# 2020–21 Segunda División

The 2020–21 Segunda División season, also known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, was the 90th since its establishment. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 31 May 2021.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 22 teams contested the league, including 15 sides retained from the 2019–20 season, three relegated from the 2019–20 La Liga, and four promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División B. This included the winners of the play-offs.

#### Teams promoted to La Liga

On 12 July 2020, Cádiz became the first team to be promoted to La Liga, ending a 14-year run in the lower divisions, seven of which were spent in Segunda División B, following Oviedo's 1−0 win against Zaragoza. The second team to earn promotion was Huesca after their 3−0 win against Numancia on 17 July 2020. This marked an immediate return to the La Liga. The final team to achieve promotion were play-off winners Elche after defeating Girona 1−0 on aggregate, they return to La Liga after a five-year absence, with one of those seasons spent in Segunda División B.

#### Teams relegated from La Liga

The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Espanyol. They were relegated on 8 July 2020, after a 1−0 loss against Barcelona in the Derbi Barceloní, after a 26-year stay in the top tier. The second team to be relegated were Mallorca, who were relegated on 16 July 2020 after a 1−2 home defeat against Granada, suffering an immediate return to the second division. The third and final relegated club were Leganés, after a 2−2 draw against Real Madrid on 19 July 2020, ending their four-year stay in La Liga.

#### Teams relegated to Segunda División B

The first team to be relegated from Segunda División were Racing Santander, after a 1−2 home loss against Elche on 4 July 2020, suffering an immediate return to the Segunda División B. The second team to be relegated were Extremadura, who were relegated on 4 July 2020 after trailing to Numancia 1−0 at home, ending a two-year stay in the second division. On 20 July 2020, the final round of the 2019–20 season, Numancia and Deportivo de La Coruña were relegated after Albacete won 1–0 away to Cádiz. This ended Deportivo's 39-year streak in professional football, spending 25 of those years in La Liga, and also ended Numancia's 23-year stay in professional football, spending 4 of those years in La Liga.

#### Teams promoted from Segunda División B

Following the play-offs, the first team to achieve promotion were UD Logroñés after defeating Castellón on penalties on 18 July 2020. They were set to play in the Segunda División for the first time in their history, and to bring back professional football to La Rioja 20 years after the relegation of former CD Logroñés. The second team to earn promotion were Cartagena on 19 July 2020 after beating Atlético Baleares on penalties as well, they return to Segunda after eight years. Sabadell and Castellón were the last teams to get promoted on 26 July 2020 after defeating Barcelona B and Cornellà in their respective playoff matches. Sabadell return to the division after a five-year absence whereas Castellón return after ten years.

