AD Alcorcón explained

Clubname:Alcorcón
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Fullname:Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D.
Nickname:Los Alfareros (The Potters)
Ground:Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo, Alcorcón,
Madrid, Spain
Capacity:5,100[1]
Owner:David Blitzer
Chairman:Iván Bravo
Chrtitle:President
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Mehdi Nafti
Website:http://www.adalcorcon.com/
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Current:2023–24 AD Alcorcón season

Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in La Liga 2, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, with a 5,100-seat capacity.[2]

History

Founded in 1971 by Dionisio Muñoz Jerez. The founding act of the club was signed on 20 July that year.[3] Alcorcón spent roughly its first 30 years of existence in between the fourth division and the regional leagues. Alcorcón played its first match on 8 September 1971 against Atlético Madrid (youth team) and lost it 0:2. In 2000–01, it made its Segunda División B debut, finishing in 12th place, and spending the following seasons immersed in mid-table positions. The 2003–04 season Alcolcórn led by coach Raúl González finished in 10th position in Segunda División B.[4]

In 2008–09, a third place in the regular season meant Alcorcón was allowed to appear in the promotion play-offs for the first time in its history. After disposing of Sant Andreu and Alcoyano, the club was ousted by Real Unión of Irun in the final round with a 3–1 aggregate scoreline.

2009–10 Copa del Rey

See main article: Alcorconazo.

On 27 October 2009, Alcorcón secured the most famous victory in its history after it defeated La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid 4–0 at home in the first leg of its round-of-32 match in the Copa del Rey.[5] In the club's first ever official match against a team from the top flight, its opponent fielded nine international players in its starting eleven: Jerzy Dudek, Álvaro Arbeloa, Raúl Albiol, Christoph Metzelder, Royston Drenthe, Mahamadou Diarra, Guti, Esteban Granero, Raúl, Rafael van der Vaart and Karim Benzema, with Ruud van Nistelrooy, Fernando Gago and Marcelo appearing as substitutes in the second-half.[6]

On 10 November, in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabéu, the club lost 1–0, but won 4–1 on aggregate, thereby going through to the next round of 16,[7] where the club was ousted by Racing de Santander, 2–3 on aggregate.

2010–present

Following the Alcorconazo, in the 2009–10 season, Alcorcón was finally promoted to level two after defeating Pontevedra (3–0 on aggregate) and Ontinyent (4–3 on aggregate) in the promotion play-offs. In the second tier, the club played twice the promotion play-offs but were defeated by Real Valladolid in the final of the 2012 edition and by Girona in the semi-finals of the 2013 edition.

In 2017, Alcorcón qualified to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals for the first time in their history after a penalty shoot-out victory over Espanyol, but were beaten 2–0 on aggregate by Alavés. The club was 13th in the 2017–18 season in the Segunda División, just 4 points away from being relegated,[8] and also struggled in the next campaign, but retained its place in Segunda División after finishing the season in the 14th position.[9]

In June 2019, Roland Duchâtelet sold the club to a group led by American investor David Blitzer for around 13 million.[10] In April 2022, Alcorcon was relegated to third division after defeated by Cartagena, ending their 12 years stay in second division. In 2023, AD Alcorcón signed a sponsorship deal with Hacksaw Gaming for the 2022/2023 season.[11] [12]

On 24 June 2023, AD Alcorcón secure promotion to Segunda División from 2023 to 2024 after defeating CD Castellon with an aggregate score of 1–2 in the promotion play-off Primera Federación and returned to the second tier after a one-year absence, but they were immediately relegated in the 2023–24 season.

