2020 Tercera División play-offs

The 2020 Tercera División play-offs to Segunda División B from Tercera División (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 2019–20 Tercera División to 2020–21 Segunda División B. The first four teams in each group took part in the play-off.

Format

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format was changed to an "express play-off" between the four first qualified teams of each group at the moment of the suspension, without meeting teams from other groups.[1]

Playoffs will be played, if possible, in a final four format at neutral venues and depending on the evolution of the pandemic in each region, with spectators or behind closed doors. In case of a draw in any game there will be no penalty shootout or overtime; the best-positioned team in the regular season will qualify.[2]

Only one team per group will be promoted. The group champions that will not win promotion in the first stage will play an additional playoff to be determined for two more promotions. All teams could have refused to play one another if they wanted. However, there were no withdrawals.[3]

Semifinals were played on 18 and 19 July, and most finals on 25 July.

Qualified teams

Group	Pos.	Team
1	1st	Compostela
2	1st	Lealtad
3	1st	Laredo
4	1st	Portugalete
5	1st	L'Hospitalet
6	1st	Alcoyano
7	1st	Navalcarnero
8	1st	Zamora
9	1st	Linares
10	1st	Betis Deportivo
11	1st	Poblense
12	1st	Marino
13	1st	Lorca Deportiva
14	1st	Villanovense
15	1st	Mutilvera
16	1st	SD Logroñés
17	1st	Tarazona
18	1st	Socuéllamos

Group	Pos.	Team
1	2nd	Ourense CF
2	2nd	Llanera
3	2nd	Gimnástica Torrelavega
4	2nd	Sestao River
5	2nd	Terrassa
6	2nd	Alzira
7	2nd	Unión Adarve
8	2nd	Gimnástica Segoviana
9	2nd	El Ejido
10	2nd	Ciudad de Lucena
11	2nd	Ibiza Islas Pitiusas
12	2nd	Tenisca
13	2nd	Atlético Pulpileño
14	2nd	Coria
15	2nd	San Juan
16	2nd	Varea
17	2nd	Teruel
18	2nd	Quintanar del Rey

Group	Pos.	Team
1	3rd	Arosa
2	3rd	Covadonga
3	3rd	Rayo Cantabria
4	3rd	Vitoria
5	3rd	Europa
6	3rd	Atzeneta
7	3rd	Alcorcón B
8	3rd	Arandina
9	3rd	Motril
10	3rd	Xerez Deportivo
11	3rd	Mallorca B
12	3rd	UD San Fernando
13	3rd	Mar Menor
14	3rd	Cacereño
15	3rd	Beti Kozkor
16	3rd	Casalarreina
17	3rd	Brea
18	3rd	Guadalajara

Group	Pos.	Team
1	4th	Barco
2	4th	Caudal
3	4th	Tropezón
4	4th	Basconia
5	4th	Sant Andreu
6	5th	Intercity
7	4th	Alcalá
8	4th	Numancia B
9	4th	Jaén
10	4th	Utrera
11	4th	Felanitx
12	4th	Tamaraceite
13	5th	Mazarrón
14	4th	Extremadura B
15	4th	Pamplona
16	4th	Arnedo
17	4th	Deportivo Aragón
18	4th	Toledo

Group 1 – Galicia

Playoffs will be played at Balaídos, Vigo.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Compostela	3
		25 July
Barco	1
		Compostela	1
19 July
		Ourense CF	1
Ourense CF	2

Arosa	1

Group 2 – Asturias

Playoffs will be played at Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés.[4]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Lealtad	0
		25 July
Caudal	1
		Caudal	0
19 July
		Covadonga	2
Llanera	2

Covadonga	3

Group 3 – Cantabria

Playoffs will be played at Fernando Astorbiza, Sarón, Santa María de Cayón.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Laredo	3
		25 July
Tropezón	1
		Laredo	2
19 July
		Gimnástica Torrelavega	0
Gimnástica Torrelavega	1

Rayo Cantabria	1

Group 4 – Basque Country

Playoffs will be played at Sarriena, Leioa. The final was postponed due to a COVID-19 positive case of a person related to a player of Portugalete.[5]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Portugalete	1
		8 August
Basconia	0
		Portugalete	1
19 July
		Sestao River	0
Sestao River	0

Vitoria	0

Group 5 – Catalonia

Playoffs will be played at Estadio Municipal, Badalona.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

