Play-off Pairs for Promotion to La Liga Announced: Schedule and Key Games. LaLiga Hypermotion has concluded, and all participants for the promotion play-offs to La Liga are now known. Almería will face Castellón, while Las Palmas take on Málaga. The final is scheduled for mid-June.
The regular season of LaLiga Hypermotion has concluded in Spain, and all playoff matchups that will determine the final spot in LaLiga have now been set. This year, the battle for promotion promises to be especially tense: Almería, thanks to a penalty goal by Arribas, secured third place and gained home field advantage not only for the semifinals, but also for a potential final.
In the semifinals, Almería will face Castellón, who managed to break into the top six after defeating Eibar. The first match of this series will be played on June 6 at the Castalia stadium, with the return leg taking place on June 9 in Andalusia. The other playoff pairing is UD Las Palmas versus Málaga: the teams that finished fifth and fourth, respectively. Their first game will be held on June 7 in Gran Canaria, with the return leg on June 10 at La Rosaleda stadium.
All playoff matches are scheduled for 21:00 local time. In case of a tie after two matches and extra time, the team with the higher finish in the Hypermotion standings will qualify for the next round. The final between the semifinal winners will be played over two legs: the first match on June 14, the return leg on June 20. Both matches will also kick off at 21:00.
Burgos, despite earning 72 points, finished seventh and missed out on the playoff zone—one of the highest point totals in recent years that was not enough to reach the fight for LaLiga. Previously, the battle for the playoff spots has remained open until the final rounds, as noted in the feature on decisive matches of the season on russpain.com.
For reference: Racing and Deportivo have already secured direct promotion to La Liga. The playoff system has been in place in Spanish football since 2011 and allows the third promotion spot to be contested by teams that finished third to sixth. This format keeps the suspense alive until the very end of the season and gives a chance for promotion even to those who did not make it to the top two.
