CD Tenerife explained

Clubname:Tenerife
Upright:0.62
Fullname:Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D.
Nickname:Tete
Chicharreros
Tinerfeños
Blanquiazules
Ground:Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Capacity:22,824[1]
Owner:Paulino Rivero Baute
Chairman:Paulino Rivero Baute
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Pepe Mel
Mgrtitle:Head coach
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Current:2023–24 CD Tenerife season

Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 22,824-seat capacity. The traditional home colours are white shirts and blue shorts.

Tenerife has a history playing in the top flight of La Liga. They have been promoted to the top tier on four occasions, including a 10-year stint from 1989 to 1999. The club managed to finish as high as fifth in the league table on two occasions during that period, which qualified them for the first round of the UEFA Cup. They most recently played in La Liga in the 2009–10 season.

Being based in the Canary archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Africa, while playing its away games on the Spanish mainland, both the club and rival Las Palmas from Gran Canaria are two of the most geographically isolated professional clubs. Tenerife and Las Palmas contest the Canary Islands derby.

History

Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in 1922. La Liga started in 1928, but the team played in regional divisions until it was promoted to the Segunda División in 1953. It first reached the top flight in 1961, being immediately relegated back and, in the following 27 years, played almost exclusively in the second level, also spending three years in Tercera División and six – five in a row – in Segunda División B, the newly created division three (in 1978).

In 1985, when Tenerife were relegated to the third division for a second time, Javier Pérez became president of the club. The side was promoted this year to the second level and, two years later, returned to the first, after winning the promotion playoff against Real Betis (4–1 on aggregate).

In 1991, Jorge Valdano took charge of the club as manager, and the Argentine would help rob former side Real Madrid of two consecutive league titles in the last round, to the benefit of Barcelona. In the first season, the Canary Islands outfit barely avoided relegation, but would finish in a best-ever fifth position in the following year, eventually reaching the round of 16 in the subsequent UEFA Cup, losing to Juventus 2–4 on aggregate.

German Jupp Heynckes became head coach of Tenerife in 1995, leading the club to another fifth-placed finish and the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. In the 1996–97 UEFA Cup, the islanders fared better, reaching the last-four after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv, Lazio, Feyenoord and Brøndby (the winner coming late in extra time from an Antonio Mata free-kick), only bowing out to eventual winners Schalke 04.Tenerife then went on a downward spiral which eventually led to relegation to the "silver category" in 1999, prompting various managerial changes within the club. In 2001, the club was again promoted, led by Rafael Benítez, who promptly left to take up the manager's job at Valencia; the promotion was achieved in the last match of the campaign thanks to a goal from Hugo Morales.Pepe Mel became the new trainer but the first division season never took off, as Tenerife were beaten heavily at home by Barcelona 0–6, which cost the manager his job. Javier Clemente, formerly with the Spain national team, took the reins, but could not help prevent the eventual immediate relegation.

Tenerife suffered from serious economic problems in the following years, owing more than €40 million. President Pérez was replaced with Víctor Perez de Ascanio, who resigned due to bad management, leaving his position to Miguel Concepción, who negotiated with local politicians and businessmen, also creating a construction company as a subsidiary of the side.

On 13 June 2009, Tenerife secured a top flight return after a seven-year absence after a 1–0 win at Girona. In the following season, even though the team held on until the last round, another relegation befell, after the 0–1 loss at third-placed Valencia.

2010–11 brought with it three coaching changes,[2] as Tenerife eventually suffered another relegation, returning to the third division after 24 years. On 2 June 2013, the club, led by Álvaro Cervera, returned to the second level after winning the promotion play-off against Hospitalet (3–2 on aggregate).

