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Football
Football is a favourite spectator sport in Andalucia amongst a huge number of British and Spanish like. The foreign influence has increased the popularity of football over the years and there are usually local matches, where you can support or even join the team. For foreigners living abroad, a football match can be a great way to meet like-minded local people in a relaxed, yet lively atmosphere. You might learn a few choice Spanish phrases that you should check out before you incorporate them into your everyday vocabulary!
Since so many British people have settled in Andalucia and especially along the Costa del Sol, over the last 20 years or so, there is now a large English speaking fraternity that follows the Liga and especially Malaga Football Club.
We currently have pages on some of the Andalucian teams, from where you can read more information and buy tickets.
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how does the spanish league system work?
The top league in Spain is the Primera División, more commonly known as 'LaLiga Santander' and the league below this is the Segunda División or 'LaLiga SmartBank', before known as LaLiga 123. These two leagues can be considered the Spanish equivalent of the Premier League and Championship in England.
After this, the 'Segunda División B' is made up of 80 teams, divided into 4 groups which relate to geographical locations. Segunda División B Group 4 encompasses those Andalucian teams that make the league.
Following on from this, there is the Tercera División (third division), made up of 18 groups of 20 teams and finally, the regional divisions.
Primera División (20 teams)
Segunda División (22 teams)
Primera Federación (2 groups of 20 teams)
Segunda Federación (5 groups of 18 teams)
Regional Divisións
promotion & relegation
At the end of the season, the bottom three teams from Premier División are relegated to the Segunda División and automatically replaced by the the top two of this division, however the third team to be promoted must first win a play off. The play off is between the teams in third, fourth, fifth and sixth position in the Segunda División.
the teams (2021/2022 SEASON)
Those in bold represent Andalucian teams.
| La Liga Santander |
|---|
| Real Madrid |
| FC Barcelona |
| Atlético de Madrid |
| Sevilla FC |
| Real Betis |
| Real Sociedad |
| Villareal |
| Athletic Bilbao |
| Valencia CF |
| Osasuna |
| Celta de Vigo |
| Rayo Vellacano |
| Elche |
| Espanyol |
| Getafe |
| Mayorca |
| Cádiz |
| Granada |
| Levante |
| Deportivo Alavés |
Segunda Division
| Segunda Division |
|---|
| Almería |
| Valladolid |
| SD Eibar |
| Las Palmas |
| Tenerife |
| Girona |
| Oviedo |
| Ponferradina |
| Cartagena |
| Zaragosa |
| Burgos |
| Leganés |
| Huesca |
| Mirandés |
| Ibiza |
| Lugo |
| Sporting Gijón |
| Málaga |
Primera Federación
The 2022–23 Primera Federación season will be the second for the Primera Federación, the new third highest level in the Spanish football league system. This replace the 'Segundo B'. Forty teams will participate, divided into two groups of twenty clubs each based on geographical proximity. In each group, the champions automatically promoted to Segunda División and the second to fifth placers will play promotion play-offs and the bottom five are relegated to the Segunda Federación. There are two Groups; Group One is essentially western Spain and Group Two is Eastern Spain.
There are five Andalucia teams in Group One 2022–23 Primera Federación season of the Cordoba, La Linea, Algeciras, San Fernando and Linares
Segunda Federación
Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda División RFEF contains 90 teams divided into five geographical groups. The division also includes the reserve teams of a number of La Liga and Segunda División teams.
There are five Andalucia teams in Group Four 2022–23 Segunda Federación season. These are Antequera, Atlético Sanluqueño, Betis Deportivo, Cádiz B, El Ejido, Juventud Torremolinos, Recreativo Granada, Recreativo Huelva, San Roque, Lepe, Sevilla Atlético, Utrera, Vélez, Xerez Deportivo.