1987–88 Segunda División B

The 1987–88 Segunda División B season was the 11th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 29 August 1987, and the season ended in 22 May 1988.

Segunda División B

Season	1987–88
Champions	Alzira Eibar Mollerussa Salamanca
Promoted	Alzira Eibar Mollerussa Salamanca
Relegated	Benidorm Cacereño Caudal Cieza Conquense Constància Daimiel Gimnástica Girona Júpiter Laredo Las Palmas Atlético Mirandés Parla Rayo Cantabria Ronda Valencia Mestalla
Matches played	1,520
Goals scored	3,630 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorer	Xavier Escaich (25 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Ángel Lozano (0.48 goals/match)
Biggest home win	Ávila 10–0 Daimiel (13 March 1988)
Biggest away win	Daimiel 0–8 Getafe (1 May 1988)
Highest scoring	Daimiel 2–9 Plasencia (3 April 1988)
Longest winning run	12 matches Salamanca
Longest unbeaten run	28 matches Eibar
Longest winless run	31 matches Daimiel
Longest losing run	15 matches Daimiel
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

Overview before the season

80 teams joined the league, including 63 promoted from the 1986–87 Tercera División after the expansion to four groups. No teams were relegated from the 1986–87 Segunda División. The composition of the groups was determined by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, attending to geographical criteria.

Group 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Eibar	38	26	7	5	68	21	+47	59	Promotion to Segunda División
2	Avilés	38	22	9	7	60	28	+32	53
3	Ourense	38	17	14	7	42	25	+17	48
4	Ponferradina	38	19	7	12	64	44	+20	45
5	Pontevedra	38	16	11	11	52	34	+18	43
6	Baskonia	38	15	12	11	44	34	+10	42
7	Lemona	38	14	13	11	33	31	+2	41
8	Cultural Durango	38	17	6	15	33	37	−4	40[lower-alpha 1]
9	Lugo	38	14	12	12	36	38	−2	40[lower-alpha 1]
10	As Pontes	38	17	5	16	40	42	−2	39
11	Bergantiños	38	14	9	15	39	41	−2	37[lower-alpha 2]
12	Lalín	38	12	13	13	39	43	−4	37[lower-alpha 2]
13	Langreo	38	14	8	16	47	43	+4	36
14	Cultural Leonesa	38	14	7	17	42	53	−11	35
15	Arosa	38	11	12	15	38	48	−10	34
16	Arenteiro	38	11	10	17	40	48	−8	32
17	Laredo	38	9	11	18	41	58	−17	29	Relegation to Tercera División
18	Caudal	38	9	10	19	35	51	−16	28
19	Rayo Cantabria	38	7	9	22	32	60	−28	23
20	Gimnástica Torrelavega	38	4	11	23	16	62	−46	19

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. Durango finished ahead of Lugo on head-to-head goal difference: Lugo–Durango 0–2, Durango–Lugo 0–1
2. Bergantiños finished ahead of Lalín on head-to-head points: Bergantiños–Lalín 3–1, Lalín–Bergantiños 0–1

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
José Antonio Velázquez	21	Avilés
Juan Carlos González	16	Langreo
Juan Carlos Gómez de Segura	15	Eibar
Joaquín Alonso	15	Avilés
Paquito	15	Ponferradina

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Fermín Hortas	21	32	0.66	Ourense
Camuel	21	29	0.72	Avilés
Eugenio Lozano	25	30	0.83	Lemona
Javier Elola	31	36	0.86	Durango
Juan Antonio Tinoko	34	38	0.89	Baskonia

