Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 is a men’s league in Spain, with seven recorded seasons spanning 2019 to 2025. The page brings together fixtures, live scores, results and standings, plus available player and team statistics, helping visitors follow the competition across its recorded seasons and review its historical coverage over time in one place online.
Upcoming matches, Tercera División RFEF - Group 3
Group 3 - 3
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- Group 3 - 3
Atlético Mineros
Cayón
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- Group 3 - 3
Velarde
Vimenor -
- Group 3 - 3Bezana
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- Group 3 - 3
Revilla
Castro -
- Group 3 - 3
Solares
Tropezón -
- Group 3 - 3
Laredo
Escobedo -
- Group 3 - 3
Sámano
Guarnizo -
- Group 3 - 3
Torina
Barquereño
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- Group 3 - 3Selaya
Atlético Albericia
Group 3 - 4
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- Group 3 - 4Vimenor
Torina
Latest played matches, Tercera División RFEF - Group 3
Group 3 - 2
Group 3 - 1
Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 Standings
Tercera: Group 3
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 |
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Revilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Bezana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WW | |
| 3 | Tropezón | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | WW | |
| 4 | Vimenor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | WW | |
| 5 |
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Torina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | WD |
| 6 | Castro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | WD | |
| 7 |
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Velarde | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WD |
| 8 |
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Laredo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | WL |
| 9 |
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Cayón | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | WL |
| 10 |
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Atlético Mineros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LW |
| 11 |
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Sámano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 12 |
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Barquereño | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 13 | Escobedo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | LD | |
| 14 | Selaya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LD | |
| 15 | Naval Reinosa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | LD | |
| 16 | Guarnizo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | LL | |
| 17 | Atlético Albericia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | LL | |
| 18 |
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Solares | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 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 3 teams participation since 2019
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Atlético Albericia | 7 |
| Guarnizo | 7 |
| Torina | 7 |
| Vimenor | 7 |
| Escobedo | 6 |
| Cartes | 6 |
| Siete Villas | 6 |
| Sámano | 6 |
| Tropezón | 6 |
| Castro | 6 |
| Bezana | 5 |
| Revilla | 5 |
| Gimnástica Torrelavega | 4 |
| Barquereño | 4 |
| Barreda | 4 |
| Selaya | 4 |
| Solares | 4 |
| Textil Escudo | 4 |
| Cayón | 4 |
| Colindres | 4 |
| Naval | 4 |
| Laredo | 3 |
| Racing Santander II | 2 |
| Ribamontán al Mar | 2 |
| Noja | 2 |
| Gama | 2 |
| Atlético Mineros | 2 |
| Cayón | 1 |
| Rinconeda Polanco | 1 |
| Velarde | 1 |
| Monte | 1 |
| Montañas Pas | 1 |
Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 top scorer teams
Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 About
Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 is a men’s league in Spain, serving clubs from Cantabria within the fifth tier of the national football pyramid; it is also recorded as Spanish Tercera Federación Group 3. The competition provides a local, merit-based route from regional football towards the national professional divisions, while giving Cantabrian clubs a structured environment in which to develop, compete and pursue promotion.
Identity and role
The division sits below Segunda Federación, the fourth level of the Spanish system, and above the regional divisions administered within Cantabria. Although its participation is regional, its sporting importance is national: clubs compete for access to the next tier and, subject to the applicable qualification rules, a route into the Copa del Rey. This combination of local identity and national progression makes the league an important link between grassroots football and the wider Spanish pyramid.
Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 is a league competition rather than a knockout tournament. Its central objective is to rank the participating clubs over a regular season, rewarding sustained performance while creating a promotion pathway for the strongest teams and a competitive incentive for clubs fighting to retain their place at national level.
Governance and development
The competition is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), working with the Cantabrian Football Federation. Participation is reserved for eligible clubs based in Cantabria. The database records the competition’s formation year as 2020, while the present Tercera Federación structure emerged from the wider reorganisation of the Spanish league system completed around 2021, replacing the former Tercera División naming and framework. Its recorded season coverage runs from 2019 through 2025, with seven seasons currently represented.
Clubs can enter or remain in the group through several sporting routes. A team may retain its status by avoiding relegation, arrive after relegation from Segunda Federación, or earn promotion from the Cantabrian regional tier, commonly associated with Regional Preferente de Cantabria. Clubs must also satisfy the registration, financial and infrastructural requirements established by the relevant football authorities. These conditions help preserve the division’s competitive standards while maintaining its regional character.
League format
The regular season follows a double round-robin format. Each club plays the other teams in the group at home and away, with three points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. The final table determines both the direct promotion place and the positions involved in the promotion play-offs. The exact number of participating clubs can vary between editions, so the schedule and total number of matches should be read in the context of the relevant season.
The group champion earns direct promotion to Segunda Federación. Clubs finishing immediately below the champion enter a regional promotion play-off, normally involving the teams placed second through fifth. Pairings are generally arranged to reward higher league positions, with second facing fifth and third facing fourth when that configuration applies. The winners then contest the next regional stage, after which the successful club advances to the wider national promotion phase. Promotion therefore combines the value of regular-season consistency with the pressure of decisive knock-out ties.
Ranking and play-off rules
When teams finish level on points, ranking is determined through the applicable head-to-head criteria before broader goal-based measures. The usual order is head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, overall goal difference and goals scored. This places particular importance on matches between the clubs involved in a close table race and can make individual league fixtures significant beyond their immediate result.
Promotion play-offs are generally played over two legs in the regional phase. If the aggregate score is level after the second match, extra time may be played. Where the tie remains unresolved after extra time in the initial regional stages, the higher-ranked team from the regular season generally advances, meaning league position can provide a decisive advantage without a penalty shoot-out. The precise procedure remains subject to the regulations for the relevant edition and later national phases may use different provisions.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
The competition normally follows the European football calendar, beginning in early September and continuing through late May. Once the regular season ends, promotion play-offs are staged in May or June. This timetable creates a clear progression from a long league campaign to a short, high-pressure series of promotion matches.
At the bottom of the table, clubs face relegation to the regional levels and the loss of their national status. At the top, the champion’s direct route to Segunda Federación is the principal reward, while the play-off route offers another opportunity to climb the pyramid. High-performing clubs may also gain access to the Copa del Rey under the qualification arrangements applying to the relevant season, creating the possibility of meeting teams from Spain’s higher divisions.
For supporters, Tercera División RFEF - Group 3 is therefore more than a regional league table. It is a competitive stage where Cantabrian clubs defend their place, develop players, pursue promotion and preserve a direct connection between local football and Spain’s national game.