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2019 Segunda División play-offs

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Segunda División play-offs
Season2018–19
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Biggest home winMallorca 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña
(23 June 2019)
Biggest away winMálaga 0–1 Deportivo La Coruña
(15 June 2019)
Highest scoringDeportivo La Coruña 4–2 Málaga
(12 June 2019)
Highest attendance29,365
Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Mallorca
(20 June 2019)
Lowest attendance12,232
Mallorca 2–0 Albacete
(13 June 2019)
Average attendance21,262
2018
2020

The 2018–19 Segunda División play-offs were played from 12 June to 23 June 2019 and determined the third team promoted to La Liga for the following season. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position took part in the promotion play-offs.

Regulations

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The regulations were the same as the previous season: in the semi-finals, the fifth-placed team faced the fourth-placed team, while the sixth-placed team faced the third. Each tie was played over two legs, with the team lower in the table hosting the first leg.

The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied (i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced). If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time (i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored). If no goals were scored during extra time, the winner would be the best positioned team in the regular season.[1]

Road to the play-offs

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Málaga 42 21 11 10 51 31 +20 74 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Albacete 42 19 14 9 54 38 +16 71
5 Mallorca (O, P) 42 19 12 11 53 37 +16 69
6 Deportivo La Coruña 42 17 17 8 50 32 +18 68
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Albacete were the first team to guarantee a finish of 6th or better, accomplished with a victory over Sporting Gijón on 25 May. Their chance at earning direct promotion ended with defeat to 4th place Málaga on 4 June. The simultaneous result of Granada picking up a point against 5th place Mallorca would have been good enough by itself for the club to earn direct promotion alongside Osasuna. Málaga's victory guaranteed their participation in the play-offs, and Mallorca's draw, combined with Cádiz's defeat to Extremadura, was enough to guarantee their participation as well. After the penultimate match day on 4 June, Albacete had guaranteed a 3rd or 4th place finish and that they would host the second leg of the semifinal round. The final club to confirm their participation was Deportivo La Coruña, who defeated relegated Córdoba on 8 June. Cádiz and Oviedo were both in contention for the final play-off place, but they both lost on the final match day. Mallorca's draw with Extremadura on the last match day was enough for them to finish 5th, while Albacete's defeat to Almería meant they would finish 4th, three points behind Málaga, who beat Elche.

Coming off their relegation from the top flight, Málaga were leading the league in the months of September and October, having won 8 of their first 11 games. Despite losing their advantage on the direct promotion places, the Andalusian club remained strongly in the play-off chase, only falling out of the play-off places on one occasion.

Albacete entered the season seeking a return to the top flight after 14 seasons out. One defeat in eighteen between the middle of October and the end of February vaulted them up the table, leading the league for the first time on 10 February. They remained in the top three for the rest of the season, until their defeat to Málaga on 4 June. The Manchego club finished with the league's second best offense, and were led by goalscorers Jérémie Bela and Roman Zozulya, each with 11.

Mallorca returned to the second tier at the first attempt after spending a season out of the top two divisions for the first time in almost 40 years. Around the play-off places throughout the season, a late season push of six wins in eight, plus three points picked up from the expelled Reus, helped cement the Balearic club's place in the play-offs.

Dépor were also seeking an immediate return to La Liga, and the Galician club established themselves as early contenders with just one defeat in their first eighteen games. However, a winless run from the middle of February to the middle of April jeopardized their chances, and they fell out of the play-off places. They were helped out by the form of promotion rivals Cádiz, who finished without a win in their final seven games, whereas Dépor had four wins in the same period, enough to finish in 6th position with a four point cushion. Both Dépor and Málaga sacked their managers in April, despite both clubs being in the play-off places at the time of their managers' departures. The two clubs also had the league's joint-second best defense.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Deportivo La Coruña41 5
 
 
 
Málaga20 2
 
Deportivo La Coruña20 2
 
 
 
Mallorca03 3
 
Mallorca20 2
 
 
Albacete01 1
 


Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Coruña 5–2 Málaga 4–2 1–0
Mallorca 2–1 Albacete 2–0 0–1

