CD Tacón
Club Deportivo Tacón is a Spanish women's football club in Madrid. Founded in 2014, it currently plays in Primera División.
Full name | Club Deportivo Tacón | ||
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Nickname(s) | Las Blancas (The Whites)[1] | ||
Founded | September 12, 2014 | ||
Ground | Ciudad Real Madrid Madrid, Spain | ||
Chairman | Ana Rossell | ||
Manager | David Aznar | ||
League | Primera División | ||
2019–20 | Primera División, 10th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
2014–2019: First years
The club was founded on 12 September 2014, with the aim to be a completely professional women's football team. The name Tacón (which translates to heel) is an acronym: Trabajo (work/graft) Atrevimiento (dare/bravery) Conocimiento (knowledge/wisdom) Organización (organisation/club) Notoriedad (visibility/renown).[2]
In their first competitive season, 2015–16, the club only registered an under-14 team. On 24 June 2016, Tacón announced the merge with CD Canillas for incorporating their women's senior and under-19 teams.[3]
After only three seasons in Segunda División, on 19 May 2019, Tacón achieved promotion for the first time ever to Primera División.[4]
On 25 June 2019, the Real Madrid board of directors announced a proposal of integrating Tacón as their women's football section to be presented to their socios (members).[5] As part of the agreement, Tacón will play their 2019–20 season matches at Ciudad Real Madrid during the transition, and the merger officially completed on 1 July 2020.[6] On 15 September 2019, The Extraordinary General Assembly of Real Madrid approved the absorption of the club.[7] The absorption marked a victorious end to a journey that Ana Rossell, a socio at Real Madrid, begun a decade ago; bearing similarities with the role Lola Romero played in the rebirth of Atlético Madrid's women's football section.[8]
2019–2020: Transition year
Having been promoted, the club went on to lose a large majority of its playing squad in the summer of 2019. Argentine midfielder Ruth Bravo moved to Rayo Vallecano, while others like Lixy, Marbel Okoye and Yamilla Badell didn't have their contracts not renewed. In order to strengthen for the coming season, the club saw the arrival of Swedish duo Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson; French midfielder Aurélie Kaci from Atlético Madrid, Ainoa Campo from crosstown rivals Madrid CFF, English forward Chioma Ubogagu, goalkeeper Ana Valles, Nigerian defender Osinachi Ohale, as well as the Brazilian pair Daiane and Thaisa Moreno, who was nominated for best midfielder in her lone year at A.C. Milan Women. The last signing of the summer was versatile defender Babett Peter from VFL Wolfsburg.
Despite the wealth of talent and experience at their disposal, CD Tacón's start to the season was nothing short of abysmal, with heavy losses against Barcelona, in its debut match,[9] and EDF Logroño particularly standing out. After a poor run with just one win in nine games, the team started to gain a sense of stability in November 2019, going on a five match unbeaten run.
Spurred by the growing interest in Women's football; more so in the United States after the World Cup Triumph in 2019, Los Angeles based film and TV production company EXILE Content and Spanish media company Newtral announced a documentary series about the genesis of the first-ever women's football team at Real Madrid.[10]
Homeground
While many speculated that they would share the Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano with Real Madrid Castilla, Tacón have so far played all their home games at Campo 11 in Valdebebas. Unofficial rumours after the Extraordinary General Assembly on September 15 suggest the women's team will be expected to move into the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano at the start of the 2020-21 season. In the meantime, CD Tacón matches are not open to the general public, with only club members, or those possessing a membership card, allowed to attend.[11]
Season to season
Season | Division | Place | Copa de la Reina |
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2016/17 | 2ª | 2nd | |
2017/18 | 2ª | 1st | |
2018/19 | 2ª | 1st | |
2019/20 | 1ª | 10th | Quarterfinals |
Current squad
As of 17 September 2019.[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head coaches
- Marta Tejedor 2016–2018
- David Aznar 2018–present
References
- Houwen, Jess (23 July 2019). "A Brief Intro To Las Blancas". Managing Madrid. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Club: Historia del CD TACON" (in Spanish). CD Tacón. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "René Ramos entrará en la directiva del CD Tacón femenino" [René Ramos will enter the board of the Women's CD Tacón] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 June 2016.
- "El CD Tacón, nuevo equipo de la Liga Iberdrola" [CD Tacón, new team of Liga Iberdrola] (in Spanish). La Liga. 19 May 2019.
- "Comunicado Oficial" [Official Communication] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "Real Madrid to have women's team after buying Deportivo Tacon". BBC Sport. 25 June 2019.
- "The Extraordinary General Assembly approves the absorption of Club Deportivo Tacón". Real Madrid CF. 15 September 2019.
- "La lucha de Ana Rosell, la gran gestora del futuro Real Madrid femenino" (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 22 June 2019.
- Train, Rob (7 September 2019). "Barça show Tacon a clean pair of heels in nine-goal rout". Diario AS. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- de la Fuente, Anna Marie. "Exile Content, Newtral Co. Producing Docuseries on Real Madrid's Female Soccer Team (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. PMC. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "Quejas al Tacon por no vender entradas a público en general" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 November 2019.
- "PLANTILLA CD TACON". CD Tacon. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)