# 1998 Tercera División play-offs

The 1998 Tercera División play-offs to Segunda División B from Tercera División (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 1997–98 Tercera División to 1998–99 Segunda División B. The first four teams in each group (excluding reserve teams) took part in the play-off.

## Format

The 68 participating teams were divided into 5 series each made up of 4 groups in the category, with the exception of Series E , which was only formed by Group XII . Each series was divided into 4 groups formed by a 1st, a 2nd, a 3rd and a 4th classified from each group, which played a double-round playoff. Each victory was equivalent to 3 points, the tie to 1 point and the defeat to 0 points. The champion of each group obtained the promotion to Second Division B.
The distribution of each series was as follows:
| Series A: Group I – Galicia Group II – Asturias Group VII – Community of Madrid Group VIII – Castile and León | Series B: Group III – Cantabria Group IV – Basque Country Group XV – La Rioja and Navarre Group XVI – Aragon | Series C: Group V – Catalonia Group VI – Valencian Community Group XI – Balearic Islands Gruoup XIII – Region of Murcia | Series D: Group IX – Eastern Andalusia and Melilla Group X – Western Andalusia and Ceuta Group XIV – Extremadura Group XVII – Castilla–La Mancha | Series E: Group XII – Canary Islands |

## Teams for 1997–98 play-offs

| Group I – Galicia | Group II – Asturias | Group III – Cantabria | Group IV – Basque Country | Group V – Catalonia |
| 1st SD Compostela B | 1st CD Lealtad | 1st CD Tropezón | 1st CD Basconia | 1st FC Barcelona C |
| 2nd CD Lalín | 2nd AD Universidad de Oviedo | 2nd SD Noja | 2nd Zalla UC | 2nd Palamós CF |
| 3rd RC Celta de Vigo B | 3rd Navia CF | 3rd UM Escobedo | 3rd Real Sociedad B | 3rd CE Mataró |
| 4th Betanzos CF | 4th Club Siero | 4th Castro FC | 4th SD Amorebieta | 4th CD Tortosa |
| Group VI – Valencian Community | Group VII – Community of Madrid | Group VIII – Castile and León | Group IX – E. Andalusia and Melilla | Group X – W. Andalusia and Ceuta |
| 1st CD Eldense | 1st Aranjuez CF | 1st CF Palencia Cristo Olímpico | 1st CD Linares | 1st AD Ceuta |
| 2nd Benidorm CD | 2nd CD Móstoles | 2nd SD Gimnástica Segoviana | 2nd CP Ejido | 2nd CD San Fernando |
| 3rd Pinoso CF | 3rd Real Madrid C | 3rd SD Ponferradina | 3rd CP Granada 74 | 3rd CD San Roque de Lepe |
| 4th CD Olímpic de Xàtiva | 4th UD San Sebastián de los Reyes | 4th UD Salamanca B | 4th Vélez CF | 4th Algeciras CF |
| Group XI – Balearic Islands | Group XII – Canary Islands | Group XIII – Region of Murcia | Group XIV – Extremadura | Group XV – Navarre and La Rioja |
| 1st CD Atlético Baleares | 1st Universidad LPGC CF | 1st Cartagonova CF | 1st Jerez CF | 1st CD Calahorra |
| 2nd CD Constancia | 2nd CD Corralejo | 2nd Águilas CF | 2nd Mérida Promesas UD | 2nd Peña Sport FC |
| 3rd CF Sporting Mahonés | 3rd UD Las Palmas B | 3rd Sangonera Atlético CF | 3rd SP Villafranca | 3rd CD Logroñés B |
| 4th CF Villafranca | 4th UD Lanzarote | 4th Caravaca CF | 4th CD Badajoz B | 4th CD Azcoyen |
| Group XVI – Aragon | Group XVII – Castilla–La Mancha |
| 1st CD Binéfar | 1st Hellín Deportivo |
| 2nd UD Fraga | 2nd UB Conquense |
| 3rd CF Figueruelas | 3rd Puertollano Industrial CF |
| 4th UD Casetas | 4th CD Guadalajara |

## Tables and Results
### Group A-1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CD Móstoles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | Club Siero | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | RC Celta de Vigo B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | CF Palencia Cristo Olímpico | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | CEL | MÓS | PCO | SIE |
| RC Celta de Vigo B | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| CD Móstoles | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| CF Palencia Cristo Olímpico | 4–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Club Siero | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

### Group A-2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | UD San Sebastián de los Reyes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | SD Ponferradina | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | SD Compostela B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | AD Universidad de Oviedo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | COM | PON | SAS | UNI |
| SD Compostela B | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| SD Ponferradina | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–1 |
| UD San Sebast. Reyes | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 |
| CD Uni. Oviedo | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |

### Group A-3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CD Lalín | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | Aranjuez CF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | UD Salamanca B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Navia CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | |
| Home \ Away | ARN | LAL | NAV | SAL |
| Aranjuez CF | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| CD Lalín | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Navia CF | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 |
| UD Salamanca B | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | — |

### Group A-4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CD Lealtad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 12 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | SD Gimnástica Segoviana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Betanzos CF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | BET | GSV | LEA | RMC |
| Betanzos CF | — | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 |
| SD Gim. Segoviana | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| CD Lealtad | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Real Madrid C | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |

