Spain III Division groups 3 & 4

Third Division – Segunda Division B – Groups 3 & 4.

Group 3.

At the bottom, Salud – 20^th with 11 points, Maspalomas – 19^th with 23 points,

CD Utrera – 18^th with 30 points, Marbella – 17^th with 31 points, and

Real Jaen – 16^th with 31 points were relegated. This was the zone with most relegated teams, there was one more: Linares, which finished 7^th with 44 points, but due to financial troubles was relegated as well.

CD Estepona survived – 15^th with 31 points – thanks to better head-to-head record against the other 2 teams with 31 points.

Up the table:

Real Balompedica Linense – 14^th with 32 points.

Cordoba – 12^th with 38 points.

Tomelloso – 11^th with 38 points.

Atletico Sanluqueno – 9^th with 38 points.

Merida – 8^th with 40 points.

Granada took 5^th place with 46 points.

There was no fight at the top: Sevilla Atletico – Sevilla B tean – ended 3^rd with 49 points. Melilla – 2^nd with 55 points.

And Albacete was comfortable champion and promoted with 60 points from 27 wins, 6 ties, 5 losses, 88-29.

Group 4.

Atletico Baleares was last with 19points.

CD Ibiza – 19^th with 29 points.

Villareal – 18^th with 30 points and Gimnastic – 17^th with 31 points completed the group of relegated bottom teams.

Up the table:

Torrevieja – 15^th with 35 points.

Girona FC – 12^th with 37 points.

Cartagena FC – 11^th with 37 points.

UD Alzira – 7^th with 41 points.

Gandia came close to winning the season, but ended 3^rd with 49 points. Above them 2 teams finished with 51 points each and head-to-head goal-difference decided the final positions:

Barcelona Athletic – Barcelona B team – took 2^nd place and missed promotion.

Orihuela Deportiva prevailed over Barcelona Athletic by single goal: they lost one match 1-2, but one the second 2-0 and that gave them the final victory. Apart from that, they accumulated during the season 21 wins, 9 ties, and lost 8 games. Goal-difference: 55-32 and 51 points. Their rivals won one more match, but also lost one more game. However, Barcelona Athletic had much better goal-difference than Orihuela – 68-36. Perhaps for Barcelona was not a bid deal that their B team missed promotion to Second Division, but for Orihuela is was: winning even a Third Division championship was important moment, promotion to Second Division – nearly fantastic achievement.