2013 Segunda División play-offs

Football league season

Segunda División play-offs
Season	2012–13
Promoted	Almería
Matches played	6
Goals scored	15 (2.5 per match)
Biggest home win	Almería 3–0 Girona
Highest attendance	16,564
Lowest attendance	5,000
Average attendance	11,054
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The 2013 Segunda División play-offs took place in June 2013. The Segunda División promotion phase (known as Promoción de ascenso) was the second phase of 2012–13 Segunda División and was to determine the third team which promoted to 2013–14 La Liga. Teams placed between third and sixth position (excluding reserve teams) took part in the promotion play-offs.

Regulations were the same that previous season: the fifth placed faced the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faced the third. In case of an eliminatory competition tie, extra time would be played but there would not be a penalty shoot-out; the winner would be the best positioned team. The first leg of the semi-finals were played on 12 June, and the second leg on 15 June at home of the best positioned team. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 19 June and the second leg on 22 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg. Almería and Girona played the final phase where Almería was winner and promoted to La Liga after two years of absence. Alcorcón and Las Palmas were eliminated in semi-finals.

Road to the play-offs

Main article: 2012–13 Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Almería	42	22	8	12	72	50	+22	74	Promotion play-offs
4	Girona	42	21	8	13	74	56	+18	71
5	Alcorcón	42	21	6	15	57	55	+2	69
6	Las Palmas	42	18	12	12	62	55	+7	66

Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Almería

Almería qualified for this phase on the last matchday after failing to secure promotion to La Liga directly after they lost 1–0 at El Madrigal in the decisive last match was against the already promoted Villarreal.

Almería's last participation in La Liga was in 2010–11. The club had spent four seasons in a row in the top division, where they debuted in 2006–07. It ranked 41st in the all-time La Liga table. This was the second season in the second division since their relegation in 2011.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Home/Away	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L
Position	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3

Girona

Girona was the only known team to qualify for the play-offs before the last matchday, assuring fourth place in the 41st round. They made a spectacular performance and spent all season in promotion places, some of them in direct promotion.

Girona had never been in La Liga. This was the fifth season in the second division since their return in 2008–09 after 50 years in lower categories.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Home/Away	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	D
Position	11	3	3	4	4	6	5	4	4	5	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4

Alcorcón

Alcorcón was one of the teams which they spent almost all season in promotion places, most of them in the play-offs zone, but they qualified for this phase in the last matchday. They were fighting together with Las Palmas and Ponferradina for the remaining two places (fifth and sixth) for play-offs, and eventually repeated the play-off appearance from the previous season.

Alcorcón had never been in La Liga. This was the third season in the second division since their debut in 2010–11.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Home/Away	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	W
Position	9	16	11	6	5	7	7	9	6	4	3	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	5	3	3	2	3	5	5	5	5	5

Las Palmas

Las Palmas made a regular season and was in play-offs zone in the last part of the season.

Las Palmas last participation in La Liga was in 2001–02. Las Palmas spent 31 seasons in the top division: the first in 1951–52, and from 1954–88 except periods 1960–64 and 1983–85, and lately from 2000–02. It ranked 19th in the all-time La Liga table. They were in the category since 2006–07.

Background at 2012–13 Segunda División:

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Home/Away	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L
Position	6	8	10	16	18	19	18	19	20	19	17	15	12	12	8	8	7	9	7	8	6	6	7	7	8	7	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6

Promotion play-offs

Semi-finals					Final

5	Alcorcón	1	1	2

4	Girona	1	3	4
					4	Girona	0	0	0

					3	Almería	1	3	4
6	Las Palmas	1	1	2

3	Almería (aet)	1	2	3

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Alcorcón	2–4	Girona	1–1	1–3
Las Palmas	2–3	Almería	1–1	1–2 (aet)

First leg

12 June 201320:00 CEST

Alcorcón	1–1	Girona
Miguélez 63'	Report Live TV: Marca TV / Esport3	Hurtado 10'

Santo Domingo, AlcorcónAttendance: 5,000Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Region of Murcia)


