AD Ceuta explained

Clubname:Ceuta
Fullname:Asociación Deportiva Ceuta
Founded:1997
Dissolved:2012
Ground:Alfonso Murube,
Ceuta, Spain
Capacity:6,500
Season:2011–12
Position:2ªB – Group 4, 14th
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Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, its last season was 2011–12 in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Alfonso Murube, with a capacity of 6,500.

History

Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta, another team from the city, was founded in 1972 and folded in 1991. The club played once in the Segunda División, in 1980–81.

In 1997 Asociación Deportiva Ceuta was born, reaching the third level in only two years; in its first decades of existence, it appeared – without success – in five second division promotion play-offs.

On 1 July 2012, Ceuta was relegated to the Tercera División for unpaid wages to its players.[1]

After 2011–12 season, the club was administratively relegated to Regional Preferente de Ceuta due to unpaid wages from the previous season. Shortly after, club was disbanded with a €600,000 total debt.[2] In 2013, a new club called Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club was founded to inherit the club's history.

Club background

Other clubs from Ceuta

Rivalry

The Ceuta-Melilla derby was between Ceuta and UD Melilla. The two clubs travelled to each other via the Spanish mainland to avoid entering Morocco.[3]

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1996–9741st
1997–9841st
1998–9932ªB7th
1999–200032ªB2nd
2000–0132ªB4thRound of 32
2001–0232ªB2ndRound of 32
2002–0332ªB7th
2003–0432ªB6th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2004–0532ªB3rd
2005–0632ªB10th
2006–0732ªB11th
2007–0832ªB3rd
2008–0932ªB7th
2009–1032ªB5th
2010–1132ªB6thRound of 32
2011–1232ªB14th
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Notes and References

  1. http://www.elpueblodeceuta.es/201207017101.html El Ceuta desciende a Tercera tras no recibir la ayuda de la ciudad (Ceuta relegated to Tercera after no help from the city)
  2. http://www.ceutadeportiva.com/2013/06/se-cumple-un-ano-del-descenso-administrativo-y-desaparicion-de-la-ad-ceuta/ Been a year since AD Ceuta was wound up
  3. Book: Hawkey, Ian. Feet of the chameleon : the story of African football. 2009. Portico. London. 978-1-906032-71-5.