Group 2

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mollerussa	38	20	12	6	57	32	+25	52[lower-alpha 1]	Promotion to Segunda División
2	Deportivo Aragón	38	23	6	9	69	44	+25	52[lower-alpha 1]
3	Terrassa	38	15	16	7	52	39	+13	46[lower-alpha 2]
4	Andorra	38	18	10	10	54	38	+16	46[lower-alpha 2]
5	L'Hospitalet	38	17	11	10	52	35	+17	45
6	San Sebastián	38	13	16	9	61	39	+22	42
7	Arnedo	38	14	12	12	45	52	−7	40
8	Gimnàstic	38	13	13	12	57	42	+15	39
9	Barcelona Aficionados	38	14	9	15	60	57	+3	37
10	Fraga	38	11	14	13	39	57	−18	36[lower-alpha 3]
11	Osasuna Promesas	38	13	10	15	52	48	+4	36[lower-alpha 3]
12	Atlético Baleares	38	13	9	16	42	46	−4	35[lower-alpha 4]
13	FC Andorra	38	11	13	14	47	44	+3	35[lower-alpha 4]
14	Sporting Mahonés	38	12	11	15	39	52	−13	35[lower-alpha 4]
15	Poblense	38	10	14	14	46	55	−9	34
16	Serverense	38	10	13	15	35	55	−20	33
17	Constància	38	13	6	19	40	54	−14	32	Relegation to Tercera División
18	Mirandés	38	12	7	19	49	68	−19	31
19	Girona	38	8	14	16	50	56	−6	30
20	Júpiter	38	7	10	21	32	65	−33	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. Mollerussa finished ahead of Deportivo Aragón on head-to-head goal difference: Deportivo Aragón–Mollerussa 2–1, Mollerussa–Deportivo Aragón 2–0
2. Terrassa finished ahead of Andorra on head-to-head points: Terrassa–Andorra 1–0, Andorra–Terrassa 1–1
3. Fraga finished ahead of Osasuna B on head-to-head points: Fraga–Osasuna B 1–0, Osasuna B–Fraga 0–1
4. Atlético Baleares finished ahead of FC Andorra and Sporting Mahonés on head-to-head goal difference

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Xavier Escaich	25	Gimnàstic
Jon Igoa	19	Real Sociedad B
Antonio Maya	17	L'Hospitalet
Joan Blanquera	17	Barcelona C
Martín Abad	16	Girona

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
José Luis Artigas	32	35	0.91	Andorra
José del Río	35	38	0.92	L'Hospitalet
Enric Coch	40	37	1.08	Gimnàstic
Laureano Echevarría	41	36	1.14	Deportivo Aragón
José Antonio Arévalo	40	35	1.14	FC Andorra

Group 3

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Salamanca	38	25	7	6	60	20	+40	57	Promotion to Segunda División
2	Badajoz	38	20	9	9	50	36	+14	49
3	Getafe	38	18	11	9	71	41	+30	47
4	Maspalomas	38	19	7	12	46	32	+14	45
5	Córdoba	38	15	13	10	47	37	+10	43
6	Linares	38	17	8	13	74	45	+29	42[lower-alpha 1]
7	Leganés	38	16	10	12	54	39	+15	42[lower-alpha 1]
8	Ávila	38	15	12	11	58	38	+20	42[lower-alpha 1]
9	Alcalá	38	14	14	10	45	47	−2	42[lower-alpha 1]
10	Telde	38	16	9	13	54	50	+4	41
11	Atlético Madrileño	38	12	15	11	51	37	+14	39
12	Sevilla Atlético	38	11	14	13	38	38	0	36
13	San Sebastián de los Reyes	38	11	13	14	33	42	−9	35
14	Betis Deportivo	38	13	8	17	55	43	+12	34[lower-alpha 2]
15	Atlético Sanluqueño	38	11	12	15	44	49	−5	34[lower-alpha 2]
16	Plasencia	38	10	13	15	38	43	−5	33[lower-alpha 3]
17	Las Palmas Atlético	38	10	13	15	32	49	−17	33[lower-alpha 3]	Relegation to Tercera División
18	Parla	38	9	10	19	29	70	−41	28
19	Cacereño	38	7	13	18	29	53	−24	27
20	Daimiel	38	2	7	29	19	118	−99	11