ALCORCÓN:
GK	1	Manu
DF	24	Nagore
DF	6	Jean-Sylvain Babin	70'
DF	8	Rubén Sanz
DF	3	Samuel Camille
MF	10	Sergio Mora	57'
MF	4	Abraham González
MF	20	Fernando Sales	88'
MF	11	Kike		39'
FW	15	Juli		83'
FW	9	Oriol Riera	75'	87'
Substitutions:
GK	13	Francisco Dorronsoro
DF	16	Víctor Laguardia
DF	23	Ángel
MF	19	Fernando Morán
MF	7	Dani Nieto		83'
FW	18	David Miguélez		39'
FW	14	Urko Vera		87'
Manager:
José Bordalás


GIRONA:
GK	13	Isaac Becerra	79'
DF	2	José
DF	16	Moisés Hurtado
DF	5	Chus Herrero
DF	3	David García		83'
MF	6	Marcos Tébar	89'
MF	23	Luso
MF	17	Juanlu
MF	14	Toni Moral		38'
FW	19	Felipe Sanchón		70'
FW	9	Gerard Bordas
Substitutions:
GK	1	Dani Mallo
DF	7	Richy
DF	4	Txiki	87'	83'
MF	11	Eloi
MF	20	Jandro
MF	24	Jofre		38'
FW	10	Ion Vélez		70'
Manager:
Joan Francesc Ferrer "Rubi"

Assistant referees:
Javier Martínez Nicolás (Region of Murcia)
Juan José López Mir (Region of Murcia)
Fourth official:
Alfonso Melgares de Aguilar Fernández (Region of Murcia)

12 June 201321:00 WEST

Las Palmas	1–1	Almería
Bifouma 85'	Report Live TV: Canal+ 1	Vidal 6'

Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAttendance: 16,564Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)


LAS PALMAS:
GK	1	Mariano Barbosa
DF	2	Stéphane Pignol	37'
DF	5	David García
DF	15	Deivid
DF	3	Timothée Atouba		71'
MF	14	Nauzet Alemán
MF	4	Vicente Gómez	15'
MF	20	Momo		46'
MF	7	Vitolo
FW	16	Thievy Bifouma
FW	8	Jesús Tato		46'
Substitutions:
GK	13	Raúl Lizoain
DF	24	Jeison Murillo
DF	22	Enrique Corrales		71'
MF	18	Javi Castellano
MF	28	Hernán		46'
FW	9	Macauley Chrisantus
FW	19	Javi Guerrero	88'	46'
Manager:
Sergio Lobera


ALMERÍA:
GK	1	Esteban
DF	21	Adrián Gunino
DF	4	Hernán Pellerano	77'
DF	5	Ángel Trujillo
DF	18	Christian
MF	7	Verza
MF	15	Corona	61'	83'
MF	8	Aleix Vidal
MF	14	Iago Falque		75'
FW	6	Fernando Soriano
FW	9	Charles		49'
Substitutions:
GK	25	Diego
DF	20	Rafita
DF	17	Álvaro Mejía		83'
MF	22	Miguel Pallardó
MF	19	Carlos Calvo		75'
FW	32	Chumbi
FW	33	Jonathan Zongo		49'
Manager:
Javi Gracia

Assistant referees:
Francisco Javier García Sabuco (Navarre)
Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín (Navarre)
Fourth official:
David Jesús Pinto Herrera (Tenerife)

Second leg

16 June 201319:00 CEST

Almería	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Las Palmas
Soriano 60' Charles 120+1'	Report Live TV: Canal+ 1	Chrisantus 86'

Juegos Mediterráneos, AlmeríaAttendance: 11,065Referee: Fernando López Acera (Extremadura)


