2024 Primera Federación play-offs

The 2024 Primera Federación play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoción de Ascenso) are the final play-offs for promotion from 2023–24 Primera Federación to the 2024–25 Segunda División.

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 fifth-place finishers from one group and the third and fourth-place finishers from the other. All ties will consist of a two-legged knockout series. 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.^[1]

Starting with the 2022–23 season, the RFEF recovered the two-legged knockout system, due to the complaints filed against the single knockout system at a neutral venue that had been implemented after COVID-19 and the subsequent reform of the football leagues organized by the RFEF.^[2]

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	Gimnàstic	38	20	10	8	40	24	+16	70^[a]	Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey
3	Barcelona Atlètic	38	21	7	10	59	42	+17	70^[a]	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Celta Fortuna	38	19	8	11	67	38	+29	65	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5	Ponferradina	38	17	13	8	38	26	+12	64	Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Gimnàstic finished ahead of Barcelona Atlètic on head-to-head points: Gimnàstic 1–0 Barcelona Atlètic, Barcelona Atlètic 1–2 Gimnàstic

Semi–finals (1–2 and 8–9 June)					Finals (16 and 22 June)

5B	Ceuta	2	1	3

2A	Gimnàstic	2	2	4
					2A	Gimnàstic	1	2	3

					3B	Málaga	2	2	4
4A	Celta Fortuna	2	1	3

3B	Málaga	2	2	4

Semi–finals (2 and 8–9 June)					Finals (16 and 23 June)

5A	Ponferradina	0	1	1

2B	Córdoba	1	2	3
					2B	Córdoba	1	2	3

					3A	Barcelona Atlètic	1	1	2
4B	Ibiza	1	3	4

3A	Barcelona Atlètic	2	5	7

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Córdoba (O, P)	38	23	8	7	66	32	+34	77	Qualification for the promotion play-offs and Copa del Rey
3	Málaga (O, P)	38	19	13	6	51	25	+26	70
4	Ibiza	38	19	11	8	57	34	+23	68
5	Ceuta	38	17	11	10	55	40	+15	62

Source: ^[4]
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

Semi–finals (1–2 and 8–9 June)					Finals (16 and 22 June)

5B	Ceuta	2	1	3

2A	Gimnàstic	2	2	4
					2A	Gimnàstic	1	2	3

					3B	Málaga	2	2	4
4A	Celta Fortuna	2	1	3

3B	Málaga	2	2	4

Semi–finals (2 and 8–9 June)					Finals (16 and 23 June)

5A	Ponferradina	0	1	1

2B	Córdoba	1	2	3
					2B	Córdoba	1	2	3

					3A	Barcelona Atlètic	1	1	2
4B	Ibiza	1	3	4

3A	Barcelona Atlètic	2	5	7

Bracket

Semi–finals (1–2 and 8–9 June)					Finals (16 and 22 June)

5B	Ceuta	2	1	3

2A	Gimnàstic	2	2	4
					2A	Gimnàstic	1	2	3

					3B	Málaga	2	2	4
4A	Celta Fortuna	2	1	3

3B	Málaga	2	2	4

Semi–finals (2 and 8–9 June)					Finals (16 and 23 June)

5A	Ponferradina	0	1	1

2B	Córdoba	1	2	3
					2B	Córdoba	1	2	3

					3A	Barcelona Atlètic	1	1	2
4B	Ibiza	1	3	4

3A	Barcelona Atlètic	2	5	7

First round

Qualified teams

Group	Position	Team
1	2nd	Gimnàstic
2	2nd	Córdoba

Group	Position	Team
1	3rd	Barcelona Atlètic
2	3rd	Málaga

Group	Position	Team
1	4th	Celta Fortuna
2	4th	Ibiza

Group	Position	Team
1	5th	Ponferradina
2	5th	Ceuta

Matches

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Gimnàstic	4–3	Ceuta	2–2	2–1
Málaga	4–3	Celta Fortuna	2–2	2–1
Córdoba	3–1	Ponferradina	1–0	2–1
Barcelona Atlètic	7–4	Ibiza	2–1	5–3

First leg

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)	Celta Fortuna	2–2	Málaga	Vigo
18:30 CEST	Alfon 15' Durán 90+3'		Genaro 48' Roberto 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Balaídos Referee: Bestard Servera