L'Hospitalet	0
		25 July
Sant Andreu	0
		L'Hospitalet	1
19 July
		Terrassa	1
Terrassa	1

Europa	0

Group 6 – Valencian Community

Playoffs will be played at Estadio Luis Suñer Picó, Alzira; Estadio El Collao, Alcoy and Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucía.[6]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July – Alzira

Alcoyano	0
		25 July – La Nucía
Intercity	0
		Alcoyano	0
19 July – Alcoy
		Atzeneta	1
Alzira	1

Atzeneta	3

Group 7 – Community of Madrid

Playoffs will be played at Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas, Madrid.[7]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Navalcarnero	1
		25 July
Alcalá	1
		Navalcarnero	1
19 July
		Alcorcón B	1
Unión Adarve	1

Alcorcón B	3

Group 8 – Castile and León

Playoffs will be played at Estadio Nueva Balastera, Palencia.[8]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Zamora	2
		25 July
Numancia B	1
		Zamora	2
19 July
		Gimnástica Segoviana	1
Gimnástica Segoviana	0

Arandina	0

Group 9 – Eastern Andalusia and Melilla

Playoffs will be played at Estadio Municipal, Marbella.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Linares	0
		25 July
Jaén	1
		Jaén	1
19 July
		El Ejido	1
El Ejido	3

Motril	2

Group 10 – Western Andalusia and Ceuta

Playoffs will be played at Estadio Municipal, Marbella.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Betis Deportivo	3
		25 July
Utrera	1
		Betis Deportivo	4
19 July
		Ciudad de Lucena	1
Ciudad de Lucena	1

Xerez Deportivo	1

Group 11 – Balearic Islands

Playoffs will be played at Estadi Municipal, Santanyí.[9]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Poblense	1
		25 July
Felanitx	1
		Poblense	2
19 July
		Mallorca B	1
Ibiza Islas Pitiusas	0

Mallorca B	1

Group 12 – Canary Islands

Playoffs will be played at Campo Municipal, La Frontera.[10]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Marino	0
		25 July
Tamaraceite	1
		Tamaraceite	2
19 July
		UD San Fernando	1
Tenisca	0

UD San Fernando	4

Group 13 – Region of Murcia

Playoffs will be played at Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar.[11]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Lorca Deportiva	0
		25 July
Mazarrón	0
		Lorca Deportiva	1
19 July
		Atlético Pulpileño	1
Atlético Pulpileño	0

Mar Menor	0

Group 14 – Extremadura

Semifinals will be played at Estadio Romano, Mérida, while the final at Francisco de l Hera, Almendralejo.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Villanovense	2
		25 July
Extremadura B	0
		Villanovense	1
19 July
		Cacereño	1
Coria	0

Cacereño	1

Group 15 – Navarre

Playoffs will be played at Merkatondoa, Estella-Lizarra.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Mutilvera	0
		25 July
Pamplona	0
		Mutilvera	1
19 July
		Beti Kozkor	0
San Juan	2

Beti Kozkor	4

Group 16 – La Rioja

Playoffs will be played at Las Gaunas, Logroño.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

SD Logroñés	2
		25 July
Arnedo	0
		SD Logroñés	1
19 July
		Varea	1
Varea	1

Casalarreina	0

Group 17 – Aragon

Playoffs will be played at Estadio Pedro Sancho, Zaragoza.[12]

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Tarazona	1
		25 July
Deportivo Aragón	0
		Tarazona	3
19 July
		Brea	0
Teruel	1

Brea	2

Group 18 – Castilla–La Mancha

Playoffs will be played at Manuel Delgado Meco, Alcázar de San Juan.

Semi-finals		Final

18 July

Socuéllamos	1
		25 July
Toledo	0
		Socuéllamos	0
19 July
		Guadalajara	0
Quintanar del Rey	1

Guadalajara	2

Repechage

Group champions that did not promote after their stages were eligible to play a new playoff for the two last spots. After the suspension of the Basque Country final, the RFEF agreed to close the competition to four teams, excluding Portugalete in case of losing the final. The two matches will be drawn on 28 July.[13]

The two matches would be played at La Ciudad del Fútbol, in Las Rozas de Madrid, at 22:00 CEST. However, the whole repechage was suspended just two hours before the match between Lealtad and Alcoyano due to several positive cases at Marino squad.[14] On 10 August the RFEF granted the promotion of the four teams involved due to the limited availability of dates to play the matches.[15]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Lealtad	Cancelled	Alcoyano
Marino	Cancelled	Linares

