The Regional Preferente de la Comunitat Valenciana is one of the lower levels of the Spanish Football League. It is held every year. It stands at the sixth level of Spanish football with teams five promotions away from the top division. Teams from this league progress into the Tercera División RFEF Group 6. The participating teams are based in the Valencian Community.
The League[]
The league consists of four regional groups of 16 teams each. Group 1 consists of teams in the province of Castellon and the Sagunto area of Valencia province, Group 2 teams in the northern part of the province of Valencia, Group 3 teams in the southern part of the province of Valencia and Group 4 teams from Alicante province.
Promotion & Relegation[]
The top three teams of each group advance to the promotional playoffs. The twelve teams are paired into four playoff groups. In the first round: the four group champions teams against the four third-placed teams and the two runners-up against the other two runners-up in home and away system with the clubs scoring the most goals advancing to the second round. The six winners are drawn into three more groups with the three winners being promoted to Tercera División RFEF – Group 6. The bottom three teams (16th-18th) in each group are relegated to the Primera Regional de la Comunitat Valenciana, which consists of seven regional groups.
Alqueries
Almazora
San Pedro
La Vall d'Uixó
Vinaròs
Benicarló
Sant Jordi
Nules
Benicasim
Altura
Onda
Castellón
2012–13 Regional Preferente – Group 1 teams (Castellón province)
Albuixech
Puçol
Museros
Massamagrell
Acero B
2012–13 Regional Preferente – Group 1 teams (Valencia province)
Paterna
Burjassot
Valencia
Quart
Requena
Cheste
Chiva
Alboraya
Aldaia
Crack's
Mislata
Moncada
Godella
Buñol
L'Eliana
Llíria
Torrent
2012–13 Regional Preferente – Group 2 teams (Valencia province)
Alginet
Benigànim
Cullera
Gandía
Sueca
Massanassa
Tavernes
Recambios
Castellonense
Jávea
Canals
Carcaixent
Pego
Silla
Alberic
Algemesí
Ondarense
2012–13 Regional Preferente – Group 3 teams (Valencia province and northern Alicante province)
Horadada
Almoradí
Pinoso
Contestano
Callosa
Benidorm
Santa Pola
Alcoy
Alicante
Thader
Aspe
El Campello
Villajoyosa
Albatera
Altea
Villena
Algueña
2012–13 Regional Preferente – Group 4 teams (Alicante province)
Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana is the seventh level of competition of the Spanish Football League in the Valencian Community. It is played with 7 regional groups of 16 teams each. At the end of the season, The champions and the three best runners-up are promoted directly. The other four runners-up enter promotion playoff where two winners are promoted. Three clubs from each group are relegated to Segunda Regional.
Segunda Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana is the eighth level of competition of the Spanish Football League in the Valencian Community. It is played with 18 groups from 14 to 16 clubs. At the end of the season, the champions and the best three runners-up are promoted.
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