ALMERÍA:
GK	1	Esteban
DF	21	Adrián Gunino	119'
DF	4	Hernán Pellerano
DF	5	Ángel Trujillo
DF	18	Christian
MF	7	Verza	100'
MF	15	Corona		83'
MF	8	Aleix Vidal		90'
MF	14	Iago Falque		75'
FW	6	Fernando Soriano	30'
FW	9	Charles	120+1'
Substitutions:
GK	25	Diego
DF	20	Rafita
DF	17	Álvaro Mejía	104'	83'
MF	22	Miguel Pallardó
MF	19	Carlos Calvo	108'	90'
FW	32	Chumbi
FW	33	Jonathan Zongo		73'
Manager:
Javi Gracia


LAS PALMAS:
GK	1	Mariano Barbosa
DF	5	David García	58'
DF	15	Deivid
DF	24	Jeison Murillo	67'
DF	3	Timothée Atouba
MF	4	Vicente Gómez		81'
MF	18	Javi Castellano	56' 117'
MF	14	Nauzet		77'
MF	7	Vitolo
FW	19	Javi Guerrero		65'
FW	16	Thievy Bifouma
Substitutions:
GK	13	Raúl Lizoain
DF	2	Stéphane Pignol
DF	22	Enrique Corrales
MF	20	Momo		81'
FW	8	Jesús Tato		77'
FW	9	Macauley Chrisantus	115'	65'
FW	21	Andy Pando
Manager:
Sergio Lobera

Assistant referees:
Juan Manuel Sánchez Fernández (Extremadura)
Alberto Romera Durán (Extremadura)
Fourth official:
Francisco Javier Hernández Maeso (Extremadura)

16 June 201321:00 CEST

Girona	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Alcorcón
Acuña 15' Juanlu 37', 80'	Report Live TV: Marca TV / Esport3	Mora 86'

Montilivi, GironaAttendance: 9,286Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)


GIRONA:
GK	13	Isaac Becerra
DF	2	José
DF	16	Moisés Hurtado		46'
DF	5	Chus Herrero
DF	3	David García
MF	6	Marcos Tébar
MF	23	Luso
MF	17	Juanlu
MF	19	Felipe Sanchón
FW	20	Jandro		74'
FW	15	Javier Acuña		12'
Substitutions:
GK	1	Dani Mallo
DF	7	Richy		46'
DF	4	Txiki
MF	11	Eloi		74'
MF	24	Jofre
FW	10	Ion Vélez	28'	12'
MF	14	Toni Moral
FW	9	Gerard Bordas
Manager:
Joan Francesc Ferrer "Rubi"


ALCORCÓN:
GK	1	Manu
DF	24	Nagore
DF	6	Jean-Sylvain Babin
DF	8	Rubén Sanz	72'
DF	3	Samuel Camille	35'
MF	10	Sergio Mora
MF	4	Abraham González
MF	20	Fernando Sales	65'	73'
MF	11	Kike	45+1'	46'
FW	15	Juli
FW	9	Oriol Riera		69'
Substitutions:
GK	13	Francisco Dorronsoro
DF	16	Víctor Laguardia
DF	23	Ángel
MF	22	Sergi Enrich		73'
MF	7	Dani Nieto		46'
FW	18	David Miguélez
FW	14	Urko Vera		69'
Manager:
José Bordalás

Assistant referees:
David Canales Cerdà (Valencian Community)
Sergio Chinchilla Ortega (Valencian Community)
Fourth official:
Miguel Bosch Domènech (Valencian Community)

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Girona	0–4	Almería	0–1	0–3

First leg

19 June 201320:00 CEST

Girona	0–1	Almería
	Report Live TV: Canal+ 1	Charles 49'

Montilivi, GironaAttendance: 9,286Referee: Francisco Manuel Arias López (Cantabria)


GIRONA:
GK	13	Isaac Becerra
DF	2	José		69'
DF	7	Richy
DF	5	Chus Herrero	66'
DF	3	David García
MF	6	Marcos Tébar
MF	23	Luso
MF	17	Juanlu
MF	19	Felipe Sanchón		84'
MF	24	Jofre		58'
FW	9	Gerard Bordas
Substitutions:
GK	1	Dani Mallo
DF	4	Txiki
DF	26	David Juncà
MF	11	Eloi		69'
MF	16	Moisés Hurtado
FW	15	Javier Acuña		58'
FW	10	Ion Vélez	28'	84'
Manager:
Joan Francesc Ferrer "Rubi"


