CD Castellón explained

Clubname:Castellón
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Fullname:Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D.
Nickname:Orelluts
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Ground:Nou Estadi Castàlia
Capacity:15,500[1]
Owner:Haralabos Voulgaris
Chairman:Haralabos Voulgaris
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Dick Schreuder
Mgrtitle:Head coach
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Website:http://www.cdcastellon.com/

Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in, holding home games at Nou Estadi Castàlia, which has a capacity of 15,500 seats.

History

Football first appeared in the town in 1911, and after a period of time under the consecutive denominations "Deportivo", "Castalia", "Gimnástico", "Cultural" and "Cervantes", Club Deportivo Castellón was founded on 22 July 1922.

The club featured periodically in the top flight, finishing fifth in 1972–73 and adding a Cup final appearance with a team featuring Vicente del Bosque, who later moved to Real Madrid, serving the club as both a player and coach.

On 29 August 1991, in an extraordinary assembly, the conversion of the club to S.A.D. was approved. The first team had just relegated into division two, and would drop another level to the third three years later, in a spell which would last more than one decade.

In the 2004–05 season, Castellón finished fourth in Segunda B, eventually winning its promotion playoffs (both matches) and achieving a return to the silver category. The club's stint in the division would last five years, as relegation would befall in 2009–10, with the Valencian Community outfit ranking last, 13 points behind the following team.

On 18 July 2011, due to the team not paying its players, Castellón was excluded from the third division, being relegated to the fourth.[2] In June 2017, former player Pablo Hernández became joint owner of the club, leading a consortium alongside Angel Dealbert, businessman Vicente Montesinos and others.[3] [4]

On 21 March 2018, Castellón beat the record of seasonal tickets in the fourth division previously held by Real Oviedo with 12,700,[5] establishing the new record at 12,867.[6] On 24 June 2018, it returned to the third tier after a seven-year absence.On 26 July 2020, Castellón promoted back to second division after 10 years by beating Cornellà in final play off promotion, but they were immediately relegated in the 2020–21 season.

On 5 May 2024, Castellón promoted back to second division after three years in third division, after Córdoba was defeated by already relegated Recreativo Granada.

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
192933rdQuarter-finals
1929–3031stRound of 16
1930–3125thQuarter-finals
1931–3227thRound of 16
1932–33210thRound of 16
1933–344
1934–35DNP
1935–36DNP
1939–4024th
1940–4121stRound of 16
1941–4218thRound of 16
1942–4314thRound of 16
1943–4415thRound of 16
1944–4518thQuarter-finals
1945–4618thFirst round
1946–47114thQuarter-finals
1947–48212thQuarter-finals
1948–4928thFourth round
1949–50216thSecond round
1950–5133rd
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1951–5236th
1952–5331st
1953–5425th
1954–55212th
1955–56216th
1956–57220th
1957–5832nd
1958–59312th
1959–6032nd
1960–61213thRound of 32
1961–6233rd
1962–63310th
1963–6431st
1964–6531st
1965–6631st
1966–6723rdRound of 32
1967–68210thRound of 32
1968–6931st
1969–70211thRound of 32
1970–7126thRound of 32
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1971–7222ndRound of 16
1972–7315thRunners-up
1973–74116thRound of 16
1974–7526thFourth round
1975–76212thFirst round
1976–77214thSecond round
1977–78214thThird round
1978–79211thFirst round
1979–8025thFourth round
1980–8121stFourth round
1981–82118thThird round
1982–83215thFirst round
1983–84210thRound of 16
1984–85212thQuarter-finals
1985–8625thRound of 16
1986–8724thFourth round
1987–88211thQuarter-finals
1988–8921stThird round
1989–90114thSecond round
1990–91119thFourth round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1991–92215thRound of 16
1992–93210thFourth round
1993–94217thFourth round
1994–9532ª B4thSecond round
1995–9632ª B6thFirst round
1996–9732ª B9thFirst round
1997–9832ª B5th
1998–9932ª B9th
1999–200032ª B7th
2000–0132ª B10thFirst round
2001–0232ª B13thFirst round
2002–0332ª B1st
2003–0432ª B4thSecond round
2004–0532ª B4thSecond round
2005–06212thFirst round
2006–07214thRound of 32
2007–0825thSecond round
2008–0927thRound of 32
2009–10222ndSecond round
2010–1132ª B10thSecond round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2011–1249th
2012–1344th
2013–14415th
2014–1541st
2015–1643rdSecond round
2016–1744th
2017–1842nd
2018–1932ª B15thSecond round
2019–2032ª B1stFirst round
2020–21221stSecond round
2021–2231ª RFEF13thSecond round
2022–2331ª Fed.3rd
2023–2431ª Fed.1stRound of 32
2024–252
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Current squad

Reserve team

See main article: CD Castellón B.

Out on loan

Honours

1940–41, 1980–81, 1988–89

2002–03

1929–30, 1952–53, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69 (third level until 1976–77)

Runner-up 1972–73

Notable players

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadio. 29 August 2018 . es. CD Castellón. 23 July 2020.
  2. http://www.laplanaaldia.com/castello/noticias/52369/castellnou-2005-no-paga-y-el-cd-castellon-militara-la-proxima-temporada-en-tercera-division Castellnou 2005 no paga y el CD Castellón militará la próxima temporada en Tercera División (Castellnou 2005 does not pay and CD Castellón will play in Tercera División next season)
  3. News: Former Swansea City and current Leeds United star Pablo Hernandez completes Spanish club takeover. Yorkshire Evening Post. Dominic Booth. 13 June 2017. 26 June 2018.
  4. News: Big Interview: Leeds United's YEP Player of the Year Hernandez ... forged in the fires of Castellon. Yorkshire Evening Post. Phil Hay. 5 May 2018. 26 June 2018.
  5. Web site: El CD Castellón hace historia al superar el récord de abonados en Tercera División. 21 March 2018. 21 March 2018. es.
  6. Web site: El Castellón busca otro récord . . es . 4 July 2018 . 23 August 2018.