### Stadiums and locations

Mallorca signed a sponsorship contract with Consell de Mallorca and other public entities for renaming their stadium as the Visit Mallorca Stadium.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albacete | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte | 17,524 |
| Alcorcón | Alcorcón | Santo Domingo | 5,100 |
| Almería | Almería | Juegos Mediterráneos | 15,000 |
| Cartagena | Cartagena | Cartagonova | 15,105 |
| Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia | 15,500 |
| Espanyol | Barcelona | RCDE Stadium | 40,000 |
| Fuenlabrada | Fuenlabrada | Fernando Torres | 5,400 |
| Girona | Girona | Montilivi | 11,200 |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria | 31,250 |
| Leganés | Leganés | Butarque | 12,450 |
| Lugo | Lugo | Anxo Carro | 7,070 |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
| Mallorca | Palma | Visit Mallorca Stadium | 24,262 |
| Mirandés | Miranda de Ebro | Anduva | 5,759 |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas | 14,708 |
| Ponferradina | Ponferrada | El Toralín | 8,400 |
| Sabadell | Sabadell | Nova Creu Alta | 11,908 |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón | 30,000 |
| Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
| UD Logroñés | Logroño | Las Gaunas | 16,000 |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 33,608 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
| Albacete | Francisco Noguerol (interim) | Tomeu Nadal | Hummel | Extrual |
| Alcorcón | Juan Antonio Anquela | Laure | Kappa | Kaizen Patrimonio |
| Almería | Rubi | Fernando | Puma | Arabian Centres |
| Cartagena | Luis Carrión | David Andújar | Adidas | Talasur Group |
| Castellón | Sergio Escobar | David Cubillas | Hummel | Bravoplaya |
| Espanyol | Vicente Moreno | David López | Kelme | Betway |
| Fuenlabrada | José Luis Oltra | Juanma Marrero | Joma | Deliave |
| Girona | Francisco | Álex Granell | Puma | |
| Las Palmas | Pepe Mel | Aythami Artiles | Hummel | Gran Canaria |
| Leganés | Asier Garitano | Unai Bustinza | Joma | Betway |
| Lugo | Rubén Albés | Carlos Pita | Kappa | Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
| Málaga | Sergio Pellicer | Ismael Casas | Nike | Tesesa |
| Mallorca | Luis García | Manolo Reina | Umbro | Betfred |
| Mirandés | José Alberto | Limones | Adidas | Miranda Empresas |
| Oviedo | José Ángel Ziganda | Bolaño | Adidas | Natural Mining Resources |
| Ponferradina | Bolo | Yuri | Adidas | Herrero Brigantina |
| Rayo Vallecano | Andoni Iraola | Óscar Trejo | Umbro | DIGI |
| Sabadell | Antonio Hidalgo | Ángel Martínez | Hummel | |
| Sporting Gijón | David Gallego | Carlos Carmona | Nike | Integra Energía |
| Tenerife | Luis Miguel Ramis | Suso | Hummel | Turismo Tenerife |
| UD Logroñés | Sergio Rodríguez | Iñaki Sáenz | Umbro | NaturHouse |
| Zaragoza | Juan Ignacio Martínez | Alberto Zapater | Adidas | Caravan Fragancias |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Leganés | Javier Aguirre | Mutual consent | 20 July 2020 | Pre-season | José Luis Martí | 3 August 2020 |
| Espanyol | Francisco Rufete | End of interim spell | 20 July 2020 | Pre-season | Vicente Moreno | 4 August 2020 |
| Tenerife | Rubén Baraja | End of contract | 21 July 2020 | Pre-season | Fran Fernández | 29 July 2020 |
| Sporting Gijón | Miroslav Đukić | End of contract | 21 July 2020 | Pre-season | David Gallego | 21 July 2020 |
| Alcorcón | Fran Fernández | End of contract | 21 July 2020 | Pre-season | Mere | 26 July 2020 |
| Mirandés | Andoni Iraola | End of contract | 21 July 2020 | Pre-season | José Alberto | 27 July 2020 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Paco Jémez | End of contract | 21 July 2020 | Pre-season | Andoni Iraola | 6 August 2020 |
| Mallorca | Vicente Moreno | Signed for Espanyol | 4 August 2020 | Pre-season | Luis García | 6 August 2020 |
| Zaragoza | Víctor Fernández | Resigned | 18 August 2020 | Pre-season | Rubén Baraja | 20 August 2020 |
| Lugo | Juanfran | Sacked | 11 October 2020 | 20th | Mehdi Nafti | 14 October 2020 |
| Albacete | Lucas Alcaraz | Sacked | 13 October 2020 | 21st | Aritz López Garai | 14 October 2020 |
| Alcorcón | Mere | Sacked | 9 November 2020 | 22nd | Juan Antonio Anquela | 9 November 2020 |
| Zaragoza | Rubén Baraja | Sacked | 9 November 2020 | 18th | Iván Martínez | 11 November 2020 |
| Tenerife | Fran Fernández | Sacked | 22 November 2020 | 17th | Luis Miguel Ramis | 24 November 2020 |
| Albacete | Aritz López Garai | Sacked | 6 December 2020 | 22nd | Alejandro Menéndez | 8 December 2020 |
| Zaragoza | Iván Martínez | Demoted to Deportivo Aragón | 13 December 2020 | 21st | Juan Ignacio Martínez | 14 December 2020 |
| Cartagena | Borja Jiménez | Sacked | 18 December 2020 | 16th | Pepe Aguilar | 22 December 2020 |
| Cartagena | Pepe Aguilar | Demoted to Cartagena B | 11 January 2021 | 18th | Luis Carrión | 12 January 2021 |
| Castellón | Óscar Cano | Mutual consent | 11 January 2021 | 21st | Juan Carlos Garrido | 12 January 2021 |
| Leganés | José Luis Martí | Sacked | 26 January 2021 | 6th | Asier Garitano | 27 January 2021 |
| Fuenlabrada | José Ramón Sandoval | Sacked | 2 February 2021 | 13th | José Luis Oltra | 3 February 2021 |
| Lugo | Mehdi Nafti | Sacked | 28 February 2021 | 15th | Luis César Sampedro | 2 March 2021 |
| Lugo | Luis César Sampedro | Sacked | 19 April 2021 | 20th | Rubén Albés | 20 April 2021 |
| Almería | José Gomes | Mutual consent | 27 April 2021 | 3rd | Rubi | 28 April 2021 |
| Albacete | Alejandro Menéndez | Sacked | 4 May 2021 | 22nd | Francisco Noguerol (interim) | 4 May 2021 |
| Castellón | Juan Carlos Garrido | Sacked | 21 May 2021 | 20th | Sergio Escobar | 22 May 2021 |