ALMERÍA:
GK	1	Esteban	90+2'
DF	21	Adrián Gunino	74'
DF	4	Hernán Pellerano
DF	5	Ángel Trujillo
DF	18	Christian	56'
MF	7	Verza
MF	15	Corona	38'	62'
MF	8	Aleix Vidal
MF	6	Fernando Soriano	68'	69'
MF	14	Iago Falque	12'
FW	9	Charles		80'
Substitutions:
GK	25	Diego
DF	17	Álvaro Mejía		62'
DF	20	Rafita
MF	10	Rubén Suárez
MF	19	Carlos Calvo		69'
MF	22	Miguel Pallardó
FW	33	Jonathan Zongo		80'
Manager:
Javi Gracia

Assistant referees:
César de Juana González (Cantabria)
Mateo Nicolás Vaquero Agama (Extremadura)
Fourth official:
Adrián Cordero Vega (Cantabria)

Second leg

22 June 201320:00 CEST

Almería	3 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Girona
Vidal 17' Charles 53', 71'	Report Live TV: Canal+ 1

Juegos Mediterráneos, AlmeríaAttendance: 15,123Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)


ALMERÍA:
GK	1	Esteban
DF	21	Adrián Gunino
DF	4	Hernán Pellerano
DF	5	Ángel Trujillo
DF	18	Christian	66'
MF	7	Verza
MF	15	Corona		83'
MF	8	Aleix Vidal
MF	14	Iago Falque		75'
FW	6	Fernando Soriano	40'	79'
FW	9	Charles	45+1'
Substitutions:
GK	25	Diego
DF	20	Rafita
DF	17	Álvaro Mejía		79'
MF	10	Rubén Suárez	84'	83'
MF	19	Carlos Calvo		75'
MF	22	Miguel Pallardó
FW	33	Jonathan Zongo
Manager:
Javi Gracia


GIRONA:
GK	13	Isaac Becerra
DF	2	José		46'
DF	16	Moisés Hurtado	84'
DF	5	Chus Herrero	53'
DF	3	David García		76'
MF	6	Marcos Tébar
MF	23	Luso
MF	17	Felipe Sanchón
MF	11	Eloi
MF	14	Toni Moral		46'
FW	15	Javier Acuña	37'
Substitutions:
GK	1	Dani Mallo
DF	7	Richy
DF	26	David Juncà		76'
MF	17	Juanlu		46'
MF	20	Jandro		46'
FW	9	Gerard Bordas
FW	10	Ion Vélez
Manager:
Joan Francesc Ferrer "Rubi"

Assistant referees:
Jorge Bueno Mateo (Aragon)
José Antonio Garrido Romero (Community of Madrid)
Fourth official:
Andrés Manuel Ceballos Silva (Extremadura)

Promoted to La Liga
Almería (2 years later)

References

^ "Circular 5: normativa reguladora de los campeonatos nacionales (pages 13-14)" (in Spanish). RFEF. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
"El Almería cierra su triángulo mágico" (in Spanish). Marca. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
"Las Palmas-Almería y Alcorcón-Girona son las eliminatorias de 'playoff'" (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
La efectividad del Girona neutraliza el empuje local (in Spanish)
Thievy mantiene con vida a Las Palmas (in Spanish)
2-1: El Almería se sitúa a las puertas de la Primera División Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
El Girona elimina l'Alcorcón (3-1) (in Spanish)
Tocarà remontar a Almeria (in Catalan)
3-0: El Almería asciende a Primera División Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

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2012–13 in Spanish football

Domestic leagues	La Liga Segunda División (Play-Off 2ª) 2ª División B (Play-Off 2ªB) 3ª División (Play-Off 3ª)
Domestic cups	Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Copa Federación de España
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Super Cup
Related to national team	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Women's football	Primera División Segunda División Copa de la Reina Champions League
Youth football	División de Honor Copa del Rey Juvenil

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