Spainish fitbaw league system

The Spaingie fitbaw league seestem refers tae the seestem in Spaingie club fitbaw that consists o several fitbaw leagues boond thegither hierarchically bi promotion an relegation. Unlike in maist ither European naitions, Spaingie fitbaw allous reserve teams tae compete in the main fitbaw league seestem; housomeivver reserve teams are no alloued tae compete in the same tier as their senior team, an nae reserve team haes thus competit in the top flicht, Primera División.

Men

Level	League(s)/Diveesion(s)
1	Primera División (LaLiga EA Sports FC) 20 clubs
2	Segunda División (LaLiga Hypermotion) 22 clubs
3	Primera Federación Group 1 20 clubs			Segunda División B Group 2 20 clubs			Segunda División B Group 3 20 clubs			Segunda División B Group 4 20 clubs
4	Segunda Federación Group 1 20 clubs Tercera División Group 2 20 clubs Tercera División Group 3 20 clubs Tercera División Group 4 20 clubs Tercera División Group 5 20 clubs Tercera División Group 6 20 clubs Tercera División Group 7 20 clubs Tercera División Group 8 20 clubs Tercera División Group 9 20 clubs Tercera División Group 10 22 clubs Tercera División Group 11 20 clubs Tercera División Group 12 20 clubs Tercera División Group 13 18 clubs Tercera División Group 14 20 clubs Tercera División Group 15 20 clubs Tercera División Group 16 20 clubs Tercera División Group 17 20 clubs Tercera División Group 18 20 clubs
5	Tercera Federación
6	2nt Regional Diveesion
7	3rd Regional Diveesion
8	4t Regional Diveesion
9	5t Regional Diveesion

Evolution o the Spaingie league seestem

Tier\Years	1929	1929–34	1934–36	1936–39	1939–40	1940–43	1943–77	1977–current
1	Primera División			Civil War	Primera División**
2	Segunda División Group A	Segunda División			Segunda División
3	Segunda División Group B	3ª División	Nane*		Nane*	(playoff) known as 3ª División	3ª División	Segunda División B
4	Nane*	Nane*				Lawer	Lawer	Tercera División
5								Lawer
6
7
8
9

^* Frae 1929 tae 1940 the Spaingie pyramid wis similar tae the Brazilian seestem, twa simultaneous an unthirlt pyramids, the naitional pyramid, an the regional pyramid.

^**The Primera an Segunda wis foondit bi the Ryal Fitbaa Spaingie Association, but syne 1984 is nou operatit bi the LFP. Syne 2008 the Primera División is commonly kent as Liga BBVA an the Segunda División is commonly kent as Liga Adelante for sponsorship raisons.

Weemen

Level	League
1	Primera División (20 teams)
2	Segunda División (7 groups, 14 teams each)
3	Regional leagues

Youth

Level	League
1	División de Honor (7 groups)
2	Liga Nacional Juvenil (21 groups)
3	Divisiones regionales