CD Castellón
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. | ||
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| Founded | 1922 | ||
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Nou Castàlia, Castellón, Valencia, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Owner | Capital Albinegro[1] | ||
| Chairman | Vicente Montesinos | ||
| Manager | David Gutiérrez | ||
| League | 2ªB – Group 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3ª – Group 6, 2nd | ||
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Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Segunda División B, holding home games at Nou Estadi Castàlia, which has a capacity of 16,000.
History
Football first appeared in the town in 1911, and after a period of time under the consecutive denominations "Deportivo", "Castalia", "Gimnástico", "Cultural" and "Cervantes", Club Deportivo Castellón was founded on 22 July 1922.
The club featured periodically in the top flight, finishing fifth in 1972–73 and adding a Cup final appearance with a team featuring Vicente del Bosque, who later moved to Real Madrid, serving the club as both a player and coach.
On 29 August 1991, in an extraordinary assembly, the conversion of the club to S.A.D was approved. The first team had just relegated into division two, and would drop another level to the third three years later, in a spell which would last more than one decade.
In the 2004–05 season, Castellón finished fourth in Segunda B, eventually winning its promotion playoffs (both matches) and achieving a return to the silver category. The club's stint in the division would last five years, as relegation would befall in 2009–10, with the Valencian Community outfit ranking last, 13 points behind the following team.
On 18 July 2011, due to the team not paying its players, Castellón was excluded from the third division, being relegated to the fourth.[2] In June 2017, former player Pablo Hernández became joint owner of the club, leading a consortium alongside Angel Dealbert, businessman Vicente Montesinos and others.[3][4]
On 21 March 2018, Castellón beat the record of seasonal tickets in the fourth division previously held by Real Oviedo with 12,700,[5] establishing the new record at 12,867.[6] On 24 June, it returned to the third tier after a seven-year absence.
Season to season
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- 11 seasons in La Liga
- 40 seasons in Segunda División
- 13 seasons in Segunda División B
- 21 seasons in Tercera División (third level until 1976–77)
Current squad
- As of 30 August 2018, according to official website
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Owners
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Last updated: 05 May 2018
Source:Yorkshire Evening Post
Honours
- Segunda División: 1940–41, 1980–81, 1988–89
- Segunda División B: 2002–03
- Tercera División: 1929–30, 1952–53, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69 (third level until 1976–77)
- Campeonato de Valencia: 1928–29, 1929–30
- Copa de la Liga (second division): 1983–84
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 1972–73
Famous players
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References
- ↑ Dominic Booth (13 June 2017). "Former Swansea City and current Leeds United star Pablo Hernandez completes Spanish club takeover". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ Castellnou 2005 no paga y el CD Castellón militará la próxima temporada en Tercera División (Castellnou 2005 does not pay and CD Castellón will play in Tercera División next season); La Plana al Día, 18 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Dominic Booth (13 June 2017). "Former Swansea City and current Leeds United star Pablo Hernandez completes Spanish club takeover". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ Phil Hay (5 May 2018). "Big Interview: Leeds United's YEP Player of the Year Hernandez ... forged in the fires of Castellon". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "El CD Castellón hace historia al superar el récord de abonados en Tercera División" (in Spanish). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ↑ "El Castellón busca otro récord" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ Dominic Booth (13 June 2017). "Former Swansea City and current Leeds United star Pablo Hernandez completes Spanish club takeover". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ Phil Hay (5 May 2018). "Big Interview: Leeds United's YEP Player of the Year Hernandez ... forged in the fires of Castellon". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Pam Pam Orellut, unofficial website (in Spanish)