012 | 25 March 2012 | 21st | ||
| Almería | Sacked | 4 April 2012 | 4 April 2012 | 5th | ||
| Elche | Sacked | 8 April 2012 | 11 April 2012 | 8th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña(C, P) | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 91 | Promotion toLa Liga |
| 2 | Celta de Vigo(P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 85 | |
| 3 | Valladolid(P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 82 | Qualification topromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Alcorcón | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 73 | |
| 5 | Hércules | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 72 | |
| 6 | Córdoba | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 71 | |
| 7 | Almería | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 70 | |
| 8 | Barcelona B | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 59 | |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 58 | |
| 10 | Numancia | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 57[a] | |
| 11 | Elche | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 57[a] | |
| 12 | Villarreal B(R) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 52 | Relegation toSegunda División B[b] |
| 13 | Huesca | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 51 | |
| 14 | Xerez | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 50 | |
| 15 | Girona | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 49[c] | |
| 16 | Guadalajara | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 49[c] | |
| 17 | Recreativo | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 47[d] | |
| 18 | Murcia | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47[d] | |
| 19 | Sabadell | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 46 | |
| 20 | Cartagena(R) | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 40 | Relegation toSegunda División B |
| 21 | Alcoyano(R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 78 | −32 | 37 | |
| 22 | Gimnàstic(R) | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 31 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Celta Vigo | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Valladolid | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Alcorcón | 16 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hércules | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Córdoba | 10 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Almería | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Barcelona B | 19 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Las Palmas | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Numancia | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Elche | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Villarreal B | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Huesca | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Xerez | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Girona | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Guadalajara | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Recreativo | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Murcia | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Sabadell | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Cartagena | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Alcoyano | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Gimnàstic | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Leader | |
| 2012–13 La Liga | |
| 2012 Promotion Play-off | |
| Relegation to2012–13 Segunda División B |
| Home \ Away | ADA | ALY | ALM | BAR | CAR | CEL | CÓR | RCD | ELC | GIM | GIR | GUA | HÉR | HUE | LPA | MUR | NUM | REC | SAB | VLD | VIL | XER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorcón | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Alcoyano | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Almería | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona B | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Cartagena | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 |
| Celta de Vigo | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Córdoba | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Elche | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Gimnàstic | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Girona | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 |
| Guadalajara | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Hércules | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Huesca | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Las Palmas | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Murcia | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Numancia | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Recreativo | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Sabadell | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Valladolid | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Villarreal B | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Xerez | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
This promotion phase (known asPromoción de ascenso) was to determine the third team which was promoted to2012–13 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 6 June with the best positioned team playing at home the second leg was played on 10 June.[5] The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 13 June and the second leg on 16 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg. This season was introduced the rule in which if a tie was drawn on aggregate and was still drawn after extra time, round of penalties was not used, instead the best positioned team advanced to next round.[6] Valladolid and Alcorcón played the final phase, where Valladolid was winner and promoted to La Liga after a two-year absence. Córdoba and Hércules were eliminated in semi-finals.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Hércules | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Alcorcón (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Alcorcón | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Valladolid | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Córdoba | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Valladolid | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 June 2012 | Hércules | 1 – 1 | Alcorcón | Alicante |
| 20:00CEST | Escassi A. Sardinero Aganzo Samuel | Report | Ángel Manu O. Riera | Stadium:Rico Pérez Attendance: 12,000 Referee:Daniel Ocón Arráiz |
| 6 June 2012 | Córdoba | 0 – 0 | Valladolid | Córdoba |
| 22:00CEST | Caballero Gaspar Navarro | Report | Óscar Pérez Nafti Guerra | Stadium:Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 11,773 Referee:Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 10 June 2012 | Valladolid | 3 – 0 (3 – 0agg.) | Córdoba | Valladolid |
| 20:00CEST | Rueda Óscar Guerra Sisi Baraja Jofre | Report | Gaspar López Garai A. García Dubarbier | Stadium:Nuevo José Zorrilla Attendance: 18,064 Referee:Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon) |
| 10 June 2012 | Alcorcón | 0 – 0 (1a – 1agg.) | Hércules | Alcorcón |
| 22:00CEST | Manu Ángel Saúl Mora | Report | Peña Gilvan Aganzo Arbilla Aguilar | Stadium:Santo Domingo Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura) |
| 13 June 2012First Leg | Alcorcón | 0 – 1 | Valladolid | Alcorcón |
| 21:00CEST | Nagore Bermúdez Rueda | Report | Guerra Peña Balenziaga Baraja | Stadium:Santo Domingo Attendance: 4,700 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community) |
| 16 June 2012Second Leg | Valladolid | 1 – 1 (2 – 1agg.) | Alcorcón | Valladolid |
| 21:00CEST | Guerra Baraja | Report | Rueda Agus O. Riera Sales | Stadium:Nuevo José Zorrilla Attendance: 26,500 Referee:José Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas) |
This is the list of goalscorers in accordance withLFP as organising body.
TheZamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 40 | 0.9 | Valladolid | |
42 | 42 | 1 | Alcorcón | |
43 | 42 | 1.02 | Almería | |
39 | 38 | 1.03 | Hércules | |
37 | 36 | 1.03 | Córdoba | |
43 | 38 | 1.13 | Deportivo | |
44 | 35 | 1.26 | Recreativo | |
49 | 38 | 1.29 | Elche | |
58 | 42 | 1.38 | Gimnàstic | |
47 | 34 | 1.38 | Villarreal B |
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into accountaspects[7] 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 | 91 |
| 2 | Valladolid | 42 | 113 |
| 3 | Alcorcón | 42 | 117 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 42 | 123 |
| 5 | Gimnàstic | 42 | 128 |
| 6 | Celta de Vigo | 42 | 130 |
| 7 | Recreativo | 42 | 131 |
| 8 | Córdoba | 42 | 133 |
| 9 | Sabadell | 42 | 137 |
| 10 | Girona | 42 | 143 |
| 10 | Almería | 42 | 144 |
| 12 | Numancia | 42 | 148 |
| 13 | Villarreal B | 42 | 156 |
| 14 | Huesca | 42 | 158 |
| 15 | Guadalajara | 42 | 164 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 42 | 179 |
| Xerez | 42 | 179 | |
| 18 | Alcoyano | 42 | 180 |
| 19 | Hércules | 42 | 185 |
| Murcia | 42 | 185 | |
| 21 | Cartagena | 42 | 198 |
| 22 | Elche | 42 | 211 |
Source: 2011–12 Fair Play Rankings Season[8]
| Autonomous community | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusia | 4 | Almería,Córdoba,Recreativo andXerez |
| Catalonia | 4 | Barcelona B,Gimnàstic,Girona andSabadell | |
| Valencian Community | 4 | Alcoyano,Elche,Hércules andVillarreal B | |
| 4 | Castile and León | 2 | Numancia andValladolid |
| Galicia | 2 | Celta de Vigo andDeportivo La Coruña | |
| Region of Murcia | 2 | Cartagena andMurcia | |
| 7 | Aragon | 1 | Huesca |
| Canary Islands | 1 | Las Palmas | |
| Castile-La Mancha | 1 | Guadalajara | |
| Community of Madrid | 1 | Alcorcón |