## League table
### Standings

At the end of the season, all three relegated teams in the previous season’s La Liga (Leganés, Mallorca and Espanyol) took the top three places in the league.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Espanyol (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 82 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Mallorca (P) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 82 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 3 | Leganés | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 73 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Almería | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 73 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Girona | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 71 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano (O, P) | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 65 | |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 | |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 56 | |
| 10 | Mirandés | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 54 | |
| 11 | Fuenlabrada | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 54 | |
| 12 | Málaga | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 53 | |
| 13 | Oviedo | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 52 | |
| 14 | Tenerife | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 52 | |
| 15 | Zaragoza | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 50 | |
| 16 | Cartagena | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 49 | |
| 17 | Alcorcón | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 48 | |
| 18 | Lugo | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 47 | |
| 19 | Sabadell (R) | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 46 | Relegation to Primera División RFEF |
| 20 | UD Logroñés (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 44 | Relegation to Primera División RFEF |
| 21 | Castellón (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 41 | Relegation to Primera División RFEF |
| 22 | Albacete (R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 38 | Relegation to Primera División RFEF |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Espanyol: 4, Mallorca: 1
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Leganés: 4, Almería: 1
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Mirandés: 6, Fuenlabrada: 0
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Oviedo: 4, Tenerife: 1

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | ALC | ALM | CAR | CAS | ESP | FUE | GIR | LPA | LEG | LUG | MGA | MLL | MIR | OVI | PON | RAY | SAB | SPO | TFE | LOG | ZAR |
| Albacete | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Alcorcón | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Almería | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Cartagena | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Castellón | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Espanyol | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Fuenlabrada | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Girona | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Las Palmas | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Leganés | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Lugo | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Málaga | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Mallorca | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Mirandés | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Oviedo | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Ponferradina | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Sabadell | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Sporting Gijón | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Tenerife | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| UD Logroñés | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Zaragoza | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded to Zaragoza after Alcorcón exceeded the number of players allowed from their reserve squad. The match originally ended 0–0.

### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Espanyol | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mallorca | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Leganés | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Almería | 12 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Girona | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Sporting Gijón | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Ponferradina | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Las Palmas | 17 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Mirandés | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Fuenlabrada | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Málaga | 21 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Oviedo | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Tenerife | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| Zaragoza | 15 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
| Cartagena | 9 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Alcorcón | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Lugo | 20 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Sabadell | 14 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| UD Logroñés | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Castellón | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Albacete | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
* Promotion to La Liga
* Qualification to promotion play-offs
* Relegation to Primera División RFEF

