Oviedo back in La Liga after 24 years

Real Oviedo's players celebrate their return to the Spanish La Liga after winning the home second leg of the promotion play-off against Mirandes on June 22, 2025. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

UPDATED Jun 23, 2025, 01:51 AM

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Real Oviedo sealed their return to La Liga after 24 years with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Mirandes in Saturday’s promotion play-off.

Oviedo triumphed 3-1 at home, overturning a first-leg deficit with goals from Santi Cazorla, Ilyas Chaira and Francisco Portillo. A packed Estadio Carlos Tartiere erupted as fans stormed the pitch at the final whistle.

The club from the principality of Asturias, in the north-west of Spain, will now join Levante and Elche in next season’s top tier, replacing relegated Leganes, Las Palmas and Valladolid.

“There’s no way to describe what this means to us. These players are heroes, every single one of them. They deserve great recognition,” Oviedo coach Veljko Paunovic told LaLiga TV. REUTERS

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