2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)	Ponferradina	0–1	Córdoba	Ponferrada
17:00 CEST			Albarrán 49'	Stadium: Estadio El Toralín Referee: David López Jiménez

2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)	Ibiza	1–2	Barcelona Atlètic	Ibiza
19:15 CEST	Omoigui 11'		Víctor 14' Guiu 55'	Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Can Misses Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Sánchez Villalobos

2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)	Ceuta	2–2	Gimnàstic	Ceuta
21:15 CEST	Rodri 9', 67'		Godoy 50' Gorostidi 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Murube Referee: Perez Hernández

Second leg

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	Barcelona Atlètic	5–3 (7–4 agg.)	Ibiza	Sant Joan Despí
19:30 CEST	Guiu 45+2' Víctor 52' Hernández 58', 60', 62'		Escassi 19', 44' Díez 66'	Stadium: Estadi Johan Cruyff Attendance: 4,667 Referee: Huerta de Aza

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)	Málaga	2–1 (4–3 agg.)	Celta Fortuna	Málaga
19:30 CEST	Roberto 59', 88'		Alfon 16'	Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Referee: Muñiz Muñoz

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	Gimnàstic	2–1 (4–3 agg.)	Ceuta	Tarragona
19:45 CEST	Godoy 22' Martínez 45'		Rodri 66'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Costa Daurada Referee: Guillermo Conejero Sánchez

9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)	Córdoba	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	Ponferradina	Córdoba
20:00 CEST	Casas 5' Kike 90+1' (pen.)		Valle 62'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 21,245 Referee: Juan Antonio Campos Salinas

Second round

Qualified teams

Group	Position	Team
1	2nd	Gimnàstic
2	2nd	Córdoba

Group	Position	Team
1	3rd	Barcelona Atlètic
2	3rd	Málaga

Matches

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Gimnàstic	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Málaga	1–2	2–2 (a.e.t.)
Córdoba	3–2	Barcelona Atlètic	1–1	2–1

First leg

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)	Málaga	2–1	Gimnàstic	Málaga
20:30 CEST	Roberto 45+2', 58' (pen.)	Report	Concha 47'	Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 29,103 Referee: Palencia Caballero

16 June 2024 (2024-06-16)	Barcelona Atlètic	1–1	Córdoba	Sant Joan Despí
20:00 CEST	Román 87'	Report	Toril 8'	Stadium: Estadi Johan Cruyff Attendance: 5,141 Referee: Ramo Andrés

Second leg

22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)	Gimnàstic	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.)	Málaga	Tarragona
21:30 CEST	Godoy 72' Santamaría 93' Concha 120+2'	Report	Dioni 108' Antoñito 120+1'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Costa Daurada Referee: Mallo Fernández

23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)	Córdoba	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	Barcelona Atlètic	Córdoba
20:00 CEST	Toril 34', 55'	Report	Fort 14'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Muresan Muresan

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
Castellón (3 years later)	Deportivo La Coruña (4 years later)	Málaga (1 year later)	Córdoba (5 years later)

Final

The winners of the two regular season groups will face off in a two-leg final to determine the overall champion.

29 May 2024

21:00 CEST

Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Castellón
Pérez 69' Martinez 75'		Douglas 40'

Estadio Riazor, A Coruña

2 June 2024

21:00 CEST

Castellón	2–4	Deportivo La Coruña
Douglas 4' Suero 53'		Pérez 26', 49' Mella 45' Davo 74'

Nou Estadi Castàlia, Castellón de la Plana

Deportivo La Coruña win 6–3 on aggregate and were therefore crowned 2023–24 Primera Federación champions.

References

^ 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.
^ Arés, Ruby (16 June 2022). "La RFEF se carga el playoff en sede única y vuelve al doble partido". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "Primera División RFEF | 2023/2024 | Group 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Primera División RFEF | 2023/2024 | Group 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

Royal Spanish Football Federation website

[table_hth_GIM0.52979665087992-3] Gimnàstic finished ahead of Barcelona Atlètic on head-to-head points: Gimnàstic 1–0 Barcelona Atlètic, Barcelona Atlètic 1–2 Gimnàstic

[Goal-1] 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.

[2] Arés, Ruby (16 June 2022). "La RFEF se carga el playoff en sede única y vuelve al doble partido". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[sw1-4] "Primera División RFEF | 2023/2024 | Group 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[sw2-5] "Primera División RFEF | 2023/2024 | Group 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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