# 1946–47 Tercera División

The 1946–47 Tercera División was the 11th edition of the Spanish national third tier.

## Format

120 clubs in 12 geographic groups of 10 participated. The winner and runner up of each group (24 teams) progressed to the second phase (Fase Intermedia). In the second phase 3 groups of 8 teams were formed with each club playing home and away matches (14 matches each). The winners and runners up (6 teams) entered the Fase Final and played home and away against each other (10 matches each). The winner and runner up of the Fase Final were promoted to the Segunda División, and the third placed team played off in a promotion/relegation tie against the 12th placed team in the Segunda División.

## Regular season
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pontevedra | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 28 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Lucense | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 24 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Juvenil | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 21 | |
| 4 | Santiago | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Orensana | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 19 | |
| 6 | Lemos | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 19 | |
| 7 | Berbés | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Galicia Ferrol | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 14 | |
| 9 | Betanzos | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 58 | −44 | 7 | |
| 10 | Turista | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 4 | |
* ↑ deducted 4 points for "irregularities" in their away game at Berbés
* ↑ deducted 5 points for "irregularities" in their home game against Orensana

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F.N. Palencia | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 24 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Cult. Leonesa | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 24 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Gijonés | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 23 | |
| 4 | Juvencia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 20 | |
| 5 | Ponferradina | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 17 | |
| 6 | Avilés | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 17 | |
| 7 | La Felguera | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Caudal | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 16 | |
| 9 | Maestranza A. | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 13 | |
| 10 | Langreano | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 10 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arenas Guecho | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 30 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Indauchu | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 25 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Erandio | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Rayo Cantabria | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 18 | |
| 5 | Barreda | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Gim. Torrelavega | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 16 | |
| 7 | Cultural Durango | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 15 | |
| 8 | Guecho | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 14 | |
| 9 | Sestao | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 13 | |
| 10 | Santoña | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 12 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gim. Burgalesa | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 11 | +55 | 31 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Osasuna | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 28 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Logroñés | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 23 | |
| 4 | Maestranza A. Logroño | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 17 | |
| 5 | Real Unión | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6 | Villafranca | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 16 | |
| 7 | Dep. Alavés | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 16 | |
| 8 | Mirandés | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 14 | |
| 9 | Tolosa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 11 | |
| 10 | Izarra | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 70 | −43 | 7 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | At. Zaragoza | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 29 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Arenas Zaragoza | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 28 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Lérida | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 27 | |
| 4 | Numancia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Huesca | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Tudelano | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 14 | |
| 7 | Mequinenza | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 14 | |
| 8 | Escoriaza | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 14 | |
| 9 | Belchite | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 11 | |
| 10 | Tauste | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 42 | −32 | 7 | |
* ↑ docked 1 point

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Badalona | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 25 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Júpiter | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 20 | Second Phase |
| 3 | San Martín | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Gerona | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 20 | |
| 5 | Igualada | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 19 | |
| 6 | Sans | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 17 | |
| 7 | Granollers | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 16 | |
| 8 | Tortosa | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 15 | |
| 9 | Reus | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 14 | |
| 10 | Tarrasa | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 14 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Valladolid | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 30 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Salamanca | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 26 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Gim. Segoviana | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 25 | |
| 4 | Alas Valladolid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 22 | |
| 5 | Ávila | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 19 | |
| 6 | Cacereño | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 19 | |
| 7 | Talavera | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 15 | |
| 8 | At. Zamora | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 14 | |
| 9 | Plasencia | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 75 | −48 | 6 | |
| 10 | Béjar | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 104 | −82 | 4 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Albacete | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 27 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Tomelloso | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 25 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Toledo | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 24 | |
| 4 | Ferroviaria | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 19 | |
| 5 | Plus Ultra | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 19 | |
| 6 | Mediodía | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 18 | |
| 7 | Manchego | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 15 | |
| 8 | Gim. Alcázar | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 13 | |
| 9 | Conquense | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 11 | |
| 10 | Imperio M. | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 9 | |

### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Segarra | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 17 | +43 | 29 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Mestalla | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 28 | Second Phase |
| 3 | At. Baleares | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 27 | |
| 4 | Olímpico | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Constancia | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 16 | |
| 6 | Malvarrosa | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 15 | |
| 7 | Acero | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 13 | |
| 8 | Sueca | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 13 | |
| 9 | Carcagente | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 13 | |
| 10 | Saguntino | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 9 | |

### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Recreativo Huelva | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 31 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Ol. Jienense | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 28 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Badajoz | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 25 | |
| 4 | Coria | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 25 | |
| 5 | Egabrense | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 22 | |
| 6 | Electromecánicas | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 14 | |
| 7 | Emeritense | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 10 | |
| 8 | Calavera | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 10 | |
| 9 | Lucena | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 6 | |
| 10 | At. Linares | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 5 | |
* 1 2 docked 2 points each. Lucena failed to appear at Calavera. At. Linares failed to appear at Lucena.

### Group 11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alicante | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 29 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Elche | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 26 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Cartagena | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 22 | |
| 4 | Imperial | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 21 | |
| 5 | Orihuela | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Eldense | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Cieza | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 15 | |
| 8 | Crevillente | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 14 | |
| 9 | Almansa | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 9 | |
| 10 | Gim. Abad | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 60 | −37 | 9 | |
* ↑ docked 2 points after walking off the pitch in their match at Elche.

### Group 12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melilla | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 25 | Second Phase |
| 2 | Cádiz | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 24 | Second Phase |
| 3 | Ceuta | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 23 | |
| 4 | At. Tetuán | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 22 | |
| 5 | San Fernando | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Algeciras | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 16 | |
| 7 | Antequerano | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 14 | |
| 8 | Linense | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 14 | |
| 9 | Larache | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 13 | |
| 10 | Almería | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 12 | |

## Fase Intermedia (Second phase)
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Valladolid | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 15 | Final Phase |
| 2 | Salamanca | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 12 | Final Phase |
| 3 | Pontevedra | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 12 | |
| 4 | F.N. Palencia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 9 | |
| 5 | Tomelloso | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 7 | |
| 6 | Lucense | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 5 | |
| – | Albacete | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| – | Cultural Leonesa | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
Note: Albacete and Cultural Leonesa were removed from the competition after being found guilty of match-fixing.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Osasuna | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 20 | Final Phase |
| 2 | Badalona | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 19 | Final Phase |
| 3 | Gim. Burgalesa | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Arenas Zaragoza | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 17 | |
| 5 | At. Zaragoza | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Júpiter | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Indauchu | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 7 | |
| 8 | Arenas Guecho | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 6 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mestalla | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 16 | Final Phase |
| 2 | Melilla | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 16 | Final Phase |
| 3 | Elche | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 16 | |
| 4 | Segarra | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Cádiz | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 14 | |
| 6 | Ol. Jienense | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 12 | |
| 7 | Alicante | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 12 | |
| 8 | Recreativo Huelva | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 11 | |

## Fase Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Mestalla | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 12 | Promotion to the Segunda División |
| 2 | Badalona | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 12 | Promotion to the Segunda División |
| 3 | Valladolid | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 11 | Promotion/relegation playoff |
| 4 | Osasuna | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 9 | |
| 5 | Salamanca | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 8 | |
| 6 | Melilla | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 8 | |

### Promotion/relegation playoff

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Santander | 1 - 3 | Valladolid |
* Promotion to Segunda: Valladolid
* Relegation to Tercera: R. Santander