Arandina Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Aranda de Duero, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1987, it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio El Montecillo, with a capacity of 6,000 seats.[3]

Arandina
Full nameArandina Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)La Arandina
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
GroundEl Montecillo, Aranda,
Castile and León, Spain
Capacity6,000[1]
PresidentSpain Virginia Martínez
Head coachSpain Álex Izquierdo[2]
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 1
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 8, 1st of 16 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

History edit

After the disappearance of the historic SD Gimnástica Arandina, in 1987 local football was represented by Unión Deportiva Aranda (founded in 1983). On 29 July 1987, on the assembly it was decided to withdraw this club and employ part of its most prominent players along with new ones to form a new club, Arandina Club de Fútbol.[4]

Club background edit

  • Club Deportivo Aranda - (1920–23)
  • Sociedad Gimnástica Arandina - (1923–25)
  • Aranda Fútbol Club - (1925–27)
  • Gimnástica Arandina (I) - (1927–33)
  • Cultural Arandina - (1932)
  • Club Deportivo Imperial - (1933)
  • Gimnástica Arandina - (1948–87)
  • Arandina Club de Fútbol - (1987–)

Players edit

Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

Current squad edit

As of 1 September 2023[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Adrián Álvarez
2 DF   ESP Dieguito Pérez
4 DF   ESP Jorge Pesca
5 DF   ESP Fer Bajo
6 MF   ESP Vitolo
7 FW   ESP Ayoub El Battioui
8 MF   ESP Jorge Rodríguez
9 FW   ESP Alfredo Sualdea
10 MF   ESP Sergio Santa
11 DF   ESP Zazu (captain)
12 FW   ESP Átomo
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ESP Roberto Jara
14 MF   ESP Carmelo Sánchez
15 FW   GHA Pepe Otu
17 FW   CPV Raly Cabral
18 DF   ESP Jaime Márquez
19 DF   COL Deiby Ochoa
20 FW   ESP Kevin Manzano
21 FW   ESP Gonzalo Serrano
22 DF   ESP Haji Ceesay

Season to season edit

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1988–89 4 13th
1989–90 4 4th
1990–91 4 13th First round
1991–92 4 17th
1992–93 4 11th
1993–94 4 7th
1994–95 4 7th
1995–96 4 7th
1996–97 4 14th
1997–98 4 18th
1998–99 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1999–2000 4 12th
2000–01 4 19th
2001–02 5 1ª Reg. 14th
2002–03 5 1ª Reg. 1st
2003–04 4 17th
2004–05 4 5th
2005–06 4 9th
2006–07 4 6th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2007–08 4 4th
2008–09 4 5th
2009–10 4 3rd
2010–11 4 4th
2011–12 3 2ª B 17th
2012–13 4 3rd
2013–14 4 3rd
2014–15 4 1st
2015–16 3 2ª B 15th Second round
2016–17 3 2ª B 19th
2017–18 4 2nd
2018–19 4 3rd
2019–20 4 3rd
2020–21 4 4th / 1st
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 7th
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 1st
2023–24 4 2ª Fed. Round of 32

Former players edit

Former coaches edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Estadio El Montecillo - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ SER, Cadena (30 October 2019). "Álex Izquierdo es la apuesta". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Arandina CF – Peña Deportiva y Coria CF – UD. Poblense - Segunda B, Tercera". FutbolBalear.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "arandina cf :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Primer Equipo". Arandina CF. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Arandina - Tercera División G 8". www.resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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