| Clubname: | Xerez C.D. |
| Fullname: | Xerez Club Deportivo S.A.D. |
| Nickname: | Xerecistas, La bulería mecánica |
| Founded: | 1947 as CD Jerez |
| Stadium: | Municipal de Chapín |
| Capacity: | 20,523 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6892°N -6.1203°W |
| Chairman: |  Juan Luis Gil |
| Coach: | Checa |
| Manager: | Miguel Ángel Rondán |
| Website: | https://www.xerezclubdeportivo.es/ |
| Pattern La1: | _xerezcd2324h |
| Pattern B1: | _xerezcd2324h1 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _xerezcd2324h |
| Leftarm1: | 0000FF |
| Body1: | 0000FF |
| Rightarm1: | 0000FF |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 0000FF |
| Pattern La2: | _xerezcd2324a |
| Pattern B2: | _xerezcd2324a |
| Pattern Ra2: | _xerezcd2324a |
| Pattern Sh2: | _xerezcd2324a |
| Pattern So2: | _xerezcd2324a |
| Leftarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Body2: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts2: | 000000 |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| Pattern La3: | _xerezcd2324t |
| Pattern B3: | _xerezcd2324t |
| Pattern Ra3: | _xerezcd2324t |
| Pattern Sh3: | _xerezcd2324t |
| Pattern So3: | _xerezcd2324t |
| Leftarm3: | 54BD44 |
| Body3: | 54BD44 |
| Rightarm3: | 54BD44 |
| Shorts3: | 54BD44 |
| Socks3: | 54BD44 |
Xerez Club Deportivo S. A. D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 1947 and plays in .
Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created by the exports of sherry (Jerez in Spanish), football had its beginnings in the region towards the second half of the 19th century. In the early 20th century Sir Thomas Spencer, who worked with the William & Humbert winery, founded Sociedad Jerez Foot-Ball Club – he also served as chairman, player and captain.
From 1942 to 1947 the club had several names, ending with Jerez Club Deportivo, which was changed to the current name in 1960s. Xerez first reached the second division in 1953–54, remaining there for five years; previously, in the 1940s, the team had promoted on the field but, due to the "high national interest" of the dictatorial government, left its position to España de Tánger.[1]
The team's new stadium, Estadio Municipal de Chapín, was inaugurated on 10 July 1988, replacing the old Estadio Domecq – the first match there was a friendly against Real Madrid. After decades in that category and also in the third, it had a 2001–02 second level campaign which almost resulted in an historic La Liga promotion, only one year after doing the same thing; the club seemed certain to gain promotion all season, but ultimately failed after a dramatic loss of form towards its closure, only gaining four points in the last eight matches.
Since then, Xerez finished in the top 10 in division two each campaign, except in the 2007–08 season when a weak start led to a 15th-place finish. The following campaign proved excellent, as the club was always in the top positions: on 13 June 2009, after beating SD Huesca 2–1 at home, it achieved promotion to the top division for the first time in its history. In the final day of the competition, a draw at Celta de Vigo proved enough for the title, as CD Tenerife lost 1–2 home to CD Castellón in the final minute.[2]
The first season of Xerez in the top flight would be short-lived, as it ended in relegation. After only collecting seven points from the first 19 games – which led to the sacking of coach José Ángel Ziganda – the club amassed 27 in the remaining 19 with Néstor Gorosito as boss, not good enough however to prevent the drop as last (the club, however, had chances to stay up until the final round, a 1–1 draw at CA Osasuna).
Xerez ranked eighth and 14th in the two following second level seasons, respectively. The 2012–13 campaign, however, was disastrous on all levels, as the team finished in 22nd and last position as a direct consequence of enduring serious financial difficulties for several years,[3] [4] and the situation culminated with the club being relegated to the fourth division on 1 August.[5]
After the Xerez's season, a group of supporters founded a new club in the lower leagues, named Xerez Deportivo FC due to the club's institutional problems.[6] While the latter was promoted to Primera Provincial, the former was again relegated, this time to Primera Andaluza,[7] until May 2017, when Xerez came back to Tercera División. They managed a 16th-place finish in the 2017–18 season, avoiding relegation and managing another season in the Spanish fourth tier.
In the 2023–24 season, Xerez C.D. is fighting for promotion to the Segunda RFEF. This same season, the team has broken a record of going through the first 9 days of the league without conceding a goal. Apart from fighting for promotion, Xerez has achieved several merits of its own, such as attracting former members again or having nearly 9,000 spectators in the fifth category of Spanish football.
