2022 Primera División RFEF play-offs

The 2022 Primera División RFEF play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) were the final play-offs for promotion from 2021–22 Primera División RFEF to the 2022–23 Segunda División.

Venues

On 16 March 2022, Galicia was announced as the venue for the promotion play-off, initially the cities of A Coruña and Ferrol were confirmed.^[1] On 5 May, the RFEF announced Vigo as the third host city.^[2]

A Coruña	Ferrol
Estadio Riazor	Estadio de A Malata
Capacity: 34,899	Capacity: 12,043

Vigo	A Coruña Ferrol Vigo
Estadio de Balaídos
Capacity: 29,000

Format

Teams ranked second through fifth in each of the two groups will qualify for the promotion play-off, which will determine the last two promotion spots. The eight qualified teams will be drawn into two fixed brackets, each of which will contain the second and fourth place finishers from one group and the third and fifth place finishers from the other. All ties will consist of a single neutral-site match. In case of draws, an overtime period will be played; if the match is still tied following the overtime, the team which achieved a higher regular season finish will be proclaimed the winner.^[3]

Promotion play-offs

Teams

Participating teams

Road to the play-offs

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Deportivo La Coruña^[a]	38	22	8	8	59	29	+30	74	Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey
3	Racing Ferrol^[b]	38	21	9	8	50	26	+24	72
4	Rayo Majadahonda	38	19	5	14	50	47	+3	62^[c]
5	UD Logroñés	38	18	8	12	41	37	+4	62^[c]

Source: SoccerWay
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Notes:

^ Deportivo La Coruña awarded a 3–0 win over Extremadura after the latter refused to take the pitch in their Round 12 match. Extremadura was subsequently deducted 3 points.
^ Racing Ferrol awarded a 3–0 win over Extremadura after failing show up in Round 25 match.
^ ^a ^b Rayo Majadahonda is ahead of UD Logroñés on head-to-head points: Rayo Majadahonda–UD Logroñés 1–0, UD Logroñés–Rayo Majadahonda 0–1

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Villarreal B (O, P)	38	20	7	11	65	36	+29	67^[a]	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Albacete (O, P)	38	19	10	9	52	34	+18	67^[a]	Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey
4	Gimnàstic	38	16	13	9	41	30	+11	61
5	Linares	38	17	9	12	59	47	+12	60

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Villarreal B is ahead of Albacete on head-to-head goal difference: Villarreal B–Albacete 3–0, Albacete–Villarreal B 1–0

First round

Qualified teams

Group	Position	Team
1	2nd	Deportivo La Coruña
2	2nd	Villarreal B

Group	Position	Team
1	3rd	Racing de Ferrol
2	3rd	Albacete

Group	Position	Team
1	4th	Rayo Majadahonda
2	4th	Gimnàstic

Group	Position	Team
1	5th	UD Logroñés
2	5th	Linares

Bracket

Semi–finals (4 June)		Final (11 June)

Deportivo La Coruña	4

Linares	0
		Deportivo La Coruña	1

		Albacete (a.e.t.)	2
Albacete	2

Rayo Majadahonda	1

Semi–finals (5 June)		Final (11 June)

Villarreal B	3

UD Logroñés	1
		Villarreal B	2

		Gimnàstic	0
Racing de Ferrol	0

Gimnàstic	1

Matches

Semi–finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Linares
Albacete	2–1	Rayo Majadahonda
Villarreal B	3–1	UD Logroñés
Racing de Ferrol	0–1	Gimnàstic

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)	Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Linares	A Coruña
21:00 CEST	Quiles 45+3' (pen) 70' Soriano 64' Bergantiños 68'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 26,177 Referee: Salvador Lax Franco

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)	Albacete	2–1	Rayo Majadahonda	Vigo
18:00 CEST	Jordi Sánchez 22' Rubén Martínez 82'	Report	Néstor 68'	Stadium: Estadio de Balaídos Attendance: 400 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)	Villarreal B	3–1	UD Logroñés	Ferrol
18:00 CEST	Del Moral 60' De la Fuente 73' Iosifov 90+4'	Report	Duba 42'	Stadium: Estadio da Malata Attendance: 300 Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)	Racing de Ferrol	0–1	Gimnàstic	Vigo
18:00 CEST		Report	Jiménez 58'	Stadium: Estadio de Balaídos Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sergiu Claudiu Muresan Muresan

Finals

Qualified teams

Group	Position	Team
1	2nd	Deportivo La Coruña
2	2nd	Villarreal B

Group	Position	Team
2	3rd	Albacete

Group	Position	Team
2	4th	Gimnàstic

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Deportivo La Coruña	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Albacete
Villarreal B	2–0	Gimnàstic

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)	Deportivo La Coruña	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Albacete	A Coruña
18:00 CEST				Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 27,215 Referee: Andrés Fuentes Molina

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)	Villarreal B	2–0	Gimnàstic	Vigo
21:00 CEST				Stadium: Estadio de Balaídos Attendance: 2,023 Referee: Germán Cid Camacho

Promoted to Segunda División
Albacete (1 year later)	Villarreal B (10 years later)

Promoted teams

The two teams that were promoted to Segunda División through regular season groups and the two play–off winners are included.

