Playoff at RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas

UD Logroñés and UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, known as Sanse, are playing one of the five finals for promotion from Segunda Federación to Primera Federación with the first leg set at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas. The Royal Spanish Football Federation said the finals were drawn on May 18 at its headquarters and scheduled for May 23-24 in the first legs and May 30-31 in the return matches. The Logroñés-Sanse pairing is one of the ties produced by that draw and one of five routes to the third tier next season. The matchup also stands apart in the final round because it pairs a third-placed team, UD Logroñés, with a second-placed team, UD Sanse, rather than two clubs with the same regular-season finish. RFEF said after the semifinals that most better-ranked teams advanced, with only CD Coria and Real Jaén breaking that pattern by eliminating higher-placed opponents. (rfef.es) ### Why is this match being played in Las Rozas? Las Rozas is the home of the RFEF’s Ciudad del Fútbol, where the federation staged the May 18 draw for the promotion finals. The federation’s competition pages and news releases place the decisive stages of the promotion process under the RFEF’s direct organization, from the draw to match scheduling and official results. (rfef.es) The venue has become a recurring administrative center for these playoffs. ABC reported on earlier playoff coverage that the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas hosted the draw for the promotion rounds, underlining the federation’s role in organizing the closing phase of the season. ### How did UD Logroñés reach this final? (rfef.es) UD Logroñés reached the final after eliminating Getafe B in the semifinal round. RFEF said on May 16 that the Rioja side overturned the second leg through goals by Miguel Marí and Morales after Joselu had given Getafe B hope, sealing the tie 4-1 on aggregate. Las Gaunas was the setting for that second leg, and the result sent Logroñés into the May 18 draw as one of 10 remaining clubs. (abc.es) The federation listed UD Logroñés among the finalists along with Sanse, UD Ourense, Real Oviedo Vetusta, CD Coria, Atlético Baleares, UD Poblense, Real Jaén, UB Conquense and Águilas FC. ### How did Sanse get here, and why does its seeding matter? (rfef.es) UD Sanse entered the final round as a second-placed team from its regular-season group, according to the federation’s competition listings. That gives the Madrid club a different profile from Logroñés, which arrived from a third-place finish, making this the only final in the round to match those two placements. (rfef.es) RFEF said in its May 16 roundup that the semifinal results largely followed regular-season ranking. That context matters because Sanse’s path fits the broader pattern of higher-seeded teams surviving into the decisive round, while Logroñés is the lower-seeded side in this specific pairing. ### What is at stake over these two legs? (rfef.es) Five promotion places are available from these finals, and each pairing will decide one club that will play in Primera Federación next season. RFEF said the first legs were set for May 23-24 and the return legs for May 30-31. The other finals are Real Jaén against Atlético Baleares, CD Coria against Real Oviedo Vetusta, UD Ourense against UB Conquense and Águilas FC against UD Poblense. (rfef.es) The federation described the round as the last step before “bronce,” the term it uses for a place in Spain’s third tier. ### Where can supporters follow the tie? ABC’s playoff coverage has said broadcast and online viewing details for these promotion matches are carried in its match-by-match reports, while RFEF centralizes schedules, results and official competition information on its website. (rfef.es) The federation also maintains team pages and results pages tied to the Segunda Federación competition. May 30 and May 31 are the next key dates in this tie, because the return legs will decide which five clubs complete promotion to Primera Federación. (rfef.es) UD Logroñés and UD Sanse are one of those five finals, with the aggregate winner taking a place in the division for next season. (rfef.es)