2009–10 Tercera División

Football league season

The 2009–10 Tercera División was the fourth tier of football in Spain. Play started on 29 August 2009 and ended on 20 June 2010 with the promotion play-off finals.

Overview

There were 362 clubs competing in Tercera División (Third division) in the 2009–10 season, divided into 18 regional groups, accommodating between 20 and 22 clubs.

The following clubs finished as champions of their respective groups

• Grupo I (Galicia) - Deportivo B
• Grupo II (Asturias) - Caudal
• Grupo III (Cantabria) - Noja
• Grupo IV (País Vasco) - Real Sociedad B
• Grupo V (Cataluña) - L'Hospitalet
• Grupo VI (Comunidad Valenciana) - Gandía
• Grupo VII (Comunidad de Madrid) - Rayo B
• Grupo VIII (Castilla & León) - Burgos
• Grupo IX (Andalucía Oriental (Almería, Granada, Jaén & Málaga) & Melilla) - At. Mancha Real
• Grupo X (Andalucía Occidental (Cádiz, Córdoba, Huelva & Sevilla) & Ceuta) - Alcalá
• Grupo XI (Islas Baleares) - Atlético Baleares
• Grupo XII (Canarias) - Corralejo
• Grupo XIII (Región de Murcia) - Jumilla
• Grupo XIV (Extremadura) - Badajoz
• Grupo XV (Navarra) - Tudelano
• Grupo XVI (La Rioja) - Oyonesa
• Grupo XVII (Aragón) - Teruel
• Grupo XVIII (Castilla-La Mancha) - La Roda

The 18 group champion clubs participated in the Group winners promotion play-off and the losers from these 9 play-off ties then proceeded to the Non-champions promotion play-off with clubs finishing second third and fourth.

League standings

Group I - Galicia

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(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Team withdrawn from the competition and consequently dissolved

Group II - Asturias

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group III - Cantabria

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(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Due to the relegation of Racing B, from Segunda División B to this group, Selaya was forced to relegate to Primera Regional.

Group IV - Basque Country

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group V - Catalonia

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Cassà resigned from Tercera División at the end of the season and thus relegated to Preferente, so Premià was re-admitted to Tercera División.
2. Benavent fused with Ascó after the end of the season

Group VI - Valencian Community

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group VII - Community of Madrid

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Galáctico Pegaso was docked 3 points due to their players' strike against S.S. Reyes

Group VIII - Castilla and León

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(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Group IX - Eastern Andalusia and Melilla

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(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Almería B promoted to Segunda División B due to paying the 700,000€ debt which led to Atlético Ciudad's administrative dissolution.
2. Santa Fe resigned from Tercera División at the end of the season and thus relegated to Preferente.
3. Team withdrawn from the competition and consequently dissolved
4. Team withdrawn from the competition and consequently relegated to Primera Andaluza

Group X - Western Andalusia and Ceuta

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group XI - Balearic Islands

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group XII - Canary Islands

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(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Castillo resigned from Tercera División after the end of the season and thus relegated to Preferente
2. Team withdrawn from the competition and consequently dissolved

Group XIII - Region of Murcia

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Jumilla promoted to Segunda División B due to Murcia B's forced relegation to Tercera División.

Group XIV - Extremadura

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group XV - Navarra

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group XVI - La Rioja

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(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Group XVII - Aragón

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(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group XVIII - Castilla-La Mancha

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(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Talavera was dissolved after the end of the season, so Tomelloso was re-admitted to Tercera División.

Promotion play-offs

Group winners promotion play-off

Promoted to Segunda División B: Deportivo B, Gandía, Atlético Baleares, Alcalá, Real Sociedad B, Teruel, Badajoz, Caudal and Rayo B.

Non-champions promotion play-off

Promoted to Segunda División B: Getafe B, Yeclano, Coruxo, Santboià, La Muela, Alzira, Peña Sport, Extremadura and L'Hospitalet.

Notes

External links

• Real Federación Española de Fútbol
• Futbolme.com
• Lapreferente.com