The regular league stage finished this week in the four regionalized groups, and the top four of each group go into the cross-divisional play-offs. This will take the form of four mini-leagues, the winners of each mini-league qualifying for promotion to second division A. Several big names will appear in this week's draw, including Burgos, Murcia, Hércules and Granada, who have all played in the first division in recent years. Zaragoza's good season has been rounded off by the success of their B team, who were second in group 2. Real Madrid B and Mallorca B just missed out, with several of their best players on first team duty during the season. The same fate befell Barcelona B, who ended up mid-table in group 3. Curiously, Betis B and Sevilla B met the same fate as their senior teams, being relegated to the third division, with the B teams from Valencia, Valladolid and Oviedo also dropping a level. This year's cup heroes had mixed fortunes, with Ourense and Barakaldo making it to the play-offs, Polideportivo Almeria just missing out, and Real Unión from Irún just saving themselves at the end. The top teams of each group were as follows (first four marked in green qualify):

Group 1 (Madrid Area, North West Spain and Canary Isles)

Group 2 (Northern Spain)

Group 3 (Cataluña, Baleares and Eastern Spain)

Group 4 (Southern Spain, Ceuta and Melilla)