The crest of Xerez CD was designed during the summer of 1947 by Mariano Aricha de Vicente.
The crest is clearly inspired in the badge of the city of Jerez, as it incorporates the same colors.. The crest is divided into two parts by a diagonal stripe of white background that runs from the upper right corner to the lower left. In the upper left part is the central motif of the shield of the city of Jerez, the waves in blue on a silver (white) background. In the lower right corner the letters C and D are intertwined in white with a blue background. The crest is crowned, like the city's shield, this time with a crown of five blades.
In the diagonal stripe can read, "XEREZ" in blue. Originally was designed with the word "JEREZ". The "J" was replaced by an "X" due to the initiative of the chairman Pablo Porro Guerrero, that on August 21, 1962, decides to recover the word "XEREZ" to refer to the club from which it comes, the Xerez FC.
The crest receibed a second modification in the 2000s, where the tone of the color was changed, making it a little softer and with a lower saturation. This minor aesthetic change was made so that the crest will stand out more against the dark blue of the uniform. Occasionally the shield is shown outside the kit in the original darker tone.
On May 31, 2017, it was announced that the patent for the crest, as well as the name "Xerez Club Deportivo" became part of Afición Xerecista.[8]
In September 2020, on occasion of a new and exciting sports project, the club's design and communication team decides to restyle the crest, eliminating the black lines of its predecessor, with a cleaner and more modern appearance. It has also been adapted to different versions, both positive and negative, to adapt perfectly to any format.
Xerez Deportivo
Con los colores del Xerez todos unidos
Xerez Deportivo
El corazón de la afición está contigo
Xerez Deportivo
Vamos arriba campeón
A triunfar y a ganar
Para alcanzar la gloria del mejor
Para subir y conseguir
Con el Xerez el más alto galardón.
A ti Xerez Deportivo
Por tu entrega y tu pundonor
Por tu furia y tu fuerza
Por tu coraje y ambición de gol
Por eso todos cantamos
Como si fuera una misma voz
Viva el Xerez Club Deportivo
Aupa y arriba campeón
A ti Xerez Deportivo
Por tu entrega y tu pundonor
Por tu furia y tu fuerza
Por tu coraje y ambición de gol
Por eso todos cantamos
Como si fuera una misma voz
Viva el Xerez Club Deportivo
Aupa y arriba campeón
¡Xerez!
¡Xerez!
¡Xerez!
¡Xerez!
Un equipo, una ciudad que es de bandera
Una afición que te acompaña a donde quiera
Que por ti lucha sin importar la batalla
Y alza tu himno y tus colores donde vayas
Azul y blanco es el compás de mis latidos
Sabes que nunca nos daremos por vencido
Y aunque el olvido haya ganado a la memoria
Seguimos vivos y cantamos nuestra historia
¡Xerez!
¡Gol y bulería!
¡Club del alma mía!
¡Donde moriré!
¡Xerez!
¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
¡Xerez!
¡Gol y bulería!
¡Club del alma mía!
¡Donde moriré!
¡Xerez!
¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
Llenos de orgullo defendemos nuestro escudo
Yo sigo fiel porque Xerez tan solo hay uno
Club Deportivo, símbolo de nuestra tierra
A ti te animo aunque ganes o aunque pierdas
Xerez contigo seguiré cumpliendo años
En ti confío, siempre seguiré animando
Eres equipo que al destino desafía
Lucha con garra, no te rindas todavía
¡Xerez!
¡Gol y bulería!
¡Club del alma mía!
¡Donde moriré!
¡Xerez!
¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
¡Xerez!
¡Gol y bulería!
¡Club del alma mía!
¡Donde moriré!
¡Xerez!
¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
¡Xerez!
¡Gol y bulería!
¡Club del alma mía!
¡Donde moriré!
¡Xerez!
¡Aunque pase el tiempo!
¡Más que un sentimiento, que no abandoné!
