Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 is a men’s football league in Spain. The page offers a clear reference for tracking matches, reviewing performance data, and exploring the competition across its available coverage, with information suitable for ongoing football research and season-by-season comparison.
Upcoming matches, Tercera División RFEF - Group 18
Group 18 - 3
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- Group 18 - 3Villacañas
Almansa
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- Group 18 - 3
Tarancón
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- Group 18 - 3
La Solana
San Clemente
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- Group 18 - 3Villarrubia
Villarrobledo
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- Group 18 - 3
Noblejas
Toledo
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- Group 18 - 3
Huracán Balazote
Manchego -
- Group 18 - 3
Socuéllamos
Torrijos
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- Group 18 - 3
Quintanar del Rey
Illescas
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- Group 18 - 3Marchamalo
Guadalajara II
Group 18 - 4
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- Group 18 - 4Villarrobledo
Noblejas
Latest played matches, Tercera División RFEF - Group 18
Group 18 - 2
Group 18 - 1
Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 Standings
Tercera: Group 18
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 | Marchamalo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | WW | |
| 2 | Manchego | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | WW | |
| 3 |
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Torrijos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | WW |
| 4 |
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Toledo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | DW |
| 5 |
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Noblejas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | DW |
| 6 |
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Illescas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DW |
| 7 |
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Almansa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | WL |
| 8 | Villacañas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | LW | |
| 9 | CD Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | WL | |
| 10 | Villarrubia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 11 |
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San Clemente | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 12 | Villarrobledo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | DD | |
| 13 |
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Socuéllamos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 14 |
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Quintanar del Rey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | DL |
| 15 |
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Tarancón | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 16 |
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Guadalajara II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 17 |
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La Solana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 18 |
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Huracán Balazote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 teams participation since 2019
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Azuqueca | 7 |
| Tarancón | 7 |
| Villacañas | 7 |
| Albacete II | 6 |
| Calvo Sotelo | 6 |
| Manchego | 6 |
| Quintanar del Rey | 6 |
| Toledo | 6 |
| Conquense | 5 |
| Villarrubia | 5 |
| Villarrobledo | 5 |
| Illescas | 5 |
| La Solana | 5 |
| Torrijos | 5 |
| Huracán Balazote | 5 |
| Marchamalo | 5 |
| Pedroñeras | 4 |
| Socuéllamos | 3 |
| Almansa | 3 |
| Guadalajara | 3 |
| La Roda | 3 |
| San Clemente | 3 |
| Cazalegas | 3 |
| Almagro | 2 |
| Atlético Ibañés | 2 |
| Madridejos | 2 |
| Manzanares | 2 |
| Atlético Tomelloso | 2 |
| Miguelturreño | 1 |
| Hogar Alcarreño | 1 |
| Talavera II | 1 |
| Noblejas | 1 |
| Valdepeñas | 1 |
| Sonseca | 1 |
| Guadalajara II | 1 |
Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 top scorer teams
Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 About
Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 is a men’s regional league in Spain, also recorded as Spanish Tercera Federación Group 18, and forms part of the fifth tier of the national football pyramid. Based in Castilla-La Mancha, it provides a competitive bridge between the region’s amateur and semi-professional game and the higher national divisions.
Identity and role
The competition is one of the regional groups that make up the Tercera Federación structure. Its central purpose is to give clubs from Castilla-La Mancha a clear route towards the national game, while allowing teams relegated from the Segunda Federación and ambitious regional sides to compete within a structured league environment. The division is also an important development setting for players, coaches and clubs seeking to progress beyond regional football.
Group 18 is generally made up of 18 clubs. The field can include independent teams as well as reserve or “B” sides connected to clubs higher in the Spanish system, although reserve teams are subject to the usual restrictions on competing in the same division as their parent club. Participation is determined principally by sporting merit: clubs may arrive after relegation from the Segunda Federación, through promotion from Castilla-La Mancha’s Primera Autonómica Preferente, or through the wider movement of teams within the Spanish league pyramid.
Origins and governance
The modern competition was formed during the restructuring of Spain’s league system around 2020–21, while continuing the regional tradition associated with the former Tercera División. Its organisation preserves the local identity of football in Castilla-La Mancha while connecting the group to a nationwide fifth-tier framework.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) sets the competition’s overarching regulations and governs its place within the national pyramid. The Football Federation of Castilla-La Mancha, commonly known as the FFCM, assists with regional administration. Clubs must satisfy the applicable sporting, financial, stadium and development requirements before taking part. These conditions help ensure that promotion is not determined solely by results but also by a club’s ability to operate at the next level.
League format and promotion route
The regular season uses a double round-robin format. Each participating club plays every other team twice, once at home and once away, producing 34 matches for an 18-club group. The league table therefore rewards sustained performance across the full season rather than success in a single tie or short tournament.
Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. When teams finish level on points, ranking is determined through the relevant tie-break sequence, beginning with head-to-head points and head-to-head goal difference, followed by overall goal difference and total goals scored. This makes matches between directly competing clubs especially significant, since head-to-head results can have priority over a team’s wider scoring record.
The group champion earns direct promotion to the Segunda Federación, subject to the applicable regulations and eligibility requirements. Clubs finishing immediately below the champion enter the promotion play-off pathway. The verified structure places the teams finishing second through fifth into a territorial phase, after which successful sides may face opponents from other Tercera Federación groups in a national phase. The play-offs therefore combine regional rivalry with a wider national test, and their precise tie arrangements and progression rules are governed by the regulations for the relevant season.
In knockout play-off matches, a level score after normal time can lead to extra time. Depending on the stage and the regulations in force for that edition, progression may then be decided by the applicable seeding provisions or a penalty shoot-out. These rules differ from the league phase, where points and table tie-breakers determine final positions.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
A typical season runs from September into May, with promotion play-offs potentially extending into June. The schedule combines regular league fixtures with the sharper pressure of the post-season, when a club’s progress can depend on only a small number of decisive matches. The opening months establish the table, the winter period tests squad depth and consistency, and the closing fixtures often decide both promotion positions and survival.
Promotion to the Segunda Federación is the principal prize. Reaching that level can improve a club’s national profile, competitive resources and recruitment prospects, while also bringing it closer to the professional tiers of Spanish football. At the other end of the table, the bottom-ranked sides face relegation to the regional leagues. The number of relegated clubs can be affected by the wider movement of teams between divisions, so the final consequences are linked to the season’s complete promotion and relegation picture.
High finishes may also create a route towards the preliminary rounds of the Copa del Rey, Spain’s premier domestic cup competition, in accordance with the qualification rules for the relevant edition. This gives the group an additional national dimension beyond its league table.
Following Group 18
Tercera División RFEF - Group 18 combines the consistency of a 34-match league campaign with the urgency of promotion play-offs and the regional character of Castilla-La Mancha football. Its standings, results and season records show which clubs have sustained form over time, which teams have challenged for the Segunda Federación and which have been drawn into the fight against relegation. Xtra-Stats records seasons from 2019 through 2025, providing a statistical view of the competition’s recent development and its continuing role in the Spanish football pyramid.