## Promotion play-offs

| Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Semi–finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Leganés | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Leganés | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 | Girona | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Girona | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Girona | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Almería | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Raúl de Tomás | Espanyol | 23 |
| 2 | Uroš Đurđević | Sporting Gijón | 22 |
| 3 | Umar Sadiq | Almería | 20 |
| 4 | Rubén Castro | Cartagena | 19 |
| 5 | Manu Barreiro | Lugo | 12 |
| 5 | José Corpas | Almería | 12 |
| 5 | Javi Puado | Espanyol | 12 |
| 8 | Sergio Araujo | Las Palmas | 11 |
| 8 | Stoichkov | Sabadell | 11 |
| 8 | Yuri | Ponferradina | 11 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Adri Embarba | Espanyol | 14 |
| 2 | Álvaro García | Rayo Vallecano | 9 |
| 3 | Marc Mateu | Castellón | 8 |
| 3 | Javi Puado | Espanyol | 8 |
| 5 | Pablo de Blasis | Cartagena | 7 |
| 5 | José Lazo | Almería | 7 |
| 7 | Pierre Cornud | Sabadell | 6 |
| 7 | Pedro Díaz | Sporting Gijón | 6 |
| 7 | Álex Gallar | Cartagena | 6 |
| 7 | Gerard Gumbau | Girona | 6 |
| 7 | Iván Martín | Mirandés | 6 |
| 7 | Sergio Ruiz | Las Palmas | 6 |

### Zamora Trophy

The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper MARCA to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper has to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals against | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Diego López | Espanyol | 25 | 40 | 0.63 |
| 2 | Diego Mariño | Sporting Gijón | 25 | 39 | 0.64 |
| 2 | Manolo Reina | Mallorca | 25 | 39 | 0.64 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos | Girona | 33 | 40 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Cristian Álvarez | Zaragoza | 32 | 37 | 0.86 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
| José Corpas | Almería | Fuenlabrada | 3–0 (H) | 24 October 2020 | 8 |
| Sekou Gassama | Fuenlabrada | Alcorcón | 3–0 (A) | 8 November 2020 | 11 |
| Umar Sadiq | Almería | Ponferradina | 3–1 (H) | 3 January 2021 | 20 |
| Uroš Đurđević | Sporting Gijón | UD Logroñés | 4–0 (A) | 6 February 2021 | 24 |
| Rober | Las Palmas | Lugo | 6–1 (H) | 1 April 2021 | 32 |
| Javi Puado | Espanyol | Las Palmas | 4–0 (H) | 24 April 2021 | 36 |

#### Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 17
** Edgar González (Oviedo)
* Most red cards: 4
** Pathé Ciss (Fuenlabrada)

#### Team

* Most yellow cards: 117
** Almería
* Most red cards: 12
** Girona
* Fewest yellow cards: 70
** Alcorcón
* Fewest red cards: 1
** Mirandés

## Awards
### Monthly

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference |
| September | Uroš Đurđević | Sporting Gijón | |
| October | Manolo Reina | Mallorca | |
| November | Leonardo Acevedo | UD Logroñés | |
| December | Raúl de Tomás | Espanyol | |
| January | Umar Sadiq | Almería | |
| February | Rubén Pardo | Leganés | |
| March | Adri Embarba | Espanyol | |
| April | Javi Puado | Espanyol | |
| May | Abdón | Mallorca | |

## Number of teams by region

| Position | Region | Number | Teams |
| 1 | Community of Madrid | 4 | Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Leganés, Rayo Vallecano |
| 2 | Catalonia | 3 | Espanyol, Girona, Sabadell |
| 3 | Andalusia | 2 | Almería, Málaga |
| 3 | Asturias | 2 | Oviedo, Sporting Gijón |
| 3 | Canary Islands | 2 | Las Palmas, Tenerife |
| 3 | Castile and León | 2 | Mirandés, Ponferradina |
| 7 | Aragon | 1 | Zaragoza |
| 7 | Balearic Islands | 1 | Mallorca |
| 7 | Castile-La Mancha | 1 | Albacete |
| 7 | Galicia | 1 | Lugo |
| 7 | La Rioja | 1 | UD Logroñés |
| 7 | Murcia | 1 | Cartagena |
| 7 | Valencian Community | 1 | Castellón |