Después de diez años
Seguimos aquí luchando
Te juré amor eterno
En las puertas del infierno
Aquí estuvimos, aquí estamos y aquí estaremos
En las buenas, en las malas y en las peores
Mil días de borrachera
Noches enteras sin descansar
Por defender nuestro equipo
Siempre al borde del delíto
Corduras con colgaeras
El mismo escudo tatuado en la piel
Y hasta el día en que me muera
Esos colores defenderé
De Jerez de la Frontera
Puros como la Paquera
Que nunca pasa de moda
Igualito que las drogas
Nos dicen yonkis gitanos
Y pa' nosotros es un alago
En las buenas y en las malas
Como hinchada nos la maman
¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
Tienes que ganar
Y la vamos a liar
¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
Tienes que ganar
Y la vamos a liar
Mil horas de carretera
Jamás te abandonaría
Recordaré estas palabras
Que son pa' toda la vida
Toxicamente adictivos
Incansables luchadores
Levantaré tu bandera
Sin peros ni condiciones
De Jerez de la Frontera
Puros como la Paquera
Que nunca pasa de moda
Igualito que las drogas
Nos dicen yonkis gitanos
Y pa' nosotros es un alago
En las buenas y en las malas
Como hinchada nos la maman
¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
Tienes que ganar
Y la vamos a liar
¡Somos los Hools el alma de este equipo!
¡Sangre azul, Xerez Club Deportivo!
Tienes que ganar
Y la vamos a liar
Que escandalera cuando no llega el gol
Y los Hools te aceleran
Te empujan, te animan
Te cantan, te llevan
Rompiendo gargantas de jerezanas maneras
Hasta quemar la cartera
Vaya puta escandalera...
Desde niño se pone la camiseta
En el pecho va su escudo y su bandera
Por las calles de Jerez va caminando
Hasta Chapín para cumplir una promesa
Orgulloso de sentirse xerecista
Con la cabeza bien alta
Como su padre le enseñó
Desde el cielo sabe que el está mirando
Dando fuerzas y apoyando
A su equipo campeón
Mi Xerez, ole, con ole, y ole
Ole, con ole, y ole
Mi Xerez Club Deportivo
La ciudad y la afición está orgullosa
Siempre contigo en la victoria y en la derrota
Animando hasta romperse la garganta
Todos unidos alcanzaremos la gloria
Xerecista hasta el día que me muera
En segunda o en primera
Aquí siempre estaré yo
Más que un equipo mi xerez es un sentimiento
Lo digo como lo siento
Me sale del corazón
Mi Xerez, ole, con ole, y ole
Ole, con ole, y ole
Mi Xerez Club Deportivo
Since the 2013/14 season, Xerez has had difficulties playing its matches in Jerez de la Frontera. This is due to the Regulatory Ordinance for the Carrying out of Activities in Municipal Sports Facilities that the City Council has been applying since it was put into practice by the Partido Popular government.
Since that season, Xerez has been training and playing its home games in different fields in the province, and occasionally does so in the Jerez stadiums of La Juventud, La Canaleja, La Granja, El Torno or Picadueñas.
During the 2017/18 season, Xerez played at home in seven different stadiums: Chapín, La Juventud, El Palmar (Sanlúcar de Barrameda), Antonio Fernández Marchán (Guadalcacín), Andrés Chacón (La Barca), Municipal Sánchez Portella (Torrecera) and Municipal of El Torno (El Torno). Currently, they play their home games at the Municipal de Chapín.
See main article: Estadio Municipal de Chapín.
However, from 1998 to 2014, the Xerez played its local matches at Municipal de Chapín. The stadium was founded in 1988, with a capacity for 20.523 people. The stadium's inaugural match was Xerez C.D. - Real Madrid.[9] It's dimensions are 105x68 meters.
One of the stands with the most attendance was "Preferencia". This used to fill from the top, but it lacked the feel of the "Fondo Sur". The "Tribuna" was frequented by well-known people in Jerez. The presidential box, the VIP boxes and the radio broadcast booths are also located there. The area with the greatest lack of influx was "Fondo Norte". The fourth stand of the stadium is the "Fondo Norte", which was not numbered at the request of the fans, since it was this stand that had the most attendance and atmosphere. It used to be full both upstairs and downstairs in important matches, but due to promotion to the First Division, this stand was numbered, like the "Fondo Norte", to comply with the regulations.
