2010–11 La Liga Play-Off
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The 2010–11 La Liga Play-Off took place in June 2011. This was Segunda
's first season with purely promotion play-offs since 1986–87 and the first time play offs had been used for movement between the first and second tier since 1998-99. This new promotion phase (known as ) was introduced to determine the third team which promoted to 2011–12 La Liga
. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position, excluding reserve team
s, took part in the promotion play-offs.
The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 8-9 June 2011 with the best positioned team playing at home on the second leg which was played on 11-12 June 2011. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 15 June 2011 and the second leg on 18 June 2011 with the best positioned team also playing at home on the second leg. Elche CF
and Granada CF
played the final phase where Granada CF
promoted to La Liga
for the first time in 35 years, having spent 26 of them in Segunda División B
and Tercera División
. Celta de Vigo
and Real Valladolid
were eliminated in semifinals. Barcelona B
could not participate in the play-offs as they are Barcelona's reserve team.
was the second team together with Celta de Vigo
to be qualified to this phase after the win of Rayo Vallecano
by 3-0 against Xerez CD
on 22 May 2011. Elche at the time was the Segunda División team with most consecutive seasons. They made a regular season until 1st March, when this spring the team started to get into a run: 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats, 34 points out of 48. Finally the team ended in 4th place after Granada CF's
draw and their victory 4-1 in the last game against Xerez CD
(a team which still had options to qualify if Real Valladolid
lost their game with AD Alcorcón
), so being the best positioned they played the second legs at home. Elche's last participation in La Liga was in 1988–89, having spent 19 seasons: from 1959 until 1978 except a hiatus in 1971-73 and briefly in 1984-85 and 1988-89. Elche was 23rd in the All-Time La Liga table. They were in Segunda División since the 1999–2000 season.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
was the first team to be qualified to this phase after winning against Villarreal B
3-0 in Los Cármenes
on 20 May 2011. Granada, a team which was promoted from the Segunda División B
previous season after being 22 years in lower levels, made a spectacular season in the regular league having made a brilliant second round where most of the last matchdays was the best positioned team for the play-offs places. Finally the team ended up in 5th position after drawing 0-0 in the last game against Recreativo de Huelva
. Granada's last participation in La Liga was in 1975–76, having spent 17 seasons: 1941-45, 1957-61, 1966-67 and the largest period in 1968-1976. Granada was 26th in the All-Time La Liga table. This was their first season in Segunda División for 22 years.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
was the second team together with Elche CF
to be qualified to this phase thanks to a 2-2 draw against Elche on 21 May 2011 and after the win of Rayo Vallecano
by 3-0 against Xerez CD
the next day. Celta de Vigo is a historical La Liga
team which was known as "EuroCelta" about ten years ago thanks to their achievements in European competitions: 7-0 over S.L. Benfica, 4-0 over Juventus F.C.
