2012 Segunda División play-offs

The 2012 Segunda División play-offs took place in June 2012. The Segunda División promotion phase (known as Promoción de ascenso) was the second phase of 2011–12 Segunda División and was to determine the third team which promoted to 2012–13 La Liga. Teams placed between 3rd and 6th position (excluding reserve teams) took part in the promotion play-offs.

Regulations were similar that previous season:[1] fifth placed faced against the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faced against the third. In case of a tied eliminatory there were extra time, once finished it, this season introduced that there wouldn't be penalty shoot-out and the winner would be the best positioned team. [2] The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 6 June with the best positioned team playing at home the second leg was played on 10 June. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 13 June and the second leg on 16 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg.[1] Real Valladolid and AD Alcorcón played the final phase where Valladolid was winner and promoted to La Liga after two years of absence. Córdoba CF and Hércules CF were eliminated in semifinals.

Road to the play-offs

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
3 Valladolid 42 23 13 6 69 37+32 82 Promotion play-offs
4 Alcorcón 42 21 10 11 58 42+16 73
5 Hércules 42 22 6 14 62 43+19 72
6 Córdoba 42 20 11 11 52 43+9 71

Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Valladolid

Real Valladolid was the only team to be assured a spot in this phase several matchdays before, doing so on 16 May 2012. They were fighting together with Celta de Vigo for the second place to earn direct promotion, and eventually repeated the play-off appearance from the previous season.

An historical La Liga team, Valladolid made solid regular season (82 points), fighting with Celta for the remaining place for direct promotion. However, after a draw in the penultimate match against AD Alcorcón (which was also fighting for a play-off spot) they didn't depend by himself for direct promotion: Celta played last round against Córdoba CF, both only needed a draw, and drew 0–0 as their opponents were also favoured by that outcome; foreseeing this situation, Valladolid didn't try to opt for the second place and lost the last match 1–3 at home against CD Guadalajara.

Valladolid's last participation in La Liga was in 2009–10. Valladolid spent 40 seasons in the top division: from 1948–64 except 1958–59 and 1961–62, and from 1980–2004 except 1992–93, and lately from 2007–10. It ranked 14th in the all-time La Liga table (Racing de Santander surpassed it after 2011–12 La Liga). They were in the category since 2010–11.

Background at 2011–12 Segunda División:

Round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 30 41 42
Home/Away A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H
Result W W D L D W D D W W L W D W D D D W W D W W W L W L L W D W W W W W W D D W W W D L
Position
2
1
3
8
9
6
5
6
4
3
5
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3

Alcorcón

AD Alcorcón qualified to the playoffs in the last matchday (3 June 2012), like Hércules CF and Córdoba, after winning 1–0 away against CD Numancia.

Alcorcón was then a "modest team" that since its foundation in 1971 had spent in the lower leagues until 2010. They are well remembered for its achievement in 2009–10 season, when still in Segunda División B, it made worldwide headlines after defeated neighbours giants Real Madrid in Copa del Rey. Since then, it was popularized the expression "Alcorconazo" meaning this team makes a surprise against a successful rival. In that season they were champions in Segunda División B Group 2, and they played play-offs to promote to Segunda División. They were eliminated by Granada CF for winners phase and they entered to next phases and eliminated Pontevedra CF and Ontinyent CF.

Alcorcón had a regular 2011–12, being placed in the quiet zone almost all season but winning several consecutive matches in the spring. In the 41st round, they made another "Alcorconazo" and drew 1–1 at Valladolid, which meant the opposition did not depend exclusively on itself in the last matchday for direct promotion.

Alcorcón had never been in La Liga. They were in the second division since last season, 2010–11.

Background at 2011–12 Segunda División:

Round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 30 41 42
Home/Away H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A A A H A H A H A H A H H A
Result L W D W W L D L W L W D L L W W D L D D D W D W W W L W L W W W W W D W L W L W D W
Position
16
9
11
7
3
8
7
10
8
11
10
11
12
14
12
8
9
11
10
11
11
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4

Hércules

Hércules qualified to this phase in the last matchday (3 June 2012) like Alcorcón and Córdoba, after a necessary win (2–1) at SD Huesca (UD Almería could qualify instead if Hércules didn't win), and sought to promote immediately after being relegated from La Liga.

