Last updated : Thursday, 11 April 2024
Introduction
Liga Orihuela is an amateur football league in the city of Orihuela, Spain. It was founded in 1993 and currently consists of 16 teams. The league plays in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other team once. The top two teams at the end of the season are promoted to the Tercera División RFEF – Group 6, while the bottom two teams are relegated to the Primera Regional Preferente de la Comunidad Valenciana.
History
Liga Orihuela was founded in 1993 as a merger between two local amateur football clubs, Orihuela Juventud y Deportes and Atlético Orihuela. The first season of the league was played in 1993-94, with 12 teams participating. The league has grown steadily since then, and currently consists of 16 teams.
Current season
The current season of Liga Orihuela is the 2022-23 season. The teams competing in the league are:
- Atlético Orihuela
- CD Cañada
- CD Dolores
- CD La Hoya
- CD La Unión Atlético
- CF Eldense B
- CF Gandia
- CF La Nucia B
- CF Torrellano Illice
- Orihuela CF
- Silla CF
- Torrent CF
- UD Melilla
- 1. CF Gandia (32 points)
- 2. Orihuela CF (30 points)
- 3. CD Dolores (28 points)
- 4. CD La Hoya (26 points)
- 5. CD Cañada (24 points)