### Group B-1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CD Binéfar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | Real Sociedad B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | |
| 3 | Peña Sport FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Castro FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | |
| Home \ Away | BIN | CAS | PEÑ | RSO |
| CD Binéfar | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Castro FC | 0–4 | — | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Peña Sport FC | 3–0 | 7–1 | — | 2–3 |
| Real Sociedad B | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | — |

### Group B-2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CD Tropezón | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | UD Fraga | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | CD Logroñés | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | SD Amorebieta | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
| Home \ Away | AMO | FRA | LOG | TRO |
| SD Amorebieta | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| UD Fraga | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| CD Logroñés B | 5–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 |
| CD Tropezón | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

### Group B-3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CD Basconia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | |
| 2 | SD Noja | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 3 | CD Azcoyen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | CF Figueruelas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | |
* ↑ CD Basconia remained at Tercera División, because Athletic Bilbao B remained at Segunda División B, Basconia is the Athletic Bilbao's third reserve team.
| Home \ Away | AZC | BAS | FIG | NOJ |
| CD Azcoyen | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| CD Basconia | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| CF Figueruelas | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 |
| SD Noja | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Group B-4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CD Calahorra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | Zalla UC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 | UD Casetas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | UM Escobedo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | |
| Home \ Away | CAL | CST | ESC | ZAL |
| CD Calahorra | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| UD Casetas | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| UM Escobedo | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Zalla UC | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — |

### Group C-1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cartagonova CF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 11 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | Pinoso CF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | CD Tortosa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 | |
| 4 | CD Constancia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 7 | |
| Home \ Away | CGN | CON | PIN | TOR |
| Cartagonova CF | — | 6–0 | 0–0 | 8–0 |
| CD Constancia | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Pinoso CF | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 |
| CD Tortosa | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — |

### Group C-2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Águilas CF | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | FC Barcelona C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | CD Olímpic de Xàtiva | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 | CF Sporting Mahonés | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | |
| Home \ Away | AGU | BAR | OLI | SMH |
| Águilas CF | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| FC Barcelona C | 1–1 | — | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| CD Olímpic de Xàtiva | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 |
| CF Sporting Mahonés | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |

### Group C-3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palamós CF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | Sangonera Atlético CF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | CD Eldense | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | CF Villafranca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 5 | |
| Home \ Away | ELD | PAL | SAN | VFR |
| CD Eldense | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Palamós CF | 0–0 | — | 3–4 | 1–1 |
| Sangonera Atlético CF | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 |
| CF Villafranca | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–6 | — |

### Group C-4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Benidorm CD | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 15 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | CE Mataró | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | |
| 3 | CD Atlético Baleares | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Caravaca CF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 2 | |
| Home \ Away | BAL | BEN | CRV | MAT |
| CD Atlético Baleares | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Benidorm CD | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Caravaca CF | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| CE Mataró | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | — |

### Group D-1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | UB Conquense | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | CD Linares | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | CD San Roque de Lepe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | CD Badajoz B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| Home \ Away | BAD | COQ | LIN | SRL |
| CD Badajoz B | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| UB Conquense | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| CD Linares | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| CD San Roque de Lepe | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |

### Group D-2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AD Ceuta | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 16 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | CD Guadalajara | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 3 | CP Ejido | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | SP Villafranca | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | |
| Home \ Away | CEU | EJI | GUA | VLF |
| AD Ceuta | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| CP Ejido | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| CD Guadalajara | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| SP Villafranca | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — |

### Group D-3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Algeciras CF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | Hellín Deportivo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | UD Mérida Promesas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | CP Granada 74 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | |
| Home \ Away | ALG | G74 | HEL | MEP |
| Algeciras CF | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| CP Granada 74 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Hellín Deportivo | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
| UD Mérida Promesas | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |

### Group D-4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jerez CF | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 14 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | CD San Fernando | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | |
| 3 | Vélez CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | |
| 4 | Puertollano Industrial CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | |
| Home \ Away | JER | PUI | SFE | VEL |
| Jerez CF | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Puertollano Industrial CF | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| CD San Fernando | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Vélez CF | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universidad LPGC CF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Promoted to Segunda División B |
| 2 | UD Las Palmas B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | CD Corralejo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | UD Lanzarote | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| Home \ Away | CLJ | LAN | LPA | ULP |
| CD Corralejo | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| UD Lanzarote | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| UD Las Palmas B | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Universidad LPGC CF | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |

## Teams Promoted

| Group I – Galicia CD Lalín Group II – Asturias CD Lealtad Group III – Cantabria CD Tropezón SD Noja Group IV – Basque Country None Group V – Catalonia Palamós CF Group VI – Valencian Community Benidorm CD | Group VII – Community of Madrid CD Móstoles Group VIII – Castile and León None Group IX – E. Andalusia and Melilla None Group X – W. Andalusia and Ceuta AD Ceuta Algeciras CF Group XI – Balearic Islands None Group XII – Canary Islands Universidad LPGC CF | Group XIII – Region of Murcia Cartagonova CF Águilas CF Group XIV – Extremadura Jerez CF Group XV – Navarre and La Rioja CD Calahorra Group XVI – Aragon CD Binéfar Group XVII – Castilla–La Mancha UB Conquense |