First legs

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Deportivo La Coruña4–2Málaga
Report
Attendance: 24,267
Referee: César Soto Grado
Deportivo La Coruña
Málaga
GK 1 Spain Dani Giménez
LB 3 Spain Saúl García
CB 12 Italy Michele Somma
CB 6 Portugal Domingos Duarte
RB 2 Spain David Simón
LW 15 Spain Pedro Sánchez Yellow card 13' downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 21 Spain Edu Expósito
CM 4 Spain Álex Bergantiños (c)
RW 11 Argentina Fede Cartabia downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 19 Spain Borja Valle downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 18 Spain Carlos Fernández
Substitutions:
GK 13 Spain Adrián Ortolá
DF 17 Spain Diego Caballo upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 24 Spain Eneko Bóveda
MF 8 Spain Vicente Gómez upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 10 Spain Matías Nahuel upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 7 Spain Quique
FW 9 Venezuela Christian Santos
Manager:
Spain José Luis Martí
GK 1 Morocco Munir
LB 15 Uruguay Federico Ricca (c)
CB 5 Spain Pau Torres downward-facing red arrow 80'
CB 4 Spain Luis Hernández
RB 29 Spain Iván Rodríguez Yellow card 25'
DM 35 Albania Keidi Bare Yellow card 30'
LW 17 Spain Javi Ontiveros Yellow card 90+1'
CM 8 Spain Adrián downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 14 Morocco Badr Boulahroud downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 11 Portugal Renato Santos
CF 9 Argentina Gustavo Leschuk
Substitutions:
GK 25 Poland Paweł Kieszek
DF 3 Spain Diego González upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 23 Spain Miguel Torres
MF 20 Spain Erik Morán upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 22 Spain Dani Pacheco upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 31 Morocco Hicham
FW 24 Ivory Coast Mamadou Koné
Manager:
Spain Víctor Sánchez

Mallorca2–0Albacete
Report
Attendance: 12,232
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
Mallorca
Albacete
GK 1 Spain Manolo Reina (c)
LB 30 Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán
CB 21 Spain Antonio Raíllo
CB 24 Slovakia Martin Valjent
RB 2 Spain Joan Sastre
DM 6 Spain Marc Pedraza
LW 11 Ivory Coast Lago Junior
CM 14 Spain Dani Rodríguez Yellow card 59'
CM 8 Spain Salva Sevilla Yellow card 77' downward-facing red arrow 90'
RW 41 Argentina Leonardo Suárez downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 9 Spain Abdón Prats downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Spain Miquel Parera
DF 5 Spain Xisco Campos
DF 15 Spain Fran Gámez
MF 28 Ghana Iddrisu Baba upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 7 Spain Aridai Cabrera upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 10 Spain Álex López upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 19 Spain Stoichkov
Manager:
Spain Vicente Moreno
GK 13 Spain Tomeu Nadal (c)
LB 3 Spain Fran García
CB 19 Argentina Santiago Gentiletti
CB 4 Argentina Nico Gorosito Yellow card 19'
RB 23 Spain Álvaro Tejero
LM 24 France Jérémie Bela
CM 8 Spain Aleix Febas
CM 12 Colombia Daniel Torres Yellow card 90+1'
RM 7 Spain Néstor Susaeta downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 10 Ukraine Roman Zozulya
CF 22 Albania Rey Manaj Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Spain Churripi
DF 16 Spain José Antonio Caro
DF 21 Spain Borja Herrera
MF 11 Martinique Mickaël Malsa Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 14 Spain Diego Barri
MF 17 Spain Eugeni upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 15 Paraguay Javier Acuña upward-facing green arrow 67' downward-facing red arrow 86'
Manager:
Spain Luis Miguel Ramis

