Spain - List of Second Division Champions


The Segunda División (Second Division) is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008–09 onwards, for sponsorship reasons the official name is Liga Adelante.
This championship was created in 1929 by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Since 1983 this is organized by the LFP.
1928/1929  Sevilla FC
1929/1930  CD Alavés (Vitoria)
1930/1931  Valencia FC
1931/1932  Betis Balompié (Sevilla)
1932/1933  Oviedo FC
1933/1934  Sevilla FC
1934/1935  Hércules FC (Alicante)
1935/1936  Club Celta de Vigo
1939/1940  Real Murcia FC
1940/1941  Granada CF
1941/1942  Real Betis Balompié (Sevilla)
1942/1943  Centro de Deportes Sabadell (Barcelona)
1943/1944  Real Gijón
1944/1945  CD Alcoyano (Alcoy, Alicante)
1945/1946  Centro de Deportes Sabadell (Barcelona)
1946/1947  CD Alcoyano (Alcoy, Alicante)
1947/1948  Real Valladolid Deportivo
1948/1949  Real Sociedad de Fútbol (San Sebastián)
           Northern Group                          	Southern Group
1949/1950  Real Santander SD                       	CD Alcoyano (Alcoy, Alicante)
1950/1951  Real Gijón                              	Club Atlético Tetuán
1951/1952  Real Oviedo                             	CD Málaga
1952/1953  Club Atlético Osasuna (Pamplona)        	Real Jaén CF
1953/1954  CD Alavés (Vitoria)                     	UD Las Palmas
1954/1955  Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (León)     	Real Murcia CF
1955/1956  Club Atlético Osasuna  (Pamplona)      	Real Jaén CF
1956/1957  Real Gijón                             	Granada CF
1957/1958  Real Oviedo                             	Real Betis Balompié (Sevilla)
1958/1959  Real Valladolid Deportivo               	Elche CF (Alicante)
1959/1960  Real Santander SD                       	RCD Mallorca
1960/1961  Club Atlético Osasuna                   	CD Tenerife
1961/1962  RC Deportivo de La Coruña              	Córdoba CF
1962/1963  Pontevedra CF                           	Real Murcia CF
1963/1964  RC Deportivo de La Coruña               	UD Las Palmas
1964/1965  Pontevedra CF                           	RCD Mallorca
1965/1966  RC Deportivo de La Coruña               	Hércules CF (Alicante)
1966/1967  Real Sociedad de Fútbol (San Sebastián) 	CD Málaga
1967/1968  RC Deportivo de La Coruña               	Granada CF
1968/1969  Sevilla CF
1969/1970  Real Gijón
1970/1971  Real Betis Balompié (Sevilla)
1971/1972  Real Oviedo
1972/1973  Real Murcia CF
1973/1974  Real Betis Balompié(Sevilla)
1974/1975  Real Oviedo
1975/1976  Burgos CF
1976/1977  Real Sporting de Gijón
1977/1978  Real Zaragoza CD
1978/1979  AD Almería
1979/1980  Real Murcia CF
1980/1981  CD Castellón
1981/1982  Real Club Celta de Vigo
1982/1983  Real Murcia CF
1983/1984  Castilla CF (Madrid)
1984/1985  UD Las Palmas
1985/1986  Real Murcia CF
1986/1987  Valencia CF
1987/1988  CD Málaga
1988/1989  CD Castellón
1989/1990  Real Burgos CF
1990/1991  Albacete Balompié
1991/1992  Real Club Celta de Vigo
1992/1993  UE Lleida
1993/1994  RCD Español (Barcelona)
1994/1995  Mérida CP (Badajoz)
1995/1996  Hércules CF (Alicante)
1996/1997  Mérida CP (Badajoz)
1997/1998  CD Alavés (Vitoria)
1998/1999  Málaga CF
1999/2000  UD Las Palmas
2000/2001  Sevilla FC
2001/2002  Club Atlético de Madrid
2002/2003  Real Murcia CF
2003/2004  Levante UD (Calencia)
2004/2005  Cádiz CF
2005/2006  RC Recreativo de Huelva
2006/2007  Real Valladolid CF
2007/2008  CD Numancia (Soria)
2008/2009  Xerez CD (Cádiz)
2009/2010  Real Sociedad de Fútbol (San Sebastián)
2010/2011  Real Betis Balompié (Sevilla)
2011/2012  RC Deportivo de La Coruña    
2012/2013  Elche CF (Alicante)
2013/2014  SD Eibar
2014/2015  Real Betis Balompié (Sevilla)
2015/2016  CD Alavés (Vitoria)
2016/2017  Levante UD (Valencia)
2017/2018  Rayo Vallecano (Madrid)
2018/2019  Club Atlético Osasuna (Pamplona)
2019/2020  SD Huesca
2020/2021  RCD Espanyol (Barcelona)
2021/2022  UD Almería 
2022/2023  Granada CF
2023/2024  CD Leganés (Madrid)


