Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905 and refounded in 2012, it held home games at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, with a 15,200-seat capacity.
History
Founded after the merger of two clubs, named Racing and Sport, Badajoz became a serious member of the Spanish League in 1931, when Francisco Fernandes Marquesta donated the team their first ground, named El Vivero. Subsequently playing most of their history between the third and second divisions, the club achieved a consistent stay in the latter level during the 90's.
Never quite good enough to reach La Liga, 11 seasons in the second division came to an end in 2004, with relegation to Segunda División B, the new third level created in 1977. In 2006, Badajoz was saved from folding by the president of a junior club from the city, AD Cerro de Reyes, who replaced them in the third level, with Badajoz falling to the fourth.
On 1 July 2012 Badajoz was relegated to division four, due to a €70,000 debt contracted with its players during the 2011–12 season.[1] being later disbanded through a liquidation process.[2]
After the dissolution, the club was refounded by the supporters with the name of Club Deportivo Badajoz 1905.
Season to season
Team refounded
Current squad
As of 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Juan Andrés Imola
|
| 2 |
|
DF |
Jose Luis Aguza Díaz
|
| 3 |
|
DF |
Carlos Arias Silva
|
| 4 |
|
DF |
Antonio Chamorro Calderón
|
| 5 |
 |
MF |
Rodolfo Filipe Antonio Ricardo
|
| 6 |
|
MF |
Sandro Renato Pereira Pacheco
|
| 7 |
|
FW |
Pablo Carmona Carrizosa
|
| 8 |
|
MF |
Emilio Tienza Núñez
|
| 9 |
|
FW |
David Gascón Cordero
|
| 10 |
|
FW |
Javier Galán Gil
|
| 11 |
|
MF |
Javier Ramos Fernández |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 14 |
|
MF |
Pablo Dávalos Álvarez
|
| 15 |
|
DF |
Jesús Enrique Salguero Ramos
|
| 16 |
|
MF |
Eduardo Torres Botello
|
| 17 |
|
DF |
Borja Sánchez Núñez
|
| 19 |
|
MF |
Juan Antonio Vélez Rodríguez
|
| 20 |
|
FW |
Alfonso de la Morena Mora
|
| 21 |
|
MF |
Alberto Cajoto Valladar
|
| 22 |
|
DF |
Manuel Javier Álvarez Monge
|
| 23 |
|
FW |
Abraham Pozo Benegas
|
| 25 |
|
GK |
Jesús Torres Gutiérrez |
|
Achievements
Historical results
Notable players
The following players have either appeared in at least 100 professional games with the club and/or gained international status:
Famous coaches
Stadium
CD Badajoz plays at Estadio Nuevo Vivero, which had a capacity of 15,200, expandable to 30,000. The club previously played at Estadio El Vivero in the east of the city, before moving a few kilometres south of the Guadiana in 1998 to the new facilities; the first match at the new grounds took place on 2 December 1998, in a friendly goalless match with neighbours CF Extremadura.
The stadium hosted two full internationals for the national team. On 8 September 1999 Spain beat Cyprus 8–0 in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier; nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, the national side defeated Liechtenstein 4–0 in the qualifying stages of Euro 2008.
References
External links
Colin Addison