History
Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina was founded in 1922. The first idea of the executive committee to arrange a stadium was to build it inside the castle of Ponferrada, which was eight centuries old. King Alfonso XIII denied the building permit, which led to the construction of Santa Marta; the opening match was played 8 September 1923, a friendly against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.
Ponferradina spent the vast majority of its professional years in the fourth and third divisions. In 1967, with the club in the former category, it achieved an historic 6–1 win against La Liga giants Real Madrid. Eight years later, due to financial difficulties, Santa Marta was sold, and the team relocated to Fuentesnuevas.
On 5 September 2000 El Toralín was inaugurated as the club's new grounds: the first game there was a friendly with Celta de Vigo. In 2006–07 Ponfe competed for the first time in the second level after knocking out Universidad Las Palmas and Alicante in the promotion play-offs,[1] but would be immediately relegated back as third from the bottom.
In the 2009–10 season, Ponferradina returned to division two: after winning the regular season with 75 points it defeated Sant Andreu on penalties, in the play-offs (after winning and losing 1–0 over the two legs); subsequently, the club appeared in the league final, losing to Granada 0–1 on aggregate.
In 2010–11 Ponferradina played in the second division for the second time, meeting the same fate after finishing in 21st position. The following campaign the team finished second in its group and, after ousting Real Jaén, Lucena and Tenerife in the play-offs, promoted back.
In 2015-16 season, Ponferradina were relegated after defeated by Girona on the last matchday, finishing in 19th position.
Season to season
Season |
Tier |
Division |
Place |
Copa del Rey |
1940/41 |
4 |
Regional |
4th |
|
1941/42 |
4 |
Regional |
5th |
|
1942/43 |
4 |
Regional |
— |
|
1943/44 |
3 |
3ª |
10th |
2nd round |
1944/45 |
3 |
3ª |
4th |
|
1945/46 |
3 |
3ª |
2nd |
|
1946/47 |
3 |
3ª |
5th |
|
1947/48 |
3 |
3ª |
13th |
2nd round |
1948/49 |
4 |
Regional |
1st |
|
1949/50 |
3 |
3ª |
16th |
|
1950/51 |
3 |
3ª |
7th |
|
1951/52 |
3 |
3ª |
10th |
|
1952/53 |
3 |
3ª |
3rd |
|
1953/54 |
3 |
3ª |
2nd |
|
1954/55 |
3 |
3ª |
3rd |
|
1955/56 |
3 |
3ª |
6th |
|
1956/57 |
3 |
3ª |
7th |
|
1957/58 |
3 |
3ª |
1st |
|
1958/59 |
3 |
3ª |
5th |
|
1959/60 |
3 |
3ª |
3rd |
|
|
Season |
Tier |
Division |
Place |
Copa del Rey |
1960/61 |
3 |
3ª |
10th |
|
1961/62 |
3 |
3ª |
5th |
|
1962/63 |
3 |
3ª |
11th |
|
1963/64 |
3 |
3ª |
2nd |
|
1964/65 |
3 |
3ª |
3rd |
|
1965/66 |
3 |
3ª |
1st |
|
1966/67 |
3 |
3ª |
2nd |
|
1967/68 |
3 |
3ª |
3rd |
|
1968/69 |
3 |
3ª |
5th |
|
1969/70 |
3 |
3ª |
6th |
|
1970/71 |
3 |
3ª |
8th |
|
1971/72 |
3 |
3ª |
14th |
|
1972/73 |
3 |
3ª |
14th |
|
1973/74 |
3 |
3ª |
17th |
|
1974/75 |
4 |
Regional |
4th |
|
1975/76 |
4 |
Regional |
1st |
|
1976/77 |
3 |
3ª |
11th |
|
1977/78 |
4 |
3ª |
4th |
|
1978/79 |
4 |
3ª |
3rd |
|
1979/80 |
4 |
3ª |
4th |
|
|
|
Current squad
- As of 24 August 2018[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Famous players
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
Presidents
Dates |
Name |
1922–23 |
Rogelio López |
1923–26 |
Fernando Miranda |
1926–27 |
José María Álvarez |
1927–28 |
Pedro Barrios |
1928–31 |
Fernando Miranda |
1931–35 |
José Domingo |
1935–36 |
Segundo Trincado |
|
Dates |
Name |
1936–46 |
Fernando Miranda |
1946–47 |
Gustavo Bodelón |
1947–49 |
Mariano Arias |
1949–61 |
Antonio Fernández |
1961–64 |
Feliciano González |
1964 |
Emilio Tahoces |
1965–66 |
Manuel García Granero |
|
Dates |
Name |
1966–72 |
Feliciano González |
1972–73 |
Antonio Laredo |
1973–78 |
José Maria Agudo |
1978–82 |
Feliciano González |
1982–86 |
Porfirio Fernández |
1986–94 |
Delfrido Pérez |
1994–96 |
Martín Pérez |
|
Dates |
Name |
1996–97 |
Lisardo González |
1997–99 |
Delfrido Pérez |
1999–present |
José Fernández Nieto |
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