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Lliga Elit

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Lliga Elit
Founded2022
First season2023–24
Country Spain
ConfederationFCF
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid6
Promotion toTercera Federación (Group 5)
Relegation toPrimera Catalana
Domestic cup(s)Copa Catalunya
Current championsEuropa B
(2023–24)
Most championshipsEuropa B (1 title)
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2024–25 Lliga Elit

The Lliga Elit, originally named Superlliga Catalana, is the 6th tier of the Spanish football league system and the highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 2022 to replace Primera Catalana as the first level of Catalonia, starting from the 2023–24 season.[1]

The Lliga Elit arose because the FCF considered it necessary to create a transition league between the regional and national divisions of Spanish football with the aim of helping Catalan teams to establish themselves in professional football.[2]

Structure

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The league comprises 16 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from September to the following May, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 30 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained. In the event that two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, teams are separated by head-to-head points, then head-to-head goal difference, then head-to-head goals scored, then goal difference and then goals scored. The top two teams of the season will be promoted to Tercera Federación, while a third team will be promoted after winning a play-off between the clubs placed between third and sixth place of the season. The four worst teams of the season will be relegated to Primera Catalana, the new seventh level of competition.[3]

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2024–25 Lliga Elit (Province of Barcelona)

The league has 16 teams, eight remained from the Lliga Elit previous season, four were promoted from Primera Catalana and four were relegated from Tercera Federación.[4]

Team City Home ground Position
(2024–25)
Atlétic San Just Sant Just Desvern Municipal de Sant Just 2nd (1ªCat – Group 3)
Can Vidalet Esplugues de Llobregat El Molí 10th
Castelldefels Castelldefels Els Canyars 17th (3ªRFEF – Group 5)
Figueres Figueres Vilatenim 5th
Horta Barcelona Feliu i Codina 4th
Lloret Lloret de Mar Municipal de Lloret 9th
Manlleu Manlleu Municipal de Manlleu 1st (1ªCat – Group 1)
Palamós Palamós Palamós Costa Brava 11th
Pobla de Mafumet La Pobla de Mafumet Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet 15th (3ªRFEF – Group 5)
Rapitenca La Ràpita La Devesa 18th (3ªRFEF – Group 5)
Rubí Rubí Can Rosés 8th
San Mauro Santa Margarida de Montbui Municipal de Santa Margarida 1st (1ªCat – Group 2)
Valls Valls Camp del Vilar 7th
Vic Vic Hipòlit Planàs 3rd
Vilafranca Vilafranca del Penedès Municipal de Vilafranca 16th (3ªRFEF – Group 5)
Vilanova Vilanova i la Geltrú Associació dels Alumnes Obrers 1st (1ªCat – Group 3)

Champions

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Season Team
2023–24 Europa B

References

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  1. ^ "La Superlliga Catalana: nova categoria entre Tercera i Primera Catalana... Per la temporada 23/24!". El Travesser (in Catalan). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Revolución en el fútbol catalán: ¡Una Superliga del fútbol regional!". Goalsmedia (in Spanish). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "El Pla de Competició 2023 - 2024 fixa el nou full de ruta del proper curs". Golcat (in Catalan). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Composició categories territorials fins a Segona Catalana – Temporada 2023/2024" (PDF). FCF.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 June 2023.