Second division, day 1

Numancia top the table after the first weekend, their 3-0 victory over Almería on Sunday evening with goals from Navas, Tevenet and Moreno taking them above Tenerife and Ciudad Murcia. Another of the favourites Valladolid beat Real Murcia 1-0 thanks to an early strike from Víctor, and a few hours earlier Elche clocked up their first win against an Eibar side who are having to build from scratch once again. Lleida join the teams on three points with a 1-0 victory over newly promoted Castellón despite playing for half an hour with ten men, and another of the new boys Hércules could only draw 1-1 against Málaga B, visiting keeper Javi Muñoz saving a last minute penalty to earn his side a point. (28.08.05)

With Copa del Rey games due midweek, no less than six second division matches were brought forward to Saturday. Tenerife are the early leaders after beating Nàstic 3-1, and they are joined by Ciudad Murcia who beat Recreativo by the same scoreline. Relegated Levante got off to a good start with a 2-0 win over Poli Ejido, but Albacete lost their opening match 2-0 to Sporting. Real Madrid B (now renamed Castilla) were beaten 2-1 by Xerez, and another newly promoted side Lorca picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Racing Ferrol. (27.08.05)