This multi-sports stadium is blamed for a major drawback: the difficulty of vision for spectators due to the separation distance between the stands and the grass, due to the presence of the athletics tracks. Possible solutions to this problem have always been considered. In October 2006, a reform was planned that consisted of eliminating the athletics tracks, continuing the high stands of "Preferencia" and "Tribuna", and creating two new "Fondos". The exterior appearance of the stadium would not suffer any changes, but its construction was not approved. After the xerecista promotion, an extra stand was approved for the grandstand area, since it has reduced visibility due to the benches, increasing the number of seats available. Initially, the use of these stands was contemplated for the most important matches, such as the visits of Real Madrid or FC Barcelona, but finally they were maintained throughout the season, although in recent days the City Council requested their removal on the occasion of the celebration. of the school Olympics held annually in the stadium. For the 2010–11 season, the commentary area in the upper stand, which had been in the lower stand since the previous season, was left free and occupied with seats for fans.
Until 1988, when Chapín was inaugurated, the team played at the Domecq Stadium, where a residential area is now located, currently Parque Stadium, near the Plaza del Caballo.
During the 2001-02 season, while Chapín was being remodeled for the 2002 equestrian games, Xerez played in other stadiums such as the "El Palmar Stadium" in Sanlúcar de Barrameda or "Bahía Sur" in San Fernando. Finally he returned to Jerez to play first in the remodeled Estadio de la Juventud and finally in Chapín.
The Xerez uniform has maintained constant standards throughout its history, with the blue shirt, white shorts and blue socks. The away uniform usually has a white shirt and socks, with blue pants. The third kit is the most varied, having been black, pink, wine, green or orange.
In the 2009/10 season, the historical maximum number of subscribers was reached, with a total of 16,216 members, due to the team's promotion to the First Division of Spain for the first time. The decline that occurred that season did not prevent large numbers from being recorded in the 2010/11 season, as the club reached 11,059 subscribers, a figure much higher than that of previous campaigns, in which the club did not reach 8,000 members.
On January 1, 2024, Juan Luis Gil announced that the club had surpassed the figure of 3,000 members in the 2023-24 campaign.[10]
width:10 fontsize:s textcolor:white align:left anchor:from shift:(5,-5) bar:primera color:nivel1 from:2009 till:2010
bar:segunda color:nivel2 from:1953 till:1958 from:1967 till:1968 from:1971 till:1972 from:1982 till:1983 from:1986 till:1991 from:1997 till:1998 from:2001 till:2009 from:2010 till:2013 bar:primerarfef color:nivel3
bar:segundarfef color:nivel4 from:2024 till:2025 from:1977 till:1982 from:1983 till:1986 from:1991 till:1997 from:1998 till:2001
bar:tercerarfef color:nivel5 from:1949 till:1953 from:1958 till:1967 from:1968 till:1971 from:1972 till:1977 from:2013 till:2014 from:2017 till:2024 bar:regional color:nivel6 from:1947 till:1949 from:2014 till:2017
| Season | Cat. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 6 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 64 | alingh=right | Round of 16 | |||
| 2003–04 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 9 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 49 | 54 | aling=right | 3rd round | |||
| 2004–05 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 8 | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 59 | aling=right | 2nd round | |||
| 2005–06 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 7 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 60 | 46 | 67 | aling=right | 5th round | |||
| 2006–07 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 8 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 42 | 58 | aling=right | Round of 32 | |||
| 2007–08 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 15 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 52 | aling=right | Round of 32 | |||
| 2008–09 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 1 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 73 | 42 | 82 | aling=right | 2nd round | align=right | Promoted | |
| 2009–10 | align=right | 1D | align=right | 20 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 66 | 34 | aling=right | Round of 32 | align=right | Relegated | |
| 2010–11 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 8 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | 60 | aling=right | Round of 32 | align=right | ||
| 2011–12 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 14 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 66 | 50 | aling=right | 2nd round | align=right | ||
| 2012–13 | align=right | 2D | align=right | 22 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 74 | 30 | aling=right | 2nd round | align=right | Relegated | |
| 2013–14 | align=right | 3D | align=right | 19 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 41 | 65 | 32 | aling=right | 3rd round | align=right | Relegated | |
| 2014–15 | align=right | 1º And | align=right | 10 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 43 | aling=right | align=right | |||
| 2015–16 | align=right | 1º And | align=right | 6 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 54 | aling=right | align=right |
|
|
|
|
1951–52, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1970–71
Note: this list includes players that have played in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
|
|
Founded in 1975, Xerez CD B was disestablished in 2015.
On 16 August 2016, Xerez CD created the basketball section of the club.[20] It currently plays in the fifth division.
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 5 | 1ª División | 3–15 | |
| 2018–19 | 5 | 1ª División | 19–11 | |
| 2019–20 | 5 | 1ª División | 6–12 | |