Number of Wins

 8  Real Murcia CF                          1939/1940, 1954/1955, 1962/1963, 1972/1973, 1979/1980,
                                            1982/1983, 1985/1986, 2002/2003

 7  Real Betis Balompié (Sevilla)           1931/1932, 1941/1942, 1957/1958, 1970/1971, 1973/1974,
                                            2010/2011, 2014/2015

 5  Real Oviedo                             1932/1933, 1951/1952, 1957/1958, 1971/1972, 1974/1975
    Real Sporting de Gijón                  1943/1944, 1950/1951, 1956/1957, 1969/1970, 1976/1977
    RC Deportivo de La Coruña               1961/1962, 1963/1964, 1965/1966, 1967/1968, 2011/2012

 4  Sevilla FC                              1928/1929, 1933/1934, 1968/1969, 2000/2001
    CD Alavés (Vitoria)                     1929/1930, 1953/1954, 1997/1998, 2015/2016
    Granada CF                              1940/1941, 1956/1957, 1967/1968, 2022/2023
    Málaga CF (CD Málaga)                   1951/1952, 1966/1967, 1987/1988  1998/1999
    UD Las Palmas                           1953/1954, 1963/1964, 1984/1985, 1999/2000
    CA Osasuna (Pamplona)                   1952/1953, 1955/1956, 1960/1961, 2018/2019

 3  Hércules CF (Alicante)                  1934/1935, 1965/1966, 1995/1996
    Real Club Celta de Vigo                 1935/1936, 1981/1982, 1991/1992
    CD Alcoyano (Alcoy, Alicante)           1944/1945, 1946/1947, 1949/1950
    Real Valladolid CF                      1947/1948, 1958/1959, 2006/2007
    Real Sociedad de Fútbol                 1948/1949, 1966/1967, 2009/2010

 2  Valencia CF                             1930/1931, 1986/1987
    CE Sabadell  (Barcelona)                1942/1943, 1945/1946
    Real Racing Club de Santander           1949/1950, 1959/1960
    Real Jaén CF                            1952/1953, 1955/1956
    Elche CF (Alicante)                     1958/1959, 2012/2013
    RCD Mallorca                            1959/1960, 1964/1965
    Pontevedra CF                           1962/1963, 1964/1965
    CD Castellón                            1980/1981, 1988/1989
    Mérida CP  (Badajoz)                    1994/1995, 1996/1997
    Levante UD  (Valencia)                  2003/2004, 2016/2017
    RCD Espanyol (Barcelona)                1993/1994, 2020/2021

 1  Club Atlético Tetuán  (Morocco)         1950/1951
    Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (León)     1954/1955
    CD Tenerife                             1960/1961
    Córdoba CF                              1961/1962
    Burgos CF                               1975/1976
    Real Zaragoza CD                        1977/1978
    AD Almería                              1978/1979
    Castilla CF  (Madrid)                   1983/1984
    Real Burgos CF                          1989/1990
    Albacete Balompié                       1990/1991
    UE Lleida                               1992/1993
    Club Atlético de Madrid                 2001/2002
    Cádiz CF                                2004/2005
    RC Recreativo de Huelva                 2005/2006
    CD Numancia (Soria)			    2007/2008
    Xerez CD (Cádiz)                        2008/2009
    SD Eibar (Guipúzcoa)                    2013/2014
    Rayo Vallecano (Madrid)                 2017/2018
    SD Huesca 			            2019/2020 
    UD Almería				    2021/2022
    CD Leganés (Madrid)			    2023/2024

Notes

- Valencia FC now is Valencia CF.
- Betis Balompié now is Real Betis Balompié.
- Oviedo FC now is Real Oviedo.
- Hércules FC now is Hércules CF.
- Club Celta de Vigo now is Real Club Celta de Vigo.
- Real Murcia FC now is Real Murcia CF.
- Centro de Deportes Sabadell now is Centre D'Esports Sabadell FC.
- Real Gijón now is Real Sporting de Gijón.
- Real Valladolid Deportivo now is Real Valladolid CF.
- Real Santander SD now is Real Racing Club de Santander.
- Club Atlético Tetuán. Tetuán is a Moroccan city. In 1950 it was a Spanish protectorate, when Morocco 
  became independent, Club Atlético Tetuán split into Club Atlético Moghreb (Morocco) and Club Atlético 
  Ceuta (Spain). It merged with other clubs from Ceuta into Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta.
- CD Málaga has disappeared. Málaga CF is a different team, founded in 1994.
- Burgos CF and Real Burgos CF have disappeared, new Burgos CF appeared in 1994.
- Real Zaragoza CD now is Real Zaragoza.
- AD Almería has disappeared in 1982. UD Almería is a different team, founded in 1989 as Almería CF,
  changed name as UD Almería in 2001).
- Castilla CF now is Real Madrid CF B.
- RCD Español now is RCD Espanyol de Barcelona


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