The Preferente de Ceuta stands at the sixth level of Spanish football and is the only league played exclusively within the autonomous city of
Ceuta. At the end of the season, the top four clubs advance to promotion playoff. The winner plays the champion of the Primera Autonómica de Melilla for promotion to the
Tercera División RFEF (to Group 10, played by teams from
Western Andalusia [
es]). Federation rules allow the playoff winner to be promoted directly if there is no Ceuta club in the Tercera RFEF.
The Primera Autonómica de Melilla stands at the sixth level of Spanish football and is the only league played exclusively within the autonomous city of
Melilla. The champion competes against the playoff winner from the
Regional Preferente de Ceuta for promotion to the
Tercera División RFEF (to Group 9, played by teams from
Eastern Andalusia [
es]). Federation rules allows the champion to be promoted directly if there is no Melilla club in the Tercera División.