Seasons

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1928–2942nd
1929–3042nd
1930–3142nd
1931–3241st
1932–3341st
1933–3441st
1934–3541st
1935–3642nd
1940–4141st
1941–4243rd
1942–4342nd
1943–4443rd
1944–4544th
1945–4641st
1946–4743rd
1947–4845th
1948–4944th
1949–5041st
1950–5142nd
1951–5241st
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1952–5341st
1953–5422ª6th
1954–5522ª9th
1955–5622ª9th
1956–5722ª13th
1957–5822ª2nd
1958–5922ª4thRound of 32
1959–6022ª10thFirst round
1960–6122ª1stQuarter-finals
1961–6211ª16thQuarter-finals
1962–6322ª10thRound of 16
1963–6422ª5thRound of 32
1964–6522ª11thRound of 32
1965–6622ª8thFirst round
1966–6722ª11thRound of 32
1967–6822ª9thFirst round
1968–6933ª5th
1969–7033ª2ndFirst round
1970–7133ª1stRound of 32
1971–7222ª9thFourth round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1972–7322ª14thFourth round
1973–7422ª4thRound of 32
1974–7522ª12thFourth round
1975–7622ª7thQuarter-finals
1976–7722ª6thFirst round
1977–7822ª19thRound of 16
1978–7932ª B6thSecond round
1979–8032ª B3rdSecond round
1980–8132ª B5thSecond round
1981–8232ª B13thThird round
1982–8332ª B2nd
1983–8422ª15thFirst round
1984–8522ª11thRound of 16
1985–8622ª19thRound of 16
1986–8732ª B1stSecond round
1987–8822ª12thFourth round
1988–8922ª3rdRound of 32
1989–9011ª18thRound of 16
1990–9111ª14thFifth round
1991–9211ª13thFifth round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1992–9311ª5thThird round
1993–9411ª10thSemi-finals
1994–9511ª15thThird round
1995–9611ª5thQuarter-finals
1996–9711ª9thRound of 16
1997–9811ª16thSecond round
1998–9911ª19thFourth round
1999–200022ª14thSecond round
2000–0122ª3rdRound of 16
2001–0211ª19thRound of 64
2002–0322ª8thRound of 64
2003–0422ª8thRound of 64
2004–0522ª9thRound of 32
2005–0622ª18thFirst round
2006–0722ª7thSecond round
2007–0822ª11thThird round
2008–0922ª3rdThird round
2009–1011ª19thRound of 32
2010–1122ª20thSecond round
2011–1232ª B2ndFirst round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2012–1332ª B1stSecond round
2013–1422ª11thSecond round
2014–1522ª17thSecond round
2015–1622ª13thSecond round
2016–1722ª4thThird round
2017–1822ª11thRound of 32
2018–1922ª16thSecond round
2019–2022ª12thRound of 16
2020–2122ª14thRound of 32
2021–2222ª5thSecond round
2022–2322ª10thSecond round
2023–2422ª12thRound of 16
2024–2522ª
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European cup history

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1993–94UEFA CupLast 64Auxerre2–21–03–2
Last 32Olympiacos2–13–45–5
Last 16Juventus2–10–32–4
1996–97UEFA CupLast 64Maccabi Tel Aviv3–21–14–3
Last 32Lazio5–30–15–4
Last 16Feyenoord0–04–24–2
QuarterfinalsBrøndby0–12–02–1
SemifinalsSchalke 041–00–21–2

Honours

Domestic

Continental

Friendly

Current squad

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Reserve team

See main article: CD Tenerife B.

Current technical staff

International players

Notable coaches

Fans

Fans of Tenerife are called Chicharreros because in early days, the inhabitants of a small fishing village called Santa Cruz (later the capital of Tenerife) consumed "chicharros" (Atlantic horse mackerel) as a main part of their diet.

Other inhabitants of Tenerife and the Canary Islands used the moniker as a pejorative name, but finally the inhabitants of Santa Cruz accepted it affectionately.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instalaciones. CD Tenerife. es. 26 May 2016. 20 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160620143903/http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/el-club/instalaciones/instalaciones-estadio-heliodoro-rodriguez-lopez. live.
  2. Web site: David Amaral es el nuevo entrenador del Tenerife. David Amaral is new Tenerife coach. Diario AS. es. 5 April 2011. 22 April 2011. 27 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927055558/http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/david-amaral-nuevo-entrenador-tenerife/20110405dasdasftb_50/Tes. live.
  3. Web site: Jugadores CD Tenerife 24-25. Players CD Tenerife 24-25. Club Deportivo Tenerife. es. 20 November 2024.

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