A Spanish state prosecutor has summoned players for questioning regarding possible match-fixing in a 2011 Spanish league game between Levante and Real Zaragoza.
The state prosecutor's office in Madrid said in an email on Thursday that it "has started procedures to investigate match-fixing and has summoned players implicated for questioning on October 3."
The match under investigation was played during the last round of the 2010-11 season. Zaragoza won 2-1 at Levante on two goals by current Atletico Madrid captain Gabi Fernandez. That victory saved Zaragoza from relegation.
Zaragoza said in a statement that officials had "no knowledge of any circumstances connected to the investigation" but they would "cooperate with any requests" made by the prosecutor.
Levante officials also issued a statement saying they were "completely unaware" of any possible wrongdoing by players, and would also cooperate with the state prosecutor.
In June 2013, Spanish league president Javier Tebas included the Levante v Zaragoza match in a list of nine matches that the league was investigating for possible match-fixing.
This is the second Levante match in recent years to have come under suspicion. In May 2013, the Spanish league opened a separate investigation into Deportivo La Coruna's 4-0 win at Levante a month earlier.
If the state prosecutor finds evidence of a crime, the case will go before a judge. Match-fixing is a crime in Spain and can lead to prison sentences for individuals, and a club being banned from official competition.
Levante still play in the top flight but Zaragoza fell to the second division in 2013.
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