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. Linares finished ahead of Leganés, Ávila and Alcalá on head-to-head points: Linares 9 pts, Leganés 8 pts, Ávila 7 pts, Alcalá 3pts
2. Betis Deportivo finished ahead of Atlético Sanluqueño on head-to-head points: Betis Deportivo–Atlético Sanluqueño 1–0, Atlético Sanluqueño–Betis Deportivo 0–0
3. Plasencia finished ahead of Las Palmas Atlético on overall goal difference

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Juan Antonio Anquela	21	Linares
Antonio Rivera	20	Getafe
Carles	18	Linares
Totó	16	Córdoba
Vicky	15	Badajoz

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Ángel Lozano	14	29	0.48	Salamanca
Javi Jiménez	26	31	0.84	Ávila
Álvaro González	30	33	0.91	Maspalomas
José Luis Burgueña	29	30	0.97	Córdoba
Pedro Clavijo	36	37	0.97	Badajoz

Group 4

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Alzira	38	20	12	6	52	30	+22	52	Promotion to Segunda División
2	Villarreal	38	18	12	8	60	38	+22	48[lower-alpha 1]
3	Albacete	38	21	6	11	67	36	+31	48[lower-alpha 1]
4	Olímpic	38	21	6	11	54	36	+18	48[lower-alpha 1]
5	Ceuta	38	16	14	8	51	26	+25	46[lower-alpha 2]
6	Levante	38	19	8	11	57	45	+12	46[lower-alpha 2]
7	Melilla	38	14	12	12	39	31	+8	40[lower-alpha 3]
8	Gandía	38	14	12	12	58	43	+15	40[lower-alpha 3]
9	Marbella	38	16	8	14	34	30	+4	40[lower-alpha 3]
10	Alcoyano	38	14	9	15	48	46	+2	37[lower-alpha 4]
11	Linense	38	12	13	13	39	42	−3	37[lower-alpha 4]
12	Teruel	38	12	11	15	46	45	+1	35
13	Eldense	38	11	11	16	44	54	−10	33
14	Polideportivo Almería	38	10	12	16	37	53	−16	32[lower-alpha 5]
15	Lorca	38	8	16	14	29	39	−10	32[lower-alpha 5]
16	Mestalla	38	9	13	16	37	53	−16	31[lower-alpha 6]	Relegation to Tercera División
17	Ronda	38	11	9	18	37	56	−19	31[lower-alpha 6]
18	Benidorm	38	7	17	14	27	42	−15	31[lower-alpha 6]
19	Conquense	38	10	9	19	38	76	−38	29
20	Cieza	38	6	12	20	31	64	−33	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. Villarreal finished ahead of Albacete and Olímpic on head-to-head points: Villarreal 8 pts, Albacete 4 pts, Olímpic 0 pts
2. Ceuta finished ahead of Levante on head-to-head points: Ceuta–Levante 3–1, Levante–Ceuta 1–1
3. Melilla finished ahead of Gandía and Marbella on head-to-head points: Melilla 5 pts, Gandía 5 pts, Marbella 2 pts. Melilla finished ahead of Gandía on head-to-head goal difference: Gandía–Melilla 1–0, Melilla–Gandía 2–0
4. Alcoyano finished ahead of Linense on head-to-head points: Linense–Alcoyano 2–2, Alcoyano–Linense 1–0
5. Polideportivo Almería finished ahead of Lorca on head-to-head points: Lorca–Polideportivo Almería 0–1, Polideportivo Almería–Lorca 1–0
6. Valencia Mestalla finished ahead of Ronda and Benidorm on head-to-head points: Valencia Mestalla 6 pts, Ronda 4 pts, Benidorm 2 pts

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers	Goals	Team
Bernardo Cid	18	Conquense
Adriano García	17	Villarreal
Alberto Martín	17	Ceuta
Vicente Latorre	17	Levante
Carlos Pérez	17	Teruel

Top goalkeepers

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Ignacio Verdés	30	38	0.79	Alzira
Joaquín Cháfer	26	29	0.9	Olímpic
Pedro Muñoz	36	38	0.95	Albacete
Silvestre González	37	38	0.97	Villarreal
Juan Miguel San Román	37	38	0.97	Lorca