, one good participation in the UEFA Champions League winning in San Siro
over A.C. Milan
, and in 2006-07 at UEFA Cup reaching round of 16, however that season the team was relegated from La Liga to Segunda División and fell into a crisis. They made a very good 2010–11 Segunda División
season fighting between Real Betis
and Rayo Vallecano
for the direct promotion, being 1st or 2nd some matchdays and by 28 February they had only lost two matches. But as opposed to what happened with Elche CF, results since March were ominous for Celta: 2 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats, 13 points out of 48. Thanks to the previous good results, some draws and the win over Albacete Balompié
they remained in play-off places. Finally the team ended up in 6th position after winning 3-0 in the last game against FC Cartagena
. Celta's last participation in La Liga was in 2006–07, having spent 46 seasons: from 1939-1959 except 1944-45, 1969-75, briefly in 1976-77, 1978-79, 1982-83 and 1985-86, 1987-90 and a golden era between 1992-2007 except the 2004-05 season. Celta de Vigo was 12th in the All-Time La Liga table. They were in Segunda División since their relegation from La Liga in 2007.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
was the last team to qualify to this phase, they did so in the last game by winning 2-0 against AD Alcorcón
on 4 June 2011. Real Valladolid, a historical La Liga
team, they were relegated from La Liga last season, in the last match Valladolid was a FC Barcelona
victim, a match that Barça needed a win to get the league championship. They made an irregular 2010–11 Segunda División
season: in the early 12 matchdays they played good and were in play-off places, however they began a losing streak which almost touched the relegation zone, fortunately since matchday 24 they started to escalate positions again. They lost the penultimate match against SD Huesca
(when a point was enough to qualify) and their play-off position was in danger if they lost and Xerez defeated Elche, fortunately for them they won the last game. Valladolid's last participation in La Liga was in 2009–10
, having spent 40 seasons: from 1948-1964 except 1958-59 and 1961-62, 1980-2004 except 1992-93 season and lately 2007-2010. Valladolid was 13th in the All-Time La Liga table. They were in Segunda División only since this season.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
's first season with purely promotion play-offs since 1986–87 and the first time play offs had been used for movement between the first and second tier since 1998-99. This new promotion phase (known as ) was introduced to determine the third team which promoted to 2011–12 La Liga
2011–12 La Liga
The 2011–12 La Liga season is the 81st since its establishment. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 21st La Liga title in the previous season for the third time in a row. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and will end on 13 May 2012...
. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position, excluding reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
s, took part in the promotion play-offs.
The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 8-9 June 2011 with the best positioned team playing at home on the second leg which was played on 11-12 June 2011. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 15 June 2011 and the second leg on 18 June 2011 with the best positioned team also playing at home on the second leg. Elche CF
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to...
and Granada CF
Granada CF
Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes....
played the final phase where Granada CF
Granada CF
Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes....
promoted to La Liga
2011–12 La Liga
The 2011–12 La Liga season is the 81st since its establishment. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 21st La Liga title in the previous season for the third time in a row. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and will end on 13 May 2012...
for the first time in 35 years, having spent 26 of them in Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
and Tercera División
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
. Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
and Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
were eliminated in semifinals. Barcelona B
FC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
could not participate in the play-offs as they are Barcelona's reserve team.
League table
||style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|Elche CF
Elche CFElche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to...
was the second team together with Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
to be qualified to this phase after the win of Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...
by 3-0 against Xerez CD
Xerez CD
Xerez Club Deportivo, S.A.D., usually just Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia...
on 22 May 2011. Elche at the time was the Segunda División team with most consecutive seasons. They made a regular season until 1st March, when this spring the team started to get into a run: 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats, 34 points out of 48. Finally the team ended in 4th place after Granada CF's
Granada CF
Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes....
draw and their victory 4-1 in the last game against Xerez CD
Xerez CD
Xerez Club Deportivo, S.A.D., usually just Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia...
(a team which still had options to qualify if Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
lost their game with AD Alcorcón
AD Alcorcón
Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Municipal de Santo Domingo, with a 5,430 seat capacity....
), so being the best positioned they played the second legs at home. Elche's last participation in La Liga was in 1988–89, having spent 19 seasons: from 1959 until 1978 except a hiatus in 1971-73 and briefly in 1984-85 and 1988-89. Elche was 23rd in the All-Time La Liga table. They were in Segunda División since the 1999–2000 season.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
| Round | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 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 |
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| Position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | W |
Granada CF
Granada CFGranada CF
Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes....
was the first team to be qualified to this phase after winning against Villarreal B
Villarreal CF B
Villarreal Club de Fútbol B is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF, and plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF, with a 5,000-seat capacity.Unlike in...
3-0 in Los Cármenes
Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes
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on 20 May 2011. Granada, a team which was promoted from the Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
previous season after being 22 years in lower levels, made a spectacular season in the regular league having made a brilliant second round where most of the last matchdays was the best positioned team for the play-offs places. Finally the team ended up in 5th position after drawing 0-0 in the last game against Recreativo de Huelva
Recreativo de Huelva
Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, it is the oldest football team in Spain, and currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, which has a...
