SP Villafranca explained

Clubname:	Villafranca
Fullname:	Sociedad Polideportiva Villafranca
Nickname:	Amarillos
Founded:	1949^[1]
Ground:	Municipal, Villafranca de los Barros, Extremadura, Spain
Capacity:	5,500
Chairman:	Cipri Santos^[2]
Manager:	José Antonio Ruiz^[3]
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Sociedad Polideportiva Villafranca is a football team based in Villafranca de los Barros, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1949, it plays in, holding home matches at the Polideportivo Municipal de Villafranca de los Barros, with a capacity of 5,500 people.

History

Founded in 1949, Villafranca first reached the Tercera División in 1983. Relegated in 1986, the club spent two seasons in the Regional Preferente before returning to the fourth tier in 1988, and went on to spend 20 consecutive seasons in the category.

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1950–51 4 1ª Reg. 8th 1951–52 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1952–53 5 1953–54 5 1954–55 5 1955–56 5 1956–57 5 1957–58 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 8th 1961–62 4 1ª Reg. 11th 1962–63 5 1963–64 5 1964–65 5 1965–66 5 1966–67 5 1967–68 5 1968–69 5 1st 1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 13th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1970–71 5 5th 1971–72 5 10th 1972–73 5 5th 1973–74 5 7th 1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 4th 1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 1st 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 15th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 8th 1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 12th 1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 17th 1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 12th 1983–84 4 3ª 10th 1984–85 4 3ª 13th 1985–86 4 3ª 18th 1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 4th 1988–89 4 3ª 7th 1989–90 4 3ª 14th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1990–91 4 3ª 11th 1991–92 4 3ª 14th 1992–93 4 3ª 16th 1993–94 4 3ª 11th 1994–95 4 3ª 7th 1995–96 4 3ª 6th 1996–97 4 3ª 9th 1997–98 4 3ª 3rd 1998–99 4 3ª 2nd 1999–2000 4 3ª 10th 2000–01 4 3ª 13th 2001–02 4 3ª 7th 2002–03 4 3ª 8th 2003–04 4 3ª 13th 2004–05 4 3ª 12th 2005–06 4 3ª 15th 2006–07 4 3ª 10th 2007–08 4 3ª 20th 2008–09 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2009–10 4 3ª 20th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2010–11 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2011–12 4 3ª 19th 2012–13 5 Reg. Pref. 7th 2013–14 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 2014–15 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2015–16 5 Reg. Pref. 11th 2016–17 5 1ª Ext. 8th 2017–18 5 1ª Ext. 2nd 2018–19 5 1ª Ext. 5th 2019–20 5 1ª Ext. 2nd 2020–21 5 1ª Ext. 2nd 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 10th 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 8th 2023–24 5 3ª Fed.

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• 25 seasons in Tercera División
• 3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

External links

• Soccerway team profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: SP VILLAFRANCA. Futbolme.com. es. 21 March 2022.
2. Web site: Cipri Santos seguirá como presidente de la SP Villafranca cuatro años más. Cipri Santos will continue as president of SP Villafranca four more years. Gaceta Independiente. es. 5 August 2020. 21 March 2022.
3. Web site: Montanero . Miguel Ángel . El almendralejense José Antonio Ruiz es el nuevo entrenador de la SP Villafranca . La Gaceta Independiente . 6 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421015410/https://www.gacetaindependiente.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31541:el-almendralejense-jose-antonio-ruiz-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-sp-villafranca&catid=38&Itemid=206 . Apr 21, 2023 . es-es . 5 October 2022 . live.
4. Web site: Sociedad Polideportiva Villafranca. Fútbol Regional. es. 21 March 2022.