Promoted to Segunda División
FC Andorra (First time ever)	Racing Santander (2 years later)	Albacete (1 year later)	Villarreal B (10 years later)

Final

The winners of the two regular season groups will face off in a single-match neutral site final to determine the champion of the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF season. The match will take place at one of the stadiums designated to host the promotion play-off.^[3]

3 June 2022

21:00 CEST

Racing Santander	3–0	Andorra
Cedric 23', 62' Soko 86'	Report

Estadio da Malata, Ferrol

Attendance: 350

Referee: Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra

Racing

Andorra


13	GK	Miquel Parera
4	DF	Pol Moreno
5	DF	Pablo Bobadilla
16	DF	Javi Vázquez
17	DF	Unai Medina
8	MF	Fausto Tienza	35'	88'
6	MF	Íñigo Sainz-Maza
10	MF	Pablo Torre	75'	75'
22	MF	Arturo Molina
12	MF	Patrick Soko	87'
9	FW	Cedric Omoigui		82'
Substitutions:
1	GK	Lucas Díaz
30	DF	Mario Jorrin
7	MF	Álvaro Bustos
11	MF	Marco Camus		75'
14	MF	Borja Domínguez		88'
20	MF	Sergio Marcos		88'
26	MF	Simón Pérez
21	FW	Jack Harper
23	FW	Manu Justo		82'
Manager:
Guillermo Fernández Romo


1	GK	Nico Ratti
18	DF	Diego González		80'
26	DF	Álex Pastor	58'
20	DF	Martí Vilà
15	DF	Dani Morer
2	DF	Adrià Altimira		60'
6	MF	Marc Aguado
7	MF	Hector Hevel	22'	80'
14	MF	Sergio Molina	45'	60'
11	MF	Marc Fernández	42'	80'
10	FW	Carlos Martínez	54'
Substitutions:
13	GK	Josele Martínez
3	DF	Roger Riera
23	DF	Eudald Vergés		80'
27	DF	Pau Casadesús
4	MF	Marc Pedraza
8	MF	Martí Riverola
16	MF	Zourdine Thior
17	MF	David Martín		80'
21	MF	Rubén Bover		60'
22	MF	Iván Gil		60'
9	FW	Rubén Enri		80'
19	FW	Manuel Nieto
Manager:
Eder Sarabia

2021–22 winners
Racing de Santander 1st title

Copa del Rey Qualifiers

The following clubs have qualified for the 2022-23 Copa del Rey by virtue of their league finish:

Group 1
Position	Team
1st	Racing Santander
2nd	Deportivo La Coruña
3rd	Racing Ferrol
4th	Rayo Majadahonda
5th	UD Logroñés

Group 2
Position	Team
1st	Andorra
3rd	Albacete
4th	Gimnàstic de Tarragona
5th	Linares
6th	Atlético Baleares

References

^ De La Cruz, Luis (16 March 2022). "Oficial: Galicia organizará el playoff de ascenso a Segunda". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ Antelo, Iván (5 May 2022). "La Federación confirma que Riazor, Balaídos y A Malata serán las sedes del «play off» de ascenso a Segunda División". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Rico, Francisco (11 May 2022). "Playoff de fase de ascenso a Segunda 2022: Qué equipos ascienden desde Primera RFEF, cómo funciona, partidos, sorteo, calendario, sedes, horarios y formato a partido único". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.

External links

Royal Spanish Football Federation website

[table_note_DEP0.57418215254982-4] Deportivo La Coruña awarded a 3–0 win over Extremadura after the latter refused to take the pitch in their Round 12 match. Extremadura was subsequently deducted 3 points.

[table_note_RFE0.57418215254982-5] Racing Ferrol awarded a 3–0 win over Extremadura after failing show up in Round 25 match.

[table_hth_RMJ0.57418215254982-6] Rayo Majadahonda is ahead of UD Logroñés on head-to-head points: Rayo Majadahonda–UD Logroñés 1–0, UD Logroñés–Rayo Majadahonda 0–1

[table_hth_VIL0.21561650383082-7] Villarreal B is ahead of Albacete on head-to-head goal difference: Villarreal B–Albacete 3–0, Albacete–Villarreal B 1–0

[Galicia_Play-off-1] De La Cruz, Luis (16 March 2022). "Oficial: Galicia organizará el playoff de ascenso a Segunda". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[2] Antelo, Iván (5 May 2022). "La Federación confirma que Riazor, Balaídos y A Malata serán las sedes del «play off» de ascenso a Segunda División". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[Goal-3] Rico, Francisco (11 May 2022). "Playoff de fase de ascenso a Segunda 2022: Qué equipos ascienden desde Primera RFEF, cómo funciona, partidos, sorteo, calendario, sedes, horarios y formato a partido único". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.

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