2008–09 Segunda División

The Segunda División 2008–09 season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) is the 78th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 30 August 2008, and the season is scheduled to end on 21 June 2009. Real Zaragoza, Real Murcia and Levante UD were the teams which were relegated from La Liga the previous season. The first goal of the season was scored by Alexandre Geijo, who scored a 11th minute goal for Levante UD against Real Zaragoza in the early kick-off. The first red card of the season was given to Paco Peña from Real Murcia after a challenge on Sergio Pachón in their opening game against Rayo Vallecano. The Segunda División 2008–09 is made up of the following teams:

Alavés Albacete Alicante Castellón Celta de Vigo Córdoba Eibar Elche Gimnàstic de Tarragona Girona Hércules

Huesca Las Palmas Levante Murcia Rayo Vallecano Real Sociedad Salamanca Sevilla Atlético Tenerife Xerez Zaragoza

Classification 2008/09

Key to colors in league table:

Promoted to La Liga at the end of season

Relegated to Segunda División B at the end of season

Position	Club	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Points	Goal Difference
1	Levante UD	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	+1
2	Girona FC	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	+1
3	Rayo Vallecano	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	+1
4	Real Sociedad	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	+1
5	Xerez CD	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	+1
6	Deportivo Alavés	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Albacete Balompié	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	CD Castellón	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Córdoba CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	SD Eibar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Elche CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Gimnàstic de Tarragona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hércules CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	SD Huesca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	UD Salamanca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Sevilla Atlético	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	CD Tenerife	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Real Zaragoza	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	-1
19	Alicante CF	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	-1
20	Celta de Vigo	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	-1
21	UD Las Palmas	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	-1
22	Real Murcia	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	-1

2008/2009 Results

To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.

	Ala	Alb	Ali	Cas	CdV	Cór	Eib	Elc	Gim	Gir	Hér	Hue	LPa	Lev	Mur	RVa	RSo	Sal	SAt	Ten	Xer	Zar
Alavés
Albacete
Alicante																					0-1
Castellón
Celta de Vigo										0-1
Córdoba
Eibar
Elche
Gimnàstic
Girona
Hércules
Huesca
Las Palmas
Levante																						2-1
Murcia
Rayo Vallecano															1-0
Real Sociedad													1-0
Salamanca
Sevilla Atlético
Tenerife
Xerez
Zaragoza

Pichichi Trophy for Top Goalscorers

Last updated August 30, 2008

Goalscorers	Goals	Penalties	Team
Alexandre Geijo	1	0	Levante UD
David Aganzo	1	0	Rayo Vallecano
Jaume Durán	1	0	Girona FC
Ricardo Oliveira	1	1	Real Zaragoza
Rubén Súarez	1	0	Levante UD
Sergio Rodríguez	1	0	Real Sociedad
Ricardo Cavas (Own Goal)	1	0	Alicante CF

Zamora Trophy for Top Goalkeepers

Last updated August 30, 2008

Goalkeeper	Goals	Matches	Average	Team
Claudio Bravo	0	1	0	Real Sociedad
David Cobeño	0	1	0	Rayo Vallecano
Rafael Ponzo	0	1	0	Girona FC
Antonio Notario	1	1	1	Celta de Vigo
Juan Elía	1	1	1	Real Murcia
Manolo Reina	1	1	1	Levante UD
Roberto Santamaría	1	1	1	UD Las Palmas
Javier López Vallejo	2	1	2	Real Zaragoza

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Alexandre Geijo for Levante UD against Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
• Fastest goal in a match: 11 minutes – Alexandre Geijo for Levante UD against Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 81 minutes – Ricardo Oliveira for Real Zaragoza against Levante UD (30 August 2008)
• Widest winning margin: 1
  • Levante UD 2–1 Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
  • Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Real Murcia (30 August 2008)
  • Real Sociedad 1–0 UD Las Palmas (30 August 2008)
  • Celta de Vigo 0–1 Girona FC (30 August 2008)
• Most goals in a match: 3 – Levante UD 2-1 Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
• First hat-trick of the season: (No hat-tricks scored at the moment)
• First own goal of the season: (No own goals scored at the moment)
• Most goals by one player in a single match: 1
  • Alexandre Geijo for Levante UD against Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
  • David Aganzo for Rayo Vallecano against Real Murcia (30 August 2008)
  • Jaume Durán for Girona FC against Celta de Vigo (30 August 2008)
  • Rubén Suárez for Levante UD against Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
  • Sergio Rodríguez for Real Sociedad against UD Las Palmas (30 August 2008)
  • Ricardo Oliveira for Real Zaragoza against Levante UD (30 August 2008)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 2 – Levante UD 2-1 Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
• Most goals in one half by one team: 1
  • Levante UD 2–1 Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)
  • Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Real Murcia (30 August 2008)
  • Real Sociedad 1–0 UD Las Palmas (30 August 2008)
  • Celta de Vigo 0–1 Girona FC (30 August 2008)
• Most goals scored by losing team: 1 – Levante UD 2-1 Real Zaragoza (30 August 2008)

Cards

• First yellow card: Lillo for Real Murcia against Rayo Vallecano (30 August 2008)
• First red card: Paco Peña for Real Murcia against Rayo Vallecano (30 August 2008)

Teams by autonomous community

	Autonomous community	Number of teams	Teams
1	Valencia	5	Alicante, Castellón, Elche, Hércules and Levante
2	Andalusia	3	Córdoba, Sevilla Atlético and Xerez
	Basque Country	3	Alavés, Eibar and Real Sociedad
4	Aragon	2	Huesca and Zaragoza
	Canary Islands	2	Las Palmas and Tenerife
	Catalonia	2	Gimnàstic and Girona
6	Castile-La Mancha	1	Albacete
	Castile and León	1	Salamanca
	Galicia	1	Celta
	Madrid	1	Rayo Vallecano
	Murcia	1	Murcia