. Granada's last participation in La Liga was in 1975–76, having spent 17 seasons: 1941-45, 1957-61, 1966-67 and the largest period in 1968-1976. Granada was 26th in the All-Time La Liga table. This was their first season in Segunda División for 22 years.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
| Round | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 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 |
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| Result | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D |
Celta de Vigo
Celta de VigoCelta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
was the second team together with Elche CF
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to...
to be qualified to this phase thanks to a 2-2 draw against Elche on 21 May 2011 and after the win of Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...
by 3-0 against Xerez CD
Xerez CD
Xerez Club Deportivo, S.A.D., usually just Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia...
the next day. Celta de Vigo is a historical La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
team which was known as "EuroCelta" about ten years ago thanks to their achievements in European competitions: 7-0 over S.L. Benfica, 4-0 over Juventus F.C.
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, one good participation in the UEFA Champions League winning in San Siro
San Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
over A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, and in 2006-07 at UEFA Cup reaching round of 16, however that season the team was relegated from La Liga to Segunda División and fell into a crisis. They made a very good 2010–11 Segunda División
2010–11 Segunda División
-Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:||style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=11 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|-Positions by round:Source: -Results:...
season fighting between Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
and Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...
for the direct promotion, being 1st or 2nd some matchdays and by 28 February they had only lost two matches. But as opposed to what happened with Elche CF, results since March were ominous for Celta: 2 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats, 13 points out of 48. Thanks to the previous good results, some draws and the win over Albacete Balompié
Albacete Balompié
Albacete Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded on August 2, 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Carlos Belmonte, with a 17,300-seat capacity.-History:The club was founded...
they remained in play-off places. Finally the team ended up in 6th position after winning 3-0 in the last game against FC Cartagena
FC Cartagena
Fútbol Club Cartagena is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 1995, it currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Cartagonova, with a capacity of 15,105 spectators....
. Celta's last participation in La Liga was in 2006–07, having spent 46 seasons: from 1939-1959 except 1944-45, 1969-75, briefly in 1976-77, 1978-79, 1982-83 and 1985-86, 1987-90 and a golden era between 1992-2007 except the 2004-05 season. Celta de Vigo was 12th in the All-Time La Liga table. They were in Segunda División since their relegation from La Liga in 2007.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
| Round | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 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 |
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| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | W |
Real Valladolid
Real ValladolidReal Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
was the last team to qualify to this phase, they did so in the last game by winning 2-0 against AD Alcorcón
AD Alcorcón
Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Municipal de Santo Domingo, with a 5,430 seat capacity....
on 4 June 2011. Real Valladolid, a historical La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
team, they were relegated from La Liga last season, in the last match Valladolid was a FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
victim, a match that Barça needed a win to get the league championship. They made an irregular 2010–11 Segunda División
2010–11 Segunda División
-Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:||style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=11 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|-Positions by round:Source: -Results:...
season: in the early 12 matchdays they played good and were in play-off places, however they began a losing streak which almost touched the relegation zone, fortunately since matchday 24 they started to escalate positions again. They lost the penultimate match against SD Huesca
SD Huesca
Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1960, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio El Alcoraz, which seats 8,000 spectators....
(when a point was enough to qualify) and their play-off position was in danger if they lost and Xerez defeated Elche, fortunately for them they won the last game. Valladolid's last participation in La Liga was in 2009–10
2009–10 La Liga
- Personnel and sponsoring :- Before the start of the season :- During the season :-League table:||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|...
, having spent 40 seasons: from 1948-1964 except 1958-59 and 1961-62, 1980-2004 except 1992-93 season and lately 2007-2010. Valladolid was 13th in the All-Time La Liga table. They were in Segunda División only since this season.
Background at 2010–11 Segunda División:
| Round | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 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 |
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| Position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W |