Second legs

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Málaga0–1Deportivo La Coruña
Report
Attendance: 27,450
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Málaga
Deportivo La Coruña
GK 1 Morocco Munir
LB 7 Spain Juankar
CB 5 Spain Pau Torres
CB 4 Spain Luis Hernández Yellow card 10'
RB 12 Spain Cifu downward-facing red arrow 82'
LW 17 Spain Javi Ontiveros Yellow card 89'
CM 8 Spain Adrián (c) Yellow card 75'
CM 35 Albania Keidi Bare Yellow card 41'
RW 31 Morocco Hicham downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Argentina Gustavo Leschuk
CF 30 Scotland Jack Harper downward-facing red arrow 55'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Poland Paweł Kieszek
DF 3 Spain Diego González
DF 15 Uruguay Federico Ricca
MF 11 Portugal Renato Santos upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 Spain Erik Morán
MF 22 Spain Dani Pacheco upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 24 Ivory Coast Mamadou Koné upward-facing green arrow 55'
Manager:
Spain Víctor Sánchez
GK 1 Spain Dani Giménez Yellow card 68'
LB 3 Spain Saúl García
CB 12 Italy Michele Somma
CB 6 Portugal Domingos Duarte
RB 24 Spain Eneko Bóveda Yellow card 35'
DM 21 Spain Edu Expósito
DM 4 Spain Álex Bergantiños (c)
LW 10 Spain Matías Nahuel downward-facing red arrow 57'
AM 8 Spain Vicente Gómez downward-facing red arrow 52'
RW 15 Spain Pedro Sánchez
CF 18 Spain Carlos Fernández Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
GK 13 Spain Adrián Ortolá
DF 2 Spain David Simón
DF 17 Spain Diego Caballo
MF 5 Spain Pedro Mosquera
MF 11 Argentina Fede Cartabia upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 7 Spain Quique upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 19 Spain Borja Valle upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Spain José Luis Martí

Albacete1–0Mallorca
Report
Attendance: 13,014
Referee: Figueroa Vázquez
Albacete
Mallorca
GK 13 Spain Tomeu Nadal (c)
LB 3 Spain Fran García Yellow card 74'
CB 19 Argentina Santiago Gentiletti
CB 4 Argentina Nico Gorosito downward-facing red arrow 46'
RB 23 Spain Álvaro Tejero Yellow card 86'
LM 17 Spain Eugeni
CM 8 Spain Aleix Febas downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 12 Colombia Daniel Torres Yellow card 64'
RM 24 France Jérémie Bela downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 10 Ukraine Roman Zozulya
CF 22 Albania Rey Manaj
Substitutions:
GK 1 Spain Churripi
DF 16 Spain José Antonio Caro upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 21 Spain Borja Herrera
MF 7 Spain Néstor Susaeta upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 11 Martinique Mickaël Malsa
MF 14 Spain Diego Barri upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 38 Spain Miguel Ángel
Manager:
Spain Luis Miguel Ramis
GK 1 Spain Manolo Reina (c)
LB 30 Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán
CB 21 Spain Antonio Raíllo Yellow card 32'
CB 24 Slovakia Martin Valjent
RB 2 Spain Joan Sastre
DM 6 Spain Marc Pedraza Yellow card 26'
LW 11 Ivory Coast Lago Junior Yellow card 90+2' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 14 Spain Dani Rodríguez
CM 8 Spain Salva Sevilla
RW 41 Argentina Leonardo Suárez downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 9 Spain Abdón Prats downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Spain Miquel Parera
DF 5 Spain Xisco Campos
DF 15 Spain Fran Gámez
MF 28 Ghana Iddrisu Baba
FW 7 Spain Aridai Cabrera upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 10 Spain Álex López upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 19 Spain Stoichkov upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Spain Vicente Moreno

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo La Coruña 2–3 Mallorca 2–0 0–3

