1985–86 Segunda División B

The 1985–86 Segunda División B season was the 9th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 31 August 1985, and the season ended in 18 May 1986.

Segunda División B

Season	1985–86
Champions	Figueres Xerez
Promoted	Figueres Xerez
Relegated	Alavés Alcalá Algeciras Andorra Arosa Barcelona Aficionados Betis Deportivo Binéfar Compostela FC Andorra Gimnàstic Jaén L'Hospitalet Lalín Levante Linares Lorca Manacor Orihuela Parla Plasencia Puertollano Sporting Atlético Talavera Zamora
Matches played	760
Goals scored	1,822 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Antonio Cuevas (25 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Carlos Osma (0.63 goals/match)
Biggest home win	Pontevedra 8–1 Binéfar (22 December 1985) Lleida 7–0 Arosa (22 December 1985)
Biggest away win	Lalín 0–5 Salamanca (23 February 1986)
Highest scoring	Pontevedra 8–1 Binéfar (22 December 1985)
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Overview before the season

40 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the 1984–85 Segunda División and 6 promoted from the 1984–85 Tercera División. The composition of the groups was determined by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, attending to geographical criteria.

Relegated from Segunda División

• Salamanca
• Granada
• Puertollano
• Lorca

Promoted from Tercera División

• Plasencia
• Lalín
• Betis Deportivo
• Córdoba
• Ourense
• Real Burgos

Group 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Figueres	38	22	11	5	71	31	+40	55	Promotion to Segunda División
2	Real Burgos	38	18	12	8	47	32	+15	48[lower-alpha 1]
3	Salamanca	38	20	8	10	55	32	+23	48[lower-alpha 1]
4	Lleida	38	17	12	9	49	25	+24	46[lower-alpha 2]
5	Alavés[lower-alpha 3]	38	16	14	8	46	31	+15	46[lower-alpha 2]	Relegation to Tercera División
6	Ourense	38	18	10	10	49	32	+17	46[lower-alpha 2]
7	Palencia[lower-alpha 4]	38	16	11	11	43	34	+9	43	Dissolved
8	San Sebastián	38	16	10	12	57	53	+4	42
9	Pontevedra	38	12	15	11	48	41	+7	39[lower-alpha 5]
10	L'Hospitalet	38	17	5	16	55	52	+3	39[lower-alpha 5]	Relegation to Tercera División
11	Zamora	38	13	13	12	47	38	+9	39[lower-alpha 5]
12	Binéfar	38	12	13	13	47	51	−4	37[lower-alpha 6]
13	Andorra	38	12	13	13	59	58	+1	37[lower-alpha 6]
14	Gimnàstic	38	15	6	17	43	42	+1	36
15	FC Andorra	38	9	13	16	43	57	−14	31
16	Sporting Atlético	38	9	11	18	39	61	−22	29[lower-alpha 7]
17	Arosa	38	8	13	17	37	67	−30	29[lower-alpha 7]
18	Compostela	38	10	6	22	46	72	−26	26
19	Barcelona Aficionados	38	6	11	21	35	61	−26	23
20	Lalín	38	6	9	23	26	72	−46	21

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Real Burgos finished ahead of Salamanca on head-to-head points: Real Burgos–Salamanca 2–1, Salamanca–Real Burgos 0–0
2. Lleida finished ahead of Alavés and Ourense on head-to-head points: Lleida 5 pts, Alavés 4 pts, Ourense 3 pts
3. Alavés was relegated to Tercera División due to financial problems
4. Palencia was dissolved at the end of the season
5. Pontevedra finished ahead of L'Hospitalet and Zamora on head-to-head points: Pontevedra 5 pts, L'Hospitalet 4 pts, Zamora 3 pts
6. Binéfar finished ahead of Andorra on head-to-head points: Andorra–Binéfar 1–2, Binéfar–Andorra 0–0
7. Sporting Gijón B finished ahead of Arosa on head-to-head points: Sporting Gijón B–Arosa 2–0, Arosa–Sporting Gijón B 0–0

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Antonio Cuevas	25	Figueres
Martín Begiristain	20	Real Sociedad B
César Melo	16	Compostela
Salvador Cardona	15	L'Hospitalet
Martín Domínguez	14	Barcelona C

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Roberto Santamaría	20	29	0.69	Lleida
Ángel Lozano	29	36	0.81	Salamanca
Francesc Boix	31	38	0.82	Figueres
Iñaki Bergara	31	38	0.82	Alavés
Fermín Hortas	31	36	0.86	Ourense

Group 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Xerez	38	18	11	9	43	24	+19	47	Promotion to Segunda División
2	Linense	38	20	6	12	64	44	+20	46
3	Córdoba	38	14	15	9	42	38	+4	43[lower-alpha 1]
4	Ceuta	38	17	9	12	43	35	+8	43[lower-alpha 1]
5	Alcoyano	38	15	12	11	44	39	+5	42[lower-alpha 2]
6	Poblense	38	15	12	11	48	43	+5	42[lower-alpha 2]
7	Granada	38	15	11	12	62	47	+15	41[lower-alpha 3]
8	Puertollano	38	15	11	12	44	41	+3	41[lower-alpha 3]	Relegation to Tercera División
9	Orihuela	38	15	11	12	39	39	0	41[lower-alpha 3]
10	Levante	38	16	6	16	43	50	−7	38[lower-alpha 4]
11	Parla	38	13	12	13	34	41	−7	38[lower-alpha 4]
12	Plasencia	38	13	11	14	41	46	−5	37[lower-alpha 5]
13	Talavera	38	13	11	14	41	46	−5	37[lower-alpha 5]
14	Linares	38	12	12	14	39	40	−1	36
15	Betis Deportivo	38	11	13	14	56	45	+11	35[lower-alpha 6]
16	Manacor	38	13	9	16	40	47	−7	35[lower-alpha 6]
17	Alcalá	38	11	12	15	36	40	−4	34
18	Jaén	38	12	9	17	47	53	−6	33
19	Algeciras	38	8	11	19	35	55	−20	27
20	Lorca	38	7	10	21	39	67	−28	24

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Córdoba finished ahead of Ceuta on head-to-head points: Ceuta–Córdoba 3–3, Córdoba–Ceuta 1–0
2. Alcoyano finished ahead of Poblense on head-to-head points: Poblense–Alcoyano 1–1, Alcoyano–Poblense 3–1
3. Granada finished ahead of Puertollano and Orihuela on head-to-head points: Granada 6 pts, Puertollano 4 pts, Orihuela 2 pts
4. Levante finished ahead of Parla on number of goals scored
5. Plasencia finished ahead of Talavera on number of yellow cards
6. Betis Deportivo finished ahead of Manacor on head-to-head goal difference: Betis Deportivo–Manacor 3–0, Manacor–Betis Deportivo 1–0

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Paquito	24	Granada
Argimiro Márquez	22	Linense
Antonio Torres	14	Xerez
Segundo Ramos	13	Linense
Andrés Pizarro	13	Poblense

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Carlos Osma	24	38	0.63	Xerez
Juan Braojos	25	31	0.81	Linares
Tomás Cuenca	28	31	0.9	Alcoyano
José Luis Burgueña	35	38	0.92	Ceuta
José María Olivares	35	36	0.97	Alcalá