The team's early season was a spectacular one, gathering 28 points out of 33 in the first eleven matches, and leading for ten rounds during the 2011 autumn. Since November, however, it started to combine wins and losses, remaining however in the play-off zone until the end of league.

Hércules' last participation in La Liga was in last season (2010–11), having spent 20 seasons in La Liga: period 1935–42 (no football between 1936–39 due to the Spanish Civil War), 1945–46, from 1954–56, 1966–67, from 1974–82, 1984–85, 1996–97 and 2010–11. Hércules was 22nd in the all-time La Liga table, 13 points over long-standing rival and neighbours Elche CF. They were in Segunda División only since this related season.

Background at 2011–12 Segunda División:

Round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 30 41 42
Home/Away H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A
Result W W L W D W W W W W W L L W L D D L W L W L W L L W W L W L L W W W W D D L L W D W
Position
4
4
7
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5

Córdoba

Córdoba qualified to this stage in the last matchday (3 June 2012), as Hércules and Alcorcón, after a 0–0 away draw against Celta de Vigo which was heavily criticised by Real Valladolid.[3]

At time, an historical second division outfit, the Andalusia side's last top level participation was 40 years ago – in which it managed to defeat FC Barcelona and draw against Real Madrid at El Arcángel – and it finished fifth in the main category in 1964–65. It had a short spell in the third level in the 2000s, returning in 2007 after defeating Pontevedra CF and SD Huesca.

Córdoba had a regular 2011–12 season, being in the play-off area for some matches, and fighting last mid with neighbouring Almería for the final sixth-place, eventually succeeding.

Córdoba's last participation in La Liga was in 1971–72. The club spent a further seven seasons in the main category, from 1962–69. It ranked 38th in the all-time La Liga table (being surpassed by Levante UD at the end of 2011–12's top division). They were in Segunda División since 2007–08.

Background at 2011–12 Segunda División:

Round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 30 41 42
Home/Away H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A A H H A
Result D L W W W W D D L W L D W W L W D D W L D W L W L W W W D L W L D L W D W W L W W D
Position
10
16
13
10
6
4
4
4
7
5
9
10
7
4
6
4
5
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
4
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6

Promotion play-offs

  Semi-finals Final
                         
5  Hércules 1 0 1  
4  Alcorcón (a) 1 0 1  
    4  Alcorcón 0 1 1
  3  Valladolid 1 1 2
6  Córdoba 0 0 0
3  Valladolid 0 3 3  

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hércules 1–1 (a) Alcorcón 1–1 0–0
Córdoba 0–3 Valladolid 0–0 0–3

First leg

6 June 2012
20:00 CEST
Hércules 1 – 1 Alcorcón
A. Sardinero  57' Report
Live TV:
Gol T / C+ Liga		 Ángel  1'
Rico Pérez, Alicante
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz (La Rioja)
HÉRCULES:
GK 1 Spain Juan Carlos
DF 23Spain Anaitz Arbilla
DF 5 Spain Samuel Llorca  73'
DF 20Spain Pepe Mora
DF 16Spain Paco Peña
MF 6 Spain Alberto Escassi  44'
MF 24Portugal Tiago Gomes
MF 8 Spain Míchel
FW 21Spain Adrián Sardinero  62'
FW 12Brazil Gilvan Gomes  75'
FW 7 Spain Urko Vera  46'
Substitutions:
GK 25Spain Ismael Falcón
DF 4 Spain Sergio Díaz
MF 17Spain Carlos Calvo  62'
MF 19Spain Diego Rivas
MF 22Spain Felipe Sanchón  75'
FW 10Spain Tote
FW 9 Spain David Aganzo  65'  46'
Manager:
Spain Juan Carlos Mandiá Red card 57'
ALCORCÓN:
GK 1 Spain Manu Herrera  55'
DF 24Spain Nagore
DF 6 France Jean-Sylvain Babin
DF 16Spain Agus
DF 23Spain Ángel Sánchez
MF 10Spain Sergio Mora
MF 8 Spain Rubén Sanz
MF 20Spain Fernando Sales  80'
MF 11Spain Francisco Montañés
FW 22Spain Borja Pérez  76'
FW 14Spain Quini  60'
Substitutions:
GK 13Spain Raúl Moreno
DF 21Spain Manuel Rueda
DF 2 Spain Carlos Expósito
MF 4 Spain Abraham
FW 18Spain David Miguélez  76'
FW 9 Spain Oriol Riera  89'  60'
FW 19Spain Saúl Berjón  80'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Anquela