First leg

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Deportivo La Coruña2–0Mallorca
Cartabia 37'
Quique 79'
Report
Attendance: 29,365
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
Deportivo
Mallorca
GK 1 Spain Dani Giménez
LB 3 Spain Saúl García
CB 12 Italy Michele Somma downward-facing red arrow 45'
CB 6 Portugal Domingos Duarte
RB 24 Spain Eneko Bóveda
LW 15 Spain Pedro Sánchez Yellow card 66'
CM 21 Spain Edu Expósito Yellow card 45'
CM 4 Spain Álex Bergantiños (c) downward-facing red arrow 43'
RW 11 Argentina Fede Cartabia downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 18 Spain Carlos Fernández
CF 7 Spain Quique
Substitutions:
GK 13 Spain Adrián Ortolá
DF 2 Spain David Simón upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 17 Spain Diego Caballo
MF 5 Spain Pedro Mosquera
MF 8 Spain Vicente Gómez upward-facing green arrow 43'
MF 10 Spain Matías Nahuel
FW 19 Spain Borja Valle upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Spain José Luis Martí
GK 1 Spain Manolo Reina (c) Yellow card 80'
LB 30 Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán
CB 21 Spain Antonio Raíllo Yellow card 90+2'
CB 24 Slovakia Martin Valjent
RB 2 Spain Joan Sastre Yellow card 45'
DM 6 Spain Marc Pedraza Red card 41'
LW 11 Ivory Coast Lago Junior Yellow card 54'
CM 14 Spain Dani Rodríguez
CM 8 Spain Salva Sevilla downward-facing red arrow 79'
RW 41 Argentina Leonardo Suárez Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 52'
CF 9 Spain Abdón Prats downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Spain Miquel Parera
DF 5 Spain Xisco Campos Yellow card 45'
DF 15 Spain Fran Gámez upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 28 Ghana Iddrisu Baba upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 7 Spain Aridai Cabrera
FW 10 Spain Álex López
FW 22 Croatia Ante Budimir upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Spain Vicente Moreno

Second leg

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Mallorca3–0Deportivo La Coruña
Budimir 21'
Salva Sevilla 62'
Abdón 82'
Report
Attendance: 21,344
Referee: Pizarro Gómez
Mallorca
Deportivo
GK 1 Spain Manolo Reina (c) Yellow card 85'
LB 30 Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán
CB 21 Spain Antonio Raíllo
CB 24 Slovakia Martin Valjent
RB 2 Spain Joan Sastre Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 87'
DM 28 Ghana Iddrisu Baba
CM 14 Spain Dani Rodríguez
CM 8 Spain Salva Sevilla Yellow card 89'
LW 11 Ivory Coast Lago Junior
CF 22 Croatia Ante Budimir downward-facing red arrow 84'
RW 7 Spain Aridai Cabrera downward-facing red arrow 52'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Spain Miquel Parera
DF 5 Spain Xisco Campos upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 17 Spain Salvador Ruiz
FW 9 Spain Abdón Prats upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 10 Spain Álex López upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 19 Spain Stoichkov
FW 41 Argentina Leonardo Suárez
Manager:
Spain Vicente Moreno
GK 1 Spain Dani Giménez
LB 3 Spain Saúl García
CB 22 Spain Pablo Marí
CB 6 Portugal Domingos Duarte Yellow card 54'
RB 24 Spain Eneko Bóveda downward-facing red arrow 88'
LW 15 Spain Pedro Sánchez Yellow card 78'
CM 21 Spain Edu Expósito
CM 8 Spain Vicente Gómez
RW 10 Spain Matías Nahuel downward-facing red arrow 30'
CF 19 Spain Borja Valle Yellow card 56' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 7 Spain Quique
Substitutions:
GK 13 Spain Adrián Ortolá
DF 2 Spain David Simón Yellow card 86'
DF 17 Spain Diego Caballo upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 5 Spain Pedro Mosquera
MF 20 Colombia Didier Moreno
FW 11 Argentina Fede Cartabia upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 18 Spain Carlos Fernández upward-facing green arrow 30'
Manager:
Spain José Luis Martí
Promoted to La Liga
Mallorca
(6 years later)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Circular número: 4 - Reglamento de Competiciones de ambito Estatal 2015/2016 (pages 14-15)" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Spanish club Reus Deportiu expelled for three years due to unpaid wages". Sports Max. 28 January 2019.[dead link]
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