Season to season

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SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1971–7261st
1972–7351st
1973–7452nd
1974–7544th
1975–7643rd
1976–7745th
1977–78419thFirst round
1978–7951st
1979–8043rdSecond round
1980–8145thFirst round
1981–8249thSecond round
1982–83412th
1983–8449th
1984–8544th
1985–86410thThird round
1986–87417th
1987–88419th
1988–8953rd
1989–9051st
1990–91419th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1991–92510th
1992–9351st
1993–94416th
1994–95421st
1995–9653rd
1996–9752nd
1997–98420th
1998–9951st
1999–200045th
2000–0132ª B12th
2001–0232ª B16th
2002–0332ª B7th
2003–0432ª B10thFirst round
2004–0532ª B11th
2005–0632ª B7th
2006–0732ª B11th
2007–0832ª B14th
2008–0932ª B3rd
2009–1032ª B1stRound of 16
2010–1129thRound of 32
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2011–1224thRound of 16
2012–1325thThird round
2013–1429thRound of 16
2014–15211thSecond round
2015–1627thSecond round
2016–17218thQuarter-finals
2017–18213thSecond round
2018–19214thThird round
2019–20210thFirst round
2020–21217thRound of 32
2021–22222ndSecond round
2022–2331ª Fed.2ndSecond round
2023–24220thSecond round
2024–2531ª Fed.
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Current squad

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Reserve team

See main article: AD Alcorcón B.

Current technical staff

Notable coaches

Reserve team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Información. AD Alcorcón. es. 26 September 2020. 24 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324143736/https://www.adalcorcon.com/club/informacion. live.
  2. Web site: INFORMACIÓN AGRUPACIÓN DEPORTIVA ALCORCÓN Alcorcón - Web Oficial. INFORMACIÓN AGRUPACIÓN DEPORTIVA ALCORCÓN Alcorcón - Web Oficial. es. 2019-10-17. 24 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324143736/https://www.adalcorcon.com/club/informacion. live.
  3. Web site: Nacimiento de la A.D. Alcorcón Alcorcón - Web Oficial. Nacimiento de la A.D. Alcorcón Alcorcón - Web Oficial. es. 2019-10-09. 9 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009174224/https://www.adalcorcon.com/club/historia/nacimiento. live.
  4. Web site: Nueva etapa en 2ª División "B" Alcorcón - Web Oficial. Nueva etapa en 2ª División "B" Alcorcón - Web Oficial. es. 2019-10-09. 24 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824121020/https://www.adalcorcon.com/club/historia/segunda-b. live.
  5. News: Real Madrid thrashed by lowly Alcorcón in Copa del Rey. The Guardian. Sid. Lowe. 27 October 2009. 11 November 2009. 28 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628182443/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/27/real-madrid-alcorcon-copa-del-rey. live.
  6. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/552130/0/madrid/ridiculo/jugadores El ridículo del Madrid en Alcorcón, 1 por 1 (Real Madrid's travesty in Alcorcón, 1 by 1)
  7. Web site: Real Madrid 1–0 Alcorcon: Segunda B minnows hold on for historic aggregate win . 24 August 2010 . 1 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100201103615/http://goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2009/11/10/1617153/real-madrid-1-0-alcorcon-segunda-b-minnows-hold-on-for . dead .
  8. Web site: 2017-2018 La Liga 2 Stats. FBref.com. en. 2019-10-09. 9 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009175508/https://fbref.com/en/comps/17/1653/2017-2018-La-Liga-2-Stats. live.
  9. Web site: 2018-2019 La Liga 2 Stats. FBref.com. en. 2019-11-05. 20 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520142034/https://fbref.com/en/comps/17/1887/2018-2019-La-Liga-2-Stats. live.
  10. Web site: David Blitzer-Led Group Acquires Spanish Soccer Club Alcorcón . Sports Business Journal . June 11, 2019 . 7 May 2023 . May 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507125032/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Global/2019/06/11/Alcorcon.aspx . live .
  11. Web site: Hacksaw Gaming Targets Growth in Spain Via AD Alcorcón Deal . Casinoreviews.net . 21 February 2023 . 21 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221112442/https://www.casinoreviews.net/news/hacksaw-gaming-targets-growth-in-spain-via-ad-alcorc%C3%B3n-deal/ . live .
  12. Web site: Hacksaw Gaming Enters Into Sponsorship Agreement with AD Alcorcón . HacksawGaming.com . 21 February 2023 . 21 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221112442/https://www.hacksawgaming.com/news/hacksaw-gaming-enters-into-sponsorship-agreement-with-ad-alcorcon . live .
  13. Web site: Plantilla Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón SAD. Squad. AD Alcorcón. es. 21 September 2022. 22 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922124758/https://www.adalcorcon.com/plantilla/alcorcon. live.