Assistant referees:
Íñigo Retegui Lamolla (La Rioja)
Enrique Rodríguez Sánchez (Castile-La Mancha)
Fourth official:
Juan Manuel López Amaya (Andalucía)

6 June 2012
22:00 CEST
Córdoba 0 – 0 Valladolid
Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1
Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba
Attendance: 11,773
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
CÓRDOBA:
GK 1 Spain Alberto García
DF 17Spain José Fernández
DF 4 Spain Gaspar  70'
DF 15Spain Ximo Navarro  70'
DF 16Argentina Sebastián Dubarbier  77'
MF 14Spain López Garai
MF 10Spain Borja García
MF 21Spain Carlos Caballero  10'  67'
MF 19Spain López Silva
FW 11Brazil Charles  82'
FW 7 Spain Pepe Díaz
Substitutions:
GK 13Bolivia Carlos Arias
DF 3 Spain Juan Fuentes  67'
DF 25Spain Miguel Ángel Tena
MF 29Spain Fede Vico  77'
MF 20Spain Alberto Aguilar
FW 24Spain Airam López
FW 9 Spain Javier Patiño  82'
Manager:
Spain Paco Jémez
VALLADOLID:
GK 1 Spain Jaime  83'
DF 24Spain Mikel Balenziaga
DF 6 Spain Jesús Rueda
DF 4 Spain Marc Valiente
DF 17Spain Carlos Peña
MF 16Tunisia Mehdi Nafti  73'
MF 22Spain Víctor Pérez  37'
MF 7 Spain Nauzet Alemán
MF 10Spain Óscar González  23'  90'
MF 21Spain Sisi  80'
FW 9 Spain Javi Guerra  87'
Substitutions:
GK 13Venezuela Dani Hernández  83'
DF 5 Spain Juanito
DF 8 Spain Javier Baraja
MF 14Spain Jorge Alonso
MF 3 Spain Marquitos
MF 11Spain Jofre Mateu  80'
FW 15Spain Alberto Bueno  90'
Manager:
Serbia Miroslav Đukić

Assistant referees:
Francisco Javier Garcia Sabuco (Navarre)
David Maldonado Urbina (Community of Madrid)
Fourth official:
David Jiménez Moreno (Castile-La Mancha)

