Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905, it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 14, and holds home games at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, with a 15,198-seat capacity.

Badajoz
Full nameClub Deportivo Badajoz
Nickname(s)Blanquinegros (White and Black)
Lobos (Wolves)
Founded1905
GroundNuevo Vivero, Badajoz,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity14,898
OwnerLanuspe S.L.
PresidentLuis Díaz-Ambrona
Head coachIñaki Alonso
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 14
2023–24Segunda Federación – Group 5, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.clubdeportivobadajoz.es/

History

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Founded after the merger of two clubs, named Racing and Sport, Badajoz became a serious member of the Spanish League in 1931, when Francisco Fernandes Marquesta donated the team their first ground, named El Vivero. Subsequently, playing most of their history between the third and second divisions, the club achieved a consistent stay in the latter level during the 1990s.

Never quite good enough to reach La Liga, 11 seasons in the second division came to an end in 2003, with relegation to Segunda División B, the new third level created in 1977. In 2006, Badajoz was saved from folding by the president of a junior club from the city, AD Cerro de Reyes, who replaced them in the third level, with Badajoz falling to the fourth.

On 1 July 2012 Badajoz was relegated to division four, due to a €70,000 debt contracted with its players during the 2011–12 season.[1] being later disbanded through a liquidation process.[2]

After the dissolution, the club was refounded by the supporters with the name of Club Deportivo Badajoz 1905. This re-foundation achieved two consecutive promotions, immediately to Tercera División and, at its third attempt, the club finally came back to Segunda División B on 25 June 2017 by beating CD Calahorra in the last round of the promotion play-offs.[3] In 2019–20, the team dispatched SD Amorebieta, UD Las Palmas and La Liga club SD Eibar to make the last 16 of the Copa del Rey for only the second time, before losing 3–2 to Granada CF after extra time.[4]

In 2020–21, the final season of Segunda B, Badajoz topped both of their groups to qualify for the new Primera División RFEF, but lost by one goal to Amorebieta for a place in the second tier in the play-off final.[5]

Stadium

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CD Badajoz plays at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, which had a capacity of 15,200, expandable to 30,000. The club previously played at Estadio El Vivero in the east of the city, before moving a few kilometres south of the Guadiana in 1998 to the new facilities; the first match at the new grounds took place on 2 December 1998, in a friendly goalless match with neighbours CF Extremadura.

The stadium hosted two full internationals for the national team. On 8 September 1999 Spain beat Cyprus 8–0 in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier; nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, the national side defeated Liechtenstein 4–0 in the qualifying stages of Euro 2008.

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1939–40 3 1ª Reg. 1st
1940–41 3 3rd
1941–42 3 1ª Reg. 1st
1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 1st
1943–44 3 2nd Fourth round
1944–45 3 1st
1945–46 3 1st
1946–47 3 3rd
1947–48 3 3rd Fourth round
1948–49 3 6th Third round
1949–50 3 13th
1950–51 3 5th
1951–52 3 7th
1952–53 3 1st
1953–54 2 9th
1954–55 2 8th
1955–56 2 10th
1956–57 2 7th
1957–58 2 12th
1958–59 2 14th Round of 32
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1959–60 2 16th First round
1960–61 3 3rd
1961–62 3 12th
1962–63 3 3rd
1963–64 3 3rd
1964–65 3 1st
1965–66 2 16th
1966–67 3 1st
1967–68 2 13th
1968–69 3 6th
1969–70 3 4th Round of 16
1970–71 3 12th Second round
1971–72 3 8th First round
1972–73 3 3rd First round
1973–74 3 12th First round
1974–75 3 9th First round
1975–76 3 14th First round
1976–77 3 6th First round
1977–78 3 2ª B 15th Second round
1978–79 3 2ª B 16th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1979–80 3 2ª B 10th Third round
1980–81 3 2ª B 6th Second round
1981–82 3 2ª B 17th Second round
1982–83 3 2ª B 8th
1983–84 3 2ª B 4th
1984–85 3 2ª B 19th
1985–86 4 1st
1986–87 4 2nd
1987–88 3 2ª B 2nd
1988–89 3 2ª B 4th
1989–90 3 2ª B 6th
1990–91 3 2ª B 1st
1991–92 3 2ª B 2nd
1992–93 2 11th
1993–94 2 11th
1994–95 2 14th
1995–96 2 6th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1996–97 2 6th
1997–98 2 6th
1998–99 2 14th
1999–2000 2 16th
2000–01 2 14th
2001–02 2 12th
2002–03 2 22nd
2003–04 3 2ª B 4th
2004–05 3 2ª B 7th
2005–06 3 2ª B 7th
2006–07 4 7th
2007–08 4 8th
2008–09 4 5th
2009–10 4 1st
2010–11 3 2ª B 15th Third round
2011–12 3 2ª B 12th

Team re-founded

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2012–13 6 1ª Reg. 1st
2013–14 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
2014–15 4 4th
2015–16 4 2nd
2016–17 4 2nd
2017–18 3 2ª B 12th
2018–19 3 2ª B 4th
2019–20 3 2ª B 3rd Round of 16
2020–21 3 2ª B 1st First round
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 9th First round
2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 16th
2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 16th
2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 7 February 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Kike Royo
2 DF   ARG Mariano Gómez (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
3 DF   ESP Carlos Cordero
5 DF   ESP Borja García
6 MF   ESP Raúl Palma
7 FW   ESP Carlos Calderón
9 FW   ESP Francis Ferrón
10 FW   ESP Zelu (captain)
11 FW   ESP Jesús Alfaro
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ESP Miguel Narváez
14 FW   ESP Gorka Santamaría
15 DF   ARG Matías Pérez Acuña
16 DF   ESP José Mas
17 FW   POR Adilson
19 DF   ESP Josete
20 DF   ESP Juanmi García
22 MF   ESP David Soto
MF   MEX Miguel Leyva

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW   ARG Santiago Müller
28 MF   ESP Fernando Moreno
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF   ESP Álex López
30 DF   ESP Álvaro Ladera

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ESP Álvaro Sánchez (at Estepona until 30 June 2023)

Achievements

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Historical results

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Notable players

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The following players have either appeared in at least 100 professional games with the club and/or gained international status:

Famous coaches

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References

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  1. ^ El CD Badajoz, condenado a Tercera (CD Badajoz, doomed to Tercera). Hoy. 1 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ La liquidación del CD Badajoz llega a su fin con la búsqueda de responsabilidades (CD Badajoz liquidation reaches its end with search for responsible parties). Hoy. 20 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "El Badajoz logra el ascenso y vuelve a Segunda B cinco años después" [Badajoz achieve promotion and return to Segunda B after five years]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "El Granada sufre en Badajoz y pasa de ronda a cuartos en la prórroga" [Granada suffer in Badajoz and advance to the quarter-finals after extra time]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ Ortiz de Lazcano, Javier (22 May 2021). "El Amorebieta hace historia y sube a Segunda División". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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