Football league season
The 2009–10 Superliga season was the 22nd since its establishment. Rayo Vallecano were the defending champions, having won their title in the previous season .
League expansion and format changes
On 26 May 2009, the Royal Spanish Football Federation presented a project to improve the Superliga, based in an expansion of the league from 16 to 24 teams, by inviting professional men's teams to join the tournament.
Eight teams agreed to join the league: two of them from La Liga (Sevilla and Valladolid), four from Segunda División (Las Palmas, Murcia, Gimnàstic and Eibar), one of Segunda División B (Jaén) and one from Tercera División (Cacereño). However, economical difficulties forced Cacereño and Murcia to withdraw before the start of the competition.
This project was rejected by the majority of participant clubs and players of the league. However, despite this strong opposition, on 14 July 2009, the new format was approved.
The teams were divided into three groups attending to geographical criteria. The winner and runner-up of each group and the two best third qualified teams would join the Group A in the second stage, for the title. The two first teams of the group A played the final of the league.
First round
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
ATH
ZAR
RSO
LAG
OVI
LPA
EIB
VAD
1
Athletic Bilbao
14
10
3
1
45
13
+32
33
Qualification to group A
—
0–1
2–2
3–2
4–1
4–0
5–0
6–0
2
Prainsa Zaragoza
14
10
2
2
36
6
+30
32
1–1
—
2–0
0–1
4–1
3–0
6–0
4–0
3
Real Sociedad
14
9
3
2
42
14
+28
30
2–2
3–1
—
2–2
2–1
4–0
6–0
5–0
4
Lagunak
13
6
4
3
26
13
+13
22
Qualification to group C
1–2
0–0
0–1
—
4–0
—[a]
4–1
3–1
5
Oviedo Moderno
14
6
2
6
18
22
−4
20
Qualification to group B
0–3
0–2
1–0
2–2
—
5–0
1–0
1–0
6
Las Palmas
13
3
1
9
17
35
−18
10
Qualification to group C
2–4
0–3
2–4
1–1
1–2
—
4–1
2–1
7
Eibar
14
2
1
11
9
51
−42
7
Qualification to group B
1–7
0–5
0–6
0–4
0–3
2–0
—
1–1
8
Valladolid
14
0
2
12
5
44
−39
2
Qualification to group C
0–2
0–5
0–6
0–2
0–0
1–5
1–2
—
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7)
Fair-play points Notes:
^ Match suspended due to ice and not played later.[1]
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
ESP
BAR
LEV
EST
COL
VAL
GIM
1
Espanyol
12
9
2
1
50
8
+42
29
Qualification to group A
—
1–1
6–0
2–1
3–0
8–0
13–0
2
Barcelona
12
8
2
2
26
7
+19
26
1–2
—
1–0
1–0
3–1
4–1
7–0
3
Levante
12
7
3
2
21
11
+10
24
2–0
0–0
—
0–0
2–0
3–2
5–1
4
L'Estartit
12
5
2
5
26
13
+13
17
Qualification to group B
0–2
0–3
1–2
—
5–1
5–0
4–1
5
Collerense
12
4
3
5
16
20
−4
15
Qualification to group C
1–4
1–0
1–1
0–0
—
2–2
4–0
6
Valencia
12
2
2
8
16
32
−16
8
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–3
0–1
—
3–1
7
Gimnàstic
12
0
0
12
4
68
−64
0
1–8
0–4
0–3
0–7
0–4
1–5
—
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7)
Fair-play points
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
RAY
ATM
SPH
TOR
SEV
MGA
JAE
1
Rayo Vallecano
12
11
1
0
65
5
+60
34
Qualification to group A
—
1–1
3–0
2–0
5–0
8–0
12–1
2
Atlético Madrid
12
7
3
2
33
16
+17
24
0–2
—
3–1
2–1
2–1
1–1
5–0
3
Sporting Huelva
12
7
0
5
32
23
+9
21
Qualification to group B
2–3
5–3
—
2–1
2–0
1–1
5–0
4
Torrejón
12
6
0
6
25
21
+4
18
Qualification to group C
1–4
1–4
5–2
—
2–1
5–0
2–0
5
Sevilla
12
4
2
6
18
27
−9
14
Qualification to group B
0–7
2–2
3–2
1–2
—
4–0
3–2
6
Atlético Málaga
12
2
2
8
8
46
−38
8
0–7
0–8
1–2
2–1
0–0
—
3–2
7
Jaén
12
1
0
11
13
56
−43
3
0–11
1–2
1–2
1–4
1–3
4–1
—
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7)
Fair-play points
Second round
Group A
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7)
Fair-play points
Group B
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7)
Fair-play points Notes:
^ Match awarded to Sporting Huelva as Eibar could not travel to play the game.
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
TOR
COL
LPA
LAG
VAL
VAD
GIM
1
Torrejón
12
8
4
0
42
13
+29
28
Qualification to the Copa de la Reina
—
3–2
7–0
0–0
2–2
4–1
8–0
2
Collerense
12
6
3
3
33
21
+12
21
0–4
—
4–3
0–0
2–1
5–0
6–1
3
Las Palmas
12
6
3
3
31
25
+6
21
2–2
2–2
—
1–1
2–1
2–0
5–1
4
Lagunak
12
5
4
3
24
16
+8
19
1–2
4–2
2–3
—
3–1
4–0
2–0
5
Valencia
12
5
2
5
36
23
+13
17
2–2
0–3
4–1
4–2
—
7–1
6–1
6
Valladolid
12
3
2
7
18
38
−20
11
3–6
3–3
1–4
2–2
2–1
—
2–0
7
Gimnàstic
12
0
0
12
6
54
−48
0
0–2
0–4
0–6
1–3
2–7
0–3
—
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7)
Fair-play points
Final
Final standings
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) group A teams; 2) position in groups B and C; 3) points in second stage; 4) goals difference in second stage; 5) goals scored in second stage.
See also
References
Liga Nacional Superliga Primera División Liga F
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Women's football Youth football
Club seasons
La Liga Segunda División
Albacete
Betis
Cádiz
Cartagena
Castellón
Celta Vigo
Córdoba
Elche
Gimnàstic
Girona
Hércules
Huesca
Las Palmas
Levante
Murcia
Numancia
Rayo Vallecano
Real Sociedad
Real Unión
Recreativo
Salamanca
Villarreal B