Second leg

10 June 2012
20:00 CEST
Valladolid 3 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.) 		Córdoba
Óscar  50'
Javi Guerra  64'
Jofre  86'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1
Nuevo José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Attendance: 18,064
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)
VALLADOLID:
GK 13Venezuela Dani Hernández
DF 24Spain Mikel Balenziaga
DF 6 Spain Jesús Rueda  25'
DF 4 Spain Marc Valiente
DF 17Spain Carlos Peña
MF 16Tunisia Mehdi Nafti
MF 22Spain Víctor Pérez
MF 7 Spain Nauzet Alemán  71'
MF 10Spain Óscar González  52'
MF 21Spain Sisi  65'
FW 9 Spain Javi Guerra  74'
Substitutions:
GK 26Spain Jon Villanueva
DF 5 Spain Juanito
DF 8 Spain Javier Baraja  84'  74'
MF 14Spain Jorge Alonso
MF 3 Spain Marquitos
MF 11Spain Jofre Mateu  88'  71'
FW 15Spain Alberto Bueno  52'
Manager:
Serbia Miroslav Đukić
CÓRDOBA:
GK 1 Spain Alberto García  88'
DF 17Spain José Fernández
DF 4 Spain Gaspar  4'  66'
DF 15Spain Ximo Navarro
DF 16Argentina Sebastián Dubarbier  89'
MF 14Spain López Garai  88'
MF 10Spain Borja García
MF 21Spain Carlos Caballero  72'
MF 19Spain López Silva
FW 11Brazil Charles
FW 7 Spain Pepe Díaz  76'
Substitutions:
GK 13Bolivia Carlos Arias
DF 3 Spain Juan Fuentes
DF 25Spain Miguel Ángel Tena
MF 29Spain Fede Vico  72'
MF 20Spain Alberto Aguilar
MF 28Spain Javi Hervás  76'
FW 9 Spain Javier Patiño  66'
Manager:
Spain Paco Jémez

Assistant referees:
Ramón García Salas (Catalonia)
Jorge Bueno Mateo (Aragon)
Fourth official:
Luis Miguel Vallejo Aznar (Aragon)

10 June 2012
22:00 CEST
Alcorcón 0 – 0
(1a – 1 agg.) 		Hércules
Report
Live TV:
Gol T / C+ Liga
Santo Domingo, Alcorcón (Madrid)
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)
ALCORCÓN:
GK 1 Spain Manu Herrera  56'
DF 24Spain Nagore
DF 6 France Jean-Sylvain Babin  52'
DF 16Spain Agus
DF 23Spain Ángel Sánchez  84'
MF 10Spain Sergio Mora  89'
MF 8 Spain Rubén Sanz
MF 20Spain Fernando Sales  70'
MF 11Spain Francisco Montañés
FW 22Spain Borja Pérez
FW 14Spain Quini  61'
Substitutions:
GK 13Spain Raúl Moreno
DF 21Spain Manuel Rueda  52'
DF 2 Spain Carlos Expósito
MF 4 Spain Abraham
FW 18Spain David Miguélez
FW 9 Spain Oriol Riera  61'
FW 19Spain Saúl Berjón  83'  70'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Anquela
HÉRCULES:
GK 1 Spain Juan Carlos
DF 23Spain Anaitz Arbilla  89'
DF 5 Spain Samuel Llorca
DF 20Spain Pepe Mora  76'
DF 16Spain Paco Peña  34'
MF 14Spain Abel Aguilar  89'
MF 24Portugal Tiago Gomes  64'
MF 8 Spain Míchel
FW 21Spain Adrián Sardinero  64'
FW 12Brazil Gilvan Gomes  44'
FW 9 Spain David Aganzo Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 67', 89'
Substitutions:
GK 25Spain Ismael Falcón
DF 4 Spain Sergio Díaz
MF 17Spain Carlos Calvo  64'
MF 22Spain Felipe Sanchón
MF 6 Spain Alberto Escassi
FW 10Spain Tote  64'
FW 7 Spain Urko Vera  76'
Manager:
Spain Juan Carlos Mandiá (banned)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Orellana Benítez (Catalonia)
Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (Extremadura)
Fourth official:
Andrés Manuel Ceballos Silva (Extremadura)

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alcorcón 1–2 Valladolid 0–1 1–1