Promoted teams

Promoted to Segunda División B
Alcoyano (One year later)	Atzeneta (First time ever)	Betis Deportivo (2 years later)	Compostela (4 years later)	Covadonga (First time ever)	El Ejido (One year later)	L'Hospitalet (3 years later)	Laredo (30 years later)	Lealtad (2 years later)	Lorca Deportiva (2 years later)	Linares (3 years later)
Marino (7 years later)	Mutilvera (3 years later)	Navalcarnero (One year later)	Poblense (31 years later)	Portugalete (4 years later)	SD Logroñés (6 years later)	Socuéllamos (3 years later)	Tamaraceite (First time ever)	Tarazona (First time ever)	Villanovense (One year later)	Zamora (5 years later)

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References

"La RFEF avanza a los clubes las líneas en las que trabaja para la disputa de los play-off que pondrán fin a la temporada" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 20 May 2020.
"Circular nº 66" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 12 May 2020.
"Pleno de inscripciones para los play-off de 2ªB, 3º, 1ª de Fútbol Sala y Primera Nacional femenina" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 4 June 2020.
"El Suárez Puerta albergará el playoff exprés" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 21 May 2020.
Aplazado el Portugalete-Sestao River por un caso de coronavirus (Portugalete-Sestao River postponed due to coronavirus case), El Mundo (in Spanish), 25 July 2020
"La Nucía acogerá final y Alzira y Alcoy semifinales de promoción sin público". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
"ALCALÁ DE HENARES | El playoff madrileño de Segunda B cambia de sede" (in Spanish). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
"La Nueva Balastera de Palencia acogerá el play off de ascenso a Segunda B". Cadena Ser (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
"Santanyí acogerá el playoff de ascenso a Segunda B". Mallorcadiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
"Frontera sede del play off de ascenso a Segunda B". El Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
"Pinatar Arena sí acogerá los play off regionales de ascenso a Segunda B y Tercera". Murcia Arena (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
"De Balaídos al Delgado Meco, todas las sedes de los playoff de ascenso a Segunda B". ABC.es (in Spanish). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
"El Lealtad conocerá mañana su rival para la repesca" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 27 July 2020.
"Se suspenden los partidos de la Fase Adicional de Ascenso de Tercera División" (in Spanish). RFEF. 1 August 2020.
"Suben a 2ªB los cuatro equipos que no pudieron disputar la fase adicional de ascenso de 3ª División". RFEF (in Spanish). 10 August 2020.

External links

Playoffs at Futbolme

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[1] "La RFEF avanza a los clubes las líneas en las que trabaja para la disputa de los play-off que pondrán fin a la temporada" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 20 May 2020.

[2] "Circular nº 66" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 12 May 2020.

[3] "Pleno de inscripciones para los play-off de 2ªB, 3º, 1ª de Fútbol Sala y Primera Nacional femenina" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 4 June 2020.

[4] "El Suárez Puerta albergará el playoff exprés" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 21 May 2020.

[caso-5] Aplazado el Portugalete-Sestao River por un caso de coronavirus (Portugalete-Sestao River postponed due to coronavirus case), El Mundo (in Spanish), 25 July 2020

[6] "La Nucía acogerá final y Alzira y Alcoy semifinales de promoción sin público". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[7] "ALCALÁ DE HENARES | El playoff madrileño de Segunda B cambia de sede" (in Spanish). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[8] "La Nueva Balastera de Palencia acogerá el play off de ascenso a Segunda B". Cadena Ser (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[9] "Santanyí acogerá el playoff de ascenso a Segunda B". Mallorcadiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[10] "Frontera sede del play off de ascenso a Segunda B". El Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[11] "Pinatar Arena sí acogerá los play off regionales de ascenso a Segunda B y Tercera". Murcia Arena (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[12] "De Balaídos al Delgado Meco, todas las sedes de los playoff de ascenso a Segunda B". ABC.es (in Spanish). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[13] "El Lealtad conocerá mañana su rival para la repesca" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 27 July 2020.

[14] "Se suspenden los partidos de la Fase Adicional de Ascenso de Tercera División" (in Spanish). RFEF. 1 August 2020.

[15] "Suben a 2ªB los cuatro equipos que no pudieron disputar la fase adicional de ascenso de 3ª División". RFEF (in Spanish). 10 August 2020.

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