First leg

13 June 2012
21:00 CEST
Alcorcón 0 – 1 Valladolid
Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1
Gol T / C+ Liga		 Javi Guerra  29'
Santo Domingo, Alcorcón (Madrid)
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)
ALCORCÓN:
GK 1 Spain Manu Herrera
DF 24Spain Nagore  2'  59'
DF 21Spain Manuel Rueda  66'
DF 16Spain Agus
DF 3 Spain Diego Bermúdez  62'
MF 10Spain Sergio Mora
MF 8 Spain Rubén Sanz
MF 20Spain Fernando Sales
MF 11Spain Francisco Montañés
FW 22Spain Borja Pérez  57'
FW 14Spain Quini  59'
Substitutions:
GK 13Spain Raúl Moreno
DF 2 Spain Carlos Expósito
DF 5 Spain Javi Hernández
MF 4 Spain Abraham
FW 18Spain David Miguélez  57'
FW 9 Spain Oriol Riera  59'
FW 19Spain Saúl Berjón  59'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Anquela
VALLADOLID:
GK 13Venezuela Dani Hernández
DF 24Spain Mikel Balenziaga  85'
DF 6 Spain Jesús Rueda
DF 4 Spain Marc Valiente
DF 17Spain Carlos Peña  52'
MF 16Tunisia Mehdi Nafti
MF 22Spain Víctor Pérez
MF 7 Spain Nauzet Alemán  75'
MF 10Spain Óscar González  65'
MF 21Spain Sisi
FW 9 Spain Javi Guerra  88'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Spain Jaime
DF 5 Spain Juanito
DF 8 Spain Javier Baraja  89'  65'
MF 3 Spain Marquitos
MF 11Spain Jofre Mateu  75'
FW 15Spain Alberto Bueno
FW 25Angola Manucho  88'
Manager:
Serbia Miroslav Đukić

Assistant referees:
David Canales Cerdà (Valencian Community)
Sergio Chinchilla Ortega (Valencian Community)
Fourth official:
Carlos Alberto Carbonell Hernández (Valencian Community)

Second leg

16 June 2012
21:00 CEST
Valladolid 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.) 		Alcorcón
Guerra  52' Report
Live TV:
Canal+ 1
Gol T / C+ Liga		 Sales  44'
Nuevo José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: José Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)
VALLADOLID:
GK 13Venezuela Dani Hernández
DF 24Spain Mikel Balenziaga
DF 6 Spain Jesús Rueda
DF 4 Spain Marc Valiente
DF 17Spain Carlos Peña
MF 16Tunisia Mehdi Nafti  59'
MF 22Spain Víctor Pérez
MF 7 Spain Nauzet Alemán
MF 10Spain Óscar González
MF 21Spain Sisi  87'
FW 9 Spain Javi Guerra  64'
Substitutions:
GK 26Spain Jon Villanueva
DF 5 Spain Juanito
DF 8 Spain Javier Baraja  89'  85'
MF 18Spain Álvaro Rubio  59'  85'
MF 11Spain Jofre Mateu  87'
FW 15Spain Alberto Bueno
FW 25Angola Manucho
Manager:
Serbia Miroslav Đukić
ALCORCÓN:
GK 1 Spain Manu Herrera
DF 24Spain Nagore
DF 21Spain Manuel Rueda  16'
DF 16Spain Agus  34'
DF 23Spain Ángel Sánchez  79'
MF 10Spain Sergio Mora  72'
MF 4 Spain Abraham
MF 8 Spain Rubén Sanz
MF 20Spain Fernando Sales  67'
MF 11Spain Francisco Montañés
FW 9 Spain Oriol Riera  34'
Substitutions:
GK 13Spain Raúl Moreno
DF 2 Spain Carlos Expósito
DF 5 Spain Javi Hernández
FW 18Spain David Miguélez  79'
FW 19Spain Saúl Berjón  67'
FW 22Spain Borja Pérez
FW 14Spain Quini  72'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Anquela

Assistant referees:
Manuel Aboy Rivas (Las Palmas)  3'
José Enrique Naranjo Pérez (Las Palmas)
Fourth official:
Pablo González Fuertes (Asturias)  3'


Promoted to La Liga
Valladolid
(2 years later)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "RFEF Circular 5" (in Spanish). RFEF. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "'Playoff' sin tanda de penaltis" [Playoffs without penalty shootouts] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Đukić: "Estamos ahorrando mucho dinero al Celta"" [Đukić: "We are saving a lot of money to Celta"] (in Spanish). As. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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